Thursday 15 August 2024

15-08-24 Thursday - Osprey, Garganey

Temp 13°C to 25°C - Cloudy with some sun and a SW wind that strengthened during that day, gusts to 27mph. 

Garganey
Artic and Common Tern
Turnstone, Knot
Osprey

BRISTOL

Floating Harbour:
2 Peregrine

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Yellow-legged Gull, 18 Arctic Tern

New Passage/NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
33 Lapwing, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Green Sandpiper, 150 Redshank (at least 2 juv), 2 Arctic Tern, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Sand Martin, 1 Swallow, 3 House Martin, 2 Meadow Pipit, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 25 Linnet

Severn Beach:
6 Shelduck, 140+ Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Knot, 90 Dunlin, 19 Little Egret

Kendleshire Golf Course:
25+ House Martin

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon:
Garden: 1 Herring Gull, 2 Magpie

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
1 Red Kite

Hanham/Somerdale:
15 Swallow (mostly juv birds)

Bath:
Englishcombe Lane: 1 Swift

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
15-08-24 Turnstone, CVL (Merv Carlyon)
Dam:
1 Ringed Plover, 1 Turnstone, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret

Herons Green:
1 Dunlin, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Little Grebe, 4 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 
15-08-24. Sparrowhawk, CVL (Ian Stapp)
Moreton:
1 Garganey, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 10 GBB Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 15 Tern- 11+ Arctic and 3 Common, 6 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk
15-08-24 Hobby & Arctic Terns, CVL (Bri Thompson)
Stratford:
1 Osprey, 2 juv Sparrowhawk, 2 Marsh Harrier, 3 Hobby, c25 Sand Martin

Herriotts inc. Pool:
9 Barnacle Goose, 1 Black Swan, 1 Lapwing, 1 Ringed Plover, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 8 Green Sandpiper, 15 Tern (same as above), 4 Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Merv Carlyon, Brian Cook, Peter Coslett, Andy Davis, Peter Hazelwood, Nigel Kempson, Craig Lewis, Andy Mears, Nick Page, Nigel Povey, Ian Stapp, Bri Thompson blagdonlakebirds, CVRSopsbirdingsevernsidebirdsTBOSG