29-08-24 Thursday - Terns & Ospreys again

Temp 10°C to 20°C. Overcast start turning warm & sunny. South-westerly breeze.

Yellow-legged Gull

Common & Black Tern

Osprey

Whinchat

Spotted Flycatcher

Yellow Wagtail

Tree Pipit

BRISTOL

Redland 

- garden:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Blackbird, 1 Dunnock

- Redland Hill/Redland Rd junction:

2 House Martin (around nesting sites)

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

1 Sand Martin, 4 House Martin, 2 Spotted Flycatcher

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

1 Mute Swan, 3 Moorhen + 4 juv, 1 Coot + 3 juv, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Curlew, 15 BH Gull, 3 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 6 Little Egret, 3 Green Woodpecker, 25 Swallow, Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Sedge Warbler, 30+ Blackcap, 8 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Whitethroat, 2 Yellow Wagtail

- Yacht club: 

3 Whinchat, 4 Stonechat (pair + 2 juv)

29-08-24 Kestrel, New Passage (Lisa Presland)

New Passage:

1 Kestrel

Frampton Cottrell:

1 Ring-necked Parakeet

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon garden:
4 Woodpigeon, 1 Gull sp, 2 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw

 
Oldbridge River:
1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kingfisher, Sedge Warbler & Reed Warbler (present, not singing), 2 Reed Bunting

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
1 Collared Dove, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 17 Chiffchaff, 3 Reed Warbler, 5 Blackcap, 5 Whitethroat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Stonechat, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 7 Meadow Pipit, 2 Tree Pipit

BELOW M4 & BANES

Webbs Heath:
1 Buzzard - on its usual pole

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
11 Common Tern & 4 Black Tern (terns reported centre of lake & visible from nunnery, moreton, herons green & herriotts)

Dam:

100+ Canada Goose, 1 Egyptian Goose, 4 GBB Gull, 2 Grey Heron, Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret,

1 Common Sandpiper, 6 Magpie, 20+ Sand Martin, 20+ House Martin, 4 Pied Wagtail

29-08-24 Greenshank, Bernard King Hide CVL (George Stacey)

Bernard King Hide:
1 Greenshank

Hollowbrook:
1 Greenshank, 3 Black-tailed Godwit

29-08-24 Yellow-legged Gull, Woodford CVL (Merv Carlyon)

Woodford:
1 Yellow-legged Gull

Nunnery:

1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Kingfisher

Herons Green:
1 Pintail, Pochard, 1 Little Grebe 30+ Great Crested Grebe,1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull,  4 Grey Heron, 5 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 6 Magpie, 10+ Sand Martin, 20+ House Martin, 2 House Sparrow, 3 Pied Wagtail

Moreton:
22 Canada Goose, 8 Shoveler, 42 Gadwall, 6+ Woodpigeon,  64 Great Crested Grebe, 7 GBB Gull, 9 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Hobby (hunting martins), 100+ mixed Martins over lake, 4+ Chiffchaff (calling), 2+ Reed Warbler, 

Stratford:

1 Black Swan, 6+ Shoveler, 20+ Gadwall, 4 GBB Gull, 11 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 

50+ House Martin, 40+ Sand Martins

29-08-24 Osprey, Herriotts CVL (Lucy Masters)

Herriotts inc. Pool:

1 Lapwing, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 13 Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 4 GBB Gull, 5 Grey Heron, 11 Great White Egret, 7 Little Egret, 2 Osprey, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kingfisher, 1+ Hobby, 3 Magpie, 6 Jackdaw, 20+ Sand Martin, 4 Swallow, 50+ House Martin, 2 Pied Wagtail

Reported by: Nancy Barrett, Merv Carlyon, Andy Davis, Pete Hazelwood, Rob Hargreaves, Matt Hull, Marc Hunt, Nigel Jones, Lucy Masters, Mike Moxon, Mike Owen, Nick Page, Nigel Povey, Lisa Presland, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Bri Thompson

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