Yellow-legged Gull at Chew
Little Gull at Chew
Female Goldeneye with one small duckling on Herriott's Pool this evening: the fourth breeding record for the site and Avon
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| 4-7-17 Yellow-legged Gull at Chew (Ian Stapp) Just about to launch a vicious attack on bread! |
Fishponds:
2 Raven overhead & 6 Swift circling over
Leigh Woods:
5+ Song Thrush, a Peregrine and a Whitethroat. (Giant Wood Wasp also seen)!
A Kestrel over the Suspension bridge.
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Almondsbury:
Juvenile Goldcrest near the vicarage and 4 House Martin in the village, then 2 Long-tailed Tit, a Robin plus juvenile Robin and a Bullfinch in the woods alongside Hollow Road.
Emersons Green:
Ponds around Science Park:
5 Grey Heron, 3 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 1 Buzzard, 5 Reed Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting, 1 Blackcap,
Oldbury Power Station:
11 Reed Warbler, lots of juveniles on Lagoon 3, brood of 10 Tufted Duck still with adult female, another small single juvenile with another adult female. 1 Curlew on estuary.
New Passage - Pilning Wetlands:
A Kestrel over the Suspension bridge.
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Almondsbury:
Juvenile Goldcrest near the vicarage and 4 House Martin in the village, then 2 Long-tailed Tit, a Robin plus juvenile Robin and a Bullfinch in the woods alongside Hollow Road.
Emersons Green:
Ponds around Science Park:
5 Grey Heron, 3 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 1 Buzzard, 5 Reed Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting, 1 Blackcap,
1 Chiffchaff, 6 Goldfinch
Oldbury Power Station:
11 Reed Warbler, lots of juveniles on Lagoon 3, brood of 10 Tufted Duck still with adult female, another small single juvenile with another adult female. 1 Curlew on estuary.
New Passage - Pilning Wetlands:
5 Mute Swan, 6 Shelduck, 4 Tufted Duck, 1 Cormorant, 1 L Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 4 Little Grebe,
1 Buzzard, 14 Coot, 6 Oystercatcher, c. 35 Lapwing, 1 Godwit, 1 Dunlin, c. 120 BH Gull,
1 Peregrine, 2 Skylark, c. 20 Swallow, c. 40 House Martin, 5 LT Tit, 1 Reed Warbler, c. 50 Starling,
3 Pied Wagtail, c. 15 Linnet.
Iron Acton:
White Hart at Iron Acton 20 House Martin and a dozen House Sparrow, plus a handful of Swifts
NORTH SOMERSET:
Portishead:
(Garden bird feeder) Long-tailed Tit, with ring, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 1 Jay.
Chew Valley Lake:
Woodford:
4 Goldfinch, 4 G BB Gull (fish pen), 2 Buzzard, 2 Song Thrush
Heron's Green:
1 Whitethroat, 1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Common Sandpiper (wall), 148 Canada Goose, 2 Swift,
Iron Acton:
White Hart at Iron Acton 20 House Martin and a dozen House Sparrow, plus a handful of Swifts
NORTH SOMERSET:
Portishead:
(Garden bird feeder) Long-tailed Tit, with ring, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 1 Jay.
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| 4-7-17 Long-tailed Tit on garden feeder in Portishead (David Gale) |
Weston Airfield:
7 Little Egret on Weston Airfield. Also 200+ Swifts over a field near Locking village.
BELOW M4 & BANES
Marshfield:
20+ Corn Bunting, 20+ Skylark, a few Yellowhammer & Linnet, 5 Pied Wagtails, 1 Kestrel,
1 Buzzard.
7 Little Egret on Weston Airfield. Also 200+ Swifts over a field near Locking village.
BELOW M4 & BANES
Marshfield:
20+ Corn Bunting, 20+ Skylark, a few Yellowhammer & Linnet, 5 Pied Wagtails, 1 Kestrel,
1 Buzzard.
Quail heard this morning from Rushmead Lane.
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| 4-7-17 Linnett at Marshfield (Peter Coslett) |
Bath:
Peregine
RESERVOIRS:
Blagdon Lake:
Little Egret and a Green Woodpecker on the dam
Peregine
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| 4-7-17 BUPP 2017 female (Bath Peregrines) |
Blagdon Lake:
Little Egret and a Green Woodpecker on the dam
Chew Valley Lake:
Woodford:
4 Goldfinch, 4 G BB Gull (fish pen), 2 Buzzard, 2 Song Thrush
1 Whitethroat, 1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Common Sandpiper (wall), 148 Canada Goose, 2 Swift,
4 Swallow, 10 House Martin, 1 Yellow-legged Gull (after bread), 1 Black-headed Gull (juv this year's)
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| 4-7-17 One of this year's BH Gull (Ian Stapp) |
Moreton:
4 Jay, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Blackcap, 1 Cetti's, 86 Canada Goose (lake)
Herriotts End:
1 Little Egret (pond), just 1 Black-tailed Godwit , 1 Little Gull, 1 G BB Gull (with White leg Ring with Black P.44A), 1 Shelduck (Juv), 4 Stock Dove, 1 Cetti's, 4 Sand Martin, 12 + Swallow,
2 Buzzard 50+ Swifts
Reports: Vera Carpenter, Peter Coslett, Andy Davis, Sean Davies, Tim Ford, David Gale, Adrian Hockey, Mike Jackson, Andy Middleton, Mike O'Connor, Lois Pryce, George Rabin, Richard Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds
Herriotts End:
1 Little Egret (pond), just 1 Black-tailed Godwit , 1 Little Gull, 1 G BB Gull (with White leg Ring with Black P.44A), 1 Shelduck (Juv), 4 Stock Dove, 1 Cetti's, 4 Sand Martin, 12 + Swallow,
20 + House Martin, 3 Black-headed Gull (Juv this years), 44 Great-crested Grebe (Stratford Bay), Green Sandpiper
Female Goldeneye with a single small duckling on Herriott's Pool this evening.This is the fourth successful breeding for this species at Chew. (Andy Davis)
Female Goldeneye with a single small duckling on Herriott's Pool this evening.This is the fourth successful breeding for this species at Chew. (Andy Davis)
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| 4-7-17 Just the one Black-tailed Godwit at Herriotts (Ian Stapp) |
Other:
Stantonbury Hill: (stopped at the traffic lights in very light rain)2 Buzzard 50+ Swifts
Reports: Vera Carpenter, Peter Coslett, Andy Davis, Sean Davies, Tim Ford, David Gale, Adrian Hockey, Mike Jackson, Andy Middleton, Mike O'Connor, Lois Pryce, George Rabin, Richard Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds
