Important - please read

As from 31 July 2016, Avon Birds transfers ownership and control to Bristol Ornithological Club.

The new address for submission of sightings is 'BOCbirds@gmail.com'.

We handover the site in very good shape with daily page-views of 1,000+ and a Fatbirder ranking of 45 and we are sure the BOC can build and develop on this to keep Avon Birds as the Bristol area's premier birding website.

Our final words are to ask you all to support the BOC as much as you have supported Mrs Trellis in the past.
Thanks everyone.

Sightings 31/7/16

Bristol, Warmley Forest:
2 Buzzard, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Swallow, 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 1 Jay.

Oldbury Coast:
Yacht Club: 28 Canada Goose.
Anchor Pub car-park: 10 House Martin + 4 active nests, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff.

31/7/16 Curlew (Martin Tayler)

Oldbury Power Station:
Estuary: Oystercatcher, Curlew, Kestrel
Small lagoon near Power Station:  Tufted Duck with chicks, Little Egret

Aust:
1 Bee-Eater heard 10am (Craig Lewis). Service access road/cycle track.

Weston-super-Mare:
1 Peregrine hunting at 7:35pm

31/7/16 Mistle Thrush (Higgy)
somersetwildlifephotography

Marshfield:
4 Quail  (3 in the Down Lane/Down Track area), 2 juv Yellow Wagtail, 1 m. Common Redstart, 3 Willow Warbler, Whitethroat families

Kenn Moor:
30+ Mistle Thrush, 2 Goldcrest

Charmydown, Bath:
Buzzard, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 50 Swallow (inc. juvs.), Kestrel, 4 Skylark (1 juv), 2 Redstart m and f., 3 Mistle Thrush, 1 Whitethroat, 30 Linnet (inc. juvs.), Bullfinch, Yellowhammer

31/7/16 Spotted Flycatcher (Wayne Tucker)
NSL Birding

Newton-St-Loe:

1 Grey Heron, 5 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Goldcrest, 8 Spotted Flycatcher (4 adult, 4 juvs.), 1 Grey Wagtail, 5 Pied Wagtail, 2 Raven, 2 Marsh Tit, 2 Yellowhammer

Blagdon Lake:
67 Canada Goose, 495 Tufted Duck, 1038 Coot, 8 Common Sandpiper

Reports: Brian Edge, Higgy, Craig Lewis, Chris Perry, Robert Purveur, Martin Tayler, Mrs Trellis, Wayne Tucker, blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding.

Sightings 30/7/16

Eastville Park (Bristol):
2 Kingfisher.

Marshfield:
Shire Valley: 4 Grey Heron, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Redstart.
Marshfield Farm: 1 Hobby hunting Swallows 4.30pm.

Oldbury Power Station:
2 juv Willow Warbler, 3 Sedge Warbler.

Aust Warth:
2 Buzzard, 5 Oystercatcher, 16 Curlew, 2 Common Sandpiper, 200 BH Gull, 60 Starling, 25 Linnet.

New Passage-Northwick:
Wetland: 42 Lapwing.

Abbots Leigh:
Sandy Lane end: 1 Tawny Owl (early hours), 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Goldfinch.

Portbury Dock:
A small increase in wader numbers here, 14 Ringed Plover, 2 Sanderling, 85 Dunlin, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 110 Redshank.

Portishead:
East Wood: 1 soaring Buzzard, most of the day.

Sand Pt-Bay:
2 Little Egret, 12 Oystercatcher, 1 Whimbrel,  3 Turnstone.

Newton St Loe:
2 Mute Swans +7 cygnets, 1 Grey Heron, 5 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 30+ Swift, 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Coal Tit, 40+ Swallow, 70+ House Martin, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 10 Spotted Flycatcher (2 families, 4 + 6), 1 Stonechat, 4 Grey Wagtail, 5 Pied Wagtail, 3 Yellowhammer.

Reports: John Clark, Pete Coslett, Robert Hargreaves, Adrian Hockey, Karin Rhodes, Gill Sapsed, Chris Stone,  Mrs Trellis, Matthew Wood, opsbirding.

Sightings 29/7/16

29/7/16 Black-headed Gull attacking Moorhen chick (Martin Tayler)
Eastville Park, the Moorhen escaped

Oldbury Power Station:
10 Greylag Goose again, 24 Canada Goose.

Abbots Leigh:

Sandy Lane end: 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch, 4 Goldfinch.

Siston:
Common: 1 Sparrowhawk, cycle track.

Barrow Tanks:
4 Common Scoter (No.3), 1 Hobby, 4 Peregrine, 50 Swift, 3 Raven, 3 juvenile Blackcap, 1 Spotted Flycatcher.

Blagdon lake:
44 Mute Swan, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Grebe, 6 Great Crested Grebe, 7 Common Sandpiper (dam end), 60 BH Gull, 5 Grey Wagtail.
Bickfield Farm: 30 House Martin + 2 active nests, 30 Starling, 25+ House Sparrow.

West Harptree:
Blue Bowl pub: 12 House Sparrow.

Planet Chew:
3 Egyptian Goose, 2 Wigeon, 3 Goldeneye, 5 Little Egret, 26 Little Grebe, 1 juv Little Ringed Plover, 4 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 4 Yellow-legged Gull.

29/7/16 juv Little Ringed Plover (Mrs Trellis)
at the dam, found by Keith Vinicombe

Reports: Terry Bond, Tim Ford, Karin Rhodes, Martin Tayler, Mrs Trellis, Keith Vinicombe, opsbirding.

Sightings 28/7/16

Abbots Leigh:
Sandy Lane end: 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 4 Goldfinch, garden.

Portbury Dock:

28/7/16 juv Ringed Plover (Mrs Trellis)
2 chicks hatched but only this bird fledged

Portishead:
Wood Hill Park: 1 Marsh Tit.

Pensford:

28/7/16 Kingfisher (Raoul Chandersakera)
on the river Chew. Adult + juv Sparrowhawk nearby too

Backwell Lake:
1 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher of note.

28/7/16 Black-headed Gull 2KRK (Tim Warren)

Bird ringed 21/3/15 Pitsea Landfill site, Essex by North Thames Gull Group. Seen again at Backwell 28/7/15 and 5/9/15.

North Thames say that they don't get many of their gulls heading west.
More details: North Thames Gull Group.

Barrow Tanks:

7 Common Sandpiper.

Reports: Raoul Chandersakera, David Hawkins, Karin Rhodes, Chris Stone, Mrs Trellis, Tim Warren.

some Madagascar wildlife - Bob Brewer

Special agent Brewer is just back from a month long birding trip to Madagascar and sent in these photos to the Foreign Holiday department of the Avon Birds office.
Unfortunately Bob forgot to say what the creatures are so Mrs Trellis has had to resort to her vast knowledge of African wildlife to hazard a guess....

some kind of Kestrel?

some kind of Stilt?

some kind of Tern?

some kind of Owl?

some kind of Meercat?
the one on the right might be called Alexander Orlov?

Madagascar has many endemic species which are not found anywhere else so any help on positive ID's would be greatly appreciated. We're sorry, we haven't a clue....

Answers on a postcard to: 

Mrs Trellis, Wild Shag Cottage, Sheepsbottom Lane, Much Humping-on-Sea, North Wales.

Sightings 27/7/16

(25/7/16) Cormorant SLP at Litton Res (Mrs Trellis)

This bird ringed on the Severn at Denny island 8/6/14, then local sightings around Planet Chew 4 July 2014, 24 July 2014 and 6 June 2015.

Oldbury Power Station:
10 Greylag Goose up, 1 juv Shelduck, 36 Mallard, 1 flyover Peregrine, 2 Oystercatcher, 14 Dunlin, 7 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Sandpiper, 6 House Martin, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 9 Chiffchaff, 1 Whitethroat feeding youngster, 2 juv Stonechat new (lagoon 2), 6 Goldfinch.

Oldbury Village:
1 Little Egret, 7 House Martin + 3 active nests, 7 House Sparrow.

Aust Warth:
1 Green Woodpecker, 9 House Sparrow.

New Passage-Northwick:
Mostly wetland, 2 Mute Swan, 130 Canada Goose, 4 Shelduck, 3 Tufted Duck + young, 2 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Kestrel, 10 Coot + young, 20 Oystercatcher, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Ringed Plover, 5 Lapwing, 45 Dunlin, 4 Godwit sp, 15 Redshank, 350 BH Gull, 50 mixed Swallow/House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, 7 Pied Wagtail, 3 Meadow Pipit, 35 Goldfinch, 25 Linnet.

Pill:
1 flyover Hobby this evening.

Portbury Dock:
2 Oystercatcher, 2 Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, 9 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 115 Redshank, 1 Mediterranean Gull.

27/7/16 adult Mediterranean Gull (Chris Stone)

Portbury Wharf:

2 Common Sandpiper, 3 Chiffchaff.

Backwell Lake:
1 Little Egret, 40 BH Gull, including 1 yellow-ringed bird which is though to have come from the Czech Republic.

Sand Bay:
1 Marsh Harrier 2pm (Nick Workman). Unusual location for this species.

Blagdon Lake:
1 Little Egret, 3 Common Sandpiper, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Grey Wagtail.

Planet Chew:
1 Lapwing (Stratford), 2 Redshank (HG).

27/7/16 young Great Spotted Woodpecker (Bob Brewer)
Moreton today

Reports: Bob Brewer, Jessica Killey, Thomas McCleung-Weston, Paul Milsom, Lois Pryce, Chris Stone, Mrs Trellis, Tim Warren, Nick Workman, BL birds, opsbirding.

Sightings 26/7/16

Bristol Cathedral:
1 Peregrine, this evening.

Ashton Court (Bristol):
Mansion House environs: 1 Buzzard, 1 Jay.

Oldbury Power Station:
3 juv Cetti's Warbler, lagoon 3.

Backwell:
4 Peregrine in acrobatics over the village, presumably adult(s) teaching young.

Clevedon Coast:
Yeo Est end: 8 Little Egret, 26 Oystercatcher, 2 Ringed Plover, 5 Knot, 6 Dunlin, 80 Curlew, 1 Redshank, 1 Turnstone, 1 immature Wheatear.

Barrow Tanks:
Tanks 1-3: 3 Mute Swan, 324 Tufted Duck, 13 Cormorant, 17 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Buzzard, 10 Common Sandpiper, 8 BH Gull, 160 large Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 10 Sand Martin + 2 active nests, 1 Song Thrush, 5 Grey Wagtail, 6 Pied Wagtail.
Tank 3 is full so no margins for the waders.

Blagdon Lake:
1 Egyptian Goose still, 4 Lapwing new.

Reports: Matt Collis, Roger & Jean Staples, Chris Stone, Mrs Trellis, Vanessa Wilmott, BL birds, opsbirding.

Sightings 25/7/16

Stockwood (Bristol):
Open Space: 3 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 6 Whitethroat, 8 Goldfinch, 2 Linnet.

Marshfield:
Shire Valley: 2 Grey Heron, 2 Spotted Flycatcher families.

Old Sodbury:
1 flyover Red Kite 4.30pm (David Teague).

Chipping Sodbury:
Common: 1 Redstart, mid-day.

Littleton Warth:
Estuary: 1 fly-by Greenshank upriver this morning.
AWT Reserve: 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, juveniles all ringed here this morning.

New Passage-Northwick:
Wetland: 135 Canada Goose, 8 Teal, 3 Shoveler, 3 Tufted Duck broods, 3 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Water Rail chicks, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 30 Lapwing, 110 Dunlin, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Whimbrel, 5 Green Sandpiper, 60 Redshank, 2 Turnstone new, 600+ BH Gull, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 6 Yellow Wagtail.

Portbury Wharf:
1 female Wigeon, 8 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Sand Martin.

Blagdon Lake:
46 Mute Swan, 232 Canada Goose, 1 Egyptian Goose, 4 Cormorant, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Little Grebe, 7 Great Crested Grebe + 3 nests, 1 Buzzard, 3 Common Sandpiper, 70 BH Gull, 41 LBB Gull, 1 Spotted Flycatcher (Lodge trees), 12 Grey Wagtail (dam end).
Bickfield Farm: 1 Buzzard, 3 active House Martin nests, 15 House Sparrow.

Litton Res:
3 Tufted Duck broods (16 ducklings), 3 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 4 Little Grebe + 3 chicks, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 5 Grey Wagtail.

25/7/16 Little Grebe, 3 chicks in all (Mrs Trellis)

25/7/16 Kingfisher (Mrs Trellis)

Planet Chew:

4 Shelduck, 22 Little Grebe, 325 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 8 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Hobby, 1 juv Little Ringed Plover (HG again), 2 Dunlin, 6 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper (1st of the autumn here), 1 Turnstone, 3 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 40 mixed Swallow/House Martin, 5 House Sparrow, 15 Pied Wagtail.

25/7/16 Turnstone (Keith Vinicombe)
HG Bay

25/7/16 Yellow-legged Gull (Keith Vinicombe)
HG Bay again, present here since 21st at least

Reports: John Barnett, Teresa Chard, Thomas McCleung-Weston, Vic Polley, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone,  David Teague, Mrs Trellis, Keith Vinicombe, BL birds, severnsidebirds.

Sightings 24/7/16

Marshfield:
Rushmead Farm: 1 Quail calling 3.30pm (Darren Pearce).

24/7/16 Yellowhammer & Corn Bunting (Brian Thompson)

Marshfield is the local stronghold for these species in Avon. Both species are resident and breed widely. In winter, flocks 100+ are not uncommon around the arable fields. 
Yellowhammer occurs elsewhere in Avon at isolated pockets but in much smaller numbers and regularity and Corn Bunting is almost a rarity away from Marshfield.

Littleton Warth:

1 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 300+ BH Gull.

Aust STW/Services:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Grey Wagtail, 28 Pied Wagtail.

New Passage-Northwick:
Wetland & Shore: 2 Mute Swan + 6 cygnets, 62 Canada Goose, 2 Shelduck, 35 Mallard, 2 Shoveler, 4 Tufted Duck + 3 brood, 5 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 4 Little Grebe, 10 adult Coot + youngsters, 35 Oystercatcher, 5 Little Ringed Plover, 35 Lapwing, 80 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 58 Black-tailed Godwit (wetland), 45 Curlew, 1 Greenshank (wetland), 4 Green Sandpiper, 15 Redshank, 350 BH Gull, 5 Swift, 1 Green Woodpecker, 50 mixed Swallow/House Martin, 3 Chiffchaff, 30 Starling, 4 Meadow Pipit + 2 juvs, 5 Yellow Wagtail, 70 Pied Wagtail, 8 Goldfinch, 32 Linnet, 1 adult Reed Bunting + 1 young.

Severn Beach:
Shops: 7 House Sparrow.

Leigh Woods:
North Rd: 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay.

Abbots Leigh:
Sandy Lane end: 1 mewing Buzzard, 1 Jay, 1 Greenfinch, 5 Goldfinch.

Portbury Dock:
7 Little Egret (good count for here), 20 Oystercatcher + 1 fledgling, 4 Dunlin, 3 Whimbrel, 70 Curlew, 2 Common Sandpiper, 70 Redshank, 7 Stock Dove, 1 Song Thrush, 5 Rock Pipit, 7 Pied Wagtail, 20 Linnet.

Clapton Moor:
3 Whinchat (1st of the autumn, Melvin Hedges).

Clevedon coast:
Wain's Hill-Yeo Est: 16 Canada Goose, 30 Shelduck + 1 brood 16 youngsters, 60 Mallard, 1 Tufted Duck + 8 ducklings, 8 Little Egret, 13 Oystercatcher, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Whimbrel, 170 Curlew, 4 Common Sandpiper, 170 Redshank, 130 BH Gull, 70 LBB Gull, 30 Herring Gull, 2 GBB Gull, 6 Swift through, 1 Raven, 20 Swallow, 25 Linnet.

Sand Bay:
1 Wheatear.

Barrow Tanks:
WeBS: 3 Mute Swan, 2 Shelduck, 2 Teal, 58 Mallard, 3 Pochard, 349 Tufted Duck, 16 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Grebe, 27 Great Crested Grebe, 14 Common Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher.

Planet Chew:
3 Oystercatcher, 1 juv Little Ringed Plover (HG still), 1 Dunlin, 7 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 juv Yellow-legged Gull.

Reports: Sean Davies, David Gibbs, Melvin Hedges, Lois Pryce, Karin Rhodes, Harvey Rose, Chris Stone, Brian Thompson, Mrs Trellis, severnsidebirds.

Sightings 23/7/16

Red Kite day today.

Frenchay (Bristol):
M32: 1 flyover Red Kite, afternoon (Mike George).

Brislington (Bristol):
West Town Lane: 4 Swift over, 20 House Sparrow, garden.

St George (Bristol):
Fir Tree lane: 1 flyover Sparrowhawk this evening.

Chipping Sodbury:
Common: 3 Red Kite over 12.30pm (Darren Pearce).
Other stuff, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Redstart.

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Shelduck broods, 1 Kestrel, 5 Ringed Plover, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Green Woodpecker families, 8 Raven, 2 juv Cetti's Warbler, 1 flyover Yellow Wagtail.

New Passage-Northwick:
37 Canada Goose, 5 Little Egret, 6 Little Ringed Plover, 30 Lapwing, 60 Dunlin, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Green Sandpiper, 70 Redshank, 500 BH Gull, 2 Mediterranean Gull, 4 Yellow Wagtail.

Severn Beach:
1 Yellow Wagtail.

Saltford:
River Boyd: 1 flyover Red Kite 4.05pm to south-east (Chris Vines), 2 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 1 Raven. lots of Swift and House Martin here today.

Barrow Tanks:
2 juv Little Ringed Plover, 3 Common Sandpiper.


Reports:  Paul Francis, Mike George, Julian Head, Darren Pearce, Chris Stone, Chris Vines, opsbirding, severnsidebirds.

Sightings 22/7/16

22/7/16 Common Tern (Mrs Trellis)
RSPB Ham Wall

Woodlark: 1 heard calling at an undisclosed North Somerset site on 13 July (George Rabin, aged 14). Very unusual for our area and the date cannot exclude possible breeding which makes it even more unusual.

We thought..aaah ha...up and coming young birder is hearing things....and we were all for trashing the claim out of hand but unfortunately George sent in an accompanying audio clip and circumstances of the discovery both of which sound convincing....and the Recorder likes it too...double bummer!
We'll have to wait and see if the record (ooh pun, sorry) gets accepted.

Thornbury:
Butt Lane: 9 soaring Buzzard this morning.

Oldbury Power Station:
Yacht Club end: 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Mediterranean Gull, morning high tide.
Jetty: 1 Yellow Wagtail, evening.

Littleton Warth:
AWT Reserve: 2 flyover Green Sandpiper this morning.

New Passage-Northwick:
Wetland, 9 Teal, 7 Little Egret, 2 Water Rail families, 9 Little Ringed Plover, 40 Lapwing, 30 Dunlin, 3 Snipe, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 50 Curlew (warth), 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, 70 Redshank, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 4 Yellow Wagtail.

Abbots Leigh:
Sandy Lane end: 2 soaring Buzzard (most of the day), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Greenfinch, 4 Goldfinch.

Portbury Dock:
1 Peregrine, 2 Little Egret, 1 Oystercatcher chick, 6 Dunlin, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Whimbrel, 68 Curlew, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 juv Mediterranean Gull.

Clapton Moor:

22/7/16 Reed Warbler (Melvin Hedges)

Nailsea:

22/7/16 Green Woodpecker (Tim Warren)
Farler's End

Planet Chew:

1 Greylag Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Shelduck + 3 young, 3 Little Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 1 juv Little Ringed Plover, 6 Lapwing, 10 Common Sandpiper, 1 juv Mediterranean Gull, 1 juv Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Common Tern, 5 Jay, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 6 House Sparrow, 22 Pied Wagtail.
Butterflies at Moreton: 15 Gatekeeper, 8 Ringlet, 2 Holly Blue.


Reports: Mark Dadds, Sean Davies, Jane Gilliard, Melvin Hedges, George Rabin, Alex Rhodes, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Keith Vinicombe, Tim Warren, opsbirding, severnsidebirds.

Sightings 21/7/16

21/6/16 Tufted Duck at Litton Res (Mrs Trellis)

Otter: 2 Otter seen at a (new) undisclosed site in north Somerset this evening. Info passed on to Otter Gill who is thrilled to bits. We birders are a rich source of all her Otter records apparently....so please send in all sightings. Thanks everyone.

Avon Birds: Wow!!...we had 1,400 page-views yesterday, one of our best days ever.
Unfortunately, 1,370 of these were due to Mrs Trellis logging back in to the site to correct typos and mistakes in her earlier posts. Bummer.

Oldbury Power Station:

1 Whimbrel, 1 Mediterranean Gull.

New Passage-Northwick:
Mostly wetland again, 38 Canada Goose, 5 Teal, 5 Little Egret, 35 Oystercatcher, 8 Little Ringed Plover, 40 Lapwing, 1 Little Stint, 55 Dunlin, 2 Snipe, 20+ Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Whimbrel, 20 Curlew, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, 75 Redshank, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Wheatear, 4 Yellow Wagtail.

21/7/16 Mediterranean Gull (John Martin)

Severn Beach:

Tesco Pool: 1 Stonechat.

Abbots Leigh:

Sandy Lane end: 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 3 Goldfinch.

Portbury Dock:

32 Shelduck young, 130 BH Gull.

Portbury Wharf:
1 female Wigeon, 1 Tufted Duck brood, 1 Little Grebe brood, 5 Redpoll.

Clevedon coast:

Wain's Hill-Yeo Est: 18 Canada Goose, 25 Shelduck + 33 young, 50 Mallard, 1 Tufted Duck brood, 14 Little Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 29 Oystercatcher, 18 Dunlin, 4 Whimbrel, 160 Curlew, 7 Common Sandpiper, 140 Redshank, 300 BH Gull, 60 LBB Gull, 25 Herring Gull, 2 Swallow, 1 Reed Warbler, 20 Linnet.

Blagdon Lake:

43 Mute Swan, 200+ Canada Goose, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 8 Goldcrest, 2 Chiffchaff, 5 Grey Wagtail.
Bickfield Farm: 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Hobby, 1 Swallow, 3 House Martin nests active, 30 Starling, 40+ House Sparrow.

Litton Res:
7 Mallard, 27 Tufted Duck (22 young), 1 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 5 Little Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebe (+ 2 young), 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker.

21/7/16 Little Grebe on nest (Mrs Trellis)

Planet Chew:

Heron's Green: 1 ringed juv Yellow-legged Gull. Bird ringed at Sempach, Switzerland (Andy Davis).
Other stuff, 4 Oystercatcher, 1 Dunlin, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Redshank, 7 Common Sandpiper.


Reports: Sean Davies, Andy Davis, Ian Hayes, John Martin, Harvey Rose, Vic Savery, Chris Stone, Mrs Trellis, opsbirding, severnsidebirds.

Sightings 20/7/16

Some new waders in at the coast today.

Temple Back (Bristol):
1 Kingfisher, Feeder.

Sneyd Park (Bristol):
1 flyover Red Kite 8am (Peter Lunt). Perhaps, yesterday's Barrow Tanks bird.

Sea Mills (Bristol):
16 Redshank, 45 BH Gull, 2 active House Martin nests.

Marshfield:
West Littleton: 1 Hobby, dam.

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Sanderling new (1st of the autumn, Pete Hazelwood), 1 Common Sandpiper.

Aust Warth:
2 juv Kestrel, 1 Whimbrel, 8 Curlew, 2 Common Sandpiper, 127 BH Gull, 1 Skylark, 3 Meadow Pipit, 5 Linnet.

New Passage-Northwick:
Rubbish here today, hardly worth looking at the Pilning wetland pools and cut fields, or the saltmarsh and shore.
22 Canada Goose, 5 Little Egret, 11 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Little Stint new (1st of the autumn, Paul Bowerman, John Martin), 30 Dunlin, 14 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 66 Redshank, 2 adult Mediterranean Gull, 18 Yellow Wagtail. That was all.

20/7/16 Little Stint (John Martin)

Today's Little Stint are very early for Avon. Normally, we don't get them until September...and sometimes none at all.

Portbury Dock:
3 Shelduck broods, 1 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine, 10 Oystercatcher + 2 juvs, 3 Ringed Plover, 25 Dunlin, 50 Curlew, 4 Common Sandpiper, 70 Redshank, 1 juv Mediterranean Gull.

Kenn:
1 Kingfisher again, pier.

Backwell:
Common: 1 Skylark, 40 Linnet, 6 Yellowhammer, singing males.

Compton Dando:
1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 6 Stock Dove, 1 Barn Owl, 30 Swift, 6 Green Woodpecker (inc juvs), 20 House Martin, 1 Whitethroat, 6 Goldfinch, 2 Bullfinch, 3 Yellowhammer.

20/7/16 Barn Owl (Ian Stapp)

Rubbish pic by Ian. We were hoping for a classic pose of a Barnie perched on a post with a vole in its beak, instead we got this. C'est le vie, still we mustn't grumble.

Barrow Tanks 19/7/16:
1 flyover Red Kite 4.30pm (James Fiddock).

Reports: Paul Bowerman, John Duffy, James Fiddock, Pete Hazelwood, Peter Lunt, John Martin, Lois Pryce, Trevor Riddle, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Mrs Trellis, TBOSG.

Sightings 19/7/16

19/7/16 Little Owl at Marshfield (Allan Chard)
3 birds

Spoon-billed Sandpiper: Some nice news after the local sadness: HERE.

Chew Valley Ringing Station Report 2013-2015: We've just received our complimentary copy. It's a lovely read and well done to all concerned in its publication.

More details: http://www.chewvalleyringingstation.co.uk/.

Ashton Court (Bristol):
Mansion House environs: 1 Sparrowhawk, 5 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker.

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Lapwing, 8 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 5 Raven, 8 House Sparrow, 1 Yellow Wagtail.

New Passage-Northwick:
Wetland: 19 Canada Goose, 3 Tufted Duck broods, 3 Cormorant, 6 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 10 Little Grebe, 2 Water Rail families, 5 Little Ringed Plover, 25 Lapwing, 26 Dunlin, 7 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 60 Redshank, 5 Yellow Wagtail.

Portbury Wharf:
1 Wigeon, 1 Water Rail, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 adult Mediterranean Gull, 12 Swift, 1 Sand Martin.

Clevedon coast:
Yeo Est end: 20 Shelduck + 20 young, 3 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Oystercatcher, 1 Whimbrel, 100 Curlew, 2 Redshank, 6 Turnstone (1st returners, Trevor Riddle), 500 BH Gull, 1 Skylark, 100 Swallow, 3 Wheatear, 40 Linnet.

Planet Chew:
Caspian Gull: 1 flyover at Heron's Green this morning (Mrs Trellis), rare bird for Avon. Unusually, the bird was carrying an orange tail-tag with white letters 'EASY JET'. If anyone knows of such a gull colour-tagging project, please could you let us know. Thanks.
We've sent the description to the Recorder but we're not hopeful....lone observer...tricky species...no photograph...etc...

Velvet Bottom (Somerset):
2 Buzzard, 1 Water Rail, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Marsh Tit, 2 Nuthatch, 5 Mistle Thrush, 3 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Redstart, 5 Bullfinch.


Reports: Allan Chard, Paul Bowerman, Robert Hargreaves, Pete Hazelwood, Trevor Riddle, Chris Stone, Mrs Trellis, severnsidebirds.

Sightings 18/7/16

18/7/16 the White Stork at Slimbridge today (Jim Parry)

Gary Thoburn Photos: Gary has just uploaded his Point Pelee pics: Here.

Marshfield:
Shire Valley: 2 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Yellowhammer.
West Littleton: 1 Little Owl, in the barn.
Pied Wagtail numerous everywhere on the patch.

18/7/16 Spotted Flycatcher (Don Smith)

Oldbury Power Station:
20 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper.

Aust Warth:
3 Shelduck young, 3 Kestrel (family party), 4 Common Sandpiper, 30 BH Gull (anting), 3 Skylark.

18/7/16 Kestrel (Mrs Trellis)
adult + 2 juvs out hunting this evening

New Passage-Northwick:
18 Canada Goose, 9 Teal, 2 Little Egret, 2 Water Rail + 2 chicks, 8 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Lapwing, 24 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 15 Redshank, 600 BH Gull, 2 Raven, 2 Yellow Wagtail.

