Tuesday, 16 August 2022

16-08-22 Tuesday

 Light rain showers and light winds, then thundery showers later. Temp 15°C to 25°C. 


Cuckoo
Redstart
Whinchat
Yellow Wagtail
Wood Sandpiper


BRISTOL

No Reports


SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

16-08-22 Yellow Wagtail, OPS (Peter Hazelwood)

Oldbury Power Station:

1 Kingfisher, 2 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Yellow Wagtail

Severn Beach:
1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Yellow-legged Gull (juv)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Cuckoo, 3 Sand Martin, 30+ Swallow, 9 House Martin, 4 Willow Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 8+ Whitethroat, 4 Redstart, 1 Whinchat, 16 Yellow Wagtail


NORTH SOMERSET



16-08-22 Herring Gull (atypical), Clevedon (David Gibbs)

Clevedon:

1 Herring Gull (atypical)


16-08-22 Kestrel mobs Peregrine, Sand Point (Caleb Stradling)

Sand Point/Bay:

2 Feral Pigeon, 2 Woodpigeon, 5 Oystercatcher, 1 Curlew, ~500  Black-headed Gull, ~50 Herring Gull, 11 Little Egret, 3 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 6 Magpie, 14 Carrion Crow, 1 Wren, 2 Wheatear, 6 Rock Pipit (inc 2 juv), 5 Linnet (plus another flock of c40 mixed Linnet and Goldfinch)

Folly Farm (BOC Walk):
1 Pheasant, Feral Pigeon, Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Hobby, Magpie, Jackdaw, 30 Rook, Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 3 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 8 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest, 4 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, Blackbird, Robin, 1 Dunnock, 1 Chaffinch, 4 Bullfinch, 38 Goldfinch

Stanton Drew:
1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
6 Egyptian Geese

Bernard King Hide:
29 Ringed Plover, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, 2 Greenshank
(also 1st brood of Tufted Duck for some years)


16-08-22 Black-tailed Godwit, Stratford (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:

2 Garganey, 2 Wigeon, 1 Pintail, 2 Water Rail, 19 Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel (heard), 53 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Black-headed Gull (yellow ring, Black "2KTS"), 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 5 Grey Heron, 7 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk (juv), 1 Marsh Harrier (fem), 30+ Swallow & Martins, Pied Wagtail (lots on mud)

16-08-22 Greenshank, Herriotts (Ian Stapp)

16-0822 Wood Sandpiper, Herriotts (Ian Stapp)

Herriott's inc Pool:

44 Canada Goose, 1 Water Rail, 18 Lapwing, 5 Ringed Plover, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 9 Dunlin, 26 Snipe, 4 Common Sandpiper, 22 Green Sandpiper, 3 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 6 Grey Heron, 8 Great White Egret, 7 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (same bird as Stratford), 2+ Kingfisher, 5 Jackdaw, 40+ Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail, 40+ Pied Wagtail


Reports: Mark Coller, Chris Craig, Alan Daniels, Andy Davis, David Gibbs, Peter Hazelwood, Rupert Higgins, Dave Hughes, Aravind Ramesh, Carol Rushton, Ian Stapp, Caleb Stradling, Bri Thompson