Cold and grey to start but the sun came out and it was warmer but still quite fresh in the wind
Red Kite at Aust
Black-winged Stilt at Pilning wetland
Bar-tailed Godwit at Clevedon-Yeo
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| 9/5/17 Black-winged Stilt at Pilning (Martin Tayler) |
Bishopsworth:
3 House Sparrows on Cater Rd. today (rare here)
Crews Hole Road:
Song Thrush
Song Thrush
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Aust Warth:
1 Kestrel, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Red Kite flew up Severn
New Passage/Northwick Warth:
1 Short-Eared Owl
Pilning wetland:1 Black-winged Stilt, 2 Greenshank, 1 Cuckoo, 12 Swallow, 4 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Whitethroat,
3 Reed Bunting, 3 Pied Wagtail, 9 Yellow Wagtail, 6 Lapwing, Sand Martin
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| 9/5/17 Greenshank at Pilning Wetland (Martin Tayler) |
NORTH SOMERSET:
Portishead, Charlcombe Bay:
10 + Whimbrel, 2 Turnstone (near summer plumage)
Clevedon-Yeo:
4 Mute Swan, 9 Canada Goose, ~60 Shelduck, 4 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Egret, 33 Oystercatcher, 31 Grey Plover, 5 Lapwing, 3 Ringed Plover, 48 Whimbrel, 4 Curlew, 28 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Knot, 35 Dunlin, 1 Redshank, 1 Black-headed Gull (a 2CY moving up the Estuary), 25 LBB Gull, 15 Herring Gull, 5 Swallow
Sandford:
Brood of Robins
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| 9/5/17 A brood of Robins at Sandford (David Goodliffe) |
Uphill:
5 Bullfinch (2m,3f), 11 Whitethroat, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Green Finch, 2 Stonechat, 2 Linnet, 2 Wren, 2 Chiffchaff
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| 9/5/17 Bullfinch at Uphill (Paul Cousins) |
BELOW M4 & BANES
Bath:
Pensford:
Tawny Owl, 2 Whitethroat
Compton Martin, Bickfield Farm:
RESERVOIRS:
Litton Reservoir:
18 Mallard ducklings, 9 Tufted Duck, 1 GC Grebe, 5 Little Grebe, 3 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 4 Grey Wagtail
Bath:
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| 9/5/17 Peregrine in Bath (Hamish Smith) The Bath falcon takes to the air in an attempt to discourage the River Avon gulls from coming too close to her nest. |
Pensford:
Tawny Owl, 2 Whitethroat
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| 9/5/17 Tawny Owl at Pensford (Raoul Chandrasekera) |
Compton Martin, Bickfield Farm:
26 House Sparrow. No sign of any House Martin nest activity at the usual sites.
RESERVOIRS:
Litton Reservoir:
18 Mallard ducklings, 9 Tufted Duck, 1 GC Grebe, 5 Little Grebe, 3 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 4 Grey Wagtail
Blagdon Lake:
2 Common Sandpiper, 3 Grey Wagtail on the dam, 3 GBB Gull out on the water.
Chew Valley Lake:
Black Swan, 9 Shelduck, 4 Mallard broods, 6 Shoveler, three sightings of a Hobby (probably just one individual), one Coot brood, 1 Ringed Plover, 1 2nd-yr Yellow-legged Gull, male Cuckoo (very mobile around the lake), 200 Swift, 20 Sand Martin, 80 House Martin, 23 Garden Warbler
Dam:
6+ Goldfinch, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Ringed Plover (fly in around & out),
2 Shelduck, 30+ Swift, 7 House Martin
Woodford:
1 Blackcap (car park), 1 Mistle Thrush, 200+ Swifts (over the lake), 2 Buzzard, 1 Cuckoo (calling)
Heron's Green:
1 Whitethroat, 40+ Swift, 30+ Swallow, 10+ House Martin, 1 Buzzard, 1 Raven, 7 House Sparrow
Moreton:
3 Blackcap, 3 Garden Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Jay, 1 G S Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker,
3 Stock Dove, 2 Shelduck, 1 Cuckoo (calling woods by the cottage),1 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Goldfinch,
3 Reed Warbler, 2 G BB Gull
Herriotts End:
1 Black Swan (with a Mute Swan), 4 Reed Warbler, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 G BB Gull, 1 Cuckoo (calling back left side pond), I Cattle Egret
Other:
250+ swift today. At least 3 Cuckoo calling around the lake. 3 nest boxes with Coal Tit broods - seem to be doing well this year (info from Mr D Warden)
Reports: Raoul Chandrasekera, Paul Alistair Collins, Paul Cousins, Sean Davies, Lee Gardiner, David Goodliffe, Mike Moxon, Harvey Rose, Ian Stapp, Martin Tayler, Brian Thompson, Mrs Trellis, Keith Vinicombe, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG
2 Common Sandpiper, 3 Grey Wagtail on the dam, 3 GBB Gull out on the water.
Chew Valley Lake:
Black Swan, 9 Shelduck, 4 Mallard broods, 6 Shoveler, three sightings of a Hobby (probably just one individual), one Coot brood, 1 Ringed Plover, 1 2nd-yr Yellow-legged Gull, male Cuckoo (very mobile around the lake), 200 Swift, 20 Sand Martin, 80 House Martin, 23 Garden Warbler
Dam:
6+ Goldfinch, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Ringed Plover (fly in around & out),
2 Shelduck, 30+ Swift, 7 House Martin
Woodford:
1 Blackcap (car park), 1 Mistle Thrush, 200+ Swifts (over the lake), 2 Buzzard, 1 Cuckoo (calling)
Heron's Green:
1 Whitethroat, 40+ Swift, 30+ Swallow, 10+ House Martin, 1 Buzzard, 1 Raven, 7 House Sparrow
Moreton:
3 Blackcap, 3 Garden Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Jay, 1 G S Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker,
3 Stock Dove, 2 Shelduck, 1 Cuckoo (calling woods by the cottage),1 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Goldfinch,
3 Reed Warbler, 2 G BB Gull
Herriotts End:
1 Black Swan (with a Mute Swan), 4 Reed Warbler, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 G BB Gull, 1 Cuckoo (calling back left side pond), I Cattle Egret
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| 9/5/17 Black Swan at Chew (Ian Stapp) |
250+ swift today. At least 3 Cuckoo calling around the lake. 3 nest boxes with Coal Tit broods - seem to be doing well this year (info from Mr D Warden)
Reports: Raoul Chandrasekera, Paul Alistair Collins, Paul Cousins, Sean Davies, Lee Gardiner, David Goodliffe, Mike Moxon, Harvey Rose, Ian Stapp, Martin Tayler, Brian Thompson, Mrs Trellis, Keith Vinicombe, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG
