27-8-18 Monday - Osprey

Odd outbreak of sun otherwise cool, cloudy and a bit windy

Hobby, Osprey



BRISTOL



SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Littleton Warth:
1 Hobby

27-8-18 Juvenile Hobby (Tony Scott)
One of two that bred locally

Chipping Sodbury Common:
3 Whinchat, 5+ Redstart, 12 Whitethroat, 7 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Blackcap, 10+ Chiffchaff, 4 Raven
2 Kestrel



NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon-Yeo:



15 Mute Swan,  120 Shelduck (plus 9 fairly well grown juvs), 10 Teal, 90 Mallard

17 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel
36 Oystercatcher, 240 Ringed Plover, 140 Curlew, 300 Dunlin,2 Common Sandpiper

1 Greenshank, 190 Redshank, 1 Turnstone, 150 Black-headed Gull, 2 Raven, 20 Swallow

3 Wheatear (first of the autumn), 60 Goldfinch, 25 Linnet, 4 Yellow Wagtail 

Unconfirmed: Little Stint, Whimbrel, Black-tailed Godwit

BELOW M4 & BANES


Marshfield:
3 Yellow Wagtail, 50 Swallow, Osprey (flying South)

Bath:

1 Swift  (Englishcombe Lane 08:40 flying West)

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
217 Canada Goose (site record count), 14 Teal, 1 Ringed Plover, 4 Common Sandpiper
3 Wheatear, 1 Peregrine (juv)

Chew Valley Lake
2 Greylag Goose,  2 Egyptian Goose,  140+ Canada Goose,  120+ Mute Swan,  1 Shelduck
20+ Pochard,  20+ Shoveler
24 L Grebe (HG),  130+ G-C Grebe (lake),  1 B-N Grebe, 1 White Coot,  5 Grey Heron,  4 L Egret,  2 G-W Egret
1 Sparrowhawk (Moreton), 7 Buzzard
2 Y-L Gull, 20+ G BB Gull, 2 Marsh Harrier (E Shore), 6 Whimbrel, 1 Snipe, 6 Green Sandpiper ( Herriotts & HG), 2 Common Sandpiper (HG), 1 Greenshank (Moreton)
2 Spotted Redshank (first at Herriotts & then later at Moreton), 18 Lapwing, 1 Snipe (Herriotts)
3 Stock Dove, 1 Collared Dove
5 Swift, 1 Kingfisher (Herriotts), 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Hobby (2 Moreton 1 E Shore), 3 Raven
2 Jay
1,500 House Martins all over the lake, 100+ Swallows, 20+ Sand Martins
2 Cettis, 3 Reed Warbler, 40+ Starlings, 1 Song Thrush, 20+ H Sparrows (Blue Bowl & HG)
7 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Reed Bunting

Heron's Green:

27-8-18 Common Sandpiper (Ian Stapp)

27-8-18 Barn Owl at Heron's Green (Karl Burford)

Moreton:

27-8-18 Buzzard at Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Herriott's Bridge:

27-8-18 Swifts at Herriot's (Ian Stapp)
Not many left now

Reports: Harvey Rose,  Jason Williams, Talkingtobears, Tony Cook, Sean Davies, Tony Scott, Mark Coller, Peter Coslett, Karl Burford,   BUPP, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG