No rain at all on St Swithin's Day! Hot, dry and sunny with plenty of high cumulus cloud and a light variable wind. Temp. up to 25°C.
Garganey
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| female / juvenile Garganey on Herriotts Pool (Ian Stapp) |
Snuff Mills:
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Frampton Cotterell:
Frampton Cotterell:
1 Ring-necked Parakeet
Lyde Green:
Lyde Green:
A Carrion Crow harassing a Peregrine forced it to drop its dead prey which fell into reeds. The Peregrine flew off in a SW direction.
NORTH SOMERSET
Portbury Wharf:
73 Canada Goose, 2 Shelduck with brood of 10, 4 Oystercatcher, 3 Curlew, 86 Black-headed Gull (inc 3 juv), 6 Herring Gull, 10 Lesser Black-backed Gull.
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| Hobby at Chew (Lucy Masters) |
BELOW M4 & BANES
no reports
RESERVOIRS
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| Black-tailed Godwits at Chew (Lucy Masters) |
Chew Valley Lake
90 Tufted Duck, 4 Goldeneye (and 5 ducklings), 120 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Little Egret, 13 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Raven, 2 Jay, 1 Whitethroat singing.
Dam:
100+ Canada Goose, 1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Common Sandpiper, 6 Pied Wagtail.
90 Tufted Duck, 4 Goldeneye (and 5 ducklings), 120 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Little Egret, 13 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Raven, 2 Jay, 1 Whitethroat singing.
Dam:
100+ Canada Goose, 1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Common Sandpiper, 6 Pied Wagtail.
Heron's Green:
122 Canada Goose, Mute Swan (+ 5 cygnets), 2 Moorhen, 4 Little Grebe (two nests in the pond with 4 eggs today), 3 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 8 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting
122 Canada Goose, Mute Swan (+ 5 cygnets), 2 Moorhen, 4 Little Grebe (two nests in the pond with 4 eggs today), 3 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 8 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting
Moreton:
Reports: Andy Davis, Tim Ford, Nick Hawkridge, Mike Jackson, Lucy Masters, Ian Stapp, Keith Vinicombe.
1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Reed Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting. Also a mixed flock by the cottage including 30+ LT Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chiffchaff, Goldfinch.
Stratford:
c.17 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Buzzard, 1 Hobby.
Herriott's Bridge:
22 Mute Swan (+ 1 cygnet), 1 Shelduck, 8 Shoveler, 40+ Gadwall, 12+ Teal, 1 f./juv. Garganey, 100 Coot, 6 Moorhen, 1 Lapwing, 8 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Grey Heron, 6 Great White Egret, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting.
Stratford:
c.17 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Buzzard, 1 Hobby.
Herriott's Bridge:
22 Mute Swan (+ 1 cygnet), 1 Shelduck, 8 Shoveler, 40+ Gadwall, 12+ Teal, 1 f./juv. Garganey, 100 Coot, 6 Moorhen, 1 Lapwing, 8 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Grey Heron, 6 Great White Egret, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting.
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| 15-07-21 Black-tailed Godwit CVL (Lucy Masters) |
Reports: Andy Davis, Tim Ford, Nick Hawkridge, Mike Jackson, Lucy Masters, Ian Stapp, Keith Vinicombe.
