Red Kite
Yellow-legged Gull
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| 20-6-18 Redshank, Herriott's Pool (Ian Stapp) |
BBS - Filton, BAWA Sports Ground:
Herring Gull pair with 2 young - about 7" tall on corrugated roof, 3 Swift, 44 Carrion Crow on playing fields, 2 Blackcap, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch
Avon Gorge:
The 2 Peregrine juv have fledged - if you look carefully in the greenery, they are there!
Junction Wells Rd and Airport Rd:
1 Kingfisher high over - the Brislington Brook tracks the road close by.
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
First brood of 11 Tufted Duck on the lake, and a very surprising Polecat dead on the road by the entrance!
Severnside:
17 Shelduck chicks still about, and 2 surprises, given the time of year - 1 Knot and 1 Common Tern - on Pilning Wetlands, as well as 7 Curlew, 35 Oystercatcher, 10 Redshank, 8 Lapwing, 2 Dunlin, 5+ Little Ringed Plover, 1 Ringed Plover, 55 BH Gull, 3 Raven.
Masons arms, A38:
1 Red Kite c.0900
North Somerset
Ham Green:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker.
Clevedon - Ladye Bay:
As it got dark - 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Tawny Owl with 1 owlet (heard only).
RESERVOIRS
Litton Reservoir:
Tufted Duck, 4 Little Egret, Cormorant, Grey Wagtail
Chew Valley Lake:
142 Canada Goose (5 broods 15/4/9/6/5), 86 Mute Swan, 5 (inc 4 ducklings) Shelduck, 9 Shoveler, 68 Gadwall, no Teal, 5 Buzzard, 1 Redshank (Herriotts)
1 Yellow-legged Gull, 7 GBB Gull, 1 Tawny Owl, 50 Swift, 2 GS Woodpecker + 3 chicks, 1 Kestrel, 2 Jay, 1 Raven, 40 Swallow & House Martin, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 16 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Garden Warbler, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Dunnock +5 fledglings, 12 Chaffinch, 6 Goldfinch, 7 Reed Bunting
Out of Avon:
Pied Flycatcher, slowmo feeding at nest box in Devon - https://t.co/vfmDDtNCJ3
Terry Bond
Rosemary Bond has announced with great sadness that Terry passed away yesterday. An enthusiastic and helpful birder who became an expert at Barrow Tanks
Reports: Paul Bowerman, Bob Brewer, Lee Gardiner, Rich Giles, Nick Hawkridge, Peter Hazelwood, Mike Laheney Paul Milsom, Fiona Neate, Lisegirl, Adam Rawson, Ian Stapp
Avon Gorge:
The 2 Peregrine juv have fledged - if you look carefully in the greenery, they are there!
Junction Wells Rd and Airport Rd:
1 Kingfisher high over - the Brislington Brook tracks the road close by.
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
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| 20-6-18 Tufted Duck brood of 11, OPS (Peter Hazelwood) |
First brood of 11 Tufted Duck on the lake, and a very surprising Polecat dead on the road by the entrance!
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| 20-6-18 Shelduck, 12 of 17 chicks, NP (Lisegirl) |
17 Shelduck chicks still about, and 2 surprises, given the time of year - 1 Knot and 1 Common Tern - on Pilning Wetlands, as well as 7 Curlew, 35 Oystercatcher, 10 Redshank, 8 Lapwing, 2 Dunlin, 5+ Little Ringed Plover, 1 Ringed Plover, 55 BH Gull, 3 Raven.
Masons arms, A38:
1 Red Kite c.0900
North Somerset
Ham Green:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker.
Clevedon - Ladye Bay:
As it got dark - 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Tawny Owl with 1 owlet (heard only).
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| 20-6-18 Cormorant, Litton Reservoir (Bob Brewer) |
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| 20-6-18 Tufted Duck, Litton Reservoir (Bob Brewer) |
Tufted Duck, 4 Little Egret, Cormorant, Grey Wagtail
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| 20-6-18 Shelducklings, Herriott's Pool (Ian Stapp) |
142 Canada Goose (5 broods 15/4/9/6/5), 86 Mute Swan, 5 (inc 4 ducklings) Shelduck, 9 Shoveler, 68 Gadwall, no Teal, 5 Buzzard, 1 Redshank (Herriotts)
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| 20-6-18 Yellow-legged Gull, Herriott's (Bob Brewer) |
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| 20-6-18 Roesel's Bush Cricket, Moreton (Ian Stapp) Rather special when fully grown |
Pied Flycatcher, slowmo feeding at nest box in Devon - https://t.co/vfmDDtNCJ3
Terry Bond
Rosemary Bond has announced with great sadness that Terry passed away yesterday. An enthusiastic and helpful birder who became an expert at Barrow Tanks
