12th August '17 - The Inglorious Twelfth

Turned out a pleasant but windy day

Garganey, Great White Egret, Yellow-legged Gull, Wheatear, Redstart

BRISTOL

Ashton, Duckmoor Road, @18.30:
8 Raven to South West
Henleaze end of Lake Road:
1 Swift
Stockwood Open Space:
2 Jay, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Mistle Thrush, 4 Goldfinch, 2 Bullfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station, WeBS:
2 Mute Swan, 100 Mallard exactly, 12 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Egret, 2 Kestrel, 6 Ringed Plover, 24 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper, 23 Redshank, 30 Turnstone, 3 Green Woodpecker

12-8-17 Common Sandpiper at Littleton (John Martin)

Littleton WeBS:
136 Canada Geese, 52 Mallard, 6 Oystercatcher, 5 Curlew, 3 Common Sandpiper

Aust Warth:

1 Shelduck + 6 small young, c. 50 Oystercatcher (plus more down the bay), 7 Curlew, 5 Redshank, 1 Kestrel, c. 40 Swallow, c. 30 House Martin, 2 Whitethroat, c. 40 Starling, 1 Wheatear, 7 Linnet

12-8-17 Sparrowhawk at New Passage (Rod Holbrook)

New Passage/Northwick Warth:
1 juv Garganey, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Green Sandpiper

A432 twixt Mayshill and Nibley:
1 Kingfisher

Yate, Wapley Bushes LNR:
1 f Sparrowhawk, 1 Jay, 45 Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

12-8-17 Peregrine in Weston Quarry (Bill Hewitt)
Doing weapon maintenance

Bleadon:
2 Green Woodpecker

BELOW M4 & BANES

12-8-17 Northern Wheatear on Orchid Lane (Peter Coslett)

Marshfield:
Orchid Lane:
1 Raven, 2 Wheatear

Keynsham:
40+ Swift


Bath:
Above Prior Park:
1st Redstart of the Autumn here

The Oval, off Englishcombe Lane:
Swift records - 7th 20,
                         8th 25,
                         9th 12,
                        10th 10,
                        11th 1
and today one

Pensford:
20 Jackdaw, 5 Swift, 1 Grey Wagtail

12-8-17 Dipper at Compton Dando (Ian Stapp)

Compton Dando:
1 Raven, 100 House Martin, 1 Dipper, 20 House Sparrow

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake:

Dam:
1 Barnacle Goose, 1 Grey Wagtail

Woodford:

30 Cormorant, 1 Peregrine, 3 Little Egret, 3 GBB Gull, 1 Wheatear

12-8-17 Great White Egret at Villice (Bob Brewer)
Having trouble with a Grey Heron

Villice Bay:
1 Buzzard, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 6 Common Sandpiper

Heron's Green:
80+ Mute Swan, only 4 Canada Geese, 8 Gadwall, 5 Pochard, 1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 10 Little Grebe, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 20+ Swift, 60+ Sand & House Martin, 4 House Sparrow, 80+ Goldfinch

Moreton:
1 Common Scoter, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Sandpiper, 6 GBB Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Bunting

Stratford:
1 Great White Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Wooodpecker

Chew Valley Ringing Station:
1 Sparrowhawk + Ringing today: Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler

12-8-17 Common Sandpiper at Herriott's (Bob Brewer)

Herriott's End:
1 Garganey, 15+ Shoveler, 2 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 200+ Great Crested Grebe, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Water Rail, 3 Lapwing, 5 Dunlin (1 juv), 10 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Common Sandpiper, 5 Green Sandpiper (1 group), 2 juv Greenshank, 1 Kingfisher, 40+ Swift, odd Swallow, 100's Sand and a few House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail

BH Gull 2KTS (Ian Stapp)
Ringed in Essex
Seen at 3 locations in Avon
over last 3 years

Map showing Ringing Location and local sightings (NTGG)

Reminder: Noah’s Hide on Shapwick Heath NNR is to be re-built,. The footpath to Noah’s Hide and the Noah’s Hide area itself will be closed for this work to be undertaken from Monday 14th August until approximately the end of September

BOC Walk at CVL today. Thanks to Chew Valley Ringing Station

Reports: Rich Andrews, Paul Bowerman, Bob Brewer, Teresa Chard, Nigel Coldicott, Anthony Cook, Peter Coslett, Jane Cumming, John Griffiths, Robert Hargreaves, Nick Hawkridge, Bill Hewitt, Mike Jackson, Glen Maddison, John Martin, Andy Middleton, Chris Perry, Lois Pryce, Ian Stapp, Bob Webber, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, NTGG, opsbirding, severnsidebirds