Red Kite
Osprey
Green Sandpiper
Yellow-legged Gull
Hobby
BRISTOL
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| 30-6-19 Bullfinch, Troopers Hill (Lee Gardiner) |
2 Bullfinch
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Northwick Warth:
Shelduck family, 10 Lapwing with at least 4 juv, 6 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Redshank, 3 Mediterranean Gull, 150 BH Gull, 4 Stock Dove
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| 30-6-19 Sparrowhawk at Severn Beach, video still (Road Holbrook) |
1 m Sparrowhawk with video
NORTH SOMERSET
Portbury Wharf:
1 Osprey seen over the North Pool of Portbury Wharf NR. At around 13.00 all the adult Lesser-black Backed Gulls nesting on the island rose up en masse in a very agitated state. Flying above them was a large, long-winged raptor with a highly distinctive flight silhouette. Its wings were narrow with a long 'hand' of four dark 'fingers'. When gliding its wings were angled with the carpals held forward. It also flew with arched wings and drooping 'hands' which gave it a gull-like appearance. Its tail was short, square-cut with fine cross-barring and a darker trailing band. Its upperparts were grey-brown and underparts white with black greater coverts. A faint breast band was just discernible. After 10 minutes the bird gained height and eventually drifted West towards Portishead,.
1 ad Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Little Owlets with 1 adult, 1 ad m Kestrel
Clevedon, Dowlais:
Shelduck, Skylarks, Whitethroat and dozens of Small Heath butterflies
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| 28-6-19 Red Kite in Tickenham (Stuart Rossiter) |
1 Red Kite last Friday at 11.15
BELOW M4 & BANES
Marshfield, Shire Valley:
Large flock of Swift over Shire Valley, well over 100
Siston:
1 Red Kite
RESERVOIRS
Chew Valley Lake
Dam: 1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Redshank
Moreton: 1 Hobby
Herriott's: 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Yellow-legged Gull
CVRS:
Juv Chiffs and Blackcaps were prominent in this morning's CES ringing bto.org/our-science/pr… - 13 Chiffchaff, 19 Blackcap, Lovely to have 2 juv Sedge Warbler too
News:
Sightings of Swallows have been very low this summer in Avon. Suggestion from Bob Medland is the possibility one of the huge flocks of Swallows in their 100's of thousands, roosting in South Africa, may have all died in one catastrophe. Do send in your Swallow sightings this summer
Swift petition:
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/
Reports: Paul Bowerman, Peter Coslett, Greg Dawes, Lee Gardiner, Robert Hargreaves, Rod Holbrook, Iris Langson, Andy Mears, Aravind Ramesh, Mathew Rogers, Stuart Rossiter
