Friday 24 July 2020

24-07-20 Friday - Crossbill

Overcast and muggy with a light SW wind, brightening up after noon.  Dry.

Cattle Egrets, Great White Egrets
Marsh Harrier
Yellow Wagtail
Crossbill

Marsh Harrier at Herriotts Bridge, Chew (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL

Kingsweston Down:
Flyover calling Crossbill, heading west (8.00 am.)


SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
Lagoon 1:  15 Mistle Thrush (OPS record), 3+ Yellow Wagtail.
Lagoon 2: juv. Willow Warbler  


New Passage/Pilning Wetlands:
c.130 Canada Goose, 6 Mute Swan, 5 Shelduck, 3 Moorhen, 8 Coot, 2 Little Grebe, 9 Oystercatcher, 3 Avocet, 11 Lapwing, c.150 Dunlin, 35 Redshank, c.180 BH Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Green Woodpecker, 25 Swallow, 25 House Martin, flock c.60 Starling, 1 Chiffchaff, 4 Pied Wagtail, flock c.40 Linnet, flock 30 Goldfinch.


NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:

Herring Gull family on a Portishead roof (John Clark)

Nailsea Park:
2 Buzzard, 4 Magpie, 1 Raven (fly over), 4 young Long-tailed Tit, 1 Greenfinch.

Backwell Lake:
15 Canada Goose, 13 Mute Swan with 9 cygnets (2+7), Mallard, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Moorhen, 3 Black-headed Gull, 1 Kingfisher.

Young Wood Lane:
2 Buzzard, 4 Swallow, 1 Wren, 2 Song Thrush.


Worle:
Peregrine over the garden, Coal Tits.


BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge:
Dipper (from track to road right of Mill), Grey Wagtail, Nuthatch.


RESERVOIRS

Great Spotted Woodpecker at Chew (George Stacey)
Blagdon Lake:
8 Pochard, 78 Moorhen, 5 Lapwing, 11 Grey Heron, 4 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 1 Hobby.

Looks like the Cormorant is about to pounce! (Rob Hargreaves)


Chew Valley Lake
Great White Egret, 1 Peregrine.

Hollow Brook:
Great Spotted Woodpecker.

Heron's Green:
19 Canada Goose, 6 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 G BB Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Sedge Warbler, 4 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting.

Herriott's - inc Pool:
68 Canada Goose, 4 Shelduck, 100+ Swift, 200 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper, 8 Green Sandpiper, 7 GBB Gull, 2 Cattle Egret, 6 Little Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier, 3 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, c.4 Kingfisher, 4 Jackdaw, 50+ hirundines, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting.

Cormorants and egrets at Chew (Rob Hargreaves)


Reports:  John Clark, Stephen Curtis & Carol Rushton, William Earp, Richard Giles & Fiona Neate, Rob Hargreaves, Lois Pryce, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, opsbirding