21st August '17 Monday - 4 Great Whites

A wet and miserable morning, then a lovely sunny afternoon.

******* Mega-twitch within day-trip range: Yellow Warbler at Culverwell, Portland Bill *******

Garganey, Osprey, Yellow-legged Gull and 4 Great White Egrets still at Chew

Lapwing at Chew (Bob Brewer)

BRISTOL
no reports


SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
Curlew, 2 Wheatear, 1 Tree Pipit (heading South calling), 60+ Swallow, 3 Blackcap, 6+ Chiffchaff.

Littleton on Severn:
1 juv. Sparrowhawk, 1 Hobby, 1 Little Owl.

Sand Martin at Severn Beach (Brian Lancastle)

Severnside (inc. Northwick Warth and Pilning Wetlands):
150 Canada Goose, 9 Shelduck, 2 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Peregrine, 80 Oystercatcher, 154 Ringed Plover, 24 Lapwing, 160 Dunlin, 1 Knot, 1 Whimbrel, 12 Curlew,  95 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Snipe, 117 Redshank, 2+ Green Sandpiper, 50 Turnstone, 2 Kingfisher, c.12 Sand Martin, c.15 Yellow Wagtail, 10 Wheatear, 2 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Willow Warbler.

NORTH SOMERSET:

Kenn Moor:
Mute Swan - 3 broods of cygnets, 7, 2 and 2.  1 Hobby, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Stonechat, 5 Mistle Thrush, 75 Goldfinch.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Paulton:1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Willow Warbler, 8 Chiffchaff, 6 Goldcrest, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Jay.

Kelston:
14 Buzzard in view at one time.

RESERVOIRS:

"Let me know when you've caught my supper" (Chris Stone)

Barrow Gurney:
Greylag Goose not being disturbed by the fishermen.

Blagdon Lake:
1 m. Wigeon, 1 m. aythya hybrid, 4 Little Egret, 2 ad. Common Tern.

Greenshank and Gadwall at Chew (George Stacey)

Chew Valley Lake:
Osprey, 2 Common Tern.

Ian Stapp says this is a second calendar year Yellow-legged Gull
(your blogger is no expert at these)

Heron's Green:
36 Canada Goose, 1 Wigeon, 16 Little Grebe, 1 Great White Egret (is this a Herriotts bird?), 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 1 (2 S) Yellow-legged Gull, 25+ House Martin, 12+ Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler.

Moreton:
1 Sparrowhawk.

Common Sandpiper at Villice Bay (Bob Brewer)

Villice Bay:
1 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper.

Ringed Plover showing much more breast-band than LRP (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:
2 Ringed Plover, 1 Greenshank, 1 Green Sandpiper.

Herriott's Bridge:
1 Garganey,  c.40 Teal, c.20 Shoveler, 3 or 4 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 1 Hobby, 5 Water Rail, 5 Lapwing, 1 Dunlin, 1 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 7 Green Sandpiper, 3 Swallow, 500 House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler.

Reports: Andy Davis, Tim Ford, Patrick Hancock, Brian Lancastle, Dave Nevitt, Trevor Riddle, Tony Scott, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, blagdonlakebirds,  CVRS, nslbirding,  opsbirding,  severnsidebirds