Thursday 18 July 2019

18-07-19 Thursday - Spotted Redshank

Temp 16 to 23 ℃. Good Sunny day today again, still hot but with a bit of a breeze.

Marsh Harrier
Avocet
Whimbrel
Spotted Redshank
Yellow-legged Gull
Common Tern

Yellow Wagtail
Mediterranean Gull

BRISTOL

No reports.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

18-07-2019 Med Gull - juv NP-NW - Wetlands (Paul Bowerman)
New Passage/Northwick/Pilning Wetlands
23 Canada Goose, 1 juv Mute Swan, 18 Little Grebe - 6 ad + juv, 1 Little Egret, 5 Little Ringed Plover - inc 4 juv, 1 Whimbrel, 60 + Curlew, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 32 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 90+ Redshank, 1 Mediterranean Gull - juv, 3 Stock Dove, 1 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler - singing.

Severn Beach
6 Little Egret

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon-Yeo:
6 Canada Goose, 12 Mute Swan, 10 Shelduck +46 juvs, 60 Mallard, 2 Grey Heron, 8 Little Egret, 1 Cormorant, 1 m Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 2 Coot, 14 Oystercatcher, 4 Avocet, 6 Whimbrel, 110 Curlew, 65 Dunlin, 3 Common Sandpiper, 155 Redshank, 1 ad Spotted Redshank, 2 Greenshank, 429 BH Gull, 20 Herring Gull, 60 LBB Gull, 1 Raven, 10 Swallow, 2 Rock Pipit, 20 Linnet.

Backwell Lake & West Nailsea:
8 Canada Goose (inc. 6 mature gosling), 17 Mute Swan (inc. 4 cygnets), Mallard, 2 Little Egret, Buzzard, 3 Moorhen, 4 BH Gull, LBB Gull, 2 Little Owl, Green Woodpecker, Jay, 4 Swallow, 2 Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Reed Warbler, Song Thrush, 2 Chaffinch, Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch.

Worle:
3 Peregrine (including begging youngsters).

BELOW M4 & BANES

Newton-St-Loe:
6 Mute Swan, 15 Mallard, 1 Pheasant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 1 Black-headed Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 6 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 6 Magpie, 5 Jackdaw, 15 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 10 Blue Tit, 10 Great Tit, 25 Swallow, 15 House Martin, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 5 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Robin, 35 House Sparrow, 1 Greenfinch, 25 Goldfinch.

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
2 Egyptian Geese, 1 Common Sandpiper.

18-07-19 Yellow-legged Gull, CVL Heron's Green (Ian Stapp)
Chew Valley Lake:
278 Canada Goose, 3 Greylag Goose (Stratford), 2 Shelduck (Herriott's pool), Tufted Duck (with ducklings Herriott's pool), 3 Little Grebe (2 HG pool 1 Stratford), 164 Great-crested Grebe, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret (Herriott's pool), 1 Sparrowhawk (Moreton), 1 Marsh Harrier, 4 Buzzard, 2 Avocet (Herriott's pool, inc. 1 juv.), 4 Lapwing (3 Herriott's pool 1 Stratford), 8 Green Sandpiper (7 Herriott's pool 1 HG), 7 GBB Gull, 2 Yellow-legged Gull (H Green & Herriott's pool), 1 Common Tern, 5 Collared Dove (Bishop Sutton), 100 Swift, 1 Kingfisher (Herriott's pool), 2 Great-spotted Woodpecker (Moreton), 1 Kestrel (Herriott's), 1 Hobby (H Green), 1 Peregrine (Stratford), 4 Jay, 300+ Sand Martin (Herriott's & HG), 30+ Swallow, 120+ House Martin, 3 Chiffchaff (Moreton to Stratford), 1 Song Thrush (Moreton), 7 House Sparrow (HG wall), 1 juv Yellow Wagtail (H Green), 35 Pied Wagtail (all HG wall), 30 Chaffinch, 2 Goldfinch (HG), 5 Reed Bunting

18-07-19 Common Tern, CVL Herriott's Pool (Ian Stapp)
Out of Area:
Goldcliff Reserve:
1 Glossy Ibis

Reports: Rich Andrews, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Rob Hargreaves, Robin Martin, Dean Reeves, Harvey Rose, Nigel Sluman, Ian Stapp. blagdonlakebirds Severnsidebirds Newton-St-Loe Birding