Sunday, 1 June 2025

01-06-25 Sunday - Pomarine Skua

Temp 10°C to 19°C - some overcast at first, but more sun after lunch. A moderate breeze from the west with some strong gusts to gale force at 39 mph - so pretty wild at times!

Pomarine Skua
Arctic Skua
Kittiwake
Manx Shearwater
Crossbill

BRISTOL

Bishopston:
2 Raven - over calling

Eastville Park:
4 Swift, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Dipper, 1 Grey Wagtail

Hartcliffe - Lakeshore:
1 Reed Warbler - singing

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Tortworth:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 40+ House Martin, 2 Goldcrest

Oldbury Power Station:
01-06-25 Arctic Skua SB (Paul Bowerman)
Severn Beach:
2 Arctic Skua - dark morph

Doddington:
1 Red Kite

NORTH SOMERSET

Abbots Leigh:
1 Hobby - over, 6 House Martin - 3 active nests, 1 Firecrest

Flax Bourton:
20 House Martin
01-06-25 Cattle Egret Yatton (Mark Savage)
Congresbury Moor:
3 Cattle Egret

Yatton - Strawberry Line:
12 Swift, 1 Skylark, 7 Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler, 4 Whitethroat, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Stonechat, 1 Greenfinch
01-06-25 Garden Warbler Dolebury (Wayne Pannell)
Dolebury Warren Reserve:
6 sightings of Garden Warbler

Sand Point/Bay:
1 Kittiwake, 1 Pomarine Skua, 1 Arctic Skua, 1 Manx Shearwater, 21 Swallow, 16 House Martin, 3 Crossbill

Banwell - a certain garden:
1 Stock Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (f&m), 1 Marsh Tit, 3 Nuthatch - juv, 

BELOW M4 & BANES
01-06-25 Greenfinch Dyrham (Caron TT)
Dyrham:
1 Red Kite, Greenfinch - family party

Marshfield:
3 Red Kite

Willsbridge:
4 + Whitethroat

Keynsham, Manor Road:
6 Swift, 2 Tawny Owl - early hours, hooting

Bath St John;s Church:
2 Peregrine - after the failed clutch last month, they could be trying again!!!

Chelwood:
1 Red Kite
01-06-25 Yellowhammer Hunstrete (Ian Stapp)
Compton Dando - lanes:
3 Mallard, 20+ Woodpigeon, 2 Buzzard, 10+ Jackdaw, 5 Skylark - singing, 10 Swallow, 6 House Martin, 1 Whitethroat, 20+ House Sparrow,  2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 3 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
120+ Canada Goose, 1 Goldeneye (f), 4 Swift, 2 G BB Gull, 6 Grey Heron, 6 Pied Wagtail
01-06-25 Barn Owl CVL (Bri Thompson)
Herons Green:
28 Canada Goose, 1 Garganey (f), 2 Little Grebe (pool), 2 Great Crested Grebe - weed dancing, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Barn Owl, 2 Raven, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 6 House Sparrow, 2 Grey Wagtail, 5 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting
01-06-25 Sedge Warbler CVL (Ian Stapp)
Herriotts inc Pool:
2 Egyptian Goose + 3 goslings, 1 Garganey (m), 2 Shoveler, 60 Gadwall, 4 Teal, 1 Cuckoo, 14 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Ringed Plover, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Hobby, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Grey Wagtail, 12 Pied Wagtail - inc 8 juv, 2 Reed Bunting

Reported by: David Allward, Paul Bowerman, Merv Carlyon, Peter Coslett, Fermandez Francis, Nick Hawkridge, Pete Hazelwood, Yvonne Heward, Gary Hughes, Matt Hull, Nigel Kempson, Brian Lancastle, Nick Page, Wayne Pannell, Joe Sargent, Mark Savage, Rich Scantlebury, Hamish Smith, Ian Stapp, Bri Thompson, Caron Thornton-Trippit, John Thorogood