Tuesday 21 July 2020

21-07-20 Tuesday - Wood Sandpiper

Sunny

Little-ringed Plover
Wood Sandpiper
Red Kite
Hobby
Kingfisher
Marsh Tit
Whimbrel
Knot
Greylag Goose, Wheatear

BRISTOL

Bishopston - garden:
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Peregrine, 2 Raven 

20-07-20 Little Grebe St George's Park (Rich Scantlebury)
St George's Park
5 Little Grebe - inc 3 chicks

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
10 Greylag Goose - inc 4 juv, flew upriver, 1 Red-legged Partridge - calling lag 3, 1 Whimbrel, 11 Turnstone, 11 Dunlin, 1 Redshank, 5 Mistle Thrush.1 Wheatear - juv/fem,

New Passage/Northwick:
86 Canada Goose, 9 Oystercatcher, 4 Curlew, 24 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Turnstone, 210 Dunlin, c50 Redshank, 

Pilning Wetlands:
6 Black-tailed Godwit,

Alveston:
12+ Swift - screaming party over the house

NORTH SOMERSET

21-07-20 Knot Cl-Y (Howard Taffs)
Clevedon-Yeo:
2 Whimbrel, 10 Curlew, 2 Knot, c20 Dunlin

Backwell Lake:
2 Mute Swan families, 23 Black-headed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher - very active, several Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Warbler

Cleeve Garden Centre:
1 Green Woodpecker - over calling

Goblin Combe:
1 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 3 Raven - duongg call, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap (f), 3+ Goldcrest, 6 Nuthatch, 3 Song Thrush, 1 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

21-07-20 Peregrine Bath St John's Church (Rich Scantlebury)
Bath - St John's Church & R Avon:
c30 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 10 Herring Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Peregrine, 

Marksbury:
2 Red Kite - morning - and again in the pm over Farmborough

Cameley:
1 Hobby - after Swallow, 2 Greenfinch - juv ringed, but will they survive their own virus problem? Ringing may help us find out.

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
1 Wood Sandpiper - juv

Blagdon Lake:
2 Redshank 

Chew Valley Lake

21-07-20 Little-ringed Plover CVL Dam (Ian Stapp)
Dam End:
66 Canada Goose, 1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Little-ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, 200+ Black-headed Gull inc yellow ring 2KTS, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 5 Sand Martin, 20+ House Martin, 4 Pied Wagtail

Heron's Green:
156 Canada Goose 6 Little Grebe - pool,  1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Sedge Warbler, 5 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

Moreton:
1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Jay, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Wren, 2 Dunnock,  
(WARNING lot of Hornets in the hide)

21-07-20 Black-tailed Godwit CVL Herriotts pool (Ian Stapp)
 
Herriott's - inc Pool:
77 Canada Goose, 4 Shelduck, 32 Teal, 2+ Swift, 2 Collared Dove, 166 Great-crested Grebe -  lake side all together, 1 Oystercatcher - came in & went later, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper, 10 Green Sandpiper, 7 Grey Heron,  5 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 3 Buzzard, 3 Marsh Harrier - all flying together, lots of activity first thing,  8 Great Black-backed Gull, 3 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 12 Jackdaw, some Sand Martin, 4+ Swallow, 40+ House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 6 House Sparrow, 2 Grey Wagtail, 6 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

Reports: Sean Davies, Rich Ford, Annie & Nick Hawkridge, Andy Mears, Bob Medland, Matt Plenty, Rich Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Gwen Thomas, Sean Whyte