Temp 17°C to 20°C - Mainly overcast and breezy, high grey cumulus clouds with some blue patches. Hotter and sunnier in the afternoon. Dry. Fresh WNW wind.
Osprey
Hobby
Hobby
BRISTOL
Eastville Park:
8 Swift, 1 Little Egret, 20 House Martin
Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
Spotted Flycatcher
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Pilning Wetlands/New Passage:
(yesterday, 4th August) 45+ Canada Goose, 4 Mute Swan, 34 Shelduck, 31 Oystercatcher, 37 Lapwing, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 8 Curlew, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 7 Turnstone, 65 Redshank, 1 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Wheatear
Severn Beach:
(yesterday, 4th August) 26 Ringed Plover, 6 Curlew, 27 Turnstone, 19 Dunlin, 5 Little Egret
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| Grey Heron at Watercress Farm (Robin Martin) |
Gordano:
Red Kite (over Clapton-in-Gordano village)
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| Whitethroat Gordano Valley (Robin Martin) |
Weston Moor and Walton-in-Gordano:
(BOC walk) 2 Pheasant, 2 Feral Pigeon, Woodpigeon, 1 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 5 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Hobby, 4 Jay, 2 Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 6 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 2 Skylark, 9 Swallow, 6 House Martin, 3 Long-tailed Tit 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Wren, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Blackbird, 1 Robin, House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail, 10 Goldfinch.
(BOC walk) 2 Pheasant, 2 Feral Pigeon, Woodpigeon, 1 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 5 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Hobby, 4 Jay, 2 Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 6 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 2 Skylark, 9 Swallow, 6 House Martin, 3 Long-tailed Tit 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Wren, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Blackbird, 1 Robin, House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail, 10 Goldfinch.
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| Spotted Flycatcher on Walton Common Dave Horlick) |
Walton Common:
c.5 Spotted Flycatcher (in two separate groups).
Felton Common:
6 Linnet
Hewish:
Red Kite (over A370)
Red Kite (over A370)
Oldbridge River - south of Hewish:
Red Kite (probably the same as above).
1 Little Grebe, 2 Moorhen, c.30 Starling, Reed Bunting.
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| Linnet on Felton Common (David Hughes) |
BELOW M4 & BANES
Newton St Loe - R Avon:
1 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Nuthatch
RESERVOIRS
Blagdon Lake:
(yesterday, 4th August) 15 Little Grebe, 17 Little Egret, 15 Great White Egret, 5 Grey Heron.
Chew Valley Lake
Stratford:
40 Swift, 1 Osprey, 1 Whimbrel, 4 Greenshank, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Red Kite, 3 Hobby, c.40 Sand Martin, 3 Spotted Flycatcher (bottom of Stratford Lane), 1 Yellow Wagtail.
Herriott's Bridge:
2 Lapwing, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, 3 Greenshank.
Reported by: Andy Davis, Robert Hargreaves, Dave Horlick, David Hughes, Mike Moxon, Larry Sweetland, all contributors to local WhatsApp groups, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds
