11th May '17 Thursday - Hen Harrier

The weather was better than the forecast nice and warm, some showers in the afternoon.

Red Kite, Spotted Flycatcher at Oldbury Power Station
Red Kite at Rangeworthy, New Road:
Great White Egret at Clevedon-Yeo
Gannet, Hen Harrier, Spotted Flycatcher, Whinchat at Sand Point
Common Tern at Blagdon
Red Kite, Yellow-legged Gull at Chew Valley Lake

10-5-17 Reed Warbler at  Duchess Lake (Patrick Hardyman-Richards)

BRISTOL:

Westbury on Trym, Canford Park:
Red Kite - over the park just before lunch


SOUTH GLOUCESTSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Red Kite early morning, 1 Spotted Flycatcher

New Passage/Northwick Warth:
Shoveler, Wigeon, 1 f Peregrine, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Ringed Plover, 76 Dunlin, Whimbrel, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3+ Yellow Wagtail.

Rangeworthy, New Road:
1 garden tick Red Kite

Chipping Sodbury:
2 Peregrine West at 13.00

Emersons Green Science Park:

1 Buzzard, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 4 Goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon-Yeo:
40 Shelduck, 2 Gadwall, 2 Tufted Duck, 1 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 30 Oystercatcher, 18 Grey Plover, 6 Lapwing, 48 Ringed Plover, 10 Dunlin, 18 Whimbrel, 7 Curlew, 32 Bar-tailed Godwit, 6 Redshank, 30 LBB Gull, 20 Herring Gull, 1 Raven, 40 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, a few Reed Warbler, 1 Wheatear, 4 Linnet

Sand Point:
1 Gannet, 1 Hen Harrier, 1 Peregrine, 10 Whimbrel, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 14 Whitethroat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Whinchat

11-5-17 Tawny Owlet at CVRS

BANES

Cycle Track from Bitton to Saltford:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Goldcrest, 0 Skylark, 3 Swallow, lots Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, 5 Blackcap, 4 Whitethroat, 1 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Common Tern, 1 Kingfisher

Chew Valley Lake:
Very few Swift

11-5-17 Cuckoos at Herons Green (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
2 Buzzard, 1 2nd summer Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Cuckoo courting, 2 Swift, 10 Swallow, 5 House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Mistle Thrush, 7 House Sparrow

Moreton:
3 Buzzard, 4 Stock Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Garden Warblers, 3 Blackcap, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Song Thrush

Ringing Station:
2 Tawny Owls ringed
Herriotts End:
2 Barnacle Goose, 8 Shelduck, 1 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite, 5 Godwit flyover, 1 Stock Dove, 2 Cuckoo courting, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler

11-5-17 2nd summer Yellow-legged Gull at Herons Green (Ian Stapp)

Reports: Mel Anitta, Nicholas Beamson, Paul Bowerman, Chris Craig, Tim Ford, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Adrian Hockey, Mr Jones, John Martin, Hugh Maynard, Nigel Milbourne, Patrick Hardyman-Richards, Harvey Rose, Ian Stapp, CVRS