Tuesday 29 August 2023

29-08-23 Tuesday - Wryneck

 Temp 11°C to 16°C. Cloudy with a little rain. Light wind, from SW moving southerly.

Goldeneye
Yellow-legged Gull
Wryneck
Spotted Flycatcher
Redstart
Whinchat
Yellow Wagtail
29-08-23 Wryneck, Chipping Sodbury Common (Mark Coller)
BRISTOL

Clifton Downs:
Possible Willow Warbler, Chiffchaffs, Blackcaps (still in subsong), Great Tit. Blue Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Bullfinch pair
29-08-23 Stonechat, Stoke Park (Patrick Richards)
Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
2 Mute Swan, 24 Mallard, 1 Teal, 18 Feral Pigeon, 50 Woodpigeon (in small groups of 4 or birds heading north), 2 Collared Dove, 9 Moorhen, 3 Coot, 2 Herring Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 1 Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, 1 Jay, 15 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw, 4 Carrion Crow, 20+ House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Warbler, 10 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, 2 Wren, 5 Starling, 1 Blackbird, 3 Robin, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Stonechat, 20+ House Sparrow, 1 Greenfinch, 5 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Hobby hunting Swallows, 2 Yellow Wagtail
29-08-23 Redstart, CSC (Heather England)
Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Wryneck, 6+ Redstart, 1 Whinchat
29-08-23 Grey Heron, Hambrook (Paul Tomkins)
Hambrook (BOC walk):
16 Mallard, Feral Pigeon, 2 Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, 1 Moorhen, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, 2 Coal Tit, 6 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 1 Swallow, 33 House Martin, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest, 6 Wren, 2 Treecreeper, Blackbird, Robin, 3 Grey Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 4 Goldfinch
29-08-23 Willow Warbler, Frampton End (David Hanks)
Frampton End:
1 Willow Warbler

Hanham garden:
1 Whitethroat (juv)

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marksbury:
1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Woodford:
58 Mute Swan, 180+ Great Crested Grebe, 5 GBB Gull, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Song Thrush, 4 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 1 Bullfinch
29-08-23 Goldeneye, Nunnery CVL (Ian Stapp)
Nunnery:
1 Shelduck, 3 Goldeneye (first ones of the autumn for this reporter), 2 Pheasant, 2 Buzzard,1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Wren

Herons Green:
500+ Coot, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebe +1 big chick, 2 Common Sandpiper, 150+ BH Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret 1 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 6+ House Sparrow, 6+ Pied Wagtail 

Moreton:
Mute Swan + 4 Cygnets and one Polish Cygnet, 12 Gadwall, 2 Stock Dove, GBB Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 5 Coal Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 20+ Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff

Stratford:
1 Cattle Egret
29-08-23 Yellow-legged Gull, Herriotts pool (Ian Stapp)
Herriotts inc Pool:
2 Shelduck (one a duckling), 22 Shoveler, 3 Pintail, 4 Little Grebe, 2 Green Sandpiper, 3 GBB Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Hobby, 3 Jackdaw, 12+ Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Pied Wagtail

Blue Bowl pub:
20+ Sand Martin, 4 Swallow. 3 House Martin

Reported by: Mark Coller, Alan Daniells, Heather England, Rob Laughton, Phil Quinn, Patrick Richards, Joe Sargent, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Bri Thompson, Paul Tompkins: