Very few reports - has everyone's attention been absorbed by the two matches taking place today?
Cuckoo
Spotted Flycatcher
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| 19-05-18 Song Thrush, Newton St Loe (NSLBirding) |
BRISTOL
Avon Gorge:
1 Peregrine showing well from Watch Point on Durdham Downs
Eastville Park:
1 Cuckoo (only the second at this site that observer can recall)
Glenfrome School, BS5:
1 Garden Warbler
Bishopston
1 Swift (first of year here)
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
New Passage/Northwick:
1 Cuckoo
Severn Beach:
(notables from BBS second visit) 3 Swift, Long-tailed Tit, Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat, Bullfinch
Orchard Pools:
Reed Warbler ('Plenty '), 1 Spotted Flycatcher
Also 'numerous' Four Spotted Chaser plus a few similar size blue/green dragonflies (probably Hairy Dragonfly )
Willsbridge:
2 juv Tawny Owl
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| Tawny Owl - juv 19th May 2018 Willsbridge (Donna Harvey) |
NORTH SOMERSET
Pill:
1 Sparrowhawk
Weston-super-Mare:
Birnbeck - 1 Little Egret
Brean Sluice
1 Black Swan, 1 Great Crested Grebe close to the border on the Axe
BELOW M4 & BANES
Newton St Loe:
Early WeBS Count - 3 Mute Swan (1 adult on nest), 20 Mallard (including 9 Ducklings), 1 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 3 Grey Heron (1 Adult on nest)
Usual patch walk - 4 Buzzard, 17 Swift, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 2 Jay, 5 Barn Swallow, 5 House Martin, 2 Long-Tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff , 2 Whitethroat, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Starling, 3 Song Thrush,3 Pied Wagtail, 2 Greenfinch, 20 Goldfinch
RESERVOIRS
Chew Valley Lake:
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| Barnacle Goose 19th May 2018 CVL (Lee Gardiner) |
Nightingales at Lodge Hill:
This site has the highest number of Nightingales, 85 out 5,500, anywhere in the UK. Medway council want to allocate this Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) for development. Please go to rspb.org.uk/savenightingales to urge Medway Council to protect this site
Reports: Paul Bowerman, Karle Burford, Allan Chard, Lee Gardiner, Donna Harvey, Nick Hawkridge,Adrian Hockey,Rod Holbrook, John Martin, Paul Milsom, Vic Savery, Larry Sweetland, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG
