Sunday, 22 August 2021

22-08-21 Sunday - Bittern

Cloudy with some sunny periods max 21°C

Bittern, Osprey, Black-necked Grebe, Wood Sandpiper
Redstart
Spotted Flycatcher
Whinchat
22-08-21 Bittern CVL (Ian Stapp)
BRISTOL

Ashton Court - Justin's Meadow:
5 Spotted Flycatcher - inc 3 juv

Eastville Park:
4 Swift

Sea Mills WeBS:
24 Mallard, 6 Common Sandpiper, 15 Redshank, 110 Black-headed Gull, 16 Lesser Black-backed gull - inc 15 juveniles, 1Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 6 House Martin

Southmead Swimming Lake - WeBS:
7 Mallard, 5 Moorhen. 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Raven - calling going over.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
22-08-21 Waders OPS (Heather England)
Oldbury Power Station:

75+ Ringed Plover, 25+ Dunlin, 30 Swallow - some lake dipping,  Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Blackcap (f&m), 2 Whitethroat, 2 or 3 Yellow Wagtail, 5 Pied Wagtail

Littleton Warth:
1 Swift, 120+ 'large gulls' - downriver, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Kestrel, 10+ Long-tailed Tit, Sand Martin, 20+ Swallow - still 2nd and 3rd broods, 2 House Martin, 20+ Blue Tit, 5+ Great Tit, 10+ Chiffchaff, 3 Reed Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler,  

Pilning Wetlands:
Green Sandpiper, Greenshank, 1 Willow Warbler, several Blackcap, Whitethroat, Redstart, Whinchat, 1 Tree Pipit

Chipping Sodbury Common:
17 Swallow, 2 Willow Warbler, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 5 Redstart (2f&3m), 10 Linnet, 40 Goldfinch, Reed Bunting

Horton:
1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 9 Swallow, 4 House Martin

Inglestone Common:
4 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Willow Warbler, 9 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 10 Whitethroat, 1 Redstart - juv, 6-8 Spotted Flycatcher, 5 Bullfinch, 
22-08-21 -Willow Warbler
Frampton Cotterell (Dan White)
Frampton Cotterell:
Hovers Lane: - Willow Warbler, Spotted Flycatcher
Black Rocks: - 3 Redstart
Hilly Fields: - 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Redstart

Bradley Stoke - Three Brooks LNR:
1 Teal (f) - possible, 1 Kingfisher

NORTH SOMERSET
22-08-21 Sedge Warbler GVRS (Lyndon Roberts)
Gordano Valley Ringing Station:

Sedge Warbler ringed today

Dolebury Warren:
3 Spotted Flycatcher

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
Shire Valley: - 2 Stock Dove, 8 Woodpigeon, 4 Collared Dove, 4 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 30 Jackdaw, 45 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 10 Blue Tit, 10 Swallow, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 2 Wren, 2 Nuthatch, 7 Spotted Flycatcher, 4 Robin, 4 Redstart, 1 Chaffinch, 3 Goldfinch
Lanes: - 2 Feral Pigeon, 1 Stock Dove, 5 Woodpigeon, 3 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 13 Swallow, 1 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 4 House Sparrow, 1 Chaffinch, 13 Linnet, 4 Goldfinch, 2 Yellowhammer

Willsbridge - Londonderry Farm - R Avon
1 Sparrowhawk - bombed by Swallow 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, adults, c30 Swallow - inc 4 juv, 1 Chiffchaff, 10 Mistle Thrush

Bath, Victoria Park Garden’s Lake
64 Mallard, 1 Rosy-billed Pochard, 6 Moorhen - family party, 1 Grey Heron

West Harptree:
1 Swift

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
 
1 Osprey - middle of the lake and later over East Shore

Heron's Green:
2 Great Black-b Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 2 Moorhen, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 3 Swallow and some House Martin, 2 Pied Wagtail, 

Moreton:
1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Jay, 1 Coal Tit, 20+ mixed - Long-tailed, Blue and Great Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Coal Tit,  

Stratford:
1 Black-necked Grebe
22-08-21 Grasshopper Warbler CVL ringing (Chris Craig)
Ringing Station
Grasshopper Warbler

Herriott's inc Pool:
1 Shelduck, 30 Shoveler, 50+ Gadwall, 14 Teal, 25 Pochard, 5 Moorhen, 26+ Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 9 Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 6 Great Black-b Gull, 1 Bittern, 3 Grey Heron, 6 Great White Egret, 8 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Peregrine, 6 Swallow, 20+ House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 

Reports: Peter Bryant, Karle, Burford, Tim Clarke, Mark Coller, Ben Crabb, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Barry Dursley, Heather England, Tim Ford, David Hanks, Robert Hargreaves, Annie & Nick Hawkridge, Simon Isgar, Mike Jackson, Nigel Kempson, Tim Kilbride, Aravind Ramesh, Lyndon Roberts, Gill Sapsed, Tony Scott, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Gary Thoburn, Bri Thompson, Thomas Weston,