Sunny and warm with a nice cooling breeze; Bristol temperatures 11 - 20 °C
Red Kite
Cuckoo
BRISTOL
Golden Hill BBS:
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| 30-05-21 Great-crested Grebe, Herriott's Bridge, CVL (Ian Stapp) |
Golden Hill BBS:
4 Swift - the best of: lots of Woodpigeon, and House Sparrow
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
BELOW M4 & BANES
Marshfield:
Castle Farm - 1 Red Kite
Newton St Loe:
RESERVOIRS
Chew Valley Lake
Dam:
Canada Goose (2 broods 6 & 5), 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Garden Warbler, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail
Heron's Green:
36 Canada Goose, Mute Swan + 6 cygnets), 4 Little Grebe, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 2 (only) Swallow, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Sedge Warbler, 3 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting
Herriott's inc Pool:
38 Canada Goose, 44 Mute Swan (pool + 3 Cygnets), 4 Shelduck, 12 + Gadwall, 4 Pochard, 4 Swift, 8 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Grey Heron, 6 Jackdaw, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 5+ Reed Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Pied Wagtail
Reports: John Clark, John Croxton, Andy Davis, Paul Francis, Richard Harding, Nick Hawkridge, NSL-Birding, Oli@MendipBirding, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs,
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldland Common:
14 Swift - screaming overhead today
NORTH SOMERSET
Portishead:
Merchant Square - Traditional five Gulls nest in use. Saw young for first time today. One on nearest nest and these three further away. One nest looks deserted
NORTH SOMERSET
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| 30-05-21 Herring Gull nest, Merchant Square, Portishead (John Clark) |
Portishead:
Merchant Square - Traditional five Gulls nest in use. Saw young for first time today. One on nearest nest and these three further away. One nest looks deserted
Clevedon:
2 Peregrine
Clevedon - Yeo:
Dowlais - 3 ad Lapwing, 3 ad Redshank
Dowlais - 3 ad Lapwing, 3 ad Redshank
Kingston Seymour:
1 Red Kite
Wavering Down:
1 Red Kite heading north (posted 12.51pm)
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| 30-05-21 Sparrowhawk on the patio, Kenn (John Croxton) |
BELOW M4 & BANES
Marshfield:
Castle Farm - 1 Red Kite
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| 30-05-21 Grey Heron + Grey Wagtail, Newton St Loe (NSL- Birding) |
3 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Wooodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Jay, 4 Skylark, only 6 Swallow, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 4 Whitethroat, 4 Treecreeper, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Greenfinch, 2 Linnet
Chew Magna:
A pair of Ravens have successfully raised two young from a nest on the edge of the village. All four noted in flight today
River Chew - 1 Kingfisher
A pair of Ravens have successfully raised two young from a nest on the edge of the village. All four noted in flight today
River Chew - 1 Kingfisher
RESERVOIRS
Chew Valley Lake
Dam:
Canada Goose (2 broods 6 & 5), 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Garden Warbler, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail
Woodford:
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Raven (fly over), 2 Chiffchaff,1 Blackcap,1 Garden Warbler (car park)
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Raven (fly over), 2 Chiffchaff,1 Blackcap,1 Garden Warbler (car park)
Heron's Green:
36 Canada Goose, Mute Swan + 6 cygnets), 4 Little Grebe, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 2 (only) Swallow, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Sedge Warbler, 3 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting
Blue Bowl pub - House Martin nesting
Moreton:
1 Buzzard, 2 Cuckoo, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 4 LTTit, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Garden Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 5+ Reed Warbler, 2 Wren, 2 Robin, 8+ Chaffinch, 2 Reed Bunting
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| 30-05-21 Cuckoo, Moreton, CVL (Ian Stapp) |
1 Buzzard, 2 Cuckoo, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 4 LTTit, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Garden Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 5+ Reed Warbler, 2 Wren, 2 Robin, 8+ Chaffinch, 2 Reed Bunting
Herriott's inc Pool:
38 Canada Goose, 44 Mute Swan (pool + 3 Cygnets), 4 Shelduck, 12 + Gadwall, 4 Pochard, 4 Swift, 8 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Grey Heron, 6 Jackdaw, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 5+ Reed Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Pied Wagtail
Reports: John Clark, John Croxton, Andy Davis, Paul Francis, Richard Harding, Nick Hawkridge, NSL-Birding, Oli@MendipBirding, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs,
