28-02-19 Thursday - summer migrants back!

After weeks of sunshine, a rainy morning and overcast afternoon.  A lot cooler at 11°C.

Long-tailed Duck
Wheatear, Sand Martins, Swallow

They're back!  One of 45 Sand Martins over Chew today (Bob Brewer)

BRISTOL
no reports


SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Wheatear (the earliest date recorded for South Glos.)

Thornbury:
first Chiffchaff singing today.

Long-tailed Tit (Bob Brewer)

NORTH SOMERSET

Weston-Super-Mare:
(a Hewish garden)
8 Collared Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 13 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 14 Starling, 13 House Sparrow, 7 Chaffinch.

Uphill:
(yesterday, 27th)  Short-eared Owl.


BELOW M4 & BANES

Newton St Loe:
2 Buzzard, 17 Common Gull, 10 Herring Gull, 4 Stock Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Redwing, 5 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 8 Skylark, 5 Greenfinch.

 Great Crested Grebe in the rain - Chew (Bob Brewer)

Bath - Twerton:
1 Mistle Thrush - 06:10 alarm call!

RESERVOIRS:

Barrow Tanks:
1 m. Long-tailed Duck,  1 Little Egret, 3 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Pied Wagtail. 2 Grey Wagtail.


Chew Valley Lake
2+ Canada Goose, 28+ Mute Swan, 24+ Goldeneye, 14 Pintail, 10 Great Crested Grebe (numbers are very low this winter), the white Coot, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 5 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Raven, 30+ Long-tailed Tit, 1 Treecreeper, 5 Goldcrest, 5 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 6+ Pied Wagtail, 2 Bullfinch, 4 Reed Bunting.

Coot under attack - Chew (Bob Brewer)

Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper.

Heron's Green:
2 Little Grebe (nest-building on the pool.

Marsh Harrier from Moreton, Chew (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:
1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Water Rail, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Stock Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, 4 Jay.

Stratford:
1 f. Scaup

Pintail at Herriotts Pool (Ian Loats)

Herriott's Pool:
7 Shelduck, 6+ Snipe, 2 ad. Mediterranean Gull. 1 Swallow, 45 Sand Martin.


Reports: Louise Bailey, Terri Borash, Chris Craig, Anne Crowe, Rob Hargreaves, Jon Mortin, Dave Nevitt, David Poulton, Brian Thompson, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

27-02-19 Wednesday - Ruff 1st this yr

Another fine day, dry, Sunny, and warm.

Ruff
Marsh Harrier, Great White Egret, Scaup
Long-tailed Duck
Common Crossbill

BRISTOL

27-02-2019 Great Spotted Woopecker Eastville Park (Ian Loats)

Bishopston:
2 Long-tailed Tit and 1 Blackcap (f) - enjoying the new tube fat feeder.

Redland:
2 Blackcap (f&m) on fatballs, but not together, 1 Starling came to bathe - uncommon.

Eastville Park and Snuff Mills:
4 Canada Goose, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Treecreeper.

City Docks and Finzells Reach
15 Mute Swan, 6 Moorhen, 1 Peregrine

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
1 Snipe, 2 Reed Bunting (f&m),

Whitehall - scan from a roof :
1 Sparrowhawk, 6 Buzzard, 1Peregrine, 2 Raven.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
9 Canada Goose, 1 Egyptian Goose, 6 Grey Plover, 6 Chiffchaff,

27-02-2019 Ruff New Passage (Lisa Presland)

New Passage/Northwick Warth:
1 Ruff, 1 Stonechat (f), 2 Reed Bunting

Frampton End:
Skylark and Yellowhammer - both species singing this afternoon

NORTH SOMERSET

27-02-2019 Marsh Tit Yatton (Mark Savage)

Yatton - Cadbury Hill:
Woodpigeon, Jay, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Marsh Tit , Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long Tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest, Wren, 3 Nuthatch, 3 Treecreeper, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Robin, Dunnock, Chaffinch, Goldfinch.

Weston-super-Mare - High St, north end:
c 60 Pied Wagtail - roosting in the trees.

Sand Point/Bay:
2 Stonechat (f&m), 2 Rock Pipit

27-02-2019 Stonechat Sand Point (Martin Tayler)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Dundry- Elton Farm:
40 Fieldfare

Warmley:
1 Blackcap (m) - singing

27-02-2019 Golden Plover Lansdown (Keith Williams)

Lansdown:
c730 Golden Plover, 12 Skylark, 50 Chaffinch

27-02-2019 Treecreeper and Grey Wagtail Compton Dando (Chris Perry)

Compton Dando:
1 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Green Woodpecker, 10+ Jackdaw, 2 Raven, 6 Coal Tit, 10+ Blue and Great Tit, 10+ Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 6 Goldcrest, 4 Nuthatch, 5 Treecreeper, 8 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 12 Robin, 2 Grey Wagtail, 6 Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, 7 Goldfinch.

Bishops Sutton

4 Collared Dove, 15+ House Sparrow

RESERVOIRS:

27-02-2019 Long-tailed Duck BG (Bri Thompson)

Barrow Tanks:
1 Long-tailed Duck 

Chew Valley Lake
18 Canada Goose, 16 Mute Swan, 1 Scaup (f),16 Goldeneye, 2 Goosander - (f&m), 8 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 8 Buzzard, 5 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Mediterranean Gull - (ad + 1st Wint), 2 Stock Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker - one drumming, 1 Green Woodpecker, 15 Jackdaw, 2 Raven, 7 Cetti's Warbler, 20+ Long-tailed Tit, 5 Goldcrest, 2 Treecreeper, 1 Mistle Thrush, 3 Robin, 8 Reed Bunting

27-02-19 Common Sandpiper CVL Dam (Ian Stapp)

Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper

Heron's Green:
2 Little Grebe, 1 Green Sandpiper

Moreton:
4 Jay, 1 Bullfinch

Herriott's:
 8 Shelduck, 28 Shoveler, 10 Pintail, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 24 Snipe - flushed by MR, 1 Grey Wagtail

OUT OF AREA

27-02-2019 Siskinf and Bullfinch East Harptree Wood (Ian Stapp)

East Harptree Wood:

2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 6+ Coal Tit, lots of Blue & Great Tit, 2 Wren, 3 Robin, 30+ Chaffinch, 3 Bullfinch, 3 Redpoll, 4 Common Crossbill - fly over, 8+ Goldfinch,  20+ Siskin.

Reports:  Derek Angell, Nancy Barrett, Paul Bowyer, Pete Brain, Pete Coslett, Ollie Fournier, Nick Hawkridge, Mike Jackson, Ian Loats, Chris Perry, Lisa Presland, Mark Savage, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Bri Thompson, Keith Vinicombe, Keith Williams, 
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

26-02-19 Tuesday - Black Redstart

Sun in a blue sky - all day - bliss.

Black Redstart
Short-eared Owl
Long-tailed Duck
Yellow Legged Gull
Marsh Harrier
Crossbill

BRISTOL

26-02-2019 Peregrine Finzels Reach (Rich Scantlebury)

Finzels Reach:

2 Peregrine - mating observed.

Stoke Park inc Duchess Lake:
10 Canada Goose, 10m 4f Mallard, 1 Coot, 1 Black-headed Gull, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 6 Magpie, 25 Jackdaw, 3 Carrion Crow,1 Raven, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1m Blackbird, 2 Robin, 1 Dunnock,4 Greenfinch, 12 Goldfinch, 1m Reed Bunting.

26-02-2019 Reed Bunting Stoke Park (Pat Richards)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
27 Shelduck, 1 Gadwall, 103 Wigeon, 12 Teal, 2 Tufted Duck, 2 or 3 Chiffchaff - singing from 2 parts of the site, 1 Black Redstart,  2 Yellowhammer.

Aust Warth:
c.25 Wigeon, 5 Teal, 5 Short-eared Owl, 2 Kestrel, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Skylark (singing strongly), 4 Meadow Pipit, 5 Linnet.

26-02-2019 Short-eared Owl Aust (Rod Holbrook)

Yate:
2 Ravens - displaying

Kingswood:
2 Ravens - displaying

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:
1 Cormorant,

26-02-2019 Redshank Cl-Y (Howard Taffs)

Clevedon-Yeo:
14 Lapwing, 4 Redshank, both starting to display.

26-02-2019 Yellow-legged Gull Uphill (Keith Williams)

Uphill:
BOC Tuesday Walk
40 Mute Swan, 88 Shelduck, a few Mallard, 24 Teal, 73 Wigeon at least, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Cormorant, 4-6 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk (m), 14 Oystercatcher, 8 Curlew, 2 Dunlin (undercount 200 on Saturday), 200+ Redshank, 55 Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Gull, 6+ Herring Gull, 5+ Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 ad. Yellow Legged Gull - (hard to be certain in bright sunlight but it looked right - too pale for LBB but had yellow legs), Woodpigeon, Rooks, Magpie, Dunnock - lots of song, 4 Skylark - airborne & singing, Blackbird, 1 Redwing. 1 Song Thrush singing, Robin, lots of common tits, 20+ House Sparrow, 8 Chaffinch, 12 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting (f)

