Thursday 18 June 2020

18-06-20 Thursday

Rained almost the whole day, with Bristol temperatures hovering around the 15 °C mark throughout


'Can you hear me
That when it rains and shines
(When it rains and shines)
It's just a state of mind'

                                      'Rain': Lennon/ McCartney


18-06-20 Reed Warbler, Stratford, CVL (Lucy Masters)

BRISTOL

Fishponds:
6 Swift over the Alcove Lido

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
Broods of 6 and 7 Mallard on the lake.20 Black-headed Gull on the shore, inc. the first juv., and c20 Pied Wagtail on Lagoon 1.


18-06-20 Greenfinch  juvenile, Severn Beach (Rod Holbrook)

NORTH SOMERSET

Worle - garden:
13 Blackbirds in my garden, mostly fledglings, probably 2 families, great to watch them in the rain

BELOW M4 & BANES


Bath:

18-06-20 Peregrine juvenile, St John's Church, Bath (BUPP)
[While for the most part the juveniles now perch and roost on Bath Abbey, one continues to visit St John's regularly. I believe this to be a male, solely by virtue of its size. It will be interesting to see if it stays around into 2021.]

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

18-06-20  CVL fishermen (Lucy Masters),
Stratford:
Reed Warbler, Reed Bunting

Reports: Rod Holbrook, Lucy Masters, Dean Reeves, Richard Scantlebury,  opsbirding,