Tuesday 23 July 2019

23-07-19 Tuesday - Barn Owl, Swift still

Temp 16 to 33 ℃. Hot and Hot - slight breeze - thunder promised - we'll see!

Barn Owl
Great White Egret
Whimbrel
Marsh Harrier
Yellow-legged Gull
Red Kite

BRISTOL

Bishop Rd to Horfield Common:
4 Herring Gull, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 11 Woodpigeon, 4 Collared Dove, 17 Swift, 6 Magpie, 5 Jackdaw, 6 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 2 Wren, 3 Starling, 4 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 25 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 4 Greenfinch, 4 Goldfinch

Redland - Garden:
4 Swift - seen above, 2 Jay - ad and juv, 1 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Nuthatch - long visit to the feeder,  1 Blackbird (m), 6 House Sparrow

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

23-07-2019 Green Woodpecker Horton Hill Millennium Folly (Keith Williams)
Little Sodbury - BOC Tuesday walk:
1 Little Grebe, 4 Buzzard, 1 Moorhen, 2 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 Stock Dove, 12 Woodpigeon, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 2 Jay, 2 Magpie, 15 Jackdaw, 3 Rook, 6 Carrion Crow, 4 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 5 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 4 Swallow, 8 House Martin, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Wren, 3 Nuthatch, 1 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 3 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 2 Linnet, 4 Goldfinch, 3 Yellowhammer

NORTH SOMERSET

Ham Green:
1 Green Woodpecker - juv

Portishead - Kilkenny Place:
8 Swift - over, 6 Long-tailed Tit - on the balcony feeder

Bristol Airport:
Small numbers of Sand Martin and Swallow passing through.

Weston-Super-Mare - St Georges:
40+ Swift still flying over,,

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath - Lower Weston:
4 Raven - flying north - probably a small family party

Bishop Sutton:
3 Collared Dove

RESERVOIRS

23-07-2019 Green Sandpiper CVL H Green wall (Ian Stapp)
Chew Valley Lake
239 Canada Goose, 77 Mute Swan, 1 Black Swan, 6 Grey Heron,  Little Egret, 1 Red Kite - over Knowle Hill, 6 Buzzard, 1 Whimbrel - flew over to SW - mid morning, 11 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Swift, 1 Kestrel - juv, 1 Peregrine, 20+ House Martin, 20+ Swallow, 4 House Sparrow, 12 Pied Wagtail, 5 Reed Bunting

Villice:
Marsh Harrier - juv

23-07-2019 Dunlin CVL H Green wall (Ian Stapp)
Heron's Green:
2 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Lapwing, 1 Dunlin, 1 Yellow-legged Gull - 3rd yr, 2 Sedge Warbler

Moreton:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Redshank - calling, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Goldfinch, 2 Bullfinch

23-07-2019 Great White Egret CVL Herriott's Pool (Ian Stapp)
Herriott's inc Pool:
1 Shelduck, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Whimbrel,  5 Green Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher, 9 Jackdaw, 1 Grey Wagtail

Reports: Derek Angell, Nancy Barrett, John Budd, Andy Davis, John Griffiths, Nick Hawkridge, Adrian Hockey, Paul Milsom, Dee Pope, Ian Stapp, Keith Vinicombe, Keith Williams