31-05-19 Friday

Temperatures 15 - 19 °C. Largely overcast with some sunny patches

Great White Egret
Red Kite
Cuckoo 

BRISTOL

31-05-19 Whitethroats newly out of the nest, Stoke Park (Patrick Hardyman Richards)

Stoke Park:
2 Canada Goose, 5m 3f Mallard, 5 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 7 Woodpigeon, 2 Swift, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 8 Magpie, 11 Jackdaw, 3 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 2 Swallow, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 1 Wren, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 3 m Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Robin, 3 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 1m Bullfinch, 4 Greenfinch,7 Goldfinch, 1 m Reed Bunting

31-05-19 adult Whitethroat, Stoke Park (Patrick Hardyman Richards)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Ringed Plover, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Peregrine, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Yate:
Dean Road - 1 Peregrine over

Frampton Cotterell:
Early morning walk  highlights - 4 Mallard, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Swift, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, several Blue Tit family group, even more Long-tailed Tit family groups, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush (1 with food), 1 Bullfinch, 3 Greenfinch, 1 Yellowhammer

Oldland Common:
Cowhorn Hill -  8 Swift circling council buildings

NORTH SOMERSET

Failand:
1 Red Kite

Weston-Super-Mare STW:
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Cuckoo, 15 Swift, 2 Green Woodpecker, Kestrel, 15 Swallow, 15 House Martin, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, family of 4 Stonechat

BELOW M4 & BANES

31-05-19  Peregrine fledgling TX, St John's Church, Bath (BUPP)

Bath:
St John's Church - TX (f), which left the nest box backwards on 18 May having ‘won’ a tug o’ war over a piece of food, was returned to the nest box today. In the interim, she has been in the tender care of @ICBPNewent whose excellent work has brought her to full fitness for release. Although uninjured, the decision was taken not to return TX on 18 May as there was a high probability that the disturbance could have caused other eyasses to leave the nest. TX appears to have been accepted readily back into the fold today by parents and siblings alike.

This is another excellent result on the part of Jemima Parry-Jones and her team at Newent. We cannot thank @ICBPNewent enough for the sterling support, in the forms of advice, rehabilitation and pre-release conditioning which they continue to provide to Bath Peregrines.

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

31-05-19 fem Reed Bunting with food, Hollowbrook, CVL (George Stacey)

Bittern Trail:
2 Cetti's Warbler, many Blackcap

Hollowbrook:
1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Reed Bunting

Herriott's inc Pool:
2 m Wigeon, 1 Great White Egret

BOC Coach trip to The Gower Peninsula Sunday 16 June

Fancy a day out on the beautiful Gower Coast for Chough and many other coastal birds, flowers and butterflies?  Some spaces available on the coach leaving from the Water Tower on Bristol Downs at 0800. All readers of this blog are welcome to apply. 
£17 per head. Details from Judy Copeland bocsecretary@hotmail.com


Reports: Barry Dursley, Adrian Hockey, Mike Jackson, Pam Marsden, Andy Middleton, Patrick Hardyman Richards, BUPP

30-05-19 Thursday - Firecrest

Temp 14 to 21 ℃. Rain overnight, cloudy start but by midday glorious sun and very warm

Cuckoo
Red Kite
Firecrest

30-5-19 Firecrest, NSL (NSL Birding)

BRISTOL

Avon Gorge:
Peregrine

Eastville Park
Great Spotted Woodpecker, Dipper

30-5-19 Starling (Keith Williams)
After 35 photos full ring no complete and reported

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Yate, evening walk for the Friends of Ridge Woods:
2 Mallard, 6 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, up to 4 at a time Swift, 1 Magpie, 10 Jackdaw, 10 Rook, 4 Blue Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 8 Wren, 8 Treecreeper, 4 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Robin, 5 House Sparrow, 3 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Congressbury, Strawberry Line:
1 Cuckoo called just twice in 20 minutes, once from the Golf Course then once more from the Fishing Lakes this morning

Yatton, Strawberry Line:
2 Mute Swan, 4 Mallard + 2 chicks, 2 Buzzard, 3 Moorhen + 2 chicks, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Kestrel, 8 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Sedge Warbler, 2 Blackcap, Song Thrush, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Greenfinch, 10 Goldfinch

Also male Broad Bodied Chaser, Green Veined White and Red Admiral.

BELOW M4 & BANES

30-5-19 Bullfinch, NSL (NSL Birding)

Newton St Loe:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Red Kite, 5 Buzzard, 2 Stock Dove, 12 Swift, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Jay, 9 Skylark, 20 Barn Swallow, 15 House Martin, 3 Chiffchaff, 8 Whitethroat, 1 Firecrest, 5 Goldcrest 3 Bullfinch, 3 Yellowhammer

Firecrest a first-ever!!! & patch tick number 103

RESERVOIRS

30-5-19 Buzzard at CVL (Bob Brewer)

Chew Valley Lake:
Buzzard, Hobby, and Swallow

30-5-19 Long-tailed Tit at CVL (George Stacey)

10 Long-tailed Tit juveniles at Hollowbrook

30-5-19 Swallow at CVL (Bob Brewer)

Reports: Bob Brewer, Allan Chard, Robin Martin, NSL Birding, Trevor Riddle, George Stacey, Brian Thompson, Keith Williams

29-05-19 Wednesday

Temp 9 to 15 ℃. Cold dull day with misty rain for most of the time

Sanderling

29-5-19 Blue Tit (Allan Chard)
Head feathers worn away

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf, BBS:
4 Canada Goose, 6 Mute Swan, 4 Shelduck, 9 Gadwall, 5 Mallard, 12 Tufted Duck, 5 Little Grebe, 1 Cormorant, 6 Moorhen, 12 Coot, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Lapwing, 1 BH Gull, 2 GBB Gull, 10 Herring Gull, 76 LBB Gull, 5 Woodpigeon, 3 Swift, 2 Magpie, 1 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 3 Swallow, 30 House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 2 Wren, 75 Starling, 4 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 5 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 7 Goldfinch

29-5-19 Sanderling and Dunlin, Channel View (Howard Taffs)

Clevedon Yeo, Channel View:
10 Ringed Plover, 1 Sanderling, 50 Dunlin

BANES & BELOW M4

Pennsylvania:
2 m Corn Bunting singing on Gorse Lane

Reports: Allan Chard, Jane Cumming, Rob Laughton, Howard Taffs

28-05-19 Tuesday

Temperature 10 - 18°C - overcast in morning, clearing to sunshine and high cloud later on

Red Kite
Cuckoo
Spotted Flycatcher

Two signs of late spring....

29-05-19 newly-fledged Blue Tit, Bristol (Martin Tayler)

28-05-19 Swift, Herriotts Pool, CVL (Bob Brewer)

BRISTOL

No reports

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

28-05-19 Kestrel, Oldbury Power Station (Chris Snook)

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 4 Ringed Plover, Cuckoo calling, 1 Kestrel, 4 + Whitethroat, 8 Reed Warbler, 3 Sedge Warbler

28-05-19 Chiffchaff, Oldbury Power Station (Chris Snook)

Also, an unexpected encounter:

28-05-19 an intrepid tree-top mouse, Oldbury Power Station (Chris Snook)

Thornbury: 
Red Kite over A38 between Thornbury and Falfield

NORTH SOMERSET

Easton-in-Gordano:
Male Great Spotted Woodpecker on squirrel-proof nut feeder feeding juvenile clinging on to bottom of feeder where no nuts available

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath:
St John's Church - a check today has confirmed that all three of the recently-fledged juveniles are already confident on the wing and with landing

Haycombe:
1 Red Kite,  1 Spotted Flycatcher  (end of Haycombe Lane).

Family of 4 Ravens also in area

Batheaston, Northend, Solsbury Hill, BOC Walk:
2 Buzzard, 60 Gulls, 7 Swift, 1 Jay, 4 Magpie, 6 Skylark, 1 Sand Martin, 8 Swallow, 20 House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Chaffinch, 7 Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

28-05-19 Reed Warbler, CVL (George Stacey)

Hollowbrook:
1 Whitethroat

28-05-19 Ravens vs Buzzard, Herriotts Pool, CVL (Bob Brewer)

Heron's Green:

28-05-19 Little Grebe family, Heron's Green, CVL (Bob Brewer)

28-05-19 Wigeon, Herriotts Pool, CVL (George Stacey)

Herriott's inc Pool:
2 drake Wigeon.

Out of Avon:

28-05-19 Black-winged Stilt, Catcott Lows, Somerset (George Stacey)

2 Black-winged Stilt still at Catcott Lows


Reports: Bob Brewer, Judy Copeland, Robert Hargreaves, Glen Maddison, Adam Rawson, Chris Snook, George Stacey, BUPP

27-05-19 Monday

Temp 10 to 17 ℃. Dull start, cool breeze, spots of rain but sunny late afternoon

Cuckoo
Red Kite
Oystercatcher

27-5-19 Little Grebe at Herons Green (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL

No reports

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Little Egret, 1 Cuckoo calling on Lagoon 3 and Lagoon 2 at other times, Blackcap chicks

27-5-19 House Martin, New Passage (Vera Carpenter)

New Passage:
8 Canada Geese, 1 Mute Swan, c.40 Shelduck, 6 Gadwall, lots of Mallard, 6 Tufted Duck, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Cormorant, 1 Oystercatcher, 2 Lapwing, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Collared Dove, 6 Swift, 1 Green Woodpecker heard, 1 Skylark, 2 Swallow, 8 House Martin, 1 Whitethroat, 80 Starling, 9 Pied Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 2 Goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting

Orchard Pools:
1 Buzzard, Coot pair + 2 chicks, 1 Jay, 1 Long-tailed  Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Blackcap

NORTH SOMERSET

Nailsea, Holy Trinity Church:
House Martin at last

Congresbury, Strawberry Line:
1 singing Skylark, 5 Swallow, 10 House Martin, 2 Pied Wagtail

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath, Twerton, BBS:
11 Herring Gull, 26 LBB Gull, 34 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 23 Swift, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 17 Magpie, 37 Jackdaw, 6 Carrion Crow, 7 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 5 House Martin, 3 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 3 Wren, 12 Starling, 21 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 38 House Sparrow, 6 Dunnock, 8 Greenfinch, 15 Goldfinch

Bath, St John's:
TW finally left home, TV and TR roof hopping. TX expected back this week

Bishop Sutton:
4 Collared Dove, 30 House Sparrow

RESERVOIRS

27-5-19 Long-tailed Tit at Hollowbrook (George Stacey)

Chew Valley Lake:
88 Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 68 Mute Swan, 11 Shelduck, 6 Shoveler, 42 Gadwall, 2 Little Grebe (3 chicks), 12 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 5 Buzzard, 3 Coot nests

27-5-19 Oystercatcher, Nunnery (Ian Stapp)

1 Oystercatcher, 1 Common Sandpiper, 6 GBB Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 12 Wood Pigeon, 1 Kingfisher, 300/400 Swift, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Hobby,

27-5-19 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Moreton (Ian Stapp)

4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 12 (6 juv) Long-tailed Tit, 50 Swallow, 100 House Martin, 5 Cetti's Warbler, 7 Chiffchaff, 3 Garden Warbler, 5 Blackcap, 3 Sedge Warbler, many Reed Warbler, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Grey Wagtail, 6 Pied Wagtail, 4 Goldfinch. 5 Reed Bunting

27-5-19 Grey Wagtail at the Dam (George Stacey)

Reports: BUPP, Vera Carpenter, Anne Crowe, Robert Hargreaves, Neil Holden, Mike Jackson, Lois Pryce, Ann Rossiter, George Stacey, Ian Stapp

26-05-19 Sunday

Temp 14 to 18 ℃. Overcast, some rain, sun in the late afternoon

Great White Egret
Red Kite
Cuckoo
Hobby

BRISTOL

1 m Blackcap

Greville Smyth Park:
1 Red Kite went North 11.15

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Solar Farm, 20.30:
1 Great White Egret heading for the Severn

Thornbury:
Loads of high Swifts pm

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
6 Tufted Duck, 2 Gadwall, 2 Little Grebe, plenty of large gulls including 2 GBB Gull and common warblers, c30 House Martin

Portishead:
3 Red Kite soaring 17.00

Sand Point:
2 Red Kite heading for Clevedon 10.00

BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge, Siston Brook:
2 Treecreeper, 2 Dipper though 5 nine days ago

Bath, St John's:
TW is still in the box. It looked like mum was starving TW out yesterday while trailing food temptingly past the nest, but she gave her a good feed this morning.

Newton St Loe:
Mutes with only 4 cygnets,  1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 1 Swift, 1 Kestrel, Green & Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 10 Skylark, 12 Barn Swallow, 6 House Martin, 7 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, 4 Song Thrush, 1 Greenfinch, (41 species)

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake:
1 Greylag Goose, 3 (1f) Wigeon, 1 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 2 Red Kite, 2 m/f Cuckoo, 1 Kingfisher, 1 m Kestrel, 7 Hobby

OUT OF REGION

Catcott Lows, Somerset:

2 Black-winged Stilt.

Reports: BUPP, Steve Emery, Paul Francis, Lee Gardiner, Adrian Hockey, Neil Holden, Katie Horrocks, Lisegirl, NSL Birding, Brian Thompson, Jason Williams

25-05-19 Saturday - more Red Kites

Another fine and sunny day with high cloud moving in later.  Warm, dry, a rising SW wind.  More Breeding Bird Surveys than migration reports.

Red Kites
Great White Egret
Black-tailed Godwit
(possible) Brambling

Is it summer already?  Little Grebes already have babies at Chew (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL


Castle Park:
Red Kite (approx. 10:15)


Bishopston:
(garden birds) 2 Buzzard, 4 Swift.

GSWs still visit this garden feeder at Severn Beach (Darren Robson)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE


Oldbury Power Station:
2-3 Cuckoo, 3 Raven.


Bagstone. S Glos.:
Red Kite (flying towards Cromhall at 11:15)


Ingst:
(BBS)  2 Shelduck, 2 Mallard, 1 Pheasant, 1 Buzzard, 1 GS Woodpecker, flock 22 Rook, 2 Skylark, 5 Swallow, 17 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 4 Whitethroat, 8 Song Thrush, 1 Pied Wagtail, 7 Chaffinch, 3 Linnet.

Near Ingst: report of a male Brambling in a hedgerow - a very late date & queried by the observer.


Olveston:
4 Swift.


NORTH SOMERSET


Clevedon:
(BBS Blind Yeo and farmland)
4 Canada Goose, 14 Mallard, 2 Moorhen, 43 Woodpigeon, 9 Collared Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (one drumming), 1 Peregrine, 24 Magpie + juvs, 24 Jackdaw, 6 C. Crow, 11 Blue Tit + juvs., 3 Great Tit + juv., 1 Swallow, 1 singing Cetti's Warbler, 1 LT Tit, 1 singing Chiffchaff, 2 singing Reed Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 11 Wren, 20 Starling + juvs., 14 Blackbird, 1 singing Song Thrush, 11 Robin, 9 House Sparrow, 4 Dunnock, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, 14 Goldfinch.


BELOW M4 & BANES


Newton St Loe:
2 Mute Swan, 17 Mallard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 2 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 3 LBB Gull, 17 Woodpigeon, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 35 Jackdaw, 50 Rook, 4 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 6 Swallow, 8 House Martin, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 10 Blackcap, 11 Wren, 14 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 10 Robin, 3 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 5 Chaffinch, 18 Goldfinch.

RESERVOIRS


Blagdon Lake:
6 m. Pochard, 20 Tufted Duck, 1 Great White Egret.

Black-tailed Godwit at Chew (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake
4 Little Grebe (+3 chicks), 12 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite (over West Harptree), 5 Buzzard, 4 Hobby, 6 GBB Gull, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker (+ juvs.), 10+ House Martin, 2 Swallow, 6 Cetti's Warbler, 7 Chiffchaff, 4 Garden Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 8+ Wren (two nests in Moreton Lane), 7 Reed Bunting.

Hollow Brook:
8+ Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 5+ Robin, 6 Cetti's Warbler, many Reed Warbler, 6+ Blackcap, 1+ Garden Warbler, 3+ Wren, 1 Reed Bunting.

Heron's Green:
1 Common Sandpiper, 4+ Sedge Warbler.

Garden Warbler at Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:
4 Stock Dove, 4 Jay, Crow eating a Coot's egg, 6 LT Tit.

Herriott's inc Pool:
72 Canada Goose, 68 Mute Swan, 13 Shelduck, 32 Gadwall, 6 Shoveler, 3 Little Egret, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Kingfisher,  1 House Martin, 1 Grey Wagtail.


Reports: John Budd, Jane Cumming, Heather England, John Griffiths, Rob Hargreaves, Lois Pryce, Stuart Sammonds, Ian Stapp,  blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

24-05-19 Friday - Wigeon

Temp 11 to 21 ℃. Bright start again today, clouded over and turned muggy later on

24-5-19 Long-tailed Tit juv at Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Wigeon
Black-tailed Godwit
Cuckoo
Hobby
Red Kite
Wheatear

24-5-19 Peregrine at Finzels Reach (Ian Loats)

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
Great Spotted Woodpecker, Nuthatch

Filton Millenial Park:
4 Swifts back last night, 6 this morning, unbelievably late

Finzels Reach:
2 Peregrine

Sea Mills:
2 Shelduck, 1 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, a tree full of Great Tit young, 3 Swallow, c.8 House Martin (any nest building on Station still at an early stage), 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat.

Stoke Lodge:
1 Blackcap, 1 Song Thrush

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Cuckoo calling on Lagoon 3, Blackcap chicks - youtu.be/0_ajjlx9iYk, youtu.be/Q-VBK8L0fU8

New Passage:
1 Greylag Goose, 1 Coot brood, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Hobby

Frampton End to Mayshill:
7 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Skylark, 4 Swallow, 6 House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, 2 Linnet, 1 Yellowhammer (singing), 1 Roe Deer

Frampton Cotterell:
14 Swift in one group plus groups of 2, 3 and 3

NORTH SOMERSET

Uphill:
1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Wheatear

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath, Pennyquick:
pair Bullfinch - first since February

Pensford:
1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard

24-5-19 Peregrines fledging in Bath (BUPP)

Bath, St John's:
Male TR semi-fledged to the roof of the nest box today, leaving female TW home alone. TV continues to be fed by the falcon on the church.

Newton St Loe:
2 Mute Swan with 4 cygnets, 2 Coot, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Skylark, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Blackcap(f), 1 Whitethroat, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Yellowhammer
Bishop Sutton:
7 Collared Dove, 30 House Sparrow

RESERVOIRS

24-5-19 Black-tailed Godwit, Herriott's (George Stacey)

Chew Valley Lake:
62 Canada Goose, 32 Mute Swan, 13 Shelduck, 4 Shoveler, 40 Gadwall, 2 m Wigeon, 2 Little Grebe, 12 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret

24-5-19 Great White Egret, Herriott's Pool (Ian Stapp)

1 Great White Egret, 5 Buzzard, 20 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 6 GBB Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 20 Wood Pigeon, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Swift, 1 Kingfisher, 6 Hobby, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Jay, 2 LT Tit

24-5-19 House Martin, CVL (Bob Brewer)

4+ House Martin, 6 Swallow, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 4 Garden Warbler, 2 Blackcap

24-5-19 Sedge Warbler, CVL (George Stacey)

2 Sedge Warbler, many Reed Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Treecreeper, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail, 4 Goldfinch. 7 Reed Bunting

24-5-19 Pied Wagtail, CVL (Bob Brewer)

Reports: Bob Brewer, Anthony Cook, Peter Hazelwood, Adrian Hockey, Simon Isgar, Mike Jackson, Becky Lafferty, Ian Loats, NSL-Birding, Lois Pryce, Aravind Ramesh, George Stacey, Ian Stapp

23-05-19 - Thursday - inland Sanderling

Warm, dry and sunny with high cirrus cloud and murky distances.  Light SW wind.

Great White Egret, Red Kites
Sanderling

Sanderling at Chew coming into summer plumage (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL


Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
2 Canada Goose (with 3 goslings), 8 Mallard (with ducklings), 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 5 Moorhen (and juvs.), 3 adult Coot (and juv.), 10 Wood Pigeon (and juvs.), 16 Swift, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 3 Jay, 5 Magpie, 18 Jackdaw, 5 Carrion Crow, 2 Coal Tit, 3 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 2 Swallow, 3 House Martin, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Whitethroat, 4 Wren, 5 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Mistle Thrush, 5 Robin (and juvs.), 8 House Sparrow, 5 Dunnock, 6 Greenfinch, 8 Goldfinch, 1 m. Reed Bunting.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE


Oldbury Power Station:
Yellow Wagtail over to NE.

Yellowhammer singing.

Yacht Club, high tide:

c.20 Ringed Plover, 3 Dunlin.

New Passage/Northwick:
1 Little Egret (fly-by), 2 Oystercatcher.

Buzzard (Bob Brewer)

NORTH SOMERSET


Clevedon-Yeo:
7 Canada Goose, 70 Shelduck (no juvs yet), 70+ Mallard (moulting flocks building up), 5 Tufted Duck, 6 Coot + 6 juvs, 6 Oystercatcher, 9 Lapwing, 175 Ringed Plover (a good count for late May), 6 Whimbrel, 8 Curlew, 75 Dunlin. Redshank. 30 Herring Gull, 12 LBB Gull, 6+ Swallow, 1+ Chiffchaff, 10+ Reed Warbler.

Yatton:
Red Kite

Yatton, the Strawberry Line:
4 Cetti’s Warbler, 7 Chiffchaff, 2 Sedge Warbler, 13 Reed Warbler, 8 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Reed Bunting.

Buzzard (Bob Brewer)

BELOW M4 & BANES


Marshfield (Down Road):
1 Buzzard, 3 Raven, 10 Sky Lark, Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, 6 Bullfinch, Goldfinch, 3 Corn Bunting, several Yellowhammer.

Coot fight at Chew (Ian Stapp)

RESERVOIRS


Chew Valley Lake
78 Canada Goose, 36 Mute Swan, 15 Shelduck, 42 Gadwall, 4 Shoveler, 2 Little Grebe, 12 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Red Kite, 5 Buzzard, 4+ Hobby, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Sanderling (Herons Green), 6 GBB Gull, 4 Stock Dove, 20 Wood Pigeon, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker (with food), 4 Jay, 1 Raven, 2 LT Tit, 16+ House Martin, 10 Swallow, 5 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 4 Garden Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 3 Sedge Warbler, many Reed Warbler, 2 Treecreeper, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 20 Chaffinch, 4 Goldfinch. 5 Reed Bunting.


Reports:  Rob Emery, Iris Langson, Patrick Hardyman Richards, Trevor Riddle, Harvey Rose, Ian Stapp,  blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

22-05-19 - Wednesday

Nice again, although the breeze isn't as fresh.

BRISTOL

NO REPORTS

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Littleton:
2 Hobby - at traditional site (21st)

New Passage/Northwick/Pilning Wetlands:
7 Canada Goose, 4 Mute Swan, c.60 Shelduck, 2 Shoveler, 8 Tufted Duck, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 2 Moorhen, Coot + young, 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Swift, 1 Skylark, c.30 Swallow, 1 Chiffchaff, 4 Reed Warbler, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Linnet.
1 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Meadow Brown butterflies

NORTH SOMERSET

Leigh Woods - nr Suspension Bridge:
1 Cuckoo - calling.

22-05-2019 Little Owl Nailsea (Gwen Thomas)

Nailsea:
1 Little Owl

Clevedon-Yeo high tide visit 08:15 - 12:00:
1 Greylag Goose, 80 Shelduck, 2 Pochard, 4 Tufted Duck, 7 Coot (plus brood of 3 at Blake’s Pools).
24 Oystercatcher, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 350 Ringed Plover, 8 Whimbrel, 10 Curlew, 6 Sanderling (Yeo), 150 Dunlin, 2 Mediterranean Gull (Yeo), 2 Great Black-backed Gull. 24 Skylark, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Sedge Warbler, 10 Reed Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 10 Whitethroat, 75 Starling, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 White Wagtail, 2 Bullfinch.

Yatton:
2 families of Marsh Tit found this season

BELOW M4 & BANES

22-05-2019 Peregrine Bath (BUPP)

Bath:
3 Peregrine - juv - plenty of wing exercises - TX still in care

Bishop Sutton:
5 Collared Dove

RESERVOIRS

 22-05-2019 Great Spotted Woodpecker  - food for chicks CVL Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake
46 Canada Goose, 58 Mute Swan, 11 Shelduck, 10 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Grey Heron, 5 Buzzard, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 20 Woodpigeon, 4+ Hobby, lots Blue & Great Tit, 5 Swallow, 10+ House Martin - (in the villages), 4 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, lots & lots of Reed Warbler - all around the lake, 5 Wren, 5 Blackbird, 7 Robin, 30+ House Sparrow, 5 Pied Wagtail, 20 Chaffinch, 8 Goldfinch, 8 Reed Bunting.

Picnic Site 2:
1 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Warbler, 3 Reed Bunting,

22-05-2019 Sedge Warbler CVL H Green (Ian Stapp)

Heron's Green:
2 Little Grebe, 2 Swift, 5 Sedge Warbler - singing and showing, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Grey Wagtail,

Moreton:
2 Red Kite, 4 Stock Dove, 1 Cuckoo - calling, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker - feeding chicks, 4 Jay, 8 Carrion Crow, 2 Long-tailed Tit - feeding chicks, 4 Garden Warbler, 4 Blackcap 1 Treecreeper, 1 Song Thrush,  2 Dunnock.

Herriott's inc Pool:
38 Gadwall, 4 Shoveler, 1 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher, 5 Jackdaw 2 Reed Warbler - hot pursuit!

22-05-2019 Reed Warbler CVL (George Stacey)

Reports: BUPP, Judy Copeland, Lois Pryce, Trevor Riddle, Steve Sanins, Tony Scott, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Gwen Thomas, Rich Tompkins

 blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

21-05-19 Tuesday - Roseate Tern - 1st for CVL & possibly BL too

Sunny - nice cooling breeze - perfect.

Common Scoter
Roseate Tern

21-05-2019 Roseate Tern CVL (Ian Stapp)

21-05-2019 Dunlin CVL (George Stacey)

BRISTOL

21-05-2019 Treecreeper Eastvill Park (Martin Tayler)

Eastville Park:
1 Treecreeper

Troopers Hill:
4 Grey Heron - together moving north, 2 Swift seen of a screaming party.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Greylag Goose - over to NE, 6 Curlew, 1 Redshank, 1 Cuckoo - calling at Lagoon 3 again, 1 Pied Wagtail (m).

New Passage/Northwick:
Dawn chorus Cuckoo, Spotted Flycatcher, Siskin - over.

Severn Beach:
1 Grey Plover, 18 Ringed Plover, 4 Dunlin, 1 Peregrine

NORTH SOMERSET

Barrow Res Tank 3:
4 Common Scoter (2f & 2m)

21-05-2019 Pied Wagtail Portishead (John Clark)

Portishead - Merchant Square:
4 Pied Wagtail

Yatton - Station:

1 Red Kite

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath:
5 Peregrine - 3 juv exercising madly

21-05-2019 Little Egret Compton Dando (Suk kam Trippier)

Compton Dando - BOC Tue Walk:
2 Canada Goose, 9 Mallard, 2 Pheasant, 2 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 5 Buzzard, 1 Moorhen, 11 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Magpie, 11 Jackdaw, 8 Carrion Crow, 3 Coal Tit, 7 Blue Tit, 8 Great Tit, 8 Swallow, 4 House Martin, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 14 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 9 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 6 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 8 Robin, 15 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 2 Grey Wagtail, 3 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 5 Goldfinch.

21-05-2019 Jackdaw - Swallow Compton Dando (Suk kam Trippier)

Paulton:
1 Red Kite - 09:00

Bishop Sutton:
4 Collared Dove

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Great White Egret -black tipped bill, Buzzard, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Roseate Tern - probable -records submitted, 1 Hobby,

Chew Valley Lake
44 Canada Goose, 66 Mute Swan, 13 Shelduck, 16 Great-crested Grebe, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 5 Buzzard, 6 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Common/Arctic Tern, 20 Woodpigeon, lots of Blue & Great Tit, 10+ House Martin, 12+ Swallows, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, lots & lots of Reed Warbler, 7 Blackbird, 30+ House Sparrow, 7 Pied Wagtail, 20 Chaffinch, 8 Goldfinch, 4 Wren, 5 Robin, 4 Reed Bunting.

Burledge Hill:
1 Red Kite

21-05-2019 Reed Bunting CVL (George Stacey)

Hollowbrook:
4 Reed Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting (m)

21-05-2019 Roseate Tern CVL (Chris Craig)

Woodford:
1 Roseate Tern - (from 11:40 ID'd by an other) Flew out of Stratford bay,  Flew up and down the lake, Settled on the fish cages, then - lost from view, very high, west, distantly over Parkland (14:27), 2 Long-Tailed Tit

21-05-2019 Dunlin CVL (Bob Brewer)

Heron's Green:

2 Little Grebe, 2 Dunlin, 6 Swift, 4 Sedge Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Grey Wagtail

Moreton:

8 Hobby - to Herriotts over lake, 5 Stock Dove, 1 Cuckoo,  3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 4 Jay,  12 Carrion Crow, 4 Garden Warbler, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Dunnock.

21-05-2019 Black-tailed Godwit - bill length (Ian Stapp)

Herriott's inc Pool:
48 Gadwall, 6 Shoveler, 1 Little Egret, 1 Black-tailed Godwit - with a large bill, 2 Common Sand, 12 Jackdaw.

Reports: Rich Andrews, Derek Angell, John Clark, Chris Craig, Andy Davies, Nick Hawkridge, Pete Hazelwood, Julian Head, (??), Rob Laughton, Lisa Presland, Aravind Ramash, Marcus Smith, George Stacey, Mike Saffery, Ian Stapp, Martin Tayler, Suk kam Trippier, Jason Williams, 

 blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG