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| 18-06-2019 Great White Egret CVL (Robert Hargreaves) |
Southmead Swimming Lake - WeBS:
7 Mallard + 8 ducklings - there were 9 but one got snaffled by a Carrion Crow, 5 Moorhen inc 1 well grown juv - other more interesting stuff: 2 Stock Dove, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Nuthatch
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| 18-06-2019 Starling and Blue Tit - juv (Allan Chard) |
We're getting quite a few juv birds in the garden to compete with the Blue Tit, Starling, House Sparrow - but Great Spotted Woodpecker and Great Tit were camera shy.
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
A single brood of 17(!) Tufted Duck.
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| 18-06-2019 Bullfinch Severn Beach (Rod Holbrook) |
1 Bullfinch in the garden today.
Pilning Wetlands:
2 Lapwing chicks, Little Ringed Plover, 1 Black-headed Gull - juv
NORTH SOMERSET
Portishead - Black Nore:
3 Shelduck, 1 Black-headed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 31 Herring Gull - in one large, high flock probably hunting flying ants. 2 singing Stock Dove, 20 Woodpigeon, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 3 Magpie, 3 Jackdaw, 8 Carrion Crow, 2 Coal Tit, 5 Great Tit, 4 Blue Tit + juvs., 1 singing Blackcap, 4 singing Wren, 14 Blackbird + juvs., 1 singing Song Thrush, 8 Robin + lots of juvs.,10+ House Sparrow in one flock, 4 Dunnock, 1 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch + juvs.
Uphill & STW
12 Canada geese over, 2 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier over the pools - STW, 6 Swift, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Bullfinch
BELOW M4 & BANES
Hinton Blewett - BOC Tue Walk:
2 Mute Swan, 25 Mallard, 12 Tufted Duck, 2 Pheasant, 6 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Cormorant, 15 Coot, 5 Herring Gull, 24 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 29 Woodpigeon, 4 Collared Dove, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 19 Jackdaw, 10 Rook, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 14 Swallow, 6 House Martin, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Goldcrest, 7 Wren, 3 Starling, 13 Blackbird, 30 House Sparrow, 3 Dunnock, 2 Grey Wagtail, 7 Pied Wagtail (yarrellii), 3 Chaffinch, 10 Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 7 Goldfinch, 2 Yellowhammer.
RESERVOIRS
Chew Valley Lake
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| 18-06-2019 Wigeon CVL (Robert Hargreaves) |
Herriott's inc Pool:
2 Egyptian Geese flew in attacking a Shelduck until it’s partner finally retaliated, 6 Shelduck, 1 or 2 ducklings, 2 Wigeon, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Black-headed Gull
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| 18-06-2019 Egyptian Goose v Shelduck CVL (Robert Hargreaves) |
The Birds Of South Gloucestershire - Three Centuries Of Birds in S. Glos.
All of the rare and scarce birds are detailed and where possible a photo of the ‘first’ occurrence included.●Full colour photographs ● Colour charts, graphs, tables and maps ● Full S. Gloucestershire species and forms lists ● First documented references ● S. Gloucestershire year lists.
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Reports: Allan Chard, Jane Cumming, Robert Hargreaves, Nick Hawkridge, Pete Hazelwood, Adrian Hockey, Rod Holbrook, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG
180 pages in fully 'glossy' colour!
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| 18-06-2019 TBOSG Book |
Reports: Allan Chard, Jane Cumming, Robert Hargreaves, Nick Hawkridge, Pete Hazelwood, Adrian Hockey, Rod Holbrook, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG
