A warm day. Sunny morning, clouding over later. Light W. breeze, veering SW in afternoon. Bristol temperatures 14 to 23°C
Whimbrel
Mediterranean Gull
Common Tern
Hobby
Barn Owl
01-07-21 Kestrel family - Clifton Down (Mike Owen) |
Clifton Down:
Kestrel - family of 4 youngsters.( Late entry-yesterday)
New Cut/ Cumberland Basin:
2 Swift, 15 Black-headed Gull, 15 Herring Gull, 24 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 6 Kestrel- m&f feeding 4 just fledged young by nest hole, 8 Jackdaw- 2 nests, 2 House Martin
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
4 Cetti's Warbler- 1 ad, 3 juv
New Passage/Pilning Wetlands :
4 Shelduck + 7 young, 18 Gadwall, 127 Mallard, 2 Teal, 6 Tufted Duck, 2 Moorhen, 6 Coot + 3 young, 4 Moorhen+ 5young, 1 Little Grebe, 8 Oystercatcher, 6 Avocet, 10 Lapwing. 3 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Curlew, 6 Turnstone, 3 Redshank, 55 Black-headed Gull, 1 Mediterranean Gull-ad., 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 2 Skylark, 5 Sand Martin, 15 Swallow, 8 House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 10 Reed Warbler + family 4 or 5 young being fed, 6 Pied Wagtail + 1 juv., 33 meadow Pipit, 3 Bullfinch
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
4 Cetti's Warbler- 1 ad, 3 juv
New Passage/Pilning Wetlands :
4 Shelduck + 7 young, 18 Gadwall, 127 Mallard, 2 Teal, 6 Tufted Duck, 2 Moorhen, 6 Coot + 3 young, 4 Moorhen+ 5young, 1 Little Grebe, 8 Oystercatcher, 6 Avocet, 10 Lapwing. 3 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Curlew, 6 Turnstone, 3 Redshank, 55 Black-headed Gull, 1 Mediterranean Gull-ad., 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 2 Skylark, 5 Sand Martin, 15 Swallow, 8 House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 10 Reed Warbler + family 4 or 5 young being fed, 6 Pied Wagtail + 1 juv., 33 meadow Pipit, 3 Bullfinch
Yate:
1 Little Egret - over garden- chased by a Herring Gull
NORTH SOMERSET
Kenn Pier:
NORTH SOMERSET
Kenn Pier:
1 Swift, 1 Little Grebe
Warmley:
1 Dipper
1-7-21 Peregrine, Keynsham Hams ( Paul Tompkins) |
2 Peregrine- immature- 1 blue-ringed ( late record - 1 July )
West Harptree:
5 Swallows, 5 House Martin
RESERVOIRS
Chew Valley Lake
390 Canada Geese, four broods of Mute Swans (including an all-white so
called 'Polish' chick), 1 Shelduck -male, 85 Tufted Duck, 40 Swift, 1 Stock Dove , 65 Great
Crested Grebe, 1 Lapwing, 2 Green Sandpiper,
1 Common Tern- adult on a buoy
RESERVOIRS
Chew Valley Lake
390 Canada Geese, four broods of Mute Swans (including an all-white so
called 'Polish' chick), 1 Shelduck -male, 85 Tufted Duck, 40 Swift, 1 Stock Dove , 65 Great
Crested Grebe, 1 Lapwing, 2 Green Sandpiper,
1 Common Tern- adult on a buoy
Dam:
216 Canada Goose,1 Egyptian Goose,1 Green Sandpiper, 18 Black-headed Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Cetti's warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat,1 Song Thrush , 1 Pied Wagtail
Hollowbrook:
1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Blackcap
Heron's Green:
114 Canada Goose, 1 Mute Swan + 5 cygnets, 2 Moorhen, 4 Little Grebe, 2 Grey Heron, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Buzzard, 1 Barn Owl ,1 Raven, 2 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 5 House Sparrow, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting
Moreton:
40 Canada Goose, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard, 1 Barn Owl - possibly same bird from HG, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Wren, 1 Treecreeper, 10+ Chaffinch,3 Reed Bunting
216 Canada Goose,1 Egyptian Goose,1 Green Sandpiper, 18 Black-headed Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Cetti's warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat,1 Song Thrush , 1 Pied Wagtail
Blackcap, CVL ( George Stacey) |
Hollowbrook:
1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Blackcap
2-7-21 Barn Owl, CVL ( Ian Stapp ) |
Heron's Green:
114 Canada Goose, 1 Mute Swan + 5 cygnets, 2 Moorhen, 4 Little Grebe, 2 Grey Heron, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Buzzard, 1 Barn Owl ,1 Raven, 2 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 5 House Sparrow, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting
2-7-21 Kingfisher, Moreton Hide ( Ian Stapp ) |
Moreton:
40 Canada Goose, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard, 1 Barn Owl - possibly same bird from HG, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Wren, 1 Treecreeper, 10+ Chaffinch,3 Reed Bunting
2-7-21 Green Sandpiper, CVL ( Ian Stapp ) |
Herriott's inc Pool:
24 Canada Goose, 16 Mute Swan + 1 Cygnet, 68 Mute Swan (out on lake),1 Shelduck, 6 Shoveler, 120+ Gadwall, 34 Teal, 6 Pochard, 100 Coot, 4 Green Sandpiper, 22 Black-headed Gull, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Hobby, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting
Out of Area:
WWT Slimbridge:
1 Bluethroat ( White Spotted) - singing male still at Middle Hope this morning
Reports: Paul Bowerman, John Croxton, Alan Daniells, Nick Hudson, John Lewis, Lois Pryce, Phil Quinn, Paul Tompkins, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Keith Vinicombe
Reports: Paul Bowerman, John Croxton, Alan Daniells, Nick Hudson, John Lewis, Lois Pryce, Phil Quinn, Paul Tompkins, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Keith Vinicombe