Whimbrel - is it going north or south?
Red Kite - South Glos.
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| Green Woodpecker in the garden (Bob Brewer) |
Finzels Reach:
2 Peregrine young - on the ledge, not doing much.
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| 22/06/2017 Peregrine Juv Finzels Reach (Richard Scantlebury) |
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Falfield:
Red Kite.
New Passage/Northwick Warth:
3 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper.
Yate:
2 Little Egret flying over.
Warmley Forest Park:
3 Buzzard, 3 Moorhen, 6 L BB Gull, 2 Green Woodpecker, 5 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 6 Bullfinch, 9 Goldfinch.
NORTH SOMERSET:
Portbury Warth
An evening with the Bristol 'Nats' gave the following;
2 Little Egret flying over.
Warmley Forest Park:
3 Buzzard, 3 Moorhen, 6 L BB Gull, 2 Green Woodpecker, 5 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 6 Bullfinch, 9 Goldfinch.
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| Robin at the Churchill pub - looking for a drink in this hot weather? (David Goodliffe) |
NORTH SOMERSET:
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| Sparrowhawk with prey over Pill (Paul Milsom) |
Portbury Warth
An evening with the Bristol 'Nats' gave the following;
8 Mute Swan, 10 Canada Goose, 8 Shelduck, 2 Wigeon, 8 Gadwall, 6 Mallard with broods, 4 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Buzzard, Moorhen, Coot, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Little Owl, plenty of Swift, 6 Swallow, plenty of House Martin, 3 Chiffchaff,1 Blackcap,
1 Reed Warbler, 3 Greenfinch, and a Reed Bunting.
Clevedon-Yeo:
12 Mute Swan, 75 Shelduck (plus broods/creches of 30, 16, 14 and 1 = 61 juveniles in total), 45 Mallard, 1 Tufted Duck, 4 Cormorant, 11 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1
Water Rail, 8 Oystercatcher, 5 Lapwing, 1 Whimbrel, 55 Curlew, 1 Dunlin, 42 Redshank, 60 Black-headed Gull, 16 LBB Gull, 20 Herring Gull, 90 Jackdaw, 5 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1+ Whitethroat, 3 Rock Pipit, 20+ Linnet.
Bleadon:
1 Buzzard, 1 f. Sparrowhawk, 1 m. Kestrel, 1 Green Woodpecker.
RESERVOIRS:
An early survey of the 'Community Farm' just above CVL gave the following;
9 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 10 Woodpigeon, 8 Swift, 10 Jackdaw, 6 Carrion Crow,
3 Raven, 3 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 3 Skylark, 4 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 2 Long-tailed Tit,
2 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 5 Wren, 5 Blackbird (female feeding Juv),2 Song Thrush,
3 Dunnock, 2 Pied Wagtail (possible family), 1 Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch (possible family),
2 Linnet, 7 Goldfinch.
Chew Valley Lake:
450+ Swifts over the lake and lots of juvenile Pied Wagtails.
Dam:
1 GBB Gull, 1 Cetti's Warbler.
Heron's Green:
1 Egyptian Goose, 56 Canada Goose, 1 Little Egret, 1 Yellow-legged Gull (2nd summer), 3 Lapwing (on wall), 5 House Sparrow.
Moreton:
4 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Jay, 2 Raven.
Herriotts End:
1 Little Egret, 30+ House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler.
Reports: Bob Brewer, Jane Cumming, Steve Emery, Alastair Fraser, Nick Hawkridge, William Hewitt, Chris Perry, Adam Rawson, Harvey Rose, Ian Stapp, Paul Milsom, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds
Clevedon-Yeo:
12 Mute Swan, 75 Shelduck (plus broods/creches of 30, 16, 14 and 1 = 61 juveniles in total), 45 Mallard, 1 Tufted Duck, 4 Cormorant, 11 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1
Water Rail, 8 Oystercatcher, 5 Lapwing, 1 Whimbrel, 55 Curlew, 1 Dunlin, 42 Redshank, 60 Black-headed Gull, 16 LBB Gull, 20 Herring Gull, 90 Jackdaw, 5 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1+ Whitethroat, 3 Rock Pipit, 20+ Linnet.
Bleadon:
1 Buzzard, 1 f. Sparrowhawk, 1 m. Kestrel, 1 Green Woodpecker.
RESERVOIRS:
An early survey of the 'Community Farm' just above CVL gave the following;
9 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 10 Woodpigeon, 8 Swift, 10 Jackdaw, 6 Carrion Crow,
3 Raven, 3 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 3 Skylark, 4 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 2 Long-tailed Tit,
2 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 5 Wren, 5 Blackbird (female feeding Juv),2 Song Thrush,
3 Dunnock, 2 Pied Wagtail (possible family), 1 Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch (possible family),
2 Linnet, 7 Goldfinch.
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| Egyptian Goose at Herons Green (Bob Brewer) |
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| (Ian Stapp) |
Chew Valley Lake:
450+ Swifts over the lake and lots of juvenile Pied Wagtails.
Dam:
1 GBB Gull, 1 Cetti's Warbler.
Heron's Green:
1 Egyptian Goose, 56 Canada Goose, 1 Little Egret, 1 Yellow-legged Gull (2nd summer), 3 Lapwing (on wall), 5 House Sparrow.
Moreton:
4 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Jay, 2 Raven.
Herriotts End:
1 Little Egret, 30+ House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler.
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| Second-summer Yellow-legged Gull (Ian Stapp) |
