Wednesday, 6 June 2018

06-06-18 Wednesday - Red Kite

Temp 11 to 24℃. Turned warm and sunny again, few Swifts as high in skies

Red Kite
Lesser Whitethroat
Wheatear
6-6-18 Red Kite high over Newton St Loe (Rob Hargreaves)
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RED KITE
c. 08.00, 1 Red Kite over Winford, NS; 13.00,  2 Red Kite over Northwick Warth; c. 13.30, 1 Red Kite going North- East over Clevedon, NS; c. 16:00, 1 Red Kite over Portbury Wharf, NS;

c. 12.00, 1 Red Kite over Olveston, SG; c. 12.30, 1 Red Kite going North- East over Oldbury Power Station, SG; c.16:15, 1 Red Kite over Charfield going North East, SG

13.22, 1 Red Kite going North over  Newton St Loe, BA; c. 13.40, 1 Red Kite going North over Wick, SG;

14.30, Red Kite over Poplar Way East, Avonmouth; c.16.00, 1 Red Kite over Henbury, Bristol (with Buzzard)c.16.00, 1 Red Kite over Bradley Stoke, Bristol, SG;

BRISTOL

Lockleaze:
1 Buzzard  - on thermals drifting west.

Filton Retail Park:
3 Mallard, 1 Sparrowhawk,4 Juvenile Moorhen, 1 Magpie, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat, 3 Starlings, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Robin, 3 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 4 Goldfinch

Eastville Park:
Great Spotted Woodpeckers have fledged

Shirehampton, Lamplighters Marsh:
1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Whitethroat

Whitchurch, Asda:
1 juv Peregrine circling allotments

6-6-18 young Robin (Rod Holbrook)
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

6-6-18 Wheatear at CSC (Mark Coller)
Chipping Sodbury Common:
3 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Whitethroat, 1 Wheatear

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
2 Redshank, 1 Lesser Whitethroat

BELOW M4 & BANES

6-6-18 Peregrine eyass on test flight (Suk Trippier)
Bath:
Peregrine eyass goes for a test flight

6-6-18 Grey Heron on fallen tree at NSL (Rob Hargreaves)
Newton St Loe:
3 ad +7 cygnet Mute Swan, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite going North at 13.20, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Swallow, 20 House Martin, 3 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 12 House Sparrow, 2 Grey Wagtail, 4 Chaffinch

RESERVOIRS

6-6-18 G-S Woodpecker Chick at Moreton (Ian Stapp)
Chew Valley Lake:
67 Canada Geese, 1 Barnacle Goose, 7 Shelduck + 8 ducklings, 84 Gadwall, 3 Teal, 5 Pochard, 2 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 5 Buzzard, 6 GBB Gull, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Coal Tit, 20 Swallow, 20 House Martin (already feeding), 4 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, 4 Reed Warbler seen, 4 (3m) Blackcap, 3 Garden Warbler, 3 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 12 House Sparrow, 10 Chaffinch, 2 Goldfinch, 6 Reed Bunting

6-6-18 Overworked Scruffy Blue Tit at Moreton (Ian Stapp)
Reports: Paul Bowerman, David Campbell, Allan Chard, Chris Avglo, Mark Coller, Patrick Hardyman Richards, Rob Hargreaves, Peter Harris, Peter Hazelwood, Rod Holbrook, David Playle, Adam Rawson, Dick Reader, Rosemary Setter, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Howard Taffs,  Suk Trippier, blagdonlakebirds, BUPP, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG