Tuesday, 30 July 2024

30-07-24 Tuesday

Temp 15°C to 27°C - Sunny. Unusually, the high temperatures have arrived on light winds from the North.

BRISTOL

Hotwells:
1 Buzzard (over)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Hawkesbury Upton (Upton Coombe):
40+ Swift, + Stock Dove, 2 Red Kite, + Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Raven, 4 Marsh Tit, + Swallow, + House Martin, 2 Willow Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Redstart, 1 Corn Bunting, 1 Yellowhammer

Yate - Kingsgate Park:
8+ Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat

Yate (Garden):
1 Buzzard, 2 House Martin

NORTH SOMERSET

Dundry to Winford:
1 Stock Dove, 7+ Woodpigeon, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Magpie, 1+ Jackdaw, 5 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 2 House Martin, 5+ Chiffchaff, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Blackbird, 8+ House Sparrow, 1 Chaffinch, 20+ Linnet, 25+ Goldfinch

Clevedon (garden):
1 Dunnock

Clevedon - Walton Common/Gordano Valley NR (BOC walk):
1 Pheasant, 2 Rock Dove, 8 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Black-headed Gull, 25 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 5 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 3 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 4 Swallow, 20 House Martin, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Song Thrush, 4 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 2 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 4 Greenfinch, 50 Goldfinch

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
1 Shelduck, 3 Stock Dove, 12 Black-headed Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 24 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Peregrine, 2 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 5 Skylark, 4 Swallow, 4 Willow Warbler, 15 Chiffchaff, 8 Blackcap, 11 Lesser Whitethroat, 12 Whitethroat, 6 Starling, 2 Stonechat, 15 House Sparrow, 5 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Pied/White Wagtail (alba), 4 Meadow Pipit, 3 Greenfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield (Down Road):
40 Linnet, 41 Corn Bunting

Willsbridge Mill:
2 Raven, Coal Tit,  1 Nuthatch, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Bullfinch (m+f)


Kestrel, Newton St. Loe (Wayne Tucker)

Newton St Loe:
1 Stock Dove, 2 Red Kite, 5 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 1 Swallow, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Bullfinch



Chaffinch, Paulton (Patrick Hancock)

Cameley:
3 Collared Dove, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven,
2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Mistle Thrush

Paulton:
35 Woodpigeon, 1 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackbird, 1 Chaffinch, 6 Greenfinch, 4 Linnet, 3 Goldfinch, 2 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
10 Egyptian Geese (dam)

Chew Valley Lake


Marsh Harrier, Parklands (Lucy Masters)

Villice (Parklands):

1 Buzzard


Common Sandpiper, Herons Green (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:

8 Canada Goose, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 3 Buzzard, 4 Magpie, 13 Sand Martin, 8 Swallow, 4+ House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 6 House Sparrow, 5 Pied/White Wagtail

Moreton:
1 Black Swan, 120+ Great Crested Grebe, 6 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier (juv), 2 Buzzard, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Hobby, 2 Jay, 12+ (mixed) Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 6+ Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Reed Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting

Stratford:
1 Water Rail (calling), 2 Great White Egret, 1 Osprey (with fish), 1 Marsh Harrier (juv)

Yellow-legged Gull, Herriotts' Bridge (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc. Pool:
1 Black Swan, 3 Lapwing, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Sandpiper, 7 Green Sandpiper, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 4 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 1 Osprey, 1 Marsh Harrier, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 5 Magpie, 4 Jackdaw, 4 Sand Martin, 12+ Swallow, 10+ House Martin, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting

Reported by:  Graham Blacker, Pete Brain, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Mark Coller, Alan Daniels, Andy Davis, Paul Francis, Patrick Hancock, Matt Hull, Lucy Masters, Nick Page, Nigel Povey, Carol Rushton, Ian Stapp, Wayne Tucker