Tuesday, 16 May 2023

16-05-23 Tuesday

 Temp 5° to 16° C   - A sunny morning with light cloud in the afternoon. the gentle breeze was from the Northwest.   Tomorrow's Sunrise: 05:16 Sunset: 20:57

Hobby
Osprey
Cuckoo

BRISTOL

St Andrews:
1 Sparrowhawk

Cumberland Basin & New Cut:
1 Canada Goose, 1 Mute Swan, 4 Mallard, 2 Rock Dove, 2 Woodpigeon, 2 Moorhen, 12 Herring Gull, 18 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 Magpie, 3 Jackdaw, 3 Carrion Crow, 1 House Martin, 2 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 2 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 2 Grey Wagtail, 3 Goldfinch

Fishponds:
1 Red Kite (high over)

Bedminster Bridge:
1 Whitethroat

Stoke Park/Duchess Pond:
1 Little Egret, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Stonechat (pair), 1 Reed Bunting

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Charfield:
1 Red Kite


Blackbird (juvenile), Yate (Alan Daniells)

Yate:
1 Red Kite, 1 Blackbird (juv)

NORTH SOMERSET

Sand Point (BOC Walk):
26 Shelduck, 1 Mallard, 4 Swift, 11 Woodpigeon, 28 Oystercatcher, 81 Herring Gull, 6 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Buzzard, 2 Peregrine (- inc successful WP kill), 6 Magpie, 24 Jackdaw, 8 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 5 Skylark, 14 Swallow, 4 House Martin, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 11 Whitethroat, 5 Wren, 5 Blackbird, 3 Robin, 2 Stonechat, 2 House Sparrow, 4 Dunnock, 5 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 16 Linnet, 6 Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Saltford:
1 Red Kite

Grey Heron, Keynsham (Andrew Harrison)

Keynsham Memeorial Park:
1 Grey Heron (failed to swallow an eel), 1 Kingfisher

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Nunnery:
1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret

Herons Green:
2 Hobby

Stratford:
1 Cuckoo, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Common Gull (2nd cy), 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 3 Sparrowhawk, 4 Red Kite, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Kestrel (fem), 9 Hobby

Herriotts inc Pool:
1 Osprey


Reported by:  Mark Coller, Chris Craig, Alan Daniells, Andrew Harrison, Pete Harrison, Nick Hawkridge, MJ, John Lewis, Larry Sweetland, Bri Thompson, Mike Tranter, Chris Vines, Chris White