Sunday, 11 June 2017

11th June '17 Sunday - Quail

Nothing special about the weather today, little bit of everything

Quail, Manx Shearwater, Red Kite, Whimbrel, Grasshopper Warbler

BRISTOL

Finzels Reach:
1 Peregrine - male more active than the female

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Hanham:
No Peregrines on ledge today, 3 yesterday. Lot of motorbike noise

11-6-17 Grasshopper Warbler at Hanham (David Hughes)
Hanham, Chequers Car Park:
Grasshopper Warbler

Warmley Forest Park:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrels, 3 Moorhens, 30+ Wood Pigeons, 5 Swifts, 2 Kingfishers, 1 Green Woodpecker,1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Magpies, 2 Jays, 15 Jackdaws, 9 Blue Tits, 7 Great Tits, 7 Coal Tits family group, 2 Swallows, 6 House Martins, 4 Chiffchaffs, 7 Blackcaps, 10 Wrens, 4 Chaffinch, 9 Greenfinch, 10 Goldfinch, 14 Bullfinch some with young

New Passage/Northwick Warth:
1 Little Egret, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Lapwing chicks, 1 GBB Gull, 6 Ravens

Severn Beach:
13 Manx Shearwater

Westerleigh Village Church:
Red Kite 12.20 moving towards Yate

Westerleigh to Willsbridge cycle ride:
Red Kite at Kilcott,  Buzzard at Shortwood, Blackcap and Whitethroat all along route, 1 Willow Warbler at Lyde Green, Lesser Whitethroat at Siston & Henfield (+ 30 bathing Starlings), Kestrel and Whitethroat family at Westerleigh, 2 (1 juv) Grey Wagtail at Willsbridge Mill,

NORTH SOMERSET:

Clevedon-Yeo, WeBS:
17 Mute Swan, 1 Greylag Goose, 35 Shelduck + creche of 42, 84 Mallard, 1 Tufted Duck, 2 Cormorant, 7 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 10 Oystercatcher, 1 Ringed Plover,  1 Lapwing, 1 Dunlin, 1 Whimbrel, 14 Curlew, 0 Redshank, 40 LBB Gull, 90 Herring Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 28 Swift, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1+ Whitethroat, 8 Reed Warbler, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Pied Wagtail

Banwell garden:
1 Stock Dove, 3 (with 1 juv being fed by female) Great Spotted Woodpecker, Nuthatch, 2 m & f Bullfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES


11-6-17 Quail! at Marshfield (Lee Gardiner)
Marshfield, Down Road:
1+ Quail

11-6-17 Bath Peregrine PZ (BUPP)
 Looking good and flying strongly but 'hiding' again
Bath, Upper Langridge:
1 Red Kite 12.00

11-6-17 Grey Heron at Newton St Loe (Robert Hargreaves)
Newton St Loe:
3 + 6 cygnet Mute Swan, 5 Grey Heron, 20+ Mallard moistly male, 1 Buzzard, 2 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 2 LBB Gull, 2 Collared Dove, 2 Swift, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Goldcrest, 5 Swallow, 16 House Martin, 2 Blackcap, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Spotted Flycatcher

Paulton:
1 Kestrel, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 50 Rook, 5 Skylark, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Mistle Thrush, 6 Linnet, 3 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS:
11-6-17 Reed Bunting at CVL (Adam Cross)
Chew Valley Lake:
Reed Bunting

Out of UK in France

Out of Avon but....
11-6-17 Hoopoe at Cranham (John Martin)
Reports: Derek Angell, Peter Coslett, Adam Cross, Lee Gardiner, Patrick Hancock, Robert Hargreaves, David Hughes, Mike Jackson, Kay‏ @Ochruros, Nigel Kempson, John Martin, Chris Perry, Harvey Rose, Richard Scantlebury, Brian Thompson, John Thorogood, Mrs Trellis, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG