Honey Buzzard (17th)
Red Kite
Little Ringed Plover
Spotted Flycatcher
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| 18-05-18 Black-tailed Godwit Herriotts Pool, CVL (Ian Stapp) |
BRISTOL
Bishopston:
Grey Wagtail pr - confirmed at usual nest site
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| Peregrine 18th May 2018 Avon Gorge (Brian Thompson) |
1 Peregrine.
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
New Passage/Northwick:
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| 18-05-18 Reed Warbler, Pilning Wetland (Aravind Ramesh) |
Avonmouth:
(17th) St Andrew's Church - 1fem Common Redstart
NORTH SOMERSET
Portbury Wharf:
This gull has upper-part colour similar to Yellow-legged Gull, perhaps very slightly darker?, but has pink legs. I assume it is a hybrid HG x LBB. I have seen this bird, or another similar, a couple of times before here. Any ideas please? (Chris Stone)
1 Spotted Flycatcher
Hotwells to Pill:
Highlights - 2 Swifts in Hotwells. 1 Moorhen, Cumberland Basin.
1 Peregrine and 3 Ravens, 1 Sparrowhawk, over Leigh Woods, 1 Jay.
1 Shelduck, upstream from Sea Mills, 2 Buzzards, 2+ Greenfinch.
Ravens’ nest near Pill with noisy chicks, 4+ Swifts screaming at the Viaduct in Pill.
Pill:
2 Sparrowhawk - chasing Swift.
BELOW M4 & BANES
Marshfield:
RESERVOIRS
Chew Valley Lake:
1 Black Swan, 1 Barnacle Goose,13 Shelduck, 18 Gadwall, 4 Shoveler, 1 Red Kite (11.15 going NW), 1 Sparrowhawk, 5 Buzzard,1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper,3 GBB Gull, 5 Common Tern, 20+ Swift,1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 2 Jay, 30+ Swallow/ House Martin, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, Lots of Reed Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 3 Garden Warbler, 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Song Thrush,1 Grey Wagtail, 5 Goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting
Also at Moreton: 1 Weasel, 2 Roe Deer (one Deer with 1 Faun, other with 2 Faun)
Stratford:
4 Red Kite, 1 Lapwing, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Terns sp, 1 (m) Kestrel, 3 Hobby,.
1 Honey Buzzard - watched thermalling upwards for 10 minutes from Stratford car park on 17th
Out of Avon
Purple Heron at Shapwick Heath (seen from Noah's Hide)
Reports: Paul Bowerman, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Peter Coslett, Nick Hawkridge, Katie Horrocks, Mike Jenkins, Paul Milsom, Aravind Ramesh, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Brian Thompson, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding,opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG
(17th) St Andrew's Church - 1fem Common Redstart
NORTH SOMERSET
Portbury Wharf:
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| Hybrid (?) gull, Portbury Wharf (Chris Stone) |
1 Spotted Flycatcher
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| 18-05-18 Spotted Flycatcher, Portbury Wharf (Chris Stone) |
Highlights - 2 Swifts in Hotwells. 1 Moorhen, Cumberland Basin.
1 Peregrine and 3 Ravens, 1 Sparrowhawk, over Leigh Woods, 1 Jay.
1 Shelduck, upstream from Sea Mills, 2 Buzzards, 2+ Greenfinch.
Ravens’ nest near Pill with noisy chicks, 4+ Swifts screaming at the Viaduct in Pill.
Pill:
2 Sparrowhawk - chasing Swift.
BELOW M4 & BANES
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| 18-05-18 Yellowhammer, West Littleton Down (Peter Coslett) |
Red Kite over towards Marshfield, Buzzard, Peregrine,Hobby, 5 Raven, Skylark, lots of singing Whitethroat,Yellowhammer,Corn Bunting plus at least 4 Brown Hare.
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| 18-05-18 Brown Hare, West Littleton Down (Peter Coslett) |
RESERVOIRS
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| 18-05-18 Common Tern from Moreton Hide, CVL (Ian Stapp) |
1 Black Swan, 1 Barnacle Goose,13 Shelduck, 18 Gadwall, 4 Shoveler, 1 Red Kite (11.15 going NW), 1 Sparrowhawk, 5 Buzzard,1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper,3 GBB Gull, 5 Common Tern, 20+ Swift,1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 2 Jay, 30+ Swallow/ House Martin, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, Lots of Reed Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 3 Garden Warbler, 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Song Thrush,1 Grey Wagtail, 5 Goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting
Also at Moreton: 1 Weasel, 2 Roe Deer (one Deer with 1 Faun, other with 2 Faun)
4 Red Kite, 1 Lapwing, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Terns sp, 1 (m) Kestrel, 3 Hobby,.
1 Honey Buzzard - watched thermalling upwards for 10 minutes from Stratford car park on 17th
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| Weasel, Moreton, CVL (Ian Stapp) |
Purple Heron at Shapwick Heath (seen from Noah's Hide)
Reports: Paul Bowerman, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Peter Coslett, Nick Hawkridge, Katie Horrocks, Mike Jenkins, Paul Milsom, Aravind Ramesh, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Brian Thompson, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding,opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG
