Tuesday, 3 July 2018

03-07-18 Tuesday - Ruff

Temp 14 to 29℃. More clouds, stronger breeze, still very hot

Ruff

3-7-18 Ruff at Herriotts (Rob Hargreaves)
BRISTOL
3-7-18 Peregrine in the Gorge (Keith Williams)
Avon Gorge:
4 Cormorant, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 juv Peregrine, Song Thrush, Robin with fledgelings, Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage, 1st:
4 Teal, 7 Little Ringed Plover, 25 Curlew, 2 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 20+ Lapwing, Snipe and Ringed Plover, 33 Redshank, 200+ BH Gull, 5 Raven

NORTH SOMERSET

Sand Bay and Point:
39 Shelduck (34 roost), 4 Mallard, 2 Oystercatcher, 200 BH Gull, 6 Herring Gull, 4 LBB Gull, 12 Swift, 1 Kestrel, 2 Magpie, 8  Skylark, 3 Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 8 Whitethroat, 4 Blackbird, 7 Stonechat (2 families?), 4 House Sparrow, 5 Meadow Pipit, 4 Rock Pipit, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 19 Linnet (one group of 12), 23 Goldfinch (thistle tearing)

BELOW M4 & BANES


3-7-18 Peregrine TB at St John's again (Hamish Smith)
Bath, St John's Church:
juv Peregrine TB back in Bath

3-7-18 Greenfinch back in Weston (Sean Whyte)
Bath, Weston:
4 Swift daily, Greenfinches back with a Bullfinch

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake, 2nd:
12 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper

3-7-18 Kestrel, Herriotts (Ian Stapp)
Chew Valley Lake, Herriott's Pool:
200 Canada Geese, 80 Mute Swan, 5 Shelduck + 4 ducklings, 20 Shoveler, 58 Gadwall, 48 Teal, 4 Little Egret, 5 Buzzard, 15 Lapwing, 8 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Ruff, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 10 juv BH Gull, 5 GBB Gull, 4 Stock Dove, 2 Swift, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 3 juv Raven, 12 Swallow, 50 House Martin, 5 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Chiffchaff,  lots Reed Warbler still singing,  3 Blackcap, 13 Pied Wagtail, 7 Reed Bunting

3-7-18  Black-tailed Godwit, Herriotts (Ian Stapp)
Reports: Robert Hargreaves, Nick Hawkridge, Rod Holbrook, John Martin, Nigel Milbourne, Hamish Smith, Ian Stapp, Brian Thompson, Sean Whyte, Keith Williams, Blagdonlakebirds, Severnsisdebirds