Wednesday 15 June 2016

Sightings 15/6/16

Peregrine pair:
Bred successfully, 1 bird fledged and 1 about to fledge, site undisclosed.

Stockwood (Bristol):
Open Space: 1 Buzzard, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch, 2 Bullfinch.
Bifield Rd: 1 singing Skylark.

Ashton Court (Bristol):
1 Buzzard, 20 Swift, 1 Green Woodpecker, 8 Skylark, 4 Song Thrush, top golf course.

City centre (Bristol):
2 Grey Wagtail, by the harbourside.

New Passage-Northwick:
9 Gadwall, 9 Teal, 3 Shoveler, 4 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 9 Little Grebe (3 juvs), 1 Hobby, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 2 juv Lapwing, 7 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Redshank, 60 BH Gull.

Portbury Dock:
2 Sheduck broods 5+9, 10 Curlew, 30 BH Gull, 8 Stock Dove, 4 Rock Pipit.

Portbury Wharf:
1 Gadwall brood 9, 1 Hobby, 3 Oystercatcher chicks 2+1, 1 immature Mediterranean Gull.

Paulton:
1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Stock Dove, 4 Skylark, 1 Willow Warbler, 5 Whitethroat, 6 Yellowhammer.

Chew Stoke:
Breach Hill: 1 Cuckoo calling 5.45pm.

Blagdon Lake:
3 Mute Swan broods, 12 cygnets.

Compton Dando-Burnett:
1 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 4 Stock Dove, 4 Barn Owl, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 6 Swallow, 2 Garden Warbler, 6 Yellowhammer.
15/6/16 Kestrel (Ian Stapp)
ringed today

Reports: Teresa Chard, Patrick Hancock, Richard Keel,  Karin Rhodes, Trevor Riddle, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, BL birds, severnsidebirds.