Wednesday, 31 August 2022

31-08-22 Wednesday - Spotted Redshank

 Sunny intervals with a moderate breeze.. Temp 12°C to 23°C. 

Curlew Sandpiper
Spotted Redshank
Marsh Tit
Yellow-legged Gull
Osprey
Black Tern

BRISTOL

Redland (garden):
1 Jay, 2 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 7 House Sparrow

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
31-08-22 Whinchat/Stonechat/SpottedFlycatcher, OPS (Heather England)
Oldbury Power Station:

9 Ringed Plover, 18 Dunlin, 9 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, Swallow (flock of), 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 lesser Whitethroat, 2 Spotted Flycatcher

Shepperdine (shore):
Ringed Plover, 45 Turnstone, Dunlin, 2 Raven, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Whinchat, 1 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear

Tortworth:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Marsh Tit

Aust Services:
2 Greenshank, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Redstart, 7 Tree Pipit (flyover)

New Passage - garden:
1 Sparrowhawk - eating all the House Sparrow!

Severn Beach:
1 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Redstart, 1 Whinchat
31-08-22 Whinchat/Hobby, Wickwar (Paul Sadley)
Wickwar:

1 Hobby, 1 Whinchat
31-08-22 Whinchat, CSC (Alan Daniells)

31-08-22 Redstart, CSC (Mark Coller)
Chipping Sodbury Common:

2 Mute Swan, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, Magpie, Rook, Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, c30 Swallow, 10+ Chiffchaff, 8 Blackcap, 10 Whitethroat, 7 Wren, Blackbird, Spotted Flycatcher, Robin, 5 Redstart, 4 Whinchat, 1 Stonechat, 1 Dunnock, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, c80 Goldfinch

CSC - Golf Course:
Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, 2 Buzzard, Jackdaw, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, Robin

CSC - The Ridings:
1 Peregrine, 15 House Martin

Frampton Cotterell:
1 Sparrowhawk. 1 Kingfisher, 1 Raven, 1 Spotted Flycatcher

01-09-22 Kingfisher, Emersons Green (Tim Ford)
Emersons Green:
1 Kingfisher (flew into a warehouse!)

NORTH SOMERSET
31-08-22 Turnstone, Clevedon-Yeo (Mark Savage)
Clevedon - Yeo:
50+ Canada Goose (and two separate sickly birds assumed to be suffering from avian flu),  3 Egyptian Goose,  15+ Shelduck, 2 Gadwall, 2 Teal,  1 Swift,  2 Coot, 2 Little Grebe,  3 Oystercatcher, 2 Golden Plover, 200 Ringed Plover, 150 Curlew, 50 Black-tailed Godwit, 7 Turnstone, 200 Dunlin, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 14 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kestrel, 13 Wheatear, 1 Pied Wagtail,  75 Sand Martin,  100 Swallow,  1 Willow Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 4 Linnet

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
1 Stock Dove, 1 Red Kite, 1 Raven, Skylark, c100 Swallow, 7 Wheatear, 3 Pied Wagtail, Yellowhammer

Willsbridge (Cleeve Wood):
1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Buzzards (interacting all week, eg dropping and catching sticks), 10 Swallow

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
50+ Canada Goose, 4 Egyptian Goose, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 12 Pied Wagtail

Heron's Green:
4 Little Grebe, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 6 House Sparrow, 40+ Pied Wagtail, 3 Chaffinch

Stratford:
2 Garganey (fem), 4 Pintail, 45 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Knot (juv), 8 Snipe, 15 Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Spotted Redshank (juv), 3 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Black Tern (juv), 8 Great White Egret, 7 Little Egret, 1 Osprey (adult), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Marsh Harrier, 3 Red Kite,   Buzzard, 1 Kestrel (fem), 2 Hobby, 1 Peregrine (ad +fem juv)
31-08-22 Water rail/Yellow-legged Gull, CVL (Ian Stapp)
Herriott's inc Pool:

11 Canada Goose, 2 Pintail, 1 Water Rail, 2 Little Grebe, 54 Great Crested Grebe, 17 Lapwing, 63 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Knot, 1 Ruff, 31 Snipe, 4 Common Sandpiper, 21 Green Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank, 5 Great Black-backed Gull, 5 Grey Heron, 4 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, 8 Jackdaw, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail, 30+ Pied Wagtail


Reports: Nancy Barrett, Mark Coller, Peter Coslett, John Croxton, Alan Daniels, Heather England, Tim Ford, Nicholas Galley, Matthew Hall, David Hanks, MJ, Brian Lancastle, Fen Marshall, Vic Polley, Lisa Presland, Trevor Riddle, Paul Sadley, Mark Savage, Ian Stapp