Wednesday, 28 July 2021

28-07-21 Wednesday- Marsh Harrier

 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
28-07-21 7 Goldeneye, Herriots Pool (  George Stacey )
BRISTOL

Avon Gorge:
1 Peregrine over the Portway
28-07-21 female Peregrine, Bond C ( Ian Loats)
New Cut-Bond C:
2 Peregrine - female feeding + juvenile overhead, 1 Kestrel -juvenile chasing Gulls

SOUTH 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)
Almondsbury- garden:
1 Jay, 1 Nuthatch 

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports

BELOW M4 & BANES

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
28-07-21 Goldeneye, Herriots Pool ( Ian Stapp )
Herriott's inc Pool:
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