Goldeneye
Red Kites
 |
| A smart Pied Wagtail at Chew (Bri Thompson) |
Crews Hole:
10+ Swift.
Whitchurch:
Red Kite.
Withywood:
3 Swift, screaming party.
Bishopston - Radnor Rd:
1 Raven
 |
| We're interested to know how Swifts are faring this year (Bri Thompson) |
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
25 Canada Goose, 16 Shelduck (plus two broods of 7 and 6), 8 Tufted Duck (and a brood of 9), 2 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Curlew, 90 Black-headed Gull, 16 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 16 Reed Warbler (lots of juvs.), 1 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat.
New Passage/Northwick Warth:
pr Shelduck + 17 juv., 1 Little Egret, Little Ringed Plover, 3 ad. Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper, 5 Curlew, 35 ad. Redshank, 75 BH Gull, 1 Coal Tit + juv.
Cromhall, Wotton-under-Edge:
2 Red Kite.
Frampton Cotterell:
19 Swift over St. Peter's church, 1 Green Woodpecker.
NORTH SOMERSET
Portishead:
a juv. Pheasant in my suburban garden - safer here than up by Weston Woods where it's likely to get shot.
Clevedon-Yeo:
25 Mute Swan, 4 Canada Goose, 70+ Shelduck (with broods of 9, 7, 7 and 3, only the last new), 80 Mallard, 12+ Tufted Duck, 3 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 4+ Coot, 11 Oystercatcher (possibly breeding), 14 Lapwing, 34 Curlew, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 38 Redshank, 140 Black-headed Gull, 20+ LBB Gull, 20+ Herring Gull, 1 GBB Gull, 1 Swift, 30+ Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler.
Kingston Seymour:
(BBS) 2 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 1 Lapwing over, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 8 Swallow, 3 Reed Warbler singing, 1 Blackcap singing, 2 Chiffchaff singing, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 25 Goldfinch + usual common species.
Banwell:
f. Mallard accompanied by 7 juvs., 2 Buzzard, 2 Stock Dove, 6 Swift, 1 Raven, singing Blackcap, singing Chiffchaff, scores of House Sparrow, calling Bullfinch.
BELOW M4 & BANES
no reports.
 |
| Great to see a Tawny Owl at Moreton, Chew (Ian Stapp) |
Barrow Tanks:
Chew Valley Lake
200+ Canada Goose, 86 Mute Swan, 3 Shelduck + 4 ducklings, 28 Gadwall, 4 Teal, 1 Little Egret, 7 Grey Heron, 5 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 5 G BB Gull, 4 Stock Dove, 2 Swift, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kingfisher, 6 Wren, 3 Jay, 20+ Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 12+ LT Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Treecreeper, 4 Cetti's Warbler, lots Reed Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 5 Goldcrest, 30+ hirundines, 4 Goldfinch, 24+ Chaffinch, 6 Reed Bunting.
 |
| Follow-my-leader at Herriotts Pool (Bri Thompson) |
West Harptree - Herriotts Bridge: Red Kite (low over fields, seen from A368).
REMINDER:
This is the last day to email Medway Council about the planned destruction of the country's best Nightingale habitat. To let them know what you think, follow this link:
https://www.rspb.org.uk/get-
Reports: Rich Andrews, Karle Burford, Chris Craig, Jane Cumming, Sean Davies, Neil Delaney, Lee Gardiner, Mike Jackson, John Martin, Andy Middleton, Aravind Ramesh, Harvey Rose, Vic Savery, John Thorogood, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG
