A change in the weather with overnight rain followed by a cloudy, blustery morning and more rain from noon onwards. Temperatures barely crept up to 19°C.
Spotted Redshank
Great Spotted Woodpecker at Chew (George Stacey) |
BRISTOL
no reports
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Almondsbury - garden:
3 Great Spotted Woodpecker (1m. with 2 juvs.), 1 Jay.
3 Great Spotted Woodpeckers in an Almondsbury garden (Vĕra Carpenter) |
NORTH SOMERSET
Portishead:
juv. Blackcaps coming to fat ball feeder, Goldfinches coming down to drink
Clevedon - Yeo:
Peregrine "battling against the wind, and with a payload of fresh kill dragging it down, it looked to be a heavy battle against the wind and gravity".
BELOW M4 & BANES
Tormarton:
1 Red Kite
Chew Magna:
RESERVOIRS
Red Kite, Buzzard, Raven.
RESERVOIRS
Chew Valley Lake
Bittern Trail:
Sutton Wick:
Hobby flew over
Heron's Green:
Herriott's inc Pool:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 1 m. Bullfinch.
Sutton Wick:
Hobby flew over
Heron's Green:
1 Whitethroat.
Herriott's inc Pool:
Pool: 1 m. Garganey, 7 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 juv. Redshank
On the main lake from Herriott's Bridge:
Mute Swan - a white “Polish type” cygnet in a brood, 3 Great White Egret, 70 Swift, 130 Sand Martin,
80 House Martin.
Reported by: Vĕra Carpenter, Andy Davis, Julian Eastoe, George Stacey, blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG and all contributors to the local WhatsApp groups