Sunday, 29 August 2021

29-08-21 Sunday - Firecrest

Changeable, nice breeze - Max 21°C

Osprey
Firecrest
Pintail
Ruff
Whinchat
Swift

BRISTOL

Ashton Court:
2 Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Buzzard, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, Blue Tit, 15 Swallow, Goldfinch

Sneyd Park:
2 Swift - heading south at 5:35pm

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

29-08-21 Whinchat & Wheatear OPS (Heather England)

Oldbury Power Station:

Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Kestrel - hunting the saltmarsh, 1 Whinchat - at the Gout, 7 Wheatear, Meadow Pipit, 40 mix of Linnet and Goldfinch, 
29-08-21 Firecrest Yate (Rich Stroud)
Yate - Kingsgate Park:
1 Firecrest

Yate Rock:
30 House Martin - circling above the house

Pilning Wetlands:
2 Greylag Goose, 6 Shoveler, 60 Gadwall, 4 Wigeon, 2 Pintail, 65 Teal, 240 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Ruff, 7 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, 100 Redshank, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk
29-08-21 Kestrel SB (Rosemary Setter)
Severn Beach:
25 Dunlin, 1 Kestrel

NORTH SOMERSET

Failand:
150+ Woodpigeon - one flock, 14 Herring Gull, 6 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 9 Buzzard, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 6 Magpie, 89 Jackdaw, 55 Carrion Crow, 3 Raven, Blue and Great Tit, 1 House Martin, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 120 Starling - tree roost by the cricket club, 3 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 4 Chaffinch

Easton in Gordano - Happerton:
1 Hobby - chasing hirundine, 40 Starling - in fields and hedges

Nailsea;
1 Whinchat

29-08-21 Waders Cl-Y (Howard Taffs)

Clevedon - Yeo:

40 Ringed Plover, 40 Dunlin, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Whinchat, 3 Wheatear

Yatton - Wemberham Lane:
1 Peregrine - usual pylon bird, c500 Swallow - roosting in the reeds

BELOW M4 & BANES

Wick - Quarry - 28th:
c40 Cormorant - 1st time in nearly 40 yrs.

Keynsham to Swinford - Avon bank:
1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Cormorant, 1 Kingfisher, 6 Swallow, 

Keynsham area:
Memorial Park - 87 Mallard, 1 Moorhen, 2 Carrion Crow, 12 Blue Tit, 11 Long-tailed Tit
Dapps Hill Bridge - 3 Mallard, 1 Sparrowhawk mobbed by 2 Magpie, 
R Chew to Chewton Place - 5 Moorhen in 2 juv, 4 Magpie, 1 Wren
Chewton Place - 1 Kingfisher

Paulton:
1 Wheatear, 2 Linnet

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
14 Wigeon, 4 Pintail, 12 Lapwing, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Ruff, 2 Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 2 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Common Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 2 Whinchat

Chew Valley Lake

Heron's Green:
20 Tufted Duck, 3 Pied Wagtail

29-08-21 Buzzard CVL (Lucy Masters)
Moreton:

1 Osprey, 1 Buzzard

Stratford:
40 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 1 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Wheatear

Herriott's inc Pool:
12 Pintail, 3 Little Grebe, 4 Lapwing, 8 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Ruff, 1 Common Sandpiper, 8 Green Sandpiper, 7 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 

Reports: Peter Bryant, Mark Coller, Judy Copeland, Ben Crabb. Chris Craig, William Earp, Heather England, Tim Ford, Richard Giles, Patrick Haigh, Patrick Hancock, Peter Harris,  Peter Harrison, Annie & Nick Hawkridge, Simon Isgar,  Lucy Masters, Lynda Moysey, Fiona Neate, Trevor Riddle, Rosemary Setter, Rich Stroud, Howard Taffs,