A day of strong winds, SW to WSW 20-35 mph, gusting to 55. And rain, heavy until lunchtime, intermittent thereafter, to entice and reward keen sea watchers. Temperature 10 to 11°C
Kittiwake
Sabine's Gull
Mediterranean Gull
Arctic Tern
Pomarine Skua
Arctic Skua
Storm Petrel
Fulmar
Manx Shearwater
Gannet
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| 21-05-21 Sabine's Gull, Severn Beach ( Mark Coller) |
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| 21-05-21 Pomarine Skua, Severn Beach ( Mark Coller) |
Hotwells/Cumberland Basin and Rownham Hill:
6 Mallard, 15 Feral Pigeon, 4 Woodpigeon, 20 Herring Gull, 18 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Peregrine, 3 Magpie, 22 Jackdaw, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Wren, 2 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 3 House Sparrow, 3 Goldfinch
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
1 Arctic Tern, 2 Gannet
New Passage/Northwick:
24 Canada Goose, 35 Shelduck, 30 Oystercatcher, 27 Ringed Plover, 4 Turnstone, 6 Dunlin
Pilning Wetlands:
Pilning Wetlands:
1 Canada Goose, 6 Shelduck, 16 Gadwall, 6 Tufted Duck, 3 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 1 Little Grebe, 4 Lapwing, 13 Dunlin -sbsp. arctica, 20 Sand Martin/Swallow/House Martin
Severn Beach:
Clevedon-Ladye Bay:
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| 21-05-21 Arctic Skua, Severn Beach ( Mark Coller) |
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| 21-05-21 Storm Petrel, Severn Beach ( Mark Coller) |
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| 21-05-21 Sabine's Gull, Severn Beach (Aravind Ramesh) |
Severn Beach:
3 Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 2 Dunlin, 40 Kittiwake, 1 Sabines Gull-ad, 2 Mediterranean Gull- ad,1 Common Gull, 1 Arctic Tern, 14 'Commic' Terns, 7 Pomarine Skua, 8 Arctic Skua, 1 Storm Petrel, 10 Fulmar, 3 Manx Shearwater, 10 Gannet
Cribbs Causeway:
1 Kestrel
NORTH SOMERSET
Portishead- Battery Point:
NORTH SOMERSET
Portishead- Battery Point:
Fulmar-'steady stream west', 2 Gannet-west
Portishead- Boating Lake:
16 Canada Geese- just one brood of 2, 3 Mute Swan, 1 Shelduck, 35 Mallard- broods of 8+4, 8 Tufted Duck, 4 Moorhen,1 Fulmar- with 20 Herring Gulls and 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull ! 12 Jackdaw, 47 Carrion Crows - in one flock, 2 Swallow, 7 House Martin, 10 Starling.
Portishead - Redcliffe Bay:
1 Fulmar-west
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| 21-05-21 Fulmar, Ladye Bay ( Howard Taffs) |
2 'Commic' Terns, 1 Manx Shearwater, 11 Fulmar, 1Gannet
Sand Point/Bay:
Sand Point/Bay:
3 Fulmar
Middle Hope:
1 Fulmar, 1 Gannet-3cy, 4 Stonechat-f,3juv, 1 Wheatear-f, 2 Rock Pipit
Anchor Head:
Anchor Head:
2 Pomarine Skua, 2 Storm Petrel, 3 Manx Shearwater, 10 Fulmar, 3 Gannet
BELOW M4 & BANES
No Reports
RESERVOIRS
Blagdon Lake:
BELOW M4 & BANES
No Reports
RESERVOIRS
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| 21-05-21 Swift, Blagdon Lake (TalkingtoBears) |
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| 21-05-21 Swallow, Blagdon Lake ( TalkingtoBears) |
Blagdon Lake:
10 Swift, 15 Sand Martin/ Swallow/House Martin
Chew Valley Lake
Chew Valley Lake
1000s Swifts, 2 Hobby
Reports: Rich Andrews, Paul Bowerman, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Mark Coller, Jane Cumming, Paul Gregory, Rob Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, David Howes, Brian Lancastle, Paul Marshall, Dave Nevitt, Lois Pryce, Phil Quinn, Nigel Sluman, Howard Taffs, TalkingtoBears
Please note: the BOC outing to Ham Wall this Sunday 23rd is postponed due to the current wind and gales. It will now take place on Sunday May 30th. Places still available
