23-07-20 Thursday - Cattle Egret

Not as sunny as in recent days, and increasingly overcast in afternoon. Rain late pm. Bristol max 20°C

Egyptian Goose

Greenshank

Yellow-legged Gull 

Cattle Egret, Great White Egret

Marsh Harrier

Wheatear, Redstart

23-07-20 Cattle Egrets + Great White Egret, Herriotts Pool, CVL (Ian Stapp)

             

BRISTOL

R. Avon at Sea Mills:

1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher (River Trym)

Avon Gorge at Sea Walls:

3 Raven soaring and tussling at eye level - presumably the family party previously reported from here.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

23-07-20 Whinchat, Chipping Sodbury Common (Pete Coslett)

    
Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Whinchat

NORTH SOMERSET

Clapton:

Report (per Lyndon Roberts) of a Marsh Harrier found injured earlier this week. One of its wings was badly smashed, thought by a vet to have been caused by a power cable strike. It had to be put down unfortunately.

Clevedon-Yeo:
8 Canada Goose, 12 Shelduck, 90 + Mallard, 6 Oystercatcher, 15 Lapwing, 6 Whimbrel, 110 Curlew, 12 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper, 210 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 450 Black-headed Gull, 20 Herring Gull, 10 LBB Gull, 2 Cormorant , 6 Little Egret, 12 Swallow, 1 Wheatear, 1 Rock Pipit

Sand Point/Bay:
1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Skylark, 20+ Swallow/House Martin,  4 Chiffchaff, 7 Whitethroat incl 3 juveniles, 1 Redstart, 3 Stonechat, 3 Linnet, 2 Reed Bunting

 

Congresbury:

Woodpigeon, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Green Woodpecker, 5 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 2 Blue Tit, Swallow, 1 Blackbird, 6 House Sparrow, 1 Bullfinch, 2 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

23-07-20 Sparrowhawk, Chew Stoke (Lucy Masters)

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
1 Egyptian Goose, 17 Teal, 5 Pochard, 1 Stock Dove, 1 second-year Yellow-legged Gull, 37 Cormorant,  2 Hobby, 1 Whitethroat

Dam End:
45 Canada Goose,1 Little Egret (Wally bank), 3 Grey Heron, 4 Common Sandpiper, 4 GBB Gull , 

80+BH Gull, 1 adult Yellow-legged Gull (Dam wall),10+ House Martin, 4 Pied Wagtail

Hollowbrook:
1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher

Heron's Green:
198 Canada Goose, 6 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 1 3rd year Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier (over Moreton from HG),1 Sedge Warbler, 4 Pied Wagtail, 1 Reed Bunting         

23-07-20 Cattle Egrets doing what they are supposed to do, field by Stratford, CVL (Lucy Masters)

              

23-07-20 Cattle Egret, Herriotts Pool, CVL (Ian Stapp)

    
Herriott's - inc Pool:

34 Canada Goose, 4 Shelduck, 2+ Swift, 170 Great-Crested Grebe, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Dunlin, 5 Common Sandpiper, 10 Green Sandpiper, 6 G BB Gull, 15 Cattle Egret (at least 2 juveniles), 6 Little Egret , 6 Great White Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 2 Kingfisher,1 Peregrine, 9 Jackdaw, 30+ Swallow/ House Martin inc  some Sand Martin,1 Cetti's Warbler, 4 House Sparrow, 2 Grey Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

23-07-20 another shot of gathered Cattle + Great White Egrets, Herriott's Pool, CVL (George Stacey)

    

 

23-07-20 Cattle Egrets, Herriotts Pool, CVL (Simon Isgar)

Out of Avon:

Steart Marshes WWT - Black-winged Stilts showing well on Stockland Marsh, with a glimpse of the chicks too

Goldcliff, nr Newport - Glossy Ibis

 

23-07-20 Dad showing junior the way, Chew Stoke (Lucy Masters)

               

Reports: Pete Coslett, Andy Davis, Sean Davies, William Earp, Matt Hull,  Simon Isgar, Lucy Masters, Jean Oliver, Lyndon Roberts, Harvey Rose, Cliff Smith,  George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Keith Vinicombe, WWT Steart Marshes