29-05-18 Tuesday - Yellow-legged Gull - Marsh Harrier - KENTISH PLOVER

Another misty moisty morning, if mainly fine; damper and murkier by mid-afternoon.  Muggy.

Yellow-legged Gull
Marsh Harrier
Hobby
Sanderling
KENTISH PLOVER

A smart male Reed Bunting at Chew (George Stacey)

BRISTOL

Totterdown:
1 Buzzard, 1 Hobby - on thermals, 18 Swift - screaming around over the High Street.

A feisty baby Robin (Vera Carpenter)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Almondsbury:
1 juv. Robin fighting off a Blue Tit, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Goldfinch.

Winterbourne:
2 Buzzard, 3 Stock Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 juv. Great Tit, 1 Skylark, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat (one carrying food, both scolding - a nest nearby?), 2 Whitethroat, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Linnet, 2 Yellowhammer.

A Pied Wagtail hard at work feeding the kids (Ian Stapp)

Northwick Warth:
1 Hobby  - heading north with an angry retinue of Swallow and House Martin.

Sanderling 29th May 2018 Severn Beach Brian Lancastle

Severn Beach:
150 Ringed Plover, 17 Sanderling, 55 Dunlin.

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
1 Marsh Harrier

Clevedon - Channel View:
1 Kentish Plover

Formation flying - Buzzard and Jackdaw (Ian Stapp)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Pensford (from the old bridge):
4 Mallard, 1 Buzzard, 4 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 4 Swift, 8 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 2 Dipper, 2 Wren (feeding young), 2 Pied Wagtail (feeding 4 young), 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Blackbird, 20+ Jackdaw, 2 Chaffinch, 4 Goldfinch.

A Great Spotted Woodpecker at an unusual angle (Ian Stapp)

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
1 feral Barnacle Goose, 11 Shelduck, 28 Gadwall, 4 Shoveler, 3 Buzzard, 2 Hobby, 1 Sparrowhawk,  5 G BB Gull, 10 + Swift, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Raven, 4 Jay, 2 Blackcap, 3 Garden Warbler, 3 Cetti's Warbler,  lots Reed Warbler, 2 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 20+ hirundines, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail, 9 Goldfinch, 3 Reed Bunting.

Hollow Brook:
2 m. Reed Bunting.

Canada Goose family at Chew (George Stacey)

Nunnery:
Canada Goose family, Dunnock.

Stratford:
3rd summer Yellow-legged Gull.

Dunnock (George Stacey)

OUT OF AREA.

Red-footed Falcon 29th May 2018 Isle Brewers Dave Hellier

Isle Brewers: (just above Ilminster)
1 Red-Footed Falcon.


Reports: Pete Brain, Vera Carpenter, Chris Craig, Dave Hellier, Mike Jackson, Brian Lancastle, Phil Quinn, George Stacey, Chris Stone, Ian Stapp, Penny Wells,  blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG