Sunday 6 June 2021

06-06-21 Sunday - Red-backed Shrike

Overcast a times, with the threat of rain - that missed us - 20°C

Red-backed Shrike
Hobby
Quail

06-06-21 Red-backed Shrike CSC (Mark Coller)

BRISTOL

Ashton Court:
1 Red Kite - over

Ashton Marsh - Colliter's Brook:
Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Magpie, lots of Jackdaw, 1 Rook, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, 3+ Great Tit, 2+ Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, Wren, 40+ Starling - including several juveniles from this year, Blackbird, House Sparrow, Goldfinch

Bishopston - garden:
11 Starling - inc 2 ad - on the feeders, until the cat appeared!

06-06-21 wing clap.Coombe Dingle (Pete Bunniss)
Coombe Dingle:
garden bird bath - applause from one of the locals

Sea Mills Station:
2 House Martin - but no active nests

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

06-06-21 Bullfinch OPS (Heather England)
Oldbury Power Station:

2 Shelduck, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Red Kite - headed over the river, 1 Green Woodpecker - yaffle heard, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch, 7 Linnet - some singing - 2 Bullfinch

Tortworth Lake:
1 Mandarin (m)

Pilning - Rookery Farm BBS:
1 Stock Dove, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat

Old Sodbury:
1 Raven - a variety of calls heard

Chipping Sodbury:
Common - Red Backed Shrike, 1 Red Kite
Ridge Wood - 9 Woodpigeon, 1 Herring Gull, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Magpie, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 3 Treecreeper, 10 Wren, 10 Blackbird, 9 Robin

NORTH SOMERSET

Long Ashton - Yanley Lane:
1Swift, 1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, Skylark, 1 Swallow

Clevedon - Dowlais:
2 Redshank chick's at Dowlais last night and seen by others today as well. The rain has filled the scrape which should give them a chance of surviving. Hope that @NorthSomersetC are monitoring and looking to improve the outlook next season!

06-06-21 House Martin Nailsea (Roger Staples)
Nailsea:
Garden - House Martin - starting to build
Moor - 2 Hobby, some Linnet - recently fledged

Bleadon - circular walk:
Hellenge Hill – 1 Buzzard, 3 Raven, 1 Elephant Hawk Moth.
Shiplate Hill (Slait) – 2 Pheasant (1m, 1fm), 8 Swift, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Skylark
Shiplate Village – 5 Swallow.
Wonderstone – 5 Jackdaw, 1 Chiffchaff.
Loxton – 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
1 Quail - singing, usual Corn Bunting and Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

No news today

Out of Avon:

06-06-21 River Warbler Ham Wall (James Packer)
Ham Wall:
1 River Warbler

Reports: Dru Brooke-Taylor, Pete Bunniss, Karle Burford, Mark Coller, Alan Daniells, Heather England, Alastair Fraser, Annie & Nick Hawkridge, Pete Hazelwood,  Nigel Jones, Fiaon Neate & Richard Giles, James Packer, Caroline Rigg, Roger Staples, Howard Taffs