23-07-23 Sunday - Marsh Harrier

Temp 16°C to 22°C. Cloudy, with the odd sunny patch. Rain to start but dried up by lunch. A moderate breeze from the WSW.

Marsh Harrier

BRISTOL

Easton:

Pair of Sparrowhawk hunting

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station - BOC walk:
2 Mute Swan, 2 Shelduck, 25 Mallard, 1 Feral Pigeon, Woodpigeon, 3 Moorhen, 2 Black-headed Gull, 3 Kestrel, 4 Magpie, Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 8 Swallow, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Warbler, 8 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 4 Wren, Blackbird, Robin, 4 Pied Wagtail, 3 Linnet, 10 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

Wickwar:
7 Raven, 1 Whitethroat

Yate Rocks:
1 Buzzard being chased off by 1 Peregrine

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Keynsham, Memorial Park/Somerdale:
36 Mallard, 4 Feral Pigeon, 12 Woodpigeon, 2 Moorhen, 1 Kingfisher, 10 Magpie, 5 Carrion Crow, 10 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Blackcap, 3 Wren, 1 Song Thrush, 10 Blackbird, 4 Robin, 7 House Sparrow, 1 Greenfinch, 9 Goldfinch

Oldland Common:
1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks - WeBS:
6 Canada Goose, 17 Mute Swan, 76 Mallard, 203 Tufted Duck (incl broods of 6 and 9), 217 Coot, 11 Little Grebe, 37 Great Crested Grebe, 11 Common Sandpiper, 39 Cormorant, 4 Heron,  3 Great White Egret, 16 Little Egret, 1 juvenile Wheatear

Chew Valley Lake

23-07-23 Great Crested Grebe family, CVL (NSL Birding)

Stratford:
Lapwing, pr Great Crested Grebe (with 3 young on back), 2 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Hobby

23-07-23 Hobby, CVL (NSL Birding)

Herriott's inc Pool:
6 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Red Kite

23-07-23 Kingfisher, CVL (NSL Birding)

Reported by: 

Howard BS5 Wildlife, Alan Daniels, Paul Francis, Andrew Harrison, Linda Moysey, Paul Sadley, Bri Thompson, Wayne & Lauren Tucker, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG