Black Winged Stilt, Red Kite, Arctic and Black Tern, Swifts flooding in, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
BRISTOL
Old Sneed Park:
Red Kite (heading for the Downs)
Coombe Dingle garden:
Great Spotted Woodpecker (on feeder), Bullfinch (flew over)
Stockwood Open Spaces:
3 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Garden Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 3 Swift
Stoke Park, and Duchess Pond:
1 Reed Bunting, 4 Whitethroat, 8 Swift, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, Swallow
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| Reed Bunting (Richard Scantlebury) |
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Thornbury:
20 Swift
Lower Woods:
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (calling), 3 Garden Warbler, 3 Marsh Tit, 1 Cuckoo, Blackcap (lots), Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, 1 Whitethroat
Aust Warth:
Whitethroat, Short Eared Owl
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| Super photo of Whitethroat at Aust (Lisegirl) Chris Packam would criticise the out of focus flowers though |
Black Winged Stilt, Greenshank, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 5 Dunlin, Yellow Wagtail, 4 Teal, Shoveller, 2 Lapwing chicks still alive
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| Black Winged Stilt (Paul Bowerman) There's at least one in Somerset too. |
Little Egret, Reed Warbler, Reed Bunting, Whitethroat, Chiffchaff
NORTH SOMERSET:
Uphill:
7 Whitethroat, 2 Shell Duck, Reed Bunting, Cormorant, 1 Bullfinch (M), 2 Greenfinch, 1 Cormorant
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| Bullfinch at Uphill (Paul Cousins) |
4+ Whitethroat, 2+ Sedge Warbler, Green Woodpecker, Wheatear, Heron, Mallard with 4 ducklings
10+ House Martin (prospecting nest sites)
BELOW M4 & BANES
Prior Park:
2 Common Sandpiper by Palladian Bridge (Patch tick)
RESERVOIRS:
Chew Valley Lake:
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| Pied Wagtail busy parenting and Hooligan Gull at Chew (Ian Stapp) |
1 Hooligan Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull (2nd Summer), 2 Shelduck, 25+ Swift, 1 Cetti's
Woodford
500+ Swift (all over the lake at times), 2 Chiffchaff (drive in), 1 Blackcap (car park), 1 Buzzard
Herons Green
1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Buzzard (grass cutting), 2 Raven,
1 Pied Wagtail (feeding chicks)
Moreton
3 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Garden Warbler, 2 Jay, 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker
1 Cetti's, 2 Shelduck, 200+ Swift, 2 Swallow, 1 House Martin
Herriotts End
6 Shelduck, 1 Cetti's, 3+ Reed Warbler, 20+ Swallow & Martin, 2 Shoveler (M-F pond)
Stratford Hide
Arctic Tern, 2 Black Tern, 400 Swift
Reports: Brian Lancastle, John Martin, Rod Holbrook, Rob Laughton, Ian Stapp, Glen Maddison, Patrick Haigh, Paul Bowerman, Lisegirl, Paul Francis, Alastair Fraser, Chris Craig, Richard Scantlebury, Vic Savery, Phil Baber, Bill Hewitt, Paul Cousins, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG
