Monday, 7 August 2023

7-8-23 Monday - Pintail - 1st back

Temp 14°C to 20 °C - Some sun, a bit of cloud, wind from the West, gusting as the day progressed. 

Pintail
Osprey
Whinchat
07-08-23 Terns CVL (George Stacey)
BRISTOL

Redland Green Allotments:
2 Sparrowhawk - juv calling

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
2 Swift, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher, 4 House Martin, 2 Reed Bunting

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Littleton on Severn :
2 Buzzard - calling, 2 Little Owl - inc juv

Littleton Warth:
12 Mallard, 4 Teal, 2 Moorhen, 3 Curlew, 2 Oystercatcher, 150+ BH Gull - roost, 6 Cormorant, 3 Kestrel, Raven, 2 Sand Martin, 20+ Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 6+ Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, 5+ Reed Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 3+ Reed Bunting

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - Yeo:
40 ad, 30 juv Shelduck, 60 Mallard, 14 Coot, 5 Little Grebe, 44 Oystercatcher, 2 Lapwing, 30 Ringed Plover, 2 Whimbrel, 165 Curlew, 215 Dunlin, 120 Redshank, 450 Black-headed Gull, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 160 Herring Gull, 15 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 5 Cormorant, 1 Great White Egret, 21 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 5 Skylark, 15 Swallow, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Whinchat, 4 Stonechat (2 ad, 2 juv), 30 Linnet, 3 Reed Bunting.
07-08-23 Wheatear SP (Matt Hull)
Sand Point/Middle Hope:
52 Swallow, 38 House Martin, 2 Willow Warbler,  17 Chiffchaff, 15 Blackcap, 13 Lesser Whitethroat, 26 Whitethroat, 2 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 8 Tree Pipit

Banwell:
1 Stock Dove, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Tawny Owl - heard 04.15, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 juv, 2 or 3 Green Woodpecker - incl juv, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Wren, 12 House Sparrow, 1 Bullfinch (m)

BELOW M4 & BANES

No Reports

RESERVOIRS
07-08-23 Common Tern (Ian Stapp)
Chew Valley Lake


Dam:
150+ Canada Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 70+ B-H Gull, 1 Little Egret, 4 Pied Wagtail

Woodford:
1 Green Woodpecker - yaffle, 2 Chiffchaff
07-08-23 Hobby CVL (Tony Bridges)
Villice:

3 Hobby, 1 Kingfisher
07-08-23 Black-headed Gull - pink (Ian Stapp)
Herons Green:

2 Little Grebe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 100+ B-H Gull - inc a pink breasted bird and one ringed with yellow band with black markings 2KTS, 1 Common Tern, 12+ Swallow and Martin, 4 House Sparrow 3 Pied Wagtail
07-08-23 Marsh Harrier CVL (Tony Bridges)
Stratford:

Mute Swan family - inc Polish cygnet, 4 Common Tern, 2 Arctic Tern, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Osprey, 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Kingfisher.

Herriotts inc Pool:
45+ Mute Swan, 4 Pintail, 6 Shoveler, 150+ Tufted Duck, 4 Stock Dove, 40+ Great Crested Grebe, 1 Black-tailed Godwit 4 GBB Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Osprey, 2 Hobby, 1 Kingfisher, 30+ Swallow & Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 4+ Reed Warbler - feeding chick , 1 Song Thrush - singing, 2 Reed Bunting

Reported by: Tony Bridges, Andy Davis, Matt Hull, Steve Sanins, Tony Scott, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, John Thorogood, Thomas Weston,