The odd shower and a brisk wind kept the temp down to 17°C, but nice enough in the sun.
Common Tern
Hobby
Hobby
Red Kite
Kingfisher
BRISTOL
Bishopston - garden:
Bishopston - garden:
1 Blackcap - singing again
Coombe Dingle:
Coombe Dingle:
2 Kingfisher
Cumberland Basin/New Cut:
Cumberland Basin/New Cut:
44 Mallard, 2 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 3 Swift - over A Bond, 42 Black-headed Gull 42 + 3 juv, 2 Herring Gull, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 6 Kestrel - family party, 2 Jackdaw, 1 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven - C bond roof, 6 Starling, 6 House Sparrow, 8 Goldfinch
Fishponds - garden:
Fishponds - garden:
1 Jay - back on the feeders
Greville Smyth Park:
Red-rumped Parrot - still singing away in the park, 1st seen in May
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
1 Lapwing - 1st back, c220 Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Gull, 3 broods of Cetti's Warbler,
Littleton Warth:
2 Shelduck, 5 Swift, 15 Black-headed Gull, c.30 Skylark, 12 Swallow, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Whitethroat, c.40 Starling (in small flocks), 1 Pied Wagtail, c.30 Meadow Pipit, 12 Chaffinch - one flock, 1 Greenfinch.
New Passage/Northwick:
9 Little Ringed Plover, 29 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Mediterranean Gull,
Old Down, Tockington - BOC walk:3 Swift, 1 Stock Dove - singing, 16 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 2 Moorhen, 4 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 8 Buzzard - 4 on the ridge, 4 Green Woodpecker - inc 1 juv feeding, 2 Kestrel, 3 Jay, 13 Magpie, 48 Jackdaw - 40 on the ridge, 9 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 3 Skylark, 4 Swallow, 3 House Martin, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat - singing well, 5 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Starling, 2 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Robin, 18 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 11 Goldfinch
NORTH SOMERSET
Portbury Wharf:
7 Mute Swan - inc 5 cygnets, Swift, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1+ Raven, Swallow, House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, Reed Warbler, Whitethroat, 3 Linnet, lots of Goldfinch
Portishead:
110 Canada Goose on the boating lake, 13 Redshank - on an apparently deserted mud flat, 3 Herring gull families - 1, 3 & 3, getting plenty of wing exercise, 1 Cormorant - on the pontoon
Clevedon - Ladye Bay:
2 Lesser Black-b Gull, very distant Skua (Arctic?),
BELOW M4 & BANESGreville Smyth Park:
Red-rumped Parrot - still singing away in the park, 1st seen in May
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
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| 06-07-21 Lapwing OPS (Peter Hazelwood) |
1 Lapwing - 1st back, c220 Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Gull, 3 broods of Cetti's Warbler,
Littleton Warth:
2 Shelduck, 5 Swift, 15 Black-headed Gull, c.30 Skylark, 12 Swallow, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Whitethroat, c.40 Starling (in small flocks), 1 Pied Wagtail, c.30 Meadow Pipit, 12 Chaffinch - one flock, 1 Greenfinch.
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| 06-07-21 Mediterranean Gull NP (Aravind Ramesh) |
9 Little Ringed Plover, 29 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Mediterranean Gull,
Yate Rocks - garden:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker - juv on the feeders, 2 Peregrine - over, one possibly a juv
Old Down, Tockington - BOC walk:
NORTH SOMERSET
Portbury Wharf:
7 Mute Swan - inc 5 cygnets, Swift, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1+ Raven, Swallow, House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, Reed Warbler, Whitethroat, 3 Linnet, lots of Goldfinch
Portishead:
110 Canada Goose on the boating lake, 13 Redshank - on an apparently deserted mud flat, 3 Herring gull families - 1, 3 & 3, getting plenty of wing exercise, 1 Cormorant - on the pontoon
Clevedon - Ladye Bay:
2 Lesser Black-b Gull, very distant Skua (Arctic?),
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| 06-07-21 Peregrine Bath (BUPP) |
Peregrine - looking good.
Bishop Sutton:
6 Collared Dove, 12+ Starling, 20+ House Sparrow
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| 06-07-21 Green Woodpecker Chew Stoke (Lucy Masters) |
2 Green Woodpecker - inc juv, 50+ Jackdaw, 2 Robin - juv.
Chew Valley Lake
Goldeneye (f) + brood of 5
Dam:
200+ Canada Goose, 1 Egyptian Goose, 40+ Swift, 1 Black-headed Gull, 2 Great Black-b Gull, 50+ Swallow & Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Song Thrush, 5 Pied Wagtail
200+ Canada Goose, 1 Egyptian Goose, 40+ Swift, 1 Black-headed Gull, 2 Great Black-b Gull, 50+ Swallow & Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Song Thrush, 5 Pied Wagtail
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| 06-07-21 Grey Heron CVL (George Stacey) |
1 Grey Heron, a few Reed Warbler
Sutton Wick:
1 Red Kite - over
Heron's Green:
88 Canada Goose, Mute Swan + 5 cygnets, 50+ Swift, 2 Moorhen, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Great Black-b Gull, 2 Grey Heron, c150 Sand Martin, 50+ Swallow & House Martin, 1 Whitethroat, 5 House Sparrow, 7 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting
Moreton:
4 Great Black-b Gull - out on lake, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven - over calling, 1 Hobby - later seen Herriott's Bridge, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 4+ Chaffinch, 1 Reed Bunting, not many small birds around, all keeping their heads down with the strong wind blowing.
4 Great Black-b Gull - out on lake, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven - over calling, 1 Hobby - later seen Herriott's Bridge, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 4+ Chaffinch, 1 Reed Bunting, not many small birds around, all keeping their heads down with the strong wind blowing.
Stratford:
1 Hobby - caught a swift, then banged on the head by a Common Tern
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| 06-07-21 Black-tailed Godwit CVL (Ian Stapp) |
24 Canada Goose - pool, 26 Mute Swan - pool + 1 Cygnets, 74 Mute Swan - lake, 1 Shelduck, 6 Shoveler 120+ Gadwall, 13 Teal, 100+ Tufted Duck -pool, 4 Pochard, 50+ Swift, 100 Coot - pool, 2 Moorhen - pool, 40+ Great Crested Grebe - lake, 8 Black tailed Godwit - 1 colour ringed, 3 Green Sandpiper, 4 Great Black-b Gull, 2 Common Tern - in Stratford Bay, 4 Grey Heron, 4 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher - pool, 1 Hobby, 50+ Swallow & H Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting
Reports: Derek Angell, Sue Black, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Alan Chard, BUPP, John Clark, Chris Clarke, Chris Craig, Alan Daniells, Andy Davis, William Earp, Nick Hawkridge, John Lewis, Lucy Masters, Linda Moysey, Lois Pryce, Aravind Ramesh, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Keith Vinivcombe
