18-06-23 Sunday - Wood Sandpiper

Temp 17° to 21° C.  A rather muggy and overcast morning with the sun breaking through occasionally.  Very light wind if any at all.  Gloomier in the afternoon with a bit of drizzle after which a westerly wind got up, clearing the air a bit.

Garganey

Whimbrel
Spotted Redshank, Wood Sandpiper

Mute Swan family at Chew (Jonathan Margetts)

BRISTOL

Stoke Park:

2 Mute Swan, 14 Mallard, 10 Swift, 48 Feral Pigeon, 16 Woodpigeon, 3 Collared Dove, 8 Moorhen, (inc 3 juv.), 2 Coot, 2 Herring Gull, 4 LBB Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 15 Magpie, (inc 5 juv), 16 Jackdaw, 2 Carrion Crow, 4 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 House Martin, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Sedge Warbler (pair), 2 Reed Warbler (pair), 6 Blackcap, (3 m., 3 f.), 12 Whitethroat (inc 2 juv.), 4 Wren, 32 Starling (inc 5 juv.), 9 Blackbird, 7 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 4 Robin (1 adult, 3 juv). 2 Stonechat (pair), 39 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 8 Greenfinch, (inc 3 juv.), 1 Linnet, 20 Goldfinch (inc 5 juv.), 4 Reed Bunting (2 pairs).

Ring road at Dramway:

2 Red Kite

Grey Heron in Stoke Park (Patrick Hardyman Richards)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Hawkesbury Upton:
Whitethroat, Spotted Flycatcher, Yellow Wagtail, Corn Bunting, Yellowhammer.

Yate:
2 Skylark, Goldfinch with juvs.

Chipping Sodbury Common:

Thornbury:

(yesterday) Hobby

Whitethroats in Stoke Park (Patrick Hardyman Richards)

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - Yeo:

(WeBS) 7 Canada Goose, 4 Mute Swan, c.60 Shelduck (plus 32 juvs.), 90 Mallard, 68 Oystercatcher (one pair almost certainly with young), 24 Lapwing, 4 Whimbrel, 20 Curlew, 2 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 13 Redshank, 48 Black-headed Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 25 LBB Gull, 12 Little Egret (dawn roost on foreshore), 1 Grey Heron, 1 f./imm. Marsh Harrier, 2 Raven, c.20 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler (Dowlais).

Peregrine on the radio masts

Kingston Seymour:

(BBS)  2 Mute Swan, 3 flyover Shelduck, 3 Pheasant, 2 singing Stock Dove, 16 Woodpigeon, 7 Collared Dove, 1 Herring Gull, 2 Buzzard, 1 GS Woodpecker, 11 Magpie, 38 Jackdaw + juvs., 3 Rook, 43 Carrion Crow inc. juvs., 2 Blue Tit, 4 Swallow, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 6 Wren, 17 flyover Starling, 9 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 1 House Sparrow (very poor, should be more), 1 Dunnock, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 11 Goldfinch.  (No Mallard, Moorhen or Reed Warbler at all, probably because the R.Kenn is eutrophic green and barely flowing.)

  

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath:
Red Kite

Compton Dando:

1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Stock Dove, 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Green Woodpecker,

3 Raven, 8 Skylark, 25 Swallow, 4 Whitethroat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch,

6 Yellowhammer.

Awww! (Jonathan Margetts)

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:

100+ Canada Goose, 1 Pochard, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Swallow.

Walley Bank Path:
3 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Green Woodpecker calling, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 possible Garden Warbler, 5 Wren, 4 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 6 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock. 

Herons Green:
2 Mute Swan with 6 cygnets, 30 Mallard + 6 juv., 12 Coot, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 8 Swift,  5 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven flyover. 5 Swallow, 1 House Martin, Cetti's Warbler, several Sedge Warbler calling, 2 Whitethroat, 6 House Sparrow, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 m. Chaffinch.

Moreton:
40 Canada Goose

Herriotts inc Pool:
1 moulting m. Garganey, 18 Lapwing, 1 Spotted Redshank (summer plumage), 1 Wood Sandpiper, Great White Egret.

Reported by:   Pete Brain, Jane Cumming, Jonathan Margetts, Patrick Hardyman Richards,  blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG and all contributors to the local WhatsApp groups