Tuesday 15 August 2023

15-08-23 Tuesday

 Temp 10°C to 20 °C - Sunny intervals and a gentle breeze from the South West.

Goosander
Tree Pipit

BRISTOL

Clifton Down - Worral Rd:
1 Swift, 7+ Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 6 House Martin, 5 Chiffchaff, 7 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, ++ Wren

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Mute Swan, 5 Goosander (all redhead)1 Pheasant, 3 Moorhen, 2 Ringed Plover, 2 Curlew, ~70 BH Gull, 1 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 5 Little Egret, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, 3 House Martin, 7 Swallow, 6 Chiffchaff, 3 Wheatear, 8 Linnet.
Redstart, CSC (Heather England)

Chiffchaff (moulting), CSC (Mark Savage)
Chipping Sodbury Common:
8 Swallow, 11 House Martin, 4 Willow Warbler, 10+ Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 8 Whitethroat, 6 Redstart, 1 Tree Pipit

Stoke Gifford:
1 Little Owl

Rangeworthy:
24+ Canada Geese

Frampton Cotterell (Hilly Fields):
1 Hobby, 12 Swallows, 2 Spotted Flycatcher

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - Yeo:
70 Canada Goose, 4 Mute Swan, 10 Shelduck, 110 Mallard, 4 Coot, 12 Oystercatcher, 16 Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 90 Curlew, 2 Dunlin, 195 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 350 Black-headed Gull, 10 Herring Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 12 Little Egret, 1 Swallow, 2 Wheatear

Sandford Woods (BOC Walk):
2 Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 5 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 25 Swallow, 3 House Martin, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 8 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, 7 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, Blackbird, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, Robin, House Sparrow, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Bullfinch, 6 Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Burnett:
2 Red Kite (circling over Stantonbury Hill with 4 large gulls)

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Gurney:
6 Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Grey Heron, 6 Little Egret, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Wheatear, 3 Grey Wagtail
Egyptian Geese, Blagdon (George Stacey)
Blagdon Lake:

5+ Canada Goose, 5 Egyptian Goose, 10+ Shoveler, ++ Cormorant, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
100+ Canada Goose, 50+ Black-headed Gull, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 4 Pied/White Wagtail

Woodford:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 20+ Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Song Thrush
Black-headed Gull, Herons Green (Ian Stapp)

Common Sandpiper, Herons Green (Ian Stapp)
Herons Green:

2 Little Grebe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 100+ Black-headed Gull (1 with pink flush to breast), 12+ Swallow & Martins, 11 House Sparrow, 5 Pied/White Wagtail

Stratford:
3 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 6+ Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Reed Warbler

Herriotts inc Pool:
48 Mute Swan, 6 Shoveler, 200+ Tufted Duck, 30+ Great Crested Grebe, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Hobby, 7 Jackdaw, 30+ Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 4+ Reed Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting

Reported by:  Mark Coller, Alan Daniels, Andy Davis, Heather England, Andy Gibb, Peter Hazelwood, Mike Jackson, Mike Prior, Lois Pryce, Harvey Rose, Joe Sargent, Mark Savage, George Stacey, Ian Stapp