Tuesday 26 May 2020

26-05-20 Tuesday - Sanderling

Sunny and hot, a welcome breeze later.

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Sanderling
Red Kite
Spotted Flycatcher
Hobby
Kingfisher

BRISTOL

Clifton:
6 Swift - back at breeding site, 2 been here for ten days

Hotwells to Leigh Woods and Ashton Court:
Mallard, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Raven, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Skylark, Chiffchaff, Whitethroat, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Robin, House Sparrow, Goldfinch

Redcliff - Temple Gardens:
a family of 4 young Wren

Redland Garden:
2 Herring Gull, 2 Woodpigeon, 2 Collard Dove, 5 Feral Pigeon, 5 Swift, 1 Jay, 2 Magpie, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 2 Starling, 2 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 8+ House Sparrow

St Andrew's and County Cricket Ground:
7 Swift, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Jay, 7 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

26-05-20 Sanderling OPS (Pete Hazelwood)
Oldbury Power Station:
10 Sanderling,

26-05-20 Mute Swan NP (Véra Carpenter)
New Passage/Northwick:
12 Canada Geese, 8 Mute Swan plus 6 Cygnets, 30 - 40 Shelduck with 5 Chicks, 6 Gadwall, c12 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, Coots with Chicks, 16 Oystercatcher, 4 Lapwing, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 6 House Martin, 5 Pied Wagtail inc 2 juv, 2 Reed Bunting

26-05-20 Red Kite Frampton Cotterell (Stephen Jones)
Frampton Cottrell:
Red Kite

Coalpit Heath:
1 Red Kite

Hambrook:
15 Swift, 2 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine - hunting over the Community Forest Path, 2 Magpie, 10 Jackdaw, 3 Carrion Crow, 3 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 7 Swallow, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 5 Wren, 6 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 6 Robin, 1 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 5 Goldfinch


NORTH SOMERSET

26-05-20 Hobby Pill (Paul Milsom)
Pill:
1 Hobby - 2nd one this yr.

Walton-in-Gordano:
2 Mallard, 3 Pheasant, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Magpie, 2 Rook, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Blue Tit, 4 Wren, 8 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Robin, 6 House Sparrow, 2 Chaffinch, 6 Goldfinch

Sand Point/Bay:
2 Dunlin, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Spotted Flycatcher - new in,

26-05-20 Chaffinch Worlebury (George Rabin)
Worlebury:
4 Collared Dove - 2 ad, 2 juv, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch

Uphill:
Kingfisher, 4 Lesser Whitethroat,

BELOW M4 & BANES

Oldland Common:
9 Swift - flashing around briefly.

26-05-20 Corn Bunting MF (Pete Coslett)
Marshfield:
1 Hobby - in the Shire Valley,  lots of Skylark and Corn Bunting around the lanes

Cameley
1 Red Kite - over the house but seen of by the local Buzzard

Bishop Sutton:
2 Collared Dove

RESERVOIRS

CLOSED

Litton Resr:
16 Mallard + 2x4 well grown juv, 4 Tufted Duck, 3 Stock Dove, 8 Woodpigeon, 4 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Jackdaw, 5 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven 4 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 4 Wren, 3 Blackbird, 1 Mistle Thrush, 4 Robin, 3 Grey Wagail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 3 Goldfinch

Chew Valley Lake

26-05-20 Reed Warbler CVL (George Stacey)
Hollow Brook:
2 Reed Warbler seen - many more singing, 2 Reed Bunting,

Heron's Green
1 Shoveler, 3 Little Grebe, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Buzzard, 6+ Swallow & Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 5+ Sedge Warbler, 4 House Sparrow, 4 Pied Wagtail

26-05-20 Reed Bunting CVL Herriotts Bridge (Ian Stapp)
Herriott's - inc Pool:
9 Shelduck, 12 Swift, 2 Stock Dove, 50+ Great-crested Grebe (in one loose flock off Nunnery) 2 Great Crested Grebe - plus 4 chicks,  1 Oystercatcher, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 1 Jay, 3 Jackdaw, 2 Raven,  20+ Swallow, 20+ House Martin, 1 Sedge Warbler, 12+ Reed Warbler, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Reed Bunting

Reports: Nancy Marrett, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Véra Carpenter, Ken Carruthers, Pete Coslett, Tim Ford,  Ollie Fournier, Paul Gregory, Annie & Nick Hawkridge, Pete Hazelwood, Adrian Hockey, Mike Jackson, Bob Medland, Andy Middleton, Paul Milsom,  Jean Oliver, George Rabin, Gill Roberts, Gill Sapsed, George Stacey, Ian Stapp

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