14-08-18 - Little Ringed Plover

Warm (highs of 21 degrees Celsius) but occasional rain.

Mandarin 
Great White Egret 
Marsh Harrier 
Golden Plover 
Little Ringed Plover 
Swift  
Yellow-legged Gull
Sand Martin
Yellow Wagtail
White Wagtail

BRISTOL

Coombe Dingle:

1 Coal Tit, 3 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Robin, 1 Greenfinch, 8 Goldfinch. 

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Northwick Warth:
Juv Peregrine, White Wagtail (first of the year).

Pilning wetland:
210 Black-tailed Godwit.

14-8-18 Black-tailed Godwit, Pilning (Paul Bowerman)

One of two colour-ringed individuals present. 

Chipping Sodbury Common:
Raven, Skylark, 4 Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Redstart, Linnet, Reed Bunting.

Milbury Heath:
2 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, Green Woodpecker.

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon-Yeo
15 Canada Goose, 3 Mute Swan, 20 Shelduck, 75 Mallard, 4 Teal, 3 Grey Heron, 8 Little Egret, 32 Oystercatcher, 1 Lapwing, 1 Golden Plover,  16 Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 135 Curlew, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Turnstone, 140 Dunlin, 4 Common Sandpiper, 140 Redshank, 2 Greenshank,  500+ BH Gull, 4 GBB Gull, 5 Sand Martin, 40 Swallow, 2 Reed Warbler, 10+ Linnet. 

Sand Point/Bay:

4 Little Egret, 25 Ringed Plover, 2 Sanderling, 160 Dunlin, 1 Redshank, few calling Chiffchaff at Point. 

Uphill/STW:

1 Little Egret, 2 Common Sandpiper, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Peregrine, 1 Kingfisher, 5 Whitethroat, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Reed Warbler, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 4 White Wagtail, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 10 Swift, 80 Swallow, a few Sand Martin. 

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marksbury:
100 Starling.

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake (inc. WeBS count):
43 Canada Geese, 86 Mute Swans, 32 Shovelers, 1 Mandarin Duck, 234 Gadwall, 602 Mallards, 133 Teals, 26 Pochards, 491 Tufted Ducks, 37 Little Grebes, 56 Great Crested Grebes, 5 Grey Herons, 2 Great White Egret, 6 Little Egrets, 19 Cormorants, 2 Buzzards, 142 Moorhens, 1289 Coots, 48 Lapwings, 10 Ringed Plovers, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 87 Black-tailed Godwits, 5 Ruff, 6 Dunlins, 2 Snipe, 5 Green Sandpipers, 4 Redshanks, 2 Greenshanks, 200 BH Gulls, 2 Yellow-legged Gull, 7 GBB Gulls, 39 Herring Gulls, 65 LBB Gulls, 1 Hobby, 12+ Swallows, 50+ House Martins, 2 Chiffchaffs, 6 Linnets.

14-8-18 Black-tailed Godwit, Blagdon Lake (Ian Stapp)

14-8-18 Chiffchaff, Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake:

170+ Canada Goose, 3 Egyptian Goose, 1 Shelduck, 15 Little Grebe, 180+ Great Crested Grebe, 14 Grey Heron, 3 Little Egret, 4 Great White Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 6 Buzzard, 2 Marsh Harrier, 20 Lapwing, 1 Curlew, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Common Sandpiper, 8 Green Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 7 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Yellow-legged Gull, 4 Stock Dove, 20+ Swift, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Hobby, 2 Jay, 9 Jackdaw, 3 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, lots Long-tailed, Blue & Great Tit, 50+ Swallow & House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Reed Warbler, 6 Chaffinch, 2 Goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting.

Chew Valley Ringing Station: (11/08/2018)

2 Cetti's Warbler, 30 Sedge Warbler, 65 Reed Warbler.

14-8-18 Marsh Harrier, Moreton (Bob Brewer)

Reports: Paul Bowerman, Paul Bowyer, Bob Brewer, CVRS, Alastair Fraser, Adrian Hockey, John Martin, Rich Mielcarek, Adam Rawson, Harvey Rose, Ian Stapp, Dan White, Blagdonlakebirds.