Saturday 23 July 2022

23-07-22 Saturday - Wood Sandpiper

Early sun gave way to overcast for the rest of the day with just a hint of sunshine later. Max of 22°C  with a cool breeze from the SSW.

Wood Sandpiper
Redstart
Cuckoo
Yellow Wagtail

BRISTOL

Bishopston - garden:
2 Woodpigeon - under feeder clean up duties, 5 Great Tit - juv, 6 House Sparrow - juv & ad

Stockwood Open Space:
10 House Martin, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
3 Moorhen - new brood on the lake, 2 Lapwing, 1 Yellow Wagtail - over

Chipping Sodbury:
 - Common: - 9 Chiffchaff, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat, 14 Mistle Thrush, 4 Redstart (f&2m) - 1 juv
 - Ridge Wood: - Woodpigeon, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker (f juv), 3 Jay, Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, 4 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap (2f &1m), 2 Goldcrest, 5 Wren, 1 Treecreeper, Blackbird, Robin, 1 Dunnock, 1 Bullfinch

Coalpit Heath - garden:
1 Hobby - heading W, 3rd in the last few weeks

NORTH SOMERSET
no reports

BELOW M4 & BANES

Emerson's Green - Lyde Green Lake
4 Grey Heron - all juv, 1 Little Egret

Mangotsfield:
Carrion Crow battling with 2 Raven

Willsbridge - Keynsham Rd garden:
7 Mistle Thrush 

Bishop Sutton:
4 Collared Dove - on the wires

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
8 Little Grebe - group, 1 Turnstone, 1 Greenshank, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 7 Great White Egret, 6 Little Egret, some Sand Martin

Chew Valley Lake
1 Goldeneye duckling still., 1 Greenshank, 
23-07-22 Egyptian Goose CVL (Ian Stapp)
Dam:
20+ Canada Goose, 6 Egyptian Goose, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Swallow, 4 House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Pied Wagtail, 

Woodford:
3 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Buzzard, 4 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Song Thrush

Villice:
1 Wood Sandpiper
23-07-22 Canada Goose CVL (Jonathan Margetts)
Heron's Green:

150+ Canada Goose, 26 Mute Swan, 4 Gadwall + 3 duckling, 40 Mallard, 2 Moorhen, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 30 Black-headed Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull,  3 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite - over, 2 Buzzard, 1 Whitethroat, 4 House Sparrow, 14 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting feeding 4/5 chicks

Moreton:
2 Great Black-backed Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 5 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 3 Buzzard, 2 Hobby, 2 Raven, 12+ Long-tailed Tit, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Reed Warbler, 4 Wren, 20+ Starling, 7 Blackbird, 2 Dunnock, 3 Reed Bunting

Stratford:
plenty of Swift, 1 Cuckoo - juv, 4 Green Sandpiper, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, plenty of Sand & House Martin
23-07-22 Snipe  & Green Sandpiper CVL (Ian Stapp)
Herriott's inc Pool:

1 Shelduck, 40+ Gadwall, 1 Water Rail, 5 Lapwing, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Ruff, 1 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 6 Green Sandpiper, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Herring Gull + 2juv, 5 Grey Heron, 5 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 11 Jackdaw, 1 Raven, 4 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, small flock of Chaffinch, Greenfinch, 2 Reed Bunting

Reports: Dru Brooke-Taylor, Alex Carlisle, Raoul Chandrasakera, Mark Collar, Alan Daniells, Paul Francis, Chris Hall, Annie and Nick Hawkridge, Simon Isgar, Mike Jackson, Jonathan Margetts, Andy Mears, Ian Stapp, Helen Strong, Nick Tippett,