Mandarin
Swift
Cuckoo
Whimbrel, Greenshank
Red Kite, Hobby
Garden Warbler
Spotted Flycatcher
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| 1-5-20 House Martin, Compton Dando (Ian Stapp) |
The Downs:
1 Spotted Flycatcher
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
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| 1-5-20 Greenshank, New Passage (Lisegirl) |
1 Greenshank
Rockhampton, Hill:
1 possibly 2 Cuckoo
Three Brooks Nature Reserve, Bradley Stoke:
10 Mallard, 8 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Moorhen, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Cormorant, 6 Magpie, 15 Jackdaw, 6 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit 2, 4 Long-Tailed Tit, 5 ChiffChaff, 3 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Pied Wagtail, 3 Wren, 4 Blackbird, 3 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 6 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 2 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch
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| 1-5-20 House Sparrow, Hanham (Peter Coslett) |
Portbury Wharf:
8 Shelduck, 1 Gadwall, 4 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Oystercatcher, 7 Whimbrel, 1 Curlew, 3 GBB Gull, c.100 LBB Gull, 4 Skylark, 7 Swallow, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 6 Reed Warbler, 11 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 11 Whitethroat, 4 Song Thrush, 7 Greenfinch, 1 Linnet, 3 Reed Bunting
Portishead - Black Nore:
Kenn Pier:
Mute Swan on eggs, 1 Grey Wagtail
Worlebury:
1 Willow Warbler, first 12 Starlings of the year
Lower Claverham:
1 Red Kite 10.45, 3 Buzzard, Raven (Chescombe), Swallow, Whitethroat
Uphill to Bleadon:
Skylark, Sedge & Reed Warbler, 3 Wheatear, Reed Bunting
BELOW M4 & BANES
Marshfield:
6 House Martin, 1 Sedge Warbler (v rare here), 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Whitethroat, 5 Wheatear.
Regulars:- Large numbers of Skylarks, Greenfinch common this year and first time for a while in the Shire Valley, Linnet and Corn Bunting very common, Yellowhammers increased over the weekend
Compton Dando:
2 Pheasant, 2 Mallard Duck, 12+ Swift, 40+ Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 5 Buzzard, 1 Herring Gull, 7 LBB Gull. 1 Little Owl, 1 Great Spotted & 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Magpie, 30+ Jackdaw, 40+ Rook, 30+ Crow, 2 Raven, 6 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 6+ Skylark, 8 Swallow, 8+ House Martin, 2 Long-tailed TiT, 2 Chiffchaff, 4+ Blackcap, 8+ Whitethroat, 3 Goldcrest, 8+ Wren, 4 Robin, 1 Starling, 6+ Blackbird, 30+House Sparrow, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 10+ Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 25+ Goldfinch, 10+ Yellowhammer
Bath:
2 + 4 eyasses Peregrine
Bath West, River Avon:
5 Swift, 1 Cuckoo, 4 Stock Dove, 4 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Green Woodpecker, 6 Skylark, 3 Swallow, 6 House Martin, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 6 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 5 Whitethroat, 1 GreyWagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Yellowhammer
Combe Hay:
1 m Mandarin
RESERVOIRS
Chew Valley Lake
Cuckoo, Hobby
Out of UK
Cambodia and Vietnam by Vera Carpenter and Colorado by David Hughes
Lockdown Updates1 Willow Warbler, first 12 Starlings of the year
Lower Claverham:
1 Red Kite 10.45, 3 Buzzard, Raven (Chescombe), Swallow, Whitethroat
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| 1-5-20 Sedge Warbler, Bleadon (Karen Ash) |
Skylark, Sedge & Reed Warbler, 3 Wheatear, Reed Bunting
BELOW M4 & BANES
Marshfield:
6 House Martin, 1 Sedge Warbler (v rare here), 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Whitethroat, 5 Wheatear.
Regulars:- Large numbers of Skylarks, Greenfinch common this year and first time for a while in the Shire Valley, Linnet and Corn Bunting very common, Yellowhammers increased over the weekend
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| 1-5-20 Whitethroat, Compton Dando (Ian Stapp) |
2 Pheasant, 2 Mallard Duck, 12+ Swift, 40+ Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 5 Buzzard, 1 Herring Gull, 7 LBB Gull. 1 Little Owl, 1 Great Spotted & 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Magpie, 30+ Jackdaw, 40+ Rook, 30+ Crow, 2 Raven, 6 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 6+ Skylark, 8 Swallow, 8+ House Martin, 2 Long-tailed TiT, 2 Chiffchaff, 4+ Blackcap, 8+ Whitethroat, 3 Goldcrest, 8+ Wren, 4 Robin, 1 Starling, 6+ Blackbird, 30+House Sparrow, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 10+ Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 25+ Goldfinch, 10+ Yellowhammer
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| 1-5-20 Peregrine, Bath (BUPP) Now with a second coat of down |
2 + 4 eyasses Peregrine
Bath West, River Avon:
5 Swift, 1 Cuckoo, 4 Stock Dove, 4 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Green Woodpecker, 6 Skylark, 3 Swallow, 6 House Martin, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 6 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 5 Whitethroat, 1 GreyWagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Yellowhammer
Combe Hay:
1 m Mandarin
RESERVOIRS
Chew Valley Lake
Cuckoo, Hobby
Out of UK
Cambodia and Vietnam by Vera Carpenter and Colorado by David Hughes
Bath RSPB Quiz from Lucy Starling (Delve)
Here are two “old” names each for 20 bird species readily seen in and around the homes and gardens of Bath urban areas and surrounding countryside.
Taken from “All the Birds of the Air” - Names Lore and Literature of British Birds by Francesca Greenoak (1979)
1. Long Neck or Frank
2. Pigeon Hawk or Blue Merlin
3. Stock Hawk or Duck Hawk
4. Pond Hen or Kitty Coot
5. Tumbler or Sprat Mew
6. Wood Dove or Bush Dove
7. Billy Hooter or Jenny Hoolet
8. Screecher or Skeer Devil
9. Pick-a-tree or Wood Knacker
10. Eaves Swallow or Window Swallow
11. Croupy Craw or Ralph
12. Crackadee or Titty Todger
13. Throstle or Mavis
14. Ruddock or Ploughman’s Bird
15. Chip Chop or Lesser Pettychaps
16. Waggie or Molly Washdish
17. Green Linnet or Green Grosbeak
18. Gold Spink or Redcap
19. Thick Bill or Hoop
20. Spadger or Lum Lintie
Home Patch 8 Yate - a re-run of a Bird News series from 2018, apt for the present
Cryptic Puzzle 3 - 2007. The link works! Answers now added to the page
2018 BOC QUIZ - large variety of questions. Now with answers at the bottom
Reports: John Barnett, Michael & Caroline Baker, Peter Coslett, John Croxton, Jane Cumming, Barry Dursley, Alan Goldsmith, Robert Hargreaves, Simon Harris, Lisegirl, Dendy Platt, Dean Reeves, Matt Scott, Adrian Sharp, Ian Stapp, blagdonlakebirds, BUPP, CVRS, nsl-birding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG
