Temp up to 21°C. The threatened overnight rain failed to materialise. Still lots of high cloud but a bright, dry day with a fresh NW wind.
Quail
Spotted Redshank
Little Owls
Redstart
.jpg) |
| Common Sandpiper - Herons Green (Ian Stapp) |
BRISTOL
Clifton Down:
f, Peregrine with 2 juvs.
Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
2 Mute Swan, 30 Mallard, 4 Swift, 30 Feral Pigeon, 8 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 12 Moorhen, 3 Coot, 6 Herring Gull, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 11 Magpie, 9 Jackdaw, 3 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 12 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 1 House Martin, 15 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Warbler, 7 Blackcap, 5 Whitethroat, 6 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, 30 Starling, 2 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 5 Stonechat (inc 3 juveniles), 9 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 3 Greenfinch, 6 Linnet, 14 Goldfinch, 3 Reed Bunting (2m, 1f).
.jpg) |
| Treecreeper (Patrick Hardyman Richards) |
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Coalpit Heath:
2 Stock Dove, 54 Woodpigeon, 2 Little Owl, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 3 Skylark, 1 Swallow, 5 Chiffchaff (3 juvs.), 16 House Sparrow.
Oldbury Power Station:
25 Black-tailed Godwit.
25 Black-tailed Godwit.
Aust Warth:
2 Lapwing, 4 Swift, 1 Treecreeper.
Pilning Wetlands:
2 Lapwing, 4 Swift, 1 Treecreeper.
Pilning Wetlands:
1 Greylag Goose, 7 Mute Swans, 1 Gadwall, 2 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 43 Lapwing, 2 Dunlin, 4 Green Sandpiper, 19 Redshank, 30 Black-headed Gull, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Swift, 22 Sand Martin, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 early-returning Redstart
Severn Beach:
35 Shelduck, 3 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel.
Severn Beach - Orchard pools:
2 Little Egret, 2 Kestrel, 1 Tawny Owl. Nightjar heard churring, 1 Garden Warbler.
NORTH SOMERSET
Portishead:
Garden full of families - Blackcap feeding 3 fledglings, 4 juv. Greenfinches being shown how to use the bird bath...
BELOW M4 & BANES
Marshfield:
at least one singing Quail
.jpg) |
| Cormorant (Patrick Hardyman Richards) |
Blagdon Lake:
(yesterday) 60 male Tufted Duck at the Lodge and 30 more at Green Lawn, 1 ad. Little Ringed Plover, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Sand Martin with House Martins and Swifts.
Heron's Green:
146 Canada Goose, Mute Swan with 6 cygnets, Mallard with 7 small ducklings, 2 Little Grebe, 3 Common Sandpiper, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 House Sparrow, 8 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting.
2 Little Grebe, 3 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, 1 Red Kite, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Pied Wagtail, 12+ Chaffinch, 2 Reed Bunting.
Feeding flocks in hedges behind the hide: Goldcrest, LTT, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chiffchaff, Garden Warbler, Wren, Robin, Chaffinch.
.jpg) |
| Black-tailed Godwit and a scary Spotted Redshank on Herriotts pool (Ian Stapp) |
5 Shelduck + 2 shelducklings, 16 Shoveler, 30+ Teal , 40+ Gadwall, 1 m. Garganey, Mallard + 7 ducklings, 2 Little Grebe, 15 Lapwing, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Spotted Redshank, 5 GBB Gull, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, Mute Swan + 3 cygnets, 3 Buzzard, 1 Red Kite, 1 f. Marsh Harrier, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Jackdaw, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Reed Warbler, 4 Pied Wagtail, 4 Reed Bunting.
