08-07-22 Friday - Redstart

 Wall to wall sunshine with a high of 26°C. Light breeze from the NNW

Redstart

Common and Arctic Tern

BRISTOL

08-07-22 Robin St Annes (Gill Sapsed)

St Annes - R Avon:

1 Cormorant, 2 Blackcap, some Robin - newly fledged young.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
12 Shelduck, 36 Mallard, 12 Moorhen, 2 Little Grebe + 1 juv, 235 Black-headed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel - juv, 1 Peregrine, 37 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 8 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Warbler, 3 Blackcap,  3 Whitethroat 

Aust Warth - north to Whale Wharf:
3 Stock Dove - heard, 1 Water Rail - disturbed in Aust Warth reeds, 2 Curlew, 1 Common Sandpiper, 15 BH Gull, 3 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 1 GS Woodpecker, 3 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, c. 300 corvids incl. Crows and c.60 Jackdaw and 30 Rook - forming circular ‘convocations’ on the ground, and some swirling flight – anting probably, 3 Skylark, 20 Swallow, 40 House Martin - inc 20 with nests, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Bullfinch, 12 Linnet.

Pilning Wetlands:

1 Teal, 4 Swift, 20 Lapwing, 12 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper, 4+ Green Sandpiper, 70 Redshank, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sand Martin, 1 Redstart

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead - Battery Point:
1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Rock Pipit

Clevedon - Wain's Hill mud.
1 Curlew - waders are returning!

Worle - at ease in a garden:
some Swift, 2 Peregrine - juv, very noisy, some House Martin

BELOW M4 & BANES

Newton St Loe:
55 Mallard, 1 Tufted Duck, 1 Swift, 6 Moorhen ,4 ad + 4 juv Coot, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 3 Jay, 1 Raven, 14 Swallow, 2 House Martin,7 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 2 Greenfinch, 20 Goldfinch

Paulton:
2 Mute Swan, 6 Mallard, 40 Woodpigeon, 11 - inc 4 juv Moorhen, 7 - inc 5 juv Coot, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Swallow, 10 House Martin, 2 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 2 Nuthatch, 24 Blackbird, 6 House Sparrow, 1 Grey Wagtail

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:

1 Red Kite

Bittern Trail:
2 Common Gull - 2nd yr

Heron's Green:
1 Goldeneye (f) + duckling, 2 Lapwing, 1 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Arctic Tern - ad - out west, 1 Red Kite

Stratford:
1 Lapwing, 2 Med Gull - ad &2nd sum, 3 Common Tern, 3 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 3 Sparrowhawk, 4 Red Kite - min, 1 Marsh Harrier - 2nd yr, 2 Kestrel (f&m), 1 Hobby - 2nd yr, 4 Peregrine - ad, 2nd yr, 2 Juv, 19 Sand Martin

Little Egret - unusual feeding technique.

5 birds fly low over the water in single file, fluttering slowly and ‘surface picking’ like terns, presumably taking advantage of a shoals of fry or other small fish staying near the surface. They did numerous runs, returning to land between each one - assume each run is a fair exertion for an egret. It was distinctly odd behaviour, for all intents and purposes acting in a manner more given to the terns at the lake.

Herriott's inc Pool:
8 Green Sandpiper, 

Reports: Andy Davis, Patrick Hancock, Mike Hargreaves, Rob Hargreaves, David Howes, MJ, Andy Middleton, Lois Pryce, Dean Reeves, Gill Sapsed , blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG