Temp 13°C to 19°C. Overcast with sunny spells and a strong, blustery West wind. No rain though.
Cattle Egret
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| Egyptian Geese with 7 goslings at Chew (Ian Stapp) |
BRISTOL
Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
1 Peregrine, 1 Sand Martin, 2 Reed Warbler.
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
6 Curlew, 1 Dunlin, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Sedge Warbler.
NORTH SOMERSET
Clevedon - Highdale
6 Woodpigeon, 2 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw
BELOW M4 & BANES
Chew Magna
1 Hobby.
1 Hobby.
Blue Bowl Pub, West Harptree:
6+ House Martin.
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| Black-tailed Godwits at Herriotts pool (Ian Stapp) |
RESERVOIRS
Chew Valley Lake
700 Common Swift -- Good passage, building up numbers towards lunch time. Counted 130 HGB, 70 Herriotts,, 80 Car Park, 2/Denny Island, 80 Walley Bank, 300 Nunnery point/Moreton bank, 50 Villice Bay.
14 Black-headed Gull, 16 LBB Gull, 3 Cormorant
At Herriotts Bridge there are 3 dead large gulls on the mud patch in the pool - pos Bird Flu?
Sutton Bank:
raft of 43 Great Crested Grebe, Hobby..
Woodford:
600+ Swift. (over lake), 2 Collared Dove, 20+ Great Crested Grebe, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Jay, 2 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 5+ LT Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Reed Warbler.
Nunnery:
1 Common Sandpiper, Hobby, 2 Sand Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler.
1 Common Sandpiper, Hobby, 2 Sand Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler.
Herons Green:
150+ Canada Goose, 100+ Tufted Duck, 500+ Swift,2 Little Grebe, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Cattle Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 5 Magpie, 30 House Martin, 20+ Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 8 House Sparrow, 4 Pied Wagtail.
Moreton:
5 Pheasant, 20+ Woodpigeon, 2 Stock Dove, 5 GBB Gull, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Cattle Egret (fly-by), 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Tawny Owl (calling), 1 Kingfisher, 1 GS Woodpecker, 6 + LT Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting.
Stratford:
1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Hobby, 1 Sand Martin.
Herriotts Bridge:
2 Egyptian Goose (+ 7 goslings), 2 Shelduck (+ 4 ducklings), 2 Shoveler, 32+ Teal, 24+ Gadwall, 500+ Swift, 22 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Little Grebe, 5 Lapwing, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Green Sandpiper, 5 GBB Gull, 4 Great White Egret. 1 Little Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Red Kite, 1 Peregrine, 2 Kingfisher,6 Jackdaw, 20+ House Martin, 12+ Swallow, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Song Thrush (singing), 5 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting.
