12-07-24 Friday - Ruff

Temp  12°C to  18°C - Overcast, showers on and off and a moderate N/NE wind. 

Ruff, Whimbrel
Mediterranean Gull
Osprey
Common Tern
Whinchat

BRISTOL

Avon Gorge:

1 Buzzard being seen off by 2 Peregrine

12-07-24 Kingfisher, Eastville (Allan Chard)

Eastville Park:

1 juv Kingfisher

Redland:

12+ Swift, 1 Collared Dove in garden-unsual here

12-07-24 Green Woodpecker, Stoke Park (Allan Chard)

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

1 Green Woodpecker, 1 singing Sedge Warbler

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Northwick Warth/Pilning Wetlands:
22 Lapwing, 9 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 8 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 male Ruff, 5 Redshank

12-07-24 Med Gull, New Passage (Paul Bowerman)

New Passage:

11 Dunlin, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Mediterranean Gull

Filton:

Garden: 1 Kingfisher- new to garden list

Chipping Sodbury Common:

4 Stock Dove, 4 Kestrel, 20+ Chiffchaff, 8+ Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Blackcap, 3 Redstart, 2 Reed Bunting

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon:
Garden: 4 Woodpigeon, 1 Jay, 2 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw

Kenn:

Garden: 1 Sparrowhawk having a bath- video here, 1 Green Woodpecker

BELOW M4 & BANES

Saltford:
2 Red Kite

Writhlington:
1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon:

17 Little Egret, 3 Hobby

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
100+ Canada Geese, 1 Barnacle Goose, 1 Common Sandpiper, 64 BH Gull (inc 11 juv + Polish ringed bird from last winter), 2 GBB Gull, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Reed Bunting

Herons Green:
100+ Canada Goose, 5 Egyptian Goose, 2 GBB Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 30 Sand Martin, 2 ad Whinchat, 1 Reed Warbler

Stratford:
7 Egyptian Goose, 2 Mediterranean Gull (2nd summers), 3 ad Common Tern, 4 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Osprey, 1 Sparrowhawk, 5 Red Kite, 4 Marsh Harrier, 2 Hobby, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Sand Martin

12-07-24 Little and Great Egrets and Green Sand, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc. Pool:

1 Shelduck, 100+ Great Crested Grebe, 2 Lapwing, 7 Green Sandpiper, 5 GBB Gull, 1 Common Tern, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Kingfisher, 5 Reed Warbler (3 young)

Reported by: 

Paul Bowerman, Mark Coller, Allan Chard, Chris Craig, John Croxton, MJ, Brian Martin, Nigel Milbourne, Mike Moxon, Nick Page, Nigel Povey, Andy Pym, Tony Scott, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG