Saturday 15 July 2017

15th July '17 Saturday - Scoter

Dull day, cool. Hopefully an update later

Common Scoter, Mediterranean Gull, RedstartWhinchat

Excellent news from Ham Wall RSPB - it was announced yesterday that there are 10 adult Cattle Egrets with 9 young in 5 nests, and 14 adult GW Egrets with 17 young in 7 nests

BRISTOL

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE


15-7-17 Common Scoter at Shepperdine (Louise Bailey)
Shepperdine:
Common Scoter, 1 Sanderling, 4 Whimbrel, 1 Mediterranean Gull

Oldbury Power Station:
Shelduck 16 - 2 adults and 14 juveniles, Tufted Duck 13 - brood of 10 and 3 adult females, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 5 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper

Aust Wharf:
2 Common Sandpiper

New Passage/Northwick Warth:
1 m Common Scoter, 40 Lawing, 5 Black-tailed Godwit

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Redstart, 2 Whinchat

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
4 Quail heard Northfield Lane, Rushmead Lane and Down Road, Red-legged Partridge, 1 Cormorant
2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Little Owl on West Littleton Rd, 1 Yellow Wagtail on Tormarton Road, Yellowhammer, Corn Bunting
BOC Evening meeting:
2 Red-legged Partridge, 3 Buzzard, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 Herring Gull, 1 Stock Dove,
Woodpigeon, 2 Little Owl, 6 Swift, 2 Kestrel, 1 Rook, 5 Skylark, 11 Swallow, 1 House Martin,
120 Starling, 4 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 4 House Sparrow, 2 Pied Wagtail,
20 Linnet, 6 Yellowhammer, 10 Corn Bunting.

Paulton:
1 Sparrowhawk, 130 Woodpigeon, 1 Raven, 1 Swift, 25 Swallow, 25 House Martin, 1 Skylark, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Greenfinch, 2 Linnet, 5 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake:

Moreton:
1 f Marsh Harrier

Chew Valley Ringing Station:
Total captures 55 birds, 40 of which Reed Warblers, 1 juv Bullfinch


Herriots:
Ringed Plover

Do birds have a favourite colour?  An investigation by George Rabin, a regular contributor, and Ed Thurlow which won the GSK Young Scientist of the Year. They ask if you would continue their experiment.

Out of UK has some photographs from Alaska by David Hughes

Reports: Louise Bailey, John Barnett, Tony Cook, Peter Coslett, Jane Cumming, Patrick Hancock, Robert Hargreaves, Wilfrid King, Andrew Middleton, Tony Scott, Mrs Trellis, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds