Thursday 11 May 2017

11th May '17 Thursday - Hen Harrier

The weather was better than the forecast nice and warm, some showers in the afternoon.

Red KiteSpotted Flycatcher at Oldbury Power Station
Red Kite at Rangeworthy, New Road:
Great White Egret at Clevedon-Yeo
Gannet, Hen HarrierSpotted Flycatcher, Whinchat at Sand Point
Common Tern at Blagdon
Red Kite, Yellow-legged Gull at Chew Valley Lake

10-5-17 Reed Warbler at  Duchess Lake (Patrick Hardyman-Richards)
BRISTOL:

Westbury on Trym, Canford Park:
Red Kite - over the park just before lunch


SOUTH GLOUCESTSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
Red Kite early morning, 1 Spotted Flycatcher

New Passage/Northwick Warth:
Shoveler, Wigeon, 1 f Peregrine, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Ringed Plover, 76 Dunlin, Whimbrel, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3+ Yellow Wagtail.

Rangeworthy, New Road:
1 garden tick Red Kite

Chipping Sodbury:
2 Peregrine West at 13.00

Emersons Green Science Park:
1 Buzzard, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 4 Goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting


NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon-Yeo:
40 Shelduck, 2 Gadwall, 2 Tufted Duck, 1 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 30 Oystercatcher, 18 Grey Plover, 6 Lapwing, 48 Ringed Plover, 10 Dunlin, 18 Whimbrel, 7 Curlew, 32 Bar-tailed Godwit, 6 Redshank, 30 LBB Gull, 20 Herring Gull, 1 Raven, 40 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, a few Reed Warbler, 1 Wheatear, 4 Linnet

Sand Point:
1 Gannet, 1 Hen Harrier, 1 Peregrine, 10 Whimbrel, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 14 Whitethroat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Whinchat

11-5-17 Tawny Owlet at CVRS
BANES


Cycle Track from Bitton to Saltford:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Goldcrest, 0 Skylark, 3 Swallow, lots Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, 5 Blackcap, 4 Whitethroat, 1 Yellowhammer


RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Common Tern, 1 Kingfisher

Chew Valley Lake:
Very few Swift
11-5-17 Cuckoos at Herons Green (Ian Stapp)
Herons Green:
2 Buzzard, 1 2nd summer Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Cuckoo courting, 2 Swift, 10 Swallow, 5 House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Mistle Thrush, 7 House Sparrow

Moreton:
3 Buzzard, 4 Stock Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Garden Warblers, 3 Blackcap, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Song Thrush

Ringing Station:
2 Tawny Owls ringed
Herriotts End:
2 Barnacle Goose, 8 Shelduck, 1 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite, 5 Godwit flyover, 1 Stock Dove, 2 Cuckoo courting, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler

11-5-17 2nd summer Yellow-legged Gull at Herons Green (Ian Stapp)
Reports: Mel Anitta, Nicholas Beamson, Paul Bowerman, Chris Craig, Tim Ford, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Adrian Hockey, Mr Jones, John Martin, Hugh Maynard, Nigel Milbourne, Patrick Hardyman-Richards, Harvey Rose, Ian Stapp, CVRS