Saturday 31 August 2024

31-08-24 Saturday - Early Firecrests

 Temp 13°C to 21°C - Sunny morning, but clouded over in afternoon. A chilly force 3 NE wind.

Very early arrival of Firecrests today, with at least 3 individuals reported in the Avon region. Easterly winds look set to continue tomorrow and again from Thursday onwards, so definitely worth looking for more Whinchat, Redstart etc. in the next few days.

Black Tern
Cattle Egret
Osprey
Firecrest

31-08-24 Firecrest, Littleton Brick Pits (Mark Dadds)
BRISTOL

City Centre - Will's Memorial Building:
2 Peregrine - circling

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Littleton Brick Pits:
1 Hobby - over, 1 Firecrest

Aust Services:
Vismig:
50 Swallow, 17 Tree Pipit
Grounded:
1 Great White Egret, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Willow Warbler, 10+ Chiffchaff, 10+ Blackcap, 1 Firecrest (first August Severnside record), 2 Spotted Flycatcher
31-08-24 Whinchat, Northwick Warth (Vic Savery)
New Passage/Northwick Warth/Pilning Wetlands:
2 Whinchat, 3 Stonechat
31-08-24, Redstart, Wickwar (Paul Sadley)
Wickwar:
1 Hobby, 1 Redstart

Chipping Sodbury Common:
20+ Swallow, 2 Willow Warbler, 15+ Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 9+ Lesser Whitethroat, 14+ Whitethroat, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 9 Redstart, 2 Whinchat, 5 Wheatear, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Tree Pipit

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead - Phoenix Way:
1 Wheatear sat on roof!

Clevedon - Highdale Road:
3 Woodpigeon, 2 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw
                                       31-08-24 Female Sparrowhawk, Kenn (John Croxton)
Kenn:
1 f Sparrowhawk

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
Vismig:
16 Feral Pigeon, 13 Woodpigeon, 5 Redshank, 55 Black-headed Gull, 18 Herring Gull, 59 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Red Kite, 1 Peregrine, 77 Swallow, 33 House Martin, 1 House Sparrow, 11 Yellow Wagtail, 4 Grey Wagtail, 11 Meadow Pipit, 4 Tree Pipit, 1 Linnet, 4 Goldfinch
Present:
1 Whimbrel, 1 Greenshank, 2 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 3 Skylark, 80 Swallow, 20 House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 30 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 7 Whitethroat, 1 Firecrest, 2 Whinchat, 4 Stonechat, 4 Wheatear, 3 House Sparrow, 9 Yellow Wagtail, 5 Meadow Pipit

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
9 Great White Egret, 9 Little Egret

Chew Valley Lake

Woodford:
2+ Black Tern

Herons Green:
1 Dunlin
31-08-24 Osprey, Moreton (Dave Hughes)
Moreton:
1 juv Osprey

Stratford:
1 Black Tern, 1 Cattle Egret, 1 juv Osprey, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Hobby

Herriott's incl Pool:
1 Ringed Plover - over, 11 Green Sandpiper, 2 Red Kite, 1 Hobby, 1 Peregrine

Reported by: Mark Coller, John Croxton, Mark Dadds, Dave, Phil Delve, Jamie Dunning, Andy Gibb, Dave Hughes, Matt Hull, Craig Lewis, Nigel Milbourne, Nigel Povey, Aravind Ramesh, Paul Sadley, Vic Savery, Mark Smith, Andy Stockhausen, Bri Thompson


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