Friday, 12 August 2022

12-08-22 Friday - Little Tern

 Sunny and v v hot, giving a max temp of 34°C . Very Light breeze from the East

Little Tern
Bar-tailed Godwit
Spoonbill
Osprey

BRISTOL

Bishopston - garden:
2 Jay - shouting at each other

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

12-08-22 Spotted Flycatcher OPS (Pete Hazelwood)

Oldbury Power Station:

1 Gadwall, 1 Whimbrel, 8 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Wheatear, 

Pilning Wetlands:
40 Canada Goose, 3 Gadwall, 40 Mallard, 10 Teal, 2 Swift, 26 Lapwing, 17 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, 142 Redshank, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Grey Wagtail

Severn Beach:
10 Shelduck, 9 Ringed Plover, 6 Curlew, 12 Dunlin, 1 Redstart - railway scrubland    

Wickwar - West End:
3 Buzzard - juv, 1 Little Owl, 2 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf - Salt Marsh roost at HT:
66 Curlew, 1 Redshank, many Black-headed Gull

12-08-22 Lesser Whitethroat Yatton (Mark Savage)
Yatton - Strawberry Line:
1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 4 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat and 4 Greenfinch.

BELOW M4 & BANES
12-08-22 Little Owl (NSL (Wayne Tucker)
Newton St Loe:

1 Tufted Duck, 4 Stock Dove, 7 Little Grebe - inc juv, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Kingfisher, 5 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Little Owl, 1 Kestrel, 40 Swallow, 30 House Martin, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Nuthatch

Freshford:
3 Mute Swan, 10 Mallard, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Moorhen, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 3 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Marsh Tit, 2 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 7 Chiffchaff, 8 L-t Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 4 Nuthatch 1 Treecreeper, 1 Song Thrush, 4 Chaffinch, 8 Goldfinch

Hunstrete - Lords Wood:
2 Spotted Flycatcher

RESERVOIRS
12-08-2022 Spoonbill CVL (Richard Clease)
Chew Valley Lake


Dam:
3 Egyptian Goose

Heron's Green:
30+ Canada Goose, 12 Moorhen, 4 Little Grebe,  1 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 3 Grey Wagtail, 40+ Pied Wagtail
12-08-2022 Spoonbill CVL (Ian Stapp)
Stratford:

1 Sparrowhawk, and views of the Osprey and Spoonbill under the main reed bed.

Herriott's inc Pool:
28 Canada Goose, 2 Water Rail, 12 Lapwing, 2 Little Ringed Plover - juv, 16+ Snipe, 19 Green Sandpiper, 2 Little Tern, 1 Spoonbill, 4 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Osprey, 2 Marsh Harrier,  2 Kingfisher, 45+ Jackdaw, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler - inc juv, 2 Grey Wagtail, 20+ Pied Wagtail, 

Reports: Richard Clease, Andy Davis. Robert Hargreaves, Nick Hawkridge, Pete Hazelwood, Rupert Higgins, David Hughes, Simon Isgar, Sue & Nigel Kempson, Paul Sadley, Mark Savage, Ian Stapp, Bri Thompson,  , blagdonlakebirdsCVRSnslbirdingopsbirdingsevernsidebirdsTBOSG