Sunday, 27 June 2021

27-06-21 Sunday - Black-winged Stilt.

 Warm wind, with cloud and sun in equal measure - got up to 20°C. Threatening rain

Black-winged Stilt, Hobby
Wood Sandpiper

BRISTOL

Bishopston - garden:
3 Swift, 4 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-b Gull, 2 Carrion Crow, 5 Magpie, 1 Coal Tit - singing, 1 Blue Tit, 5 Starling, 5 Goldfinch

27-06-21 Tawny Owl EP (Pete Harrison)
Eastville Park - BOC walk:

14 Mute Swan, 39 Mallard, 1 Stock Dove - feeding on the grass on the other side of the river, 10 Swift, 
8 Moorhen, 10 Coot, 2 Herring Gull, 18 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Tawny Owl (f), 1  Kingfisher, 4  Jackdaw, 2 Raven, 4 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 4 Chiffchaff, 13~ Blackcap, 15~ Wren, 2 Starling, 2 Song Thrush, 8~ Blackbird, 1  Robin, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch

Stoke Park, inc Duchess Pond - BOC walk, cont:
9 Canada Goose, 26 Mallard, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

27-06-21 Bullfinch OPS (Lisa Presland)
Oldbury Power Station:

3 Bullfinch (2f &m)

27-06-21 Grey Plover NP-NW-PWL (Bri Thompson)
Pilning Wetlands:
2 Teal, 2 Black-winged Stilt, 5 Avocet, 1 Grey Plover, Little Ringed Plover, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Hobby

Chipping Sodbury Ridge Wood:
1 Stock Dove, 17 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 5 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw, 3 Rook, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 2 House Martin, 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 7 Wren., 5 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Dunnock, 3 Bullfinch plus juv lurking in cover. 3 Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Bristol Airport:
1 Peregrine - carrying what looked like a small wader, past the window this evening

Weston-Super-Mare:
Clarence Park - 24 Swift - big group for this area
Locking Road - 1 Peregrine - taking Starling 

BELOW M4 & BANES

27-06-21 Peregrine Bath (BUPP)
Bath - St John's Church:

5 Peregrine - inc 3 juv, the (m) reintroduced after spending a few days recuperating. Was rescued from being trapped within the building structure.

Paulton:
25 Swift, 2 Stock Dove, 20 Woodpigeon, 1 Red Kite, 1 Little Owl, 2 Skylark, 1 Blackcap, 2 Chaffinch, 5 Goldfinch, 4 Yellowhammer - inc  juv being fed

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

27-06-21 Wood Sandpiper CVL (Raoul Chandrasakera)
Stratford Island:

Plenty of Swift, 2 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Red Kite

Reports: Paul Bowerman, Raoul Chandrasakera, Phil Crouter, Alan Daniells, Patrick Hancock, Pete Harrison, Nick Hawkridge, Adrian Hockey, Simon Isgar, Matt Plenty, Lisa Presland, Dean Reeves, Rich Scantlebury, Bri Thompson, Richard Williams