Wednesday 28 June 2017

28 June '17 Wednesday

Mild but wet all morning, a bit drier in the afternoon

I saw a Greenfinch in my garden this morning and at one point that was the only report! The few birders who ventured out didn't see much for their trouble.
Red Kites still in the region

Updated: 21:07

BRISTOL

First record of Pied Wagtail in a Downend garden

Greenfinch in Coombe Dingle and another heard near Temple Meads. (That's as good as it got for me.)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Latteridge
Whitethroat (singing), many Mistle Thrush
 
Oldbury on Severn/Powerstation:
Red Kite(s) at 12.00 and again at 15.05
2 Green Woodpecker, Chiffchaff (non-stop singing)
Mistle Thrush (with juv by the lake), 1 Turnstone (at the yacht club), 24 Curlew

Pilning Wetland:
Common Tern, 4 Black-tailed Godwits, 11 Little Ringed Plover (2 full size juveniles),
23+ Lapwing including another 2 young (8th brood so far this year), 9 Redshank, 2 Little Egrets,
75+ Black-headed Gulls, 6 Tufted Duck ducklings, 10+ Sand Martin,  30+ Swift.

New Passage:
1 Whimbrel, 1 Common Sandpiper, 8 Redshank, 9 Curlew, 51 Shelduck

NORTH SOMERSET:

Portishead:

Juvenile Goldfinch, Robin and strange Collared Dove (Geoff Harris)

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports

RESERVOIRS:

Chew Valley Lake:

Goldfinches in the rain (Ian Stapp)



Reports: Christopher Teague, Ken Carruthers, Ian Stapp, Geoff Harris, Paul Bowerman,   blagdonlakebirds,  CVRSnslbirding,  opsbirding,  severnsidebirds