18/7/16 Water Rail + chick, Pilning wetland (Paul Bowerman)
1st breeding record for Severnside

Severn Beach:
2 juv Green Woodpecker, sea-front.

Abbots Leigh:

Sandy Lane end: 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 new Blackbird family, 4 Goldfinch, 1 Bullfinch.
Pool environs: 9 Mallard, 1 Buzzard, 5 Moorhen, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Goldcrest, 3 Nuthatch, 1 Goldfinch.

Portbury Dock:
1 Little Egret, 1 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 32 Dunlin, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Whimbrel, 65 Curlew, 1 BH Gull + darvic ring, 3 GBB Gull,  4 Stock Dove, 60 Starling, 4 Rock Pipit, 12 Linnet.

Kenn Moor:
2 Grey Heron, 4 Buzzard, 1 Stock Dove, 2 Skylark, 2 Reed Warbler, 6 Mistle Thrush, 8 Linnet, 1 Reed Bunting.
17/7/16: 1 Kingfisher, Kenn Pier.

Newton St Loe:
1 Stock Dove, 1 Collared Dove, 20 Swift, 6 Magpie, 35 Swallow, 25 House Martin, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Pied Wagtail.

Bath 16/7/16:
City Centre weir: 3 Otter. Otter Gill is over the moon...and currently on a slingshot trajectory towards Jupiter.

Blagdon Lake:
3 Common Sandpiper, dam.

Planet Chew:
2 Shelduck + 3 young, 1 drake Wigeon, 1 drake Common Scoter again (Sean Davies, Nunnery), 1 Little Egret, 15 Little Grebe (increase), 3 Buzzard, 2 Hobby, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 3 GBB Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 40 Sand Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 14 House Sparrow, 13 Grey Wagtail, 11 Pied Wagtail, 27 Goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting, 4 Purple Hairstreak (Nunnery).

18/7/16 Black-headed Gull (Ian Stapp)
numbers of BHG's now building quickly here

Reports: Paul Bowerman, John Croxton, Sean Davies, Robert Hargreaves, Karin Rhodes, Trevor Riddle, Don Smith, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Mrs Trellis, Keith Vinicombe, BL birds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds.

Sightings 17/7/16

Gary Thoburn Photos: Gary has just uploaded his Point Pelee pics: Here.
They're not in Mrs Trellis' class....

Shepperdine:
Windbound leg: 1 Shelduck pair + 3 young, 11 Mallard, 1 Little Egret, 3 Oystercatcher, 8 Curlew, 200+ BH Gull, 8 Swallow, 6 House Martin, 7 House Sparrow.

New Passage-Northwick:
18 Canada Goose, 34 Shelduck young, 9 Teal, 3 Tufted Duck broods, 2 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 14 Little Ringed Plover, 8 Lapwing, 34 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper, 28 Redshank, 3 Green Woodpecker, 1 Sand Martin, 4 Yellow Wagtail.

17/7/16 Green Woodpecker (John Martin)

Portbury Wharf:

1 female Wigeon, 1 Gadwall brood, 48 Mallard, 12 Little Grebe, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 8 Stock Dove, 1 Little Owl (Sheepway Lane), 1 Kingfisher, 17 Swallow, 4 Chiffchaff.

Blagdon Lake:
45 Mute Swan + 8 juvs, 1 Egyptian Goose, 6 Common Sandpiper.

Planet Chew:
1 drake Common Scoter, 1 Hobby, 1 Oystercatcher.

Reports: John Martin, Andy Mears, Chris Stone, Mrs Trellis, BL birds, severnsidebirds.

Sightings 16/7/16

Marshfield:
Down Rd: 2 Spotted Flycatcher.

Oldbury Power Station:
1 adult Yellow-legged Gull this morning. Records away from Planet Chew are unusual.

New Passage-Northwick:
6 Teal, 1 Shoveler, 3 Tufted Duck broods, 3 Little Egret, 1 Water Rail, 10 Little Ringed Plover, 15 Lapwing, 24 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 25 Redshank, 2 Swift, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Rock Pipit.

Leigh Woods:
North Rd: 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker.

Abbots Leigh:
Sandy Lane end: 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 flyover Raven, 4 Goldfinch.

16/7/16 Dunnock brood (Alex Rhodes)

Nailsea:

Wookey Close: 1 Bullfinch pair + youngsters, in the garden.

Saltford:
A4 Copse Rd: 1 Hobby, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Yellowhammer, this morning.

Barrow Tanks:
3 Mute Swan, 120 Tufted Duck, 5 Cormorant, 19 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Buzzard, 7 Common Sandpiper, 3 BH Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 10 Sand Martin, 4 Grey Wagtail, 9 Pied Wagtail.

Blagdon Lake:
Little change, 52 Mute Swan, 4 Grey Heron, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Buzzard, 4 Common Sandpiper, 70+ BH Gull, 3 GBB Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Grey Wagtail.

16/7/16 Common Sandpiper (Mrs Trellis)
Dam end as usual

Reports: Pete Coslett, Alex Rhodes, Mrs Trellis, Chris Vines, Carolyn Westlake, opsbirding, severnsidebirds.

Sightings 15/7/16

Marshfield:
2 Quail heard (Down Rd/Rushmead Farm) this morning.
Other stuff, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 2 Little Owl, 40 Linnet.

New Passage-Northwick:
Mostly wetland, 3 Mute Swan + 5 cygnets, 5 Canada Goose, 1 Gadwall brood, 3 Tufted Duck broods, 4 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 1 Water Rail, 13 Little Ringed Plover, 20 Lapwing, 26 Dunlin, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Common Sandpiper, 30 Redshank, 4 Sand Martin, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 40 Pied Wagtail.

