01-08-18 Wednesday - Marsh Harrier

More cloud today, though still warm, sunny and dry.

Mandarin
Marsh Harrier
Great White Egret 
Avocet, Greenshank
Mediterranaean Gull, Yellow-legged Gull 
Merlin
Whinchat, Common Redstart

01-08-18 Swallows, North Widcombe Farm (Ian Stapp)
a late-summer image to mark the arrival of  August

BRISTOL
Bishopston:
6 Long-tailed Tit in a garden

01-08-18 Canada Goose family Stoke Park Lake (Patrick Hardyman Richards)

Stoke Park:
5 Canada Goose, 22 Mallard, 2 Buzzard, 9 Moorhen, 8 Coot, 24 Woodpigeon, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 12 Magpie, 3 Carrion Crow,2 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 4 House Martin, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 3  Chiffchaff, 3 Whitethroat, 45 Starling, 25 House Sparrow, 1  Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 12 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

01-08-18 Avocet, Pilning Wetland (Paul Bowerman)

Northwick Warth/ Pilning Wetland:
1 Marsh Harrier, 5 Avocet (adult plus 4 juvs), 1  Greenshank , 1 moulting adult Mediterranaean Gull, 1 early Merlin (hunting the Linnet flock on Northwick Warth saltmarsh)

01-08-18 Greenshank, Pilning Wetland (Paul Bowerman)

Yate:
Kingsgate Park: 1 Mandarin still, 80+ Mallard, 7 Swift, 1 Kingfisher 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 singing Willow Warbler, 3 Blackcap 

Chipping Sodbury Common:
10+ Chiffchaff, 8 Blackcap, 5 Lesser Whitethroat,12 Whitethroat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 7 Common Redstart, 1 Whinchat, 1 Stonechat 

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead: 
31st July-  2 Peregrine - 'chasing each other over my garden, one calling repeatedly. Probably from a local pair, maybe a youngster and an adult?'

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

01-08-18 Oystercatcher Heron's Green, CVL (Ian Stapp)

200+ Canada Goose, 70+ Mute Swan, 1 Black Swan, 3 Little Grebe,115 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Little  Egret (HG/Stratford and Herriotts),1 Great White Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 6 Buzzard, 1 Marsh Harrier (1 cream-headed juv c. 12.30 west side of Stratford Bay) 1 Oystercatcher (H G fly around) 2 Redshank, 23 Lapwing, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 9 Green Sandpiper, 4 Common Sandpiper, 4 Yellow-legged Gull, 9 G BB Gull, 2 Common Gull (H G),  12+ Swift, 2 Kingfisher (Stratford and Herriotts),  2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker,1 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 1 juv Peregrine, 4 Raven, 3 Jay,    20 Jackdaw, 50+ House Martin, 10+ Sand Martin, 30+ Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 12+ Reed Warbler (most juv Moreton /Stratford), 2 Song Thrush, 20+ House Sparrow (Blue Bowl & H G wall), 2 Grey Wagtail, 8 Goldfinch, 11 Chaffinch, 1 Reed Bunting

01-08-17 white Coot Herriotts, CVL (Ian Stapp)

This must be the bird first reported last year...(see below)

This time a year ago (Ian Stapp); it's surely got whiter with age - seem familiar?
[There's a lengthy article in May's British Birds on this topic]

Reports: Paul Bowerman, Mark Coller, Jane Cumming, Mike Meecham, Patrick Hardyman Richards, Ian Stapp