Wednesday 10 May 2017

10th May '17 Wednesday - Garganey, Ruff

Coolish in the morning followed by pleasant sunny day.

Not many photos. Photographers day off?

Raptor day today. Cattle Egret sticking around. Yellow Wagtail. Garganay
I thought we had a Great Reed Warbler but it was another Nunnery (Norfolk).

BRISTOL
Coombe Dingle Garden
1 Bullfinch (m), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long Tailed Tit,
2 Collared Dove, Robin, Blackbird, Dunnock, 4 Goldfinch, 2 Wood Pigeon, 1 Magpie

Knowle Garden
1 Sparrowhawk (f), 1 Peregrine Falcon, 5 Swift

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
2+ Reed Warbler, Water Rail (calling), Reed Bunting (pair)
Reed Warbler (Richard Scantlebury)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Littleton Warth:
12 new Reed Warblers ringed today, some carrying fat and mostly no signs of breeding which suggests they are new arrivals there to compete with the April vanguard or stopping of for refreshment.
1 calling male Cuckoo, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 singing Lesser Whitethroat

New Passage/Northwick Warth:
3 Whimbrel, Common Sandpiper, Yellow Wagtail, Wigeon (m), 5 Little Ringed Plover
5+ Reed Warbler

Tockington:
6 Mistle Thrush
Mistle Thrush (Matt Scott)
Chipping Sodbury Common:
Hobby, Barn Owl, Little Owl, 2 Buzzard, 5 Whitethroat, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whinchat
1 Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff (lots), Blackcap (lots), 3 Reed Bunting,
Fishing Lake: Yellow Wagtail, Sand Martin, 5 Swallow, 2 Stock Dove, Red Kite

NORTH SOMERSET:

Uphill:
5 Whimbrel, 3 Shellduck,  5+ Whitethroat, Reed Bunting, 2 Stonechat, plenty Skylark

 BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
Raven, Stonechat, Corn Bunting (lots), Skylark, Linnet

RESERVOIRS:

Chew Valley Lake:
Dam:
Red Kite

Heron's Green:
Oystercatcher, Wheatear

Stratford:
2 Hobby

Herriotts End:
Garganay (m), Cattle Egret, Ruff, Oystercatcher, Little Egret
Summer plumage Ruff (Chris Craig)

Reports: John Martin, Sean Davies, Darren Pearce, Nigel Sluman, Lisegirl, Derek Angell, Richard Scantlebury,  Paul House,  Dave Poulton, Mark Dadds, Alastair Fraser, Matt Scott, Bill Hewitt, Chris Craig,   blagdonlakebirds,  CVRSnslbirding,  opsbirding,  severnsidebirds,  TBOSG