Monday 29 July 2019

29-07-19 Monday - Mediterranean Gulls

Sunny with high cloud and moderate breeze, clouding over later.  Warm.

Great White Egret
Marsh Harrier
Mediterranean Gulls, Yellow-legged Gull
Yellow Wagtail


A juvenile Mediterranean Gull framed by Black-headed Gulls at Chew (Ian Stapp)


BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
Kingfisher.

Kingfisher in Eastville Park (Allan Chard)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Littleton Brick Pits:
1 Yellow Wagtail.


NORTH SOMERSET

A pair of Hobby with two downy chicks at a traditional nest area in North Somerset.


Marsh Tit at Newton St Loe (Lauren Tucker)
BELOW M4 & BANES

Hanham:
1 Peregrine - over with small item of prey.

Newton St Loe:
6 Mute Swan, 85 Mallard, 5 Buzzard, 2 Moorhen, 5 Coot, 1 BH Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 4 Stock Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Marsh Tit, 10+ Long-tailed Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 4 Whitethroat, 4 Nuthatch, 40+ Barn Swallow, 25+ House Martin, 50+ House Sparrow, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Bullfinch, 25 Goldfinch.

Still some small ducklings out there - Newton St Loe ((Lauren Tucker)

RESERVOIRS

A great comparison shot of our two egret species at Chew (George Stacey)
Chew Valley Lake
249 Canada Goose, 78 Mute Swan, the feral Black Swan,  6 Grey Heron, 6 Buzzard, 10 GBB Gull, 3 GS Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 30+ House Martin and 10+ Swallow (over lake and in the villages), 16 Pied Wagtail, 2 Goldfinch, 5 Reed Bunting.


Picnic site:
Goldcrest, Wren.


Heron's Green:
2 Little Grebe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 x 3rd year Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Swift, 2 Raven, 2 Sedge Warbler.


Moreton:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 f. Marsh Harrier, 4 Jay, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff.

Unusual inland, an Oystercatcher at Chew (Ian Stapp)
Stratford:
4 Oystercatcher on the island, 1 Lapwing, 1 Green Sandpiper.

A juvenile Mediterranean Gull at Chew (George Stacey)
Herriott's inc Pool:
1 Shelduck, 2 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 juv. Mediterranean Gull (one colour-ringed), 1 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail.

And finally, an honorary bird - a Roe Deer surprised at Chew (Bob Brewer)

Reports:  Bob Brewer, Mark Dadds, Andy Davis, Rob Laughton, Tony Scott, Ian Stapp, George Stacey,  blagdonlakebirdsCVRSnslbirdingopsbirdingsevernsidebirdsTBOSG