Wednesday 15 July 2020

15-07-20 Wednesday - Wheatear

The sun did try and break through the murk - but failed mostly!

Wheatear 
Hobby
Redstart
Whinchat
Siskin
Marsh Tit
Red Kite
Yellowhammer


BRISTOL

Clifton Down - inc watch point and Goat Gully:
6 Herring Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker,  1 Kestrel - juv, 2 Peregrine inc juv, but ad calling, 2 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw, 4 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven - juv, 2 Chiffchaff - calling.

Redland - garden:
2 Swifts, 2 Collared Dove, 2 Magpie, 3 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Robin - juv, 1 Blackbird (f)

Redland Hill Raoundabout:
5 House Martin - 4 above the rooftops and another visiting the nest.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

15-07-20 Wheatear OPS Peter Hazelwood
Oldbury Power Station:
1 Wheatear -juv

15-07-20 Little Grebe, Green Woodpecker NP-NW (Lisa Presland)
New Passage/Northwick:
12 Oystercatcher, 5 Curlew, 1 Green Woodpecker, 30 House Martin, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Warbler, 

15-07-20 Wood Sandpiper NP-NW (Lisa Presland)
Pilning Wetlands:
9 Mute Swan - inc juv, 4 Little Grebe - inc 2 juv, 20 Lapwing - inc juv, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Hobby - darted through at 10:30, 10 Whitethroat - at least, 6 Redstart - inc 2 (m), 2 Whinchat

Patchway:
single Swift over the house

NORTH SOMERSET

Backwell Lake:
1 Canada Goose, 14 Mute Swan plus 9 cygnets, 3 Moorhen, 8 Black-headed Gull, 1 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher - in the culvert, 3 House Martin, 1 Grey Wagtail

Bachwell Hill:
1 Jay, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Blackcap (f)

Yatton - Claverham Drove:
6 Mute Swan

Worle:
Siskin - calling over the garden this morning

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath Solsbury Hill:
1 Skylark, 1 Bullfinch (m), 2 Linnet - pr

Combe Down:
200 + Swift feeding over the down this evening - 'amazing sight and sound'

Paulton:
50 Woodpigeon, 1 Red Kite, 15 Rook, 2 Raven, 3 Skylark, 2 Swallow, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Greenfinch, 2 Linnet, 4 Yellowhammer

Midsomer Norton and Westfield.
Urban Lesser Black-backed Gull - 3 juv fledged this morning, 2 Yellowhammer in the fields

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake (14-07-20):
2 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret

Chew Valley Lake
No reports

Reports: Nancy Barrett, Stephen Curtis, Greg Dawes, Richard Giles, Bob Goodman, Patrick Hancock, John Hansford, Peter Hazelwood, Jeff Hosier, Craig Lewis, Fiona Neate,  Lisa Presland, Dean Reeves, Carol Rushton, Gwen Thomas,


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