Thursday, 26 August 2021

26-08-21 Thursday - Osprey

Cloudy start, brightening to hot sunshine with a moderate breeze

Pintail
Spotted Redshank
Yellow-legged Gull
Osprey
Hobby
Corn Bunting
Yellowhammer

26-08-21 Osprey, Chew Valley Lake (Wayne Tucker)
BRISTOL

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Moorhen, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Raven, 2 Whinchat

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station - Yacht Club:
1 Red Kite, 3 Wheatear, 

26-08-21 Ruff Pilning Wetlands (Paul Bowerman)
Pilning Wetlands:
210+ Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Ruff, 1 Hobby

Severn Beach:
600+ Ringed Plover and Dunlin

Weston Approaches Depot:
1 Yellow Wagtail - over, 4 Pied Wagtail - feeding

26-08-21 Whinchat, Chipping Sodbury Common (Heather England)
Chipping Sodbury Common:
2 Lapwing, 2 Common Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 3 Common Redstart (1 M/2 F), 2 Whinchat, Goldfinch/Linnet (mixed flock)

NORTH SOMERSET
26-08-21 House Martin, Wraxall (Di Bunniss)
Wraxall, Tyntesfield:
5 House Martin

Nailsea Moor:
5 Snipe, 2 Whinchat, 2 Stonechat,5 Wheatear

26-08-21 Redstart, Portishead (David Howes)
Portishead - Battery Point:
1 Redstart (f) - caught and ringed

Clevedon - Yeo:
14 Mute Swan, 25 Shelduck, 100 Mallard, 6 Teal, 32 Oystercatcher, 6 Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 130 Curlew, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 30 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 200 Redshank, 1 Spotted Redshank, 300 BH Gull, 30 Herring Gull, 1 Common Tern, 2 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 18 Little Egret, 6 Raven, 30 Swallow, 2 Wheatear, 60 Linnet, 30 Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES
26-08-21 Yellowhammer, Marshfield (Peter Coslett)
Marshfield:
1 Red Kite, 2 Common Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 1 Skylark, 4 Whinchat, 1 Wheatear, 5 Pied Wagtail, 10 Linnet, 1 Corn Bunting, 6 Yellowhammer 

Willsbridge:
13 Feral Pigeon, 1 Stock Dove, 24 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 9 Magpie, 7 Jackdaw, 9 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 8 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 4 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 17 Starling, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Blackbird, 1 11 Robin, 1 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail, 7 Goldfinch

Lansdown - area:
1 Hobby, 4 Spotted Flycatcher, 14 Wheatear

Saltford:
1 Hobby

Cameley:
1 Spotted Flycatcher (juv ringed this morning), 11 Greenfinches (all juveniles)

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Villice:
1 Green Sandpiper

Heron's Green:
2 Moorhen , 20 Little Grebe, 87 Great Crested Grebe, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret,  1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Common Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 2 Raven, 40 Swallow & House Martin, 10 Pied Wagtail
26-08-21 Osprey, Chew Valley Lake (Wayne Tucker)
Moreton:
25 Little Grebe, 5 GBB Gull, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 2 Osprey, 3 Marsh Harrier, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, 2 Jay,1 Coal Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 12 Chaffinch
 
26-08-21 Osprey chased by Marsh Harrier, Chew Valley Lake (Wayne Tucker)
Stratford:
1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Osprey (chased by Marsh Harrier), 1 Marsh Harrier,1 Hobby
26-08-21 Pintail, Chew Valley Lake (Ian Stapp)
Herriott's inc Pool:
1 Shelduck, 34 Shoveler, 50 Gadwall, 7 Pintail, 32 Teal, 28 Pochard, 7 Moorhen, 30 Little Grebe, 100 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Lapwing, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Ruff, 1 Common Sandpiper, 13 Green Sandpiper, 9 GBB Gull, 22 Cormorant, 1 Bittern, 5 Grey Heron, 6 Great White Egret, 7 Little Egret, 2 Osprey, 2 Marsh Harrier (f + juv), 1 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard, 2 Kingfisher,  40 Swallows & Martins +1 House Martin (pure white albino), 1 Cetti's Warbler
26-08-21 Ruff and Green Sandpiper (Ian Stapp)
Reports: Derek Angell, John Barnett, Paul Bowerman, Di Bunniss, Paul Chapman, Peter Coslett, Chris Craig, Ben Crabb, Andy Davis, Heather England, Rob Hargreaves, David Howes, Simon Isgar, Nigel Kempson, Bob Medland, Oli@MendipBirding, Dean Reeves, Darren Robson, Harvey Rose, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Martin Tayler, Wayne Tucker