21-07-26 Tuesday - Dartford Warbler

Temp 14°C to 27°C - sunny with a light breeze swinging from north east to west and gusting to 17mph.

Dartford Warbler

Common Tern

BRISTOL

Horfield - Manor Farm:

20 Swift ‐ screaming party, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet - calling

River Avon: Temple Meads to Sparke Evans footbridge
8 Canada Goose, 1 Black-headed Gull, 249 Herring Gull - lots of juv, 106 Lesser Black-backed Gull - 2 parties of juv, 1 Cormorant, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Greenfinch

Southmead Swimming Lake - WeBS:

2 Canada Goose, 2 Mallard, 12 Moorhen, 1 Black-headed Gull, 3 Herring Gull - inc juv, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Grey Wagtail

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Emerson's Green, Lyde Green, Bristol Science Park, Lake
6 Little Egret

NORTH SOMERSET

21-07-26 Oystercatcher Portishead (Darren Burton)

Portishead - Fishermans Steps:
2 Shelduck, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Curlew, Black-headed Gull

BELOW M4 & BANES

21-07-26 Kingfisher Dyrham (Caron Thornton Trippit)

Dyrham:

2 Kingfisher

Oldland Common:
1 Swallow - over calling

Keynsham, Manor Road:
7 Swift - screaming party early

Chew Stoke:

1 Buzzard

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks - WeBS:

16 Canada Goose, 1 Black Swan, 117 Mallard, 475 Tufted Duck - inc 8,7,5 broods - a top count, 35 Little Grebe, 30 Great Crested Grebe,  426 Coot, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 17 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 6 Grey Heron

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
44 Canada Goose, 1 Barnacle Goose - ringed, 1 Greylag Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose +4 gosling - moved up this evening, 2 G BB Gull, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Magpie, 10+ Sand Martin, 12+ Swallow, 2 Grey Wagtail, 12 Pied Wagtail

Picnic Site 2:

1 Dartford Warbler

Nunnery:
3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Common Tern, 2+ Cattle Egret - over, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff

21-07-26 Cattle Egret CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
1 Gadwall - +2 duckling, 4 Little Grebe, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 G BB Gull, 25+ Cattle Egret - inc 3 Juv, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 45 Jackdaw,  2+ Reed Warbler - singing, 12+ Sand Martin, 20+ Swallow, 3 Grey Wagtail, 12+ Pied Wagtail

21-07-21 Reed Bunting CVL (Merv Carlyon)

Stratford:
100+ Great Crested Grebe - fishing together, 2 G BB Gull, 130+ Cormorant - fishing together, 8+ Cattle Egret - over, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 G S Woodpecker, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Reed Bunting

21-07-26 Yellow-legged Gull CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc Pool
2 Egyptian Goose +4 gosling, 48+ Gadwell, 4 Tufted Duck, 13 Lapwing, 2 Common Sandpiper, 11 Green Sandpiper, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 G BB Gull, 2 Little Egret, 3 G W Egret, 2 Cattle Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 7 Jackdaw, 2 Reed Warbler - some singing, 20+ Sand Martin, 4 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Grey Wagtail, 5 Pied Wagtail

Reported by: Beth & Darren Burton, Merv Carlyon, Sean Davies, Paul Francis, Rob Laughton, Nick Hawkridge, John Lewis, Nick Page, Lee Patch, Joe Sargent, Ian Stapp, Caron Thornton Trippit

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