Egrets, Egrets, Egrets at Chew and elsewhere
BRISTOL
Bishopston:
Raven (at the County Ground)
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
New Passage/Northwick Warth:
1 Spotted Redshank (juv, 1st Winter), 4 Little Stint (juv), 2 Curlew Sand (juv), 1 Greenshank,
7+ Ruff, 6 Chiffchaff, Water Rail
1 Wheatear, 30+ Meadow Pipit, 8 Pied Wagtails, 4 Yellow Wagtails, 1 Stonechat
Stonechat (Martin Tayler) |
NORTH SOMERSET:
Portishead:
Wheatear (Lake grounds)
Clevedon:
Buzzard (over Clevedon salerooms on B3133)
Uphill:
1 Kingfisher, 2 Little Egret, 10+ Redshank
Kingfisher at Uphill (Bill Hewitt) |
BELOW M4 & BANES
Newton St Loe:
3 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 1 Sparrowhawk, 20 Linnet, 5 Meadow Pipit, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher
3 Grey Heron, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail
RESERVOIRS:
Chew Valley Lake:
2 Common Sandpiper, 3 Egyptian Goose, 3 Little Egret, 4 Swallows, 12 House Martins
East Shore:
Red Kite
Woodford:
200 Cormorant, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Raven, 4 G BB Gull
(On path) 2 Blackcap, Green Woodpecker, Buzzard, 3+ Chiffchaff (some singing)
(Bay) 8 Lapwing, 9 Grey Heron, Cetti's Warbler, Coal Tit
Heron's Green:
2 Cattle Egret, 18 Great White Egret, 22 Little Egret, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 5 Lapwing
2 Buzzard, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Raven, 1 Green Sandpiper, 5 Little Grebe, 2 G BB Gull
2 Stonechat (M/F), 1 Whinchat (juv), 1 Cetti's
2 Cattle Egrets in the air plus many Egrets loafing at Heron's Green (Ian Stapp) |
Moreton:
2 Green Woodpecker, 3 Jay, 3 G BB Gull, 1 Cetti's, 1 Buzzard
Herriott's Bridge:
4 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 Ruff, 2 G BB Gull, 2 Little Grebe,
3 House Martin, 1 Swallow, 6 Siskin
Reports: John Martin, Jeff Hosier, Nigel Sluman, Chris Craig, Bill Hewitt, Jon Mortin, Ian Stapp, Janey Clark,
Derek Angell, Ann Crowe, Martin Tayler, Pete Evans, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds