Saturday, 6 July 2019

06-07-19 Saturday - Grasshopper Warbler

Sultry

Red Kite
Kingfisher
Grasshopper Warbler
Mediterranean Gull

BRISTOL

06-07-2019 Peregrine Avon Gorge (Tim Marks)

Durdham Down, Peregrine watchpoint:
3 Peregrine - enjoying the sky

06-07-2019 Peregrine (mini stoop) Avon Gorge (Tim Marks)

Royal York Crescent:
17 Swift, largest group I've seen in Bristol in 5 years

06-07-2019 Kingfisher Snuff Mills (Allan Chard)

Snuff Mills:
1 Kingfisher - with one or two dragonfly species!

Fishponds:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker - juv on the feeder.

06-07-2019 Great Spotted Woodpecker Fishponds (Allan Chard)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Northwick Warth / Pilning wetland:
Shelduck - new brood, (Ibis departed for Wales), 1 Teal (m), 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 7+ Lapwing, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 22 Redshank, 1 Mediterranean Gull, Reed Warbler - new brood,

06-07-2019 Bullfinch Severn Beach (Rod Holbrook)

Frampton Cotterell:
19 Swift

NORTH SOMERSET

06-07-2019 Greenfinch PW (Rob Martin)
Portbury Wharf:
8 Canada Goose and 2 gosling, 3 Mute Swan, 4 Shelduck, 8 Gadwall with 2 chicks, Little Grebe, 2 Cormorant, 2 Moorhen, 6 Coot, 2 Oystercatcher, 3 Curlew, 2 probable Black-tailed Godwit in flight, 6 Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, 20 Lesser Black-back Gull with 12 chicks visible, Raven, 4 Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, 6 Reed Warbler, Blackcap, 40 Starling, Song Thrush, 2 Greenfinch, 4 Linnet, 10 Goldfinch.

06-07-2019 Chiffchaff PW (Rob Martin)

Uphill - WeBS count:

39 Shelduck plus several broods, 34 Mallard plus a couple of well-grown broods, 5 Little Egret,
1 Oystercatcher, 8 Curlew, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 11 Redshank, 225 Black-headed Gull, 5 Herring  Gull, 6 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Stock Dove, Collared Dove, 1 Kestrel, 15 Swift, 20+Carrion Crow,  Raven, lots of Swallow, some Skylark singing, lots of Starling, House Sparrow, Pied Wagtail, Greenfinch singing.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Hanham:
2 Peregrine - ad calling juv

Lansdown:
1 Red Kite - over the Batttlefields, 1 Grasshopper Warbler - reeling from scrub east of Fire and Rescue Ctr.

Paulton:
3 Buzzard, 200 Woodpigeon, 1 Swift, 2 Skylark, 5 Swallow (3 juv), 5 Yellowhammer (1 juv)

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
1 Wigeon, male still present, 3 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, different bird than seen earlier this week,, drifted off south mid-afternoon, 3 Common Sandpiper (Herriott’s Pool), 1 Green Sandpiper

OUT OF AREA

Goldcliffe:
1 Glossy Ibis

Reports: Derek Angell, Aleksandra Buchan, Jane Cumming, Andy Davis, Ian Dickie, Patrick Hancock, Nick Hawkridge, Rod Holbrook, Mike Jackson, Nigel Kempson, Tim Marks, Rob Martin, Rich Miles.

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