19-07-18 Thursday - Common Scoter

Cloudy start to the day today, then back to the same old same old.

Common Scoter
Great White Egret
Red Kite
Ruff
Mediterranean Gull
Yellow-legged Gull

BRISTOL

19-7-18 Peregrine, Bristol Downs (Allan Chard)
Juvenile

West Town Lane:

2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Raven

Feeder Canal:

Sand Martin (at least two pairs breeding)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage/Northwick:

11 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 2 Shoveler, 3 Grey Heron, 3 Little Egret, 1 Cormorant, 4 Moorhen, 15 Coot, 5 Oystercatcher, 60 Lapwing, Whimbrel (to SW), 30 Curlew, 34 Black-tailed Godwit, 220 Dunlin, 3 Turnstone, 3 Common Sandpiper, 500 BH Gull, 1 Kestrel, 40 Swallow & House Martin, 18 Sand Martin, 1 Reed Warbler, 40 Starling, 9 Pied Wagtail, 40 Linnet, 30 Goldfinch,

Severn Beach:

9 Swift (screaming on High Street)

Winterbourne:
3 Common Buzzard, Kestrel, Little Owl, Green Woodpecker, 10 Swift, 30 Swallow.

19-7-18 Buzzard, Winterbourne (Dan White)

NORTH SOMERSET

Backwell:
Sparrowhawk, Kingfisher (now on second brood)

19-7-18 Sparrowhawk, Backwell (Chris James)

BELOW M4 & BANES

19-7-18 Yellowhammer, Marshfield (Peter Coslett)

Marshfield:

20+ Skylark, 30 Swallow, 40 House Martin, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Common Whitethroat, 35+ House Sparrow, 30 Corn Bunting (many juvs), 20 Yellowhammer, Little Owl. 

19-7-18 Little Owl, Marshfield (Peter Coslett)

Newton St Loe:

3 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Kingfisher, 5 Blackcap, 1 Chiffchaff, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Stock Dove, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, Treecreeper. 

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Gurney (Tank 2):
2 Mute Swan, 26 Tufted Duck, 15 Pochard, 26 Mallard, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Cormorant, 70 Coot, 1 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 24 Pied Wagtail, 3 Grey Wagtail, 4 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, 5 Linnet.

Chew Valley Lake:

19-7-18 Sedge Warbler, Herriott's (Mark Dadds)

Second brood

216 Canada Goose, 82 Mute Swan, 1 Shelduck, 14 Teal, 1 Common Scoter (seen far out from Woodford), 3 Little Grebe, 65 Great Crested Grebe, 9 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 9 Buzzard, 1 Red Kite (with Buzzards at Moreton, 24 Lapwing, 3 Dunlin, 4 Common Sandpiper, 9 Green Sandpiper,  9 GBB Gull, 5 Stock Dove, 30+ Woodpigeon,  3 Collared Dove, 2 Racing Pigeon (clearly lost and with racing rings), 4 Swift, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Great-spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 3 Hobby, 18 Jackdaw, 2 Jay, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Robin (feeding 5 chicks), 30+ House Martin, 7 Sand Martin, 15+ Swallow, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Song Thrush, 5 Mistle Thrush, 9 House Sparrow, 1 Grey Wagtail, 20+ Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch, 7 Reed Bunting. 

19-7-18 Robin, Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Dam:

1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Black Swan, 1 juv Yellow-legged Gull

Heron's Green:

1 juv Mediterranean Gull, 2 Yellow-legged Gull 

Herriott's:
6 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Ruff, 1 Common Gull

19-7-18 Dunlin, Heron's Green (Ian Stapp)

Reports: Karle Burford, Allan Chard, Peter Coslett, Mark Dadds, Paul Francis, Nick Hawkridge, Chris James, Michael Johnson, John Martin, NSL Birding, Lois Price, Ian Stapp, Bri Thompson, Dan White.