Sunday 20 August 2023

20-8-23 Sunday - Marsh Tit

Temp 15°C to 23°C - sunny morning with some cloud, then shower later. Light to moderate South West wind.

Marsh Tit

BRISTOL

City Centre - Cathedral
2 Peregrine - perched and flying, to give maximum disturbance to the gulls, as dusk closed about them!!

Sea Mills - inc WeBS count
50 Mallard, 6 Dublin, 10 Common Sandpiper, 40 Redshank, 76 Black-headed Gull, 4 Lesser-black Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay

Stockwood Open Space:
1 Ring-necked Parakeet

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
1 Sand Martin, 7 House Martin, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Whitethroat, 2 Stonechat, 2 Reed Bunting

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Pilning Wetlands:
60 Canada Goose, 7 Mute Swan, 18 Lapwing, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 9 Snipe, 1 Greenshank, 140 Redshank, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret

Severn Beach:
1 Teal, 1 Stock Dove, 300 Ringed Plover, 90 Curlew, 2 Turnstone, 1 Knot, 200 Dunlin, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Grey Wagtail
20-8-23 Little Owl Wickwar (Paul Sadley)
Wickwar - inc Lower Woods:
1 Little Owl, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Marsh Tit, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Spotted Flycatcher
20-8-23 Common & Lesser Whitethroat CSC (Chris Teague)
Chipping Sodbury Common:
Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroat, Linnet, Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - Yeo:
9 Mute Swan, c60 Shelduck, 5 Oystercatcher, 11 Ringed Plover, c75 Curlew, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 7 Turnstone, 4 Dunlin, 1 Greenshank, 9 Little Egret, 90 Jackdaw - one flock, 3 Raven, 3 Stonechat, 3 Wheatear

BELOW M4 & BANES

Newton St Loe:
1 Mute Swan, 19 Mallard, 1 Tufted Duck, 2 Stock Dove, 60 Woodpigeon, 14 Moorhen, 5 Coot, 6 Little Grebe, 5 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 3 Magpie, 9 Jackdaw, 3 Rook, 11 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 7 Blue Tit, 8 Great Tit, 1 Skylark, 17 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, 4 Wren, 3 Nuthatch, 1 Blackbird, 4 Robin, 20 House Sparrow, 12 Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
Canada Goose, Mute Swan, 3 Egyptian Goose, 3 Shoveler, Gadwall, 19 Wigeon, Teal, 4 Pochard, Tufted Duck, Pheasant, Woodpigeon, 3 Moorhen, Coot, 3 Little Grebe, 30 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, Black- Headed Gull, 1 GBB Gull, Herring Gull, LBB Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 15 Cormorant, 1 Great White Egret, 6 Little Egret,  1 Marsh Harrier (f), 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 8 Sand Martin, 8 Swallow, 6 House Martin, 1 LT Tit, 1 Willow Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, 3 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, Robin, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch, 27 Goldfinch

Chew Valley Lake

Herons Green:
3 Common Tern, 2 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret

Stratford:
10 Common Tern
20-8-23 Common Tern CVL (Robert Hargreaves)
Herriotts inc Pool:

1 Wigeon, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, 1 Yellow-legged Gull (reported), 5 Common Tern, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Hobby, 1 Peregrine - juv

Reported by:  Paul Bowerman,  Dru Brooke-Taylor, Alan Daniells, Robert Hargreaves, Dave Hughes, Andy Mears, Robbie Morse, Erin Nystrom, Paul Sadley, Tony Scott, Larry Sweetland, Chris Teague, Bri Thompson, Lauran & Wayne Tucker, Jason Williams