BELOW M4 & BANES

26-02-19 Starlings Keynham (Ian Stapp)

Keynsham:
40+Starlings - in early sun

Bath:
2 Peregrine still on St John's Church - nest cup finished

Marksbury:
3 Buzzard 1 Sparrowhawk

Chelwood:
4 Buzzard 2 Raven

Bishop Sutton:
3 Collared Dove, 20+ House Sparrow

RESERVOIRS:

26-02-2019 Long-tailed Duck BG (Bri Thompson)

Barrow Gurney Tanks:
1 Long-tailed Duck

Chew Valley Lake
21+ Canada Goose, 19+ Mute Swan, 20+ Goldeneye,  2 Little Grebe, 7 Great Crested Grebe, 1 White Coot, 3 Grey Heron, 7 Buzzard, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Stock Dove (Moreton) 7 Great Spotted Woodpecker - drumming, 3 Raven, 40+ Carrion Crow, 7 Cetti's Warbler, 20+ Long-tailed Tit, + mixed Tits, 5 Goldcrest, 5 Treecreeper, 4 Blackbird, 5 Pied Wagtail, 12 Goldfinch, 7 Reed Bunting,

I watched a Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming on the fence into Moreton Hide and realised it was a female - I didn't know females drummed, I thought it was only males. The drumming was phenomenally loud.

Dam:
1 Common Sand,

Woodford:
2 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 4 Bullfinch,

Heron's Green:
2 Snipe - pool side, 1 Grey Wagtail,

26-02-19 Great Spotted Woodpeckers Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Water Rail - calling,  2 Jay, 5 Wren, 4 Dunnock, 3 Robin, 20+ Chaffinch - lots of calling, 2 + Siskin,

Herriott's:
8 Shelduck, 12 Pintail, 1 Mediterranean Gull (1st wint), 20+ Jackdaw,

Out of area - just !

26-02-2019 Crossbill - Chaffinch East Harptree Wood (George Stacey)

East Harptree Wood:
Crossbill, Chaffinch, Siskin

Reports: John Clark, Chris Craig, Jane Cumming, Hawk and Owl Trust, Mervyn Hayes, Rod Holbrook, Mike Jackson, Steve Jones, Andy Middleton, Lois Pryce, Pat Richards, Rich Scantlebury, Matt Scott, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Bri Thompson, Keith Williams, Gordan Youdale, 
 blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

25-02-19 Monday - Ring-billed Gull

Another chilly start to a glorious day with clear skies and light winds, feels like June!

Brent Geese
Long-tailed Duck
Black-necked Grebe
Red Kites
Ring-billed Gull

Ring-billed Gull showing beautifully at Herriotts Pool, Chew (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL

Blaise estate:
Buzzard, Raven.

Snuff Mills:

Dipper, Grey Wagtail, Nuthatch.

Clifton:
m. Blackcap and Marsh Tit coming to one observer's garden feeders.

Emerald Park, BS16:

pr. Peregrine.

Cumberland Basin:
6 Buzzard - three pairs testing territorial boundaries, perhaps.

Two of the three Brent Geese at Chittening Warth today (Tony Scott)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
Chiffchaff.

Aust Warth:
3 Red Kite, 4 Short-eared Owl.

Chittening Warth:
3 Brent Goose.

Almondsbury (garden birds):
1 Great Sp Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 LT Tit, 2 Goldfinch.

Yate:
Red Kite drifting NE from Westerleigh towards Yate, approx 11:30 a.m.


NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon-Yeo:
(Strode Road Bridge)

8 Goosander (1 m., 7 f.) fishing until disturbed by a possible Otter.

(Channel View Farm)

300 Shelduck, 8 Shoveler, 160 Wigeon, 20 Teal, 2 Tufted Duck, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 12 Oystercatcher, 2 Grey Plover, 150 Curlew, 15 Turnstone, 450 Dunlin, 2 Snipe, 200 Redshank,1 Tawny Owl (heard), 2 Kestrel, 25 Skylark, 1 Stonechat, 20 Meadow Pipit, 2 Linnet, 4 Reed Bunting.

A great shot of two of our top predators over Wick (Chris Perry)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Golden Valley, Wick:
2 Mallard, 3 Little Grebe, 1 Coot, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 5 Stock Dove, 2 Great Sp Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 3 Coal Tit, 15+ Blue Tit, 10+ Great Tit,  10+ LT Tit, 15+ Wren, 3 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, 2 Mistle Thrush,  2 Grey Wagtail, 10+ Goldfinch.

Mistle Thrush at Wick (Chris Perry)

Bath:
pr. Peregrine at the nest site.


Paulton:
2 Mute Swan, 2 Little Grebe, 5 Moorhen, 11 BH Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, 4 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Redwing, 7 Meadow Pipit, 45 Chaffinch.

Sewage Treatment Works:
2 Grey Wagtail, 30 Pied Wagtail.

RESERVOIRS:

Barrow Tanks:
1 drake Long-tailed Duck

Common Sandpiper at Blagdon Lake (Ian Loats)

Blagdon Lake:
1 m. Goldeneye, 1 Black-necked Grebe. 1 Grey Heron, 1 Cormorant, 1 Common Sandpiper.

Nuthatches have returned to the Bittern Trail at Chew (George Stacey)

Chew Valley Lake

Bittern Trail:
pr. Nuthatch.

female Goldeneye at Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:
6 Canada Goose, 8 Mute Swan, 2 Shelduck, 10+ Goldeneye, 2 Little Grebe, 3 Buzzard, 1 Water Rail (calling), 4 GBB Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Sp Woodpecker (one drumming), 2 Raven, 5 Skylark, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 20+ LT Tit, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Stonechat, 1 Bullfinch, 2 Reed Bunting.

Herriott's:
11 Canada Goose, 12 Mute Swan, 8 Shelduck, 10 Pintail, 6 Goldeneye, 1 Little Grebe, 8 Buzzard,
2 GBB Gull, 1 Ring-billed Gull (pool), 11 Jackdaw, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting.


Out of Avon:

MENDIPS

East Harptree Wood:

No Crossbills seen this morning, but 2 Great Sp Woodpecker, 8+ Coal Tit, 20+ Siskin.

Reports: Nick Beamson, Vera Carpenter, Stephen Curtis, Rob Emery, David Esam, Tim Ford, Patrick Hancock, Brian Lancastle, Ian Loats, Chris Perry, Trevor Riddle, Tony Scott, Bob Webber, 
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

24-02-19 Sunday- Sand Martin

Chilly first thing, developing into another gloriously sunny day in this super-early Spring spell
3° - 17°C

Jack Snipe
Yellow-legged Gull
Little Owl, Short-eared Owl
Sand Martin
Black Redstart
Siskin

23-02-19 ♂  Peregrine, Avon Gorge (Pete Blanchard)

BRISTOL
Redland:
Garden - 2 Jay, 2 LTT Tit, 1 m Blackcap

24-02-19 Pochard, Sea Mills (Tony Scott)
[A very unexpected sighting, demonstrating yet again 
that you never know what may turn up]

Sea Mills:
WeBS count - 1 Greylag Goose, 30 Mallard, 1 Pochard (v unusual here), 2 Grey Heron, 65 Redshank, 20 Dunlin, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Snipe

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 m Gadwall, 5 Tufted Duck, 1 Green Woodpecker,Peregrine pair active around nesting ledge, singing Chiffchaff, 3 Stonechat, 2 Bullfinch, Reed Bunting
Aust Sewage Works:
2 Raven, 5+ Chiffchaff (overwintering ), 2 Goldcrest

Aust Warth:
2 Short-eared Owl late afternoon approx 17-40
Hoar Gout:
2 Mallard, 2 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe, 4 Coot

NORTH SOMERSET

24-02- 19 Gadwall, Portbury Wharf (Chris Clarke)

Portbury Wharf:
6 Gadwall, 2 Oystercatcher, 13 Lapwing, 7 (visible) Snipe, 1 2nd year Common Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull,  2 Little Owl, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (drumming), 1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Sand Martin  (flew over the North Pool from the south before heading north-west, the second earliest date for Avon, after one on Feb 23rd 2008), 3 Cetti's Warbler,  2 Stonechat

The Yellow-legged Gull  was on the North Pool Island displaying to Lesser Black-backed Gulls. There was another individual there on Friday the 22nd but this was a different bird again (it had some faint winter head streaking)

Sheepway Lane, Shipway Farm horse paddock - 20+ Redwing.

Along the footpath leading from Sheepway Lane (at the back of Elm Tree Close) - 12 Siskin, 1 Chiffchaff and 1 Blackcap. 4 Raven and 3 Buzzards in the air at the same time over the nearby Portbury Dock car parks.

Drove Rhine - 1 Kingfisher
Clevedon:
Alexandra Road -the Black Redstart fly-catching from trees. Also reported from its usual site at the pier.

Clevedon-Yeo:
9 Canada Goose, 90+ Shelduck (30 on Dowlais with some display), Wigeon present, Teal present, 6 Goosander(1m , 5f, off Clevedon Yeo) 4 Little Egret, 2 Coot, 15 Oystercatcher, 21 Lapwing (all Dowlais), 1Grey Plover, 140+ Curlew, 8 Turnstone, 700 Dunlin, 1 Jack Snipe  (Blake's Pool), 2 Snipe, 150+ Redshank,  2 Chiffchaff 75+ Meadow Pipit ( quite a lot spread along the route)


BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
2 Buzzard,25 Stock Dove, 2 Little Owl, Kestrel, 3 Raven, a few Sky Lark, 200 Linnet, Yellowhammer 

Stockwood: 
4 Raven

24-02-19 Peregrine pair, St John's Church, Bath (BUPP)

RESERVOIRS:

Chew Valley Lake

24-02-19 Common Gull, Heron's Green, CVL (Lee Gardiner)

CVRS:

A wander around the hedgerows at CVRS this morning revealed a couple of pairs of Long-tailed Tits starting their nests. The nest seen was about a quarter built. T'other is deep within bramble so this will wait for a more thorough search to see if it is recordable for NRS

Out of Avon:

MENDIPS

24-02-19 Crossbill, East Harptree Wood (Raoul Chandrasakera)

East Harptree Wood:

At least 7 Crossbill nr chimney, 15+ Siskin  

Cheddar Reservoir:

Great Northern Diver and Scaup still present

Reports: Nancy Barrett, Pete Blanchard, Raoul Chandrasakera, Teresa Chard, Chris Clarke, Peter Coslett,  Rob Emery,  Alistair Fraser, Lisegirl, Matt Plenty, Matthew  Rogers, Harvey Rose, Tony Scott, Howard Taffs, Brian Thompson, BUPP, CVRS,  

23-02-19 Saturday - Long-tailed Duck back

Temp 5 to 17℃. Misty first thing, then warm Sunshine. Hardly any wind by the evening

23-2-19 Peregrine in the Avon Gorge (Tony Scott)

Long-tailed Duck
Red Kite
Golden Plover
Bar-tailed Godwit
Short-eared Owl
Mediterranean Gull
Merlin
Richard's Pipit

BRISTOL

Avon Gorge:
1 Peregrine

Bristol garden:

1 f Blackcap

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
5 Grey Plover, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 368 BH Gull, 1 Mediterranean Gull

Aust:
c.40 Shelduck, c.20 Wigeon, 4 Teal, 3 Curlew, 20 Redshank, 2 Short-eared Owl,  2 Kestrel, 5 Skylark, 1 Stonechat, 10 Meadow Pipit, 6 Reed Bunting

23-2-19 Turnstone at New Passage (Vera Carpenter)

New Passage, BOC ID course:
2 Canada Geese, 2 Mute Swan, 30 Shelduck, 6 Shoveler, 4 Gadwall, 100 Wigeon, 4 Teal, 6 Tufted Duck, 1 Grey Heron, 50 Oystercatcher, 75 Lapwing, 200 Curlew, 200 Turnstone, 300 Dunlin, 75 Redshank, 50 Woodpigeon, 30 Pied Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon, Blind Yeo:
10 Goosander, 1 Green Sandpiper

Clevedon, Wain's Hill to Yeo:
225 Shelduck, 330 Wigeon, 125 Teal, 4 Shoveler, 4 Tufted Duck, 1 Goosander, 3 Cormorant, 3 Little Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 24 Coot, 11 Oystercatcher, 4 Grey Plover, 75 Lapwing, 340 Curlew, 1500 Dunlin, 5 Snipe, 230 Redshank, 2 Green Woodpecker,  Kestrel, 1 Merlin (Yeo), 38 Skylark, 1 Cetti’s Warbler (Blind Yeo), 250 Starling, 1 Richard’s Pipit (Channel View), 65 Meadow Pipit, 5 Bullfinch, 5 Reed Bunting

Uphill (WeBS count):
67 Mute Swan, 100 Shelduck, 25 Mallard, 63 Teal, 70 Wigeon, 3 Little Egret, 30 Oystercatcher, 200 Dunlin, 18 Curlew, 310 Redshank, 125 BH Gull, 1 Common Gull, 1 Peregrine (and 3 Roe Deer).

BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge:
2 Pheasant, 1 Little Grebe, 4 Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 2 Moorhen, 13 BH Gull, 6 Herring Gull, 4 LBB Gull, 21 Feral Pigeon, 5 Stock Dove, 68 Wood Pigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Green Woodpecker, 4 Jay, 28 Magpie, 3 Coal Tit, 28 Blue Tit, 22 Great Tit, 1 Skylark, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 18 Wren, 3 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 27 Starling, 16 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing, 6 Song Thrush, 15 Robin, 1 Dipper, 13 House Sparrow, 15 Dunnock, 3 Grey Wagtail, 3 Chaffinch, 6 Greenfinch, 20 Goldfinch

Bath, Lansdown Racecourse:
2 Red Kite (13.20), 450 Golden Plover

Newton St Loe:
4 Mallard, 4 Buzzard, 4 BH Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 1 Nuthatch, 6 Chaffinch

23-2-19 Dunnock in Bishop Sutton (Bob Brewer)

Bishop Sutton:
3 Collared Dove, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 20+ House Sparrow, Dunnock

RESERVOIRS

23-2-19 Common Sandpiper on Barrow Tanks (Lee Gardiner)

Barrow Tanks:
1 Long-tailed Duck back, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Common Gull

23-2-19 Treecreeper, Stratford (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake
24+ Canada Goose, 27+ Mute Swan, 11 Shelduck, 10 Pintail, 30+ Goldeneye, 1 Little Grebe, 5 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Grey Heron, 12+ Buzzard, 1 Water Rail, 1 White Coot, 4 Snipe (fly past Moreton), 1 Common & 1 Green Sandpiper, 4 (2 1st w, 2 ad) Mediterranean Gull (Herriotts), 7 GBB Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted & 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Jay, 2 Raven, 23 Jackdaw, 30+ L TT + mixed Tits, 7 Cetti's Warbler

23-2-19 Treecreeper, Stratford (Ian Stapp)

1 Chiffchaff, 5 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 5 Blackbird, 1 Redwing, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Stonechat, 4 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail, 6+ Pied Wagtail, 2 Bullfinch, 15+ Goldfinch, 3 Siskin, 5 Reed Bunting

Reports: Derek Angell, Bob Brewer, Vera Carpenter, Jane Cumming, Andy Davis, Paul Francis, Lee Gardiner, John Griffiths, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Rod Holbrook, Susan Kempson, Steve Sanins, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs

22-02-19 Friday

Dull start again, then lovely sunshine. Max 14℃.

Marsh Harrier
Mediterranean Gull
Short-eared Owl, Barn Owl 
Merlin
Marsh Tit
Siskin

22-02-19 m Sparrowhawk, Eastville Park (Martin Tayler)

BRISTOL

22-02-19 Chiffchaff, Southville, Bristol (Ian Loats)
(first of the year here)

Stockwood Open Space:
Barn Owl confirmed still hunting there this week after quite an absence and not seen for a while after the heavy snow

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
63 Wigeon,1 Gadwall, 6 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Egret, 2 Jay, 98 Yellowhammer

22-02-19 Short-eared Owl, Aust Warth (Brian Thompson)

Aust Warth:
1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Kestrel, 1 Merlin

NORTH SOMERSET

Avonmouth Docks
Holesmouth Road -2 Collared Dove, 5 Wood Pigeon, 3 Pied Wagtail. 42 Chaffinch (feeding off spilt grain in road),
Nearby nature corridor (with sea shore boundary) - 10 Shelduck, 1 Buzzard

Portishead:
Black Nore - 3 Curlew, 2 Redshank, 40 BH Gull, 10 Herring Gull, 20 Woodpigeon, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Magpie, 1 Jay,11 Carrion Crow, 8 Blue Tit, 9 Great Tit, 8 LTT, 1 Blackcap, 7 Blackbird, 12 Robin, 7 Dunnock, 1 Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, 11 Goldfinch

Clevedon:
Alexandra Road Park - 1 Tawny Owl 

Walton Common: 
Great Spotted  Woodpecker drumming, many  birds singing including Marsh Tit,Coal Tit,Goldcrest Nuthatch, Tree Creeper calling

Worle:
1 Peregrine over

Worlebury Hill Road/Golf Course:
1 Buzzard, 15 Herring Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 30 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 2 Jay, 22 Magpie, 6 Jackdaw, 2 Carrion Crow, 7 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 3 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 5 Robin, 6 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 23 Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Saltford:
2 Mute Swan, 4 Mallard, 1 Grey Heron,1 Cormorant,1 Sparrowhawk,3 Buzzard, 2 Moorhen, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 25 Magpie, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 30 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 10 House Sparrow, 4 Chaffinch, 8 Greenfinch, 30 Goldfinch

Bath:
St John's Church

22-02-19 Peregrine, Bath (BUPP)
The falcon's visits are becoming more frequent; here she fine tunes her 'egg cup', takes stock of the view, and has a final check before leaving. In 2018 she went down in the nest on 14 Mar and laid her first egg on 17 Mar (19 Mar in 2017)

Publow:
1 Grey Wagtail

Folly Farm:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 m Tawny Owl, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker,
2 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Skylark, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 3 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, Redwing-subsong, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Bullfinch

RESERVOIRS:

Chew Valley Lake

22-02-19, Buzzard, Moreton, CVL (Ian Stapp)

46+ Canada Goose,  48+ Mute Swan, 4♂ Shelduck, 30+ Goldeneye, 1 pr Goosander,  3 Little Grebe, 6 Great Crested Grebe, 1white Coot, 6 Grey Heron, 12+ Buzzard (most soaring over the hills), 3 Lapwing, 6 G-BB Gull, 4  Collared Dove (3 Bishop Sutton plus 1 actually within the lake boundary),  30+ LTT + mixed Tits (Woodford & Moreton), 5 Goldcrest (Moreton & Stratford),5 Cetti's Warbler Stratford,Herriotts), 20+ Starling, 7 Blackbird (Woodford & Moreton), 20+ House Sparrow (Bishop Sutton), 9+ Pied Wagtail( HG Woodford & Herriotts),  4 Reed Bunting (Herriotts, Stratford & Moreton)

No sign of the Black-necked Grebes.

Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper

Woodford:
1 Treecreeper, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush

Nunnery Point:
7 ad Mediterranean Gull in the roost,

Heron's Green:
1 Buzzard, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Gull, 5+ Wood Pigeon, 1 Grey Wagtail, 12 Goldfinch

22-02-19 Siskin, Moreton, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:
1 Water Rail, 3 Stock Dove,1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1Green Woodpecker, Peregrine, 4 Jay, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Stonechat (Moreton lane), 6 Bullfinch (Moreton Cottage), 2 Dunnock, 5 Wren, 3 Robin, 7 Siskin

Stratford:
2+ Snipe, 2 Raven, 9 Great Tit (together back Stratford)

Herriott's:
10 Shelduck, 10 Pintail, 1  Marsh Harrier (over the main reeds mid-morning) 15 Jackdaw

Reports: Pete Brain, Jane Cumming, Dan@twit1144, Andy Davis, Paul Francis, Richard Giles, Ian Loats, Andy Middleton, Dean Reeves, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, TalkingtoBears, Martin Tayler, Keith Vinicombe

21-02-19 Thursday - Bar-tailed Godwit

Temp 10 to 15℃. Warmer in Edinburgh at 18℃. After cloudy start glorious sunny afternoon

Great White Egret, Cattle Egret
Bar-tailed Godwit, Jack Snipe, Spotted Redshank
Short-eared Owl
Mediterranean Gull
Marsh Tit
Crossbill, Siskin

21-2-19 Great Crested Grebe, CVL (Bob Brewer)

BRISTOL

Eastville Park to Snuff Mills:

6 Canad Geese, 1 Mute Swan, 1 Coot, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Jay, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 4/6 Goldcrest, 6 Treecreeper, 1 Dipper, 1 Grey Wagtail, 6 Chaffinch, 1 Goldfinch

Redland garden:

2 Jay, 1 f Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Dunnock, 1 f Chaffinch, 2 Goldfinch

Page Park:
2 Sparrowhawk (a pair)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

21-2-19 Gadwall at OPS (Peter Hazelwood)
First this year on the lake

Oldbury Power Station:
1 m Gadwall, 1 Grey plover, 150+ Curlew, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Jack Snipe, 2 Snipe, c.35 Redshank, c.300 BH Gull

21-2-19 Short-eared Owl at Aust (Brian Thompson)

Aust, Extra-high tide 8.30am:
c.40 Shelduck, c.100 Wigeon, 4 Teal, 1 Water Rail (jumping up in reed bed as tide rose), flock c.30 Golden Plover flying over, 1 Curlew, 4 Short-eared Owl,  1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 2 Stonechat, 4 Reed Bunting
The sea came across the salt marsh up to but not over the road; when it was halfway across, the rapidly-moving backs of little mammals could be seen swimming fast to the next piece of grass... The Crows were there first, casually picking up small rodents like hors d’oeuvres and flying off with their limp bodies. The Owls and Kestrels sat on logs and branches and seemed less interested – maybe they’d already had a glut? And unlike the other times I’ve witnessed this phenomenon, only a few BH Gulls arrived and again were less predatory…

