14-08-26 Friday

Temp 17°C to 28°C - mostly sunny, just cloud and mist to start and again in the evening. A gentle breeze from the west with gusts to 23 mph.

BRISTOL

Bishopston:

c50 Starling - flock through the garden

Horfield:

1 Swift

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Teal - juv, 1 Wheatear, 5 Yellow Wagtail

14-08-26 Starling NP (Lisa Presland)

New Passage:

1 Kingfisher, c110 Starling - on the house, 3+ Wheatear, 5 Yellow Wagtail,

Pilning Wetland / Northwick Warth:

200 Ringed Plover, 16 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Common Sandpiper, 80 Redshank, £0 Dunlin, a few Turnston

14-08-25 Sparrowhawk Ingst (Steve George)

Wickwar:

1 Little Owl - calling

Ingst:

1 Sparrowhawk - absolutely no road sense!

NORTH SOMERSET

Sand Point/Bay:
11 Oystercatcher, 2 Curlew, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 1 Raven, 1 Sand Martin, 73 Swallow, 12 House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 9 Willow Warbler, 10 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 6 Lesser Whitethroat, 15 Whitethroat, 1 Redstart, 6 Stonechat, 5 House Sparrow, 10 Dunnock, 2 Yellow wagtail, 2 Tree Pipit, 3 Meadow Pipit, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

BELOW M4 & BANES

Mangotsfield:

3 Red Kite

Bath - Englishcombe Lane:
5 Swift over at 2pm    

Burnett:

1 Red Kite

Chelwood

1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

14-08-26 Mandarin Duck CVL (Merv Carlyon)

Dam:
 1 Barnacle Goose, 1 Mandarin Duck (f), 2 G BB Gull, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Magpie, 1 Grey Wagtail, 8 Pied Wagtail 

Hollowbrook:
1 Hobby

Woodford:
3+ Little Egret, 5 Great White Egret - both on Denny Island, 1 Buzzard, 3 Chiffchaff

14-08-26 Lapwing CVL (Lee Patch)

Herons Green:
4 Little Grebe, 5 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Greenshank, 2 G BB Gull, 1 Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 10+ Swallow, 4 House Martin, 7 House Sparrow, 1 Grey Wagtail, 8 Pied Wagtail

Stratford:
74 Mute Swan - around the lake, 50 Great Crested Grebe - together, 3 Lapwing, 4 Snipe, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 4 Greenshank,  80 Cormorant, 7 Little Egret, 5 Great White Egret, 2 Cattle Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker - calling, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Hobby, 2 Cetti's Warbler

14-08-26 Wood Sandpiper CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc Pool:
Mute Swan - +cygnet inc the polish, 50+ Gadwall, 30+ Teal, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 7 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 12 Green Sandpiper, 2 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 9 Little Egret, 5 Great White Egret, 3 Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 3 Kingfisher, 7 Jackdaw, 2 Reed Warbler, 10+ Swallow, 6+ House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 7 Pied Wagtail

Reported by: Merv Carlyon, Bryan Cook, Steve George, Dave Hughes, Matt Hull, Laura Hussey, Lee Patch, Lisa Presland, Paul Sadley, Joe Sargent, Martyn Smith, Nick Tippett, 

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