Saturday 29 July 2017

29th July '17 Saturday - Redstart

A grey day with late rain, low wind speeds

Marsh Harrier, Mediterranean Gull, RedstartWhinchat

29-7-17 juv Robin at New Passage (Rod Holbrook)
BRISTOL

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

29-7-17 Sedge Warbler at OPS (Matt Plenty)
Oldbury Power Station:
5+ Sedge Warbler
29-7-17 Goldcrest in Almondsbury (Vera Carpenter)
Almondsbury gdn:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Goldcrest, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Nuthatch, 1 f Bullfinch

29-7-17 Redstart on Chipping Sodbury Common (Peter Coslett)
Chipping Sodbury Common:
20 Canada Geese, 12 Swift, 10 Swallow, 3 Chiffchaff, 10 Whitethroat, 6 Redstart, 2 Whinchat,  10 Goldfinch, 10 Linnet, 4 Bullfinch


BELOW M4 & BANES

Pensford, Lords Wood:
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kingfisher, 10+ Goldcrest, 6 Long-tailed Tit, several Wren

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake:
29-7-17 Barnacle Goose at Chew (Bob Brewer)
Dam:
1 Barnacle Goose
29-7-17 Cetti's Warbler after a bath at Chew (David Hughes)
Moreton:
3 Green Sandpiper, Cetti's Warbler, Reed Warblers

Herriott's:
1 Garganey, 3 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 juv Mediterranean Gull, 1 juv Yellow-legged Gull

29-7-17 Reed Warblers at Chew (Bob Brewer)
Reports: Rich Andrews, Bob Brewer, Vera Carpenter, Teresa Chard, Peter Coslett,  Rod Holbrook, David Hughes, Matt Plenty, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds