Wednesday 14 June 2017

14th June '17

Warm, sunny day with some wind

Red Kite day today. Some of the sightings could be the same bird(s) moving about during the day.


BRISTOL

Redland:
3 Red Kite (just before midday, heading SE)


SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Charfield:
Red Kite

Chipping Sodbury Common:
Red Kite (seen at Old Sodbury 08:50 heading to Chipping Sodbury, 1 seen at Chipping Sodbury)


NORTH SOMERSET:

Pill:
Yellowhammer

Yellowhammer (Paul Milo)
 
Weston-super-Mare:
Lesser Black-backed Gull
 
RingYear
Cohort
Code
RingNo
 
 
Age
Sex
RingDate
RingPlace
 
 
2013
YELLOW4
MP
GR85511
 
 
04S
M
03/07/2013
Bristol
 

Looks like it had a brief holiday in NW Spain in 2014! (Ring details Peter Rock)
 
Churchill:
3 Buzzard (over Churchill academy), 20+ Swallow, 5 House Martin, 1 Sparrowhawk
2 Greenfinch (pair)

Radstock:
Red Kite (Coles Farm, been around for some time, including their garden)


BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath:
Weston:
Red Kite, Buzzards, Lesser Black-backed Gulls (following grass cutting at Heather Farm)
Red Kite (bright, white P6 left) Leighton Road

 Compton Dando:
Compton Dando then all the other bridges along the river Chew towards Pensford.
Grey Wagtail at Compton Dando; Dipper at Pensford (Ian Stapp)
Compton Dando
2 Grey Wagtail, 150+ Jackdaw, 20+ Swallows, 20+ House Martin, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Wren
30+ House Sparrow, 12+ L0ng-tailed Tit, 6 Goldfinch, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Blackcap, 1 Kestrel

Woollard
30+ House Martin, 12+ Swallows, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Dunnock
1 Buzzard, Rooks, Crows & Jackdaws

Publow
2 Grey Wagtail, 4 Goldfinch, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 20+ Starlings

Pensford
1 Dipper, 3 Grey Wagtail, 2 Goldfinch, 15 Swift, 4 House Martin, 2 Swallows, 5 Chaffinch
7 Jackdaw, 1 Grey Heron, 5 Wood Pigeon


RESERVOIRS:

No reports



South of Region: Velvet Bottom
1 Linnet (m), 10+ Willow Warbler, 3+ Redstart, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Bullfinch (m), 10+ Chaffinch
2 Wren, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 House Martin, 3 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 1 Red Kite


Reports: Ian Stapp, Alastair Fraser, Greg Poole, Donna Morrison, Nick Beamson, David Teague, Dick Reader,
Derek Angell, Rob Purveur, George Rabin, Paul Milo, blagdonlakebirds,  CVRSnslbirding,  opsbirding,  severnsidebirds