Saturday 22 August 2020

22-08-20 Saturday - Nightjar, Grey Phalarope

Temp 17 to 22 to 17°C. Winds gusting up to 38 mph in Bristol, some rain showers, not much blue sky

Garganey,  Common Scoter
Nightjar
WhimbrelSanderling, Little Stint, 
Grey Phalarope, Curlew Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper
Kittiwake, Mediterranean Gull, Yellow-legged Gull
Gannet, Storm Petrel
Hobby
Whinchat, Wheatear
Yellow Wagtail

22-8-20 Storm Petrel, Severn Beach (Brian Lancastle, Aravind Ramesh, Paul Bowerman)
BRISTOL

St Werburgh's:
1 Raven, 2 Grey Wagtail

Redland garden:

4+ Herring Gull, 5 Feral Pigeon, 2 Magpie, 7 House Martin (Redland Road/Hill), 8+ House Sparrow, 1 Blue Tit

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 m Nightjar, 3 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 13 Cormorant, 1 Kestrel, 10+ Chiffchaff, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Wheatear, 1 Bullfinch
Pillhead Gout: 100+ Ringed Plover, 2 Knot, 1 Sanderling, 50+ Dunlin, 1 juv Curlew Sandpiper, 5 Common Sandpiper, 2 ad-w Mediterranean Gull

22-8-20 Yellow Wagtail, New Passage (Robert Proctor)
New Passage & Pilning Wetlands:
1 Greylag Goose, 40 Oystercatcher, 220+ Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, Curlew, 13 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Knot, 3 Turnstone, 1 Sanderling, 100+ Redshank, 4 Greenshank, Swallow, 8 Wheatear, 8 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail, Linnet flocks

Severn Beach:
Black Tern, 2 Storm Petrel, 2 Gannet, 1 Sparrowhawk

22-8-20 Sparrowhawk, Yate (Chris Teague)
Yate, garden:
1 Sparrowhawk

NORTH SOMERSET

Nailsea - garden:
2 Swallow, 2 House Martin

Clevedon, Ladye Bay:
Grey Phalarope, 2 Storm Petrel, 1 Herring Gull, 3 LBB Gull

Clevedon, Wains Hill to Yeo Estuary: High tide visit 0830-1230
130 (+9juv) Shelduck, 250 Mallard, 6 Teal (Yeo), 2 Common Scoter (Yeo), 4 Little Grebe, 27 Oystercatcher, 100 Ringed Plover, 5 Whimbrel, 270 Curlew, 7 Turnstone, 5 Knot (Yeo), 3 Ruff (Yeo), 5 Sanderling, 65 Dunlin, 2 Little Stint (Channel View), 2 Common Sandpiper, 85 Redshank,  17 Little Egret, 7 Cormorant, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 2 Skylark, 50 Swallow, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Whinchat (Blackstone), 34 Wheatear, 35 Linnet

BELOW M4 & BANES

22-8-20 Kestrel, Marshfield (Rob Hargreaves)
Marshfield:
1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 1 Skylark, 1 Whinchat, 1 Yellowhammer
22-8-20 Whinchat, Marshfield (Peter Coslett)

Bath, Englishcombe Lane:
2 Swift

22-8-20 Chiffchaff, Chew Stoke (Lucy Masters)
Chew Stoke:
1 Chiffchaff

Freshford Mill:
1 Dipper

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tank 2:
4 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Hobby

22-8-20 Wood Sand Ruff & Green Sandpiper, Herriott's (Ian Stapp)
Chew Valley Lake 

Dam:
1 juv Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Yellow Wagtail over

Denny:
2 Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin, 1 3cy Yellow-legged Gull

Hollowbrook:
Garganey,

Moreton:
Wheatear

Stratford:
6 Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin, 1 Greenshank

22-8-20 Green Sandpiper and Greenshank, Herriott's (Ian Stapp)
Herriott's Bridge:
10 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Ruff, 3 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 1 1w Kittiwake, 1 Gannet, Otter

22-8-20 Common Gull, Herriott's (Ian Stapp)
Out of Avon

22-8-20 Purple Heron, Durleigh (Old Caley)
Reports: Rich Andrews, Nancy Barrett, Paul Bowerman, Old Caley, Ken Carruthers, Peter Coslett, Sean Davies, Ian Dickie, Barry Dursley, Simon Isgar, Robert Hargreaves, Nick Hawkridge, Peter Hazelwood, Rod Holbrook, Brian Lancastle, Craig Lewis, Matt Plenty, Robert Proctor, Phil Quinn, Lucy Masters, Aravind Ramesh, Steve Sanins, Tony Scott, Howard Taffs, Chris Teague, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG