Thursday, 21 June 2018

21-6-18 Thursday - Siskin

Glorious sunny day, warm out of the light north wind.

Little Owls
Redstart
Siskin
Red Kite
Reed Warbler at Chew (Ian Stapp)
BRISTOL

juv Kestrel photographed in the Avon Gorge by Keith Fowler.




SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE


Great Spotted Woodpecker visiting an Almondsbury garden
(Vera Carpenter)
Sparrowhawk at Severn Beach (Rod Holbrook)
Frampton Cotterell:
8 Swift tonight - best so far this month was 22

Winterbourne, Bradley Brook LNR:
4 Stock Dove, 2 Little Owl, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Skylark, 2 Swallow, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 6 Whitethroat (3 singing; 1 adult with 2 juvs), 1 Goldcrest, 3 Song Thrush, 1 Goldfinch.


NORTH SOMERSET

Siskin ringed in Portishead (David Howes)
Portbury Warth - North Pool:
3 Black-tailed Godwit.

Portishead:

Battery Point area:
Siskin caught and ringed in a garden
Sedge Warbler singing in a park.

Redcliffe Bay:
Red Kite

Swifts - 2 over Long Ashton and 3 over Nailsea this morning.

Weston-super-Mare:
Oystercatcher feeding in grass.

Uphill:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker and 1 Green Woodpecker.


BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge:
2 Dipper, 2 Grey Wagtail - inc juv

Marshfield, Shire Valley:

3 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, Moorhen with 2 juvs., juv. Grey and Pied Wagtail, juv. Redstart.

A Dunnock blending nicely into a hedge (Ian Stapp)
RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
157 Canada Goose in mid-lake, 89 Mute Swan, 5 Shelduck + 4 ducklings, 36 Gadwall, 5 Teal, 5 Shoveler, 2 Pochard, 1 Little Egret, 4 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 7 G BB Gull, 4 Stock Dove, 10 Swift, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 2 Jay, 20+ Carrion Crow, 10+ LT Tit, 7 Wren, 2 Garden Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, 5 Cetti's Warbler, lots Reed Warbler, 2 Mistle Thrush, 20+ hirundines, 20+ Chaffinch, 4 Goldfinch, 1 Bullfinch, 7 Reed Bunting.

Heron's Green:
75 Canada Goose, 7 Pied Wagtail.

Herriotts Bridge:
1 Lapwing.


Reports: Vera Carpenter, Peter Coslett, Keith Fowler, Adrian Hockey, Katie Horrocks, David Howes, Mike Jackson, David Newton, Lisa Presland, Ian Stapp, blagdonlakebirdsCVRSnslbirdingopsbirdingsevernsidebirdsTBOSG