Wood Sandpiper
Mediterranean Gull
Hoopoe
Red Kite
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| A Reed Warbler at Stratford (Lucy Masters) |
no reports.
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| A Hoopoe at Westerleigh yesterday (Katherine Boon) |
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Westerleigh:
(yesterday) Hoopoe
New Passage/Northwick:
1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 ad. Mediterranean Gull (in summer plumage), Kingfisher, Kestrel, 4 Raven.
NORTH SOMERSET
no reports.
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| Chiffchaff at Codrington (Christopher Teague) |
BELOW M4 & BANES
Wick:
(yesterday) Red Kite.
Codrington:
2 Common Whitethroat, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackbird and a Willow Warbler singing.
Bath:
BBS at Northend: 7 Stock Dove, 2 Collared Dove, 7 Swift, 7 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, 2 Raven, 1 Skylark, 1 Swallow, 10 House Martin, 2 Willow Warbler, 14 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 9 Blackcap, 4 Whitethroat, 2 Nuthatch, 22 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 10 House Sparrow, 1 Grey Wagtail, 5 Chaffinch, 4 Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 2 Linnet, 16 Goldfinch.
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| Reed Bunting at Herons Green pool, Chew (Ian Stapp) |
Barrow Tanks & Barrow Hill:
8 Woodpigeon, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Magpie, 5 Jackdaw, 8 Carrion Crow, 2 House Martin, 3 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 4 Wren, 8 Blackbird, 5 Robin, 3 Chaffinch, 2 Yellowhammer.
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| Sedge Warbler singing at Herons Green pool, Chew (Ian Stapp) |
Heron's Green:
74 Canada Goose, 6 Little Grebe, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Redshank, 40+ mainly Swallow with some House Martin, 1 Whitethroat, 5+ Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 7 Pied Wagtail, 5 House Sparrow, 8+ Reed Bunting.
5 Teal - inc 1 (f), 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Med Gull -ad, 1 Yellow-legged Gull - 3rd sum, 1 Tawny Owl, 2 Red Kite, 3 Reed Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting.
Herriott's - inc Pool:
54 Canada Goose, 40+ GC Grebe, 1 Shelduck, 4 Grey Heron, 3 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 9 BH Gull, 3 GBB Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 1 GS Woodpecker, 6 Jackdaw, c30 Sand Martin -roosting - post breeders? 30 hirundines, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 6+ Reed Warbler, 1 Song Thrush, 4 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Chaffinch, 2 Reed Bunting.
There are small groups of Starling roosting at the lake, with 6 pre roost flocks seen (5 of the groups were in excess of double figures: max of 30 birds single flock, minimum of 5 birds single flock), and they buzz Herriott’s a fair bit before going in, if any of those flocks had a Rose Coloured Starling in amongst them, it'd be picked out very easily. Seems worth the effort, given the current influx, for someone who fancies getting a 1st for CVL! Advise being there no later than 20.45 on a fine day like todayReports: Paul Bowerman, Alastair Fraser, John Geldard, Rob Hargreaves, Nick Hawkridge, Lucy Masters, Aravind Ramesh, Carol Rushton, Ian Stapp, Christopher Teague.
