Tuesday 18 June 2024

18-06-24 Tuesday - Wood Sandpiper

 Temp 10°C to 19°C - A fine morning with light cloud after lunch. The gentle breeze was still from the North.

Wood Sandpiper
Little Ringed Plover
Green Sandpiper
Bittern


Wood Sandpiper, CVL (Bri Thompson)

BRISTOL



Whitchurch:
1 Red Kite

Withywood (garden):
2 Swift

Peregrine, BRI (Keith Williams)

BRI (Chimney):
2 Peregrine (adults)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oystercatcher, OPS (Heather England)

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Oystercatcher (pair with 3 chicks)

Aust Wetland:
10 Lapwing, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 3 Sedge Warbler, 2 Mistle Thrush, 6 Stonechat

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
3 Canada Goose, 4 Swift, 6 Little Grebe, 3 Oystercatcher, 1 Avocet, 14 Lapwing, 7 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Curlew, 1 Cormorant, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Lesser Whitethroat

NORTH SOMERSET

Long Ashton (House):
6 Swift (as 3 pairs, 1 House)

Lower Failand (BOC Walk):
1 Pheasant, 4 Swift, 10 Woodpigeon, 4 Collared Dove, 6 Herring Gull, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 8 Buzzard, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 9 Magpie, 18 Jackdaw, 5 Raven, 3 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 2 Skylark, 4 Swallow, 6 House Martin, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 15 Chiffchaff, 14 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 8 Goldcrest, 10 Wren, 1 Starling, 1 Mistle Thrush, 6 Blackbird, 5 Robin, 2 House Sparrow, 3 Dunnock, 2 Pied/White Wagtail, 6 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 2 Linnet, 6 Goldfinch

Clevedon (garden):
2 Magpie, 1 Blackbird, 1 Robin

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield (Shire Valley):
2 Red Kite, 1+ Spotted Flycatcher

Cadbury Heath:
1 Red Kite

Bath:
6 Peregrine (2 adult + 4 juv)

Farnborough:
10+ House Martin (as 5+ nesting pairs)

Timsbury:
2 Swift (nesting pair)


Linnet, Keynsham (Paul Tompkins)

Whitethroat, Keynsham (Paul Tompkins)

Keynsham, Broadmead Lane:
+ Chiffchaff, + Blackcap, + Whitethroat, + Linnet

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Goldeneye, Dam (George Stacey)

Woodford and path to Dam:

150+ Canada Goose, 1 Goldeneye, 100+ Swift, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Red Kite, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 6+ Chiffchaff, 1 Garden Warbler, 3 Song Thrush, 6 Blackbird



Cattle Egret, Herons Green (Ian Stapp)

Little Ringed Plover, Herons Green (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:

50+ Canada Goose, 3 Greylag Goose, + Gadwall, + Mallard, 1 Pochard, 50+ Swift, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Curlew, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Hobby, 1 Jay,  + Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 12+ Pied/White Wagtail, 3 Reed Bunting

Moreton:
3 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Hobby, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 1 Reed Bunting

Stratford:
2 Great Black-backed Gull, 6 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier (both 2cy), 3 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Hobby, 2 Peregrine, 2 Swallow, 1 Reed Bunting

Herriotts inc. Pool:
4 Shelduck (+5 duckling), 1 Shoveler, 13 Teal, 40+ Swift, 1 Green Sandpiper, 5 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Bittern (lake side reeds), 5 Grey Heron, 6 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (2cy), 1 Red Kite, 1 Barn Owl (hunting, ringing area), 1 Kingfisher, 1 Kestrel, 2 Hobby, 1 Jay, 4 Jackdaw, 5 Raven, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Greenfinch, 2 Reed Bunting

Reported by: Peter Coslett, Andy Davis, Neil Delaney, Heather England, Nick Hawkridge, MJ, Rob Laughton, Paul Marshall, Blake Norton, Nick Page, Nigel Povey, Ian Stapp, Andrew Stockhausen, Bri Thompson, Paul Tompkins, Karen Wilkinson, Keith Williams