Sunday 6 May 2018

06-05-18 Sunday - Osprey

Temp 10 to 23℃. Lovely day, dry, Sunny, and warm

Osprey
Red Kite
Cuckoo
Merlin
Hobby
Wood Sandpiper
6-5-28 Yellowhammer, Compton Dando (Ian Stapp)
BRISTOL

Horfield:
4 Red Kite

St Andrews:
possible escapee Diamond Dove in the garden

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Cuckoo, 9 Chiffchaff, 9 Reed Warbler, 11 Sedge Warbler, 8 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 11 Whitethroat

North Yate:
Red Kite

Chipping Sodbury:
Peregrine - heading east.
Common:
Chiffchaff and Skylark
Whitethroat 6th May 2018 Aust (Rod Holbrook)
Aust:
Whitethroat

Pilning Wetland:
1 Wood Sandpiper

NORTH SOMERSET:

Clevedon-Yeo:
3 Mute Swan, 2 Canada Goose, Shelduck, 8 ducklings and Mallard, 2 Tufted Duck, 4 Cormorant, 4 Grey Heron, 2 Coot, Oystercatcher, 6 Whimbrel, 2 Curlew, 4 BH Gull, Herring Gull, 1 f Merlin, 2 Raven, 1 Wheatear, 20 Linnet.

Backwell Lake:
6 Canada Geese, 20 Mute Swan (4 nest sites, one with 5 cygnets), 2 Raven, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Sedge Warbler, 1 Blackcap

Worlebury:
Chiffchaff, 2 Song Thrush, Greenfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

6-5-18 Wheatear, Down Rd (Peter Coslett)
Marshfield, Down Road:
1 Buzzard, 2 Raven, Blackcap, Whitethroat, 3 Wheatear, Corn Bunting, Yellowhammer

Cockers Hill / Rankers Lane Compton Dando:
2 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 5 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Jay, 4 Raven, 30+ Jackdaw, lots Blue Great & L T Tit, 30 Swallow, 20 House Martin, 4 Willow Warbler, 12 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, 16 Whitethroat, 4 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 40 House Sparrow, 5 Dunnock, 2 Grey Wagtail, 8 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch, 20+ Linnet, 12+ Goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting, 8 Yellowhammer

6-5-18 Dipper Pensford (Ian Stapp)
Pensford:
4 Swift, 30+ Jackdaw, 30+ Swallows & House Martins, 2 Dipper, 2 Grey Wagtail

RESERVOIRS
6-5-18 Mute Swan, CVL (Ian Stapp)
Chew Valley Lake
2 Barnacle Goose, 9 Shelduck, 4 Shoveler, 6 Gadwall, 2 m/f Goldeneye, 1 Scaup, 1 Osprey, 4 Red Kite, 2 Sparrowhawk, 4 Buzzard, 4 Common Sandpiper, 3 GBB Gull, 2 G-S Woodpecker, 2 m Kestrel, 2 Hobby, 2 Raven, 4 Jay, 2 Sand Martin, 20 Swallow, 12 House Martin, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 2 L TT, 2 Willow Warbler , 7 Chiffchaff, 3 Sedge Warbler, Lots of Reed Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 2 Garden Warbler, 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Reed Bunting

Out of Avon:
Glossy Ibis, Great White Egret at Coombe Hill, Grundon Hide
Green Heron still in Llan-mill, Narbeth, Carmarthan.

Reports: William Bates, Nick Beamson, Morris Benson, Peter Coslett, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Rod Holbrook, Brian Lancastle, John Lees, John Martin, Andy Middleton, Phil Quinn, George Rabin, Harvey Rose, Ian Stapp, Mike Thomas, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG