15-07-24 Monday - Short-eared Owl

Temp 9°C to 17°C. Overcast all day, dry early, rain later. Gentle easterly breeze.

Little Ringed Plover

Mediterranean Gull

Osprey

Short-eared Owl

15-07-24 Short-eared Owl, Northwick Warth (Andy Stockhausen)

BRISTOL

Filton gardens:

1) 1 Jay, 2 juv Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Wren, 2 Blackbird (1m, 1f), 2 Robin (1 ad, 1 juv), 5 House Sparrow, 2 Goldfinch

2) Song Thrush singing

Sea Mills:

1 Swift, 2 Redshank, BH Gulls, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 5 House Martin flying plus 4 visible chicks in nests

 

Redland garden:

1 Collared Dove

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Cliff:
1 Great White Egret, 1 Willow Warbler

Northwick Warth:

Short-eared Owl (not normally seen here in summer - first ever July record for S Glos)

Pilning Wetlands:
Teal, 2 Ringed Plover, 8 Little Ringed Plover (inc 3 chicks), Green Sandpiper, 14 Redshank, 9 Little Egret

15-07-24 Mediterranean Gull amongst Black-headed Gulls, New Passage (Paul Bowerman)

New Passage:

5 Dunlin, 2 Mediterranean Gull (2nd summer), 1 Kingfisher

Yate Rocks garden:

1 Sparrowhawk (m) - making successful attack on Blue Tit

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon garden:
1 Magpie

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
9 Mute Swan, 2 Teal, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 GBB Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 4 Grey Wagtail, 30+ Pied Wagtail (many juveniles)

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
Polish-ringed BH Gull still present

Moreton:
1 Osprey

Herriotts inc. Pool:

7 Egyptian Goose (family of five + another pair), 1 Little Ringed Plover (juv), 1 Common Sandpiper, 6 Green Sandpiper, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Peregrine (over)

Reported by: David Allward, Paul Bowerman, Di Bunniss, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Mike Moxon, Linda Moysey, Mike Owen, Nigel Povey, Lois Pryce, Andy Stockhausen, Liza White 

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