Tuesday 9 August 2022

Tuesday 09-08-22 - Osprey

 Sunny and hot with a gentle breeze, temperature 14°C to 28°C.

Osprey
Common Tern
Whinchat

BRISTOL

No Reports

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

09-08-22 Wheatear (rh bird is recently fledged), OPS 
(Heather England)

09-08-22 Redshank, OPS (Heather England)

Oldbury Power Station:

1 Common Sandpiper, 8 Redshank, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Kestrel, 1 Skylark, Swallow, House Martin, 2 Whitethroat, 3 Wheatear, Linnet, Goldfinch

Bradley Stoke (West Country Water Park):
C.120 mixed Herring and LBB Gulls with juveniles on and around the lake (amongst the swimmers and paddleboarders). Flyover of c.250 Canada Goose – attempting to land on the lake, putting up all the gulls, then moving off again...

Little Stoke:
1 Sparrowhawk (flyover)

Kingswood:
1 Little Egret (High flyover East)

New Passage/Northwick:
87 Ringed Plover, 44 Turnstone, 1 Knot, 150+ Dunlin

Pilning Wetlands:
11 Teal, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Flycatcher

Chipping Sodbury Common:
Swift, Sand Martin, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, 5 Redstart

NORTH SOMERSET

09-08-22 Osprey Kenn Moor (Rosie Treble)
Kenn Moor:

1 Osprey, 3 Kingfisher, 

Sand Point/Bay:
Kestrel, 2 Peregrine (juvs),   Lesser Whitethroat,   Whitethroat, 2 Whinchat

BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge Mill:
6 Jay, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Nuthatch

Goblin Coombe (BOC Walk):
3 Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 10 Coal Tit, 5 Marsh Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 5 Goldcrest, 7 Wren, 8 Nuthatch, 3 Treecreeper, Blackbird, 3 Spotted Flycatcher, Robin, House Sparrow, 3 Bullfinch

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake (Dam):
3 Egyptian Goose, 6 Mallard, 50 Tufted Duck, 1 Moorhen, 35 Coot, 55 Great Crested Grebe, Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Blackcap, 1 Wren, 1 Treecreeper

Chew Valley Lake

Heron's Green:
20+ Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Gadwall, Mallard, c400 Coot, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Oystercatcher, 12 Redshank (an unusual high count for CVL), Black-headed Gull, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 5 Common Tern, 4 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Osprey, 10+ Swallow & Martins, 2 Grey Wagtail, Carrion Crow, House Sparrow, 50+ Pied Wagtail



09-08-22 Common Tern, Herriotts (Ian Stapp)

09-08-22 Reed Warbler, Herriotts (Ian Stapp)

Herriott's inc Pool:

50+ Canada Goose, Gadwall, Mallard, Teal, 1 Water Rail, c250 Coot, 10 Lapwing, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Dunlin, 18 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 11 Green Sandpiper, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 5 Common Tern, 4 Grey Heron, 6 Great White Egret, 8 Little Egret, 1 Osprey, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Jackdaw, 20+ Swallow & Martins, 2 Reed Warbler (feeding 3 young), 4 Grey Wagtail, 20+ Pied Wagtail


Reports: Paul Bowerman, Mark Coller, Alan Daniells, Adrian Dutt, Heather England, Paul Francis, Simon Isgar, Lois Pryce, Ian Stapp, Christopher Teague, Brian Thompson, Rosie Trebble