16-6-18 Saturday - Black Redstart

Overcast with a moderate SW wind, turning brighter with the wind strengthening through the afternoon, and some spots of rain.  June's highest tides this weekend.

Black Redstart (yesterday)
Red Kites (today)
Swift

Peregrine family in Bristol (Chris James)

BRISTOL

Hengrove:
young Peregrine opposite the Perry Court school flying low over the rooftops.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Hambrook, M32 Junc 1
1 Kestrel - hover hunting


NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead Marina:
(3 p.m. yesterday, 15th June)  Fem/imm Black Redstart (near lock gates), Rock Pipit.
(today)  2 Cormorant.

Uphill:
WeBS count woefully short of waders:
29 Shelduck, 50 Mallard, 3 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 4 Oystercatcher, 70 BH Gull, 14 LBB Gull, 25 Herring Gull, 1 Cuckoo (heard), 8 Swift, Skylarks singing, Swallows, Chiffchaff singing, Linnet.

Red Kite over Marshfield (Pete Coslett)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge
1 Swift

Marshfield, Shire Valley:
2 Red Kite, 1 Hobby, lots singing Skylark (and Painted Lady butterfly).

Skylark at Marshfield (Pete Coslett)

RESERVOIRS

CVL:

Herriott's Pool:
14 Teal - new in, 1 Little Egret,  and first juvenile Black-headed Gull back on the pool tonight - early bird.

Reports: Rich Andrews,  John Clark, Peter Coslett, Jane Cumming, Paul Francis, Chris Hall, Chris James, Tim Marks, Chris Stone,  blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG