Sunday 30 July 2017

30th July '17 Sunday - Yellow-legged Gull

Fairly rainy day, with odd sunny moments, mild

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BRISTOL

Warmley Forest Park:
3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 18+ Swift/hirundine, 4 Goldfinch, 6 Bullfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

10K ride to Oldbury Power Station:
25+ Turnstone at Shepperdine, 2 Green Woodpecker, Sedge Warbler, 12 Mistle Thrush

30-7-17 Whinchat at Aust (Rod Holbrook)
Aust Wharf:
juv Swallows, 6 juv Willow Warbler ,1 f Whinchat

30-7-17 Swallow at New Passage (Craig Lewis)
New Passage/Northwick Warth:
1 Peregrine, 20+ Dunlin, 8 Turnstone, constant flow hirundines, 5 Willow Warbler

30-7-17 Green Woodpecker in Almondsbury (Vera Carpenter)
Chipping Sodbury Common:
2 Whitethroat, 2 Redstart, 2 Whinchat

NORTH SOMERSET
30-7-17 Sparrowhawk at Pill (Paul Milo)
Pill;
1 Sparrowhawk
30-7-17 Sedge Warbler at Portbury (Jason Williams)
Portbury Wharf:
Willow Warbler, Sedge Warbler, c.100 Goldfinch

Kenn/Clevedon:
1 Sparrowhawk, 3 (2 juv) Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher

Weston-super-Mare, The Grand Pier:
8 Oystercatcher, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 juv Yellow-legged Gull, dozens Hirundine, 1 Weasel

BELOW M4 & BANES
30-7-17 Little Owl at Compton (Ian Stapp)
Compton Dando:
1 Buzzard, 2 Moorhen, 4 Stock Dove, 1 Little Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 20 Swallow, 15 House Martin, 25 Starling, 1 Dipper, 25 House Sparrow, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Linnet, 8 Yellowhammer

30-7-17 Little Egret at Newton Park (Robert Hargreaves)
Newton St Loe:
2 Buzzard, 1 Little Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker,
2+ Chiffchaff, 4 Spotted Flycatcher

Paulton:
5 Mute Swan (3 juv), 1 Tufted Duck, 4 (1ad 3 juv) Little Grebe, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Goldcrest, and at the STW 5 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail

RESERVOIRS

Reports: Vera Carpenter, Teresa Chard, Andrew Ford, Robert Hargreaves, Rod Holbrook, Brian Lancastle, Craig Lewis, Paul Milo, Vic Polley, Rob Purveur, Matt Scott, Ian Stapp, Jason Williams, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds