Saturday, 25 May 2019

25-05-19 Saturday - more Red Kites

Another fine and sunny day with high cloud moving in later.  Warm, dry, a rising SW wind.  More Breeding Bird Surveys than migration reports.

Red Kites
Great White Egret
Black-tailed Godwit
(possible) Brambling

Is it summer already?  Little Grebes already have babies at Chew (Ian Stapp)
BRISTOL


Castle Park:
Red Kite (approx. 10:15)


Bishopston:
(garden birds) 2 Buzzard, 4 Swift.

GSWs still visit this garden feeder at Severn Beach (Darren Robson)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE


Oldbury Power Station:
2-3 Cuckoo, 3 Raven.


Bagstone. S Glos.:
Red Kite (flying towards Cromhall at 11:15)


Ingst:
(BBS)  2 Shelduck, 2 Mallard, 1 Pheasant, 1 Buzzard, 1 GS Woodpecker, flock 22 Rook, 2 Skylark, 5 Swallow, 17 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 4 Whitethroat, 8 Song Thrush, 1 Pied Wagtail, 7 Chaffinch, 3 Linnet.

Near Ingst: report of a male Brambling in a hedgerow - a very late date & queried by the observer.


Olveston:
4 Swift.


NORTH SOMERSET


Clevedon:
(BBS Blind Yeo and farmland)
4 Canada Goose, 14 Mallard, 2 Moorhen, 43 Woodpigeon, 9 Collared Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (one drumming), 1 Peregrine, 24 Magpie + juvs, 24 Jackdaw, 6 C. Crow, 11 Blue Tit + juvs., 3 Great Tit + juv., 1 Swallow, 1 singing Cetti's Warbler, 1 LT Tit, 1 singing Chiffchaff, 2 singing Reed Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 11 Wren, 20 Starling + juvs., 14 Blackbird, 1 singing Song Thrush, 11 Robin, 9 House Sparrow, 4 Dunnock, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, 14 Goldfinch.


BELOW M4 & BANES


Newton St Loe:
2 Mute Swan, 17 Mallard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 2 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 3 LBB Gull, 17 Woodpigeon, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 35 Jackdaw, 50 Rook, 4 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 6 Swallow, 8 House Martin, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 10 Blackcap, 11 Wren, 14 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 10 Robin, 3 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 5 Chaffinch, 18 Goldfinch.


RESERVOIRS


Blagdon Lake:
6 m. Pochard, 20 Tufted Duck, 1 Great White Egret.

Black-tailed Godwit at Chew (Ian Stapp)
Chew Valley Lake
4 Little Grebe (+3 chicks), 12 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite (over West Harptree), 5 Buzzard, 4 Hobby, 6 GBB Gull, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker (+ juvs.), 10+ House Martin, 2 Swallow, 6 Cetti's Warbler, 7 Chiffchaff, 4 Garden Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 8+ Wren (two nests in Moreton Lane), 7 Reed Bunting.

Hollow Brook:
8+ Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 5+ Robin, 6 Cetti's Warbler, many Reed Warbler, 6+ Blackcap, 1+ Garden Warbler, 3+ Wren, 1 Reed Bunting.

Heron's Green:
1 Common Sandpiper, 4+ Sedge Warbler.

Garden Warbler at Moreton (Ian Stapp)
Moreton:
4 Stock Dove, 4 Jay, Crow eating a Coot's egg, 6 LT Tit.

Herriott's inc Pool:
72 Canada Goose, 68 Mute Swan, 13 Shelduck, 32 Gadwall, 6 Shoveler, 3 Little Egret, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Kingfisher,  1 House Martin, 1 Grey Wagtail.


Reports: John Budd, Jane Cumming, Heather England, John Griffiths, Rob Hargreaves, Lois Pryce, Stuart Sammonds, Ian Stapp,  blagdonlakebirdsCVRSnslbirdingopsbirdingsevernsidebirdsTBOSG