Wednesday 3 July 2019

03-07-19 Wednesday

Temp 11.3 to 23.4°C. Lovely Sunny day today, warm with a welcome cool breeze.

Yellow-legged Gull

BRISTOL

3-7-19 Peregrine - juv, post swimming, Finzels Reach (Lil Pete)
Finzels Reach:
A little bit of disturbance as Pete Rock was ringing gull chicks and the parents were upset!
1 Moorhen, 1 2cy GBB Gull, Herring & LBB Gull, 1 Swift, 2 + 1juv Peregrine - now on the ledge below the nesting ledge - no apparent harm from a soaking, Magpie, Crow, Wren, Starling (many including young), 2 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Greenfinch, Goldfinch

3-7-19 Peregrine - juv flight, Finzels Reach (Rich Scantlebury)
Bishop Rd to Horfield Common:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Herring Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 7 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 3 Swift, 8 Magpie, 5 Carrion Crow, 5 Blue Tit, 2 Wren, 1 Starling, 4 Blackbird, 3 Robin, 27 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 1 Greenfinch, 5 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE


Severn Beach:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker - (j) in the garden - can't believe it!

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead - Lake Groud BBS:
49 Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 131 Mallard, 8 Tufted Duck, 1 Moorhen, 44 BH Gull, 8 Herring Gull, 3 LBB Gull, 1 Stock Dove, 16 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 3 Swift, 4 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 6 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 15 House Martin, 3 Wren, 30 Starling, 10 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 20 House Sparrow, 3 Dunnock, 3 Pied Wagtail, 5 Goldfinch
H&W: 2 Cormorant

03-07-2019 Chiffchaff ?? - Bristol Airport South (Rob Hawkridge)
Bristol Airport - south side:
1 Chiffchaff ? - flew into the office - released - eventually!

Weston-Super-Mare - STW and Brean Sluice
2 Little Egret, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Redshank, 40+ Swift, 1 Sand Martin

BELOW M4 & BANES

3-7-19 Swallow at Norton Malreward (TtB)
Norton Malreward:
1 Swallow

Bath - River Avon
3 Sand Martin, 2 Grey Wagtail

RESERVOIRS

3-7-19 Sedge Warbler, Herons Green pool (Ian Stapp)
Chew Valley Lake
1 m Wigeon, 3 Shelduck, 5 Little Grebe (3 adult 2 chicks), 119 Great-crested Grebe (all together lake), 1 Little Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 2 juv Sparrowhawk (2 calling Moreton),  4 Buzzard 6 Lapwing, 1 Redshank at Herons Green, 1 Hobby, 7 GBB Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull (Herriott's), 3 juv B H Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Jay, small numbers Swallows & House Martins, 10 Sand Martin, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Sedge Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 8 Goldfinch, 7 Reed Bunting

Chew Valley Ringing:
Yesterdays Canada Goose round up:
85 newly ringed and 28 recaptures - this long-running ringing project continues to show movements across the south west.
Nest Recording, and Reed Warblers in particular.
144 nests have been found to date with 20 broods ringed - many early nests didn't get past the egg stage. However, over the next week or so, the number of broods ringed looks set to increase.

Reports: John Budd, Chew Valley Ringing,  John Clark, Jane Cumming, Robert Hargreaves, Rob Hawkridge, Adrian Hockey, Rod Holbrook, Ian Loats, @Lilla_Pete, Richard Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, TalkingtoBears