Caspian Tern
Manx Shearwater
Red Kite
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| 12-06-2020 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Chew Stoke (Lucy Masters) |
BRISTOL
Avon Gorge:
Young Peregrine growing up...
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| 12-06-2020 Peregrine, Avon Gorge (Tony Scott) |
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Western Approach Business Park (BTO square data):
2 Pheasant plus 3 chicks, 4 Mallard, 3 Moorhen plus 1 chick, 2 Coot plus 3 chicks, 2 Little Grebe, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 1 Skylark, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 6
Blackcap, 7 Whitethroat, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Bullfinch, 6 Goldfinch
Blackcap, 7 Whitethroat, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Bullfinch, 6 Goldfinch
Patchway:
Mistle Thrushes able to feed on worms again after the rain
Three Brooks NR:
3 Swift, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Chiffchaff seen (lots heard), 3 Whitethroat, 6 Goldfinch
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| 12-06-2020 Concealed Whitethroat, Three Brooks NR (Vera Carpenter) |
Little Stoke (garden):
1 Red Kite (heading east at 12:10)
Itchington (garden):
Great Spotted Woodpecker adults bringing juveniles into the garden to feed
Hanham (garden):
1 Grey Heron
NORTH SOMERSET
Portbury Wharf:
NORTH SOMERSET
Portbury Wharf:
1 Red Kite (heading north at 1235), 2 Lesser Whitethroat
Nailsea (Nailsea Wall):
Sand Point:
150 BH Gull, 20 Manx Shearwater
BELOW M4 & BANES
RESERVOIRS
Blagdon Lake:
1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Hobby, Hirundines and Swifts feeding over the water
Chew Valley Lake:
Herriott's Pool:
A pair of Shelduck attacked an Egyptian Goose after it came too close to their five ducklings. The Egyptian Goose then killed the drake Shelduck by beating it with its wings and drowning it.
1 Red Kite mobbed by crows
Sand Point:
150 BH Gull, 20 Manx Shearwater
Woodspring Priory:
1 Kestrel, Stonechat
Abbots Leigh:
1 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 2 Jackdaw, 2 House Martin, 2 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, several GoldfinchBELOW M4 & BANES
Chew Stoke:
1 Kingfisher, 1 ad & 1 juv Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 juv Bullfinch
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| 12-06-2020 Bullfinch juv, Chew Stoke (Lucy Masters) |
RESERVOIRS
Blagdon Lake:
1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Hobby, Hirundines and Swifts feeding over the water
Chew Valley Lake:
1 Egyptian Goose, 2 Whimbrel, 1 ad Caspian Tern (headed up the middle of the lake northwards, going behind Denny. No further sign), 1 Common Tern, 1 Little Egret
Herriott's Pool:
A pair of Shelduck attacked an Egyptian Goose after it came too close to their five ducklings. The Egyptian Goose then killed the drake Shelduck by beating it with its wings and drowning it.
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| 12-06-2020 Shelduck & Egyptian Goose battle, Herriott's Pool (Mike Trew) |
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| 12-06-2020 The female Shelduck continued to protect her young after the Egyptian Goose killed the male (David Hughes) |
Reports: Adrian Adams, Karen Ash, David Campbell, Vera Carpenter, Rob Emery, Heather England, Paul Gregory, David Hughes, Mike Jackson, Lucy Masters, Jean Oliver, Mark Parsons, Carol Rushton, Paul Sawyer, Tony Scott, Gwen Thomas, Mike Trew blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG
