Tuesday 4 August 2020

04-08-20 Tuesday - Garganey

Colder than of late, with light cloud and a max temp 19°c

Garganey
Common Tern
Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail
Kingfisher
Marsh Harrier
Hobby
Redstart, Whinchat
Corn Bunting, Yellowhammer

BRISTOL

Bishop Rd to Horfield Common:
2 Swift, 19 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Herring Gull, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 5 Magpie, 9 Jackdaw, 4 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Wren, 1 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 22 House Sparrow, 2 Greenfinch, 4 Goldfinch

04-08-20 Kingfisher EP (Allan Chard)
 Eastville Park:
11 Mute Swan, 22 Mallard, 3 Moorhen, 6 Coot, 1 Little Grebe, 16 Black-headed Gull -inc juv, 1 Herring Gull, 25 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Grey Heron - 2nd yr, 4 Kingfisher - inc 3juv, 1 Nuthatch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Teal - juv, 3 Lapwing, 3+ Ringed Plover, 2+ Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Common Tern - downriver, 1 Willow Warbler - singing! 5 Lesser Whitethroat, 10+ Mistle Thrush, 4 Wheatear, 1+ Yellow Wagtail

Yate:
Garden - brief visit again from the oddly marked male Sparrow - no leg rings observed. Video clip

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Sparrowhawk (f) very active, Green Woodpecker, Garden Warbler, Redstart, Whinchat, Bullfinch

04-08-20 Green Woodpecker Almondsbury (Véra Carpenter)
Almondsbury - garden:
1 Green Woodpecker

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead - Beach area:
1 Oystercatcher, 1 Rock Pipit, 6 Linnet

04-08-20 Ringed Plover - Dunlin Cl-Y (Howard Taffs)
Clevedon-Yeo:
4 Ringed Plover, 20 Curlew, 2 Dunlin, 1 Marsh Harrier - cream headed, 2 Raven, 1 Willow Warbler - singing

Dundry - West:
15 Swifts, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 2 Sparrowhawk - ad+juv, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Hobby

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
Swift, Stock Dove, lots of Woodpigeon - inc flock of 150, Collared Dove, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Buzzard, Kestrel, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Raven, Blue Tit, Skylark, Swallow, House Martin, Chiffchaff, Whitethroat, Wren, Starling, Blackbird, a lot of House Sparrow, Pied Wagtail, Greenfinch, a lot of Linnet, Goldfinch, Corn Bunting, Yellowhammer

Newton St Loe:
2 Mute Swan, c35 Mallard, 1 Tufted Duck (f), 1 Swift, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard, Moorhen, 2 Black-headed Gull,, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, Kestrel, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, Blue Tit, Swallow, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, 2+ Blackcap - family, Goldcrest, Wren, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Chaffinch, Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
2 Egyptian, Goose, 1 Garganey (f) juv, 7 Lapwing, 3 Common Tern

Chew Valley Lake
 
04-08-20 Green Sandpiper CVL (George Stacey)
Hollowbrook:
2 Green Sandpiper

04-08-20, Green Sandpiper + Coot & Moorhen CVL Herriotts (Ian Stapp)
 Heron's Green:
2 Little Grebe - pool, 1 Cattle Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Goldfinch

Moreton:
Swift, 30+ Woodpigeon, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Buzzard, 100 Martin and Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, 

04-08-20 Black-tailed Godwit CVL (George Stacey)
Herriott's inc Pool:
35 Canada Goose, 4 Shelduck, 6 Shoveler, lots of Gadwall, 40 Swift, loads of Coot, 8 Black-tailed Godwit, 7 Green Sandpiper,  Black-headed Gull, 9 Great Black-backed Gull, 5 Grey Heron, 8 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Kingfisher, 200+ Swallow and Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 

Reports: Dru Brook-Taylor, John Budd, Véra Carpenter, Allan Chard, Tony Cook, Colin Hawkins, Rich Scantlebury, Ted Smith, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Nigel Strickland, Howard Taffs, Chris Teague,