Monday, 6 July 2020

06-07-20 Monday - Common Tern in Bristol Docks

Fresh cold breeze to start today; sunshine increased later as did temperatures (max 19.5°C in Bristol)

Greenshank, (possible) Spotted Redshank
Common Tern, (presumed) Storm Petrel 
Great White Egret 
Red Kite

BRISTOL
                                  


06-07-20 Peregrine and Feral Pigeon, Avon Gorge (Henry Kirkwood)
06-07-20 Peregrine and Feral Pigeon over the Avon Gorge (Henry Kirkwood)
A remarkable sequence of images. The Pigeon got away.
                   [Note the pigeon's feather floating above the two birds in the last photo]

                                    
Floating Harbour:
1 Common Tern fishing in front of SS Great Britain at 17.15. Still present up to 21.15
One seen by the same observer in the same place from May 10th - 13th, 2013

06-07-20 Common Tern, Bristol Docks (William Earp)

Brentry:
Fishpool Hill - 1 Buzzard mobbed by Peregrine pair

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
Totals inc WeBS count - 54 Canada Goose, 60 Mallard, 2 Lapwing, 3 Curlew, 11 Common Sandpiper, 7 Redshank , 166 BH Gull (only 1 juv), Red Kite, 4 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 1Peregrine,  4 Mistle Thrush (including 3 juvs)


06-07-20 Lapwing chicks, Pilning Wetlands (Rob Emery)
Pilning Wetlands:
5 Avocet,, 1 Ringed Plover, 6 Little Ringed Plover, 17 Dunlin,1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Little Egret,

Severn Beach:
8 Shelduck, 1 Curlew, 1 Dunlin, BH Gull, 12 House Martin, flock 30 Starling, 4 juv Pied Wagtail 

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:
2 Raven

Clevedon:
Sea-watch - 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Whimbrel, 4 LBB Gull, very distant Petrel sp (presumably Storm)  at 6:35am 

Clevedon-Yeo:
Totals inc WeBS count - 8 Canada Goose, 26 Mute Swan, 90 Shelduck plus 32 well-grown young plus newish brood of 8, so this year I have seen 55 chicks, 60 Mallard plus young brood of 9, Wood Pigeon, 1+Coot, 8 Oystercatcher , 1 Lapwing, 3 Whimbrel, 95 Curlew, 1 f  Ruff, 4 Dunlin, 105 Redshank, 1 poss Spotted Redshank [heard once only], 1 Greenshank , 200+ Black-headed Gull, 4 Herring Gull, 1 GBB Gull, 4 LBB Gull, 1 Cormorant, 8 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard , 2 Swallow

Blind Yeo,:
Kenn Road bridge- 8 Canada Goose (not usually on the river), 1 Mute Swan, Mallard with 8 ducklings, 4 Moorhen


05-07-20 Great White Egret, Backwell Lake (Bethany Edwards)

Backwell Lake:
Great White Egret  (yesterday)

Felton Common:
1 Buzzard, 6 Skylark, 1 Whitethroat, 2 juv Stonechat.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Uphill:
Totals inc WeBS count - 18 Shelduck, 2 Mallard, 21 Swift, 8 Oystercatcher, 26 Curlew, 300 BH Gull, 5 Little Egret, scattered flock of 285 corvids, 1 Raven, 1 singing Chiffchaff,  1 Bullfinch - and a Hare on the Somerset side

Paulton:
1 Red Kite at 19:15 

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
Totals include WeBS count - 225 Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 65 Mute Swan, 3 Gadwall, 170 Mallard, 4 Pochard, 200 Tufted Duck, 28 Moorhen, 1132 Coot, 2 Little Grebe, 47 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 28 BH Gull, 2 GBB Gull, 2 LBB Gull, 23 Cormorant, 7 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 8 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Hobby, 4 Song Thrush


Chew Valley Lake

Dam End:                                                                                             

06-07-20 Lesser Black-backed Gull, main Picnic Area, CVL (Dave Hughes)
[Ring reads 'A + Z']
Hollowbrook:
3 male Reed Bunting +1 juvenile.

06-07-20 Reed Bunting, CVL (George Stacey)

06-07-20 Redshank, Heron's Green, CVL (Rob Hargreaves)

Heron's Green:
12 Canada Goose, 10+ Swift, 2 Little Grebe, 3 Redshank,1 GBB Gull, 1 Sand Martin, 6 House Martin, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Reed Bunting


06-07-20 Great Crested Grebe pair plus chick, Stratford, CVL (George Stacey)
Stratford:
1 pr Great Crested Grebe with their offspring, 4 Reed Warbler

Herriott's - inc Pool:
109 Canada Goose,1 Shelduck, 3 Shoveler, 19 Teal, 20+ Swift, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 4 GBB Gull, 3 juvenile BH Gull, 1 Little Egret, 4 Grey Heron,  4 Jackdaw,  50+ House/Sand Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 House Sparrow, 4 Pied Wagtail

06-07-20 Black-tailed Godwit, Herriotts Pool, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Reports: Jane Cumming,  Mark Dadds, Andy Davis, William Earp, Bethany Edwards, Rob Emery, Margaret Gorely, Patrick Hancock, Rob Hargreaves,  David Hughes, Henry Kirkwood, Andy Middleton, Lois Pryce, Harvey Rose George Stacey, , Ian Stapp, Paul Williams,  blagdonlakebirdsCVRSnslbirdingopsbirding