Temp 12°C to 19 °C - Plenty of rain, with some light winds from NNW but gusting to 30mph at times.
Osprey
Spoonbill
BRISTOL
Clifton - Quarry Steps:
1 Sparrowhawk (f) - "buffeted around before settling into a tree"
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
New Passage/Northwick:
100 Canada Goose, 40 Shelduck, 90 Oystercatcher, 90 Curlew, 70 Turnstone, 1 Knot, 2 Sanderling, 60 Dunlin, 3 Common Sandpiper, 350 Black-headed Gull,
Pilning Wetlands:
7 Mute Swan, 5 Gadwall, 2 Teal, 15 Lapwing, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 10 Black-tailed Godwit, 50 Dunlin, 150 Redshank, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Spoonbill, 1 Yellow Wagtail
Severn Beach:
5 Canada Goose, 7 Oystercatcher, 10 Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 20 Curlew, 20 Dunlin, 1 Redshank, 5 Little Egret, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Lesser Whitethroat
Wickwar - stables:
100 Canada Goose, 40 Shelduck, 90 Oystercatcher, 90 Curlew, 70 Turnstone, 1 Knot, 2 Sanderling, 60 Dunlin, 3 Common Sandpiper, 350 Black-headed Gull,
05-08-23 Spoonbill Pilning (Paul Bowerman) |
7 Mute Swan, 5 Gadwall, 2 Teal, 15 Lapwing, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 10 Black-tailed Godwit, 50 Dunlin, 150 Redshank, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Spoonbill, 1 Yellow Wagtail
Severn Beach:
5 Canada Goose, 7 Oystercatcher, 10 Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 20 Curlew, 20 Dunlin, 1 Redshank, 5 Little Egret, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Lesser Whitethroat
Wickwar - stables:
2nd brood of Swallow - 4 nestlings
Yate - garden feeder:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Magpie, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Greenfinch - the latter 3 missed capture by the first.
Yate Rocks - garden:
Yate - garden feeder:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Magpie, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Greenfinch - the latter 3 missed capture by the first.
Yate Rocks - garden:
1 Sparrowhawk preening in the garden - all potential prey stayed away!
NORTH SOMERSET
NORTH SOMERSET
No reports
BELOW M4 & BANES
BELOW M4 & BANES
No reports
RESERVOIRS
Barrow Tanks:
1 Canada Goose, 14 Mute Swan, 27 Mallard, 196 Tufted Duck, 6 Swift, 1 Stock Dove, 3 Woodpigeon, 230 Coot, 21 Little Grebe, 39 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 15 Black-headed Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 21 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 44 Cormorant, 4 Grey Heron, 6 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 3 Magpie, 3 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 55 Sand Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Wren, 1 Wheatear (f) 1st-wint, 5 Pied Wagtail, 5 Goldfinch
Chew Valley Lake
Stratford:
1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Hobby
Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Tony Bridges, Chris Craig, Alan Daniells, Simon Isgar, Brian Lancastle, John Lewis, Linda Moysey, Paul Sadley, Joe Sargent, Wayne Tucker