Sunday 18 June 2017

18th June '17 Sunday - Hawk and Owl

Too hot & sunny

Red Kite, Barn Owl, Cuckoo

BRISTOL
18-6-17 Early Peregrine flying lessons at Finzell's Reach (Rich Scantlebury)
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Hanham Court:
3 Cormorant, 2 Buzzard, 4 Peregrine, 1 Stock Dove, 3 Collared Dove, 1 Barn Owl (hunting all week around 18.00), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Chiffchaff,  7 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 9 Whitethroat, 4 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 3 Bullfinch, 3 Greenfinch

Oldbury Power Station:
10 ad Shelduck (21 juv), 9 ad Tufted Duck (10 juv), 2 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Peregrine, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Cuckoo (Lagoon 2), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Skylark, 6 Chiffchaff, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 6+ Whitethroat, 16 + Reed Warbler (Lagoon 3), 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Bullfinch, 14 Linnet, 6 Reed Bunting

New Passage/Northwick Warth:


NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead garden:
18-6-17 Jay (and Starling) in garden (David Gale)
Winford Manor to Felton Common:
3 Buzzard, 4 LBB Gull, 1 Stock Dove, 19 Woodpigeon, 1 Green Woodpecker, 5 Magpie, 3 Rook, 7 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 3 Skylark, 1 Swallow, 6 House Martin, 10 Chiffchaff, 4 Willow Warbler, 5 Blackcap, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Whitethroat, 6 Wren, 8 Blackbird, 4 Song Thrush, 6 Robin, 2 Stonechat, 4 Dunnock, 20 House Sparrow, 2 Chaffinch, 6 Linnet, 3 Goldfinch

Portbury Warth:
Redshank calling - possible breeder? Cetti’s Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler.

Clevedon:
Marshall's Field:
18-6-17 juv Whitethroat in Clevedon (Gwen Thomas)
Walton Bay:
2 Swift over the house - departing already?

Yatton, Wemberham Lane:
2 Heron, 6 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 5 Swift, 3 Skylark, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Reed Warbler, 4 Linnet, 2 Reed Bunting

BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge:
1 juv Peregrine (blue ring)

Saltford:
Red Kites, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, a White-letter Hairstreak

18-6-17 Peregrine at Bath (BUPP)
Bath, St Johns Church:
The falcon spent a considerable amount of time on the wing today unsuccessful in tempting the 2017 juveniles to join her

Bath, Lansdown:
Red Kite at 12.30

Bath, Twerton:
Tawny Owl calling

Paulton:
1 Kestrel, 6 Swift, 8 House Martin, 20 Jackdaw, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Goldcrest, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Treecreeper

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
Red Kite from Dam
18-6-17 juv Kestrel (CVRS)
Chew Valley Lake:
2 Oystercatcher, 4 juv Kestrel ringed by CVRS

Reports: Rosemary and Richard Brown, BUPP, CVRS, Sean Davies, David Gale, Patrick Hancock, Robert Hargreaves, Nick Hawkridge, Nigel Kempson, Andrew Middleton, Trevor Riddle, Harvey Rose, Richard Scantlebury, Hamish Smith, Gwen Thomas, Chris Vines, Dog Walkers