Saturday 17 June 2023

17-06-23 Saturday

Temp 17° to 25° C   Rain in the morning with a light South West wind, then back to the South East and sunny intervals.  Tomorrow's Sunrise: 04:53 Sunset: 21:30

Spotted Flycatcher
Spotted Redshank

BRISTOL

Bishopston - garden:
Too many Feral Pigeon, 2 Magpie - cheeky blighters, 3 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Wren - singing strongly, 14 Starling - juv, 9 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock

Stockwood Open Space:
2 Buzzard, GS Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Chiffchaff, Whitethroat, 1 Bullfinch (m), Greenfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Pink-footed Goose

Pilning Wetlands:
2 Mute Swan + 5 cygnets, 3 Shelduck, 2 Gadwall, 9 Teal, 4 Tufted Duck, 6 Lapwing, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Curlew, 2 Dunlin, 7 Redshank, 45 BH Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit

Severn Beach:
1 Shelduck, 20 Mallard, 1 Curlew, 3 BH Gull, 2 G-BB Gull, 1 Kestrel, 
17-06-23 Song Thrush - juv Wickwar (Paul Sadley)
Wickwar - garden:
2 Red Kite - over high, 2 Song Thrush - inc a juv

Chipping Sodbury:
3 Peregrine - family party
17-03-23 Song Thrush Almondsbury (Vĕra Carpenter)
Almondsbury - garden:
1 Song Thrush

NORTH SOMERSET

Ashton Court - woods above the Gorge:
4 Stock Dove, Herring & L-BB Gull, 2 Peregrine, c12 Jackdaw, 2 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Blackcap, 7 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Song Thrush, 6 Blackbird - 1 juv being fed

Weston-super-Mare, Worle - Plumley Park:
1 Great White Egret - over

Banwell - garden:
2 Stock Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker - inc juv fed by adult (m), 1 Song Thrush, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Bullfinch (m)

Felton Common:
2 Red Kite - together

BELOW M4 & BANES

Cadbury Heath:
1 Red Kite - over the shops
17-06-23 Red Kite Wick (Nigel Jones)
Wick:
3 Red Kite - over to NE
17-06-23 Carrion Crow Keynsham (Ian Stapp)
Keynsham - Garden
6 Carrion Crow - 4 chicks, 2 Robin - not happy with the neighbours!

Bath -  Kelston Round Hill & Weston Wood:
3 Red Kite, 4 Spotted Flycatcher

Compton Dando/Lords Wood:
50 Herring Gull, 100 L-BB Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Marsh Tit

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Herons Green:
10 Canada Goose, 44 Mute Swan, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Coot, 1 Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Swallow, 2 Pied Wagtail

Herriotts inc Pool:
2 Canada Goose, 3 Mute Swan, 1 Shelduck, 12+ Shoveler, 65 Gadwall, Mallard, 55 Teal, 1 Pochard,, Tufted Duck, 10 Swift, Coot, 1 Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, 19 Lapwing, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Spotted Redshank, 22 BH Gull, 5 L-BB Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 7 Great White Egret, 7 Jackdaw, 4 Carrion Crow, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Reed Bunting

Reported by: Derek Angell, Phil Barlow, Paul Bowerman, Vĕra Carpenter, Jane Cumming, Paul Francis, Annie & Nick Hawkridge, Pete Hazelwood, Adrian Hockey, Dave Hughes, Nigel Jones, Sue & Nigel Kempson, Paul Sadley, Oliver Smart, Ian Stapp, Bri Thompson, John Thorogood
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