05-08-26 Wednesday - Bonaparte's Gull

Temp 17°C to 22°C - sunny with clouds after some early rain. A moderate W/SW to start, a strong W/WSW after lunch, gusts to 27 mph.

Bonaparte's Gull

Wood Sandpiper

Blue-headed Wagtail

Bonaparte's Gull, Pilning Wetlands (Brian Lancastle)

BRISTOL

Greville Smyth Park:
1 Buzzard, 8 House Martin

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust-Littleton:
2 Buzzard (adult & juv), 2 Hobby

Aust Services:

2 Buzzard, 2 Whitethroat, 4 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, mixed flock of approx 100 Linnet and Goldfinch

Aust Warth/Cake Pill:

1 juv Marsh Harrier, 1 Kestrel, 3 Common Sandpiper, 4 Whitethroat, 2 Stonechat

Bonaparte's Gull, Pilning Wetlands (Brian Lancastle)

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
2 Mute Swan, 33 Canada Goose, 1 Teal, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Moorhen, 8 Coot (2 juv), 50+ Oystercatcher, 30+ Ringed Plover, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Lapwing, 1 Whimbrel, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 75 Redshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, 12 Dunlin, 1 Bonaparte's Gull, c1000 BH Gull, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker, 6 Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Whitethroat, 1 Blackcap, c400 Starling, 5 Yellow Wagtail - inc 1 Blue-headed juv, 1 White Wagtail, 12 Pied Wagtail

Severn Beach:
25 Ringed Plover, 20 Curlew, 4 Oystercatcher, 1 Common Gull, 1 juv Yellow-legged Gull, 2 GBB Gull

Yate:
Kingsgate Park: 1 Mediterranean Gull

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Chew Magna, Chew Hill:
1 Hobby

Chelwood:

1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon:
4 Lapwing, 1 Snipe, 2 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Redshank

Cattle Egret & Greenshank, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake

Mandarin, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Dam:
1 Barnacle Goose, 4 Egyptian Goose, 1 Mandarin Duck, 1 Common Sandpiper, 6 GBB Gull, 3 Swift, 12+ Sand Martin, 20+ Swallow

Hollowbrook:

1 Kingfisher

Woodford:
2 Stock Dove, 11 Cattle Egret, 100+ Cormorant 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Chiffchaff

Herons Green:
Gadwall family, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 5 GBB Gull, 4 Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Wagtail, 10+ House Martin

Snipe, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:
1 Lapwing, 2 Snipe, 2 Cattle Egret, 3 Great White Egret, 6 Swift,  2 Chiffchaff, 3 Reed Warbler, 3+ Sedge Warbler

Black-tailed Godwit, CVL (George Stacey)

Herriotts inc. Pool:
66+ Gadwall, 14 Teal, 14 Lapwing, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 3 Great White Egret, 3 Cattle Egret, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Grey Wagtail

Black-tailed Godwit  & Green Sandpiper, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Pete Brain, Mark Coller, Oscar Dewhurst, Brian Lancastle, John Lewis, Rich Mielcarek, Nick Page, Lee Patch, Lois Pryce, Tony Scott, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen

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