Tuesday 18 August 2020

18-08-20 Tuesday - Mediterranean Gull

Nice - with the odd heavy shower and the Spitfire celebrating the NHS
Ruff, Wood Sandpiper, Mediterranean Gull, Yellow-legged Gull, Common Tern
Whimbrel, Yellow Wagtail
Redstart, Whinchat, Wheatear
Marsh Tit, Marsh Harrier, Water Rail
Greenshank

BRISTOL

Finzels Reach / Castle Park:
12 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Carrion Crow, 2 Peregrine - pr, 1 Blue Tit

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
"Early morning visit to Pillhead Gout, Oldbury Pill and Oldbury Yacht Club"
3 Ringed Plover, 112 Curlew, 2 Dunlin, 9 Common Sandpiper, 45 Redshank, 4 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 58 Swallow, 1 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 9 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 140+ Linnet.
OPS:
1 Coot, 1 Arctic Tern -juv, 1 Commic Tern - down river 07:25, 1 Reed Warbler - recently fledged, 1 Grey Wagtail,

New Passage/Northwick:
18 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Turnstone, 15 Redshank, 1 Green Woodpecker, 5 Wheatear, 6 Yellow Wagtail,

Yate:
1 Sparrowhawk - juv in the garden again, 2 Raven - over the business park

Wickwar - Lower Woods:
1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Marsh Tit

18-08-20 Redstart, Whinchat CSC (Keith Williams)
Chipping Sodbury Common:
3 Raven, 10 Swallow, 1 Willow Warbler, lots of Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat, 8 Redstart (inc f type), 3 Whinchat - (m & 2f type), 1 Wheatear, 100+ Small Heath Butterflies.

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Pill / Shore:
23 Canada Goose, 1 Whimbrel, 8 Curlew, 2 Oystercatcher, 32 Ringed Plover, 4 Dunlin, 2 Little Egret

Clevedon - garden:
1 Sparrowhawk (m juv)

Clevedon-Yeo:
145 Canada Goose, 1 Bar-headed Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 2 Egyptian Goose, 95 Shelduck - inc 5 half grown brood, 315 Mallard, 4 Teal, 4 Coot, 12 Oystercatcher, 125 Ringed Plover, 2 Whimbrel, 200 Curlew, 50 Dunlin, 2 Snipe, 7 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 230 Redshank, 7 Greenshank, 250 Black-headed Gull, 10 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 16 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 4 Raven, 165 Swallow, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Whinchat, 12 Wheatear, 4 Yellow Wagtail, 10 Meadow Pipit, 2 Rock Pipit, 35 Greenfinch - in stubble field, 65 Linnet, 60 Goldfinch.

Worle:
1 Tawny Owl - calling early hours, 3 Raven - later, flight tumbling

BELOW M4 & BANES

Norton Malreward:
Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, 5 Buzzard - circling together, Kestrel, Jackdaw,
Rook, Carrion Crow, Raven, Blue Tit, Great Tit, House Martin, Chiffchaff,
Blackbird, Robin, Chaffinch, 20+ Linnet, Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
3 Garganey, increasing number of Teal, 2 Dunlin, 5 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 

18-08-20 Greenshank CVL  Stratford (Robert Hargreaves)
Chew Valley Lake 
12 Great White Egret, 10 Little Egret - totals from round the site.

Dam:
1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 1st winter Yellow-legged Gull

18-08-20 Little Grebe CVL (George Stacey)
Villice:
Little Grebe

Herron's Green:
1 Common Sandpiper

18-08-20 Sparrowhawk CVL (Raoul Chandrasakera)
Stratford:
1 Water Rail, 9 Snipe, 1 Greenshank, 1 Common Tern, 2 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Hobby, 2 Sand Martin, 3 House Martin

18-08-20 Wood Sandpiper, Ruff CVL Herriott's Bridge (Ian Stapp)
Herriott's inc Pool:
30 Canada Goose, 1 Shelduck - pool, 22 Shoveler - pool, 6 Grey Heron  9 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 6 Little Grebe lake, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Ruff  - lake, 3 Dunlin - pool, 5 Snipe - lake side, 1 Common Sandpiper - wall pool, 8 Green Sandpiper - pool, 2 Wood Sandpiper - lake, 5 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Marsh Harrier - sat on mud in front reeds for a while, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Buzzard, 2 Kingfisher, 7 Jackdaw, 2 Raven, 10 Swallow, 10 House Martin, 2 Cetti's 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail

Reports: Dru Brooke-Taylor, Raoul Chandrasakera, Tony Cook, Mark Coller, Pete Coslett, Stephen Curtis, William Earp, Robert Hargreaves, Nick Hawkridge, Simon Isgar, Andy Middleton, Lisa Presland, Phil Quinn, Dean Reeves, Harvey Rose, Carol Rushton, Steve Sanins, Rich Scantlebury, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Chris Teague, Keith Williams,