Wednesday 25 July 2018

25-07-18 Wednesday - inland Whimbrel

Still hot

Great White Egret
Whimbrel at CVL
Yellow-legged Gull
Whinchat, Redstart
Yellow Wagtail 
Little Ringed Plover

25-07-18 nicely reflected couple of Common Sandpiper, Heron's Green, CVL (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL

Bishopston:
At least 5 Swift still around this morning

Sneyd Park:
1 juv Hobby over the garden.

Henleaze:
24 Swift - gathering up high. Into the departure lounge?

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE


25-07-18 Redstart, Chipping Sodbury Common (Mark Coller)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
10 Greylag Goose, 1 Kingfisher, 40+ Swallow, 20+ Chiffchaff, 8 Whitethroat, 5 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whinchat, 4 Redstart

Bradley Brook LNR, Winterbourne:
2 Buzzard, 1 Stock Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 (2  juvs) Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 13 Jackdaw, 2 Raven, 1 singing Skylark, 3 Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, ‘lots’ of Blackcap (including a family with 3 or 4 juvs), 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Robin juvs, 2 Bullfinch, 3 Goldfinch juvs with 2 adults.
Also - 2 Roe Deer, 2 Rabbit

Northwick Warth / Pilning Wetlands:
36 Canada Goose, 1 Little Egret, 80 Lapwing, 1 Little Ringed Plover - juv, 60 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Ruff, 250 Dunlin, 3 Common Sandpiper, 120+ Redshank, 3 Raven.

NORTH SOMERSET

Gordano:
24th July - M5 near Clapton-in-Gordano -  1 Hobby

Clevedon
Marine Lake - 3 juv Peregrine

Weston-Super-Mare:
LBB Gull ‘M+P’ (ringed Bristol 2013) has successfully fledged 1 chick.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Hanham:
20 Swift - up high and not screaming.

Pensford:
24th July - 1 Little Egret on the River Chew

RESERVOIRS
25-07-18 Reed Warblers, Hollowbrook, CVL (George Stacey)
Chew Valley Lake

256 Canada Goose (56 Dam 54 Woodford 88 H Green 58 Herriotts), 60+ Mute Swan, 1 Black Swan,  Tufted Duck +7 ducklings, T D + 3 Ducklings,   80+ Great Crested Grebe (lake),  18+Little Grebe (2 + 4 H Green + 12+ Little Grebe Villice), 2 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 5 Buzzard, 1 Whimbrel, 8 Green Sandpiper, 5 Common Sandpiper (2 HG 2 Stratford 2 Dam), 21 Lapwing, 5 Redshank, 3 Yellow-legged Gull, 11 G BB Gull, 2 juv LBB Gull, 3 Collared Dove 1 Green Woodpecker (Woodford), 1 Kingfisher, 1 Kestrel, 50+ Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 2 Jay, 4 Swallow, 13 House Martin, 5 Sand Martin, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 5 Reed Warbler, 1 Yellow Wagtail (Moreton), 1 Grey Wagtail, 6 Goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting

Bittern Trail or Hollowbrook:
1 Treecreeper plus several Reed Warbler still feeding young.

25-07-18 Great White Egret, Herriotts Pool , CVL (Ian Stapp)

25-07-18 Small Red-eyed Damselfly, Villice Bay (Ian Stapp)
Small Red-eyed Damselfly - a first for Chew. Found 24th July at Villice Hide by Rupert Higgins. First reached UK in 1999.
Also at Puxton Moor (AWT Reserve)

Out of Avon:
Purple Heron still at Noah's Lake, Shapwick
The wandering Pied Crow has now turned up in Yorkshire at Flamborough Head. After leaving Clevedon on 1st July it was in Pembrokeshire from 4th - 8th July.

Reports: Phil Baber, Mark Coller, Mike Jackson, Rob Laughton, Hugh Maynard, Jean Oliver, Gareth Roberts, Frances Robertson, RobtheBirder, Ian Stapp, George Stacey, Geoff Suter, Birdguides