20-08-18 Monday - Grey Plover

Damp start today, that very fine misty rain that makes you wet without you knowing you're getting wet, Sunny later.

Grey Plover, Little Ringed Plover, Knot, Ruff, Sanderling
Marsh Harrier, Great White Egret, Arctic Tern, Whinchat.
Redstart
Tree Pipit 

Yellow-legged Gull 20th Aug 2018 H Green  (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL

Eastville Park - and up along the R Frome:
1 Grey Heron, 4 Kingfisher - inc a pair by the weir.

Arnos Vale:
2 Tawny Owl (f & m - early shift)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
53 Ringed Plover, 27 Dunlin, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Yellow Wagtail.

Shepperdine - HT count:
170+ Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 110+ Dunlin, I Sanderling, 1 Wheatear, 1 Redstart (f or J), 3 Yellow Wagtail. 1 Tree Pipit - calling as it flew over)

New Passage/Northwick/Pilning wetland:

Grey Wagtail 20th Aug 2018 NP (Lias Presland)

2 Cormorant, 70 Lapwing, 1 Grey Plover, 5 Ringed Plover, 1 Little Ringed Plover, (j), 245, Black-tailed Godwit, 70 Turnstone, 1 Knot (j), 1 Ruff, 1 Sanderling, 5 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, (plenty) Redshank, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Raven, 1 Wheatear, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Rock Pipit,







NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - Yeo:
8 Shelduck, 1 Buzzard, 12 Oystercatcher, 250 Ringed Plover, 50 Curlew, 200 Dunlin, 4 Redshank, 60 Swallow, 1 Wheatear (Channel View), 12 Linnet, 60 Goldfinch (one flock).

Worlebury:
1 Green Woodpecker (j calling)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
4 Yellow Wagtail, 3 White Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail.

Bath:

Feral Pigeon - Peregrine 20th Aug 2018 Bath Nest site battle - Hawk and Owl

2 Peregrine - pair trying to recapture the St John's Church nest site from the Feral Pigeon.

Twerton:
50 + mixed tit flock - mostly Blue Tit.

Compton Dando:
1 Redstart (m).

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:

Whinchat 20th Aug 2018 Blagdon (George Stacey)

6 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (f), some Lapwing, 14 Ringed Plover (inc 2 j), 1 Little Ringed Plover (j), 109 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Turnstone, 2 Ruff (j), 4 Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 1 Whinchat.

Chew Valley Lake

200+ Canada Goose, 90+ Mute Swan, 1 Shelduck, 4 Shoveler, 18 Little Grebe, 188 Great Crested Grebe, Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 3 Buzzard, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper, 7 Green Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 20+ Great Black-backed Gull, 5 Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Stock Dove, 7 Jackdaw, 2 Raven, 20+ Mixed Tits, 40+ House Martin, 5 Swallow, 1 Cetti's, 

2 Chiffchaff, 3 Reed Warbler, 50+ Starling, 20+ House Sparrows, 2 Bullfinch, 5 Goldfinch.        

Little Grebe + chicks 20th Aug 2018  H - Green Pool (Ian Stapp.)

Woodford:
2 Grey Wagtail.

Heron's Green:

4 Little Grebe inc chicks.

Moreton:
1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Arctic Tern (up & down the lake), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker - calling, 2 Hobby (ad+juv calling).

Stratford:
1 Marsh Harrier 

Herriott's Bridge:
1 Kingfisher,

Bishop Sutton:
2 Collared Dove,

CVRS:
Ringed today - 3 Sedge Warbler, 14 Reed Warbler (1 ad, rest j), 1 Blackcap, 16 House Sparrow (j in moult),

Reports: Pete Brain, Phil Crouter, Anne Crowe, Robert Hargreaves, Sue Kempson, Michael Moxon, Matt Plenty, Lisa Presland,  George Rabin, Aravind Ramesh, Ian Stapp, BUPP, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG