Sandwich Tern
Wood Sandpiper
Crossbill
Red Kite
Hobby
Mandarin
BRISTOL
17-06-20 Lesser Black-backed Gull newly ringed chicks in Bristol - more to report! (Peter Rock) |
2 Peregrine - ad perched in the dead tree above the nest site. The juv was whizzing around below the nearside edge, but couldn't see what was its target.
Bishopston - gardens:
1 Kestrel - rare here, 1 Jay, 1 Skylark - over early, singing
Redland Hill Roundabout:
6 House Martin
Southville:Lesser Black-backed Gull + family - from yesterday - to continue the story; Stopped migrating in 2001, most often seen at rubbish tips. It's young have been rescued from the adjacent garden on 3 successive years. Well done the gull angel.
St Phillips - Sparke Evans Park:
1 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap and close by in the reeds on the R Avon - 1 Reed Warbler - singing.
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
17-06-20 Sandwich Tern NP-NP (Lisa Presland) |
3 Canada Goose, 2 Bar-headed Goose, 2 Mute Swan, c.80 Shelduck, 4 Gadwall, a raft of 97 Mallard along tide line, 6 Tufted Duck, 3 Moorhen, 8 Coot + 3 juv, 1 Oystercatcher, 8 Lapwing, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 4 Redshank, c.40 Black-headed Gull, 1 Sandwich Tern, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 2 Kestrel, c.25 Swallow, c.3 House Martin, 3 Skylark, 2 Chiffchaff, flock c.80 Starling, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Pied Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 1 Greenfinch, flock 11 Linnet + 2 juv on hedge, 2 Crossbill - north,
NORTH SOMERSET
Marsh Tit - juv, caught and ringed in a garden nr Battery Point
Clevedon-Yeo:
1 Oystercatcher, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 4 Peregrine - inc 2 fledged juv,
Brockley:
1 Yellowhammer - singing and quite a rarity in these parts
BELOW M4 & BANES
Charmy Down:
1 Stock Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 110 Rook, 1 Raven, 31 Skylark, 6 Swallow, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 10 Whitethroat, 9 Wren, 2 Nuthatch, 5 Pied Wagtail, 3 Chaffinch, 5 Linnet, 9 Goldfinch, 2 Yellowhammer
Bath:
1 Sparrowhawk, Sand Martin breeding at 5 sites with at least 6 nests
17-06-20 Dipper Pensford (Ian Stapp) |
6 Mallard, 6 Swift, 4 Coot, 2 Moorhen +2 chicks, 1 Grey Heron, 9 Jackdaw, 4 House Martin, 4 Wren - between 2 nests, 3 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Dipper - feeding chicks, 2 Grey Wagtail - plus 4 chicks, 2 Pied Wagtail
Lords Wood:
1 Little Owl, 2 March Tit, 1 Treecreeper
RESERVOIRS
Chew Valley Lake
Heron's Green:
76 Canada Goose, 6 Little Grebe, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard , 10+ Swallow and some House Martin, 5+ Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 6 Pied Wagtail, 3 House Sparrow, 2 Reed Bunting
Moreton:
56 Canada Goose, 42 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, 6+ Goldcrest
17-06-20 Black-tailed Godwit CVL Herriott's Pool (Ian Sttapp) |
74 Canada Goose, 29 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Shelduck - one with 2 ducklings, 1 Mandarin (f), 9 Black-headed Gull, 5 Great Black-backed Gull, 5 Grey Heron, 3 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 8 Jackdaw, 6 Swallow & Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Chaffinch, 2 Reed Bunting
Reports: Derek Angell, Ben Crabb, Chris Craig, Anne Crowe, John Croxton, Kate Hale, Robert Hargreaves, Simon Harris, Nick Hawkridge, David Howes, Tim McGrath, Mike Meechem, Lisa Presland, Lois Pryce, Araving Ramesh, Peter Rock, Tony Scott, Ian Stapp,
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