Portbury Dock:

15/7/16 Oystercatcher chick (Chris Stone)

Portbury Wharf:

1 female Wigeon, 1 Tufted Duck brood (7 ducklings), 1 Hobby, 14 Dunlin, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Sandpiper.

Paulton:
1 Red-legged Partridge, 2 Buzzard, 1 Stock Dove, 9 Swift, 5 Skylark, 30 Swallow, 10 House Martin, 10 Linnet, 7 Yellowhammer.

Blagdon Lake:
39 Mute Swan + 7 cygnets, 198 Canada Goose, 1 Egyptian Goose, 2 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 4 Little Grebe, 9 Great Crested Grebe (3 on nests), 2 Buzzard, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 55 BH Gull, 80+ Swift, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Goldcrest, 200+ House Martin, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Nuthatch, 6 Grey Wagtail, 11 Siskin (juvs in trees by Lodge,).
Bickfield Farm: 6 active House Martin nests, 7 House Sparrow.

15/7/16 Brown Hare (Mrs Trellis)
at least 2 in Holt Farm fields today + 3 Roe Deer

Planet Chew:

15/7/16 Black-tailed Godwit (Mrs Trellis)
9 birds at Herriott's today

Reports: Patrick Hancock, John Martin, Chris Stone, Mrs Trellis, severnsidebirds, TBOSG.

Sightings 14/7/16

July 2016 the Collared Pratincole at Ham Wall, Somerset (Jeff Hazell)
just the 1 bird, our heart really goes out to those poor Somerset boys...

Stoke Park (Bristol):
1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Reed Warbler of note.

New Passage-Northwick:
2 Little Egret, 13 Little Grebe, 1 Water Wail + 2 young, 9 Little Ringed Plover, 20 Lapwing, 8 Dunlin, 43 Redshank, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail.

Portbury Wharf:
11 Mute Swan, 3 Canada Goose, 31 Mallard, 3 Tufted Duck, 3 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Moorhen + chick, 7 Coot, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Redshank, 3 BH Gull, 1 LBB Gull pair + 3 young.

14/7/16 Comma (Mrs Trellis)

Barrow Tanks:
24 Tufted duck, 6 Cormorant, 1 Little Grebe, 9 Great Crested Grebe, 10 Coot, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Sand Martin.

Blagdon Lake:
1 Sparrowhawk, 6 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 5 Common Sandpiper, 4 Redshank, 4 Grey Wagtail.

Planet Chew:

1 Greylag Goose, 2 Shelduck + 3 young, 30 Teal, 3 Little Egret, 5 Buzzard, 226 Coot, 1 Common Sandpiper, 100+ BH Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 2 GBB Gull, 20 Swift, 40 mixed Swallow/House Martin, 1 Grey Wagtail, 14 Pied Wagtail, 2 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting.

Reports: Robert Hargreaves, Jeff Hazell, Gill Sapsed, Ian Stapp, Mrs Trellis, BL birds, severnsidebirds.

Sightings 13/7/16

Please note:
Bristol Ornithological Club will take over ownership and running of Avon Birds in a few weeks time when their volunteers have been trained up sufficiently in sarcasm, irony, warped humour and the Sir Alex Ferguson 'hairdryer' treatment (for any photos that are posted).
We'll let you know when this happens.

Apologies for a rather (date) complicated posting today, we've caught up on recent sightings. Things will be cleaner and back to normal tomorrow. Thanks everyone.

Hanham (Bristol) 12/7/16:
1 Tawny Owl calling, evening.

Ashton Court (Bristol):
Mansion House environs: 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Goldcrest.

Leigh Woods 11/7/16:
North Rd: 1 calling Tawny Owl 3.45pm.

Marshfield:

13/7/16 Little Owl (Pete Coslett)

Oldbury Power Station:

11/7/16:1 Green Sandpiper, 1 sum plum Mediterranean Gull, 100 BH Gull.

New Passage-Northwick (mostly wetland stuff):
1 Mediterranean Gull, wetland. A few of this species starting to re-appear now, numbers should pick up including those chequered juveniles.
Other stuff, 5 Gadwall, 3 Tufted duck broods, 3 Little Egret, 10 Little Grebe, 9 Little Ringed Plover, 20 Lapwing, 12 Dunlin, 2 Snipe, 1 Greenshank, 5 Common Sandpiper, 33 Redshank, 300 BH Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Yellow Wagtail.

10/7/16: 5 Teal, 2 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine, 11 Little Ringed Plover, 20 Lapwing, 6 Dunlin, 2 Snipe, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 17 Redshank, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 20 Pied Wagtail.

11/7/16: 1 Little Egret, 35 Oystercatcher, 16 Little Ringed Plover, 20 Lapwing again, 8 Dunlin, 7 Black-tailed Godwit, 40 Curlew, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 300 BH Gull.

12/7/16: 3 Little Egret, 6 Little Ringed Plover, 22 Lapwing, 15 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank (1st of the autumn), 1 Yellow Wagtail.

Long Ashton 11/7/16:
Gatcombe Lane: 1 Hobby.

Abbots Leigh:
Sandy Lane end: 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 flyover Raven, 6 Swallow, 4 Goldfinch, 1 Bullfinch.

Portbury Dock:
8 Rock Pipit.

12/7/16: 7 Oystercatcher, some nesting, 1 juv Wheatear.

11/7/16 Ringed Plover + chick (Mrs Trellis)
only 1 chick remaining from original 2

Portbury Wharf:

1 Little Egret, 14 Knot (1st of the autumn, Chris Stone), 3 Dunlin, 5 Black-tailed Godwit.

11/7/16: 1 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Common Sandpiper.

Nailsea:
Wookey Close: 1 male Bullfinch back, garden feeders.

