Sunday 2 July 2017

2nd July '17 Sunday - Little Gull

Lots of people about in the good weather today eating ice cream not a lot birding

Red Kite, Black-tailed Godwit, Little Gull, Yellow-legged Gull, Caspian Tern

BRISTOL
2-7-17 Egyptian 'Aztec' Goose in Bristol (Rick Ford)
Aztec:
26 Canada Geese, 1 Egyptian Goose

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Alveston, midday:
Red Kite

Yate garden, 14.30:
1 Peregrine, mobbed by Buzzard and Gulls

NORTH SOMERSET

BELOW M4 & BANES
2-7-17 Corn Bunting about to feed at Marshfield (RH)
Pensford, Lords Wood:
1 Buzzard, 4 Goldcrest, 1 Coal Tit, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Chaffinch, 6 Goldfinch

Marshfield:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, Swift, 4 Skylark, 4 Swallow, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Pied Wagtail, 3 Chaffinch, Linnet, 6 Yellowhammer, 12 Corn Bunting

2-7-17 Peregrine PY very annoyed at being hungry (BUPP)
Bath:
2 Peregrine, 4 Swift, 2 Sand Martin Nesting, 3 House Martin, 6 House Sparrow, 4 Goldfinch

Bath, Twerton:
party 25+ juv Tits, Blue, Great, Coal, but mostly Long-tailed

Batheaston:
2 Buzzard, 6 Swift, 4+ Sand Martin Nesting, 2 Swallow, 4 House Martin

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake:
2-7-17 Yellow-legged Gull at Herons Green (Ian Stapp)
Herons Green:
64 Canada Geese, 1 Buzzard, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, Swallow and House Martin under 12,5 House Sparrow, 5 juv Pied Wagtail

Moreton:
1 Sparrowhawk, 6 GBB Gull, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Coal Tit, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 6 Reed Warbler, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Goldfinch

Stratford:
78 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Buzzard, 1 Lapwing, 2 Swift, 2 Sand Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Herriotts Bridge:
42 Canada Geese, 1 Little Egret, 42 Black-tailed Godwit (19.30), 1 1st summer Little Gull, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Caspian Tern (SI), 1 Sand Martin, 12 Swallow, 4 House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler

2-7-17 Little Gull at Herriotts (Ian Stapp)
Reports: Rich Andrews, Gary Boiler, Eric Brain, Teresa Chard, Chris Craig, Rob Emery, Rick Ford, Robert Hargreaves, Simon Isgar, Ian Stapp, Brian Thompson, blagdonlakebirdsnslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds