Friday 9 August 2024

09-08-24 Friday

Temp 15°C to 22°C - Dull after early rain then long sunny intervals. West wind with gusts to 31mph

Osprey

BRISTOL

Clifton Down:
1 Green Woodpecker - calling, 1 Coal Tit - singing, 19+ House Martin, 7 Chiffchaffs - some flycatching, many Starling  3 Greenfinches

Easton:
1 Sparrowhawk - unsuccessful juv

R Trym - Sea Mills:
1 Kingfisher

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
09-08-24 Stonechat Aust Warth (Vic Savery)
Aust Warth/STW:
1 Buzzard, 2 Little Egret, 6 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Stonechat - inc juv,

Northwick Warth/Pilning Wetlands:
3 Teal, 4 Little Ringed Plover - inc 3 juv, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Snipe, 93 Redshank, 

New Passage:
30 Oystercatcher, 44 Ringed Plover, 48 Curlew, 2 Turnstone, c200 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 6 Little Egret, 2 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - garden:
3 Woodpigeon, 1 Herring Gull, 6 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw

West Hewish - Oldbridge River:
1 Water Rail, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Goldfinch - newly fledged.

BELOW M4 & BANES
09-08-24 Kestrel MF (Chris Teague)
Marshfield:
1 Kestrel (f)

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Herons Green:
53 Canada Geese, 4 Stock Dove, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Magpie, 100+ Sand Martin/House Martin, 6 Swallows, 8 Pied Wagtail

Moreton:
Gadwall & Pochard, 200+ Tufted Duck, 100+ Great Crested Grebe, 4 G BB Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 7 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Osprey - in 'its' tree, 2 Marsh Harrier - juv, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Jay, 200+ Martin some Sand, most House, 20+ Swallow1 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Reed Warbler, 16+ Chaffinch, 2 Reed Bunting

Stratford:
55 Swift, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Common Tern, 6 Great White Egret, 6 Little Egret, 2 Osprey (f) - inc regular bird, 3 Sparrowhawk, 7 Marsh Harrier inc 5 (f) juv, 2 Red Kite, 3 Hobby, 1 Peregrine - juv (f),  24 Sand Martin, 1 Sedge Warbler - juv, 
09-08-24 Redshank & Snipe CVL (Ian Stapp)
Herriotts inc. Pool:
Black Swan, 2 Shoveler, 38 Teal, 2 Lapwing, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Snipe, 10 Green Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 4 G-BB Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Osprey - fly over then sat in it's tree, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 2 Magpie, 4 Jackdaw, 200+ Martin most House some Sand a few Swallow, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Reed Bunting

Reported by: Di Bunniss, Chris Craig, Lee Gardiner, MJ, Andy Mears, Mike Moxon, Howard Oakden, Nigel Povey, Joe Sargent, Vic Savery, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Chris Teague