3rd May '17 Wednesday - Yellow Wagtail

Very cold in the strong NE wind today, not a lot of sunshine but Swifts and Martins

Bar-tailed Godwit, Yellow Wagtail at Oldbury Power Station
Red Kite in Portishead
Short-eared Owl at Uphill
Great White Egret at Weston STW
Great White Egret, Hobby, Cuckoo at Blagdon

3-5-17 Peregrine up close in Bristol (Brian Thompson)

BRISTOL
Avon Gorge:
2 Peregrines

3-5-17 Whitethroat in Stoke Park (Allan Chard)

Stoke Park:
1 Green Woodpecker, 2+ Whitethroats, 2 (pair) Bullfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Shepperdine - Oldbury Power Station:
12 Shelduck, 8 Mallard, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Godwit (told it was bar-tailed), 2 Whimbrel, 3 Curlew, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Pied Wagtail, 7 Linnet.

Oldbury Power Station, WeBS am:
4 Ringed Plover, 5 Grey Plover, 30 Dunlin, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 6 Whimbrel, 1  House Martin , 3 Yellow Wagtail

Littleton Ringing Station, April Summary:
First figure is new, second is retraps - Low numbers -161 birds in total, 62 new and 99 retraps

Great Spotted Woodpecker 0,1; Wren 0,3; Dunnock 0,10; Robin 2,9; Blackbird 5,8; Song Thrush 0,1; Cetti's Warbler 1,0; Sedge Warbler 3,0; Reed Warbler 10,8; Blackcap 8,7; Chiffchaff 4,6; Willow Warbler 1,0; Long-tailed Tit 2,7; Blue Tit 1,8; Great Tit 1,3; Jay 1,0; Chaffinch 3,2; Greenfinch 1,7; Goldfinch 18,18; Siskin 1,0; Bullfinch 0,1

New Passage/Northwick Warth, 2nd May:
2 Teal, 5 Little Egrets, 6 Little Ringed Plover, Ringed Plover,  2 Grey Plover, 6 Lapwing, 1 Knot, 61 Dunlin, 2 Snipe, 8 Bar-tailed Godwits, 8 Whimbrel, Curlew, Common Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 3 Redshank, 3 Yellow Wagtails

3-5-17 Lesser Whitethroat at CS Common (David Hanks)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Lesser Whitethroat

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead garden:
1 Red Kite heading North 15.30

Weston Super Mare, Royal Sands:
3 Swallow, 2 House Martin

3-5-17 Short-eared Owl at Uphill (Bill Hewitt)

Uphill:
2 Little Egret, 1 Short-eared Owl,

Weston STW:
1 Great White Egret

BELOW M4 & BANES

3-5-17 Peregrine in Bath (BUPP)

7 hours ago

2016 juvenile KP is a continuing presence at the nest box https://youtu.be/Owp3jtd5YVI

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:

1 Greylag Goose, 1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Hobby, Cuckoo calling,  70 Swallow,

Chew Valley Lake:
150+ Swifts, 50+ Sand Martins, 200+ Swallows, 150+ House Martins

3-5-17 Common Sandpiper at Dam (Ian Stapp)

Dam:
2 Shelduck, 1 Hybrid Wigeon, 2 Common Sandpiper, 100+ Swallows, 100+ Martins

Woodford:
100+ Swifts, 1 Blackcap, 1 Mistle Thrush

Herons Green:
200+ Swallows & Martins, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Whitethroat, Sedge & Reed Warbler, 2 House Sparrows

Moreton:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 4 GBB Gull, 1 Cuckoo calling, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Garden Warblers, 3 Blackcap

Stratford:
lots Swifts Swallows & Martins

Herriotts End:
1 Greylag Goose, 10 Shelduck, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Reed Warbler

3-5-17 Shelduck at the Dam (Ian Stapp)

More Australian birds at Out of UK in sidebar

Reports: Allan Chard, Peter Evans, David Hanks, Peter Hazelwood, Bill Hewitt, Paul House, Nigel Milbourne, Dave Nevitt, Lois Pryce, Robert Purveur, Ian Stapp, Brian Thompson, blagdonlakebirds, BUPP, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG