A fine sunny morning after overnight rain, showers in the afternoon. Breezy.
Lesser Scaup
Spotted Redshank
Lesser Yellowlegs
Yellow-legged Gull
Cattle Egrets
Merlin
BRISTOL
Spotted Redshank
Lesser Yellowlegs
Yellow-legged Gull
Cattle Egrets
Merlin
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| Dunlin and Ringed Plover at Chew (George Stacey) |
BRISTOL
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| An odd season to find young ducklings - Stoke Park (Rob Hargreaves) |
12 Mallard inc 2 ducklings, 1 Moorhen, 1 Green Woodpecker, 11 Magpie, 8 Starling, 3 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 3 Greenfinch, 8 Goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting.
Downend:
3 Raven.
Henbury:
Another murder observed - this Sparrowhawk took a Woodpigeon.
Another murder observed - this Sparrowhawk took a Woodpigeon.
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| Kestrel at Latteridge (Christopher Teague) |
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station (Shepperdine):
28 Canada Goose, 2 Shelduck, 1 Gadwall, 1 Teal, 15 Wigeon, c.50 Lapwing, 2 Grey Plover, 300 Dunlin, 9 Curlew, 30 Redshank, 17 Common Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Peregrine, 1 Merlin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Treecreeper, 4 Redwing.1 Buzzard, 2 Little Egret, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 GS Woodpecker, 2 Stonechat, 2 Rock Pipit.
200 Curlew, 180 Starling in a field.
Latteridge:
Buzzard, Kestrel, Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, Robin.
Buzzard, Kestrel, Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, Robin.
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| Chiffchaff at Chew (George Stacey) |
NORTH SOMERSET
Backwell Lake:
4 Cormorants but NO egrets in the roost tree - does anyone know where else they roost?
Sand Point/Bay:
4 Egyptian Goose, 2 Raven, 4 Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Stonechat, 3 Meadow Pipit.
BELOW M4 & BANES
Marshfield:
2 Buzzard, 11 Skylark, 3000-4000 Starling, 8+ Stonechat, 6 Corn Bunting.
Pensford:
4 Mallard, 1 Dipper, 2 Grey Wagtail.
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| Green Sandpipers at CVL (George Stacey) |
RESERVOIRS
Chew Valley Lake
Hollow Brook:
1 Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin, 2 Green Sandpiper, 3 Great White Egret with Cormorants.
1 Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin, 2 Green Sandpiper, 3 Great White Egret with Cormorants.
Villice:
5 Lapwing, 1 Lesser Yellowlegs, 6 Grey Heron, 5 GW Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Chiffchaff on the Parkland.
Heron's Green:
4 f. Goosander, 6+ Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 G BB Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 6 GW Egret, 4 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Stonechat ( m. and f.), 4 Pied Wagtail.
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| Meadow Pipit Moreton (Ian Stapp) |
Moreton:
1 Greater Scaup, 1 Lesser Scaup, 20 Goldeneye, 1 Goosander, 6 Stock Dove, 2 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk (chasing Meadow Pipit), Tawny Owl called. 1 Jay, 3 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler calling, 3 Stonechat (1 m., 2 f.), 20+ Meadow Pipit.
Field by the road between Moreton and Stratford:
12 Cattle Egret.
Stratford:
2 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Lesser Yellowlegs before it moved to Villice, 1 Spotted Redshank, Tawny Owl called.
2 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Lesser Yellowlegs before it moved to Villice, 1 Spotted Redshank, Tawny Owl called.
Herriott's inc Pool:
1 Shelduck, 32 Pintail, 6 Goldeneye, 5 Goosander, 1 Water Rail, 2 Lapwing, 3 G BB Gull, 9 Grey Heron, 9 GW Egret, 5 Little Egret, 2 Kingfisher, 8 Jackdaw, 3 Bearded Tit, 2 Cetti's Warbler calling, 1 Grey Wagtail.
OUT OF AREA
Crabtree Hill
1 Great Grey Shrike
Reports: Jon Angell, Karen Ash, John Barnett, Jane Cumming, Stephen Curtis, Andy Davis, Barry Dursley, Rob Hargreaves, Andy Middleton, Matt Plenty, Dean Reeves, Ann Rossiter, Ian Stapp,
Reports: Jon Angell, Karen Ash, John Barnett, Jane Cumming, Stephen Curtis, Andy Davis, Barry Dursley, Rob Hargreaves, Andy Middleton, Matt Plenty, Dean Reeves, Ann Rossiter, Ian Stapp,
