Tuesday 21 August 2018

21-08-18 Tuesday - Osprey

Temp 16 to 22℃. Dull today, a little light rain, light wind, and dull, but turning sunny

Osprey
Spotted Redshank
Common Tern, Arctic Tern
Yellow-legged Gull
Hobby
Yellow Wagtail
Redstart 
Whinchat, Wheatear

21-8-18 Spotted Redshank, Blagdon Lake (George Stacey)
BRISTOL

Stockwood Open Space, 20th:
30 House Martin

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
Redstart 

Aust:
1 Raven
A good day at the Wetlands 21st Aug 2018 (Lisa Presland)
New Passage/Northwich Warth:
120 Canada Goose, 2 Shoveler, 27 Teal, 2 Little Egret, 70 Lapwing, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Scottish OB-YB ads +40 juv in 280 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Knot, 1 Ruff, 10 Dunlin, 3 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 140 Redshank, 1 Kestrel, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 6 Yellow Wagtail, 100 Goldfinch - one flock.

Severn Beach:
1 Osprey,  c400 Ringed Plover, 1 Knot (j), c 100 Dunlin,

Chipping Sodbury Common:
Whinchat

NORTH SOMERSET

21-8-18 Sedge Warbler in Portishead (David Howes)
Necklace in second photo shows it is a juvenile
Portishead garden:
1 Sedge Warbler

Failand, BOC Walk:
1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 20 Herring Gull, 3 LBB Gull, 2 Collared Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 3 Magpie, 1 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 14 Swallow, 40 House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 3 Wren, 2 Nuthatch, 3 Starling, 1 Wheatear, 4 House Sparrow, 3 Dunnock, 4 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch, 35 Goldfinch

21-8-18 Woodpigeon, Langford (David Goodliffe)
Longbill has been around 4 Years. How long do Woodpigeons live?
Langford:
1 long-billed Woodpigeon

Sand Point:
2 Whimbrel, 10+ Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 8 Whitethroat.

BELOW M4 & BANES

21-8-18 Wheatear, Orchid Lane, Marshfield (Peter Coslett)
Marshfield:
1 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Whinchat, 2 Wheatear


One way to evict unwanted tenants!   21st Aug 2108 St John's Bath
Bath, St John's Church:
Peregrine still bringing in Pigeons


RESERVOIRS

21-8-18 Spotted Redshank, Blagdon Lake (George Stacey)
Blagdon Lake:
3 Great White Egret, 6 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (j), 56 Lapwing, 18 Ringed Plover, 1 Little Ringed Plover (j), 117 Black-tailed Godwit, 7 Ruff (j), 1 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 or 5 Green Sandpiper, 4 Spotted Redshank (j) - 2 still present at 18:00, 2 Greenshank (j), 12 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull.

21-8-18 Black-tailed Godwit, Herriott's pond (Ian Stapp)
Chew Valley Lake:
150+ Canada Geese, 2 Egyptian Geese, 100 Mute Swan, 1 Shelduck, 22 Little Grebe (HG), 150 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 1 juv Marsh Harrier, 3 Buzzard,  22 Lapwing, 1 Ringed Plover, 2 Curlew, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Sandpiper, 8 Green Sandpiper, 4 Greenshank, 2 Common Gull, 20 Great Black-backed Gull, 4 Yellow-legged Gull, 14 Common Tern,Arctic Tern25 Swift, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Hobby, 2 Jay, 5 Raven, 150+ Swallows and House Martins, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Song Thrush, 50 House Sparrow, 1 Grey & 13 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

21-8-18 Greenshank, Herriotts  (Ian Stapp)
Reports: Paul Bowerman, Peter Coslett, Andy Davis, Paul Francis, David Goodliffe, Nick Hawkridge, Peter Hazelwood, Adrian Hockey, David Howes, Lisegirl, John Martin, Mike Moxon, Vic Savery, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, BUPP