Wednesday 17 July 2019

17-07-19 Wednesday - Redstart

Nice to start - clouding over later.

Redstart
Avocet
Mediterranean Gull
Hobby
Marsh Tit
Little Ringed Plover 

BRISTOL

Montpelier - Station:
1 Coal Tit - not common here.

17-07-2019 Blackbird and Robin Juv (Pat Richards)
Stoke Park:
5 Canada Goose, 55 Mallard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 5 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 9 Woodpigeon,3 Swift, 2 Great Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 7 Magpie, 6 Jackdaw, 3 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 2 House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap,1 Wren, 6 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 7 Robin, 2 Greenfinch, 5 Goldfinch.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Filton Third Avenue:
c20 Swift - brief screaming party this morning

Northwick Warth - Pilning Wetlands:
3 Little Egret, 18 Lapwing, 5 Little Ringed Plover - inc 2 juv, 12 Curlew, 22 Dunlin, 1 Snipe 2 Green Sandpiper, 35 Redshank, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Stock, 4 Kestrel, 3 Raven, 1 Yellow Wagtail.

Hawkesbury, Monument Farm:
1 f Redstart

Chipping Sodbury Common:
3 Redstart - this morning

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead - Merchant Sq:
3 Herring Gull chicks - fluttering a few feet in the air tonight, not controlled flight

17-07-2019 Avocet Cl-Yeo (Howard Taffs)
Clevedon-Yeo:
77 Shelduck - inc 36 juv, 5 Cormorant, 4 Grey Heron, 9 Little Egret, 4 Coot, 21 Oystercatcher, 1 Avocet - heading upriver, 1 Lapwing, 5 Whimbrel, 250 Curlew, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 50 Dunlin, 60 Redshank, 4 Kestrel - inc 2 juv, 7 Raven, 8 Skylark, 60 Swallow, 1 Chiffchaff, 6 Reed Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 3 Pied Wagtail, 5 Meadow Pipit, 2 Bullfinch, 10 Greenfinch, 35 Goldfinch, 5 Reed Bunting (Blake’s Pools).

Backwell Lake:
8 Canada Goose including 6 gosling, 18 Mute Swan including 3+1 cygnets, 2 Gadwall, 85 Mallard, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Moorhen, 6 Black-headed Gull, 2 Swift, 2 Swallow, 3 House Martin, 1 Reed Warbler, 3 Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bishop Sutton:
5 Collared Dove

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
2 Egyptian Goose, Tufted Duck - numbers building, 2 Lapwing, 6 Common Sandpiper - to roost, Black-headed Gull - good number of juv, Jackdaw and Rook - many hundreds going over to roost.

Chew Valley Lake:

17-07-2019 Common Tern CVL - Herriott's pool (Ian Stapp)
Herriott's inc Pool:
1 Shelduck, 1 Tufted Duck with 8 ducklings, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 3 Buzzard, 2 Lapwing, 3 Green Sandpiper, 5 Great Black-backed Gull - lake & pool, 1 Yellow-legged Gull - ad, 1 Common Tern - ad, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Kestrel (m), 1 Hobby, 1 Jay, 6 Jackdaw,  30+Swallow, 60+ House  Martin, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Reed Bunting

17-07-2019 Yellow-legged Gull CVL - Herriott's pool (Ian Stapp)

Don't normally do publicity BUT this looks like fun - August, kids on hols - what's not to like!
BIRD SHOW -TOBACCO FACTORY

Reports: B Bear, John Clark,  Mark Coller, Robin Martin, Jean Oliver, Brian Piercey, Vic Polley, Lois Pryce, Pat Richards, Steve Sanins, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Keith Vinicombe
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