29-07-23 Saturday - LRP, Spotted & Pied Flycatcher

15 to 21°C. Cloudy damp start built to full sun. The west wind built from 1 to 14mph.

Little Ringed Plover
Hobby
Lesser Whitethroat
Spotted Flycatcher, Pied Flycatcher

Redstart
Whinchat

29-7-23 Pied Flycatcher, Lower Woods (Paul Sadley)

BRISTOL

Saint Andrews, Ashley Court Road:

1 Peregrine

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

29-7-23 juv Spotted Flycatcher, Lower Woods (Paul Sadley)

Lower Woods:

Marsh Tit, juv Spotted Flycatcher, 1 f Pied Flycatcher, juv Bullfinches

Chipping Sodbury Common:

An adult Peregrine nearly caught a Great Spotted Woodpecker, 23 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 3 Willow Warbler,  10+ Chiffchaff, 1 f Blackcap, 5 Lesser Whitethroat, 10+ Whitethroat, 1 m Redstart, 2 Whinchat

NORTH SOMERSET

Chapel Pill, Portbury:
1 Wheatear

BELOW M4 & BANES

Winford Brook:

1 Great White Egret

Folly Farm:

1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard,  1 Great Spotted Woodpecker,  3 Green Woodpecker,  2 Swallow,  6 Chiffchaff,

2 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat,  1 Nuthatch,  2 Treecreeper, 1 Spotted Flycatcher,  8 Bullfinch.

Paulton:

1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Red Kite, 1 Little Owl, 2 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 12 Rook, 3 Skylark, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Chaffinch, 3 Linnet, 3 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
only raptors seen were 3 Buzzard

Villice:

1 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Reed Warbler (near Nunnery)

Herons Green:

1 Great Crested Grebe with chick, 1 juv Little Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret

Herriott's:
1 juv Shelduck, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret

Reports: Pete Brain, Mark Coller, Chris Craig, Jane Cumming, Andy Davis, Patrick Hancock, Rob Hargreaves, Pete Harrison, Andy Mears, Nick Page, Paul Sadley, blagdonlakebirds, eBird, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG