Snipe
Cuckoo
Spotted Flycatcher
Whinchat, Wheatear
Yellow Wagtail
Avocet
Again today, the nicest photo was this one of a juvenile Little Ringed Plover at Herons Green (David Hughes) |
BRISTOL
Ashton Court:
Stock Dove, 9 Mistle Thrush, 1 Wheatear, 50+ Goldfinch.
Kingfishers in Eastville Park (Richard Scantlebury) |
3 Mute Swan, Mallard, 2 Grey Heron, 5 Moorhen, c.30+ BH Gull, 4 LBB Gull, 7 Swift, a Kingfisher family, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Nuthatch, 1 juv Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Dipper, 5 Grey Wagtail.
Grey Heron in Eastville Park (Martin Tayler) |
25 Mallard, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Moorhen, 1 Coot, small charm of Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting.
1 Grey Heron, 4 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 GS Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, 2 Jay, 2 Coal Tit, 73 Swallow (feeding and resting on pylon wires), 3 Chiffchaff.
Stockwood:
1 Raven - only heard, as it was very foggy early this morning!
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
2 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Swift, 2 Spotted Flycatcher (along main rhyne).
Littleton ringers: (see the Twitter feed for some great photos)
1 Tree Pipit, Sand Martin two feet from a Hobby, 1 juv. male Redstart.
Grey Plover at New Passage ('Lisegirl') |
New Passage:
1 Wigeon, 4 Avocet, 1 Grey Plover, 1 Ringed Plover, 80 Black-tailed Godwit, a few Dunlin, 60 Turnstone, 2 Snipe, 100 Redshank, 1 Peregrine, 1 Coal Tit, 3 juv. Whinchat, 8 Yellow Wagtail.
Northwick Warth / Pilning wetland:
250 Canada Goose, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Lapwing, 2 Yellow Wagtail (possibly more), 50+ Linnet.
Severn Beach:
15 Turnstone, 20 Swallow.
NORTH SOMERSET
Kingston Seymour:
Juvenile Cuckoo (in a garden, yesterday and again this morning).
1 Wigeon, 4 Avocet, 1 Grey Plover, 1 Ringed Plover, 80 Black-tailed Godwit, a few Dunlin, 60 Turnstone, 2 Snipe, 100 Redshank, 1 Peregrine, 1 Coal Tit, 3 juv. Whinchat, 8 Yellow Wagtail.
A Sparrowhawk flushing the waders at Pilning Wetlands (Jon Mortin) |
250 Canada Goose, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Lapwing, 2 Yellow Wagtail (possibly more), 50+ Linnet.
Severn Beach:
15 Turnstone, 20 Swallow.
This juv. Cuckoo was quite unapproachable but here is a record shot (Trevor Riddle) |
NORTH SOMERSET
Kingston Seymour:
Juvenile Cuckoo (in a garden, yesterday and again this morning).
Channel View:
1 Whitethroat, 2 Yellow Wagtail
Nice photo of a Spotted Flycatcher in Shire Valley (SouthGlosBirds) |
BELOW M4 & BANES
Marshfield - inc Rushmead Lane
1 Reed Warbler most unusual in Shire Valley, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Whinchat, 3 Wheatear
Willsbridge:
20 Mistle Thrush
South Stoke, Engine Wood:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Nuthatch.
Bath, Englishcombe Lane:
3 Swift, 2 Coal Tit, 6 Starling
26-08-2019 Yellowhammer Saltford (Rupert Gale) |
1 Swift, 5+ Swallow, 5+ House Martin, 5 Long Tailed Tit, 1 Grey Wagtail and 1 Yellowhammer
RESERVOIRS
Chew Valley Lake
Dam:
300+ Canada Geese, 3 Egyptian Goose, 1 Little Egret, 1 Common Sandpiper, 10 Pied Wagtail
Nunnery:
2 Little Egret, 1 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper. 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 1 Hobby.
Heron's Green:
1 Great White Egret, 10 Little Grebe, 1 juv. Little Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper. 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Whinchat, 60 Pied Wagtail
Kingfisher at Stratford (Bob Brewer) |
Kingfisher, 3+ Reed Warbler, 1 Cetti's Warbler.
Herriott's inc Pool:
1 Black Swan, 5 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Snipe, 4 Green Sandpiper, 1 Redshank (Nunnery), 3 Kingfisher
Reports: Jonathan Angell, Bob Brewer, Bryan Cook, Peter Coslett, Anne Crowe, Tim Ford, Rupert Gale, Chris Hall, Robert Hargreaves, Simon Harris, Peter Hazelwood, Dave Hughes, Brian Lancastle, Lisegirl, Paul Milsom, Jon Mortin, Phil Quinn, Adèle Remazeilles, Trevor Riddle, Tim Salkeld, Richard Scantlebury, 'Sova', Howard Taffs, Martin Tayler, Brian Thompson, Thomas Weston, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG