Temp 09°C to 15°C - some sun with a light to moderate WSW/SW wind to start. The wind moved to a strong SW/SSW later, with gusts to 34mph.
With summer migrant records on the increase, check out this page which contains average arrival dates, which species will be next? With today's records of Little Tern, Sandwich Tern and Sedge Warbler, the Avon year list is now on at list 171, see it here.
Little TernSedge Warbler
Greenshank
Lesser Scaup
Purple Sandpiper
Osprey
Sandwich Tern
BRISTOL
Sea Mills:
8 Canada Goose, 1 Shelduck, 1 Common Sandpiper, 12 Redshank, 1 Greenfinch
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
BRISTOL
Sea Mills:
8 Canada Goose, 1 Shelduck, 1 Common Sandpiper, 12 Redshank, 1 Greenfinch
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
1 Swallow, 7 Willow Warbler, 2 Redwing
Aust Warth:
1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Little Tern, 1 Stonechat
NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
14 Shelduck, 4 Tufted Duck, 2 Shoveler, 6 Gadwall, 72 Oystercatcher, 2 Ringed Plover, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Greenshank, 12 Redshank, 1 Little Tern, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 7 Sand Martin, Willow Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 1 Sedge Warbler
NORTH SOMERSET
Portishead:
Battery Point: 5 Purple Sandpiper
Abbot’s Pool:
1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Little Tern, 1 Stonechat
NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
14 Shelduck, 4 Tufted Duck, 2 Shoveler, 6 Gadwall, 72 Oystercatcher, 2 Ringed Plover, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Greenshank, 12 Redshank, 1 Little Tern, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 7 Sand Martin, Willow Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 1 Sedge Warbler
NORTH SOMERSET
Portishead:
Battery Point: 5 Purple Sandpiper
Abbot’s Pool:
2 Mandarin
Clevedon:
Wain's Hill: 11 Meadow Pipit, 96 Goldfinch, 21 Siskin, 5 Linnet
Wain's Hill: 11 Meadow Pipit, 96 Goldfinch, 21 Siskin, 5 Linnet
Dowlais: 37 species inc: 20 Shelduck, 3 Shoveler, 2 Gadwall, 20 Teal, 1 Curlew, 2 Little Egret, 1 Raven, 1 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, 2 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, 2 Linnet
Sand Point/Middle Hope:
Sand Point/Middle Hope:
Vis mig:2 Pintail, 222 Woodpigeon, 424 LBB Gull, 2 Sand Martin, 1 Swallow, 2 alba Wagtail, 60 Meadow Pipit, 5 Chaffinch, 90 Linnet, 259 Goldfinch, 6 Siskin
Present: 1 Kestrel, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 20 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 9 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 5 Stonechat, 11 Greenfinch
Moreton:
2 Greylag Goose, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard
Herriotts inc. Pool:
2 Shelduck, 2 Shoveler, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Sandwich Tern, 1 Osprey
Reported by: Jamie, George Ashman, Paul Bowerman, Raoul Chandrasakera, Paul Chapman, Oscar Dewhurst, Duncan Evered, Markas Gilmartin, Andrew Harrison, Matt Hull, Rich&Gillian Keel, Rob Laughton, Nigel Milbourne, Ross Nairn, Darren Pearce, Lois Pryce, Tony Scott, Howard Taffs, Chris Vines, Jason Williams
Uphill/ Weston STW:
Axe:1 Swallow, 1 House Martin
STW: 13 House Martin
BELOW M4 & BANES
Lansdown Racecourse:
2 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 1 Swallow, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Stonechat
Goosard Batch:
6+ Blue Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 4 Wren, 2 Blackbird
STW: 13 House Martin
BELOW M4 & BANES
Lansdown Racecourse:
2 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 1 Swallow, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Stonechat
Goosard Batch:
6+ Blue Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 4 Wren, 2 Blackbird
Stanton Drew:
6 Swallow
RESERVOIRS
Barrow Tanks:
RESERVOIRS
Barrow Tanks:
50+ mixed Hirundines
Blagdon Lake:
1 Lesser Scaup
Chew Valley Lake
1 Merlin, c350 Sand Martin, c15 Swallow, c5 House Martin
1 Lesser Scaup
Chew Valley Lake
1 Merlin, c350 Sand Martin, c15 Swallow, c5 House Martin
Moreton:
2 Greylag Goose, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard
Herriotts inc. Pool:
2 Shelduck, 2 Shoveler, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Sandwich Tern, 1 Osprey
Reported by: Jamie, George Ashman, Paul Bowerman, Raoul Chandrasakera, Paul Chapman, Oscar Dewhurst, Duncan Evered, Markas Gilmartin, Andrew Harrison, Matt Hull, Rich&Gillian Keel, Rob Laughton, Nigel Milbourne, Ross Nairn, Darren Pearce, Lois Pryce, Tony Scott, Howard Taffs, Chris Vines, Jason Williams
