Tuesday, 2 August 2022

02-08-22 Tuesday - Curlew Sandpiper

 Sunny intervals with a moderate breeze (but unpleasantly humid with it.). Temperatures 18°C  to 24°C.

Curlew Sandpiper


BRISTOL

No Reports

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

02-08-22 Raven, OPS (Heather England)

Oldbury Power Station:

11 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Kestrel, 4 Raven, 22 Linnet

Hillesley (BOC Walk):
3 Mallard, 5 Tufted Duck, 2 Pheasant, 1 Swift, 7 Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, 4 Collared Dove, 1 Common Gull, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 2 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 25 Swallow, 32 House Martin, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Whitethroat, 4 Goldcrest, 6 Wren, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, 1 Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Chaffinch, 5 Greenfinch, Linnet, 8 Goldfinch

Tortworth (garden):
1 Spotted Flycatcher


02-08-22 Curlew Sandpiper, Pilning Wetlands
(Paul Bowerman)

Pilning Wetlands:
1 Curlew Sandpiper (moulting adult)

Yate (garden):
8 Greenfinch

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Hobby, 4 or 5 Redstart

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
(large flock of) Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose (+ 1 with farmyard white head), 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Little Egret

BELOW M4 & BANES

Burnett:
1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Bernard King Hide:
8 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin

Heron's Green:
60+ Canada Goose, 1 Goldeneye, 2 Moorhen, 4 Little Grebe, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 10+ Swallow/Martins, 2 Grey Wagtail, 25+ Pied Wagtail (many immatures)

Stratford:
2 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Grey Heron, 4 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret,1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Red Kite, 1 Peregrine (juv),  50+ Sand Martin, (some Swallows and an Otter)

02-0822 Kingfisher, Herriotts (Ian Stapp)

02-08-22 Snipe/Green Sandpiper, Herriots (Ian Stapp)

Herriott's inc Pool:

20+ Canada Goose, 1 Water Rail, 11 Lapwing, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 22 Green Sandpiper, 2 Herring Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Jackdaw, 20+ Swallow, 2 Grey Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail


Reports: Derek John Angell, Paul Bowerman, Mark Coller, Alan Daniels, Heather England, Andy Gibb, Andy M, Fen Marshall, Aravind Ramesh, Ian Stapp,