Red Kite
Avocet
Cuckoo
Sanderling
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| 20-5-18 Whitethroat, Rankers Lane, Compton Dando (Ian Stapp) |
Fishponds/Stapleton:
1 Red Kite
Redland Garden:
1 Red Kite
Redland Garden:
2 Swifts at last, over two weeks late
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station, WeBS:
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
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| 20-5-18 Cuckoo, OPS (Lisegirl) |
7 Canada Geese, 42 Shelduck, 1 Wigeon, 17 Mallard, 12 Tufted Duck, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Whimbrel, 4 Sanderling, 1 Cuckoo, 2 Cetti's Warbler
Severnside: (combined report)
Severnside: (combined report)
New Passage
c.3 Mute Swan, c.70 Shelduck, 4 Gadwall, 10 Tufted Duck, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Cormorant, c. 16 Coot and many young, 3 Avocet, 1 Lapwing, 8 Ringed Plover, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Curlew, 7 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Dunlin, c.35 mixed Swallow & House Martin, 3 Reed Warbler, 3 Pied Wagtail, 1 Greenfinch, 6 Linnet.
1 Hairy dragonfly. 3 ‘blue’ damselfly, 1 Peacock butterfly.
Pilning:
1 Hairy dragonfly. 3 ‘blue’ damselfly, 1 Peacock butterfly.
Pilning:
1 Jay.
Severn Beach:
Severn Beach:
3 Swift.
Orchard Pools:
Orchard Pools:
1 Heron, 1 Moorhen, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat (No Reed Warblers heard – there used to be so many here...).
NORTH SOMERSET
Clevedon-Yeo to Blake's Pools:
12 Canada Goose, 2 Greylag Geese, 34 Mute Swan, 60 Shelduck, 1 m Tufted Duck, 5 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Coot, 6 Oystercatcher, 8 Lapwing, 3 Ringed Plover, 3 Whimbrel, 2 Curlew, 0 Dunlin, 4 Redshank, 10 LBB Gull, 40 Herring Gull, 2 Raven, 5 Swallow, 6 Reed Warbler, 3 m Whitethroat
Backwell Lake, 19th:
4 Canada Geese, 14 Mute Swan (1 brood of six cygnets), second nest still sitting, 12 Mallard (with 4 youngish ducklings), 1 Grey Heron, 2 Moorhen
Backwell Lake, 19th:
4 Canada Geese, 14 Mute Swan (1 brood of six cygnets), second nest still sitting, 12 Mallard (with 4 youngish ducklings), 1 Grey Heron, 2 Moorhen
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| 20-5-18 The Peregrine at Yatton (Trevor Riddle) |
1 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine (also at W-s-M and Kewstoke), 1 Skylark, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Greenfinch
BELOW M4 & BANES
Dyrham Park to West Littleton Pond:
2 Canada Geese with 5 goslings, 1 Grey Heron, 12 White Stock Dove, 2 Swallow
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| 20-5-18 Yellowhammer, Rankers Lane (Ian Stapp) |
1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 6 Stock Dove, 30 Jackdaw, 2 Raven, 4 Skylark, 20 Swallow, 10+ House Martin, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 20+ Whitethroat, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle
Thrush, 50+ House Sparrow, 4 Dunnock, 2 Grey Wagtail, 4 Linnet, 10 Goldfinch, 6 Yellowhammer
RESERVOIRS
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| 20-5-18 Avocet, Herriotts pool (Chris Craig) |
2 Greylag Goose, 1 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite 2 Avocet, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Tern, 1 Kestrel.
Out of UK
Vera Carpenter in South Africa, Namibia and Botswana
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: Nancy Barrett, Allen Chard, Chris Craig, Richard Giles, Lisegirl, Glen Maddison, John Martin, Andy Middleton, Fiona Neate, Lois Pryce, Trevor Riddle, Harvey Rose, Ian Stapp, Judith Templeman, Jason Williams, blagdonlakebirds, BUPP, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG
