Thursday 20 June 2019

20-06-19 Thursday

Windy with plenty of high cloud. Fine and sunny apart from a morning shower.  Warm.

Whimbrels
Spotted Flycatcher

Sparrowhawk in a Severn Beach garden (Rod Holbrook)
BRISTOL

Durdham Down:
7 House Martin foraging by the water tower

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
Nuthatch - only the 7th record at this site.

Blackcap (looks like a youngster) in a Severnside garden ('Lisegirl')
New Passage/Northwick:
A family of Blackcaps in a garden.

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon-Yeo:
2+ Canada Goose, 9 Mute Swan, c.40 Shelduck (+ broods of 11 and 15). 50+ Mallard, 6 Tufted Duck, 2 Grey Heron, 4 Little Egret, 10+ Oystercatcher, 3 Whimbrel, 9 Curlew, 1 Common Sandpiper, 7 Redshank, 30 Black-headed Gull, 50 Herring Gull, 50 LBB Gull, 6 Swallow, 4 Pied Wagtail, 2 Rock Pipit.

Yatton:
It's not too late - a newly-erected box for House Martins was adopted by one within 24 hours.

Banwell:
At least 3 juvenile Great Spotted Woodpeckers and 2 juvenile Bullfinches in a garden.

BELOW M4 & BANES

no reports

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
Spotted Flycatcher in the car park.

Chew Valley Lake:
1 Greylag Goose, 2 ad m Wigeon, 1 f Goldeneye, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 m Sparrowhawk, 1 2nd summer Yellow-legged Gull, 1st sum Common Gull, 2 Collared Dove, 7 Hobby (Moreton-Stratford path), singing Blackcaps, Chiffchaffs and a Garden Warbler (in trees south of Herons Green Bay).
Reports: 'Higgy', Lisa Presland, Phil Quinn, Harvey Rose, Bri Thompson, John Thorogood, Keith Vinicombe, blagdonlakebirdsCVRSnslbirdingopsbirdingsevernsidebirdsTBOSG