Mandarin Duck
Little Ringed Plover
Common Gull
Great White Egret, Cattle Egret
Marsh Harrier
Chipping Sodbury Common:
Green Woodpecker (heard), 2 Kestrel, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, Willow Warbler, Whitethroat, Spotted Flycatcher, 3 Redstart, 3 Whinchat, prob Stonechat, many Linnet and Goldfinch
Moreton
3 Grey Heron 2 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, flock of LTT/ Blue/ Great/ Coal Tit, Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, Treecreeper maybe 60 birds - one hell of a panic when a Sparrowhawk went through the woodland
Herriotts - inc Pool
34 Canada Goose, 4 Shelduck, 10 Shoveler, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 7 Green Sandpiper,2 Common Sandpiper, 9 GBB Gull (4 on pool 5 out on lake), 1 Common Gull, 8 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting
Spotted Flycatcher
Redstart, Whinchat
Redstart, Whinchat
Yellow Wagtail
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| 02-08-20 Oddly marked House Sparrow, Yate (Chris Teague) (Looks quite similar to the 'Italian' Sparrow noted at Fishponds in 2019- see below) |
BRISTOL
No reports
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Tortwoth Lake:
2 Canada Goose, 1 Mute Swan, 1 Mandarin Duck (juvenile female), 16 Mallard with 8 young (6+2 broods), 4 Tufted Duck with 7 young, 1 Grey Heron, 9 Little Grebe with 5 young (3+1+1 broods), 1 Moorhen with 1 young, 14 Coot with 15 young (2+3+3+3+4 broods) with 1 still occupied nest, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 2 Swallow, 4 House Martins, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 3 Grey Wagtail.
1 Buzzard
New Passage/Pilning Wetlands:
c.200 Canada Goose, 1 Bar-headed Goose, 9 Mute Swan, 12 Shelduck, 3 Moorhen, 15 Coot, 3 Little Grebe + 3 young, 30 Oystercatcher, 7 Lapwing, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 5 Curlew, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, c.15 Swallow, c.30 House Martin (including pair feeding young in New Passage house nest), 1 Chiffchaff, flock c.120 Starling, 6 Pied Wagtail, flock c.40 Linnet, flock c.50 Goldfinch
No reports
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Tortwoth Lake:
2 Canada Goose, 1 Mute Swan, 1 Mandarin Duck (juvenile female), 16 Mallard with 8 young (6+2 broods), 4 Tufted Duck with 7 young, 1 Grey Heron, 9 Little Grebe with 5 young (3+1+1 broods), 1 Moorhen with 1 young, 14 Coot with 15 young (2+3+3+3+4 broods) with 1 still occupied nest, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 2 Swallow, 4 House Martins, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 3 Grey Wagtail.
Cromhall:
1 Buzzard
New Passage/Pilning Wetlands:
c.200 Canada Goose, 1 Bar-headed Goose, 9 Mute Swan, 12 Shelduck, 3 Moorhen, 15 Coot, 3 Little Grebe + 3 young, 30 Oystercatcher, 7 Lapwing, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 5 Curlew, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, c.15 Swallow, c.30 House Martin (including pair feeding young in New Passage house nest), 1 Chiffchaff, flock c.120 Starling, 6 Pied Wagtail, flock c.40 Linnet, flock c.50 Goldfinch
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| 02-08-20 some more images of an oddly-marked House Sparrow, Yate (Chris Teague) |
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| ...and here's the Fishponds bird in June 2019 (Allan Chard) |
Yate:
Garden - visits from an oddly marked male House Sparrow
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| 02-08-20 Redstarts, Chipping Sodbury Common (Gordon Youdale) |
Chipping Sodbury Common:
Green Woodpecker (heard), 2 Kestrel, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, Willow Warbler, Whitethroat, Spotted Flycatcher, 3 Redstart, 3 Whinchat, prob Stonechat, many Linnet and Goldfinch
NORTH SOMERSET
Clevedon-Yeo:
80 Canada Goose, 12 Mute Swan, 20 + Shelduck inc 1 fresh brood of 5, 95 Mallard, Tufted Duck, 1+
Coot, 14 Oystercatcher, 5 Lapwing, 4 Ringed Plover, 3 Whimbrel, 180 Curlew, 2 Turnstone, 15 Dunlin, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 190 Redshank, 800+ Black-headed Gull, 60+ Herring Gull, 10 LBB Gull, 16 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Peregrine (attacking the waders at Kenn mouth), 2 Raven, 4 Swallow, 3 Rock Pipit, 20 Linnet
BELOW M4 & BANES
Marshfield:
Heron's Green
56 Canada Goose, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret , 1 Cattle Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier,6 Pied Wagtail
Clevedon-Yeo:
80 Canada Goose, 12 Mute Swan, 20 + Shelduck inc 1 fresh brood of 5, 95 Mallard, Tufted Duck, 1+
Coot, 14 Oystercatcher, 5 Lapwing, 4 Ringed Plover, 3 Whimbrel, 180 Curlew, 2 Turnstone, 15 Dunlin, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 190 Redshank, 800+ Black-headed Gull, 60+ Herring Gull, 10 LBB Gull, 16 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Peregrine (attacking the waders at Kenn mouth), 2 Raven, 4 Swallow, 3 Rock Pipit, 20 Linnet
BELOW M4 & BANES
Marshfield:
12 Sky Lark,4 House Martin, 5 Swallow, 5 Starling, 3 Mistle Thrush, 2 Stonechat, 1 Yellow Wagtail,1 Pied Wagtail,10+ Linnet, 4 Yellowhammer,9 Corn Bunting
RESERVOIRS
Blagdon Lake:
family of Egyptian Geese, 4 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 5 Great White Egret,1 Little Egret
Blagdon Lake:
family of Egyptian Geese, 4 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 5 Great White Egret,1 Little Egret
Chew Valley Lake
Dam End
2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 7 Pied Wagtail
2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 7 Pied Wagtail
56 Canada Goose, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret , 1 Cattle Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier,6 Pied Wagtail
Moreton
3 Grey Heron 2 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, flock of LTT/ Blue/ Great/ Coal Tit, Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, Treecreeper maybe 60 birds - one hell of a panic when a Sparrowhawk went through the woodland
Herriotts - inc Pool
34 Canada Goose, 4 Shelduck, 10 Shoveler, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 7 Green Sandpiper,2 Common Sandpiper, 9 GBB Gull (4 on pool 5 out on lake), 1 Common Gull, 8 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting
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| 02-08-20 Wren, Moreton, CVL (Ian Stapp) |
Reports: Pete Bryant, Pete Coslett,Andy Davis, Richard Giles and Fiona Neate, Lois Pryce, Harvey Rose, Ian Stapp, Chris Teague, Gordon Youdale, blagdonlakebirds
