28-08-24 Wednesday - Terns, Osprey

Temp 18°C to 24°C - Sunny with some cloud, a light wind from all over the place, gusts to 18mph from the SW.

Robin Prytherch was a local birder who devoted over 40 years to birds, including ringing and studying Buzzards. His notes on them have been put together into a book which is now available from Bristol Books. Further information on Robin can be foiund here: https://www.bristolbooks.org/shop/alifewithbuzzards

Common & Black Tern
Ringed Whinchat
Osprey
Garganey

BRISTOL

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond

10 House Martin, 12 Blackcap, 6 Whitethroat, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Redstart, 120 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

28-08-24 Whinchat, OPS (Heather England)

Oldbury Power Station:

102 Ringed Plover, 17 Oystercatcher, 10 Dunlin, 14 Redshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, + Chiffchaff, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2+ Whinchat (inc ringed bird- from Shropshire, was in Herefordshire yesterday), 5+ Stonechat, 2 Wheatear

28-08-24 Wheatear, OPS (Heather England)

Aust Warth/Services:

11 Greenshank (over SW), 3 Sparrowhawk, 2 Peregrine, c200 Swallow/House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Whinchat, 2 Wheatear, 2 Stonechat, Tree Pipit, Yellow Wagtail

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
2 juv Little Ringed Plover, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Green Sandpier

28-08-24 Sanderling et al, New Passage (Andy Stockhausen)

New Passage:
1 Sanderling, 2 Knot

Wickwar:
1 Marsh Tit

28-08-24 Marsh Tit, Wickwar (Paul Sadley)

Chipping Sodbury Common:

14 House Martin, 40+ Swallow, 28 Chiffchaff, 11 Lesser Whitethroat, 13 Whitethroat, 3 Blackcap, 1 Yellow wagtail, 3 Whinchat, 1 Stonechat, 4 Redstart, 3 Grey Wagtail

Yate Rocks:

Garden: 5 Greenfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon:
Garden: 2 Feral Pigeon, 1 Herring Gull

Portishead:
1 Oystercatcher, 1 Curlew, 6 Turnstone, 1 GBB Gull, 1 Cormorant, 2 Raven, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 24 House Sparrow

Bristol Airport:

1 Hobby

BELOW M4 & BANES

Webbs Heath:
1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Chiffchaff

Hanham Abbots:
C50 Swallow, 40 Starling, 40 Goldfinch 

Burnett:
200 Starling 

RESERVOIRS

28-08-24 Black Terns, CVL (Merv Carlyon)

Chew Valley Lake
Max count: 57 Common Tern, 15 Black Tern

Dam:
9 Egyptian Geese, 3 Common Sandpiper, 4 GBB Gull, 5 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 1 Osprey, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kingfisher, 10+ Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, 30+ House Martin, 2 Grey Wagtail

Villace:

2 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Redstart

Herons Green: 
2 Egyptian Geese, 1 Pintail, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 9 Great White Egret, 6 Little Egret, 1 Osprey, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hobby

Moreton:
1 Pintail, 2 Garganey, Redshank, 1 Osprey, 2 Hobby

28-08-24 Curlew, CVL (Bri Thompson)

Stratford:
1 Water Rail, 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Curlew, 2 Redshank, 3 Greenshank, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Osprey, 4 Marsh Harrier, 3 Sparrowhawk, 1 Hobby

28-08-24 Osprey, CVL (Tony Bridges)

Herriotts inc. Pool:
1 Black Swan, 8 Shoveler, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Greenshank, 7 Green Sandpiper, 2 Osprey, 1 Peregrine, 1 Kingfisher, 6 Jackdaw (one eating a juv Robin), 50+ House Martin

28-08-24 Jackdaw & Robin, CVL (Tony Bridges)

28-08-24 Osprey, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Reported by: Phil, Rod, Tony Bridges, Merv Carlyon, Mark Coller, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Mike Dilger, Heather England, Peter Hazelwood, Adrian Hockey, Dave Hughes, MJ,  John Lewis, Nigel Kempson, Andy Mears, Mike Moxon, Linda Moysey, Ross Nairn, Nick Page, Nigel Povey, Paul Sadley, Joe Sargent, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Bri Thompson blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG