A wet and showery morning discouraged birding and but sunny periods later. Moderate to fresh WSW. 14 to 19°C in Bristol
Goldeneye
Avocet
Little Ringed Plover
Wood Sandpiper
Marsh Harrier
Avon Gorge:
1 Peregrine over the Portway
2 Peregrine - female feeding + juvenile overhead, 1 Kestrel -juvenile chasing Gulls
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Pilning Wetland:
Almondsbury- garden:
BELOW M4 & BANESSOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
28-07-21 Black-tailed Godwit, PW ( Paul Bowerman ) |
28-07-21 Wood Sandpiper, PW ( Paul Bowerman ) |
Pilning Wetland:
4 Avocet, 3 Little Ringed Plover- juveniles, 5+ Black-tailed Godwit, 2-3 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper
Severn Beach:
1 Sparrowhawk west over the M49
28-07-21 Nuthatch, Almondsbury (Vera Carpenter ) |
28-07-21 Jay, Almondsbury ( Vera Carpenter) |
1 Jay, 1 Nuthatch
NORTH SOMERSET
No reports
No reports
RESERVOIRS
Chew Valley Lake:
28-07-21 Great White Egret ,CVL ( George Stacey ) |
28-07-21 Great Black-backed Gull + ?, CVL (George Stacey ) |
Hollowbrook:
3 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, possible 4Cy Yellow -legged Gull ?
Heron's Green:
2 Common Sandpiper, 3 Green sandpiper, 1 Marsh Harrier- juvenile
Stratford:
100 Sand Martin
Herriott's inc Pool:
Stratford:
100 Sand Martin
28-07-21 Goldeneye, Herriots Pool ( Ian Stapp ) |
13 Canada Goose, 12 Mute Swan + 1 Cygnet, 50+ Gadwall, 7+ Teal, 7 Goldeneye -6 juveniles- possibly from two broods?, 5 Moorhen, 100 Coot, 3 Lapwing, 8 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 6 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Gull, 13 Great Black-backed Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 5 Great White Egret -one ring AAF, 4 Buzzard, 2 Kingfisher, 200+ Swallows & Martins- House mostly, some Sand Martin
Reports: Paul Bowerman, Vera Carpenter, Andy Davis, John Lewis, Ian Loats, George Stacey, Ian Stapp