Wednesday 5 August 2020

05-08-20 Wednesday - Garganey

Overcast, humid, windy and a touch of rain later

Kingfisher
Hobby
Yellow-legged Gull, Marsh Harrier, Water Rail
Garganey
Little Ringed Plover
Mediterranean Gull

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
6 Canada Goose - inc 4 juv, 12 Mute Swan - inc 6 cygnet, c 30 Mallard, 1 Swift, 2 Moorhen, 8 Coot - inc 1 chick, 7 Black-headed Gull, 3 Grey Heron - ad, 1st and 2nd wint, 4 Sparrowhawk - 4 juv, 2 Kingfisher - 1 juv, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 6 Jay - inc 4 juv, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

05-08-20 Little Egret OPS (Heather England)
Oldbury Power Station:
8 Shelduck - family of 6 ducklings, 4 Curlew, 14+ Redshank, 1 Little Egret, 1 Hobby - hunting all over, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Wheatear, Linnet, 

05-08-20 Bar-headed (type) Goose NP-NW (Lisa Presland)
 New Passage/Northwick:
110 Canada Goose, 1 Bar-headed (type) Goose, 5 Tufted Duck - inc 4 chicks, 4 Little Grebe - inc 3 chicks, 4 Curlew, 11 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel

Yate - garden:
1 Sparrow - of curious plumage. Still in the garden, on show since 2nd    

Bradley Stoke:
1 Willow Warbler - singing, just outside the garden

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:
5 Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 120 Mallard, 2 Tufted Duck, Woodpigeon, 2 Moorhen, 28 Black-headed Gull, 30 Herring Gull, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 5 Carrion Crow, Pied Wagtail

05-08-20 Sparrowhawk, Clevedon (Paul Williams)
 Clevedon - garden:
1 Sparrowhawk - juv,  1 lucky Blackbird!

Kenn:
1 Hobby - hunting over the village at lunch time

BELOW M4 & BANES

Cameley:
2 Peregrines -  raced up and then back down the valley this morning at 06:00, screaming at each other.

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
4 Egyptian Goose - inc 2 juv, 1 or 2 Garganey, 2 Lapwing, 6 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret

Chew Valley Lake
 
Dam:
2 Common Sandpiper, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Pied Wagtail

Bittern Trail:
1 Marsh Harrier

05-08-20 Marsh Harrier CVL (George Stacey)
Hollowbrook:
1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Marsh Harrier - distant and seen through the vegetation

05-08-20 Little Grebe CVL Villice (George Stacey)
 Villice:
12 Little Grebe, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret

05-08-20 Dunlin CVL H Green  Wall (Ian Stapp)
 Heron's Green:
30 Canada Goose, 6 Little Grebe - pool, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 2 Raven, 4 Pied Wagtail

Moreton:
60+ Woodpigeon, 1 Water Rail - calling, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 5 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 12+ Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 30+ mixed Tits, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff

05-08-20 Black-tailed Godwit CVL Herriott's pool (Ian Stapp)
 Herriott's inc Pool:
34 Canada Goose, 4 Shelduck, 6 Shoveler, 2 Collared Dove, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 8 Green Sandpiper, 1 Mediterranean Gull - 2nd sum, with yellow ring, 10 Great Black-backed Gull, 5 Grey Heron, 9 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 2 Kingfisher, 9 Jackdaw, 8-9 Sand Martin, 3 House Martin, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Reed Bunting

Reports: John Budd, Chris Craig, John Croxton, Jane Cumming, Heather England, Bob Medland, Lisa Presland, Phil Quinn, Vic Savery, Rich Scantlebury, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Chris Teague, Paul Williams