24-08-21 Tuesday - migrating chats and starts

 Bright and sunny with high cloud and a fresh, cool NE breeze.  Temp up to 22°C.

Mediterranean Gull

Black Terns

Cattle Egret

Osprey

Wheatear, Whinchat, Redstart, Spotted Flycatcher, Yellow Wagtail

Ready for your close-up?  Great White Egret at Herriotts Pool (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL

Bedminster, New Cut:

m. Kestrel, 14 House Martin

Southville:

m. Sparrowhawk, Raven

Whinchats at
Chipping Sodbury Common
(Alan Daniells)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

22 Canada Goose (the first here for a month), Ringed Plover, Dunlin,
2 Kestrel, c.45 House Martin, 1 Nuthatch (heard),1 Wheatear, 6 Meadow Pipit, 1 Yellow Wagtail.

New Passage:

23 Wheatear

Northwick/Pilning Wetlands:
1 eclipse Wigeon, adult Mediterranean Gull, 210 Ringed Plover, juv Curlew, 200 Black-tailed Godwit, 280 Dunlin, Hobby, Peregrine attacking waders, Sand Martin, Whinchat, 2 Yellow Wagtail (and a Weasel).

Little Sodbury (BOC walk):

8 Stock Dove, 20 Woodpigeon, 2 Coot, 2 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 2 Jay, 3 Magpie, 18 Jackdaw, 14 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 5 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 5 Swallow, 20 House Martin, 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Wren, 6 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 3 Blackbird, 5 Spotted Flycatcher, 4 Robin, 2 Redstart, 1 Goldfinch.

Redstart at CSC (Mark Coller)

Chipping Sodbury Common:

2 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 5 Swallow, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Whinchat, 4 Wheatear, Spotted Flycatcher, Redstart, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 4 Linnet, 2 Goldfinch (and a Brown Hare).

NORTH SOMERSET

Gordano - Walton Common:
Spotted Flycatcher.

Clevedon - Yeo:
2 Egyptian Goose, 60 Teal, Little Grebe, 16 Oystercatcher, 150 Ringed Plover, 70 Curlew, 100 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1,000 BH Gull, 1 Great White Egret, 10 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 1 Skylark, 50 Swallow, 5 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 10 Pied Wagtail, 16 Linnet.

juv. Peregrine over a Nailsea garden (Robin Martin)

Nailsea:

Buzzard, 2 Peregrine (adult f. and juv.).

Bristol Airport:
20 Wheatear

24-08-21 Spotted Flycatcher Lords Wood (Chris James)

Hunstrete - Lords Wood:

1 Spotted Flycatcher

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield - Shire Valley:
2 Mallard, Moorhen, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Raven. 4 Swallow, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, 4 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Nuthatch.

Marsh Harrier from Herriotts Bridge (Ian Stapp)

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

1 Black-necked Grebe

Hollow Brook:

3 Green Sandpiper. 1 Chiffchaff.

Lapwing in flight at Chew (George Stacey)

Villice:
2 Lapwing, 2 Great White Egret, 7 Little Egret.

Heron's Green:
4 Little Grebe, 2 Moorhen, 2 Grey Heron, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret. 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 12+ hirundines, 3 Pied Wagtail.

Moreton:

Seen from Moreton across the lake at 10:15, flew back to Moreton at 5:15 - Osprey

70+ Cormorant (most on the east shore),  5 GBB Gull, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret. Peregrine mobbing a Buzzard, 1 Cetti's Warbler.

Stratford:
1 Bittern flew by, 1 Lapwing, 1 Snipe, 3 Black Tern, Cattle Egret, 1 Coal Tit.

Great White Egret at Chew (George Stacey)

Herriott's Bridge:

1 Shelduck, 31 Shoveler, 50+ Gadwall, 14 Teal, 22 Pochard amongst lots of Tufted Duck, 5 Moorhen, 128 GC Grebe, 2 Lapwing, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 8 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 11 GBB Gull, 18+ Cormorant, 5 Grey Heron, 6+ Great White Egret, 7 Little Egret. 2 Marsh Harrier (one female type, one juv.), 1 juv. Peregrine. 2 Kingfisher, 20+ hirundines, 1 Cetti's Warbler.

Green Sandpipers at Chew (George Stacey)

Reports:  J Callaway, Mark Coller, Ben Crabb, Jane Cumming, Alan Daniells, Andy Davis, Heather England, Matt Hall, John Lewis, Robin Martin, John & Sue Prince, Trevor Riddle, Mark Savage, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG