Wednesday 12 July 2017

12th July '17 Wednesday - Waders

Cloudy but mostly dry. Sunny spells in afternoon.

Migrating Willow Warblers caught and ringed in Dorset, Waders coming back to this region. Autumn migration starting!


BRISTOL

No reports


SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Coast:
17 Shelduck, 1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 2 Oystercatcher, 4 Lapwing, 7 Curlew, 6 Redshank
123 Black-headed Gull


NORTH SOMERSET:

Avonmouth Docks:
Mediterranean Gull (juv), Little Egret, 35 Mallard

Portbury Wharf:
4 Dabchicks, 1 Grey Heron, 54 Canada Geese along the shoreline
Mute Swan - 2 pairs, one with 2 juv and one with 7 juvs, plus 18 loafing on the main pool - non-breeders, droppers-in?
c. 10 Mallard, 3 Tufted Ducks with young, 19 Coot, 3 Moorhen
4 Oystercatchers on the pool, 5 more in the saltmarsh
1 Curlew in the saltmarsh.
7+ LBB Gulls and some juvs, 3 Herring Gull, 2 Black-headed Gull
2 Stock Doves, 20 Swifts, 5 House Martin, 2 Sand Martin
Chiffchaff and 1 Wren singing but most other birds silent, except finches
1 Sedge Warbler but couldn't find Reed Warbler now that they aren't singing
Families of Blackbirds and Goldfinches
1 Barn Owl this evening by railway bridge

Portishead:

Great Spotted Woodpecker from a Portishead garden (David Gale)

Clevedon-Yeo:
20 Shelduck, 2 Heron, 5 Little Egret, 15 Oystercatcher, 25 Curlew, 1 Whimbrel, 2 Stock Dove,
30 Swallow, 1 Kestrel, 1 Cettis Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 20 Pied Wagtail, 3 Skylark, 10 Greenfinch, 60 Linnet.


BELOW M4 & BANES

Wick:
4 Buzzard feeding in a freshly cut field

RESERVOIRS:

Chew Valley Lake:

Herriotts Bridge
No mud today after the rain last night in the pond.
12 Dunlin, 3 Common Sandpiper,  3 Lapwing,  1 Little Egret,  1 Kestrel,  1 Grey Wagtail
50+ Swifts (in the dull start they disappeared later when the Sun came out).
Common Sandpiper (George Stacey)

Heron's Green
1 Redshank,  2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 10 House Sparrows, 2 Buzzard
Redshank (Ian Stapp)
Moreton
2 Buzzard, 3 Chiffchaff, 8+ Long-tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Goldfinch, 1 Mistle Thrush
1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Reed Bunting
1 Cetti's Warbler, 30+ Swifts (early on), 60+ House Martins & Swallows (later on) 
Redshank and Common Sandpiper (Bob Brewer)


Reports: David Gale, Jane Cumming, Ian Stapp, Trevor Riddle, Teresa Chard, Mark Dadds, Chris Stone, Steve Hale, Jason Williams, blagdonlakebirds,  CVRSnslbirding,  opsbirding,  severnsidebirds