Sunday 8 July 2018

08-07-18 Sunday - Yellow-legged Gull

Hotter than ever with a light breeze, and very dry.


Ruff
Yellow-legged Gull, Mediterranean Gull


BRISTOL
no reports.


SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

A Gadwall brood at Pilning Wetlands (John Martin)
New Passage/Northwick:
4 Shelduck broods, 2 Gadwall broods (well grown), 2 Little Egret, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 25 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Snipe, 2 GBB Gull, 2 juv. Raven.


Chipping Sodbury:
2 Hobby (circling with gulls, presumably feeding on insects).



NORTH SOMERSET

Paulton:
1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 3 Skylark, 7 Swallow, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 4 Yellowhammer.



BELOW M4 & BANES

Yellowhammer in the hot seat at Marshfield (Robert Hargreaves)
Marshfield:
3 Red-legged Partridge, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 2 Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Little Owl, 2 Swift, flocks Jackdaw and Rook, Carrion Crow, Skylark, 5+Swallow, 2 House Martin, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Wren, 2 Starling, 3 Blackbird, House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 6 Pied Wagtail (family group), 2 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Linnet, 5 Corn Bunting, 8+Yellowhammer.

Shire Valley:
2 Spotted Flycatcher.



RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
2 juv Little Ringed Plover, 1 Green Sandpiper, 4 Common Sandpiper.


Blagdon Lake:
1 Little Egret, 20+ Lapwing, 12 Common Sandpiper, first Green Sandpiper of the year. singing Sedge Warbler, 1 juv. Siskin.


Chew Valley Lake
1 ad. Little Egret, 9 ad. Lapwing,  4 Common Sandpiper, 1 Snipe, 1 (4th cy) Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Kingfisher, 10 Sand Martin (including some juvs.).

Herriott's Bridge:
5 Little Egret, 13 Lapwing, 3 moulting ad. m. Ruff, 1 Curlew, 2 ad. Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Green Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 1 Mediterranean Gull.


Reports: Rich Andrews, John Barnett, Nicholas Beamson, Sean Davies, Patrick Hancock, Mike Jackson, John Martin, BUPP, blagdonlakebirdsCVRSnslbirdingopsbirdingsevernsidebirdsTBOSG