17-05-18 Thurs - Nightjar, Honey Buzzard

Temp 6 to 18℃. Sunny and dry today, cool breeze at times

Red Kite
Hobby, Honey Buzzard
Cuckoo
Nightjar
Whinchat
Tree Pipit
White Wagtail

17-5-18 Canada Goose Goslings, CVL (TtB)

BRISTOL

Harbourside:
1 Cormorant, 1 White Wagtail

17-5-18 White Wagtail Harbourside (Dan White)

St Andrews:

2 Red Kite

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Falfield:

2 Red Kite going East in morning

West of Rockhampton:
3 Mallard, 2 Sparrowhawk, 5 Buzzard, 1 Cuckoo, 4 Swift, 1 Skylark, 12 Swallow, 6 House Martin, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 14 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Pied Wagtail, 3 Chaffinch, 5 Greenfinch.
Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, Brimstone, Orange Tip, Holly Blue butterflies. Pair Large Red Damselfly

17-5-18 Avocet on Middle Pond, NP (Lisegirl)

Severnside:
1 Avocet,  7 Swift, 

Milbury Heath:
1 Hobby hunting hirundines over Wyevale Garden Centre

Latteridge:

1 Lesser Whitethroat singing

Winterbourne, Bradley Brook LNR:
Buzzard, Moorhen, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Little Owl, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, Jay, Skylark, 2 Swallow, 2 Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, Goldcrest, Song Thrush, Chaffinch, Bullfinch, Greenfinch, Linnet, 3 Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:
1 Red Kite

House Sparrow 17th May 2018 Portishead (Geof Harris)

1 House Sparrow - with young.

Clevedon-Yeo to Blake's Pools:

16 Mute Swan, 12 Canada Goose, 90 Shelduck, 2 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Cormorant, 3 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 1 Moorhen (+3 chicks), 2 Coot, 10 Oystercatcher, 8 Lapwing (+9 chicks), 24 Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Turnstone, 4 Dunlin, 1 Greenshank, 4 Redshank (+2 chicks), 40 LBB Gull, 20 Herring Gull, 1 Cuckoo, 16 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Reed Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Whinchat

Yatton Railway Station:

1 Red Kite 12.00

W-s-M, St Georges, Magistrates' Court House:

1 Red Kite 10.00

BELOW M4 & BANES

17-5-18 Peregrine chick ringed at St Johns (BUPP)

Bath:
3 Peregrine chicks ringed today, 2 m + 1 f

Bathwick BBS:2 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Red Kite 08.30 going East, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Goldcrest, 4 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, 3 Nuthatch, 3 Song Thrush, 4 Greenfinch

17-5-18 Grey Wagtail, Newton Park (NSL Birding)

Newton Park:
1 Stock Dove, 5 Skylark, 5 Barn Swallow, 7 House Martin, 5 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 3 Song Thrush, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Greenfinch, 2 Yellowhammer

Mendips, Black Down:
1 Cuckoo and 1 Tree Pipit after the devastating bracken harvesting ( 3 and 4 respectively last year), highlight was first 2 Nightjars of the year - M & F - in the area where bracken untouched, 20 WillowWarbler

RESERVOIRS

17-5-18 Black Swan, Herriotts (TtB)

Chew Valley Lake

Canada Geese goslings, 1 Barnacle Goose, 1 Black Swan (Dam and Herriotts), 13 Shelduck, 4 Shoveler, 4 Gadwall, 3 Buzzard, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 GBB Gull, 50 Swift, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Hobby, 5 Jay

17-5-18 Jay Moreton (Ian Stapp)

1 Raven, 50 Swallow/Martins, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 7 Chiffchaff, 2 Sedge Warbler, lots of Reed Warbler, 5 Blackcap, 4 Garden Warbler, 3 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Chaffinch, 2 Reed Bunting

17-5-18 Blackcap, Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:

1 (f) Goldeneye, 1 Honey Buzzard, 5 Red Kite, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Kestrel, 3 Hobby, 1 Peregrine.
Out of UK
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Reports: avonbirder, Paul Bowerman, John Croxton, Andy Gibb, Geof Harris, Pete Hawkins, Lisegirl, Andy Middleton, Dave Nevitt, Geoff Pudney, Adam Rawson, Harvey Rose, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Talking to Bears, Chris Teague, Dan White, Cathy Wilson, blagdonlakebirds, BUPP,  CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG