Temp 15°C to 22°C. Rain at first, then a mix of sun, cloud and occasional light rain. A gentle breeze from the WSW, gusting to 23 mph in the middle of the day.
Mandarin Duck
Garganey
Bar-tailed Godwit
Wood Sandpiper
Knot
Ruff
Glossy Ibis
BRISTOL
Blaise estate:
2 Stock Dove, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher , 5 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Coal Tit, 5 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 11 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 4 Goldcrest, 3 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Blackbird, 8 Robin, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Bullfinch
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
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| 20-08-26 Black-tailed Godwit, Northwick Warth (Brian Lancastle) |
3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 29 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Knot
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| 20-08-26 (cross-billed) Kestrel, New Passage (Rosemary Setter) |
New Passage:
6 Oystercatcher, 30 Curlew, 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 19 Black-tailed Godwit, 40 Redshank, 6 Turnstone, 2 Knot, 250 BH Gull, 2 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, Pair Kestrel, 2 Raven, Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Yellow Wagtail
6 Oystercatcher, 30 Curlew, 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 19 Black-tailed Godwit, 40 Redshank, 6 Turnstone, 2 Knot, 250 BH Gull, 2 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, Pair Kestrel, 2 Raven, Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Yellow Wagtail
Chestle Pill - 2 Common Sandpiper
Pilning Wetland:
3 Tufted Duck, Gadwall, 7 Teal, Little Grebe, 1 Swift, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 39 Lapwing, Curlew, 29 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 95 Redshank, 1 Knot, 1 Common Gull (flew north), 1 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, Swallow, House Martin, 300 Starling, 9 Yellow Wagtail
Severn Beach:
c250 Ringed Plover, c70 Dunlin, 5 Turnstone (all were flushed by a female Sparrowhawk!)NORTH SOMERSET
Ashton Court:
60+ Swallows & House Martins - gathering to head south?
60+ Swallows & House Martins - gathering to head south?
Long Ashton:
1 Hobby over heading west
BELOW M4 & BANES
Sand Point/Middle Hope:
Vismig:
4 Mute Swan, 1 Green Sandpiper, 7 BH Gull, 16 Herring Gull, 8 LBB Gull, 1 Cormorant. 8 Swallow
Present:
1 Swift, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 32 Swallow, 50 House Martin, 2 Willow Warbler, 9 Chiffchaff, 12 Blackcap, 7 Lesser Whitethroat, 19 Whitethroat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Redstart, 9 Stonechat, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 4 Meadow Pipit, 30 Linnet
BELOW M4 & BANES
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| 20-08-26 Little Owl, Marshfield (Pete Coslett) |
41 Herring Gull, 3 LBB Gull, 2 Little Owl, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 100+ Corvids, 150+ Swallows & House Martins, 30 Starling, 4 Whinchat, 4 Stonechat, 12 Wheatear, 40 Linnet
Pucklechurch:
1 Barn Owl
1 Kestrel
East Harptree village:
5 Collared Dove on the road
RESERVOIRS
Chew Valley Lake
Dam:
1 Mandarin Duck, 2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Oystercatcher (fly around calling), 1 Common Sandpiper,
30 BH Gull with 3 LBB Gull, 2 GBB Gull, 3 Great White Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Grey Wagtail
4 Little Grebe, 5 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 5 GBB Gull with 2 LBB Gull + 5 Crow and a large fish, 12 Little Egret, 5 Great White Egret, 1 Cattle Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier, 3 Buzzard, 1 Cetti's Warbler
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| 20-08-26 Ruff, Stratford (Ian Stapp) |
2 Garganey (m&f), 300+ Gadwall, 8 Shoveler, 80+ Teal, 2 Ringed Plover (adult & juv), 4 Lapwing, 2 Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Ruff, 15 Common Tern (flew west), 3 GBB Gull, 9 Little Egret, 4 Great White Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hobby, 2 Reed Warbler, 40+ Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff
Herriotts inc Pool:
Mute Swan family + Polish cygnet, 11+ Little Egret, 9 Great White Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 12 Lapwing, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 9 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 6+ Green Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Hobby, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Cetti's Warbler
South side of Denny Island:
1 Glossy Ibis
Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Di Bunniss, Pete Coslett, Andy Davis, Matt Hull, Brian Lancastle, Rich Mielcarek, Lee Patch, Chris Perry, Rosemary Setter, Ian Stapp, Karen Wilkinson
