Wednesday, 28 August 2019

28-08-19 Wednesday - Red Kite

Cloudy warm start today, some Sunshine, rain later.

Osprey, Red Kite
Curlew Sandpiper
Common Tern
Tawny Owl
Swift
Spotted Flycatcher
Redstart
Pintail

BRISTOL

Henbury - Golf Club:
1 Swift
28-08-2019 Kingfisher Eastville Park (Martin Tayler)
Eastville Park:
2 Grey Heron - juv, 2 Kingfisher, 3 Grey Wagtail

28-08-2019 Grey Wagtail Eastville Park (Martin Tayler)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE


28-08-2019 Curlew Sandpiper Severn Beach (Paul Bowerman)
New Passage/Severn Beach
1 Osprey, 3 Curlew Sandpiper

28-08-2019 Redstart CSC (Pete Cosett)
Chipping Sodbury Common - a full circuit:
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel (m), Jay, Magpie, c70 Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, Blue and Great Tit, 20-30 Swallow, House Martin, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Whitethroat, Goldcrest, Wren, c100 Starling, Blackbird, 2 Spotted Flycatcher - ad and juv, Robin, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Pied Wagtail, Bullfinch, Goldfinch.
Early Look - 3 Redstart

NORTH SOMERSET

28-08-2019 Sparrowhawk Portishead (Jane Cumming)
Portishead - garden:
1 Sparrowhawk - and minus 1 Blackbird !!

Nailsea Garden:
Blue and Great Tit, Robin and 12 House Sparrow - busy in the hedge.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath - Englishcombe Lane:
3 Swift over at 14:45

Bishop Sutton:
6 Collared Dove

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
2 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier - juv - lots of Coot spooked,  2 Black Tern in flight

28-08-2019 Red Kite CVL Hreeiotts Bridge (Ian Stapp)
Chew Valley Lake
1 Shelduck, 14 Little Grebe and chicks, 7 Grey Heron, 5 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 4 Buzzard, 3 Common Sandpiper, 11 Great Black-backed Gull, 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 50 mix of Sand and House Martin, 30+ Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Reed Warbler, 15 Pied Wagtail, 4 Reed Bunting

Woodford:
1 Common Tern

Blue Bowl:
10 House Sparrow
28-08-2019 Raven CVL H Green (Ian Stapp)
Heron's Green:
1 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Common Sandpiper, 7 Jackdaw, 2 Raven - over, 1 Whinchat - back of the pool, 3 Chaffinch

Moreton:
5 Stock Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Jay, 20 + Long-tailed Tit - with other mixed tits, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 3 Blackbird, 20 Goldfinch

28-08-2019 Shoveler CVL (George Stacey)
Stratford:
1 Black Swan, 4 Shoveler, 20 Pochard, 1 Tawny Owl - on the lane to Morton, on a gate post, 1 Peregrine, 10 House Sparrow - lane,

Herriott's inc Pool:
3 Pintail, 1 Red Kite, 3 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Gull, 20 Woodpigeon, 40 Starling,



Reports: Jon Angell, Paul Bowerman, David Campbell, Bryan Cook, Peter Coslett, Jane Cumming, Ann Rossiter, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Martin Tayler, martinsbirdblog 
Blagdon Lake Birds