Clevedon coast:
11/7/16:Yeo Est end: 100 Shelduck, 2 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 3 Oystercatcher, 1 Whimbrel, 30 Curlew, 2 Skylark, 1 Wheatear, 30 Linnet.
12/7/16: Wain's Hill: 3 Peregrine (adult + 2 juvs).

Sand Pt 11/7/16:
1 Wheatear.

Blagdon Lake:
10/7/16: 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Little Owl (Bickfield lane).
12/7/16: 1 Osprey (Top End per BL birds).

Reports: Pete Coslett, Roger Hawley, Adrian Hockey, Rob Laughton, Karin Rhodes, Trevor Riddle, Chris Stone, Mrs Trellis, Robert Westlake, BL birds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds.

Important - please read

Change of Plan - and Great News: 13 July 2016

By public demand and pressure, we are re-starting the Avon Birds blog. We ask everyone to send us their sightings again as usual which will be posted on a daily basis as before.

There is an important change which we wish to make everyone aware of:

1. We've persuaded Bristol Ornithological Club to take over ownership and editorship of Avon Birds as soon as Mrs Trellis can train up their team of volunteers.

2. This will be in the coming weeks and we'll notify everyone of the actual change via the blog about this. We expect the same 'avonbirding@gmail.com' address to apply.

3. Essentially, you will see no difference in anything, just new owners behind the scene.

4. We think this is a sensible way forward for everyone's benefit.

Finally, we'd like to say to everyone how humbled we are by all your very kind comments about the popularity and usefulness of the blog and the many many requests made to us that we reconsider closure and get the blog up and running again.

Mrs Trellis was brought to tears by your support, so much so that she has been wiping away the tears with the hem of her Dirndl dress...

Thanks for your patience everyone...now please get contributing....

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Saturday 9 July 2016 was our last posting - Avon Birds is now closed down.

After several years blogging, we feel we've done our bit of reporting for the local bird community....time for someone else to takeover.

In closing down, we'd like to thank everyone, contributors, photographers and readers for making the blog such a success. We could not have done it without you all.

Our final request is that you make sure you that your bird sightings reach the county Recorder by whichever route works best for you.

These pages will disappear in a few days time when news has got around.

Good birding everyone.

Sightings 9/7/16

9/7/16 Little Bittern (Brian Thompson)
at RSPB Ham Wall, Somerset this morning

Only 6 records ever of Little Bittern in Avon, the last one in 1993.

Details on the amazing RSPB Ham Wall site: HERE.

Oldbury Power Station:
8 Little Egret, shore. Good count for here.

New Passage-Northwick:
Shore & Wetland: 12 Shelduck, 5 Gadwall, 7 Teal, 1 Shoveler, 3 Tufted Duck broods, 3 Little Egret, 30 Oystercatcher, 18 Little Ringed Plover, 30 Lapwing, 5 Dunlin, 2 Snipe, 7 Black-tailed Godwit, 50 Curlew, 7 Common Sandpiper (Chestle Pill), 1 Green Sandpiper, 29 Redshank, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Sand Martin, 1 Adder (2nd sentry box footpath to wetland).

Abbots Leigh:
Pool environs: 12+ Blackbird, 3 Silver-washed Fritillary.

Pill:
Crockerne Drive: 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Bullfinch.

Portbury Dock:
2 Shelduck broods, 1 Little Egret, 1 juv Little Ringed Plover, 13 Dunlin, 13 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper.

Portbury Wharf:
1 female Wigeon, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper.

Blagdon Lake:
1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Common Sandpiper, 8 Grey Wagtail.

Planet Chew:
1 flyover Red Kite 3.54pm to south (Anthony Cook).
Other stuff of note, 1 Greylag Goose, 2 Shelduck + 3 young, 11 Teal, 2 Shoveler, 13 Cormorant, 5 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 2 Hobby, 1 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 110 BH Gull, 1 Mediterranean Gull (2cy), 2 Yellow-legged Gull (Heron's Green), 4 GBB Gull, 6 Common Tern, 2 Raven, 25 Pied Wagtail.

Reports: Paul Bowerman, Anthony Cook, Sean Davies, Robert Hargreaves, Craig Lewis, John Martin, Paul Milsom, Marcus Rhodes, Chris Stone, BL birds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds.

Sightings 8/7/16

New Passage-Northwick:
Mostly wetland stuff, 1 Little Egret, 20 Oystercatcher, 13 Little Ringed Plover, 9 Lapwing, 6 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 80 BH Gull, 1 Yellow Wagtail.

Barrow Tanks:
1 Kestrel.

Blagdon Lake:
36 Mute Swan + 11 cygnets, 12 Canada Goose, 1 Egyptian Goose, 174 Tufted Duck, 2 Cormorant, 4 Grey Heron, 6 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Common Sandpiper, 21 BH Gull, 3 GBB Gull, 3 Goldcrest.
Bickfield Farm: 14 House Martin (7 active nests), 9 House Sparrow.

8/7/16 House Martin (Mrs Trellis)
Bickfield Farm and ready to go...

8/7/16 Hare (Mrs Trellis)
2 in Home Farm fields

Planet Chew:

1 Barnacle Goose (Whalley Bank), 2 Egyptian Goose (Dam), 2 Shelduck + 3 surviving young, 21 Teal, 7 Shoveler, 1 Goldeneye, 6 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 3 Hobby, 1 Lapwing, 50 BH Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 8 GBB Gull, 1 Raven, 7 Sand Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Garden Warbler, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Sedge Warbler, 6 House Sparrow, 31 Pied Wagtail, 3 Reed Bunting.

8/7/16 Hobby (Ian Stapp)
Heron's Green end

8/7/16 Yellow-legged Gull (Keith Vinicombe)

8/7/16 Reed Bunting (David, Lakeside Optics)
Bittern Trail

Reports: Ian Stapp, Mrs Trellis, Keith Vinicombe, severnsidebirds.