Tuesday 25 August 2020

25-08-20 Tuesday - Grey Phalarope

Windy with rain - Storm Francis

Grey Phalarope, Mediterranean Gull, Storm Petrel, 
Gannet
Arctic Tern
Black Tern
Sanderling
Yellow-legged Gull, Cattle Egret
Artic Skua
Yellow Wagtail
Tree Pipit

BRISTOL

Bishopston:
3 Jackdaw

Southmead Swimming Lake - inc WeBS:
6 Mallard, 4 Moorhen, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk - seen off by the corvids, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Jay, 3 Magpie, 6 Jackdaw, 4 Carrion Crow

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station - 2.5 hr sea watch
1 Knot, 3 Artic Tern - inc 2 juv,  1 Sand Martin

25-08-20 Sanderling SB (Martyn Hayes)
Severn Beach - sea watch:
1 Sanderling, 1 Grey Phalarope - heading south at 13:25, 1 Mediterranean Gull - juv, 3 Arctic Tern, 1 Storm Petrel, 1 Gannet

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - Ladye Bay - sea watch:
2 flocks Dunlin, 4 Artic Skua - down channel, 

25-08-20 Yellow Wagtail St Thomas's Head (Matt Hall)
 Middle Hope/St Thomas's Head:
1 Arctic Tern flew over, 2 Jay, 11 Swallow and 2 House Martin. 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat, 3 Wheatear, 17 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Tree Pipit, 20 Linnet, c30 Goldfinch, 

Anchor Head - sea watch - 10:50 to 13:15 :
1 Gannet

Worle:
1 Peregrine, 1 Tawny Owl (f) - early hours

BELOW M4 & BANES

No Reports

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
At lease 1 Swift, 11 Great White Egret - around the lake,  

25-08-20 Tern flock CVL (Rich Andrews)
Woodford:
7 Swift, 150 Tern - c120 Common, c30 Arctic - high percentage of juv within the flock.

Moreton:
2 Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Cattle Egret

Stratford:
2 Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, 1 Cattle Egret, 1 Hobby

Herriott's inc Pool:
Sandwich Tern, 1 Common Tern, 1 Black Tern

Reports: Rich Andrews, Mark Coller, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Ian Dickie, Matt Hall, David Hanks, Nick Hawkridge, Martyn Hayes, Pete Hazelwood, Andy Mears, Mike Meechem, Dave Nevitt, Dean Reeves, Paul Williams