Monday, 22 July 2019

22-07-19 Monday - Common Tern

Misty, moisty, grey and spitty, but warm with a light breeze.

Great White Egrets
Yellow-legged Gull
Common Tern

Gulls and Shelducks at Herriotts Bridge, Chew (George Stacey)
BRISTOL

Marlborough Street, BS5:
The "Italian Sparrow" visited a garden in Marlborough Street today, 200 m. from its usual hangout at Huyton Road.

Stockwood:
pair of Ravens amongst the circling Swifts.

Little Stoke:
14 Swift over Oak Close at 4.20 pm.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE & NORTH SOMERSET

no reports.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath - Oldfield Park:
c 140 mixed LBB Gull and Herring Gull feeding on flying ants, 18 Swift, 20 House Sparrow.

RESERVOIRS

Common Tern at Herriotts Bridge today (Ian Stapp)
Chew Valley Lake
242 Canada Goose, 68 Mute Swan, 5 Grey Heron, 4 Little Egret, 1 juv. Marsh Harrier, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Buzzard, 9 GBB Gull, 8 Swift, 14 Pied Wagtail, 4 Goldfinch, 12+ Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch, 5 Reed Bunting.

Redshank amongst Black-headed Gulls on the Herons Green wall (Ian Stapp)
Heron's Green:
2 Little Grebe, 1 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 1 Yellow-legged Gull.  2 Sedge Warbler.

A Common Sandpiper at Herons Green (George Stacey)
Moreton:
3 GS Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Blackcap.

Herriott's inc Pool:
8 Shelduck (4 ad., 4 juv.), 3 Great White Egret, 1 Dunlin (summer plumage), 4 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Tern, 1 Kingfisher, 7 Jackdaw, 1 Grey Wagtail.

Reports: Adrian Adams, Bryan Cook, Andy Davis, Larry Sweetland, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Bri Thompson, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG