Ring-necked Duck, Lesser Scaup
Osprey, Red Kite
Bonxie
Citrine Wagtails
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| A male Citrine Wagtail has joined the female at Pilning Wetlands (Ginger Birder) |
BRISTOL
Eastville Park and Duchess Pond:
4 Swallow, 5 Whitethroat, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Grey Wagtail.
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Plover, 6 Dunlin, 1 Bonxie, 3 Common Tern (all species heading downriver).
Shepperdine: 1 Grey Plover, 4 Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Curlew, 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Dunlin.
Pilning wetland:
2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Wheatear, 2 Citrine Wagtail (m. and f.), 2+ Blue-headed Wagtail, 6 Yellow Wagtail, 2+ White Wagtail, Pied Wagtail.
Severn Beach:
2 dark-bellied Brent Goose, 3 Ringed Plover, 5 Whimbrel, 1 Turnstone, 3 “commic” tern, 13 BH Gull, 20 Common Gull, 1 Peregrine, 1 Wheatear, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Cetti’s Warbler.
NORTH SOMERSET
Clevedon, Ladye Bay:
Osprey (heading North mid-morning), 3 Whimbrel (North), 2 Sandwich Tern (South).
BELOW M4 & BANES
Marshfield, Broadmead Brook:
3 Mallard, 3 Red-legged Partridge, c.10 Pheasant, 2 Grey Heron, 5 Buzzard, 1 Moorhen, 1 GS Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 4 Skylark, 2 Swallow, c.10 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 3 Nuthatch, 3 Mistle Thrush, 4 Grey Wagtail, 4 Chaffinch, 2 Linnet (bathing in brook).
Newton St Loe:
3 Grey Heron (back on top lake, now all open again), 1 Buzzard, 4 Stock Dove, 1 Tawny Owl (calling), 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 3 Skylark, 3 Swallow (sitting on wires in the village and probably dreaming of Africa), 1 Chiffchaff, 9+ Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 4 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Grey Wagtail, 20 Goldfinch, 1 Yellowhammer.
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| A nice selection of Chew regulars (Ian Stapp) |
Blagdon Lake:
1 Lesser Scaup, 1 Great White Egret, 6 Common Sandpiper.Chew Valley Lake
34+ Canada Goose, 30+ Mute Swan, 10 Shelduck, 2 f. Scaup (Moreton & Stratford), 3 Little Grebe, 12+ Great Crested Grebe, 2 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 4 GBB Gull, 1 Common Tern, 10 Swallow, 6+ Sand Martin, 1 Treecreeper, 3 Cetti's Warbler, lots of Chiffchaff, Blackcap and Reed Warbler. 2 Whitethroat, 20+ Chaffinch, 6+ Reed Bunting.
Dam:
1 Goldeneye, 1 Common Sandpiper.
Woodford:
1 Raven, 4 Goldfinch.
Heron's Green:
1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Sedge Warbler.
Moreton:
6 Stock Dove, 2 GS Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Goldcrest.
Stratford:
1 m. Ring-necked Duck, 1 Red Kite (flew East mid-morning).
Herriott's inc Pool:
9 Shoveler, 6 Gadwall, 6 Teal.
OUT OF AREA
Ham Wall:
Alpine Swift.
It is the Close Season until 31st August. Here is a reminder of the laws regarding wild birds
Schedule 1
‘Schedule 1’ generally refers to birds and their young, for which it is an offence to intentionally or recklessly disturb at, on or near an ‘active’ nest
The best way to understand disturbance, whether intentional or reckless (ie pursuing a course of action while consciously disregarding the fact that the action gives rise to a substantial and unjustifiable risk), is to think that it includes any action that causes a nesting Schedule 1 bird to behave differently to how it would behave if that individual wasn’t there.
This includes getting too close and flushing, alarming, or causing a nesting bird listed on Schedule 1 to stop what it was doing; and/or using a recording/tape lure that causes a nesting bird listed on Schedule 1 to react in any way at all – whether that behaviour is a ‘normal’ response to hearing the call or not.
It is not an excuse for a person to claim that they thought that no nesting activity was taking place
In basic terms, if an individual does anything that intentionally or recklessly causes any of the birds listed below (whether a nesting adult or young in the nest) to change behaviour, then that individual is breaking the law
For information on the law and photographing Schedule 1 birds please go here
List affecting Avon:
1 Goldeneye, 1 Common Sandpiper.
Woodford:
1 Raven, 4 Goldfinch.
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| Common Sandpiper at Chew (Ian Stapp) |
1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Sedge Warbler.
Moreton:
6 Stock Dove, 2 GS Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Goldcrest.
Stratford:
1 m. Ring-necked Duck, 1 Red Kite (flew East mid-morning).
Herriott's inc Pool:
9 Shoveler, 6 Gadwall, 6 Teal.
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| Very pretty, but it's bound to be a "Slimbridge Special" (Ian Stapp) |
Ham Wall:
Alpine Swift.
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| Alpine Swift delighting the crowds at Ham Wall today (Mike Trew) |
It is the Close Season until 31st August. Here is a reminder of the laws regarding wild birds
Schedule 1
‘Schedule 1’ generally refers to birds and their young, for which it is an offence to intentionally or recklessly disturb at, on or near an ‘active’ nest
The best way to understand disturbance, whether intentional or reckless (ie pursuing a course of action while consciously disregarding the fact that the action gives rise to a substantial and unjustifiable risk), is to think that it includes any action that causes a nesting Schedule 1 bird to behave differently to how it would behave if that individual wasn’t there.
This includes getting too close and flushing, alarming, or causing a nesting bird listed on Schedule 1 to stop what it was doing; and/or using a recording/tape lure that causes a nesting bird listed on Schedule 1 to react in any way at all – whether that behaviour is a ‘normal’ response to hearing the call or not.
It is not an excuse for a person to claim that they thought that no nesting activity was taking place
In basic terms, if an individual does anything that intentionally or recklessly causes any of the birds listed below (whether a nesting adult or young in the nest) to change behaviour, then that individual is breaking the law
For information on the law and photographing Schedule 1 birds please go here
List affecting Avon:
Avocet
Bittern
Bittern, Little
Corncrake
Crake, Spotted
Crossbill (all species)
Firecrest
Garganey
Godwit, Black-tailed
Goldeneye (Close season)
Grebe, Black-necked
Greenshank
Gull, Mediterranean
Harriers (all species)
Hobby
Kingfisher
Kite, Red
Merlin
Osprey
Owl, Barn
Peregrine
Pintail (Close season)
Plover, Little Ringed
Quail, Common
Redstart, Black
Ruff
Sandpiper, Green
Bittern
Bittern, Little
Corncrake
Crake, Spotted
Crossbill (all species)
Firecrest
Garganey
Godwit, Black-tailed
Goldeneye (Close season)
Grebe, Black-necked
Greenshank
Gull, Mediterranean
Harriers (all species)
Hobby
Kingfisher
Kite, Red
Merlin
Osprey
Owl, Barn
Peregrine
Pintail (Close season)
Plover, Little Ringed
Quail, Common
Redstart, Black
Ruff
Sandpiper, Green
Sandpiper, Purple
Sandpiper, Wood
Scaup
Shrike, Red-backed
Spoonbill
Tern, Black
Tern, Little
Tit, Bearded
Warbler, Cetti’s
Warbler, Dartford
Whimbrel
Woodlark
Wryneck
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Scaup
Shrike, Red-backed
Spoonbill
Tern, Black
Tern, Little
Tit, Bearded
Warbler, Cetti’s
Warbler, Dartford
Whimbrel
Woodlark
Wryneck
