Thursday, 30 May 2024

30-05-24 Thursday

Temp 12°C to 18°C. Sunny start turning cloudy. Gentle westerly breeze.

c1000 swift now at CVL
Osprey
Hobby

BRISTOL

30-05-24 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Stoke Park (Steve Richardson)
Stoke Park - garden:
Pair Great Spotted Woodpecker 

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Little Avon, Damery:
2 Buzzard, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Blackcap, 5 Grey Wagtail

Thornbury:
1 Hobby (sighted later over Rockhampton)

Wickwar garden:
1 fledgling Goldfinch

Yate Rocks:
3 Swift

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon garden:
2 Woodpigeon, 2 Magpie, 6 Blue Tit, 5 Robin

Bristol Airport:
1 Red Kite

BELOW M4 & BANES

30-05-24 Peregrine chicks, Bath (Hawk & Owl Trust)
Bath:
4 Peregrine chicks looking good at 30-33 days old

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Herons Green
Canada Goose, Mute Swan, 2 Gadwall, Mallard, 1 Tufted Duck, Swift, Woodpigeon, Coot, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Magpie, 
Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, Great Tit, Swallow, House Martin, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Reed Warbler, Blackcap, 2 Garden Warbler, Wren, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow, Dunnock, 1 Pied Wagtail, Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch

Stratford:
1 Egyptian Goose, c1000 Swift, 1 Osprey - "caught a fish mid morning and took it off towards Herriott’s",
1 Marsh Harrier (2cy), 1 Hobby (2cy), c300 House Martin

Herriotts inc. Pool:
Canada Goose, Mute Swan, 2 Shelduck, 2 Shoveler, 9 Gadwall, Mallard, 4 Tufted Duck, 300+
Swift, Coot, 15 Great Crested Grebe, Great Black-backed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Osprey (same bird as above?), 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Hobby, 1 Jackdaw, Swallow, 50+ House Martin, Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Reed Bunting 

Reported by: Chris Craig, Jane Cumming, Andy Davis, Andy Gibb, Rupert Higgins, Linda Moysey, David Paulton, Matt Plenty, Nigel Povey, Steve Richardson, Paul Sadley, Matt Scott;
Hawk & Owl Trust,