Tuesday 9 June 2020

09-06-20 Tuesday - Hobby

Very pleasant weather today, less windy and warm

Reed Warbler
Red Kite
Spotted Flycatcher
Hobby
Cuckoo
Kingfisher
Tawny Owl 
Cuckoo
Barn Owl
Little Owl

BRISTOL

City Centre, Docks:
1 Reed Warbler 

08-06-20 Peregrine Finzels Reach (Rich Scantlebury)
Finzels Reach:
Peregrine - family of 4

Redland to Downs Peregrine Watch Point:
2 Woodpigeon, 4 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw, 2 Carrion Crow, 3 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Greenfinch

Redland - garden:
1 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 5 Feral Pigeon, 2 Swift, 2 Magpie, 2 Blackbird, 8+ House Sparrow, Several Goldfinch
09-06-20 Greenfinch Shirehampton LNR (Les Williams)
Shirehampton - Lamplighters NR:
Greenfinch

Southmead Swimming Lake - WeBS:
Mallard - 2 families 1 & 6 ducklings, 4 Moorhen, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker

09-06-20 Blackbird St Annes (Gill Sapsed)
St Annes - Park and Garden:
4 Blackcap - 2 newly fledged, 3 Blackbird - inc 2 juv, 'this is how you prepare snail for lunch son'

09-06-20 Whitethroat Stoke Park (Martin Tayler)

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
Whitethroat family

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Pheasant, 1 Mute Swan, 14 Shelduck plus 5 & 6 ducklings - my first of the year, 3 Stock Dove, 4 Moorhen - one with 3 young, 2 Green Woodpecker, c.80 Rook, 1 Blue Tit - juv, on wire fence looking very yellow, 13 Chiffchaff, 2 Sedge Warbler, 7 Reed Warbler, 5 Whitethroat, 1 Greenfinch, 2 Linnet.

Pilning Wetlands:
Canada Goose, Mute Swan inc at least 2 recent cygnets, Shelduck, Gadwall, Mallard, Tufted Duck,
Swift, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Moorhen inc recent fledged, Coot inc recent fledged, Little Grebe, Lapwing, 1 Ringed Plover, 3 Curlew, 1 Black-headed Gull - first one I’ve seen back, Herring Gull, 1 Cormorant, 2 + Grey Heron, Little Egret, Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Raven, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Skylark, 2+ Sand Marin, Swallow, House Martin, Chiffchaff - heard everywhere but saw none, Reed Warbler - heard but not seen, Blackcap, Whitethroat - heard several, got a clear view of one and saw several other probables disappearing into hedges, Wren, Starling, Robin - heard only, never saw one, House Sparrow, Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, Greenfinch, Linnet, Goldfinch, Reed Bunting

Severn Beach:
1 Red Kite - heading east at 10:30 this morning

Wickwar - Lower Woods - BBS +:
4 Stock Dove, 3 Buzzard, 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 3 Coal Tit, 2 Marsh Tit, 2 Swallow, Blackcap family of at least 2 young, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, 7 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 3 House Sparrow, 6 Chaffinch, 3 Bullfinch, 4 Linnet.

NORTH SOMERSET

Pill:
1 Nuthatch - in squirrel and pigeon proof feeder

09-06-20 Herring Gull chicks Portishead (John Clark)
Portishead -  Merchants Square:
1st Herring Gull chicks.

Nailsea - West end:
1 Little Owl

Gordano Valley:
Tawny Owl - juv calling in the wood and Cetti's Warbler calling from the valley floor.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
1 Red Kite, 1 Hobby

Bath - St John's Church:
4 Peregrine - "high flying juveniles cavorting over Bath on a day of high-key sky with variable cloud density; such fun"

Bath - Northend:
2 Swift, 6 Collared Dove, 3 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 3 Raven, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Swallow, 16 House Martin, 2 Sand Martin, 6 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 1 Nuthatch, 20+ Hosue Sparrow, 1 Grey Wagtail, 5 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 14 Goldfinch

South Stoke to Combe Hay:
1 Barn Owl - 1st for 3 years

09-06-20 Spotted Flycatcher NSL (nslbirding)
Newton St Loe:
2 Tufted Duck m/f, 5 Swift, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 5 Greater Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Jay, 2 Chiffchaff, 7 Blackcap,  6 Whitethroat, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 3 Yellowhammer, 

Bishop Sutton:
4 Collared Dove

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
70 Canada Goose, 12 Pochard - returners, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Raven, 1 Greenfinch,

Dam End:
12 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 4 Black-headed Gull, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff

09-06-20 Garden Warbler CVL (George Stacey)
Hollowbrook:
2 Reed Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting

Nunnery:
1 Greylag Goose - fly by up the lake and very vocal when it landed, 3 Hobby, 2 Chiffchaff,  6+ Reed Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

 09-06-20 Sedge Warbler CVL H Green (Ian Stapp)
Heron's Green - inc Pool:
6 Little Grebe - pool, 6 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Grey Heron, 5 Black-headed Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Buzzard, 3 Raven - looked like 1 adult + 2 juv, 6+ Swallow & House Martin, 4 Sedge Warbler, 7 House Sparrow, 6 Pied Wagtail,  2 Reed Bunting

09-06-20 Great-spotted Woodpecker - juv CVL Moreton (Ian Stapp)
Moreton:
1 Cuckoo - fly over, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Buzzard, 2 Jay, 4 Jackdaw, 1 Great Spotted Wood - plus 3 juv, 12+ Swallow & House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat - hedge apposite gate in, 1 Garden Warbler,  4 Wren, 1 Song Thrush - singing, 4 Chaffinch,  4 Reed Bunting

09-06-20 Reed Warbler CVL Herriott's Bridge (Dave Hughes)
Herriott's - inc Pool:
8 Shelduck, 1 Goldeneye (f),  6 Swift, 1 Cuckoo - fly over Stratford bay, 74 Great Crested Grebe - plus 2 x 2 chicks, 2 x 4 chicks, 7 Black-headed Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 5 Buzzard,  2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 5 Jackdaw, 12+ Swallow, House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 5+ Reed Warbler, 1 Song Thrush, 6 House Sparrow, 2 Grey Wagtail - plus 3 chicks, 2 Chaffinch 2 Reed Bunting

Reports:Nancy Barrett, Dru Brook-Taylor, BUPP, John Clark, Martin East, Robert Hargreaves, Simon Harris, Nick Hawkridge, Rod Holbrook, Dave Hughes, Mike Jackson, Paul Milsom, Lois Pryce, Harvey Rose, Gill Sapsed, Rich Scantlebury, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Martin Tayler, Gwen Thomas, Suk Trippier, Keith Vinicombe, Les Williams

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