Turtle Dove (R Yeo), also Whimbrel, Grasshopper Warbler, Yellow Wagtail.
Black Tern still at Chew, also Hobby, Whinchat, Garden Warbler.
And more Whimbrels and Whinchats.
Late report of a Purple Heron in flight over Portbury Wharf.
 Linnet at Aust (Rod Holbrook) |
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| Starling - it doesn't have to be rare to be beautiful! (Steve Poulsom) |
BRISTOL
no reports
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
1 Tree Pipit (over), 2 Grasshopper Warbler (lagoon 3), 3 Sedge Warbler, 14 Whitethroat, 6 Lesser Whitethroat.
Shepperdine:
3 Whimbrel.
New Passage/Northwick Warth:
1 f. Wigeon, 4 Teal, 1 Shoveler, 1 Whimbrel, 15 Dunlin, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Ringed Plover, 13 Turnstone, 6 Redshank, 55 Sand Martin.
Chipping Sodbury Common:
2 Wheatear, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Lesser Whitethroat.
NORTH SOMERSET:
Portbury Wharf:
1 Purple Heron reported in flight.
1 Whinchat (on fence post near south pool).
Gordano (Walton Common):
1 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Blackcap, 2 Mistle Thrush.
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| Grey Wagtail at Clevedon-Yeo today (Steve Poulsom) |
Clevedon-Yeo:
(Wain's Hill to Yeo Estuary at high tide, 0600-1000)
115 Shelduck, 10 Teal, 10 Tufted Duck, 1 Peregrine, 39 Oystercatcher, 8 Ringed Plover, 2 Grey Plover, 14 Lapwing, 175 Dunlin, 7 Black-tailed Godwit, 63 Whimbrel, 10 Curlew, 5 Common Sandpiper, 4 Redshank, 1 Turnstone, 1 Turtle Dove (at Blake’s Pools, then flew over River Yeo towards Wick St Lawrence), 5 Raven, 24 Skylark, 50 Swallow, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 14 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, 10 Blackcap, 10 Whitethroat, 2 Grasshopper Warbler, 3 Sedge Warbler, 10 Reed Warbler, 24 Wheatear, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 White Wagtail, 35 Meadow Pipit, 2 Rock Pipit, 15 Linnet.
2 Little Egret, (no waders), 2 Wheatear, a few small groups of Swallow & House Martin.
BELOW M4 & BANES
Newton St Loe:
3 Kestrel, 3 Stock Dove, 25 Swallow, 2 Grey Wagtail, 4 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler.
RESERVOIRS:
Blagdon Lake:
2 Greylag Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 4 Common Sandpiper, 200+ mixed hirundine flock, 1 Sedge Warbler.
News from Sunday 23rd: Osprey catching a trout.
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| Common Sandpiper at Chew today (Ian Stapp) |
30 Dunlin, 250+ House and Sand Martin, 100+ Swallow.
Dam:
3 Common Sandpiper, "Hooligans Gull", 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Cetti's Warbler.
Woodford:
2 G BB Gull, 1 Black Tern (off the Sailing Club), 200+ Swift.
Heron's Green:
2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Sedge Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Chiffchaff.
Moreton:
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Whinchat, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Raven.
Stratford:
pr Scaup, 1 Hobby pursuing a House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3+ Reed Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 1 Chiffchaff.
Herriotts End:
10 Shelduck, 4 Shoveler, 1 f. Goldeneye, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 G BB Gull, 1 Cetti's Warbler.
Reports: Chris Craig, Adrian Hockey, John Martin, Vic Polley, Steve Sanins, Ian Stapp, Mrs Trellis, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG
Woodford:
2 G BB Gull, 1 Black Tern (off the Sailing Club), 200+ Swift.
Heron's Green:
2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Sedge Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Chiffchaff.
Moreton:
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Whinchat, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Raven.
Stratford:
pr Scaup, 1 Hobby pursuing a House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3+ Reed Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 1 Chiffchaff.
Herriotts End:
10 Shelduck, 4 Shoveler, 1 f. Goldeneye, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 G BB Gull, 1 Cetti's Warbler.
Reports: Chris Craig, Adrian Hockey, John Martin, Vic Polley, Steve Sanins, Ian Stapp, Mrs Trellis, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG
