Friday, 1 August 2025

01-08-25 Friday - Wheatear

Temp 12°C to 22°C - overcast with sunny spells. Moderate north north west breeze, calming in the afternoon with gusts of 27 mph.

Wheatear 
Crossbill

BRISTOL

Blaise Estate - Cherry Orchard - R Trym:
1 Kingfisher - upstream

Clifton Down - PE watchpoint.
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Peregrine - calling

Easton - garden:
1 Crossbill - over
01-08-25 Peregrine EP (Allan Chard)
Eastville Park:
1 Kingfisher, 1 Peregrine
01-08-25 Kingfisher EP (Tony Jones)
Temple Back:
1 Peregrine

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
59 Mallard, 10 Moorhen, 5 Coot, 1 Curlew, 12 Redshank, 500 BH Gull,  150 Carrion Crow, 1 Wheatear - juv

New Passage/Northwick:
40 Oystercatcher, 4 Curlew, 4 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 60 Redshank, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 2 Kestrel, 2 Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff

Yate - Kingsgate Park:
3 Collared Dove, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Greenfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
7 Mute Swan, 5 Little Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 1 Hobby, Sand Martin, Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Warbler,

Portishead - Weston Big Wood:
1 Crossbill - over, northward

BELOW M4 & BANES

Warmley:
1 Red Kite - over

Shortwood - Bridge Inn:
1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS
01-08-25 Cattle Egret CVL (Raoul Chandrasakera)
Chew Valley Lake

01-08-25 Spotted Flycatcher, CVL (Raoul Chandrasakera)
Villice:

2 Little Grebe, 1 Cattle Egret, 1 Grey Heron  - destroying a great crested grebe nest, 2 Little Egret, 3 Swallow, 15-20 House Martin, 2 Spotted Flycatcher - inc 1 juv    

Herons Green:
26 Canada Goose, Mute Swan with Polish Cygnet, 2 G BB Gull, 2 Cattle Egret, 9 Grey Heron, 11 Great White Egret, 36 Little Egret, 20+ Sand & House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail, 12 Pied Wagtail
01-08-25 Great Spotted Woodpecker CVL (Ian Stapp)
Stratford:

14 Swift, 1 Dunlin, 2 Green Sandpiper, 6 Greenshank, 4 G BB Gull, 6 Cattle Egret, 6 Grey Heron, 7 G W Egret, 11 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 G S Woodpecker, 1 Hobby, 1 Peregrine - juv, c50+ Sand  Martin 30 House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, lots of Reed Warbler mostly chicks
01-08-25 Dunlin CVL (Ian Stapp)
Herriott's Bridge:

5 Egyptian Goose inc 3 gosling, 4 Lapwing, 2 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper, 10 Green Sandpiper, 4 G BB Gull, 6 Grey Heron, 9 Great White Egret, 16 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 40+ Sand & House Martin, 6 Swallow, 4 Grey Wagtail, 20+ Pied Wagtail,    

Reported by: Di Bunniss, Raoul Chandrasakera, Allan Chard, Pete Coslett, Andy Davis, Annie & Nick Hawkridge, Pete Hazelwood, Dave Hughes, Tony Jones, Andy Middleton, Steve Newland, James Rawson, Rich Scantlebury, Tom O'Shea, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Nick Tippett
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