Sunday 4 August 2024

04-08-24 Sunday - Pintail

Temp 14°C to 22°C - Overcast changing to sunny intervals in the afternoon. A very light south west wind.

Pintail
Cuckoo
Osprey

BRISTOL
04-08-24 Grey Heron Sea Mills (Pete Bunniss)
Sea Mills - inc harbour:
1 Oystercatcher, 4 Common Sandpiper, 4 Redshank, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 4 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, c30 House Martin

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage/Northwick Warth/Pilning Wetlands:
5 Teal, 6 Lapwing, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 123 Redshank, 41 Little Egret, 2 Willow Warbler

Severn Beach:
19 Ringed Plover, 10 Turnstone, 1 Sanderling, 130 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper, Sparrowhawk.

Wickwar - garden:
1 Buzzard spooked 14 Mistle Thrush from the Rowen

Frampton End:
1 Cuckoo - over north east towards North Yate

Chipping Sodbury - Ridge Wood:
1 Treecreeper

NORTH SOMERSET

Backwell Lake:
2 Little Grebe plus 3 very small chicks

BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge:
1 Kingfisher

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Herons Green:
2 Common Sandpiper, 8 Great White Egret

Sutton Wick:
1 Yellow-legged Gull, 12 Great White Egret, 9 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk (m)
04-08-24 Osprey CVL (Merv Carlyon)
Stratford:
2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Pintail (m), 1 Water Rail,  1 Yellow-legged Gull, a6 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 3 Osprey (f), 1 Sparrowhawk, 8 Marsh Harrier - (4f, 2m, 2juv), 2 Red Kite, 5 Hobby - one in the tree to the right, 1 Peregrine - juv

Herriotts inc. Pool:
4 Lapwing, 2 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 14 Green Sandpiper, 2 Yellow-legged Gull,  4 Little Egret, 2 Osprey, 3 Marsh Harrier, 1 Red Kite, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 15 Sand Martin

Reported by: Di & Pete Bunniss, Merv Carlyon, Chris Craig, Alan Daniells, Paul Francis, Chris Hall, Mike Jackson, MJ, Robin Lambert, Andy Stockhausen, Gary Thoburn