Tuesday 13 June 2017

13th June '17 - fledglings aplenty

Sunny, calmer than in recent days, steadily warming up


BRISTOL

Eastville Park 
2 Grey Heron, Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail


Grey Wagtail (Richard Scantlebury)
Stockwood Open Space:
2 Collared Dove, 4 Long-tailed Tit,  3 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap,1 Song Thrush

Filton:
Sparrowhawk over back garden

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Hayes Way (road between A38 & the Mall):   
1 Kestrel hunting over roundabout by Ford Dealers

Bradley Stoke, Three Brooks NR
Kingfisher, Reed Warbler


New Passage/Northwick Warth:
5 Mute Swan, 9 Canada Goose, 7 Shelduck (2 on sea + 3 young), 4 Tufted Duck, 1 Cormorant,
1 Grey Heron, 3 Little Grebe, 13 Coot, 9 Oystercatcher, 6 Lapwing, 2 Ringed Plover, 1 Skylark,
c. 15 Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Song Thrush,
Young ducks, Coots.

Severn Beach:
3 Greenfinch juveniles



Juvenile Greenfinch (Rod Holbrook)
NORTH SOMERSET:

Clevedon-Yeo:
BBS visit: 14 Mute Swan , 12 Shelduck (+18 juveniles in 3 crèches), 1 Tufted Duck, 4 Cormorant,
5 Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 2 Whimbrel, 20 Curlew, 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin, 1 GBB Gull, 1 Kestrel, 15 Skylark, 7 Whitethroat, 13 Reed Warbler, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 12 Linnet,
12 Goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting.

Langford:
Gratifying numbers of newly-fledged juveniles in garden

  Blue Tit,Goldfinch, Siskin juveniles (David Goodliffe)
BELOW M4 & BANES

Timsbury: 
Tawny Owl photographed last night (Alex Carlisle)

RESERVOIRS:


Chew Valley Lake:
Dam:
20+ Swift

Woodford:
2 Song Thrush, 40+ Swallows & Martins, 1 Blackcap (car cark)

Heron's Green:
2 Peregrine (bringing grief to a Gull), 100+ Swallows & Martins, 20+ Swifts, 5 House Sparrows

2 Peregrine harassing Herring Gull (Ian Stapp)
Moreton:
1 Tawny Owl, 2 G S Woodpecker, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Stock Dove
2 G BB Gull, 1 Peregrine, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting, 1 Raven, 100+ Mute Swans + 1 Black Swan (from Moreton Hide)

Herriotts End:
8 Shelduck, 1 Cetti's, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Buzzard, 1 Little Egret (pond), 2 G BB Gull
30+Swallows & Martins

Also around Lake today:
2 Hobby, 150+ Swallows & Martins, 40+ Swifts

Bishop Sutton and Folly Farm
Tuesday Group walk: 39 species in good numbers, including Hobby, Raven and Mistle Thrush.


Reports: Paul Bowdler, Teresa Chard, David Goodliffe, Nick Hawkridge, Rod Holbrook, Lois Pryce, Trevor Riddle, Richard Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, blagdonlakebirds,  CVRSnslbirding,  opsbirding,  severnsidebirds,  TBOSG