Sunday 30 May 2021

30-05-21 Sunday

Sunny and warm with a nice cooling breeze; Bristol temperatures 11 - 20 °C

Red Kite 
Cuckoo

30-05-21 Great-crested Grebe, Herriott's Bridge, CVL (Ian Stapp)
BRISTOL

Golden Hill BBS:
4 Swift - the best of: lots of Woodpigeon, and House Sparrow

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldland Common:
14 Swift - screaming overhead today

NORTH SOMERSET

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

Kingston Seymour:
Red Kite 

Wavering Down:
Red Kite heading north (posted 12.51pm)




30-05-21 Sparrowhawk on the patio, Kenn  (John Croxton)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
Castle Farm - 1 Red Kite 

30-05-21 Grey Heron + Grey Wagtail, Newton St Loe (NSL- Birding)
Newton St Loe:
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

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) 

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

30-05-21 Cuckoo, Moreton, CVL (Ian Stapp)
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 

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,