21-06-19 Friday - Longest day - Pink-footed Goose

Summer Solstice - Temperatures 11 - 21°C. Increasingly sunny and warm. Not many reports - where is everyone?

Pink-footed Goose
Great White Egret
Little Ringed Plover 

21-06-19 Peregrine with Swift as prey, Avon Gorge (Bri Thompson)
[This  image neatly brings together two important events this weekend in Bristol -
see bottom of page]

BRISTOL

21-06-19 Peregrine, Avon Gorge (Bri Thompson)

Concorde Way cycle track:
Short lunchtime walk - 1 Woodpigeon, 3 Collared Dove, 1 Swift, 1 Black-headed Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 2 Wren, 1 Starling, 1 Blackbird, 12 House Sparrow,1 Dunnock, 3 Goldfinch

21-06-19 Collared Dove, Concorde Way, Bristol (Patrick Hardyman Richards)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

21-06-19 2 juvenile Kestrel, Aust Warth (Paul Dunham)

Pilning Wetland:

1 Canada Goose, Shelduck, Mallard, Gadwall, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Lapwing,  3 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Stock Dove, 'hardly any' Swift, 'a few' Swallow + House Martin, Reed Warbler, Linnet

Coalpit Heath:
1 Stock Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, 3 singing Skylark, 3 Swallow, 1 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, 20+ House Sparrow, 1 Pied Wagtail, 3 Yellowhammer (2 singing)

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury:

Sheepway Lane- second BBS visit -3 Mallard, 1 Cormorant, 1 Moorhen,  1 Black-headed Gull, 9 Herring Gull, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Stock Dove, 9 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 2 Swift, 5 Magpie, 25 Jackdaw, 2 Rook, 6 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit,  1 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 2 Chiffchaff , 5 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 6 Wren, 11 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 6 House Sparrow, 3 Dunnock, 1 Greenfinch

Backwell Lake:

4 Canada Goose with 6 goslings, 13 Mute Swan with one cygnet seen today but 3 present yesterday so 2 either hidden or predated, lots of moulting Mallard, Grey Heron, Water Rail, Moorhen, 4 Coot with one chick, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Swift, 4 Swallow, 3 House Martin, Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 m Blackcap, Pied Wagtail, 5 Goldfinch

Also dragonflies - Banded Demoiselle, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, 2 Black-tailed Skimmer, probable male Emperor Dragonfly

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake:
1 moulting adult Pink-footed Goose –  present all day in Stratford Bay, generally hanging out with the Canadas – at times would be viewable from Herriott’s, 1 Greylag, 1 m Wigeon, 1Teal, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Curlew – short billed bird, juv or bit early?, 1 juv Black-headed Gull ( first of year for observer)  1 Kingfisher, 9 Hobby

 BOC Peregrine Watch

Saturday 22 / Sunday 23 June

9.00 - 5.00 pm - Avon Gorge

21-06-19 Peregrine adult + juvenile, Avon Gorge (Bri Thompson)

The birds can be seen from the Watch Point ST 563741 on the Downs, at the city end of the Circular Road. Three Peregrine chicks have hatched this year. Telescope views and information about this year's nest will be available from Club volunteers. All welcome.

[The second Peregrine Watch weekend will be on 13/14 July]

Bristol Swifts Open Day 

Sunday 23rd June 

2.00 - 5.00pm - Stoke Bishop

Bristol Swifts is holding a National Garden Scheme/SAW event on Sunday 23rd June 2-5pm (Adults £3.50. Children Free) as part of the Swift Awareness Week (SAW). See Swifts flying around our house (weather permitting!) and watch live video from inside their nest boxes. You can wander around our wildlife friendly garden and buy plants, cards, booklets and nest boxes. The entrance fee is for National Garden Scheme selected charities; plant, card and booklet sales will be donated towards Swift conservation.

Further details of garden and location  https://www.ngs.org.uk/find-a-garden/garden/34424/ 

Reports: Dru Brooke-Taylor, Jane Cumming, Patrick Hardyman Richards, Mike Jackson, Robin Martin, Bri Thompson, Bristol Swifts