Wednesday, 27 July 2022

27-07-22 Wednesday

Mixed cloudy & suunny. Max temp 21°C. Light winds from north, east, south, then west.

Marsh Harrier 
Hobby
Spotted Flycatcher
Corn Bunting

BRISTOL

27-07-22 Kingfisher, Eastville Park (Allan Chard)
Combe Dingle:
5 Swifts circling high over our committee meeting (taking place in the Chairman's garden)

Eastville Park: 
2 Kingfisher (1ad, 1juv)

County Cricket Ground, Bishopston
1 Peregrine

Sea Mills:
Station
10 House Martins (4 active nests ), 3 Goldfinch
Riverside
24 Mallard , 11 Redshank, Black-headed Gull, 1 Buzzard
 
Whitchurch:
2 Sparrowhawk (pair) attacking 1 Red Kite

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station to Shepperdine:
8 Shelduck (ad + 7 youngsters), Little Grebe family, 5 Turnstone, 68 Black-headed Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 3 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Kestrel, Sand Martin & Swallows, Stonechat family, 

Littleton:
1 Red Kite

New Passage:
12 Canada Goose, 1 Mute Swan, 2 Oystercatcher, 6 Lapwing, 1 Curlew, 200+ Redshank, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 20 House Martin, 40+ Starling, 2 Song Thrush, 4 Pied Wagtail, 6 Goldfinch

Thornbury:
- Fields Country Park - 20+ Swift
- High Street - 16+ Swift

Wapley Bushes:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker

Lyde Green Science Park:
1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 broods House Martin fledged, 2 Greenfinch, 

NORTH SOMERSET

Nailsea:
1 Little Owl, 50 Swallow and House Martin

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
3 Swift, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 or 3 Red Kite, 5 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 60 Jackdaw, 4 Rook, 15 Carrion Crow, 5 Raven, 12 Skylark, 15 Swallow, 2 Whitethroat, 40+ House Sparrow, 40+ Linnet, 7 Goldfinch, 5 Corn Bunting, 8 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
6 Egyptian Goose, 1 Shoveler, 3 GBB Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret

Villice:
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Spotted Flycatcher

Heron's Green:
4 Little Grebe, 8 Tufted Duck (one imm), Goldeneye, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret

Stratford:
11 Tufted Duck, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Great spotted Woodpecker, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff calling

Herriott's inc Pool:
8 Lapwing, 6 Dunlin, 2 Snipe, 3 Common Sandpiper, 17 Green Sandpiper, 4 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher

Reports: Andrew Archer, Di Bunniss, Vera Carpenter, Allan Chard, Derek Clarke, Chris Craig, Colin Crew, Jane Cumming, Alan Daniells, Heather England, Tim Ford, Peter Hazelwood, Sue Kempson, Matthew Scott, Bri Thompson,