Tuesday 23 July 2024

23-07-24 Tuesday - Grasshopper Warbler

Temp 12°C to 21°C - Dry but cloudy early on, sunny intervals later. Still with a gentle breeze from the West.

Grasshopper Warbler
Ruff

BRISTOL

Redland (garden):
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Dunnock

Sea Mills (harbour area):
5 Redshank, 2 Grey Heron, 5 House Martin

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station (Pillhead Gout):
2 Ringed Plover, 30 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper, 5 Redshank, 517 Black-headed Gull, 1 Mediterranean Gull

Littleton Warth:
300+ Black-headed Gull

New Passage/Pilning Wetland:
121 Canada Goose, 25+ Shelduck, 1 Tufted Duck, 6+ Little Grebe (inc 2 juv), 70 Oystercatcher, 10 Lapwing, 8 Little Ringed Plover, 50 Curlew, 7 Turnstone, 1 Ruff (m), 50+ Dunlin, 5 Common Sandpiper, 45 Redshank, 4 Grey Heron, 5 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel

Severn Beach:
2 Shelduck, 40 Oystercatcher, 10 Curlew, 1 Redshank, 6 Little Egret

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon (garden):
1 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
7 Egyptian Goose, 1 Common Sandpiper, 9 Redshank, 2 Black-headed Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 45 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 7 Sand Martin, 12 Swallow, 13 Chiffchaff, 1 Grasshopper Warbler (priory hedge), 7 Blackcap, 8 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 8 Greenfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Nuthatch, Shire valley (Peter Coslett)

Marshfield (Shire Valley):
5 Mallard, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Nuthatch, 1 Spotted Flycatcher

Stanton Drew:
1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Monk Parakeet (juv)

Chew Valley Lake



Oystercatcher, Dam (Ian Stapp)

Woodford/Wally Bank Path/Dam:

77 Canada Goose, 6 Egyptian Goose, 200+ Swift, 150+ Great Crested Grebe, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 5 Magpie, + Blue Tit, + Great Tit, ++ Sand Martin, 12+ Long-tailed Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 4 Wren, 4 Pied/White Wagtail, 1 Bullfinch, 2 Reed Bunting


Barnacle Goose, Herons Green (Merv Carlyon)

Herons Green:

50+ Canada Goose, 1 Barnacle Goose (ringed Slimbridge, also seen Cotswolds), 200+ Swift (over lake), 2 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard, 6 Magpie, 100+ Sand & House Martin, 6 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Warbler, 18 House Sparrow, 8 Pied/White Wagtail

Moreton:
200+ Swift (over lake), 20+ Woodpigeon, 6+ Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 3 Buzzard, 2 Jay, 20+ Blue Tit, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting

Dunlin (foreground)/Green Sandpiper (behind), Herriotts (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc. Pool:
1 Black Swan, 1 Shelduck, 150+ Swift, 150+ Great Crested Grebe, 2 Lapwing, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Dunlin (2 ad summer+juv), 1 Common Sandpiper, 9 Green Sandpiper, 8 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Hobby, 3 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw, 20+ Sand Martin, 6+ Swallow, 12+ House Martin, 4 Reed Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting

Out of Area - Frampton-on-Severn (BOC Walk):
4 Barnacle Goose, 16 Greylag Goose, 48 Mute Swan, 1 Mallard, 1 Pheasant, + Woodpigeon, 4 Moorhen, c15 Coot, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Black-headed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Common Tern, 4 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Peregrine, 1 Jay, c20 Jackdaw, c50 Rook, 6 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Swallow, 8 House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 6 House Sparrow, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied/White Wagtail, 1 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch

Reported by: Nancy Barrett, Graham Blacker, Diana Bunniss, Merv Carlyon, Peter Coslett, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Alastair Fraser, Peter Hazelwood, Matt Hull, Nigel Milbourne, Merv Pearce, Nigel Povey, Ian Stapp