31st July '17 Monday - Turnstone

Our first anniversary today - the BOC took over the blog this time last year, and we're still going strong...

Mostly nice but a few showers, heavy at times.

Oystercatcher, Turnstone, Mediterranean and Yellow-legged Gulls  at Chew

Mistle Thrush - bulkier than Song Thrush (Bob Brewer)

And has that grey face... Mistle Thrush at Chew (Bob Brewer)

BRISTOL

Stockwood Open Space:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Whitethroat, 8 Blackcap, 10 Goldfinch.

Sparrowhawk in a Stockwood garden (Mike Landen)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
12 Tufted Duck (2 ad, 10 well-grown juv), 1 Peregrine, 3 Curlew, 7 Black-tailed Godwit (flying down channel), 3 Common Sandpiper, 12 Dunlin (Shepperdine, flying down channel), 15 Turnstone, 60+ House Sparrow (at Yacht Club).

Littleton Brick Pits (ringing station)
Good day with 105 birds caught - nice fall of warblers, 16 Willow Warblers and 14 Chiffchaff.

Aust Warth:
4 Common Sandpiper.

New Passage/Northwick Warth:
1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Little Egret, 5 Little Grebe, 9 Black-tailed Godwit, 25 Turnstone (200 reported), 1 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 50 Redshank, Swifts in transit.

Whinchat at Chipping Sodbury Common (Keith Williams)

Hawkesbury:
1 Redstart, 50 House Martin.

Chipping Sodbury Common:
3 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 3 Stock Dove, 1 Redstart, 1 Whinchat, c.30 Goldfinch (feeding on thistles), 1 Bullfinch.

Warmley:
1 Swift, 2 Raven.


NORTH SOMERSET:

Kenn Moor:
1 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Reed Warbler, 9 Mistle Thrush, 2 Raven, 2 Bullfinch, 3 Linnet, 1 Reed Bunting.

Bristol Airport:
c.50 Swift (possibly moving ahead of a storm).


BELOW M4 & BANES

Newton St Loe:
1 Little Egret, 4 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, 2 Stock Dove, 9 Swift, 3 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kingfisher, 50+ Barn Swallow, 25+ House Martin, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Jay.

Paulton:
1 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Reed Warbler, 7 Chiffchaff.

(Sewage Treatment Works)  1 Sparrowhawk, 5 Grey Wagtail, 40 House Martin.

RESERVOIRS:

An aberrant Coot in the Chew flock (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake:
40+ Swift, 80+ Sand Martin, 40+ House Martin, 30+ Swallow (most in the villages).

Woodford:
24 Canada Goose, 1 Barnacle Goose, 1 Oystercatcher (on the fish pen).

Common Sandpipers at Herons Green (Ian Stapp)

Heron's Green:
134 Canada Goose, 2 Little Grebe, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 adult Turnstone on the dam wall, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 10 House Martin, 5 House Sparrow.

Moreton:
208 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Green Sandpiper, 7 Jay (family group), 7 G BB Gull, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, lots Reed Warbler.  Marsh Harrier seen from here too.

juv Mediterranean Gull at Herriotts Pool (David Hughes)

Herriott's End:
1 Shelduck, 1 Garganey in eclipse plumage, 1 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier,  1 Hobby, 1 Water Rail (channel), 1 Black-tailed Godwit (pond), 1 juv Mediterranean Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Common Tern, 1 Kingfisher (channel), 1 Grey Wagtail.
An aberrant black-and-white Coot (with the black ones).

Reports: Bob Brewer, Teresa Chard, Peter Coslett, Patrick Hancock, Robert Hargreaves, Adrian Hockey, David Hughes, Andy Middleton, Vic Polley, Trevor Riddle, Ian Stapp, Mrs Trellis, Keith Williams, blagdonlakebirds,  CVRS, nslbirding,  opsbirding,  severnsidebirds

30th July '17 Sunday - Yellow-legged Gull

Fairly rainy day, with odd sunny moments, mild

Yellow-legged Gull, Redstart, Whinchat

BRISTOL

Warmley Forest Park:
3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 18+ Swift/hirundine, 4 Goldfinch, 6 Bullfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

10K ride to Oldbury Power Station:
25+ Turnstone at Shepperdine, 2 Green Woodpecker, Sedge Warbler, 12 Mistle Thrush

30-7-17 Whinchat at Aust (Rod Holbrook)

Aust Wharf:
juv Swallows, 6 juv Willow Warbler ,1 f Whinchat

30-7-17 Swallow at New Passage (Craig Lewis)

New Passage/Northwick Warth:
1 Peregrine, 20+ Dunlin, 8 Turnstone, constant flow hirundines, 5 Willow Warbler

30-7-17 Green Woodpecker in Almondsbury (Vera Carpenter)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
2 Whitethroat, 2 Redstart, 2 Whinchat

NORTH SOMERSET

30-7-17 Sparrowhawk at Pill (Paul Milo)

Pill;
1 Sparrowhawk

30-7-17 Sedge Warbler at Portbury (Jason Williams)

Portbury Wharf:
Willow Warbler, Sedge Warbler, c.100 Goldfinch

Kenn/Clevedon:
1 Sparrowhawk, 3 (2 juv) Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher

Weston-super-Mare, The Grand Pier:
8 Oystercatcher, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 juv Yellow-legged Gull, dozens Hirundine, 1 Weasel

BELOW M4 & BANES

30-7-17 Little Owl at Compton (Ian Stapp)

Compton Dando:
1 Buzzard, 2 Moorhen, 4 Stock Dove, 1 Little Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 20 Swallow, 15 House Martin, 25 Starling, 1 Dipper, 25 House Sparrow, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Linnet, 8 Yellowhammer

30-7-17 Little Egret at Newton Park (Robert Hargreaves)

Newton St Loe:
2 Buzzard, 1 Little Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker,
2+ Chiffchaff, 4 Spotted Flycatcher

Paulton:
5 Mute Swan (3 juv), 1 Tufted Duck, 4 (1ad 3 juv) Little Grebe, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Goldcrest, and at the STW 5 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail

RESERVOIRS

Reports: Vera Carpenter, Teresa Chard, Andrew Ford, Robert Hargreaves, Rod Holbrook, Brian Lancastle, Craig Lewis, Paul Milo, Vic Polley, Rob Purveur, Matt Scott, Ian Stapp, Jason Williams, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

29th July '17 Saturday - Redstart

A grey day with late rain, low wind speeds

Marsh Harrier, Mediterranean Gull, Redstart, Whinchat

29-7-17 juv Robin at New Passage (Rod Holbrook)

BRISTOL

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

29-7-17 Sedge Warbler at OPS (Matt Plenty)

Oldbury Power Station:
5+ Sedge Warbler

29-7-17 Goldcrest in Almondsbury (Vera Carpenter)

Almondsbury gdn:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Goldcrest, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Nuthatch, 1 f Bullfinch

29-7-17 Redstart on Chipping Sodbury Common (Peter Coslett)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
20 Canada Geese, 12 Swift, 10 Swallow, 3 Chiffchaff, 10 Whitethroat, 6 Redstart, 2 Whinchat,  10 Goldfinch, 10 Linnet, 4 Bullfinch


BELOW M4 & BANES

Pensford, Lords Wood:
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kingfisher, 10+ Goldcrest, 6 Long-tailed Tit, several Wren

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake:

29-7-17 Barnacle Goose at Chew (Bob Brewer)

Dam:
1 Barnacle Goose

29-7-17 Cetti's Warbler after a bath at Chew (David Hughes)

Moreton:
3 Green Sandpiper, Cetti's Warbler, Reed Warblers

Herriott's:
1 Garganey, 3 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 juv Mediterranean Gull, 1 juv Yellow-legged Gull

29-7-17 Reed Warblers at Chew (Bob Brewer)

Reports: Rich Andrews, Bob Brewer, Vera Carpenter, Teresa Chard, Peter Coslett,  Rod Holbrook, David Hughes, Matt Plenty, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

28th July '17 Friday - Swifts

Always grey and chilly with periods of drizzle

Lots of Swifts
Sanderling at Oldbury Power Station
Garganey, Med Gull and Yellow-legged Gull at Chew

28-7-17  Swift at Heron's Green, Chew Valley (Ian Stapp)
Lots of Swifts around at  Chew today perhaps 250+: they will all be going abroad by the end of next month.

BRISTOL
no reports

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Sanderling downriver at HT in showers.

Chipping Sodbury Common:
25 Canada Goose, Little Egret, Kestrel, 2 Linnet, 3 Redstart, 2 Swifts, Swallows and House Martins

NORTH SOMERSET:

Clevedon-Yeo:
Wain's Hill:
2 Peregrine

28-7-2017 Peregrines at Wain's Hill (Simon Williams)

BELOW M4 & BANES


Newton St Loe:

27-7-17 Little Egret at Newton St Loe (NSL Birding)

Paulton:
Swift over Paulton Rovers FC


RESERVOIRS:

Chew Valley Lake:

Dam:

28-7-17 Black Swan at the Dam at Chew Valley (Bob Brewer)probably an escapee

A flock of Black Swans in South Australia (Bob Brewer)

Woodford:
1 Raven, 1 Common Sandpiper (boat slipway), 1 L Egret (Villice bay), 60 Swifts (over the lake),
2 G BB Gull

Heron's Green:
1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Yellow legged gull (2nd summer),  2 Little Grebe,  1 Little Egret,
1 Egyptian Goose, 179 Canada Geese, 50+ Swift,  100+ House Martin

28-7-17 Yellow legged gull (2nd summer) at Heron's Green (Martin Tayler with thanks to Ian Stapp)

28-7-17 Yellow-legged Gull - always aggressive at Heron's Green (Ian Stapp)

28-7-17 LBB Gull and Common Sandpiper at Heron's Green (Martin Tayler)

Moreton:
3 Raven, 1 Marsh Harrier (2.15 pm in front of sailing club and Woodford Lodge), 1 Green sandpiper,
2 Jay. Lots of Reed Warblers(reeds in front of hide), 1 Reed bunting, 78 Great Crested grebe (all fishing together with 4 GBB Gull looking for a chance to take a fish)

Herriotts End:
1 Marsh Harrier (juv), 1 Garganey, 3 Lapwing, 1 Shelduck (duckling), 1 Yellow legged Gull (juv), Med Gull (juv), 2 G BB Gull, 80+ Swift, 100+ House Martin, 40+ Sand Martin

Other
Marksbury
50+ Swifts (over a maize field)

Reports: Bob Brewer, Andy Davis, John Hansford, Peter Hazelwood, David Poulton, Ian Stapp, Martin Tayler, Simon Williams,
 blagdonlakebirds,  CVRS, nslbirding,  opsbirding,  severnsidebirds

27th July '17 Thursday - Spoonbills

Weather:  Infrequent but heavy showers.

Two, possibly 3 Spoonbill and a Spotted Redshank
Out of area but close at Slimbridge - for the second day. Pectoral Sandpiper.

Such an unusual bird - out of area (Taunton).

Albino Robin 27/07/2017 somewhere nr Taunton.

BRISTOL

Finzels Reach:
3 Peregrine, 2 juv and the female (nearly sure, but no bins to confirm)


SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE


Oldbury Power Station:
13 Canada Goose, 2 Ringed Plover, a Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Dunlin, even more Chiffchaff than of late, one Lesser Whitethroat, and 2 Redstart inc one juv,

Littleton Warth;
Nice ringing session today. Seventy Two birds caught, with the species as below.
Great Spotted Woodpecker, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Cetti's Warbler, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Blackcap, Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Reed Warbler, Wren, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, Greenfinch.

New Passage/Northwick Warth:
74 Canada Goose, an Egyptian Goose, 2 Little Egret, 30 Lapwing, 2 Ringed Plover, a Whimbrel, 45 Curlew, 6 Turnstone, 15 Dunlin, 3 Common Sandpiper, 30 Redshank, 3 Swift, and 2 Yellow Wagtail.

Severn Beach:
3 recently fledged Whitethroat and a new Wheatear the highlight of an morning visit.

Sparrowhawk 27th July 2017 Severn Beach Rod Holbrook

Sparrowhawk in the garden again - that's the 3rd day running!
But the Greenfinch and Bullfinch escaped.

Bullfinch 27th July 2017 Severn Beach Rod Holbrook

NORTH SOMERSET:

Clevedon-Yeo:

14 Mute Swan, 30 ad & juv Shelduck, 50+ Mallard, 22 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Spoonbill, 26 Oystercatcher, 2 Ringed Plover, 3 Whimbrel - pos 5 more but too quick to call, 140+ Curlew, 8 Black-tailed Godwit, Turnstone, 2 ad Knot, 40 Dunlin, 6 Common Sandpiper, a Spotted Redshank, 180 Redshank, 300+ Black-headed Gull, 1 Kestrel, 40+ Swallow, a 'was it or wasn't it' a Grasshopper Warbler, Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail, 20+ Pied Wagtail.

RESERVOIRS:

Blagdon Lake:
2 Little Egret at Hellfire Corner and a mystery raptor that is having its identity scrutinised.

Chew Vaalley Lake:

Heron's Green:
188 Canada Goose, 2 Marsh Harrier, Buzzard the 'white' one, Whimbrel, Redshank, and the 2nd sum Yellow-legged Gull.

Moreton:
Marsh Harrier, Green Sandpiper, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Jay, 20+ Sand Martin, 12+ House Martin and lots and lots of Reed Warbler

Green Sandpiper 27th July 2017 CVL George Stacey

Herriott's:
68 Canada Goose, the juv Shelduck, Garganey, Little Egret, another Marsh Harrier, 3 Lapwing, Common Tern, juv Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 40+ Swift, 50 Martins mostly Sand, 15+ Swallow, and Cetti’s Warbler.



Reports: Dereck Angell, Rob Emery, Rod Holbrook, Mike King, Harvey Rose, George Stacey,  Ian Stapp,  Jason Williams, blagdonlakebirds,  CVRS, nslbirding,  opsbirding,  severnsidebirds

26th July '17 Wednesday

Showery in the morning, drier with some sunny spells in the afternoon.


BRISTOL

Crew's Hole:
4 Greenfinch

Snuff Mills:
Stoat, Holly Blue

Stockwood Open Space:
Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Long-tailed Tit and Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage/Northwick Warth:

Growing numbers of waders including snipe (observed by Paul Bowerman)

Severn Beach:
Sparrowhawk (in garden)

Sparrowhawk (Rod Holbrook)

NORTH SOMERSET:

Portishead:
3 Cormorant (Marina)


BELOW M4 & BANES

Newton St Loe:
Little Egret, 4 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 20 Swift, 3 Kestrel, 1 Marsh Tit, 50 House Martin, 60 Swallow
3 Spotted Flycatcher (juv)

Pensford:

The Pensford Dipper (Ian Stapp)

1 Kestrel, 5 Jackdaw, 6 Swifts, 2 House Martins, 1 Dipper, 2 Grey Wagtail, 5 House Sparrows


RESERVOIRS:

Chew Valley Lake:

Herriotts
1 Shelduck, 1 Gargany , 1 Little Egret (pool), 3 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Yellow-legged Gull juv (in the spill way in the same place as always then out on a log in the pool), 2 G BB Gull,
20+ Swifts came down when the drizzle started, 1 Kingfisher, Jackdaws, Sand Martins & House Martins in the 50 + a few Swallows, 1 Cetti's  Warbler

Jackdaw at Herriots (Ian Stapp)

Juvenile Shelduck (Bob Brewer)

Heron's Green
178 Canada Goose, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Sandpiper (wall), 1 Yellow-legged Gull (2nd Summer)

Moreton
2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Arctic Tern
1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, lots of Reed Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting

Ringing Station:Black-headed Gull. J55C for another year. ringed Nr Oslo, Norway as a chick in 2015 - 1247km. Was also present CVL 30/07/16!

Reports: Ian Stapp, Janey Clark, Teresa Chard, Lee @wild_woodphotos,  Bob Brewer,  Paul Bowerman, Rod Holbrook,   blagdonlakebirds,  CVRS, nslbirding,  opsbirding,  severnsidebirds

25th July '17 Tuesday - waders

A lovely sunny day with high cloud and a light wind.

Waders on the move, and two Yellow-legged Gulls.

Warblers at Moreton (Bob Brewer)

BRISTOL
Eastville Park:
1 Kingfisher, 1 Dipper, 2 Grey Wagtail.

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
2 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, c. 30 Swift, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Shepperdine:
1 Avocet.

Reed Warbler at Oldbury (Mrs Trellis)

Oldbury Power Station:
3 Kestrel (family party), 1 Peregrine, 5 Oystercatcher, 112 Curlew (out on Oldbury sands), c. 35 Dunlin, 5 Ringed Plover, 2 Common Sandpiper, 5 Turnstone, 5 juv. Sedge Warbler, 10+ Reed Warbler, 2 Willow Warbler, newly fledged Goldcrest.

Yacht Club roost: c. 400 BH Gull, 1 ad Mediterranean Gull.

New Passage/Northwick Warth:

Pilning wetland:
(Yesterday, 24th): 
5 Mute Swan, 21 Canada Goose, 2 Tufted Duck, 3 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Little Grebe, 1 Moorhen, 12 Coot, c. 30 Oystercatcher, c. 25 Curlew, 7 Black-tailed Godwit, c. 250 BH Gull, c. 80 Swallow, 4 Reed Warbler, 1 Yellow Wagtail + 3 young, 3 Pied Wagtail, 1 Linnet.

Severn Beach:
(Yesterday, 24th): 
2 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Whimbrel, 7 Curlew, c. 800 BH Gull, 1 Swift, 1 Kestrel, c. 25 House Martin, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Linnet.

Avonmouth:
Peregrine.

Whinchat at Chipping Sodbury (Christopher Teague)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
26 Canada Goose, 5 Whinchat, 3 Redstart, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 10 Whitethroat, 5 Linnet.

NORTH SOMERSET:

Clevedon-Yeo:
45 Shelduck (9 adults, 36 young, 4 broods), 28 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 7 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 54 Oystercatcher, 1 Ringed Plover, 3 ad. Sanderling, 100 Dunlin, 8 Whimbrel, 245 Curlew, 2 Common Sandpiper, 140 Redshank, 1 Turnstone, 900 Black-headed Gull.
150 Swallow (steady movement to W), 10 Reed Warbler, 2 Wheatear, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 28 Pied Wagtail, 2 Rock Pipit, 20 Greenfinch, 100 Linnet, 6 Bullfinch, 2 Reed Bunting.


BELOW M4 & BANES

Spotted Flycatcher at Marshfield (Southglosbirds)

Marshfield:
Spotted Flycatcher family.

RESERVOIRS:

Redshank on the dam (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake:
Dam:
2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Buzzard, 1 Redshank, 1 G BB Gull, 2 Goldfinch.

Heron's Green:
 2 Little Grebe, 1 Buzzard (the white one), 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 (2S) Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Grey Wagtail, 5 Sand Martin.

Moreton:
214 Great Crested Grebe in one flock, 1 Marsh Harrier (east shore 10.30), 2 Green Sandpiper,  4 G BB Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, Reed Warbler chicks (in reeds and elephant grass), 2 Jay, 1 Raven,  1 Reed Bunting.

