Scaup, Great White Egrets, Marsh Harrier, Yellow-legged Gulls
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| Hobby over Moreton, Chew (Ian Stapp) |
Bishopston: (15th)
House Martin - noticed entering nests on a Berkeley Road house - thought site had been abandoned a few yrs ago.
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
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| Wheatear (j) 16th Aug 2018 Northwick Warth (Brian Lancastle) |
Canada Goose, 21 Teal, Little Grebe, Sparrowhawk (f), 1 Little Ringed Plover (j), c120 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 80 Redshank, and Meadow Pipit (would-be food item for SH)
pm visit - 5 Whimbrel, c25 Curlew, c175 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, c170 Redshank, 20 Stock Dove, 9 Swift, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Whinchat (j), 1 Wheatear (j)
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| Black-tailed Godwit -flight 16th Aug 2018 NP-NW (Dan White) |
NORTH SOMERSET
Backwell:
1 Ring-necked Parakeet - first for the garden
Bristol Airport:
Hobby.
BELOW M4 & BANES
Warmley Forest Park:
2 Moorhen, 10 Woodpigeon, 3 Collared Dove, 3 Magpie, 8 Jackdaw, 2 Coal Tit, 6 Blue Tit, 9 Great Tit, 6 Swallow, 2 Blackbird, 5 Robin, 4 Dunnock, 7 Bullfinch, 8 Greenfinch, 20+ Goldfinch.
Hunstrete:
5 Buzzard and many large gulls following a plough.
Marshfield:
3 Wheatear, 1 Grey Wagtail, 12 Bullfinch
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| Family of Little Grebes on Herons Green pond (Ian Stapp) |
Blagdon Lake:
(Water level estimated at about 60% and dropping)
1 Great White Egret, 6 Little Egret, 8 Ringed Plover, 1 juv. Little Ringed Plover, 86 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Ruff, 3 Dunlin, 4 Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 1 Swift, 1 ad. Hobby.
Chew Valley Lake
(The mud at Herriotts Pond is covered with water after the recent rain, so fewer waders there)
160+ Canada Goose, 1 Egyptian Goose, 54 Mute Swan, 2 f. Scaup, 1 Shelduck, 155 Great Crested Grebe, 9 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 6 Buzzard, 1 Marsh Harrier, 9 GBB Gull, 1 Common Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 3 Swift, 1 Kingfisher, 16 Jackdaw, 4 Raven, 2 Jay. lots LTT & Blue & Great Tit, 150+ hirundines, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 10+ Reed Warbler, 25+ House Sparrow, 14 Pied Wagtail, 5 Goldfinch, 20+ Chaffinch,
Heron's Green:
14 Little Grebe inc. pair with 3 chicks, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Yellow-legged Gull, 40+ Starling. 3 Bullfinch, 2 Reed Bunting.
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| Greenshank 16th Aug 2018 CVL Moreton (Jessica Killey). |
17 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Hobby (inc. a juv. calling for food), 4 Goldcrest. - warning of a hornets nest close by the hide
Herriott's Bridge:
3 Great White Egret, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Lapwing, 2 Reed Bunting.
Reports: Adrian Hockey, Brian Lancastle, Jessica Killey, Jean Oliver, Chris Perry, Lisa Presland, Aravind Ramesh, Adam Rawson, Carrie Riches, Ian Stapp, Dan White, BUPP, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG
