Best birds were 2 juvenile Spoonbill this morning, seen well on the tide-line, they flew off at around 9.30am.
(5 Spoonbill were seen here on 14 September, they later turned up at Chew Valley Lake).
Other sightings: 10 Wigeon, the usual Teal swarm, a 1st cy Peregrine, 12 Ringed Plover, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, a Little Stint, 300 Dunlin, single Ruff, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 60 Redshank, 30 Turnstone, 2 Raven, 2 Wheatear, a flyover Tree Pipit plus some more flyover Siskin and Redpoll.
PORTBURY DOCK: CJ Stone
54 Shelduck, 35 Ringed Plover, 100 Dunlin, 66 Curlew, 243 Redshank*, 20 Turnstone, a 1st winter GBB Gull, 3 Chiffchaff and a calling Siskin.
*Redshank groups were 143 birds along river Avon shore and another 100 birds on estuary towards Portbury.
CLEVEDON COAST: HE Rose
Not much change from yesterday, pick of the birds were: 14 Little Egret, a Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Whimbrel, 100+ Curlew, 100 Redshank, singles of Green and Common Sandpiper and 4 Wheatear.
Visit this link for some moving pics of Wheatear and Rock Pipit at the Clevedon coast this morning. Many thanks Alex.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNA3mnMLXGE
SAND PT: per westonbirds
A Wryneck at the point this morning.
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| 2.10.11 Crossbill © Jason Wiliams, many thanks seen whilst looking for the Pallid Harrier today |
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