Wednesday 24 August 2022

24-08-22 Wednesday - Osprey

Cloudy with intermittent drizzle - max temp 23°C. Light southerly then westerly wind.

Black-necked Grebe
Ruff
Wood Sandpiper
Yellow-legged Gull
Osprey
Marsh Tit 
Spotted Flycatcher
Redstart
Yellow Wagtail

BRISTOL

24-08-22 Spotted Flycatcher, Stoke Park (Patrick Richards)
Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
2 Mute Swan, 22 Mallard, 88 Feral Pigeon, 23 Woodpigeon, 17 Moorhen, 7 Coot, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Green Woodpecker, 2 Ring-necked Parakeet, 2 Jay, 7 Magpie, 24 Jackdaw, 6 Carrion Crow, Flock of  70+ small birds in Pale Plantation inc 20+ Blue Tit / 10+ Long-tailed Tit / 1 Goldcrest / 2 Nuthatch, 1 Great Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Wren, 63 Starling, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 3 Robin, 52 House Sparrow, 46 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station - Sailing Club towards Littleton Warth:
5 Lapwing, 7 Curlew, 2 Stonechat, 3 Wheatear

Pilning Wetlands:
9 Canada Goose, 3 Mute Swan, 9 Gadwall, 8 Teal, 19 Lapwing, 17 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Snipe, 3 Green Sandpiper, 56 Redshank, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1Kestrel, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 4 Redstart, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail

Severn Beach:
7 Shelduck, 450 Ringed Plover, 100 Curlew, 6 Turnstone, 290 Dunlin, 3 Common Sandpiper, 3 Grey Heron, 16 Little Egret, 400 Black-headed Gull, 2 GBB Gull, 1Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel 

Thornbury:
53 House Martin

Lyde Green:
1 Kestrel, House Martins, 200+ Starling, 

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead Lake Grounds:
86 Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 9 Mute Swan, 132 Mallard, 2 Tufted Duck, 4 Woodpigeon, 4 Moorhen, 85 Black-headed Gull, 28 Herring Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 Jackdaw, 14 Carrion Crow, 3 Pied Wagtail 

Banwell:
1 Stock Dove, 3 Coal Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 10 Blackbird (from but not in garden - after several weeks of near absence here - ?early migrants), 20+ Goldfinches (mostly juv), 

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
3 Egyptian Goose, 3 Garganey1 Black-necked Grebe8 Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Greenshank, 5 Common Tern (flying through westwards), 1-2 Spotted Flycatcher.

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
8 Canada Goose, 6 Egyptian Goose, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 20+ House Martins Swallows and Martins

24-08-22 Wood Sandpiper, Herons Green CVL (Ian Stapp)
Heron's Green:
1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 3 GBB Gull (ad + 2 chicks), 3 Common Tern, 3 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 1 Osprey, 1 Hobby, 30+ House Martins & Swallows & some Sand Martins, 20+ Pied Wagtail

24-08-22 Osprey, Moreton CVL (Simon Isgar)
Moreton:
2 Cattle Egret, 1 Osprey

24-08-22 Knot & Ruff, Stratford CVL (Ian Stapp)

24-08-22 Hobby, Stratford CVL (Bri Thompson)
Stratford:
1 Garganey, 26 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Knott, 1 Ruff, 5 Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, 3 GBB Gull
3 Grey Heron, 4 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hobby, 40+ Swallows & Martins, 4+ Reed Warbler, 10+ Pied Wagtail

Herriott's inc Pool:
22 Canada Goose, 1 Water Rail, 16 Lapwing, 24+ Black-tailed Godwit (Stratford bay), 20 Snipe, 3 Common Sandpiper, 18 Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 3 GBB Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 37 Commic Tern, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Cattle Egret, 6 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kingfisher,  5 Jackdaw, 2 Raven, 50+ Swallows & Martins, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 3 Grey Wagtail, 20+ Pied Wagtail

Reports: Louise Bailey, Chris Craig, Jane Cumming, Heather England, Tim Ford, Matthew Hall, Simon Isgar, Patrick Richards, Carol Rushton, Ian Stapp, Bri Thompson, John Thorogood, Chris Vines