Tuesday, 21 May 2024

21-05-24 Tuesday

 Temp 12°C to 18°C - A fine, sunny morning gave way to light showers, light winds from the North.

White Stork
Garden Warbler
Osprey

BRISTOL

Clifton Downs:
3+ Swift, 4 or 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 2 Wren, 1 Blackbird, 1 Dunnock, 1 Greenfinch

Eastville Park:
1 Red Kite

Whitchurch:
1 Red Kite

Hallen:
1 Great White Egret

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Coot (rare on estuary), 2 Avocet
Kestrel, Northwick Warth (Rosemary Setter)
NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:

7 Swift, 19 Avocet, 8 Lapwing, 2 Ringed Plover, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Dunlin, 6 Black-headed Gull, 1 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite, 6 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel (with prey), 2 Raven, 2 Sand Martin, 1 Sedge Warbler, 6 Reed Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat

Coalpit Heath:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 16 Jackdaw, 2 Great Tit fledglings, 4 Skylark, 4 Swallow, 3 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, 5 Whitethroat, 17 House Sparrow, 1 Chaffinch, 3 Yellowhammer

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:
1 Red Kite

Clevedon (garden):
2 Magpie, 1 Carrion Crow, 5 Robin

Churchill:
1 White Stork (heading NE), 3 Red Kite

BELOW M4 & BANES
Starlings - on fat feeder, Filton (Liza White)
Filton (garden):
3 Swift, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Blue Tit, 17 Starling (4 adults, 13 juv), 3 Greenfinch (2m+1f), 2 Goldfinch

Leap Valley (BOC Walk):
5 Mallard, Feral Pigeon, 2 Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, 5 Collared Dove, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 6 Blue Tit, 8 Great Tit, 4 Swallow, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 13 Chiffchaff, 13 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Goldcrest, 14 Wren, 1 Treecreeper, 4 Starling, 4 Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow, 5 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail, 1 Greenfinch, 10 Goldfinch
Peregrine, Bath (Hawk and Owl Trust)
Bath:

1 Peregrine (+4 Chicks)

Keynsham (Broadmead Lane):
37 Mallard (+5 broods = 38 ducklings), 1 Grey Heron, 1 Pied/White Wagtail (form Alba)

Burnett:
1 Red Kite

Chelwood:
1 Red Kite

Burrington Ham:
1 Red Kite, 4 Buzzard, 6 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff,  2 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler (singing and showing well), 4 Whitethroat, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Stonechat, 1 Greenfinch

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
1 Chiffchaff, 1 Garden Warbler
Garden Warbler, Wally Bank Path (Ian Stapp)
Walley Bank Path:

2 Raven, 2 Swallow, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Garden Warbler, 3 Song Thrush

Villice:
15 Swift (over the road towards HG)

Herons Green:
2 Shoveler, 3 Gadwall, 2 Little Grebe, 6 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard, 9+ Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Reed Bunting

Stratford:
2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Swift, 6 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron,  2 Great White Egret, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Osprey, 1 Marsh Harrier (2cy), 4 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Hobby, 6+ Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 4+ Reed Warbler

Herriotts inc. Pool:
2 Shelduck (+6/7 Ducklings), 3 Shoveler, 37 Gadwall, 1 Teal, 1 Pochard, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Jay, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Pied/White Wagtail, 5+ Reed Bunting

Reported by: Peter Allen, Chris Craig, Jane Cummings, Alan Daniells, Andy Davis, Ollie Fournier, Peter Hazelwood, Adrian Hockey, Matt Hull, Mike Jackson, Nick Page, Nigel Povey, Joe Sargent, Rosemary Setter, Ian Stapp, Andrew Stockhausen, Bri Thompson, Liza White