Friday 15 June 2018

15-6-18 Friday - Great Spots

Temp 12 to 19℃. Sunny again most of the time, warm and dry

15-6-18 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Moreton (Ian Stapp)
Male and three juveniles
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
25 Canada Geese inc 7 grown juvs, 41 Shelduck with 3 broods of 14, 6 and 18, 8 (1f) Tufted Duck, 3 Buzzard, 1 Oystercatcher, 16 BH Gull, 2 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 1 Cetti's Warbler + 1 Grass Snake

New Passage:
Whitethroat 15th June 2018 NP (Lisa Presland)
Family of Whitethroat - fledging.

Horton:
many LBB Gull overhead, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Great Tit families of at least 3 juvs per family, 8 Skylark, 5 Swallow, 3 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Goldcrest, 4 House Sparrow, 3 Chaffinch, 1 Linnet, 6 Corn Bunting, 9 Yellowhammer

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon-Yeo:
9 Canada Goose, 26 Mute Swan, 60 Shelduck + broods of 10 and 7 (from May), 8 (~10 days old) and 10 (new probably today), 80 Mallard, 4 Tufted Duck, 1 Cormorant, No sign of any Great Crested Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Coot, 8 Oystercatcher (4 pairs, one nest), 27 Lapwing, 1 Grey Plover, 5 Ringed Plover, 23 Curlew (first returners), 1 Dunlin, 8 Redshank (5 at the Kenn, 1 up Yeo and 2 at Dowlais), 65 BH Gull (first returners), 50 LBB Gull, 40 Herring Gull, 1 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 8 Skylark, 6 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 75 Starling, 8 Pied Wagtail

BELOW M4 & BANES

Woolard:
2 Kingfisher, 2 Grey Wagtail

RESERVOIRS
 15-6-18 Red Kite & Gulls, Moreton (Ian Stapp)
Chew Valley Lake:
171 Canada Goose, 9 Shelduck (Only 5 Ducklings now), 9 Shoveler, 64 Gadwall, 10 Teal, 21 Pochard, 3 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite (with Gulls grass Cutting Moreton), 10 Buzzard, 5 GBB Gull, 30+ Swift, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Hobby, 2 Jay, 30+ Crow, 2 Raven, 50+ Swallows and Martins, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Garden Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Mistle Thrush, 5 Pied Wagtail, 10 Goldfinch, 5 Reed Bunting

Reports: Roger Bingham, Mike Jackson, Andy Middleton, Harvey Rose, Ian Stapp