Common Tern
Quail
Red Kite
Hobby
Little Ringed Plover
Marsh Harrier
Bearded Tit
Purple Heron
BRISTOL
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| 14-07-2019 Peregrine juv Avon Gorge (Bri Thompson) |
4 Peregrine - inc 2 juv
Redland - Garden:
2 Collared Dove, Woodpigeon, 12 Swift, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker - juv - peanut eater, 1 Jay, 1st Blue Tit for a while, Great Tit, 1 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 6 House Sparrow, 2 Goldfinch.
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
3 Oystercatcher, 3 Lapwing, 58 Curlew, 2 Dunlin, 3 Redshank, 350 Black headed Gull, 1 Kestrel, 55 Swallow.
Pilning wetland:
15 Shelduck - juv in a creche, 1 Little Grebe, some Oystercatcher, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 30 + Redshank, 1 Kestrel, Swallow, House Martin, Linnet
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| 14-07-2019 Blackcap New Passage (Lisa Presland) |
Blackcap in the garden
NORTH SOMERSET
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| 14-07-2019 Green Woodpecker Ham Green (Paul Milsom) |
4 Green Woodpecker - at least 2 juv
Portbury Wharf:
Oystercatcher, Mistle Thrush
Gordano Valley - inc Clapton:
1 Red Kite - circling at 15:50 - distinctive notch from missing feather on right wing, 1 Buzzard, 2 Coot - with at least one chick, 6 Herring Gull, 6 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Hobby - passerines keeping a low profile!
Clevedon-Yeo:
20 Mute Swan - at KP, 8 Shelduck - assume most have left to moult + 25 well grown chicks, 80 Mallard, 10 Tufted Duck - at KP, 3 Little Egret, 1 Cormorant, 2 Coot, 16 Oystercatcher, 24 Lapwing - at TEP, 2 Whimbrel - at least, 35 Curlew, 15 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper, 130 Redshank - 85 at TEP, 240+ Black-headed Gull, 20 Herring Gull, 15 LBB Gull, 2 Swift, 1 Kestrel, 5 Pied Wagtail, 1 Rock Pipit, 20 Linnet.
Backwell Lake:
1 Kingfisher, 80 Jackdaw, 1 Mistle Thrush - singing beautifully and clearly visible.
Weston-Super-Mare - Milton:
1 Red Kite - heading east 11:40
BELOW M4 & BANES
Oldland Common:
1 Red Kite - 15:00, 30+ Swift circling over the house.
Marshfield:
2 Quail - heard Northfield Lane during the afternoon, 20+ Corn Bunting - lots of Butterflies.
RESERVOIRS
Blagdon Lake:
2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (f), 3 Moorhen - inc 2 chicks, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Common Tern,
Chew Valley Lake
3 Redshank on the Dam, 7 Green Sandpiper at Herriott's
Ringing Station - CES session:
71 birds in total: 37 Reed Warbler topped the numbers, but 2 Lesser Whitethroat (juv) are always welcome.
OUT OF AREA
Shapwick Heath:
1 Purple Heron - good numbers of juv Bearded Tit too.
Reports: Jon Angell, Nancy Barrett, Richard Belson, Pete Coslett, Paul Francis, Mark Hynam, Paul Marshall, Andy Mears, Andy Middleton, Nige Milbourne, Paul Milsom, Jon Mortin, Lisa Presland, George Rabin, Harvey Rose, Stuart Rossiter, Gwen Thomas.
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