Friday, 22 June 2018

22-6-18 Friday - Mediterranean Gull

Temp 10 to 22℃. Sunshine all day, very few clouds

Red Kite
Mediterranean Gull
Yellow-legged Gull

Red Kite 11.15 Herriotts 22-06-18 (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL

Combe Dingle:
4 Swift - 08:25, 1st this year.

Stoke Lodge:
7 Swift:

Henleaze:
8 or 9 - screaming party

St Andrews Park:
3 Swift, 1 Raven, 2 Mistle Thrush

Egerton Rd:
7 Swift

Elton Rd:
5 Swift - 1st screaming party this year - 20:00

Sea Mills:
House Martin - 12 active nest at the station.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Tawny Owl 22nd June 2018 OPS (Pete Hazelwood)

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Tawny Owl

Chipping Sodbury & Yate:
1 Red Kite @9.15,10.30, and 16.40


NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Nature Reserve:
4 Canada Geese, 17 Mute Swan, 15 Mallard, 5 Little Grebe, 1 Grey heron, 1 Cormorant, 15 Coot, 2 Lapwing, 2 Herring Gull, 3 LBB Gull, 6 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 4 Magpie, 3 Carrion Crow, 20+ Swallow, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackbird, 1 Songthrush, 2 Goldfinch

Uphill:
2 Shellduck, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Little Egret, 4 Buzzards, 1 Kestrel, 40+ Swifts, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Chiffchaff

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath - Northend :
Little Grebe breeding, Moorhen, no raptors at all this time, total of 7 Swifts over Northend village and probably the same scattered around over the local area. Eight House Martin nests, probably all occupied, around Eagle Road. House Sparrows holding up but sadly no Starlings or Swallows at all where there used to be several pairs of ea

RESERVOIRS
22-6-18 Egyptian Geese, CVL (Jon Mortin)
Chew Valley Lake:
227 Canada Goose, 2 Egyptian Geese, 74 Mute Swan, 5 (inc 4 ducklings) Shelduck, 7 Shoveler, 32 Gadwall, 7 Teal, 2 Pochard,  1 Little Egret, 8 Buzzard,  1 Redshank (Herriotts), 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 ad Mediterranean Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 7 GBB Gull, 1 Tawny Owl, 30 Swift, 2 GS Woodpecker + 3 chicks, 1 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 2 Jay, 1 Raven, 35 Swallow & House Martin, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Chiffchaff, lots Reed Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 3 Garden Warbler, 1 Whitethroat,  2 Treecreeper, 3 Siskin, 7 Reed Bunting

Redshank Herriotts wall 22-06-18
Reports: Nicholas Beamson, Ken and Angie Carrurthers, Jane Cumming, Andy Davis, Alastair Fraser, Nick Hawkridge, Adrian Hockey, Jon Mortin, Bob Pepper, Lois Pryce, Frances Robertson,  Ian Stapp - opsbirding,