Friday, 2 August 2019

02-08-19 Friday - Redstart

Avonmouth temperature 15 - 24 °C. More Sunshine today, still hot and dry

Quail
Marsh Harrier
Yellow-legged Gull
Ring-necked Parakeet
Whinchat

Redstart

2-8-19 Whinchat, Stoke Park (Allan Chard)
BRISTOL

Bristol House:
60 screaming overhead on 23rd July, now only 2 Swift

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
2 Swift, 2 House Martin, 1 Whinchat, Reed Buntings

2-8-19 Buzzard, Stoke Park (Pat Richards)
Walk to Duchess Pond:
5 Canada Goose, 23 Mallard, 1 Gray Heron, 2 Buzzard, 7 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 8 Woodpigeon, 4 Swift, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 6 Magpie, 5 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Wren,1 Starling, 1 Blackbird, 1 Stonechat, 5 Robin,1 House Sparrow, 1 Greenfinch, 22 Goldfinch

02-08-2019 Kingfisher Eastville Park (Rich Scantlebury)
Eastville Park:
1 Kingfisher

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Bradley Stoke:
Ring-necked Parakeet

02-08-2019 Redstart OPS (Matt Plenty)
Oldbury Power Station:
1 Redstart - brief view

NORTH SOMERSET

No Reports

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield, Rushmead Lane:
Quail calling, 1 Corn Bunting carrying food, 1 m Yellowhammer

Keynsham, Manor Rd:
20+ Swift

Bath, Twerton:
30 LBB Gull, 20 Herring Gull, 9 Woodpigeon, 4 Swift, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 12 Magpie, 3 Jackdaw, 1 Coal Tit

1-8-19 Grey Heron at Newton Park (NSL Birding)
Newton St Loe, 1st:
3 Grey Heron (ad feeding 2 juv on nest)

RESERVOIRS

2-8-19 Marsh Harrier, CVL (Raoul Chandrasakera)
Chew Valley Lake:
212 Canada Goose, 76 Mute Swan, 1 Black Swan (Stratford Bay), 1 Shelduck (Herriott's Pool, the resident bird), 2 Little Grebe, 5 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk (Moreton), 2 Marsh Harrier, 6 Buzzard


2-8-19 Lapwing, Herriott's (Ian Stapp)
1 Lapwing, 1 Black-tailed Godwit (HP), 1 Dunlin (Dam), 1 Common Sandpiper (HP wall), 9 Green Sandpiper, 7 GBB Gull, 1 Yellow-Legged Gull (HG Adult), 2 Collared Dove (Bishop Sutton), 1 Kingfisher (HP), 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Moreton), 1 Green Woodpecker (M), 4 Jay (M), 6 Long-tailed Tit (M), 2 Swallow, 6 House Martin, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff (M), 2 Sedge Warbler (HG), 6 Reed Warbler, 5 Goldcrest (M), 1 Treecreeper (M), 1 Song Thrush (M), 7 House Sparrow (Blue Bowl), 1 Grey Wagtail (HP), 14 Pied Wagtail (HG & HP), 2 Bullfinch (M), 2 Goldfinch (M), 6 Reed Bunting

2-8-19 Black-tailed Godwit, Herriott's Pool (Ian Stapp)
Out of Avon

Bob Brewer in Scotland, seabirds, eagles and more

Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, Pitville Park:
1 Black-crowned Night Heron - last seen here a month ago
Reports: Raoul Chandrakasera, Allan Chard, Rob Hargreaves, Matt Plenty, Patrick Richards, John Rosetti, Vic Savery, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Keith Vinicombe
Gloster Birder