On a lovely May morning the Archway Birders enjoyed a fantastic walk at RSPB Winterbourne Downs near Newton Tony. Our quest was for the elusive stone curlew and we were not disappointed as we had distant but clear views of several pairs of this odd-looking bird on the scrape in a neighboring field.
19 Species
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Jackdaw (Coloeus monedula)
Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Red Kite (Milvus milvus)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
4 Stone-curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Whitethroat (Curruca communis)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
