August

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Wildlife in and around the city of Bristol

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House Sparrow [Juvenile]

Common Starling [1st Winter]

Yate 3rd & 4th August 2020

The Male Italian Sparrow Hybrid showed on & off throughout most of the day until early evening, when it flew off to roost like the previous evening.

Yate 6th & 7th/8th August 2020

A Juvenile Hedgehog was wandering & foraging around our garden early evening. A couple of Collared Doves perched on our garden fence, the following day. The Male Italian Sparrow Hybrid was still present. It remained in our garden the following morning and was last seen on 15th August.

Hedgehog [Juvenile]

Collared Dove [Adult]

Possible Italian Sparrow Hybrid

Chipping Sodbury Common 9th August 2020

Me & Dad had another walk around the common at Chipping Sodbury & saw a couple of Common Redstarts, Linnets & Whinchat. A Green Woodpecker was heard calling nearby again.

Whinchat [Juvenile]

Yate 11th August 2020

The Sparrowhawk paid another visit to our garden mid-morning, this time it was a Juvenile bird. Both birds were seen on another day at 3 different times.

Yate 17th August 2020

In the evening I managed to photograph a Brimstone Moth, which Mum found in the front garden while feeding the Hedgehogs.

Chipping Sodbury Common & Yate 20th August 2020

Me & Dad had another look round Chipping Sodbury during the morning & saw a couple of Common Redstarts, Juvenile Goldfinches feeding on Teasels & Small White. In the early evening, the Female Sparrowhawk visited our garden again.

Common Redstart [Juvenile]

Whinchat [Juvenile]

Small White [Male]

Goldfinche [Juveniles]

Sparrowhawk [Female]

Yate 22nd August 2020

Another visit was made by the Female Sparrowhawk in the early morning sunshine at 7:30AM. A Juvenile Wood Pigeon was perched on the shed roof during the rainshowers. It later perched in the Pryacantha bush briefly.

Sparrowhawk [Female]

Wood Pigeon [Juvenile]

Chew Valley Lake 30th August 2020

We popped down to Chew Valley Lake to look for the Osprey, but sadly we just missed it that morning. However I managed to spot a Yellow-legged Gull at Heron's Green Bay along with Lesser Black-backed Gull, Black-headed Gulls & 3rd Summer Herring Gull. At least 2 Great White Egrets were seen at Heron's Green Bay with Little Egrets. A few Sand Martins were flying across the lake. We had a quick look from Stratford Hide, where we saw another Great White Egret with 3 Little Egrets. We also checked by Herroitt's Bridge, but nothing. We did see a Juvenile Moorhen perched in a tree. As soon as we left, the Osprey was reported fishing at Herriott's Bridge. Grr!

Yellow-legged Gull [Adult Summer]

Yellow-legged Gull [Adult Summer]

Great White Egret [Winter]

Great White & Little Egrets, Stratford Bay

Moorhen [Juvenile]

Lesser Black-backed Gull [1st Summer]

August 2020

Chipping Sodbury Common 1st August 2020

Me & Dad had a walk around Chipping Sodbury Common in the morning & saw Common Chiffchaffs, Common Redstarts, Greenfinch & 4 Linnet. A Green Woodpecker was heard calling nearby.

Common Redstart [Juvenile]

Yate 2nd August 2020

In the morning Dad spotted this unusual Sparrow in our garden with a brown head & I managed to some photos of it. I reckon that this was a hybrid Italian Sparrow, as there was another reported sighting of a bird in a South Brent garden, Devon & also one in the Fishponds area during June 2019. The normal coloured House Sparrows & Common Starlings were present in the hedge.

Possible Italian Sparrow Hybrid

Possible Italian Sparrow Hybrid

House Sparrow [Male]