Thursday 14 July 2022

14-07-22 Thursday

 Sunny with a moderate breeze, 11°C to 22°C.

Caspian Tern (probable)
Spotted Flycatcher
Dunlin

BRISTOL

Lyde Green:
3 Swift, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 4 House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff

Little Stoke:
1 Peregrine (soaring)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage/Northwick:
Possible Caspian Tern seen on the estuary opposite New Passage 0930hrs. (Presumably the  bird seen leaving Epney, Glos @ 0900hrs and returning there 1010hrs. A Caspian tern was also reported at Goldcliff, Gwent 0916hrs.)

Westerleigh (Crem):
1 Red Kite

Winterbourne:
2 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard
( on grass cutting near Golden Heart)

NORTH SOMERSET

No Reports

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield (Shire valley):
1 Red Kite, 2 Spotted Flycatcher

Willsbridge:
2 Red Kite (on hay bales in field adjacent A4175, towards Keynsham)

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

14-07-22 Redshank, Dam (Ian Stapp)
Dam:
30+ Canada Goose, 8 Swift, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Redshank, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 3 Red Kite, 3 Sand Martin, 1+ Swallow, 1+ House Martin, 5 Pied Wagtail

14-07-22 Greylag, Heron's Green (Ian Stapp)

Heron's Green:
150+ Canada Goose, 2 Greylag Goose, 40 Mute Swan, 3 Gadwall (+3 Duckling), 1 Goldeneye (+1 Duckling), 2 Moorhen, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Oystercatcher (calling), 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 12+ Swallow, 8+ House Martin (nesting Blue Bowl), 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Reed Bunting

Moreton:
4 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Raven, 12+ Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 4 Reed Warbler, 40+ Starling (field behind hide), 4 Reed Bunting

Stratford:
1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Reed Warbler

14-07-22 Dunlin, Herriott's (Ian Stapp)

Herriott's inc Pool:

1 Shelduck, 4 Shoveler, 80+ Gadwall, 7 Teal, 5 Swift, 1 Lapwing, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Dunlin, 3 Green Sandpiper, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 5 Jackdaw, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting
(Small numbers of H Martins & Sand Martins & Swallows over pool and lake)

Reports: John Allen, Peter Coslett, Tim Ford, Chris Hall, Mike Jackson, Michael Moxon, Ian Stapp, Bri Thompson, Nick Tippett