Thursday, 7 June 2018

7-6-18 Thursday Red Kite

Cloudy and cool, some sunny spells


Red Kite at Lower Woods Lodge, Wapley, (S Glos) (08:30), Cleeve (11:30), Yatton (16:45),  Chew Valley Lake - Moreton (10:47), Midsomer Norton (16:00).

BRISTOL

Hengrove, Airport Road:
Young Peregrines (possibly last year's brood)

Stockwood Open Space:
 7 Song Thrush

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Almondsbury:
2 Coal Tit, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch, Blue Tits fledged (Garden)

Severn Beach:
Bullfinch 7th June 2018 Severn Beach Rod Holbrook
Bullfinch - back in the garden

NORTH SOMERSET

Leigh Woods:
6 Nuthatch on the feeders

Portishead:
Peregrine (at rubbish tip), Buzzard (mobbed by Gulls at marina)

Midsomer Norton:
1 Red Kite at 16:00

BELOW M4 & Banes 

Willsbridge:
1 Buzzard, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Jay, 8 Blackbird, 1 Chiffchaff, 6 Robin,

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake:
73 Canada Goose, 1 Barnacle Goose, 15 Shelduck (7 on Herriotts pond (+ the Ducklings) + 6 birds flying around Moreton), 4 Teal, 7 Shoveler, 84 Gadwall, 5 Pochard
1 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite (Moreton 10.47), 4 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 9 G BB Gull,  2 G-S Woodpecker (the 4 chicks have fledged), 2 Raven, 2 Collared Dove, 30+ Wood Pigeon,  4 LT Tit, 4 Dunnock,
4 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 4 Cetti's Warbler, lots Reed Warbler,

250+ Swift (over the lake on & off), 50+ Swallows & H Martins (in & around villages)
2 Mistle Thrush, 3 Song Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Goldfinch, 12+ Chaffinch, 7 Reed Bunting

 Moreton:
7-6-18 Red Kite (Ian Stapp)
Herriotts Pond:

7-6-18 Little Egret and GBB Gull (Ian Stapp)



Reports: Tim Marks, Dsvid Gale, Vera Carpenter, higgy, Vic Polley, John Clark, Ian Stapp, Teresa Chard, Gordon Youdale, Paul Francis, Marcus Smith, blagdonlakebirdsCVRSnslbirdingopsbirdingsevernsidebirdsTBOSG