Sightings 30/9/11

CLEVEDON COAST:

30.9.11 Skylark © Paul Green, many thanks

30.9.11 Redshank © Paul Green, many thanks

Taken at the Lower Strode Rd locality again. The big tides are still offering good photographic opportunities.

MENDIPS (Black Down):

30.9.11 Crossbill © Allan Chard, many thanks

A party of 22 Crossbill seen, plus Siskin and Redpoll. The Pallid Harrier still present but elusive at times.

Sightings 29/9/11

CHEW VALLEY LAKE:

29.9.11 Water Rail  © Allan Chard, many thanks
Herriott's in the evening

CLEVEDON COAST: H E Rose

29.9.11 Oystercatchers © Paul Green, many thanks
photographed at high tide this morning near Lower Strode Rd

A similar spread of birds to yesterday: 3 Mute Swan, 170 Shelduck, 1 (escaped) Rosybill, Yeo Est), 26 Wigeon, 12 Teal, 130 Mallard, 1 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 10 Little Egret, single Buzzard, 34 Oystercatcher, 10 Ringed Plover, 2 Lapwing, a Knot, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 65 Dunlin, 3 Snipe, 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 170 Curlew, 75 Redshank, 1 Common Sandpiper,16 Turnstone, 450 BH Gull, single Rock Pipit, 4 Wheatear, a Stonechat, 1 Chiffchaff and 25 Goldfinch.

MENDIPS: V Savery
The Pallid Harrier still present on Black Down today, it went missing for a while but it was back on show from 4.30pm.

Sightings 28/9/11

Outside of Nirvana today:
A Pallid Harrier reported on Black Down
A Semi-palmated Sandpiper at the Axe Est


CHITTENING WARTH: M Dadds
A good showing of migrants and other birds at the Stup Pill leg: single Buzzard, a Lapwing, a Jack Snipe, 1 Swallow, 1 Whitethroat, 7 Blackcap, 18 Chiffchaff, 2 Skylark, 2 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, 26 Pied Wagtail, 65 Meadow Pipit, 75 Goldfinch, a Redpoll and 2 Reed Bunting.

PILNING:

28.9.11 Little Owl © Rod Holbrook, many thanks
usual place

ABBOTS LEIGH:  A Rhodes
Overhead mig watch this afternoon gave: 4 Stock Dove,8 Swallow, 100 House Martin and 4 Thrush sp.

CLEVEDON COAST: S Sanins
Lots of birds here on the jumbo tide, 19 Mute Swan, 45 Canada Goose, 225 Shelduck, 7 Wigeon, 40 Teal, 200 Mallard, 3 Tufted Duck (Yeo Est), 3 Cormorant, 14 Little Egret, 14 Grey Heron, a Marsh Harrier (Wick St Lawrence area), single Buzzard and Hobby, 48 Oystercatcher, just 7 Ringed Plover, 12 Knot, 8 Curlew Sandpiper (Kenn Est), 65 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 25 Black-tailed Godwit (Kenn Est), single Whimbrel, 240 Curlew, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 140 Redshank, 22 Turnstone, 500 BH Gull, single Green Woodpecker, 14 Wheatear, 110 Meadow Pipit, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 12 Pied Wagtail, 4 White Wagtail, 15 Long-tailed Tit and a Chiffchaff. Phew!

SOMERSET LEVELS: R Belson
Meare Heath: 3 Bittern, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 84 Lapwing, 2 Knot, 4 Snipe and 83 Black-tailed Godwit,

Noah's Pool: 3 Little Egret, 3 female Marsh Harrier and 2 Cetti's Warbler.

Colour-ringed Curlews - Ed Drewitt

Calling all coastal watchers

A request from Ed for everyone, but coastal birders in particular to look out for colour-ringed Curlew and to report them. In our area, the estuary sites at Oldbury, Severnside and Clevedon are near certain candidates to have some of these birds, so please do take time out to check out those Curlew roosts.

30 birds were colour-ringed at Chepstow last night (Tuesday 27th) and numbers are starting to build up dramatically this month as returning birds pour into the area.

Recent ringing programmes on these birds have had unusually high recovery rates, yielding valuable information.

The rings are very visible, so if you think you can see a large wader going to a football match.......it's almost certainly one of Ed's boys.

You can report these birds to  www.ring.ac, all sightings are acknowledged with feedback.

Ed Drewitt was born in Outer Space, his dad is a Time Lord on the planet Gallifrey, which is how he manages to keep his boyish good looks.....

Sightings 27/9/11

Just outside Avon:
- a Snow Bunting at Wall Common near Steart
- an American Golden Plover at Newport Wetlands


NORTHWICK WARTH: AD Scott
6 Knot, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 250 Curlew and a Whinchat this evening.


BRISTOL:

27.9.11 Buzzard on Purdown today

© Allan Chard, many thanks

CHEW VALLEY LAKE:

27.9.11 Spotted Sandpiper © Len Ingram, many thanks

LYDNEY (Glos):

27.9.11 Wheatear © Allan Chard, many thanks
c.30 birds around the harbour today

Sightings 26/9/11

NORTHWICK WARTH: L Wheatland
5 Wheatear and a flyover Redpoll this afternoon.


NEW PASSAGE: RF Reader
13 Wigeon, 'shedloads' of Teal, 12 Oystercatcher, 12 Ringed Plover, 19 Knot, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 120 Dunlin, single Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 70 Redshank, 7 Turnstone, a GBB Gull and 2 Raven.

CHEW VALLEY LAKE:

26.9.11 Spotted Sandpiper © Gordon Youdale, may thanks
still showing well at Herriott's today

Sightings 25/9/11

 The Spotted Sandpiper was a popular bird at Chew today.


CLEVEDON COAST: HE Rose
Passage waders and Wheatear numbers tailing off here.

110 Shelduck, 6 Teal, 125 Mallard, 3 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Little Egret, 18 Oystercatcher, 8 Ringed |Plover, 12 Dunlin, single Whimbrel, 140 Curlew, 90 Redshank, 3 Green Sandpiper, 15 Turnstone, 250 BH Gull, 3 LBB Gull, 1 GBB Gull, 6 Wheatear and a Chiffchaff.


CHEW VALLEY LAKE: A Rhodes, V Savery

24.9.11 Spotted Sandpiper © Rich Andrews, many thanks
more pics at http://www.cvlbirding.co.uk/logbook/2011september.html

25.9 .11 Spotted Sandpiper © Brian Lancastle, many thanks
Enjoy the spots while they last.........

25.9 .11 Spotted Sandpiper © Allan Chard, many thanks

Herriott's: the Spotted Sandpiper still present today, it first turned up yesterday. Conveniently, it was flirting with a Common a times so direct comparisons could be made.

Our 4th Avon record following others in 1982, 2003 and 2007.

25.9 .11 Pectoral Sandpiper © Allan Chard, many thanks

25.9 .11 1st w. Mediterranean Gull © Allan Chard, many thanks

BARROW TANKS: S Davies, CJ Stone

7 Gadwall, 1 Lapwing, 4 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper and 2 Wheatear.