Wednesday 24 July 2019

24-07-19 Wednesday - Redstart

Temp 18 to 28 ℃. Hot again, better breeze

Redstart
Red Kite
Common Tern
Hobby
Yellow Wagtail


BRISTOL

24-07-2019 Peregrine Finzels Reach (Rich Scantlebury)
Finzels Reach:
Peregrine

Montpelier Station:
2 Raven over

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE


Oldbury Power Station:
37 Mallard, 6 Moorhen, 5 Dunlin, 13 (prob) Common Tern - downriver, 1 Swift, 2 Swallow, Chiffchaff, 6 Reed Warbler, 4 Whitethroat, 100+ Starling, 4+ Yellow Wagtail -juv, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4+ Pied Wagtail, 8 Linnet

24-07-2019 Kestrel Northwick (Martin Tayler)
Northwick Warth:
9 Canada Goose, 1 Grey Heron, Godwit, c 30 Redshank, c230 Black-backed Gull, 1 Kestrel, Linnet, Goldfinch
24-07-2019 Gulls Northwick (Martin Tayler)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Red Kite, 2 Willow Warbler, 5 Lesser Whitethroat, 8 Whitethroat, 6 Redstart

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:
8 Swift with House Martins over Nore Road.

Brockley Combe:
1 Tawny Owl - across the road.

Weston-Super-Mare:

St Georges: 1 Hobby - trying his luck with 'quite a few' Martins and Swifts - headed off 16:30

Milton: 18 Swift, 1 young Peregrine screeching and chasing adult over Milton at 10:00,

BELOW M4 & BANES

Kingswood:
Lots of Swift - feeding and a screaming party of 30 at 9pm. (23-07-19)

Bath, Twerton, St Michael's Church:
20+ Swift still flying around tonight

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

No reports

Reports: Des Bowring, Mark Coller, Jane Cumming, Robert Hargreaves, Adrian Hockey, Mike Johnson, Geoff Pudney, George Rabin, Rich Scantlebury, Martin Tayler, Thomas Weston, opsbirding