16-05-20 Saturday - Garganey

Temperature up to 16°C - slightly cooler than yesterday but still nice in the sun.

Grey Partridge 

Garganey 

Cuckoo, Red Kite, Hobby 

Grasshopper Warbler, Spotted Flycatcher, Corn Bunting 

BRISTOL

Downend (garden):

2 Swift, several House Sparrow (not a common bird here)

Dudham Down:
1 Grey Heron, 1 Peregrine, 2 Blackcap

16-05-2020 GS Woodpecker, Lawrence Weston (Vera Carpenter)

Lawrence Weston NR:

1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker at nest, several Cetti's Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Wren, 3 Goldfinch

16-05-2020 Kingfisher Snuff Mills (Rupert Gale)

Snuff Mills - R Frome:
1 Kingfisher,1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (seen feeding babies at nest hole), 1 female Blackcap, 2 Dipper - pr, 2 Grey Wagtail - pr

Stapleton (garden):

1 Jay

St. Andrew's:

2 Swift, 1 Sparrowhawk, 20+ House Sparrow, 5 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

16-05-2020 juv Goldfinch, Yate (Alan Daniells)

New Passage:

Several Sedge Warbler

Rockhampton:

20 Swift, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Red Kite, 1 Grasshopper Warbler

Wick (Weir):

Mallard, Kingfisher, Swallow, House Martin, Dipper, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon:

Lapwing chick

Yatton (Strawberry Line):

1 Cuckoo (heard & seen) and the usual warblers

16-05-2020 Cetti's Warbler, Yatton (Mark Savage)

Loxton Hill:

2 Grey Partridge

BELOW M4 & BANES

16-05-2020 Blue Tit nest, Paulton (Patrick Hancock)

Marshfield BBS:

2 Red-legged Partridge, 2 Mallard, 53 Stock Dove, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 28 Skylark, 2 Swallow, 1 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, 2 Wheatear, 23 Linnet, 26 Corn Bunting, 6 Yellowhammer

16-05-2020 Corn Bunting, Marshfield (Robert Hargreaves)

Compton Dando:

2 Spotted Flycatcher

Compton Wood:

2 Tawny Owlets (fledged)

RESERVOIRS

16-05-2020 Reed Warbler, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake is still CLOSED until further notice

Chew Valley Lake:

1 Egyptian Goose, 9 Shelduck, 2 m Garganey, 12+ Swift, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 GBB Gull (ringed: yellow; D:EH), 5 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Hobby, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 6+ Reed Warbler, 1 Reed Bunting

16-05-2020 Swift, CVL (Mike Trew)

Lockdown Updates

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Home Patch 11 Portishead - Susan Blackmore

Cryptic Puzzle 4 - 2008. Last by John Thorogood with Answers at end

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