Whimbrels
Little Owl
Hobby
Redstarts, Whinchats
Yellow Wagtail, Tree Pipit
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| A Grey Heron at Oldbury Power Station (Sue Howard) |
Coombe Dingle:
1 Kingfisher on R.Trym.
Sea Mills:
7 apparently active House Martin nests.
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| Kestrel at Oldbury Power Station (Sue Howard) |
Swift, Woodpigeon, Collered Dove, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull,
Lesser Black-backed Gull, Kestrel, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Swallow, House Martin, 2 Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff -inc a family party, Wren, Nuthatch, Robin, House Sparrow, Pied Wagtail
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
2 Mallard, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 2 LBB Gull, 1 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 1 Green Woodpecker, 6 Blue Tit, Swallows, House Martins, 2 Wren, 3 Robin (1 juv.), 5 Pied Wagtail, 4 Bullfinch.
Horton:
(ST7584) 1 Little Owl.
Pilning Wetlands:
140 Canada Goose, 27 Lapwing, 45 Redshank, 4 Little Egret, 3 Willow Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat.
Chipping Sodbury Common:
NORTH SOMERSET
Portishead:
LIDL car park: Oystercatcher calling a persistent warning on a roof top, with too many Herring Gulls around - possibly after nestlings.
Clevedon-Yeo:
"Well up the R.Yeo I came across a Grey Heron that had caught a large eel which it had on the bank. A Buzzard came over, shoved off the heron and tried to eat the eel. But it gave up as the eel was writhing about too much. The heron then reappeared and had another go, but it again failed and the eel got away!"
12 Canada Goose, 9 Mute Swan, 8 Shelduck (two broods of 5 and 7 this week), 100+ Mallard, 12 Oystercatcher, 11 Ringed Plover, 2+ Whimbrel, 110 Curlew, 6 Dunlin, 6 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 175 Redshank, 300 BH Gull, 60 Herring Gull, 10 LBB Gull, 16 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Swallow, 1 Wheatear, 4 Rock Pipit.
Sand Point/Bay:
BELOW M4 & BANES
Marshfield:
2 Whinchat, 1 m. Stonechat (Rushmead Lane).
RESERVOIRS
Blagdon Lake:
Lesser Black-backed Gull, Kestrel, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Swallow, House Martin, 2 Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff -inc a family party, Wren, Nuthatch, Robin, House Sparrow, Pied Wagtail
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
2 Mallard, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 2 LBB Gull, 1 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 1 Green Woodpecker, 6 Blue Tit, Swallows, House Martins, 2 Wren, 3 Robin (1 juv.), 5 Pied Wagtail, 4 Bullfinch.
Horton:
(ST7584) 1 Little Owl.
Pilning Wetlands:
140 Canada Goose, 27 Lapwing, 45 Redshank, 4 Little Egret, 3 Willow Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat.
Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 2-3 Redstart (1 male), 5 Whinchat, 1 f. Wheatear.
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| 06-08-20 Stock Dove (Bradley Stoke (Vic Savery) |
Bradley Stoke:
Stock Dove, Buzzard
NORTH SOMERSET
Portishead:
LIDL car park: Oystercatcher calling a persistent warning on a roof top, with too many Herring Gulls around - possibly after nestlings.
Clevedon-Yeo:
"Well up the R.Yeo I came across a Grey Heron that had caught a large eel which it had on the bank. A Buzzard came over, shoved off the heron and tried to eat the eel. But it gave up as the eel was writhing about too much. The heron then reappeared and had another go, but it again failed and the eel got away!"
12 Canada Goose, 9 Mute Swan, 8 Shelduck (two broods of 5 and 7 this week), 100+ Mallard, 12 Oystercatcher, 11 Ringed Plover, 2+ Whimbrel, 110 Curlew, 6 Dunlin, 6 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 175 Redshank, 300 BH Gull, 60 Herring Gull, 10 LBB Gull, 16 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Swallow, 1 Wheatear, 4 Rock Pipit.
Sand Point/Bay:
3 Swift, 9 Oystercatcher, c.70 Curlew. 2 Little Egret, 2 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 3 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 9 Whitethroat, 2 Stonechat, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 1 Tree Pipit, 9 Linnet.
BELOW M4 & BANES
Marshfield:
2 Whinchat, 1 m. Stonechat (Rushmead Lane).
RESERVOIRS
Blagdon Lake:
4 Egyptian Goose - inc 2 juv, 6 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret
Chew Valley Lake
Some breeding news from CVRS: A Reed Warbler ringed here in the nest early in July was recaptured earlier in the week - a confirmed successful fledging. A f. Bullfinch appears to be currently incubating a clutch; this is her 2nd year of confirmed breeding here.
Reports: Louise Bailey, John Barnett, Dru Brooke-Taylor, William Earp, Rob Emery, Sue Howard, Matt Hull, Vic Polley, Harvey Rose, Vic Savery, CVRS, opsbirding, TBOSG Blagdonlakebirds
Chew Valley Lake
Some breeding news from CVRS: A Reed Warbler ringed here in the nest early in July was recaptured earlier in the week - a confirmed successful fledging. A f. Bullfinch appears to be currently incubating a clutch; this is her 2nd year of confirmed breeding here.
Reports: Louise Bailey, John Barnett, Dru Brooke-Taylor, William Earp, Rob Emery, Sue Howard, Matt Hull, Vic Polley, Harvey Rose, Vic Savery, CVRS, opsbirding, TBOSG Blagdonlakebirds
