Dry warm day with light SW breeze. Some sunshine earlier and high light cloud later. Temperature: 15 to 20°C
Garganey
Yellow-legged Gull
Crossbill
Henbury:
18+ House Martin nests in active colony at local hotel
Lawrence Weston:
1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Crossbill- over Long Cross Tip
Redland:
Garden: 2 Swift ,1 Wood Pigeon, 4 Feral Pigeon, 12 Herring Gull, 1 Jay, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Great Tit, 1 Blue Tit, 12+ House Sparrow
Nearby bakery: 1 Lesser Black Backed Gull- daily visitor
1 Little Egret
Snuff Mills:
1 Kingfisher, 1 Dipper - a tad worn looking
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
1 Kingfisher - on the lake
1 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Sandpiper -Shepperdine
3 Lapwing- Yacht Club
Oldbury - Pillhead Gout:
Oldbury - Pillhead Gout:
4 Black tailed Godwit
Oldbury Pill:
3 Lapwing
Oldbury Pill:
3 Lapwing
Littleton -upon-Severn:
80 Curlew, 200+ Black-headed Gull
Yate- Brimsham Park Lake:
BELOW M4 & BANES80 Curlew, 200+ Black-headed Gull
Yate- Brimsham Park Lake:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap
Yate Common:
1 Green Woodpecker-juvenile, 1 Skylark, 1 Whitethroat
NORTH SOMERSET
NORTH SOMERSET
No reports
Paulton:
2 Mute Swan, 14 Mallard, 6 Swift, 1 Collared Dove, 5 Moorhen, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Reed Warbler, 9 Blackcap, 12 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush
RESERVOIRS
Chew Valley Lake
Dam:
150+ Canada Goose, 1 Egyptian Goose, 4 Pied Wagtail
150+ Canada Goose, 1 Egyptian Goose, 4 Pied Wagtail
09-07-21 Reed Bunting, CVL ( George Stacey) |
1 Reed Bunting
09-07-21 Little Grebe, CVL ( Ian Stapp ) |
104 Canada Goose, Mute Swan + 5 cygnets, 2 Moorhen, 4 Little Grebe -two nests with eggs in the pond, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 40+ carrion Crows in field back of pool,
2 Sedge warbler, 5 Reed Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 6 House Sparrow, 9 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting
Moreton:
2 Great Black-backed Gull -out on lake, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 7 Magpie-some juveniles, 2 Coal Tit, 30+ Long-tailed/Blue/ Great Tits - mixed flock, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Reed warbler, 2 Blackcap, 2 Garden Warbler, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Reed Bunting
09-07-21 Green Sandpiper, CVL ( Ian Stapp ) |
09-07-21 Grey Wagtail, CVL ( Ian Stapp ) |
09-07-21 Yellow-legged Gull, CVL ( Ian Stapp ) |
18 Canada Goose, 22 Mute Swan, 1 Shelduck, 1 Garganey-f, 2 Shoveler, 100 Gadwall, 16 Teal, 3 Pochard, 1 Goldeneye with 5 ducklings, 140 Coot, 2 Moorhen, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, 5 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting
1 Grey Wagtail
Reports: Nancy Barrett, Allan Chard, Andy Davis, William Earp, Patrick Hancock, Rupert Higgins, Andy Middleton, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Martin Wightman
1 Grey Wagtail
Reports: Nancy Barrett, Allan Chard, Andy Davis, William Earp, Patrick Hancock, Rupert Higgins, Andy Middleton, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Martin Wightman
BOC Notice:
Please get in touch with the blog if you live in Clevedon, in a house tall enough to accommodate a couple of SWIFT NEST BOXES and are happy to have them. We have someone keen to get some installed ( They have a bungalow! )