Tuesday, 31 July 2018

31-07-18 Tuesday - Common Tern

Temp 14 to 23℃. Lovely day, pleasant not too hot sunshine with a cool breeze, and lovely clouds

Great White Egret
Whimbrel, Knot
Yellow-legged Gull
Common Tern

31-7-18 Common Tern off Woodford Sailing Club (Ian Stapp)
BRISTOL

Redland:
4 Swift

Stockwood Open Space:
1 juv Sparrowhawk, 3 Green Woodpecker, 2 Bullfinch, 5 Greenfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon Yeo:
14 Shelduck (+ pair with 9 very small young),10 Little Egret, 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 45 Curlew, 1 Turnstone (full sp.) 1 Knot (mostly sp.) 2 Dunlin, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 GBB Gull, 1 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine (both juvs), 5 Raven (together), 4 Skylark,  3 Reed Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 40 Linnet

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath, Lansdown, BOC Walk:
1 Sparrowhawk, 5 Buzzard, 1 LBB Gull, 5 Woodpigeon, 2 Kestrel - juv and ad, 15 Carrion Crow, 7 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 9 Blue Tit - in mixed flock, 10 Great Tit - in mixed flock, 2 Skylark 10 Swallow, 10 House Martin, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 f Blackcap, 2 Wren, 2 Nuthatch, 27 Starling, 2 Bullfinch, 4 Linnet, 8 Goldfinch

Bath, Twerton:
3+ Swift

Chelwood to Marksbury:
6 Buzzard, 50 Crows

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake, 30th:
1 m Mandarin Duck, 2 juvenile Little Ringed Plovers, 5 Common Sandpipers, 1 Green Sandpiper

31-7-18 Oystercatcher, Herriott's pond (Ian Stapp)
Chew Valley Lake:
273 Canada Geese, 1 Black Swan, 3 Egyptian Geese, 20+ Shoveler, 100+ Gadwall, 100+ Teal, 4 Tufted Ducklings, 2 +4 Little Grebe, 80 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 3 Buzzard, 2 Oystercatcher, 25 Lapwing, 4 inc 1 juv Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Whimbrel, 5 Common Sandpiper, 7 Green Sandpiper, 23 j BH Gull, 1 Common Gull, 11 GBB Gull, 4 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Common Tern, 7 Swift, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 1 Jay, 4 Raven, c.30 Hirundines in a few Sand Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler

31-7-18 Reed Warbler at CVL (George Stacey)
2 Chiffchaff, 20+ Reed Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 5 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Reed Bunting, Painted Lady
31-7-18 Reed Warbler, CVL (Bob Brewer)
BOC has been posting Avonbirds for two years today
During that time some 500 birders have sent in emails of sightings. Thank you all

Reports: Nancy Barrett, Paul Bowerman, Bob Brewer, Karle Burford, Paul Chapman, Peter Coslett, Mark Dadds, Paul Francis, Robert Hargreaves, Nick Hawkridge, Adrian Hockey, Rod Holbrook, Dave Nevitt, Trevor Riddle, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, CVRS,