Shag + Garganey, Quail, an inland Turnstone
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| They won't be around for too much longer ... Swift (Bob Brewer) |
BRISTOL
Finzels Reach:
All 4 Peregrines present
Arnos Vale Cemetery
2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Wood Pigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 8 Long-tailed Tit (chased by one of the sprawks), 2 Blackbird
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Severn Beach:
No Storm Petrels this morning but a patch 'year tick': a Shag dropped in at 05.50 for 10 minutes before flying off south
New Passage:
Evening High Tide - Canada Geese - a 'significant' flock , 2-5 Shelduck, c150 Dunlin, 50 Turnstone, Ringed Plover , c50 Redshank, Black Tailed Godwit, 3 Oystercatcher, plus 3 Common Sandpiper in Chestle Pill.
1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1Buzzard, 1 Hobby (caught a small bird)
Pilning Wetland:
Lapwing, Snipe, 1 Swift, 90+ House Martin,17 Swallow and good numbers of Sand Martin, Goldfinch, c 40 Linnet
Chipping Sodbury Common:
2 Kestrel, Skylark, 6 Redstart, Long Tailed Tit, Goldfinch
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| Kestrel on Chipping Sodbury Common (Vera Carpenter) |
Warmley Forest Park:
1 Little Grebe, 5 Moorhen, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Tawny Owl, 8 Magpie, 2 Coal Tit, 5 Blue Tit, 7 Great Tit, 12 House Martin, 6 Swallow, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 25 Starling, 4 Robin, 6 Dunnock, 10 Bullfinch, 5 Greenfinch, 15 Goldfinch
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| Little Grebe (Chris Perry) |
800+ mixed Gulls over Mangotsfield landfield site.
NORTH SOMERSET:
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| Hobby eating prey on the wing over a garden at West Wick (Simon Williams) |
Sand Point:
9 Oystercatcher, 5 Whimbrel, 3 GBB Gull, 3 Northern Wheatear
BELOW M4 & BANES
Marshfield:
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| Northern Wheatear at Marshfield (Pete Coslett) |
Rushmead Lane: 4 Raven, Skylark, 'a few' Yellowhammer, Corn Bunting.
Quail calling on Northfield Lane; 2 Northern Wheatear on Orchid Lane.
RESERVOIRS:
Chew Valley Lake:
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| A baby Alligator photographed by a startled Engineer at CVL (Bristol Water) |
Dam:
58 Canada Goose,2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Turnstone, 2 G BB Gull, 3 Goldfinch
Woodford:
28 Canada Goose, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Grey Wagtail
Moreton:
Canada Goose ('a huge gaggle'),1 Scaup (f), 1Little Egret, 2 Green Sandpiper, 4 GBB Gull,4 Stock Dove, Swift, 2 Jay,1 Raven, 12+ Long-tailed Tit, 2 Coal Tit
Heron's Green:
182 Canada Goose, 1 Egyptian Goose, I Little Grebe, 1 Yellow-legged Gull (2nd year),20+ Swift, 40+ Swallow, 40+ Martin, 5 House Sparrow
Herriott's End:
1 Shelduck + well-grown juvenile, Garganey still,1 Buzzard, the leucistic Coot (lake), 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 G BB Gull, 20+ Swift, 40 + Sand Martin, 20+ House Martin,30+ Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Greenfinch, 1 Reed Bunting
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| Canada Geese at Moreton (Bob Brewer) |
Reports: Paul Bowerman, Bob Brewer, Bristol Water, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Vera Carpenter, Theresa Chard, Pete Coslett, Rob Emery, Adrian Hockey, Chris Perry, David Poulton, Ian Stapp, Jason Williams, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds
