A Brent Goose and a Kingfisher of note here this evening. The Brent has been present around this area since 8 August.
PILL FORESHORE: R Hawley
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| 28.8.11 Stonechat © Roger Hawley, many thanks our first Stonechat report of the month |
Singles of Sparrowhawk, Kestrel and Peregrine, 59 Ringed Plover, 10 Dunlin and single Black-tailed Godwit.
PORTBURY DOCK: S Hale, CJ Stone
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| 28.8.11 Wheatear © sightings page team, many thanks |
Morning: an adult Mediterranean Gull in with the BH Gull flock also but no sign of the recent wader flock.4 Wheatear along the shore scrub.
Evening: a Curlew Sandpiper and a Little Tern.
CLEVEDON COAST: S Sanins 6-10am Wain's - Yeo Est
A lovely rising autumn morning tide produced a shed-load of birds, especially at the Yeo Est leg. Pick of the crop were:
4 Common Scoter, a Little Ringed Plover, 400 Ringed Plover (Blackstone), 2 juvenile Curlew Sandpiper, a Ruff, the Wood Sandpiper, 24 Yellow Wagtail and 43 Wheatear, including a single party of 22 birds.
Other members of the cast: 32 Shelduck, 22 Teal, 165 Mallard, 19 Little Egret, 39 Oystercatcher, 12 Knot, 275 Dunlin, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Whimbrel, 300 Curlew, 11 Common Sandpiper, 65 Redshank, 35 Turnstone, 500 BH Gull, a Raven, 200 Swallow, 25 House Martin, 9 Pied Wagtail, 125 Goldfinch and 200 Linnet.
Evening: a Curlew Sandpiper and a Little Tern.
CLEVEDON COAST: S Sanins 6-10am Wain's - Yeo Est
A lovely rising autumn morning tide produced a shed-load of birds, especially at the Yeo Est leg. Pick of the crop were:
4 Common Scoter, a Little Ringed Plover, 400 Ringed Plover (Blackstone), 2 juvenile Curlew Sandpiper, a Ruff, the Wood Sandpiper, 24 Yellow Wagtail and 43 Wheatear, including a single party of 22 birds.
Other members of the cast: 32 Shelduck, 22 Teal, 165 Mallard, 19 Little Egret, 39 Oystercatcher, 12 Knot, 275 Dunlin, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Whimbrel, 300 Curlew, 11 Common Sandpiper, 65 Redshank, 35 Turnstone, 500 BH Gull, a Raven, 200 Swallow, 25 House Martin, 9 Pied Wagtail, 125 Goldfinch and 200 Linnet.
Stratford: 40 Ringed Plover, 2 Knot, 1 Little Stint, 4 Dunlin, 3 Ruff, 2 Greenshank and 1 Turnstone.
Heron's Green: a flyover party of 15 Common Tern to west.
No sign of the Temminck's Stint so far today.
BLAGDON LAKE: S Davies
1 Little Egret, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 2 Dunlin, 2 Greenshank and a Common Tern.
BARROW TANKS: S Davies
The Black-necked Grebe still on its perch, 3 Common Sandpiper and a Wheatear.
SHAPWICK HEATH: E Shaw
The Osprey still present at Noah's Pool today.
Burnham-on-Sea 27/8/11: per SOS
A Sooty Shearwater off the sea-front yesterday afternoon, along with a few Manxies.
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