8th August '17 Tuesday - Tree Pipit

Grey day, but more sun than expected, ending in rain. First day not seen a Swift, but 3 reported

Garganey, Great White Egret, Marsh Harrier, Hobby, Common Tern, Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail, Tree Pipit

8-8-17 Common Tern at the Dam, CVL (Bob Brewer)

BRISTOL

Fishponds:
3 Swift, the only ones reported today

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
Lagoon 3:   1 Tree Pipit and 1st Clouded Yellow

Shore:
8 Shelduck, 51 Mallard, 12 Tufted Duck (on the lake), 1 Whimbrel, 3 Curlew, 59 Black-headed Gull,

Village:
4 House Martin nest still active (pub)

Aust Warth:

35 Canada Goose, 2 Kestrel, 8 Oystercatcher, 18 Curlew, 1 Common Sandpiper, 10 Meadow Pipit, 14 Linnet

8-8-17 Willow Warblers on the decking railings
 at New Passage (Lisegirl)

New Passage/Northwick Warth:
Sparrowhawk, Chiffchaff, 15 Willow Warbler, Sedge Warbler, c.70 Linnet

8-8-17 Sedge Warbler at New Passage (Brian Lancastle)

NORTH SOMERSET

Wain's Hill to Yeo Estuary:
High Tide visit between 0700-1115.
35 Shelduck (31 young), 115 Mallard, 4 Garganey, 8 Tufted Duck, 6 Cormorant, 22 Little Egret, 8 Grey Heron, 5 Kestrel, 2 Hobby, 28 Oystercatcher, 150 Ringed Plover, 3 Sanderling, 230 Dunlin, 21 Black Tailed Godwit, 14 Whimbrel, 235 Curlew, 9 Common Sandpiper, 85 Redshank, 1 Swift, 9 Raven, 125 Swallow, 1 Whitethroat, 5 Reed Warbler, 11 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Rock Pipit, 500 Goldfinch, 25 Linnet, 4 Bullfinch.

Felton Common, BOC Walk:
2 Buzzard, Stock Dove, 1 Jay, 1 Raven, Chiffchaff and Willow Warbler, Whitethroat, Linnet, 4 Bullfinch, 2 Yellowhammer

BELOW M4 & BANES

Wick, Golden Valley:
2 Mute Swan, 3 Canada Geese, 12 Mallard, 2 Coot, 4 Peregrine, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker

8-8-17 Wheatear on Rushmead Lane (Peter Coslett)

Marshfield:
Rushmead Lane:
1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 30+ Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Wheatear

Tormarton Road, Cemetery:
1 Yellow Wagtail

Northfield Lane:
3 Sedge Warbler

8-8-17 juvenile Swallow at Newton St Loe (NSL Birding)

Newton St Loe:
Grey Heron, 4 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 3 Stock Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Nuthatch, 4 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Greenfinch, 1 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake:

Dam:
1 Common Tern

Woodford:

3 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 6 GBB Gull, 4 Raven, 4 Mistle Thrush

8-8-17 Common Sandpiper at Villice (Bob Brewer)

Villice Bay:
1 Barnacle Goose, 1 Goldeneye, 16 Little Grebe, 30 Moorhen, 6 Common Sandpiper

Walk to Villice:
30+ flock inc Goldcrest, Coal Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Blackcap, Garden Warbler, Whitethroat

Heron's Green:
1 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 GBB Gull, 6 Swallow, 7 House Sparrow

Moreton:
1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Goldcrest, 2 Coal Tit, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Treecreeper

8-8-17 BH Gull 2KTS still around at Herriott's (Ian Stapp)
Bird ringed in Essex, more info later from Paul Roper

Herriott's End:
1 juv Shelduck, 1 Garganey, 10 Shoveler, 2 Great White Egret, 6 Little Egret, 2 Ringed Plover, 3 Lapwing, 3 Dunlin, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Tern (same as at Dam?), 1 Kingfisher, Swallow, Sand and House Martin

Noah’s Hide on Shapwick Heath NNR is to be re-built,. The footpath to Noah’s Hide and the Noah’s Hide area itself will be closed for this work to be undertaken from Monday 14th August until approximately the end of September

8-8-17 Wood Sandpiper at Slimbridge (David Hughes)

BOC Walk round CVL this Saturday with visit to the Ringing Station

Reports: John Barnett, Bob Brewer, Peter Coslett, Andy Davis, Robert Hargreaves, Nick Hawkridge, Peter Hazelwood, David Hughes, Brian Lancastle, Lisegirl, Chris Perry, Steve Sanins, Richard Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, Mrs Trellis, Wayne Tucker, Keith Vinicombe, blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds