Saturday 7 July 2018

07-07-18 Saturday - Iceland Blackwit

Temp 16 to 29.6℃. Just blue skies and not much wind

7-7-18 Icelandic Black-tailed Godwit, New Passage (Paul Bowerman)
BRISTOL

Fishponds, Blackberry Hill side:
1 Peregrine mobbed by 15 Swifts

7-7-18 Peregrine over Finzel's Reach (Rich Scantlebury)
Withywood garden:
7 Swift, 1 Great Tit, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Dunlin (earliest record here by one day), 1 Redshank

7-7-18 Sparrowhawk at New Passage (John Martin)
New Passage:
7 Gadwall brood, 1 Sparrowhawk, 60 Lapwing, 6 Little Ringed Plovers, 19 (some Icelandic) Black-tailed Godwits, Dunlin, Coal Tit

7-7-18 Kestrel, Chipping Sodbury (Brian Thompson)
Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Kestrel

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead High Street:
6 Swift (4 screaming), 8 House Sparrow, 1 Pied Wagtail


BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield - Shire Valley:
4 Grey Heron, 3 Grey Wagtail, 3 Song Thrush, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Bullfinch.

Marshfield - village:
c.20 Swift, c.25 House Martin.

Marshfield area:
lots Skylark and Corn Bunting, a good distribution of Linnet and Yellowhammer, 15 Raven, lots Swallow.


West Littleton Dam:
2 Little Grebe, Mallard, Tufted Duck, 2 Canada Goose with five young, Moorhen.


Bath, Twerton, late last night:
14 Swift screaming round together

7-7-18 Goldcrest at Newton Park (Rob Hargreaves)
Newton St Loe:
3 Mute Swan (6 cygnets), 4 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard, 2 Coot, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Jay, 12 House Martin, 3 Chiffchaff, 12 Blackcap 2 families, 1 Whitethroat, 6 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 3 Grey Wagtail, 4 Bullfinch, 8 Goldfinch

Midsomer Norton:
 3 Green Woodpecker, 10 Swift, 1 Jay

Haydon, nr Radstock, 6th:
1 Barn Owl

Out of Avon:
Spoonbill back at Slimbridge

Reports: Jon Angel, Paul Bowerman, Jane Cumming, Neil Delaney, John Hansford, Robert Hargreaves, John Martin, Paul Milo, Richard Scantlebury, Brian Thompson, CVRS, Severnsisdebirds