Friday 17 June 2011

Sightings 17/6/11

BRISTOL:
Blaise Castle: a Marsh Tit near the Stratford Mill, 300m downstream, still present here from March/April (W Earp).

Hotwells:
17.6.11 Wren © Julian Claxton, many thanks
(not Whitethroat as we mistakenly posted earlier)
This bird has been present in a very urban part of Hotwells (without much scrub) since May.

MARSHFIELD:
17.6.11 Jay © Jamie Collins, many thanks
in the garden today


MANGOTSFIELD:
17.6.11 Pigeon fledgling? © Sarah Loaring, many thanks
we've lost our copy of 'the Fieldguide to Bedraggled-looking Birds'

PORTBURY WHARF:
30 BH Gull and a GBB Gull on the island pool of note this morning (S Hale).


CHEW VALLEY LAKE:
Aug 1992 Blue-winged Teal © Phil Baber, many thanks
Another dredge of the archives (see 15/6/11), Phil regards this one as his best field sketch of the bird at that time.

The female Blue-winged Teal and 3 drake Garganey still present at Hollow Brook, also around the lake the Goldeneye, a Hobby and 4 GBB Gull (S Davies, I Duncan).

the BW Teal & one of the Garganey © Darren Pearce, many thanks

south Glos 14/6/11:
14.6.11 young Kestrel © Rod Holbrook, many thanks
July-August should see many family parties out and about

Member info:
Do not check out this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtCCfVh9h_c&feature=related. Many thanks.

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