Saturday 4 August 2018

04-08-18 Saturday - Sandwich Terns

Another very hot, dry, sunny day with high clouds and a light northerly wind.

Golden Plover, Whimbrel, Mediterranean Gull, Arctic Tern.
Great White Egrets, Yellow-legged Gulls, Sandwich Terns at Chew.
Tree Pipit.
Sandwich Tern with BH Gulls on the dam at Chew (Ian Stapp)
BRISTOL

Stockwood:
Barn Owl hunting east of the allotments early in the morning.


SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE


Reed Warbler at Oldbury (Matt Plenty)





Oldbury Power Station:
26 Shelduck, 5 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Egret, 1 ad. + 2 juv. Sparrowhawk, 3 Oystercatcher, 5 Curlew, 14 Turnstone, 500+ BH Gull, 1 Wheatear, 150+ House Martin, 7 Reed Warbler, 3 Garden Warbler, 7 Whitethroat, 1 Willow Warbler, 3 Bullfinch.






Impressive flight of Black-tailed Godwits at New Passage (Craig Lewis)
New Passage/Northwick:
2 Little Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 12 Golden Plover, 150 Dunlin, 100 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Whimbrel, 4 Curlew, 100 Redshank, 10 Common Sandpiper, 26 Turnstone, adult Mediterranean Gull in BH Gull roost, 1 Arctic Tern, 3 Swift, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Kestrel, 3 Raven, 30 Swallow, 60 House Martin, 2 Sedge Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat, 3 Garden Warbler.

Willow Warbler at New Passage (Rob Hargreaves)


NORTH SOMERSET
Sanderling 4th August 2018 Clevedon Beach Gill Sapsed
Clevedon Beach:
3 Sanderling


Clevedon Court: over the woods
1 (j) Marsh Harrier, 4 Raven.


Sand Point/Bay:
50 House Martins outnumbered the 6 Swallows moving north.  1 Tree Pipit, 1 Garden Warbler, 4 Willow Warbler.


BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge:
2 Kingfisher.


Southstoke (Engine Wood):
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 1 Raven, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Bullfinch.


Radstock:
1 Dipper


RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
2 Little Egret, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Redshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, 6 Green Sandpiper.

Sparrowhawk over Moreton, Chew (Ian Stapp)
Chew Valley Lake
200+ Canada Goose, 60+ Mute Swan, 150+ Great Crested Grebe, 11 Little Grebe, 6 Little Egret, 2 Sparrowhawk, 6 Buzzard, 1 juv. Marsh Harrier, 24 Lapwing, 2 Redshank. 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 10 Common Sandpiper, 11 Green Sandpiper, 2 Snipe, 28 juv BH Gull, 1 Common Gull, 3 Yellow-legged Gull, 13 GBB Gull, 4 Stock Dove, 20+ Wood Pigeon, 2 Swift, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 juv. Peregrine, 3 Hobby, 2 Kestrel, 5 Raven, 3 Jay, 24 Jackdaw, c.15 Sand Martin, 30+ Swallow, 20+ House Martin, 10+ Reed Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest, 2 Treecreeper, 10 Chaffinch.

Dam:
2 adult Sandwich Tern.

Woodford:
 3 Bullfinch

Nunnery:
12+ Goldfinch

Heron's Green:
1 Ringed Plover, 1 juv. Little Ringed Plover.

Moreton:
4 Reed Bunting

Herriott's Bridge:
3 Great White Egret, 1 Grey Heron.


Reports: Roger Bingham, Paul Bowerman, Paul Bowyer, Paul Chapman, Alastair Fraser, Rich Giles, John Griffiths, Rob Hargreaves, Simon Harris, Colin Hunt, Brian Lancastle, Craig Lewis, Andy Middleton, Fiona Neate, Matt Plenty, Adam Rawson, Gill Sapsed, Ian Stapp, Brian Thompson, BUPP, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG