Sunday 20 August 2017

20th August '17 Sunday - Osprey

Mild and muggy with a lot of grey cloud, turning cool and wet later.

Osprey, Marsh Harrier and 3 Great White Egrets still at Chew

Snipe and Green Sandpiper at Pilning Wetlands (Tony Scott)

BRISTOL
Eastville Park:
Grey Herons, Kingfishers.


SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
3 Wheatear.

New Passage/Northwick Warth:
c.35 Oystercatcher, 55 Ringed Plover, juv. Knot, 95 Black-tailed Godwit, 100+ Redshank, 2 Swift, 10 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Wheatear, Reed Warbler, Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, Coal Tit.

Greenshank leaving Pilning Wetlands (John Martin)

Pilning wetland:
6 Gadwall, 1 Shoveler, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Water Rail, 26 Lapwing, Green Sandpiper, Snipe, 1 Greenshank, Sand Martins.

Warmley Forest Park:
2 Moorhen, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard,  30+ Wood Pigeon, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 15+ Swallow, 7 House Martin, 6 Chiffchaff, 40+ Starling, 9 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 8 Bullfinch, 30+ Goldfinch.


NORTH SOMERSET:

Portishead:
A f. Great Spotted Woodpecker bearing a metal BTO ring has been turning up recently at feeders in Redcliffe Bay.  Unfortunately I can't read it.  Is anyone ringing them locally?

Clevedon:
1 Swift.

Clevedon-Yeo:
2 Mute Swan, 28 Canada Goose, 4 Shelduck, 4 Teal, 6 Shoveler, 75 Mallard, 14 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Kestrel, 44 Oystercatcher, 180 Ringed Plover, 5+ Whimbrel, 130 Curlew, 18 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Sanderling, 140 Dunlin, 1 Little Stint, 2 Turnstone, 200 Redshank, 6 Common Sandpiper, 300+ Black-headed Gull, 4 GBB Gull (family party), 1 Barn Owl, c.20 Swallow, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 5 Wheatear, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Raven,


BELOW M4 & BANES

Paulton:
1 Grey Heron, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper.
(and at the Sewage Treatment Works)  15 Swallow, 15 House Martin, 1 Sand Martin, 8 Grey Wagtail, 8 Pied Wagtail.


RESERVOIRS:

Wheatear on the dam (David Hughes)
Chew Valley Lake:
5 Little Egret, 1 Osprey, 4 Ringed Plover, 1 Greenshank, still a few Swifts about.

Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Wheatear.

Common Sandpiper in Villice Bay (Martin Tayler)
Villice:
1 Water Rail, 8 Common Sandpiper, 1 Redshank.

Heron's Green:
1 Great White Egret, 1 f. Marsh Harrier, 2 Common Sandpiper.

Moreton:
1 Green Sandpiper.

Herriott's Bridge:
2 Great White Egret.

Reports: Rich Andrews, Rich Ford, Andy Gibb, Patrick Hancock, David Hughes, John Martin, Peter McSweeney, Chris Perry, Harvey Rose, RIchard Scantlebury, Tony Scott, blagdonlakebirds,  CVRSnslbirding,  opsbirding,  severnsidebirds