Stormy, wet and windy - a horrible day! Bristol temperatures did not rise above 12°C .
GarganeyLesser Yellowlegs, Spotted Redshank, Greenshank, Curlew Sandpiper
Yellow-legged Gull
BRISTOL
No reports
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
1 Mute Swan - pale green ring with black XY9 fitted to the right leg.
Observer from this morning has tweeted: 'Just in case mine was the last sighting of the Lesser Yellowlegs at Chew this morning, details were:
It showed from 8:15 until around 9am in front of Stratford hide. It then flew up over the hide heading west. I checked Blagdon on the way home just in case but no joy.'
Herriott's inc Pool:
Reports: Rich Andrews, Andy Davis, Sean Davies, William Earp, Higgy, Rob Laughton, John Thorogood, Paul Williams, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS
Sand Martin
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| 02-10- 20, Sparrowhawk, Yatton (Higgy) |
BRISTOL
No reports
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
No reports
NORTH SOMERSET
Banwell:
Winthill garden - 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker (2 male, 2 female); 2 Nuthatch; 1 Chiffchaff; 1 Wren
NORTH SOMERSET
Banwell:
Winthill garden - 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker (2 male, 2 female); 2 Nuthatch; 1 Chiffchaff; 1 Wren
BELOW M4 & BANES
No reports
RESERVOIRS
Barrow Gurney Tanks:
12 Wigeon, 4 Pintail - only 1 previously
Blagdon Lake:
1 Pintail, 1 Garganey, many Teal, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Wheatear, 1 Stonechat
Chew Valley Lake
Lake -wide count: 48 Great White Egret (47 in Heron's Green), 15 Little Egret, 200 House Martin, 25 Swallow, at least 2 Sand Martin
Lake -wide count: 48 Great White Egret (47 in Heron's Green), 15 Little Egret, 200 House Martin, 25 Swallow, at least 2 Sand Martin
Heron's Green:
47 Great White Egret,1 ad Yellow-legged Gull
47 Great White Egret,1 ad Yellow-legged Gull
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| 01-10-20 Lesser Yellowlegs, Spotted Redshank and Greenshank, Stratford Bay, CVL (Rich Andrews) [ A special trio, rarely available to photograph together] |
Stratford:
Reported from Stratford Bay early on, though not subsequently - 1 pair Pintail, 3 Grey Plover, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Lesser Yellowlegs, Dunlin, 5 Curlew Sandpiper, Ruff
Seen at 4.15pm - 1 Grey Plover, 2 Ringed Plover, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 20+ Dunlin, 2 Greenshank
It showed from 8:15 until around 9am in front of Stratford hide. It then flew up over the hide heading west. I checked Blagdon on the way home just in case but no joy.'
6 Cattle Egret (flew east early on), 1 Kingfisher
Chew Valley Ringing Station:
A while ago a freshly dead Buzzard was found at CVL. The carcass was sent to the Predatory Bird Monitoring Scheme https://pbms.ceh.ac.uk for a post mortem. Results show the 2 year old female was in a starved condition / some haemorrhage to shoulder - possible small collision
Please can you help with these records?
Now that the Avon Bird Report 2019 has been published, we are
starting
preparatory work on the 2020 issue. The following records were posted on
Birdguides but we have no idea who the observer(s) were –
if you know anything about these sightings please get in touch
with either the blog team, or direct to the AOG at
avonbirds@hotmail.co.uk so we can get more details.
Wood Warbler 1 03/08/2020 Chipping Sodbury Common
Hoopoe 1 07/08/2020 Nailsea
Hoopoe 1 07/08/2020 Nailsea
Reports: Rich Andrews, Andy Davis, Sean Davies, William Earp, Higgy, Rob Laughton, John Thorogood, Paul Williams, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS
