Monday, 2 August 2021

02-08-21 Monday

 Mild, dry with infrequent sunny intervals 

Marsh Harrier
Yellow Wagtail
Marsh Harrier Herriotts Bridge (Ian Stapp)
BRISTOL

Stoke Bishop:
150+ Swift (feeding on ants)

Almondsbury:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Wren, 1 Nuthatch

Wren (Vera Carpenter)
Cumberland Basin/New Cut:
5 Mallard, 4 Common Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 3 Common Moorhen, 1 Black-headed Gull, 16 Herring Gull, 56 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Great Cormorant, 2 Common Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Common Raven, 6 Sand Martin, 1 Wren, 40 Common Starling, 1 Blackbird, 5 House Sparrow, 2 Greenfinch,  3 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Coalpit Heath - Henfield:
2 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 3 Swift, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Green Woodpecker,  2 Raven,  1 Nuthatch, 5 Bullfinch,  2 Yellowhammer

New Passage/Northwick:
c 300 Canada Geese, 10+ Oystercatcher, 30+ Curlew, 30+ Turnstone, 1 Grey Heron, 10 Swallow

Chipping Sodbury Ridge Woods:
17 Woodpigeon, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 5 Magpie, 2 Rook, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 3 Great Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Goldcrest, 11 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 15 Starling, 14 Blackbird, 7 Robin, 4 House Sparrow, 2 Bullfinch

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Kestrel, 4 Redstart, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Common Whitethroat

NORTH SOMERSET

Pill:
1 Kingfisher

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
Quail, 1 Yellow Wagtail (juv)

Newton St Loe:
8 Mute Swan, 22 Mallard, 2 Stock Dove, 14 Woodpigeon, 8 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 1 Black-headed Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 3 Magpie, 85 Jackdaw, 78 Rook, 23 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 2 House Martin, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Wren, 2 Nuthatch, 3 Blackbird, 5 Robin, 5 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 2 Chaffinch, 3 Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
2 Egyptian Goose, 124 Canada Goose,  1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Pied Wagtail

02-08-21 Little Egret CVL (George Stacey)
Hollowbrook:

1 Common Sandpiper, A one-legged Black Headed Gull, 1 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret

Heron's Green:
78 Canada Goose, 24 Mute Swan, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Moorhen, 4 Little Grebe, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Buzzard, 2 Pied Wagtail, 12+ House Sparrow, 5 Chaffinch
Common Sandpipers, Herons Green wall 
Stratford:
6 House Martins

Herriott's inc Pool:
23 Canada Goose, 66 Mute Swan, 4 Shoveler, 50+ Gadwall, 8 Teal, 200+ Tufted Duck, 5 Goldeneye, 300~ Coot, 2 Lapwing, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 5 Great Black-backed Gull (one with Yellow ring D:BK), 1 Yellow Legged Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 3 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail

Black-tailed Godwit Herriotts pool (Ian Stapp)

Goldeneye Duckling Herriotts pool (Ian Stapp)
Reports: John Barnett, Vera Carpenter, Mark Coller, Alan Daniells, Patrick Haigh, Rob Hargreaves, Nick Hawkridge, Mike Jackson, John Lewis, Vic Polley, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG