Friday 25 May 2018

25-05-18 Friday - Black Tern

Temp 14 to 14℃. Rain in the morning, but dull and grey afterwards

Osprey
Avocet
Grey Plover
Common and Black Tern
Cuckoo
Tree Pipit

BRISTOL

Downs:
Red Kite at 17.00.
4 Swift, 1 (m) Peregrine at 15:00

Stockwood Open Space:
1 m Pheasant, 8 Swift, 12 House Martin, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 5 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station
Cuckoo (f) 25th May 2018 OPS (Pete Hazelwood)
Coot and Moorhen families out of the nest. 
High tide count - 18 Ringed Plover, 5 Dunlin.
A (f) Cuckoo and newly fledged Blackcap.

Thornbury:
2 Red Kite - 18:00 heading towards the motorway.


25-5-18 Avocet at New Passage (John Martin)
Severnside:
11 Canada Geese, 2 Mute Swan, 15 Shelduck, 1 Indian Runner Duck, 1 Shoveler, 2 Gadwall, 1 m Teal, 12 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Water Rail, 1 Moorhen, 2 Coot  + 2 juv, 12 Oystercatcher, 2 Avocet, 3 Lapwing, 1 Grey Plover, 200 small waders (mostly Ringed Plover and Dunlin), 3 Little Ringed Plover, 12 Sanderling, 2 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 4 BH Gull, 30 Swift, 62 Swallow, 61 House Martin, 1 Kestrel, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Whitethroat, 1 Yellow Wagtial, 2 Tree Pipit

25-5-18 Indian Runner Duck at Severnside (Matt Ames)
Wickwar village:
Lots of Swallows and House Martins - (24th)

Hanham:
1 Red Kite - over the primary school.


NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead, Battery Point and Lake:
9 (possibly 13) Canada Geese with 7 goslings, 1 feral Greylag Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 33 Mallard plus ducklings, 8 Tufted Duck, 2 Red Kite at 15.15, 1 Moorhen (No gulls)

Clevedon, Dowlais:
1 Greenshank, 1 Cuckoo

Sand Point:
Red Kite at 12.30 going east

BELOW M4 & BANES


25-5-18 Peregrines at St Johns Bath (BUPP)After 30 days the tiercel is allowed to feed the eyasses
Bathampton:
9 Swift

RESERVOIRS


25-5-18 Osprey at Herriotts (Lee Gardiner) 
Chew Valley Lake:
1 Osprey (Herriotts),  1 Red Kite (Herons Green 11.00), 1 Common Tern, 1 Black Tern,  300 Swift

Out of Avon
Red-necked Phalarope and Gull-billed Tern at Slimbridge

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: Matt Ames, Derek Angell, Caroline Baker, Karle Burford, Teresa Chard, Jane Cumming, Steve Evans, Paul Francis, Lee Gardiner, David Howes, Pete Hawkins, Nick Hawkridge, Brian Lancastle, Rob Laughton, Paul Marshall, John Martin, Roberta, Vic Savery, Howard Taffs, Brian Thompson, Talkingtobears, Chris Vines, Dan White, blagdonlakebirds, BUPP, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG