03-05-19 Friday - Tawny Owl fledglings

Mostly overcast today, dry, but cool; temperatures 7 - 13 °C. Still windy

Lesser Scaup (still present on 2nd)
Red Kite 
Cuckoo
Hobby
Corn Bunting

BRISTOL

Avon Gorge:
Two Peregrine chicks successfully hatched and feeding. Looks as if the Falcon is still sitting so may be a couple more yet to come

Eastville Park:

03-05-19 Kingfisher, Eastville Park, Bristol (Martin Tayler)

Stockwood Open Space:
4.00 pm - 1 Red Kite 

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
1 Canada Goose, 8m 2f Mallard, 1 Gray Heron, 1 Cormorant, 1 Sparrow Hawk, 7 Moorhen, 4 Coots, 11 Woodpigeon, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 5 Magpie, 19 Jackdaw, 5 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 4 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 9 Whitethroat, 1 Goldcrest, 4 Wren, 8m 2f Blackbird, 4 Mistle Thrush, 5 Robin, 25 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 4 Greenfinch, 5 Goldfinch,1m 1f Reed Bunting.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE


No reports


NORTH SOMERSET


Sand Point/Bay:
40 Whimbrel, 15 Dunlin, 6 Ringed Plover, 3 newly-fledged Tawny Owl sitting out in the car park,  2 Cetti's.Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 30+ Whitethroat


BELOW M4 & BANES

03-05-19 Skylark, Marshfield (Claire Lewis)

Marshfield:
Northfield Lane - Red-legged Partridge, Skylark, 1 Wheatear, Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, Linnet,  2+ Corn Bunting, Yellowhammer

Willsbridge:
Tawny Owl ( hooting 5.10am) 2 Kingfisher, 1 Peregrine,   Dipper, 2 Grey Wagtail

Keynsham:
4 Swallow

Bath:

03-05-19 Peregrine, St John's Church Bath (BUPP)

Latest bulletin - Tiercel AA turned up to feed the brood this morning but, having recently had a full feed from the falcon, they weren't in the least interested. So he stood in front of them and tucked in himself.


RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
2nd ( evening) - Lesser Scaup still present

03-04-19 Cuckoo, Moreton, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake

28 Canada Goose, 40 Mute Swan, 4 Shelduck, 5 Teal,  16 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard,  6 GBB Gull, 2 Collared Dove (Bishop Sutton), 40+ Swift, 20+ Jackdaw, lots Blue andGreat Tit, 40+ Martins (most House some Sand Martin and Swallow), 8 Swallows on wires in the villages, 20+ Chiffchaff,  7 Blackcap, 3 Song Thrush,  11 Blackbird , 4 Dunnock , 6 Wren, 2 Robin, 20+ House Sparrow (Blue Bowl, Chew Stoke & Bishop Sutton), 7 Pied Wagtail, 30+ Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch,  6 Reed Bunting

Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper

Hollow Brook
1 Chiffchaff, 1 Garden Warbler, 3 Reed Bunting

03-05-19 Whitethroat and Sedge Warbler, Heron's Green, CVL (George Stacey

Heron's Green:

1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 12+ Wood Pigeon, 1 Raven, 2 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed warbler, 2 Whitethroat

03-05-19 Common Sandpiper, Heron's Green Bay CVL (TalkingtoBears)

Moreton:
4 Stock Dove, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Hobby, 2 Jay, 20+ Carrion Crow 4+ LTT, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Garden Warbler

03-04-19 Garden Warbler, Moreton Lane, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriott's inc Pool:
8 Shelduck, 4 Shoveler, 26 Gadwall, 1 Kingfisher (first one for a little while), 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler,1Whitethroat, 1 Grey Wagtail

North Widcombe Farm:
8 Mallard, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Morehen, 1  Cuckoo (calling on & off)1 Great Spotted Woodpecker,  1 Hobby 30+ Swift 40+ House Martin, 12+ Swallow,  (40+ Carrion Crow, 17 Jackdaw, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 3 Blackbird 10 House Sparrow,  4 Bullfinch

Reports: Teresa Chard, Chris@avglochris, Paul Gregory, Patrick Hardyman Richards, Henry Kirkwood, Claire Lewis, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, TalkingtoBears, BUPP, blagdonlakebirds