Temp 14°C to 15°C - rain nearly all day, heavier later. Moderate to strong WSW winds, with gusts to 30 mph.
Yesterday's Red-necked Grebe (first since 2012) and Storm Petrel take the Avon year list to at least 200, see it here.
Storm Petrel
Manx Shearwaters
Guillemot
Fulmar
Red-necked Grebe
Spotted Sandpiper
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| 27-05-2025 Red-necked Grebe CVL (Lee Patch) |
Eastville Park:
26 Swift
Hallen Marsh:
1 Shelduck, 3 Stock Dove, 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 6 Skylark, 2 Sand Martin, 7 Swallow, 4 House Martin, 6 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Warbler, 6 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 11 Whitethroat, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Stonechat, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 4 GoldfinchSOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
First brood of 8 Shelduck ducklings (on the shore at Shepperdine), nesting Oystercatcher, 2 Dunlin, 1 Stonechat singing
Oldbury Power Station:
First brood of 8 Shelduck ducklings (on the shore at Shepperdine), nesting Oystercatcher, 2 Dunlin, 1 Stonechat singing
Severn Beach:
c.220 Manx Shearwater, 1 Storm Petrel, 1 Arctic Tern (being chased by, and eluding, 2 Peregrine), 1 Guillemot.
NORTH SOMERSET
Portishead:
a few Manx Shearwaters
Sand Point/Middle Hope:
1 Kittiwake, 2 Guillemot, 4 Fulmar, 127 Manx Shearwater, 1 Gannet, 1 Swallow, 2 Spotted Flycatcher
1 Kittiwake, 2 Guillemot, 4 Fulmar, 127 Manx Shearwater, 1 Gannet, 1 Swallow, 2 Spotted Flycatcher
BELOW M4 & BANES
Chelwood:
1 Red Kite
Burnett:
1 Red Kite
RESERVOIRS
Litton Reservoirs:
Chelwood:
1 Red Kite
Burnett:
1 Red Kite
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| Tawny Owl at Stratford (Ian Stapp) |
Litton Reservoirs:
(BOC walk) 2 Mute Swan, 28 Mallard, 4 Tufted Duck, 10 Swift, 4 Moorhen, 4 Little Grebe, 5 LBB Gull, 1 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Green Woodpecker, 11 Swallow, 32 House Martin, 6 LTT Tit, 11 Chiffchaff, 10 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Grey Wagtail, 4 Chaffinch, 4 Greenfinch, 25 Goldfinch
Picnic site 2:
Family of Great Spotted Woodpecker
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| Barn Owl at Herons Green (Ian Stapp) |
1 Red-necked Grebe, 50+ Swift, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Barn Owl hunting behind the pool), 3 Great White Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 2 GBB Gull, 10+ Swallow, 8 House Martin (Blue Bowl Pub), 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting
Stratford:
Herriotts Bridge:
2 Egyptian Goose (+3 goslings), 2 Shelduck, 2 Garganey, 2 Shoveler, 76+ Gadwall, 6 Tufted Duck, 150+ Swift (increasing in numbers as the rain came in), 50+ Great Crested Grebe, 2 Ringed Plover, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 adult summer Spotted Sandpiper, 6 GBB Gull, 5 Great White Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 1 Kingfisher, 12+ Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Reed Warbler, 6 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting
Mute Swan (with 6 cygnets), 2 Shelduck, 2 Cuckoo (calling & flying past hide),100+ Swift, 54+ Great Crested Grebe, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 20+ Swallow, 5+ House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Reed Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting
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| 27-05-25 Spotted Sandpiper, CVL (Merv Carlyon) |
2 Egyptian Goose (+3 goslings), 2 Shelduck, 2 Garganey, 2 Shoveler, 76+ Gadwall, 6 Tufted Duck, 150+ Swift (increasing in numbers as the rain came in), 50+ Great Crested Grebe, 2 Ringed Plover, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 adult summer Spotted Sandpiper, 6 GBB Gull, 5 Great White Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 1 Kingfisher, 12+ Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Reed Warbler, 6 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting
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| Spotted Sandpiper at Herriotts pool (Ian Stapp) |
