Osprey, Marsh Harrier and 3 Great White Egrets still at Chew
Snipe and Green Sandpiper at Pilning Wetlands (Tony Scott) |
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) |
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) |
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) |
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, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds