Tuesday 7 May 2019

07-05-19 Tuesday - Black Tern

Lovely day again today, dry with some beautiful clouds.

Wood Warbler
Black Tern
Cuckoo
Red Kite
Arctic Tern
Marsh Harrier
Little Ringed Plover
Hobby

07-05-2019 Pied Wagtail CVL George Stacey

BRISTOL

07-05-2019 Grey Wagtail Eastville Park Martin Tayler

Eastville Park:
1 Grey Heron, 1 Grey Wagtail.

Downend:
1 Red Kite - drifting over towards Bristol City Centre

Stockwood - garden:
2 Swift back - soon be screaming.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
4 Ringed Plover, 2 Whimbrel, 4 Curlew on shore, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Sanderling, 35 Dunlin, 1 Greenshank,  1+ Garden Warbler singing by ramp to lagoon 3, 1 Wood Warbler,  2 Tree Pipit over

07-05-2019 Linnet NP-NW Rob Emery

New Passage/Northwick:
4 Little Ringed Plover, 20 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpipers, lots of warblers and this Linnet - walk in the am.

Severn Beach:
2 Bull Finch (f&m) - back in the garden.

07-05-2019 LTT and BF - from gardens in Severnside (Lise Presland & Rod Holbrook)
Coalpit Heath:
3 Swift - an inspiration for spring

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon-Yeo:
News on the extra large Peregrine - - One of the experts on bird forum has commented that it looks fine for a female of one of the Northern races of peregrine and other experts have not disagreed with this ID. 

Nailsea:
4 Swift back at nesting site in North St.

Sand Point/Bay:
10 Whimbrel, 40 Dunlin, 1 Black-headed Gull, 30 Black Tern, 10 Arctic Tern, 1 Sand Martin, 6 House Martin, 1 Garden Warbler, only 1 Lssr Wh, Cetti's, .

Uphill - STW:
Marsh Harrier, Sparrowhawk, Cuckoo, Green Woodpecker, 20+ Swifts, 20+ Swallow & 20+ House  Martin, 3 Sand Martin, 5 Lesser Whitethroat

Puxton - BOC Walk:
1 Mute Swan, 4 Mallard, 1 Pheasant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 1 Moorhen, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 7 Woodpigeon, 3 Collared Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 5 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 10 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 3 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 4 Skylark, 8 Swallow, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 11 Chiffchaff, 3 Sedge Warbler, 11 Reed Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 4 Whitethroat, 13 Wren, 4 Starling, 9 Blackbird, 7 Robin, 2 Stonechat, 2 Wheatear, 14 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Linnet, 10 Goldfinch, 4 Reed Bunting.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath:
4 Peregrine chicks ringed today -

Marshfield:


07-05-2019 Wheatear Marshfield (TBOSG)
1 Red Kite, 1 Whinchat, 2 Wheatear

Bishop Sutton:
4 Collared Dove, 3 screaming Swift,

Chew Stoke:
11 Starling,

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Great White Egret, 1 Cuckoo

Chew Valley Lake
48 Canada Goose - 3 pairs with Goslings, 40 Mute Swan, 14 Shelduck, 2 Teal, 14 Great-crested Grebe, 2 Grey Heron, 6+ Buzzard, 6 Great Black-backed Gull, 12 Woodpigeon, 40 Swifts, lots of Blue and Great Tit, 20 Martin - House and Sand, 4 Swallow, lots of Chiffchaff and Reed Warbler, 6 Wren, 3 Song Thrush, 11 Blackbird, 4 Robins, 20 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 6 Pied Wagtail, 30+ Chaffinch, 4 Reed Bunting.

07-05-2019 Little Ringed Plover  CVL - Moreton Ian Stapp

Dam:
1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper,

East Shore:
3 Hobby - together,

Woodford:
1 Bullfinch, 2 Goldfinch,

Nunnery:
Cuckoo

Heron's Green:
2 Little Grebe, 2 Sedge Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Grey Wagtail

07-05-2019Treecreeper CVL - Moreton Ian Stapp

Moreton:
1 Black Tern, 1 Cuckoo, 4 Stock Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Hobby, 4 Jay, 8 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 4+ Long-tailed Tit, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Garden Warbler, 4 Blackcap,

Stratford:
1 Black Tern, 1 Cuckoo, 300 Swift,

Herriott's inc Pool:
26 Gadwall, 2 Little Egret, 37 Black Tern, 8 Jackdaw,

Reports: Andy Davis, Rob Emery, Paul Gregory, Pete Hazelwood, Rupert Higgins, Steve Howe, Rod Holbrook, Mike Jackson, Richard Keel, Rob Laughton, Lisa Presland, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs,  Martin Tayler, Bri Thompson, Mike Thomas. Chris Vines.
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