Saturday 9 June 2018

09-06-18 Saturday - Sanderling

Temp 14 to 22℃. Lovely weather today, hot with a cooling breeze

Red Kite
Sanderling
Hobby

9-6-18 Sanderling and Dunlin, Herons Green (Ian Stapp)
BRISTOL

9-6-18 Dipper, Eastville Park (Allan Chard)
Eastville Park:
1 Dipper back

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Avening Green, Damery Bridge, Little River Avon - just our side of the Glos border.
1 Dipper, 1 Grey Wagtail.

Thornbury:
1 House Martin nest completed and a few more in progress.

9-6-18 Little Egret, New Passage (John Martin)
New Passage/Northwick Warth:
17 Shelducklings, 4 Gadwall + 1st brood of the year here has appeared, 4 Teal, 3 Little Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 10 Coot, 8 Lapwing, 2 Curlew, 9 BH Gull, 7 Swift (SB), 1 Kestrel, House Martins using Severn Beach public toilets, 5 Linnet

NORTH SOMERSET

Nailsea:
6 or 8 Swift screaming around (Church Lane area)

BELOW M4 & BANES

9-6-18 Whitethroat, Marshfield (Vear Carpeneter)
Marshfield:
3 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite (Drifton Hill), 5 Buzzard, 4 Swift, 4 Great Spotted & 1 GreenWoodpecker, 1 Peregrine, 4 Raven, 2 Skylark, 4 Whitethroat, 3 Nuthatch, Treecreeper, 2 Grey Wagtail, Corn Bunting, 6 Yellowhammer
9-6-18  Red Kite, Toghill (Peter Coslett)
Tog Hill:
Red Kite

Lords Wood and Pensford:
4 Swift, 1 Raven, 3 Chiffchaff, 9 Blackcap, 5 Goldcrest, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Chaffinch

9-6-18 Peregrine, Bath (BUPP)
Bath:
Peregrine TC learning mechanics

Stanton Wick:
Red Kite

RESERVOIRS
9-6-18 Shelduck + 7 Ducklings, Herriotts (Ian Stapp)
Chew Valley Lake:
93 Canada Geese (3 families 4/7/5), 1 Barnacle Goose, 3 Mute Swan families 5/6/5, 7 Shelduck + 8 ducklings, 9 Shoveler, Gadwall, 9 Teal, 5 Pochard, 67 Great Crested Grebe in one raft, 3 Grey Heron, 3 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Red Kite, 5 Buzzard, 1 Sanderling, 1 Dunlin (both Herons Green), 2 BH Gull, 5 GBB Gull, 1 Great Spotted & 1 juv Green Woodpecker, 2 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 8 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff
9-6-18 Reed Warbler, Moreton (Ian Stapp)
5 Blackcap, 3 Garden Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Grey & 5 Pied Wagtail, 14 Chaffinch, 9 Reed Bunting

Out of Avon:
1 Ring Tail Harrier Bridgewater junction M5

8-6-18 Great White Egret at Ham Wall, Bob Brewer
Has been a poor summer for these in Avon
Reports: Paul Bowerman, Vera Carpenter, Allan Chard, Peter Coslett, John Griffiths, Mike Jackson, John Martin, Lois Pryce, Ann Rossiter, Gill Sapsed, Ian Stapp, blagdonlakebirds, BUPP, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG