08-02-24 Thursday - Ring-necked Duck

Temp 6°C to 13°C - Early heavy rain became more showery as day progressed. A force 3 wind, generally from the south. 

Flooding reported from Stratford today (would definitely recommend wellies!)

Ring-necked Duck, Scaup

08-02-24 Cormorant, Stratford (Jonathan Green)

BRISTOL

Clifton Down:

2 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 4 Blackcap (calling exactly like Magpies), 1 Goldcrest, 2 Song Thrush (1 singing), 2 Redwing, 2 Bullfinch

Old Sneed Park:

3 Stock Dove 

08-02-24 Grey Heron, Stoke Bishop (Roger White)

Stoke Bishop:

1 Grey Heron

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Yate Rocks:

1 Greenfinch - garden feeder

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
20 Lapwing, 3 Snipe, 1 Chiffchaff

Clevedon-Highdale Road:

1 Woodpigeon, 1 Magpie, 1 Robin

Backwell Lake:
8 Canada Goose, 20 Mute Swan, 5 Mallard, 1 m Pochard, 1 m Tufted Duck, 10 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 1 Little Grebe, 14 Black-headed Gull, 3 Cormorant, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Song Thrush, 4 Blackbird, 2 Dunnock

BELOW M4 & BANES

Stanton Drew:
70 Cattle Egret

08-02-24 Blackcap, Keynsham (Paul Tompkins)

Keynsham:

1 m Blackcap, 1 Dunnock - garden 

Bath-South Stoke:
6 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
12 (10m/2f) Tufted Duck, 2 Coot, 1 Common Gull, 4 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron

Blagdon Lake:
2 Pintail, 1 Ring-necked Duck, 1 Scaup, 1 Aythya hybrid, 3 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Grey Heron, 8 Great White Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 6 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Siskin

08-02-24 Golcrest, Chew Valley Lake (Merv Carlyon)

Chew Valley Lake

Sutton Wick:
2 (m/f) Marsh Harrier

08-02-24 Cetti's Warbler, Moreton (Raoul Chandrasakera)

Moreton:

1 Wigeon, 16 Tufted Duck, 1 f Scaup, 1 f Goldeneye, 3 Coot, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Cormorant, 1 Great White Egret, 1 f Marsh Harrier, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper

Stratford:

50+ Wigeon/Tufted Duck, 1 Cormorant, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Kingfisher

Chew Valley Ringing Station:
3 Greenfinch, 1 Siskin

Reported by: Merv Carlyon, Raoul Chandrasakera, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Julian Eastoe, Trevor Ford, Jonathan Green, Patrick Haigh, Simon Harris, Linda, Nigel Milbourne, Nigel Povey, Joe Sargent, Bri Thompson, Paul Tompkins, Roger White.

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