31-07-24 Wednesday - Crossbill, Wheatear, Sandwich Tern

Temp 16°C to 32°C - A scorcher. A light wind from the NNE/NE may it bearable for about 2 minutes before you started to melt.

Osprey
Common Tern
Sandwich Tern
Wheatear
Crossbill, Redstart

BRISTOL

Hallen:

c30 House Martin

Redland:

Garden: 1 juv Great Spotted Woodpecker

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage:

35 Little Egret (new South Glos record), 1 Yellow Wagtail

Severn Beach:

2 Sandwich Tern

Lower Woods:
1 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 White Admiral, 18 Silver Washed Fritillary

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon:
Garden: 2 Feral Pigeon, 1 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
Vis mig: 40 BH Gull, 94 LBB Gull, 2 Sand Martin, 39 Swallow, 5 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail, 1 Meadow Pipit, 2 Crossbill

Present: 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine, 2 Raven, 8 Skylark 1 Willow Warbler, 16 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 9 Lesser Whitethroat, 11 Whitethroat, 1 Redstart, 4 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 4 Meadow Pipit, 7 Greenfinch, 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Migrant Hawker

BELOW M4 & BANES

Burnett to Marksbury:
3 Red Kite, 4 Buzzard

Newton St Loe:
1 Red Kite, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Purple Hairstreak

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Sutton Wick:
1 adult Yellow-legged Gull, 1 adult Common Tern, 7 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret

Herons Green:
1 Greylag Goose, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 GBB Gull, 88 BH Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 8 Great White Egret

31-07-24 Scavengers, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:
1 Black Swan, 6 GBB Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 1 juv Marsh Harrier, 1 Hobby, 1 Kingfisher

Stratford:
11 Great White Egret, 1 Osprey, 1 juv Marsh Harrier, 1 Peregrine, 1 Hobby

31-07-24 Osprey, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc. Pool:

2 Egyptian Geese, 6 Shoveler, 9 Lapwing, 2 Little Ringed Plover (male and female), 1 juv Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper, 10 Green Sandpiper, 6 GBB Gull, 2 adult Yellow-legged Gull, 1 adult Common Tern, 4 Grey Heron, 4 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 1 f  Osprey, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Juv Marsh Harrier, 1 Red Kite, 2 Kestrel (m & f), 1 Hobby, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Sand Martin, 1 m Lesser Emperor

Reported by: 

Nancy Barrett, Paul Bowerman, Di Bunniss, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Matt Hall, Matt Hull, MJ, Andy Mears, Nick Page, Matt Plenty, Nigel Povey, Ian Stapp, Chris Vines,  blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG