Monday 8 July 2024

08-07-24 Monday - Whinchat

Temp 10°C to 18°C - Overcast with some light rain, and a light wind from the S/SE bought some returning migrants in.

Egyptian Goose
Green Sandpiper
Mediterrenean Gull
Redstart
Whinchat

08-07-24 Kingfishers, CVL (Dave Chislett)
BRISTOL

Horfield:
1 Raven over south

Redland:
Garden: 12 species including 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 House Sparrow 

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Curlew, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 7 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 8 Redshank

Aust Warth/STW/Cliff:
2 Oystercatcher, 3 Curlew, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Redshank, 1 Little Egret, 15 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler,  3 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, 1f Redstart, 1m Whinchat, 3 Stonechat (2 juvs)

Northwick Warth/Pilning Wetlands:
1 Swift, 1 juv Little Grebe, 3 Lapwing, 7 Little Ringed Plover (4 juv), 16 Oystercatcher, 21 Curlew, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper, 86 BH Gull (7 juv), 2 Little Egret, 8 Sand Martin + 32 over, 1 Sedge Warbler, 10 Reed Warbler, 1 Mistle Thrush, 5 Reed Bunting
08-07-24 Med Gull, NP (Andy Stockhausen)
New Passage:
3 Black-tailed Godwit, 8 Dunlin, 15 Common Sandpiper, 1 2nd summer Mediterrenean Gull, 1 Grey Wagtail

Abbey Wood:
2 Grey Heron, 2 Raven, 2 House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - Yeo:
pr Mute Swan on nest, c12 Shelduck + 5 shelducklings, 5 Curlew, 2 Dunlin, 42 Redshank, 40 BH Gull (1 juv), 1 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 1 Swallow
Garden: 2 Woodpigeon, 6 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw

Congresbury Moor:
6 Swift, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 2 Skylark, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Sedge Warbler, 7 Reed Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 15 Linnet, 2 Reed Bunting

Dundry:
1 Red Kite, 1 Kestrel

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
Shire Valley Bridge to West Littleton: 1 Red-legged Partridge, 3 Stock Dove, 1 Little Egret, 2 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, c40 Jackdaw, 11 Rook, 1 Raven, 1 Blue Tit, 15+ Skylark, 14 Swallow, 14 House Martin, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Nuthatch, 16 Starling, 1 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 House Sparrow, 1 Pied Wagtail, 15+ Linnet, 2 Corn Bunting, 1 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
08-07-24 Egyptian Goose family, CVL (George Stacey)
Herons Green:
4 Egyptian Goose (3 full grown young), 2 Oystercatcher, 1 juv Little Ringed Plover, 1 Redshank, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hobby, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Whinchat

Stratford:
2 ad Egyptian Goose, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 4 Marsh Harrier, 3 Red Kite, 2 Kingfisher, 50 Sand Martin, 1 juv Whitethroat

Herriotts inc. Pool:
2 Egyptian Goose (1 full grown young- also seen with others at HGB), 2 Oystercatcher, 3 Common Sandpiper, 4 Green Sandpiper, 2 Redshank, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Kestrel, c100 Sand Martin, 1 Greenfinch

Reported by: 
Nancy Barrett, John Budd, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, MJ,  Sue Kempson, Brian Lancastle, Andrew Middleton,  Blake Norton, Nigel Povey, Mike Prior, Trevor Riddle, Harvey Rose, George Stacey. Andy Stockhausen, Bri Thompson   blagdonlakebirds,   CVRS,   opsbirding,   severnsidebirdsTBOSG