Osprey
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| 01-06-18 Fine study of an in-flight Buzzard (Adam Rawson) |
BRISTOL
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| 02-06-18 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Eastville Park (Allan Chard) |
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
3 broods of Shelduck : 8 at yacht club (new), 7 at Shepperdine (new), 6 near jetty (2 weeks+ old).
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| 02-06-18 Whitethroat, Severn Beach (Vera Carpenter) |
New Passage:
1 Wheatear
Severn Beach:
c100 Shelduck,
Severnside:
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| 02-06-18 Sanderling, Severnside (Paul Bowerman) |
NORTH SOMERSET
Portishead:
Merchant Square - one chick on one of 4 Herring Gull nests
Clevedon-Yeo:
1 Tawny Owl juvenile
Dowlais - a Carrion Crows put 18 Lapwing up. At least 6 were this year's birds which must have learnt to fly during the week.
Also 1 Banded Demoiselle, unusual here
Weston-super-Mare:
Worlebury Hill Road - 35 Woodpigeon, 4 Collared Dove, 12 Swift, 2 Long Tailed Tit and nest (!), 2 Song Thrush, 1 Greenfinch
Portishead:
Merchant Square - one chick on one of 4 Herring Gull nests
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| 02-06-18 juvenile Tawny Owl, Clevedon (Paul Brian Chapman) |
1 Tawny Owl juvenile
Dowlais - a Carrion Crows put 18 Lapwing up. At least 6 were this year's birds which must have learnt to fly during the week.
Also 1 Banded Demoiselle, unusual here
Weston-super-Mare:
Worlebury Hill Road - 35 Woodpigeon, 4 Collared Dove, 12 Swift, 2 Long Tailed Tit and nest (!), 2 Song Thrush, 1 Greenfinch
BELOW M4 & BANES
Bath:
St John's - 3 Peregrine chick semi-fledged to the roof of the nest box.
Willsbridge:
4 Buzzard, 6 Swift, - plus a cast of Gull and Corvid, all after the flying insects
RESERVOIRS
Chew Valley Lake
Around the lake - 1 Black Swan, 2 Egyptian Goose, 10 Shelduck, (a pair with 8 Ducklings Herriotts Pond), 34 Gadwall, 4 Shoveler, 4 Pochard, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 6 Buzzard, 1 Lapwing, 6 G BB Gull,6 Great Spotted Woodpecker (2 Picnic area, 2 Moreton, 2 Nunnery), 2 Hobby, 3 Raven, 4 Jay, 20+ Swallow, 17+ House Martin (mainly in villages), 5 Cetti's Warbler, 7 Chiffchaff, 3 Willow Warbler, 5 Garden Warbler, 2 Blackcap, lots Reed Warbler, 3 Mistle Thrush, 2 Song Thrush, 4 House Sparrow, 4 Pied Wagtail,6 Goldfinch, 7 Reed Bunting
Picnic Site 1 - Swallow, Reed Warbler,1 SongThrush, Blackbird
Picnic Site 2 to Hollow Brook - Mute Swan, Coot, LBB Gull, 1 Kestrel, 2 Carrion Crow, 3+ Cetti Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 4+ Blackcap, 3+ Garden warbler, lots Reed Warbler, Wren, Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, Robin, 4+ Reed Bunting.
Herriotts Pool - Mute Swan, Canada Goose (including goslings), 2 Shelduck, Mallard, Coot, LBB Gull, Herring Gull, 2 Jackdaw, 1 Swallow, 2+ Cetti Warbler, 1 Blackcap, several Reed Warbler, 2 Wren, Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Robin, 1 Reed Bunting
Evening: 1 Osprey (per Birdguides)
Chew Valley Ringing Station - Reed Warblers are busy. 47 nests with full or partial clutches have been found within the CVRS recording area, 7 of these have had broods ringed. Some juvs have already left their nests.
Bath:
St John's - 3 Peregrine chick semi-fledged to the roof of the nest box.
Willsbridge:
4 Buzzard, 6 Swift, - plus a cast of Gull and Corvid, all after the flying insects
RESERVOIRS
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| 02-06-18 Buzzards, Nunnery Point CVL, (Ian Stapp) |
Around the lake - 1 Black Swan, 2 Egyptian Goose, 10 Shelduck, (a pair with 8 Ducklings Herriotts Pond), 34 Gadwall, 4 Shoveler, 4 Pochard, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 6 Buzzard, 1 Lapwing, 6 G BB Gull,6 Great Spotted Woodpecker (2 Picnic area, 2 Moreton, 2 Nunnery), 2 Hobby, 3 Raven, 4 Jay, 20+ Swallow, 17+ House Martin (mainly in villages), 5 Cetti's Warbler, 7 Chiffchaff, 3 Willow Warbler, 5 Garden Warbler, 2 Blackcap, lots Reed Warbler, 3 Mistle Thrush, 2 Song Thrush, 4 House Sparrow, 4 Pied Wagtail,6 Goldfinch, 7 Reed Bunting
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| 02-06-18 Egyptian Goose, CVL (TalkingtoBears) |
Picnic Site 1 - Swallow, Reed Warbler,1 SongThrush, Blackbird
Picnic Site 2 to Hollow Brook - Mute Swan, Coot, LBB Gull, 1 Kestrel, 2 Carrion Crow, 3+ Cetti Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 4+ Blackcap, 3+ Garden warbler, lots Reed Warbler, Wren, Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, Robin, 4+ Reed Bunting.
Herriotts Pool - Mute Swan, Canada Goose (including goslings), 2 Shelduck, Mallard, Coot, LBB Gull, Herring Gull, 2 Jackdaw, 1 Swallow, 2+ Cetti Warbler, 1 Blackcap, several Reed Warbler, 2 Wren, Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Robin, 1 Reed Bunting
Evening: 1 Osprey (per Birdguides)
Chew Valley Ringing Station - Reed Warblers are busy. 47 nests with full or partial clutches have been found within the CVRS recording area, 7 of these have had broods ringed. Some juvs have already left their nests.
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| 02-06-18 Cormorant, Moreton, CVL (Bob Brewer) |
Reports: Bob Brewer, Vera Carpenter, Paul Brian Chapman, Allan Chard, John Clark, John Griffiths, Chris Hall, Lisegirl, George Rabin, TalkingtoBears, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Birdguides, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG
