Curlew Sandpiper and some migrant passerines coming through.
Swifts still around, or passing through - yesterday's observations included 6 over Filton and a couple over Portishead. There were 14 over Thornbury today and a screaming party over Stockwood.
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| Swift over Barrow Tanks (Lee@Wildwood) |
Celia's funeral will be held next Monday 14th at South Bristol Crematorium, Bedminster Down at 3 p.m. The family would prefer it to be a quiet occasion and no gathering is planned afterwards. No flowers, please, but turn up if you'd like to.
BRISTOL
Eastville Park:
2 Raven.
St Anne's, on the River Avon:
1 Mute Swan, 1 Canada Goose, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Cormorant, 1 Moorhen with 4 chicks, 6 Black-headed Gull, 1 m. Kingfisher.
Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
2 Swift.
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
1 Mute Swan, 48 Mallard flying up river, 8 Tufted Duck. 1 Grey Heron, 1 Green Sandpiper, c. 200 Black-headed Gull, 1 Kestrel, c. 30 Swallow, 1 Tree Pipit, 4 Pied Wagtail, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Wheatear, Reed Warbler families, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Raven, 8 Linnet, 4 Reed Bunting.
Shepperdine:
10 Ringed Plover, 46 Dunlin, 11 House Sparrow.
Swift, Sand Martin, 30+ Swallow, Cetti's Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Jay.
Lower Woods, Wickwar:
1 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 8 Swallow, 2 Blackcap, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Marsh Tit, 2 Raven, 20 House Sparrow nearby.
New Passage/Northwick Warth:
Pilning wetland:Lapwings, Snipe.
Severn Beach:
2 Green Sandpiper, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Yellow Wagtail.
Sea Mills:
(WeBS count) 26 Mallard, 70 Redshank, 4 Common Sandpiper, 58 Black-headed Gulls,
21 juv Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 juv Herring Gull, 1 Grey Wagtail.
NORTH SOMERSET:
Clevedon-Yeo:
4 Mute Swan, 1 Canada Goose, 4 Shelduck, 60 Mallard, 1 f. Tufted Duck with 7 pulli, 1 Cormorant, 17 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 31 Oystercatcher, 100 Ringed Plover, 3 Golden Plover, 110 Dunlin, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 80 Curlew, 2 Whimbrel, 1 Common Sandpiper, 170 Redshank, 300 Black-headed Gull, 4 Kestrel (family party), 25 Swallow, 15 Pied Wagtail, 4 Wheatear, 2 Reed Warbler, 20+ Linnet, 1 Bullfinch.
Backwell Lake:
1 (1W) Black-headed Gull ringed (Yellow TE1N) in Poland in May (it has traveled 1414 km in 83 days).
Lords Wood, Pensford:
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kingfisher, 30+ Goldcrest, 8 Coal Tit, 4 Treecreeper.
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| A very bright Whinchat at Marshfield (Pete Coslett) |
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| Wheatear at Marshfield (Pete Coslett) |
BELOW M4 & BANES
Marshfield:
3 Buzzard, 60 Swallow, 10 House Martin, 7 Wheatear, 1 Whinchat, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Raven.
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| Great White Egret (Bob Brewer) |
1 Red Kite (14:14) and 2 Buzzard.
Chelwood:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard (a white one), 10 Swift and 40 mix of Rooks and Crows.
RESERVOIRS:
Blagdon Lake:
7 Little Egret.
Chew Valley Lake:
3 Great White Egret, 1 m. Common Scoter. 4 Water Rails trapped at CVRS this morning (one was a juvenile still growing its first primaries).
Woodford:
1 Common Scoter (male way out on the lake), 2 G-W Egret (one Villice Bay other Stratford Bay) 4 Little Egret, 6 G BB Gull (lake),10 Swift
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| 10th Aug 2017 Common Scoter (Ian Stapp) |
1 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Common Sand (wall), 1 Green Sand (on the bank in the bay), Only 17 Canada Goose, 3 Little Grebe, 4 Swallows,
Moreton
1 Jay, 164 Great-crested Grebe (all fishing together), 1 Cetti's Warbler(calling), 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Green Sandpiper, The Common Scoter (closer than Woodford not very much), 2 Little Egret.
Herriott's:
2 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 G W Egret (one Herriott's Pool other Stratford Bay), 2 L Egret (Pool), 1 Swift, 12+ Sand Martins, 5 House Martin, 2 Swallows, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Lapwing, 1 Dunlin, 1 Common Sand, 1 Black tailed Godwit, 1 Juv Shelduck, 1 Cetti's (calling)
Today 3 G-W Egret & 6 Little Egret around the lake
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