Common Scoter, Mediterranean Gull, Redstart, Whinchat
Excellent news from Ham Wall RSPB - it was announced yesterday that there are 10 adult Cattle Egrets with 9 young in 5 nests, and 14 adult GW Egrets with 17 young in 7 nests
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SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
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| 15-7-17 Common Scoter at Shepperdine (Louise Bailey) |
1 Common Scoter, 1 Sanderling, 4 Whimbrel, 1 Mediterranean Gull
Oldbury Power Station:
Shelduck 16 - 2 adults and 14 juveniles, Tufted Duck 13 - brood of 10 and 3 adult females, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 5 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper
Aust Wharf:
2 Common Sandpiper
New Passage/Northwick Warth:
1 m Common Scoter, 40 Lawing, 5 Black-tailed Godwit
Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Redstart, 2 Whinchat
Marshfield:
4 Quail heard Northfield Lane, Rushmead Lane and Down Road, Red-legged Partridge, 1 Cormorant
2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Little Owl on West Littleton Rd, 1 Yellow Wagtail on Tormarton Road, Yellowhammer, Corn Bunting
BOC Evening meeting:
2 Red-legged Partridge, 3 Buzzard, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 Herring Gull, 1 Stock Dove,
Woodpigeon, 2 Little Owl, 6 Swift, 2 Kestrel, 1 Rook, 5 Skylark, 11 Swallow, 1 House Martin,
120 Starling, 4 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 4 House Sparrow, 2 Pied Wagtail,
20 Linnet, 6 Yellowhammer, 10 Corn Bunting.
Paulton:
1 Sparrowhawk, 130 Woodpigeon, 1 Raven, 1 Swift, 25 Swallow, 25 House Martin, 1 Skylark, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Greenfinch, 2 Linnet, 5 Yellowhammer
RESERVOIRS
Chew Valley Lake:
Moreton:
1 f Marsh Harrier
Chew Valley Ringing Station:
Total captures 55 birds, 40 of which Reed Warblers, 1 juv Bullfinch
Herriots:
Ringed Plover
Do birds have a favourite colour? An investigation by George Rabin, a regular contributor, and Ed Thurlow which won the GSK Young Scientist of the Year. They ask if you would continue their experiment.
Out of UK has some photographs from Alaska by David Hughes
Reports: Louise Bailey, John Barnett, Tony Cook, Peter Coslett, Jane Cumming, Patrick Hancock, Robert Hargreaves, Wilfrid King, Andrew Middleton, Tony Scott, Mrs Trellis, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds
1 f Marsh Harrier
Chew Valley Ringing Station:
Total captures 55 birds, 40 of which Reed Warblers, 1 juv Bullfinch
Herriots:
Ringed Plover
Do birds have a favourite colour? An investigation by George Rabin, a regular contributor, and Ed Thurlow which won the GSK Young Scientist of the Year. They ask if you would continue their experiment.
Out of UK has some photographs from Alaska by David Hughes
Reports: Louise Bailey, John Barnett, Tony Cook, Peter Coslett, Jane Cumming, Patrick Hancock, Robert Hargreaves, Wilfrid King, Andrew Middleton, Tony Scott, Mrs Trellis, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds
