Thursday, 26 June 2025

26-06-25 Thursday - Manx Shearwater

Temp 14°C to 21°C - Cloud and rain until 9am, then sunny spells. The fresh southerly breeze carried the rain and when westerly - the sun tried its best but some fierce gusts up to 35 mph.

Manx Shearwater

BRISTOL
26-06-25 GS Woodpecker Bishopston (Nick Hawkridge)
Bishopston- garden:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker  (2nd ever) - juv on the feeder, House Sparrow and Goldfinch all watched

Eastville Park:
35 Canada Goose, 1 Pink-footed Goose, 2 Swift, 4 Stock Dove, 3 Kingfisher, 3 Peregrine, 2 Grey Wagtail

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
6 Swift, 2 Swallow, 4 House Martin, 2 Grey Wagtail

Withywood - garden:
2 Goldcrest, 1 Greenfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Cuckoo, 5 Oystercatcher - inc juv, 2 Curlew, 2 Redshank, 1 Green Woodpecker - juv, 1 Kestrel. 2 Raven, 1 Coal Tit - juv, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Mistle Thrush

Wickwar:
1 Red Kite 

NORTH SOMERSET

Sand Point:
43 Swift, 96 Manx Shearwater, 3 Peregrine, 4 Sand Martin

Lower Langford:
1 Red Kite

BELOW M4 & BANES

Chew Magna
1 Red Kite - flew over to the west

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Main Dam:
6 Egyptian Goose - ad

Stratford:
6 Swift, 2 Marsh Harrier - new (f), 10 Sand Martin
Egyptian Goose (Nick Page)

Herriotts inc Pool:

5 Egyptian Goose - inc juv, 1 Garganey (m), 1 Lapwing, 4+ Little Ringed Plover - inc 1 juv, 5 Green Sandpiper, 1 Hobby

Reported by: Andy Davis, Neil Delaney, Fermandez Francis, Nick Hawkridge, Pete Hazelwood, Matt Hull, Nick Page, Paul Sadley, Rich Scantlebury
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