Tuesday 5 July 2022

05-07-22 Tuesday - Avocet

 Fine early on, turning cloudy with a moderate breeze. Temp range 11°C to 19°C 

Mediterranean Gull
Hobby
Whimbrel
Garganey
Avocet

BRISTOL

05-07-22 Little Egret, Eastville Park
(Allan Chard)
Eastville Park:

1 Little Egret

Brentry (Fishpool Hill):
1 Red Kite (over hayfield cutting)

Stockwood Open Space:
3 Buzzard, 2 Bullfinch, 5 Greenfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Thornbury:
2 Red Kites (soaring)

Lower Woods (BOC Walk):
1 Pheasant, 3 Swift, 3 Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, 1 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Red Kite, 6 Buzzard, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, Jackdaw, 1 Carrion Crow, 4 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 3 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Skylark, 2 Swallow, 12 Chiffchaff, 10 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, 7 Wren, 3 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 15 Starling, 2 Song Thrush, Blackbird, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, Robin, 1 Redstart, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch, 4 Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 12 Goldfinch
(In addition, 1 Kestrel seen near the entrance to the car park, after the walk.)

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon (Poets Walk):
5 Peregrine

Clevedon - Yeo (Wains Hill Sluice Marsh):
5 Shelduck (almost full grown ducklings), 1 Whimbrel

05-07-22 House Martin, Felton Common
(David Hughes)

05-07-22 Linnet, Felton Common
(David Hughes)
Felton Common:

1 Hobby (drifted SW), 40 House Martin, 12 Linnet

Nailsea (Netherton Wood Lane):
1 Little Owl

BELOW M4 & BANES

05-07-22 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Keynsham
(Andrew Harrison)
Keynsham, Memorial Park:

1 Mallard, 11 Woodpigeon, 1 Moorhen, 16+ Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Magpie, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Great Tit, 4+ Long-tailed Tit, 3 Wren, 6 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 3 House Sparrow

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
05-07-22 Mediterranean Gull, Herons Green
(Ian Stapp)
Heron's Green:

130+ Canada Goose, 44 Mute Swan, 1 Goldeneye (+ duckling), 6+ Swift, 2 Moorhen, 4 Little Grebe, 4 Common Sandpiper, 1 Black-headed Gull (juv), 1 Mediterranean Gull (adult), 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Raven, 12+ House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 4 House Sparrow, 1 Grey Wagtail, 6 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

Moreton:
3 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Little Egret, 3 Buzzard, 10+ Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Warbler

Stratford:
1 Water Rail, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Avocet, 1 Dunlin, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 4 Sparrowhawk, 1 Marsh Harrier, 5 Red Kite - ad & imm, 4 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 21 Sand Martin

Herriott's inc Pool:
2 Shelduck, 1 Garganey, 7 Shoveler, 20+ Gadwall, 11 Teal, 40+ Swift, 8+ Moorhen, 14 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Green Sandpiper, 5 Black-headed Gull(juv), 1 Mediterranean Gull (adult - flew from pool to lake), 5 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 9 Jackdaw, 6+ Swallow, 12+ House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting


Reports: Paul Chapman, Allan Chard, Mark Dadds, Alan Daniels, Andy Davis, Paul Francis, Andrew Harrison, David Hughes, MJ, Dendy Platt, Ian Stapp