Herriotts End:
1 Shelduck, 1 Garganey, 1 Little Egret, 1 juv. Mediterranean Gull, 1 juv. Yellow-legged Gull, 2 G BB Gull, 3 Grey Wagtail.

Reports: Bob Brewer, Mark Coller, Peter Coslett, Mark Parsons, Lois Pryce, Steven Sanins, Richard Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, Christopher Teague, Mrs Trellis,  blagdonlakebirds,  CVRS, nslbirding,  opsbirding,  severnsidebirds

24th July '17 Monday

Mainly cold and dull where I went (Nottingham to see the Bee Eaters) but nice in Bristol

Breeding Bee Eaters in Nottingham (Digiscoped by Louise Bailey)

Mystery ducks for you to have a go at.


BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
Dipper, Kingfisher, 2 Grey Wagtail

Eastville Park/Snuff Mills:
White Letter Hairstreak (Snuff Mills flower gardens and Eastville Park; Larry Sweetland)

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
2 Kestrel, Buzzard, families of Chiffchaff and Willow Warbler

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Filton:
Buzzard (over the houses BS7 0RT) and a fox in the lane

Oldbury Power Station:
5 Reed Warbler

Oldbury Coast:
3 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 5 Oystercatcher, 112 Curlew


NORTH SOMERSET:

No reports


BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
Spotted Flycatcher


RESERVOIRS:

Chew Valley Lake:

Dam:
Three Egyptian Geese on and near the CVL dam, plus this rather odd duck (I'm terrible with ducks and its probably nothing much as no-one else mentioned it but what is it please?).  (Bob Brewer)

One of the Egyptian Geese and Bob's mystery duck (Bob Brewer)

More mystery ducks (George Stacey)

 It looks like George and Bob are baffled by the same duck (on the right). Any ideas?

Herriotts
2 Shelduck (1 adult & the large duckling), 2 Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Lapwing, 94 Canada Goose
1 Kingfisher, 1 Med Gull (juv), 2 G BB Gull, 1 Buzzard    

Juveniles: Med Gull and Yellow-legged Gull (Ian Stapp)

Heron's Green
102 Canada Goose, 1 Egyptian Goose, 3 G BB Gull, 2 Marsh Harrier

Woodford
34 Canada Goose (out on lake), 4 G BB Gull, 1 Grey Wagtail, 14 Swallows

Moreton
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 1 Marsh Harrier 10.45 (2 birds seen earlier)2 Green Sandpiper,
4 G BB Gull

Marsh Harrier (Ian Stapp)

Swallows 30+ House Martins 15+ seen in Bishop Sutton & W Harptree village.




Reports: Bob Brewer, Ian Stapp, Bob Brewer, George Stacey, Steve Hale, Richard Scantlebury, Lois Price, Louise Bailey, blagdonlakebirds,  CVRS, nslbirding,  opsbirding,  severnsidebirds

23rd July '17 - Sunday - Long-tailed Duck

Damp, intermittently soaking wet. Overcast when not actually raining.

Long-tailed Duck - a surprise find at Clevedon/Yeo 
+ Garganey, Mediterranean Gull, Redstart, Whinchat elsewhere

Whinchat - Chipping Sodbury Common (Craig Lewis)

BRISTOL
Coombe Dingle:
1 Blackcap singing in the Dingle
Great Spotted Woodpecker, Coal Tit +  Blue, Great, Long-tailed Tit, Robin, 2 Bullfinch in the garden

Percival Road, Clifton: 
1 Marsh Tit on feeder all afternoon, not seen since April. Also 1 Nuthatch.

Green Woodpecker juvenile in a Keynsham garden (Ian Stapp)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage/Northwick Warth:
(No sign of yesterday's Temminck's Stint in Chestle Pill)

Canada Goose, Mallard, Shelduck, Black-tailed Godwit, Dunlin, Curlew, Redshank, Oystercatcher, Turnstone, Lapwing, Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Starling,House Sparrow, Pied Wagtail, Linnet.

Chipping Sodbury Common:

Redstart - Chipping Sodbury Common (Mark Coller)

4 Raven, 14 Whitethroat, 4 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Whinchat, 6 Redstart.
NORTH SOMERSET:

Portbury Wharf:
6 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, several Sand Martin, 4 juv Reed Warbler, 4 Bullfinch

 Reed Warbler juvenile (Jason Williams)

Portishead:
Boating Lake: 22 Canada Goose, 3 ad. Mute Swan with 2 juveniles, 50 Mallard, 2 ad. Moorhen with 1 juvenile,35 Black-headed Gull, 16 Herring Gull.

Clevedon-Yeo:
14 Mute Swan, 20+ Shelduck adults/imms plus brood of 6 about three weeks old not seen by observer before, 2 Teal, 60 Mallard, 1 imm m Long-tailed Duck (!) in mouth of Yeo, quite wary, 18 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 32 Oystercatcher, 6 Whimbrel, 160  Curlew, 9 Black-tailed Godwit 9, 4 Turnstone, 60 Dunlin (all but one adult), 10 Common Sandpiper, 185 Redshank, 1 Snipe, 350 Black-headed Gull, 40+ Lesser Black-backed Gull, 140 Herring Gull, 1Raven,60 Swallow, 1 juvenile Mistle Thrush (!) a bedraggled juv on the sea wall near Dowlais, 1 juvenile Wheatear,15+ Pied Wagtail,25 + Linnet 25+.
A significant number of new arrivals since observer's last visit on 20th July, but also some surprising absentees, eg no Ringed Plover seen
Shelduck: at least 95 juvs have been counted at this site this year - so a very good year, best since 1980 when 96 were noted.
Uphill:
WeBS count, with torrential rain during the second half: 7 Canada Goose, 16 Shelduck, 13 Mallard, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 31 Oystercatcher, 2 Common Sandpiper, 147 Redshank, 580 Black-headed Gull, 7 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 12 Herring Gull, 4 Swift, plenty of Swallows and a House Martin.
BELOW M4 & BANES
Bath:
2 Peregrine -  PY (this year's young female) and 1 adult on St John's Church

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Peregrine -juvenile PY at St John's Church (nslbirding)

Newton St Loe:
2 Jay, 1 Magpie, 10+ juvenile Blue Tit, 10 + juvenile Great Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 3 Long Tailed Tit, 25 House Martin, 2 Robin,10+ Goldfinch, 2 Bullfinch

Robin (nslbirding)

Bullfinch (nslbirding)

Paulton:

5 Moorhen (of various ages), 1 Kingfisher, 50 Jackdaw / Carrion Crow, 2 Goldcrest, flock of 16 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Treecreeper,1 Nuthatch, 2 Goldfinch.

RESERVOIRS:

Blagdon Lake:

218 Canada Goose, 1 Redshank, 2 Common Sandpiper

Litton Reservoir:
2 Tufted Duck broods, Mallard, Cormorant, Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 8 Little Grebe, 3 Great Crested Grebe +3 juvenile, Coot, Moorhen, I Kingfisher, Long-tailed Tit, Goldcrest, Grey Wagtail. Also Fox stalking a Moorhen.

Chew Valley Lake:

Dam: 2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Canada Goose JX neck band, 3 Little Egret, 1 Common Sandpiper.

Canada Goose with neck band (Steve Hale)

Garganey still present on Herriott's Pool. Also juvenile Mediterranean Gull

Reports: Rich Andrews, Mark Coller, Jane Cumming, 'ChrisPDuck', Alistair Fraser, Steve Hale,Patrick Hancock, Jessica Killey, Lee@Wildwood, Harvey Rose, Ian Stapp, Jason Williams, Blagdonlakebirds,  CVRS, nslbirding,  opsbirding, severnsidebirds