Tuesday, 13 August 2024

13-08-24 Tuesday

Temp 15°C to 22°C - Sunny intervals and a moderate breeze from the Southwest

Arctic Tern
Black Tern
Common Tern
Whimbrel

BRISTOL


Bishopston:
2 Peregrine (ad+ calling juv, over)

Clifton Down:
2 Blue Tit, 2 House Martin, 3 Chiffchaff, + Starling, 1 Dunnock, 1 Greenfinch, 3 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Little Grebe, 5 Oystercatcher, 46 Ringed Plover, 2 Curlew, 10 Turnstone, 12 Dunlin, 2 Redshank, 5 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Sand Martin (juv over lake), 1 Wheatear (juv)

Aust Warth:
2 Kestrel, 6 House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Whitethroat

New Passage/Pilning Wetlands:
5 Shoveler, 4 Teal, 11 Lapwing, 1 Little Ringed Plover (juv), 5 Curlew, 1 Common Sandpiper, 33 Redshank, 3 Arctic Tern (flew SW.), 33 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, 20 Swallow (flew SW.)

Lower Woods (BOC walk):
7 Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, 2 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 1 Jay, 1 Magpie, Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 2 Marsh Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, 2 House Martin, 18 Long-tailed Tit, 7 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 5 Wren, 6 Nuthatch, 3 Blackbird, 4 Robin, 3 Bullfinch, 1 Goldfinch

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Kestrel, 2 Linnet, 2 Goldfinch

Winterbourne (St Michaels Church):
3 Buzzard (inc. 2 juv.), 3 Kestrel (inc. 1 juv.), 3 Mistle thrush

NORTH SOMERSET

Tickenham:
2 Raven, 35 Swallow, 15 House Martin, 1 Song Thrush

Clevedon (garden):
4 Magpie

BELOW M4 & BANES

Wheatear, Marshfield (Peter Coslett)

Marshfield (Rushmead Lane):
1 Wheatear (f)

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
2 Little Egret

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
1 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret

Greenshank, Bittern Trail (George Stacey)

Bittern Trail:

1 Greenshank

East Shore:
4 Greenshank (in flight towards east shore)

Path to Villice:
2 Jay, 1 Coal Tit, 12+ Long-tailed Tit, 1 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 2+ Goldcrest, 2+ Spotted Flycatcher, 3 Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch

Sutton Wick:
2 Goosander (juvs), 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 1 Yellow-legged Gull (adult), 14 Great White Egret, 21 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite


African Grey Parrot, Herons green (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:

15 Gadwall, 4 Stock Dove, 2 Little Grebe, 50 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Common Sandpiper, 4 Green Sandpiper, 2 Grey Heron, 6 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 African Grey Parrot, 5 Pied Wagtail

Moreton:
1 Pintail, 55 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Black Tern, 1 Lesser Whitethroat

Stratford:
1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Red Kite

Green Sandpiper/Snipe, Herriotts (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc. Pool:
1 Black Swan, 30 Gadwall, 2 Goosander (as Sutton Wick) 1 Lapwing, 1 Little Ringed Plover (juv),  1 Ringed Plover, 10 Whimbrel (flew SW. mid am), 3 Black-tailed Godwit (1 juv), 1 Snipe, 13 Green Sandpiper, 5 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Common Tern, 1 Black Tern (juv), 4 Grey Heron, 5 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 3 Marsh Harrier (2 juv, 1x2cy), 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Magpie, 7 Jackdaw, 1 Cetti,s Warbler, 3+ Reed Warbler, 1 Reed Bunting

Reported by: Peter Coslett, Andy Davis, Nick Hawkridge, MJ, Mike Jackson, Jonathan Margetts, Andy Mears, Chris Newton, Nick Page, Nigel Povey, Lois Pryce, Joe Sargent, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen