Tuesday, 22 August 2017

22nd August '17 Tuesday - Raptors

Very warm and humid today quite windy at times

GarganeyGreat White Egret,
Marsh HarrierOsprey, Hobby,
Yellow-legged GullCommon Tern,
Spotted FlycatcherWhinchatWheatear, Yellow Wagtail

22-8-17 Wheatear at New Passage (Alex Carlisle)
BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
1 Buzzard, 1 juv Kingfisher, 1 Dipper

Warmley:
4 Swift

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Teal, 141 Mallard, 5 Tufted Duck, 6 Cormorant, 6 Little Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 1 juv Hobby, 46 Ringed Plover, 71 Dunlin, 35 Redshank, 40 Turnstone, 1 Common Tern, 260 Swallow, 20 House Martin, 2 Willow Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 3 Wheatear, 120 Goldfinch, 1 Yellow Wagtail

Littleton Pits:
Hobby, 30 House Martin, 20 Chiffchaff, 10 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Yellow Wagtail

22-8-17 Whinchat at Aust Wharf (Adam Rawson)
Aust Wharf:
1 Kestrel, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Whinchat, 1 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit

New Passage/Northwick Warth:
2  juv Garganey, 230 Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 1 Kingfisher, 6 Wheatear, 6 Yellow Wagtail

Yate, Kingsgate Park:
1 Little Egret, 10 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 1 Tree Pipit

22-8-17 Great Spotted Woodpecker in Almondsbury (Vera Carpenter)
NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
1 Sparrowhawk

BELOW M4 & BANES

22-8-17 Kestrel in Marshfield (Peter Coslett)
Marshfield, West Littleton Road:
1 Kestrel, 1 Little Owl

Wick, Golden Valley, BOC Walk:
3 Canada Geese, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 2 Kestrel, 1 Coot, 1 BH Gull, 32 Herring Gull, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker,  1 Jay, 1 Raven, 50 Hirundine, Goldcrest, 3 Coal Tit, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Bullfinch

22-8-17 Kingfisher at Newton Park (NSL Birding)
Newton St Loe:
5 Buzzard, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Swift, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Bullfinch

Chelwood:
1 Kestrel

RESERVOIRS
22-8-17 Great White Egret (Bob Brewer)
Chew Valley Lake:
Dam:
11 (inc JX) Canada Geese, 3 Egyptian Geese, 1 Common Sandpiper

Denny Island:
5 Little Egret, 6 Grey Heron, 1 cream-crowned Marsh Harrier, 195 Great Crested Grebe, 130 Cormorant

Woodford:
1 Kingfisher

22-8-17 Fourteen Little Grebe at Villice (Bob Brewer)
Villice:
1 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Hobby, 6 Lapwing, 5 Common Sandpiper, 

Heron's Green:
3 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 19 Little Grebe, 2 Buzzard, 37 Moorhen, 1 Water Rail, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Jay, 10 Swallow, 30 House Martin, 80 Goldfinch

22-8-17 Osprey over Moreton (Ian Stapp)
Moreton:
Osprey (@13.30),  1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 GBB Gull

Stratford:
5 Ringed Plover

Herriott's End:
30 Teal, Shoveler, 1 Garganey, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 1 Water Rail, 2 Ringed Plover, 5 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 2 GBB Gull,  1 Kingfisher, 20 Swallow, 30 House Martin, 1 Wheatear

Reports: Bob Brewer, BOC Walkers, Alex Carlisle, Vera Carpenter, Mark Coller, Peter Coslett, Jane Cumming, Andy Davis, Nick Hawkridge, Peter Hazelwood, John Martin, Andrew Middleton, Adam Rawson, Rich Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Wayne Tucker, Thomas Weston, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds