Sunday, 16 May 2021

16-05-21 Sunday - Mandarin Duck

Broadly similar to yesterday: heavy showers at times; not a lot of sun; light winds. 8 - 16°C.  

Mandarin Duck
Cattle Egret
Cuckoo

16-05-21 male Sparrowhawk in the rain, Heron's Green, CVL (Bri Thompson)

BRISTOL

Bedminster, Greville Smythe Park:
6 Feral Pigeon, 2 Woodpigeon, 2 LBB Gull, 2 Jackdaw, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 4 House Martin, 1 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Wren, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Blackbird, 3 Robin, 7 House Sparrow, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch,1 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Cuckoo

Aust Services:
To south - 7 newly-fledged LT Tit + 1 adult, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Song Thrush, 2 Greenfinch

Doynton:
1 Red Kite, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 6 Swallow, 2 Blackcap

NORTH SOMERSET

Pill:
from M5 bridge - `1 Hobby

Portbury:
Prior's Wood - 1 Mallard, 1 Cormorant (fly over), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jackdaw (with nest site), 1 Raven, 1 Blackcap (f), 1 Wren, 2 Treecreeper, 3 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 4 Robin (1 youngster), 3 Goldfinch

Lower Failand and Tanpit Wood:
17 species, including 1 Jay, 4+ Swallow, 1 Goldcrest, 17+Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 1Grey Wagtail 

Wraxall:
Along Land Yeo, nr Watercress Farm - 1 pr Mandarin Duck, 1  Yellowhammer

Nailsea Moor
1pr Stonechat + 4 fledged young

Clevedon - Yeo:
Kingston Seymour seawall - 8 Whimbrel, 2 Sanderling, 1 Dunlin 

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports

RESERVOIRS

16-05-21 Hobby, Blagdon Lake (Steve Mac)

Chew Valley Lake
 
Heron's Green:
1 Oystercatcher, 1 Sparrowhawk

North Widcombe Common:
10 Cattle Egret

Reports: Dru Brooke-Taylor, Di Bunniss, Ken Carruthers, Richard Giles and Fiona Neate, Robin Lambert, John Lewis, Steve Mac, Nailsea Nature, Lois Pryce, Matt Rogers, Howard Taffs, Bri Thompson, opsbirding