Northwick Warth, Extra High Tide:
4 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 62 Shelduck, 21 Shoveler, 8 Gadwall, 232 Wigeon, 6 Mallard, 15 Tufted Duck, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 13 Moorhen, 37 Coot, 79 Oystercatcher, 90 Lapwing, 54 Curlew, 68 Black-tailed Godwit, 158 Dunlin, 59 Redshank, 22 Black-headed Gull, 9 Woodpigeon, 5 Collared Dove,1 Peregrine, 3 Magpie, 5 Carrion Crow, 6 Skylark, 9 Starling, 8 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 2 Stonechat, 4 Dunnock, 44 Pied Wagtail, 11 Meadow Pipit, 5 Goldfinch

21-02-19 Black Tailed Godwit & Peregrine, Northwick (Patrick Hardyman Richards)

NORTH SOMERSET

Bristol Airport:
40 Golden Plover, 1 Peregrine

21-2-19 Ringed Plover and Turnstone at Clevedon (Mark Savage)

Clevedon, Bandstand:
4 Ringed Plover, 10 Turnstone

Clevedon-Yeo:
42 Canada Geese, 80 Shelduck, 1 Shoveler, 180 Wigeon, 120 Teal, 1 Goosander, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 2 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, 18 Oystercatcher, 32 Lapwing, 1 Grey Plover, 1 Ringed Plover, 30 Curlew, 800 Dunlin, 280 Redshank, 2 Spotted Redshank, 350 BH Gull, 10 Herring Gull, 3 LBB Gull, 30 Meadow Pipit, 1 Siskin

Backwell Lake:
Little Egret Roost with 1 Cattle Egret

Sand Bay/Point to Middle Hope:
18 Curlew, numerous Skylark singing, 4 Stonechat, 30+ Pied Wagtail

Worlebury Hill Road/Golf Course:
8 Herring Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 33 Woodpigeon, 1 Peregrine, 29 Magpie, 6 Jackdaw, 6 Carrion Crow, 4 Blue Tit, 9 Great Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 3 Starling, 12 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 8 Robin, 3 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 8 Chaffinch, 1 Goldfinch

Uphill:
1 Sparrowhawk trying to take a Skylark, 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Cetti's Warbler calling, lots of Reed Bunting activity

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath garden:
1 Moorhen, 2 Marsh Tit, 1 f Blackcap, 1 Treecreeper, 8 Chaffinch, 1 m Bullfinch, 6 Goldfinch

21-2-19 Grey Heron nesting at NSL (NSL-Birding)

Newton St Loe
20 Mallard, 39 Teal, 5 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 40 BH Gull, 250 Common Gull 2 Herring Gull, 3 LBB Gull,1 Stock Dove, 10 Skylark, 10 Coal Tits, 25+ of Great & Blue Tit,10+ Long Tailed Tit, 3 Goldcrest, 4 Nuthatch,2 Song Thrush, 1 Greenfinch, 2 Red Admiral

RESERVOIRS

21-2-19 Black-necked Grebe, CVL Lake (Bob Brewer)
Bird on right showing yellow cheek feathers

Chew Valley Lake

Herons Green:
1 Barn Owl - 07:25, heading over to the fields

Moreton:
2 Camada Geese, 4 Black-necked Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebe

21-2-19 Mediterranean Gull, Herriotts Pool (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts:
18 Canada Goose, 13 Mute Swan, 12 Shelduck, 12 Pintail, 20+ Goldeneye (Lake), 4 Black-necked Grebe  (Lake), 1 Little Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 6 Buzzard, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 5 Jackdaw, 3 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 12+ Starling

21-2-19 Crossbills, East Harptree Wood (Ian Stapp)

MENDIPS
East Harptree Wood:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Coal tit, 7 Crossbill (2f), 4 Siskin

Stockhill Plantation:
1 Jay, 1 Coal Tit, 6 Goldcrest, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Crossbill, 8 Siskin

Reports: Phil Baber, Nancy Barrett, Geoffrey Blowfield, Bob Brewer, Jane Cumming, Peter Hazelwood, Adrian Hockey, Rod Holbrook, Glen Maddison, Melanie Patch, Lois Pryce, George Rabin, Adam Rawson, Harvey Rose, Patrick Hardyman Richards, Mark Savage, Ian Stapp, Andrew Sardeman, Howard Taffs, Brian Thompson, Wayne Tucker, Chris White.