Great White Egret, Mediterranean Gull, Yellow-legged Gulls at Chew
Hobby
Yellow Wagtail
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| juv. Little Owl. There's only one thing to say really - aaawww! (Dan from Twitter) |
R. Frome near Cabot Circus:
Kingfisher perched on an outlet pipe.
Ashton Gate:
Peregrine.
Bridgeyate:
Peregrine.
Bishopston:
3 swifts still (Egerton Rd)
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Thornbury:
2 Buzzard - arial dog fight
Yate - Kingsgate Park:
Mandarin Duck still
New Passage/Northwick:
(yesterday, 1 Aug) c.60 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 4 Moorhen, c.25 Coot, c.150 Lapwing, c.40 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Kestrel, 1 Skylark, c.30 Swallow & House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Pied Wagtail, c.40 Linnet.
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| Kingfisher at Backwell Lake (Terri Borash) |
NORTH SOMERSET
Portishead:
2+ Swift over the High Street.
Clevedon, Wains Hill:
2 Hobby, 1 Green Woodpecker.
Backwell Lake:
15 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan with 3 large cygnets, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, adult with 3 very small Moorhen chicks, 8 BH Gull, 2 Kingfisher.
BELOW M4 & BANES
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| Yellow Wagtails are back at Marshfield (Peter Coslett) |
(Northfield and Rushmead Lane) 3 Swift, 2 juv. Little Owl, Skylark, a few Swallow, 2 House Martin, 94 Starling, 40 House Sparrow, 20 Linnet, Corn Bunting, Yellowhammer.
4 Yellow Wagtail with cattle by Rushmead Barn.
Southstoke:
5 Raven.
Newton St Loe:
3 Grey Heron, 5 Buzzard, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Raven, 1 Jay, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest, 3 Nuthatch, 50 Barn Swallow, 50+ House Martin.
Marksbury area:
4 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk.
Bishop Sutton and Chew environs:
30+ Starling, 50+ House Sparrow.
RESERVOIRS
Chew Valley Lake
243 Canada Goose, 44 Mute Swan, 156 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Little Grebe, 1 ad. Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 2 Sparrowhawk, 4 Buzzard, 26 Lapwing, 8 Green Sandpiper, 5 Common Sandpiper, 1 juv. Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Snipe, 27 juv. BH Gull, 1 juv. Mediterranean Gull, 1 Common Gull, 3 Yellow-legged Gull (adult, 3 CY, juv.), 11 GBB Gull, 5 Stock Dove, 12 Swift, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 1 juv. Peregrine, 7 Mistle Thrush (prob. a family party), 1 Cetti's Warbler, 12+ Reed Warbler (most juv.), 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Treecreeper, 4 Jay, 12 Jackdaw, 2 Raven, 3 LT Tit, 50+ House Martin, 40+ Swallow, 6 Sand Martin, 13 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Goldfinch, 9 Chaffinch, 5 Reed Bunting.
Heron's Green:
1 Red Kite, 1 Hobby.
Moreton:
1 Peregrine.
Herriott's Bridge:
12 Kingfisher
Newton St Loe:
3 Grey Heron, 5 Buzzard, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Raven, 1 Jay, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest, 3 Nuthatch, 50 Barn Swallow, 50+ House Martin.
Marksbury area:
4 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk.
Bishop Sutton and Chew environs:
30+ Starling, 50+ House Sparrow.
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| Great White Egret at Chew (Ian Stapp) |
Chew Valley Lake
243 Canada Goose, 44 Mute Swan, 156 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Little Grebe, 1 ad. Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 2 Sparrowhawk, 4 Buzzard, 26 Lapwing, 8 Green Sandpiper, 5 Common Sandpiper, 1 juv. Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Snipe, 27 juv. BH Gull, 1 juv. Mediterranean Gull, 1 Common Gull, 3 Yellow-legged Gull (adult, 3 CY, juv.), 11 GBB Gull, 5 Stock Dove, 12 Swift, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 1 juv. Peregrine, 7 Mistle Thrush (prob. a family party), 1 Cetti's Warbler, 12+ Reed Warbler (most juv.), 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Treecreeper, 4 Jay, 12 Jackdaw, 2 Raven, 3 LT Tit, 50+ House Martin, 40+ Swallow, 6 Sand Martin, 13 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Goldfinch, 9 Chaffinch, 5 Reed Bunting.
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| The photographer says this is a Yellow-legged Gull seeing off a Red Kite (Ian Stapp) |
1 Red Kite, 1 Hobby.
Moreton:
1 Peregrine.
Herriott's Bridge:
12 Kingfisher
Reports: Terri Borash, Mark Coller, Peter Coslett, Anne Crowe, Robert Hargreaves, Simon Harris, Ian Loats, Paul Milsom,Jean Oliver, Lois Pryce, Adam Rawson, Ian Stapp, Zoe Trinder-Widdess, BUPP, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG
