Tuesday 20 June 2017

20th June '17 - Tuesday

The heat wave continues

Red Kite


BRISTOL

Finzels Reach:
4 Peregrine - 2 adults and 2 fledged juveniles plus supporting cast of pigeons & cranes

Juvenile Peregrine training flight (Richard Scantlebury)



St George:
15 to 20 Swifts - 'noisily frolicking'

Easton Job Centre:
Gull sp juv







SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Shepperdine:
60+ Shelduck, 2 Oystercatcher, Curlew, Skylark, and 3 Chiffchaff, 40+ Starling 11:30-12:15

Pilning Wetland:
2 Ringed Plover, Cormorant & several Lapwing.


NORTH SOMERSET:

Portbury Wharf:
One diligent observer logged 28 species in the heat, including 3 Wigeon, Little Grebe,

Yatton:
At least 8 Red Kite drifting over, heading slowly south east at moderate height at 14.30


BELOW M4 & BANES


Marshfield:

At least 2 Spotted Flycatcher at the top of Down Road and half a dozen Common

Whitethroat along Down Road itself.

20/06/2017 Whitethroat (P Coslett)
Down Road:
1 Quail calling pm.
Rushmead Lane: (south side)
1 Quail calling pm.

Where are Lesser Whitethroats locally this summer? .


Bath, Bloomfield Park:
Little Egret in the suburbs

20/06/2017 Little Egret (J Margetts)

Compton Dando 
BOC Tue Walk.
3 Mallard, 1 Grey Heron, 5 Buzzard, 1 Moorhen, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 20+ Woodpigeon, 5 Collared Dove, 2 Swift, 2 Kingfisher, 3 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Magpie, 1 Jay, 25+ Jackdaw, 5 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 5 Swallow, 8 House Martin, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 10 Chiffchaff, 11 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Nuthatch, 9 Wren, 1 Dipper, 9 Blackbird, 3 Song Thrush, 3 Robin, 5 Dunnock, 30+ House Sparrow, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail (yarrellii), 
3 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch inc 1 juv, 2 Greenfinch, 2 Linnet, 6 Goldfinch.


RESERVOIRS
Chew Magna:
One first summer Red Kite attracted to grass cutting at 1.45pm. 

Chew Valley Lake:

Moreton:


Hobby (Bob Brewer)
Hobby plus Dragonfly  -  One in hand and one to follow! (Bob Brewer)


Reports: Bob Brewer, Peter Coslett, Andy Davis, Julian Head, Sue and John Prince, Jonathan Margetts, Gill Sapsed, Mike Salter, Richard Scantlebury, Nigel Sluman, Thomas Weston, Trevor Wilkinson.
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