Monday, 7 August 2017

7th August '17 Monday - Great Whites

Cool and cloudy, but dry.  Not much wind.  (Late update)

2 Great White Egrets at Chew.
Med Gull at Pilning Wetlands.

Great White Egret and Grey Heron at Chew (Ian Stapp)
BRISTOL
Stockwood: (West Town Lane)
Garden flyovers - pr hunting Peregrine, Raven, 2 Swift.


SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Hobby at Littleton (Tony Scott)
Littleton village:
2 juv Sparrowhawk calling, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Little Owl calling, 1 Hobby, 2 Raven, 4 Swift.

Littleton Pits:
6 Mallard, Grey Heron, Buzzard, Green Sandpiper, Cetti's Warbler, 8+ Willow Warbler, 3 Jays.

New Passage - Northwick Warth:
7 Shoveler, Pochard, ad Sanderling, 90+ Dunlin, 14 Ringed Plover, 47+ Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Whimbrel, 60 Turnstone, Common Sandpiper, 1 Hobby, 1 adult Mediterranean Gull, 2 Swift, 150 Sand Martin (no Swift),Yellow Wagtail.


NORTH SOMERSET:
no reports

Wheatear at Marshfield (Chris Perry)
BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
1 Kestrel, 4 Wheatear, 5 Raven, 200+ Starling.
150+ mixed gull flock Herring and L BB Gull.
100+ mixed flock of Swift, Swallow and House Martin.

Bath:
(Yesterday - 6th) 40+ Swift.

Paulton:
1 Buzzard, 3 Swift, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Chiffchaff, 100 mixed corvids, 2 Raven, 27 Linnet, 4 Yellowhammer.

Chelwood:
30+ Swift.


RESERVOIRS:

Black-tailed Godwit at Herriotts (Ian Stapp)
Chew Valley Lake:

Moreton:
186 Canada Goose, juv Peregrine, 2 Buzzard and Raven (in a bit of a tussle), 2 Green Sandpiper, 8 G BB Gull, 3 Mistle Thrush, a lot of Reed Warbler,1 Treecreeper, 12+ LT Tit,  2 Jay, 2 Reed Bunting.

Stratford:
2 Great White Egret (viewable from Herriotts Bridge).

Herons Green:
42 Canada Goose, 6 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 7 Swift, 10 Sand Martin.

Woodford
2 G BB Gull (fish pen), 10 + Swift, 6+ Swallow.

Herriott's End:
5 Little Egret, 1 Oystercatcher, "pied Coot",  2 Ringed Plover, 3 Lapwing, 2 Dunlin, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 30 Swift, 2 Kingfisher, 20+ Sand Martin, 12+ House Martin.

Reports: Derek Angell, Andy Davis, Paul Francis, Patrick Hancock, Wendy Lambson, John Martin, Chris Perry, Tony Scott, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland,  blagdonlakebirds,  CVRSnslbirding,  opsbirding,  severnsidebirds