Temp 11°C to 18°C - mostly cloudy, some sun, dry. Fresh NW wind.
Red Kites
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| Chiffchaff food-carrying at Woodford, Chew (Ian Stapp) |
BRISTOL
Eastville Park:
Ingst:
Portishead lake:
44 Canada Goose (+ 5 goslings), 2 Mute Swan, 41 Mallard (including a few well-grown juvs), 5 Tufted Duck (4 m.), 4 Moorhen (+ juv.), 46 Herring Gull, 4 LBB Gull, 20 Carrion Crow, 1 Pied Wagtail.
Herons Green:
Reported by: Dru Brook-Taylor, Di Bunniss, Alan Daniells, MJ, Andy Middleton, Lois Pryce, Ian Stapp,
Eastville Park:
Tawny Owl with 'branching' juv.
Sea Mills:
4 House Martin (returned at last).
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| Tawny Owl adult in Eastville Park (Allan Chard) |
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| Tawny Owl - 'branching' juv. (Allan Chard) |
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Ingst:
(BBS, ST5787) 2 Shelduck, 5 Mallard, 2 Pheasant, 2 Buzzard, 8 Rook, 2 Skylark, 7 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Warbler, 7 Blackcap, 9 Whitethroat, 11 Starling, 7 Song Thrush, 6 House Sparrow, 10 Goldfinch, 4 Greenfinch, 7 Linnet.
Oldbury Power Station:
2 Mute Swan, 10 juv. Shelduck with parents at yacht club, 1 Tufted Duck, 2 Oystercatcher, 38 Ringed Plover, 18 Dunlin, 2 Common Gull, 2 Buzzard, 2 Cuckoo calling (m. and f.).
Hillhouse Farm, Chipping Sodbury:
(BBS square ST7186): 4 Canada Goose, 2 Mallard, 5 Pheasant, 9 Stock Dove, 20 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Red Kite, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 3 Magpie, 20 Jackdaw, 13 Carrion Crow, 5 Raven, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 9 Skylark, 1 Swallow, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 5 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Whitethroat, 10 Wren, 2 Starling, 5 Song Thrush, 5 Blackbird, 6 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 4 Linnet. (Also 6 Brown Hare, 3 Roe Deer)
NORTH SOMERSET
Portishead lake:
44 Canada Goose (+ 5 goslings), 2 Mute Swan, 41 Mallard (including a few well-grown juvs), 5 Tufted Duck (4 m.), 4 Moorhen (+ juv.), 46 Herring Gull, 4 LBB Gull, 20 Carrion Crow, 1 Pied Wagtail.
BELOW M4 & BANES
no reports
RESERVOIRS
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| Goldeneye with 2 juvs on Herriotts Pool (Ian Stapp) |
Chew Valley Lake
Very few gulls - just 4 on Herriotts Pool, half a dozen on the lake.
Very few gulls - just 4 on Herriotts Pool, half a dozen on the lake.
100-200 Swifts.
Woodford and path to dam:
2 Canada Goose (+4 goslings), 2 Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff (one feeding chicks), 2 Blackcap (singing), 2 Goldcrest, 2 Song Thrush.
Herons Green:
Canada Goose (+1 gosling), 1 Canada Goose / hybrid (all-white head), 30+ Swift, 4 Stock Dove, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Reed Bunting.
Stratford:
GC Grebe nest being pulled apart by rough water, expected to fail.
GC Grebe nest being pulled apart by rough water, expected to fail.
5 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 4 Red Kite, 4 Marsh Harrier (all 2cy females), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kingfisher, 5 Hobby, 2 Peregrine (ad male, 2cyr female), 1 Kingfisher, 1 Garden Warbler,
Herriotts inc. Pool:
Canada Goose (+ 2 goslings), 4 Shelduck (+ 5 ducklings), 1 Shoveler, 10 Gadwall, 2 Mallard (+7 ducklings), 1 Goldeneye (+ 2 ducklings), 2 Coot (+ 1 chick), 4 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Red Kite, 1 Hobby, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3+ Reed Warbler, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Reed Bunting. (Also, juv. Otter calling).
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