Wednesday 10 June 2020

10-06-20 Wednesday

Heavy showers early on, fining away to clear skies, but dark clouds later

Hobby

BRISTOL

10-06-20 Wren Coombe Dingle (Pete Bunniss)
Coombe Dingle - garden:
"Two recorded sightings of a Wren in the 6 months of our garden bird watch from last October to March this year. Yesterday we spotted one but today we are awash with them, at least seven, inc juv darting between trees for most of the day".

10-06-20 Peregrine & Grey Wagtail Finzels Reach (Peter Derrett)
Finzels Reach:
1 Peregrine - asleep, Grey Wagtail

Whitchurch - Hengrove area:
Swift number back up to strength after arriving late by 15-18 day

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

10-06-20 Greenfinch Almondsbury (Véra Carpenter)
Almondsbury - garden:
1st time ever, a few days ago, 1 Cuckoo - calling early in the morning, 
So many fledged birds today - Coal Tit, Blue Tit,, Great Tit,, Blackbird,, Robin, plus 1 Wren, 4 Bullfinch  (2 m, f &  j ),  1 Greenfinch - j, 1 Goldfinch.

NORTH SOMERSET

09-06-20 Yellowhammer Wraxall  (Rob Martin)
Wraxall - Watercress Fm - 09-06-20:
30 Linnet, 1 Yellowhammer,

Gordano Valley - Weston Moor:
1 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 1 Raven, c6 Swallow, c20 House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler 2 Blackcap, Reed Bunting

BELOW M4 & BANES

10-06-20 Mallard Wick (Nigel Jones)
Wick:
Mallard family, Little Owl - juv calling , Grey Wagtail

10-06-20 Great Spotted Woodpecker Chew Stoke (Lucy Masters)
Chew Stoke:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Bullfinch - juv

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
4 Hobby

Chew Valley Lake
nowt

Reports: Pete Bunniss, Véra Carpenter, Peter Derrett, Rob Martin, Lucy Masters, Nigel Jones, Tony Scott, Adrian Sosser, 

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