Tuesday, 25 June 2019

25-06-19 Tuesday - no report of the Little Bustard until 15:00

Rain until 12:15 - overcast for the rest of the day.

Barn Owl
Kingfisher
Willow Warbler
Great White Egret
Hobby

BRISTOL

Ashton Court Estate:
1 Barn Owl - below the mansion house.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Shelduck with 6 well-grown young, raft of 20 Mallard, 2 Tufted Duck with 11 small young (lake), 3 Moorhen, group 20 Black-headed Gull, 1 Barn Owl (first in the orchard for 4 yrs), 1 Green Woodpecker, 15 Swallow, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 8 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Whitethroat families (3-4 young each), Bullfinch family with 4 young, 5 Linnet.

25-06-2019 Great Spotted Woodpecker NP (Lisa Presland)

New Passage/Northwick:
60 Shelduck, 2 Little Egret, 5 Lapwing, 11 Little Ringed Plover - inc 1 full size juv, 21 Curlew, 1 Common Sandpiper - 1st of the autumn run, 9 Redshank, 30+ Black-headed Gull, 3 Stock Dove,  2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 1 Coal Tit.

25-06-2019 Bullfinch Severn Beach (Rod Holbrook)

Severn Beach:
1 bedraggled Bullfinch (m) plus female - looking better.

NORTH SOMERSET

Yatton - Strawbery Line - late BBS:
including - 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 4 Cetti’s Warbler, 7 Chiffchaff, 13 Reed Warbler, 8 Blackcap and 5 Whitethroat - all Warbler were singing males.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Farrington Gurney:
1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (nest with juveniles), singing Chiffchaff and Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, 10 Goldfinch, 7 Yellowhammer (5 singing males).

Lower Littleton
1 Kingfisher - Winford Brook

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
2 families Great Crested Grebe  - 1 chick each,  1 Great White Egret

OUT OF AREA


25-06-2019 Chaffinch - juv Velvet Bottom (Alison Hooper)

Somerset - Velvet Bottom BOC Tuesday Walk:
3 Pheasant, 4 Woodpigeon, 1 Swift, 2 Kestrel, 3 Magpie, 70 Jackdaw, 2 Rook, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 6 Great Tit, 5 Skylark, 4 Swallow, 6 House Martin, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 8 Whitethroat, 12 Wren, 2 Nuthatch, 4 Blackbird, 8 Song Thrush, 3 Robin, 1 Stonechat, 2 Dunnock, 1 Meadow Pipit, 3 Chaffinch + 1 juv, 7 Linnet, 4 Goldfinch, 3 Yellowhammer, 1 Reed Bunting,


Reports: Pete Brain, John Budd, Nick Hawkridge, Pete Hazelwood, Shaun Henneberry, Robin Martin, Rich Mielcarek, Lisa Presland, Lois Pryce, Patrick Richards, Trevor Riddle, Chris Stone

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