Overcast all day. Bristol max 20°C
BRISTOL
Hotwells:
2 Mallard, 35+ Feral Pigeon, 34 Woodpigeon ( inc 24 in the sports field near former police horses site), 2 Collared Dove, 35 Black-headed Gull , 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 5 Herring Gull, 9 Lesser Black-backed Gull (9 inc nest with 2 chicks), 1 Cormorant, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 4 Magpie, 4 Jackdaw, 7 Carrion Crow, 3 House Martin, Chiffchaff, Wren, 3 Blackbird, 3+ House Sparrow, 1+ Goldfinch
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Pilning Wetlands:
Hotwells:
2 Mallard, 35+ Feral Pigeon, 34 Woodpigeon ( inc 24 in the sports field near former police horses site), 2 Collared Dove, 35 Black-headed Gull , 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 5 Herring Gull, 9 Lesser Black-backed Gull (9 inc nest with 2 chicks), 1 Cormorant, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 4 Magpie, 4 Jackdaw, 7 Carrion Crow, 3 House Martin, Chiffchaff, Wren, 3 Blackbird, 3+ House Sparrow, 1+ Goldfinch
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Pilning Wetlands:
3 Mute Swan, 83 Mallard + 1 duckling, 4 Teal, 4 Gadwall, 6 Tufted Duck, 2 Swift, 1 Stock Dove, 7 adult + 1 juvenile Coot, 3 adult + 3 juvenile Moorhen, 3 Little Grebe, 36 Lapwing, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 12 Curlew, 20 Black-tailed Godwit, 9 Redshank, 2 Green Sandpiper, 17 Black-headed Gull (including 5 juveniles),1 Little Egret, 1 f Sparrowhawk, at least 6 Skylark (3 singing simultaneously), 1 Sand Martin, 7 House Martin, 1 Swallow, at least 4 Reed Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 5 Meadow Pipit (including one male in song flight), 7 Pied Wagtail, 3 Reed Bunting (one male singing and two juveniles - fluffy and clumsy)
On the shore were 8 Shelduck and a creche of 12 young
Chipping Sodbury:
Ridge Woods - 6 Woodpigeon, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, 3 Jay, 2 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 2 Coal Tit, 4 Blue Tit (one confused Blue Tit seen making Great Tit "pink pink" calls and snatches of Great Tit "teacher teacher" song!), 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 5 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 1Treecreeper, 4 Blackbird, 7 Robin (inc 3 juv, 1 being fed), 2 House Sparrow, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Goldfinch
NORTH SOMERSET
Portbury Wharf:
6 Tufted Duck, 5 Swift, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Curlew, 1 Common Sandpiper, 139 LBB Gull, 4 Swallow, 10 House Martin, 3 Reed Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 1 Greenfinch, 25 Linnet, 40 Goldfinch
Wick St Lawrence:
NORTH SOMERSET
Portbury Wharf:
6 Tufted Duck, 5 Swift, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Curlew, 1 Common Sandpiper, 139 LBB Gull, 4 Swallow, 10 House Martin, 3 Reed Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 1 Greenfinch, 25 Linnet, 40 Goldfinch
Wick St Lawrence:
1 Oystercatcher chasing off gulls, 1 Lapwing, 6 Curlew, 6 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, c40 BH Gull
BELOW M4 & BANES
No reports
RESERVOIRS
05-07-21 Goldeneye + duckling, CVL (George Stacey) |
Chew Valley Lake
05-07-21 Juvenile Black-headed Gull, Dam, CVL (George Stacey) |
1 juv BH Gull, adult Pied Wagtail feeding juvenile
05-07-21 Common Tern, Stratford, CVL (Lucy Masters) |
1 Lapwing (present for a week now), 2 Common Tern, 1 Hobby
Herriott's inc Pool:
2 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Green Sandpiper, 4 juv Black-headed Gull, 1 Kingfisher
2 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Green Sandpiper, 4 juv Black-headed Gull, 1 Kingfisher
Reports: Dru Brooke-Taylor, Chris Craig, Alan Daniells, Paul Gregory, Rob Hargreaves, Lucy Masters, Phil Quinn, George Stacey