Wednesday 30 August 2023

30-08-23 Wednesday - Hen Harrier

 Temp 12°C to 17°C - Sunny intervals and a gentle breeze from the west..

Little Stint
Hen Harrier
Whinchat
Merlin
White Wagtail

BRISTOL

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
38 House Martin, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Spotted Flycatcher

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Little Stint, OPS (Heather England)

Ringed Plover, OPS (Heather England)
Oldbury Power Station:
90+ Ringed Plover, 25 Turnstone, 12 Dunlin, 1 Little Stint (HT Seawall Lagoon 1)

Aust Services:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Peregrine, 3 Swallow, 7 Chiffchaff, 10 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat, 6 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 6 Siskin

Aust Warth:
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail through S/SW), 1 Kestrel, 1 Whinchat, 3 Wheatear
Whinchat, CSC (Craig Lewis)
Chipping Sodbury Common:
5 Stock Dove, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 2 Raven, 50+ Swallow, 9 House Martin, 1 Willow Warbler, 15+ Chiffchaff, 10+ Blackcap, 15+ Lesser Whitethroat, 20+ Whitethroat, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 6 Redstart, 3+ Whinchat, 1 Yellow Wagtail

NORTH SOMERSET
1 Moorhen juv, Portishead (David Howes)
Portishead (garden):
1 Moorhen (juv)

Clevedon - Yeo:
35 Canada Goose, 24 Mute Swan, 6 Egyptian Goose, 290 Shelduck, 3 Gadwall, 260 Mallard, 14 Teal, 1 Pheasant (+3 juv), 8 Coot,  42 Oystercatcher, 10 Ringed Plover, 145 Curlew, 7 Turnstone, 4 Dunlin, 4 Common Sandpiper, 135 Redshank, 1 Spotted Redshank (imm.), 1 Greenshank, 525 Black-headed Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 60 Herring Gull, 14 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 9 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 20 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk (male), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Merlin (Male, Channel View Farm), 1 Peregrine, 1 Jay, 2 Raven, 1 Skylark, 155 Swallow, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 4 Willow Warbler, 8 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 500 Starling, 2 Whinchat, 14 Wheatear, 3 Pied Wagtail, 2 White Wagtail, 90 Linnet, 45 Goldfinch

Winford (Brook):
1 Great White Egret

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield (Drifton Hill):
1 Buzzard, 10+ Skylark, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Whitethroat, 5 Whinchat, 2 Stonechat, 16 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 20+ Linnet, 30 Corn Bunting, 2 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Woodford:
68 Mute Swan, 140 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Great White Egret (far shore), 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Blackbird
Hobby, Villice (Anthony Bridges)
Villice:

1 Hobby (knocked a Great Tit into the water, then plucked it out and flew off)

Parkland:
1 Wheatear
Common Sandpiper/Shoveler, Herons Green (Ian Stapp)
Herons Green:

15 Shoveler, 22 Gadwall, 400+ Coot, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebe (+1 large chick), 2 Common Sandpiper, 150+ Black-headed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Raven, 3 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 3 House Sparrow, 8 Pied/White Wagtail

Moreton:
1 Mute Swan (+4 cygnets + Polish cygnet), 12+ Gadwall, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 11 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Jay, 2 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 20+ Long-tailed Tit, 3 Chiffchaff
Great White Egret, Stratford (Ian Stapp)
Stratford:

68 Mute Swan (far shore), 2 Great White Egret, 2 Red Kite, 1 Marsh Harrier (fem), 3 Buzzard, 2 Hobby, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler

Herriotts inc Pool:
2 Shelduck, 44 Shoveler, 5 Pintail, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 7 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (juv), 2 Buzzard, 2 Hobby, 5 Jackdaw, 12+ Sand Martin, 8 Swallow, 4 House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 5 Pied/White Wagtail

Reported by:  Derek Angell, Anthony Bridges, Mark Coller, Peter Coslet, Andy Davis, Heather England, David Howes, Craig Lewis, Harvey Rose, Steve Sanins, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Bri Thompson