Wednesday 17 August 2022

17-08-22 Wednesday - Whimbrel

Overcast, some light drizzle. Cooler with max temp 20°C . Light breeze from the north / northeast.

Whimbrel, Ruff
Wood Sandpiper 
Yellow-legged Gull
Marsh Harrier
Yellow Wagtail

17-08-22 Wood Sandpiper, Herriotts CVL (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL

17-08-22 Dipper, Eastville Park (Allan Chard)
Eastville Park:
1 Dipper

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

17-08-22 Sanderling with Ringed Plovers, OPS (Heather England)
Oldbury Power Station:
27 Mallard, 19 Ringed Plover, 9 Dunlin, 1 Sanderling, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Whitethroat
+ at yacht club:
700 BH Gull, 1 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail

27-08-22 Hobby - 2 juv on nest + female asleep nearby (Tony Scott)
Littleton:
3 Hobby (1f, 2juv)

Pilning Wetlands:
20 Canada Goose, 9 Gadwall, 100 Mallard, 14 Teal, 35 Lapwing, 18 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Green Sandpiper, 200 Redshank, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel and 1 Cetti’s Warbler

NORTH SOMERSET

Abbots Leigh:
1 Buzzard, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Raven, 15 Swallow flock, 6 Long-tailed Tit in large mixed tit flock, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Grey Wagtail

BELOW M4 & BANES

Englishcombe Lane, Bath:
2 Swift

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Hollowbrook:
1 Greenshank

Heron's Green:
4 Little Grebe, 3 GBB Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Great White Egret, 7 Little Egret, 30+ House Martins Swallows and some Sand Martins, 20+ Pied Wagtail

Stratford:
24 Canada Goose, 3 Whimbrel, 49+ Black-tailed Godwit, 5 GBB Gull, 3 Cormorant, 5 Grey Heron, 9 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 20+ Swallows & Martins, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 20+ Pied Wagtail
 
17-08-22 GBB Gull, YL Gull, BH Gull, LBB Gull, Herriotts CVL (Ian Stapp)
Herriott's inc Pool:
46 Canada Goose, 1 Water Rail, 18 Lapwing, Small Flock of Ringed Plover & Dunlin, 1 Ruff, 22 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 9 Green Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 3 Wood Sandpiper, 5 GBB Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull (ad), 6 Grey Heron, 10 Great White Egret, 11 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier ("same as Stratford"), 2 Kingfisher, 6 Jackdaw, 40+ Swallows & Martins, 15 Sand Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Grey Wagtail, 2 Reed Warbler, 30+ Pied Wagtail 

Sutton Wick:
1 Hobby  

Reports: Pete Allen, Allan Chard, Bryan Cook, Andy Davis, Heather England, Tony Scott, Ian Stapp, Bri Thompson,