Red Kite
Little Ringed Plovers, Whimbrel
Whinchat
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| Is it autumn already? This Whinchat at Portbury Wharf was probably heading south (Dave Horlick) |
BRISTOL
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| Dipper at Snuff Mills today (Allan Chard) |
20-25 Swift feeding high up - largest posse seen yet.
Longwell Green:
Red Kite low over, being mobbed by Crows & Magpies.
Redland (garden with feeders and birdbaths):
Huge flock of gulls presumably anting, 17:00-18:00 hrs. 2 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 6 Swift, 1 Magpie, 1 Carrion Crow, 2 Great Tit, 6 House Sparrow, 1 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch.
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
juv. Coal Tit on Lagoon 2.
New Passage/Northwick:
20 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan cygnets, 3+ Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 18 Lapwing, 5 Little Ringed Plover (3 juv), first returning Whimbrel, 4 Dunlin, 20 Curlew, 62 Redshank, 1 Stock Dove, 5 Raven, 1 hunting Hobby, 1 Kestrel, 1 Yellow Wagtail.
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
juv. Coal Tit on Lagoon 2.
New Passage/Northwick:
20 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan cygnets, 3+ Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 18 Lapwing, 5 Little Ringed Plover (3 juv), first returning Whimbrel, 4 Dunlin, 20 Curlew, 62 Redshank, 1 Stock Dove, 5 Raven, 1 hunting Hobby, 1 Kestrel, 1 Yellow Wagtail.
Severn Beach:
3 more Little Egret.NORTH SOMERSET
M5 junction 19 Easton-in-Gordano
Flock of mixed large gulls presumably anting, 17:30
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| Gulls anting over Worlebury (George Rabin) |
Remarkable numbers of gulls over the garden in Worlebury due to an ant emergence - c.500 BH Gull, Herring and LBB Gull.
Weston STW:
1 Peregrine, c.50 Sand Martin.
BELOW M4 & BANES
no reports.
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| Only its mother could love it! A not very beautiful Coot chick with parent at Chew (Bri Thompson) |
Blagdon Lake:
1 Little Egret, 4 Common Sandpiper, 1 Common Tern, 1 Stonechat.
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| A Reed Warbler at Chew today (George Stacey) |
Chew Valley Lake
20 Teal, 5 Shoveler, 8 Pochard, 350 Tufted Duck, 185 Great Crested Grebe (plus one chick), 9 Lapwing, 9 Green Sandpiper, 1 Hobby (Heron's Green), 1 Kingfisher.
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| 15-07-2019 Young Thrush CVL (George Stacey) |
Reports: Nancy Barrett, Julian Head, Adrian Hockey, Steve Mackie, Nige Milbourne, Aravind Ramesh, George Stacey, Bri Thompson, Keith Vinicombe, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG
