Thursday 23 August 2018

23-08-18 Thursday - Spotted Redshanks

A cooler and sunny morning, around 20℃., then clouding over as the wind got up.  Still dry.

Spotted Redshanks
Mediterranean Gull, Yellow-legged Gulls
Whinchats, Spotted Flycatcher, Redstart, WheatearsYellow Wagtails
Swift
A juvenile Hobby at Chew (David Hughes)
BRISTOL

Bishopston garden:
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Blue Tit, 10 House Sparrow, 3 Goldfinch.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Shepperdine:
320+ Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 3 Knot, 120+ Dunlin, 1 Sanderling.

Oldbury Power Station:
12 Teal, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Greenshank (1 at yacht club, 3 down-river), 1 Hobby, 3 Willow Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 10 Whitethroat, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Redstart, 4 Yellow Wagtail.

Littleton Brick Pits:
4 Green Sandpiper.

Pilning wetland:
Whimbrel, 266 Black-tailed Godwit, Knot, Ruff, Willow Warbler, 4+ Blackcap, Garden Warbler, 3 Whitethroat, Wheatear, 2 Yellow Wagtail.

Severn Beach:
8 Little Egret, 1 Hobby, Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroat, Blackcap.


NORTH SOMERSET

Bristol International Airport:
Pulses of Swallow moving through with a few Sand Martin.

Sand Point/Bay:
A couple of Whimbrel and a Greenshank heard calling in the Bay.
1 Turnstone south over, 60 Dunlin up channel.
40 Swallow, 15 House Martin and 1 Grey Wagtail north.
2 Whinchat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 4 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Wheatear, 3 Chiffchaff, Yellow Wagtail in the bushes.


BELOW M4 & BANES

Hanham:
1 Swift  - late one for here.

Marshfield:
Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Little Owl, 2 Raven, 20+ Swallow, 7 Yellow Wagtail.

Newton St Loe:
6+ Buzzard, 2 Stock Dove, 3 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 2 Raven, 10 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 10+ Long-tailed Tit, 2 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Bullfinch.


Spotted Redshanks at Blagdon (Bob Brewer)
RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
2 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 68 Great Crested Grebe, Buzzard, 2 Oystercatcher, 19 Ringed plover, 6 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 69 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Spotted Redshank. 2 Greenshank, 6 Common Tern, Barn Owl.

Spotted Redshank 23rd Aug 2018 Blagdon Lake (George Stacey)

Chew Valley Lake
150+ Canada Goose, 100+ Mute Swan, 1 Shelduck, 2 Shoveler, 3 Pochard, 165 Great Crested Grebe, 7 Grey Heron, 3 Little Egret, 2 Sparrowhawk, 4 Buzzard, 27 Lapwing, 9 Green Sandpiper, 5 Common Sandpiper, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 16 GBB Gull, 5 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Great Spotted  Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 5 Hobby, 5 Raven, 11 Jackdaw, 4 Jay,  70 hirundines, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 2 Treecreeper, 9 Pied Wagtail.

Woodford:
1 Grey Wagtail.

Villice:
32 Little Grebe, 8 Goldfinch.

Nunnery:
Lots Blue & Great Tit, 9 LTTit, 5 Reed Bunting.

Heron's Green:
13 Little Grebe.

Sedge Warbler at Moreton (Bob Brewer)
Another photo of that Sedge Warble(David Hughes)

















Moreton:
1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Greenshank (flew past), 1 juv. Mediterranean Gull, 1 Sedge Warbler,1 Reed Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Siskin.

Herriott's Bridge:
2 Snipe, 1 Kingfisher.

Moorhens at Chew (Ian Stapp)
Reports: Paul Bowyer, Peter Coslett, Mark Dadds, Rob Emery, Adrian Hockey, David Hughes, Rob Laughton, John Martin, Gareth Roberts, Nigel Sluman, Ian Stapp, BUPP, blagdonlakebirdsCVRSnslbirdingopsbirdingsevernsidebirdsTBOSG