14-07-20 Tuesday - Little Ringed Plover

Overcast and a bit muggy. 

Whinchat
Little Ringed Plover

Yellow-legged Gull

Redstart

Hobby

Avocet

Wood Sandpiper

Little Owl

14-07-20 Little-ringed Plover CVL Dam (Dave Hughes)

BRISTOL

Bishop Rd to Horfield Common:
2 Swift, 16 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 7 Magpie, 10 Jackdaw, 8 Carrion Crow, 5 Wren, 3 Starling, 5 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 34 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 3 Greenfinch, 7 Goldfinch

Hotwells:

Lesser Black-backed Gull - fledged juv 

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
3 Lesser Whitethroat - family party, 8 Whitethroat, 1 Whinchat,  1 Stonechat - juv, 

14-07-20 Blackcap New Passage (Lisa Presland)

New Passage/Northwick:
2 Kingfisher - "one flying along the Pill towards the river and another flew towards me. It landed and dived into the water several times before sitting on the mud right in front of me"

1 Kestrel, 1 Blackcap (f) - knocked itself out on the glass, flew off after a rest.

14-07-20 Wood Sandpiper NP Wetlands (Aravind Ramesh)

Pilning Wetlands:
5 Swift, 9 Avocet - inc 3 local juvs, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 51 Redshank, 5 Little Ringed Plover, 38 Sand Martin, 7 Swallow, 51 House Martin - travelling through

14-07-20 Song Thrush, Reed Bunting, Redstart Chipping Sodbeauty Common (Robert Hargreaves)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Skylark, 10 Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Whitethroat, 28 Starling, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Redstart - inc juv, 2 Whinchat, 1 Pied Wagtail, 20+ Linnet and Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

Thornbury:

1 Raven, 2 Nuthatch - calling from Streamside.

NORTH SOMERSET

14-07-20 Little Owl Nailsea (Gwen Thomas)

Nailsea:

Little Owl

Portbury Warth:

30 Mallard + 1 juv, 14 Tufted Duck - all moulting, 3 Oystercatcher -inc 2 local juv, 1 Common Sandpiper, Lesser Black-backed Gull - c 70 fledglings - no Herring Gull breeding noted.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Folly Farm:
Swift, a lot of Woodpigeon, 1 Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Buzzard, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, Jay, Magpie, 100+ Jackdaw - flock, Carrion Crow, Raven, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Skylark, Swallow, House Martim, Long-tailed Tit, 1+ Willow Warbler, lots of Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Whitethroat, Wren, 2+ Nuthatch, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Robin, Chaffinch, Linnet, Goldfinch, Yellowhammer

14-07-20 Bullfinch Chew Stoke (Lucy Masters)

Chew Stoke:

Collard Dove, Sparrowhawk, and a Bullfinch in the garden

West Harptree:
Swallow, House Sparrow

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake - 13-7-20:
3 Teal, 17 Pochard, Increase in Tufted Duck, 3 Lapwing, 3 Great White Egret & 7 Little Egret in to roost, 1 Hobby

Chew Valley Lake

Mute Swan, Gadwall, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Moorhen, Coot - inc on sitting and many juv, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Cormorant, Carrion Crow, Reed Warbler,  

14-07-20 Little-ringed Plover CVL Dam (Ian Stapp)

Dam End:
46 Canada Goose, 1 Egyptian Goose, 2 Little Ringed Plover - juv, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 50+ Sand and House Martin, 4 Pied Wagtail

Woodford:
4 Great Black-backed Gull, 160+ Great Crested Grebe, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Robin

Heron's Green:
158 Canada Goose, 30+ Swift, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Little Ringed Plover,  1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 100+ Sand & House Martin, 30+ Swallow, 2 Sedge Warbler, 5 + House Sparrow, 5 Pied Wagtail, 1 Reed Bunting

Herriott's - inc Pool:
58 Canada Goose, 1 Shelduck +  2 ducklings, 7 Teal, 50+ Swift, 2 Common Sandpiper, 4 Green Sandpiper, 8 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull - 2nd sum,  4 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 3 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 2 Kingfisher, 9 Jackdaw, 150+ House & Sand Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Grey Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

OUT OF AREA

Steart:

Black-winged Stilt - the breeding pair have 3 chicks, the third appeared today.

Reports: Louise Bailey, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Peter Bryant, John Budd, Robert Hargreaves, Dave Hughes, Lucy Masters,  Lisa Presland, Aravind Ramesh, Rosemary Setter, Ian Stapp, Mike Trew, 

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