Saturday, 24 August 2024

24-08-24 Saturday

Temp 14°C to 19°C - Heavy rain in the morning, and mostly bright sunshine in the afternoon. A moderate SSW wind to start, moving round to a strong WSW by the end, gusts to 29mph.

Knot
Osprey


BRISTOL

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond
25 Stock Dove, 7 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Spotted Flycatcher

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
24-08-24 Meadow Pipit, Aust (Vic Savery)
Aust Warth:
Many Swallow, Martins and Pipits heading south
24-08-24 Sanderling, Severn Beach (Brian Lancastle)
Severn Beach:
c100 Ringed Plover, 3 Whimbrel (to SW), 15 Knot (to SW), 4 Sanderling, c100 Dunlin, 1 Wheatear
24-08-24 Hobby, Wickwar (Paul Sadley)
Wickwar:
1 Red Kite, 2 Hobby

New Passage:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 20+ Swallow, many Chiffchaff, 3+ Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 3+ Redstart

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge:
1 Sparrowhawk not catching 1 Kingfisher

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
1 Turnstone

Bernard King Hide:
4 Greenshank
24-08-24 Ringed Plover, CVL (Marc Hunt)
Herons Green:
1 Ringed Plover, 2 Common Sandpiper, 5 Green Sandpiper
24-08-24 Knot, CVL (Dave Hughes)
Stratford:
1 juv Knot, 1 Osprey, 2 Marsh Harrier, 3+ Hobby

Herriotts inc. Pool:
1 Barnacle Goose, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 7 Green Sandpiper, 7 Great White Egret, 2 Osprey

Reported by: Chris Craig, Bronwen Evans, Paul Francis, Markas Gilmartin, Dave Hughes, Marc Hunt, Brian Lancastle, Craig Lewis, Nick Page, Nigel Povey, Paul Sadley, Joe Sargent, Vic Savery,  Martyn Smith, Larry Sweetland, Gary Thoburn, Bri Thompson blagdonlakebirds, CVRSopsbirdingsevernsidebirdsTBOSG