08-06-19 Saturday - Storm Petrel

Temp 11 to 16 ℃. Storm Miguel moved through overnight to make a good sea-watch day

Storm Petrel
Fulmar
Manx Shearwater
Gannet
Red Kite
Arctic Skua
Guillemot

8-6-19 Storm Petrel at Severn Beach (Paul Bowerman)

BRISTOL

Clifton Suspension Bridge:
1 Buzzard with Sparrowhawk escort

Pill:
1 Green Woodpecker

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Leyhill:
1 Red Kite

8-6-19 Little Ringed Plover at New Passage (Lisegirl)

New Passage:
1 Little Ringed Plover

Severn Beach:
1 Storm Petrel youtu.be/i71Zu4AZy0U, 1 Arctic Skua, 2 Guillemot

Willet Wicket roundabout:
1 Kestrel

NORTH SOMERSET

Anchor Head, W-s-M, 10.30 - 11.30:
5 Fulmar, 20 Manx Shearwater, 1 imm Gannet, 1 Little Tern

BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge:
Great Spotted Woodpecker chicks ready to fly

Batheaston:
4 Canada Geese, 1 Buzzard, 6 LBB Gull, 4 Swift, 2 Magpie, 20 Jackdaw, 20 House Martin nests in Northend - some occupied, 1 Whitethroat, House Sparrow, Goldfinch

Bath, St John's:
For those still concerned for her welfare, here are 20mins from TX's daily nest box routine: youtu.be/6zjcwVEYTHc She is rapidly catching up with her siblings on stamina and flying skills, but she’s already there on attitude! @Hawkandowluk

8-6-19 Red Kite at Wilmington (NSL Birding)

Wilmington, Pennsylvania Farm:
3 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

No reports

Bristol Festival of Nature

Saturday 8th June  10.00 - 6.00   Sunday  9th June 10.00 - 5.00

The Festival of Nature takes place this weekend. The Bristol Ornithological Club will be in Tent 1 in the middle of Queen Square, Bristol, all weekend. If you are anywhere nearby, do come and say 'hello' to our stall. We'll be pleased to see you. The Festival has a big programme of events and talks, as well as many exhibitors and food outlets, all with a green agenda. And it's all free.

Feature exhibitors include: Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives, National Trust, University of Bristol, Avon Wildlife Trust, WWT, Bristol Zoo Gardens, Woodland Trust, UWE, TreeAid, Shared Interest, Bristol Fair Trade Network, Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies, Fresh Air Fridays, Marine & Natural History Photography Course at Falmouth University, British Trust for Ornithology, Zoological Society of London, Bristol Aquarium, Bristol Ornithological Club, The Sustainable Transport Team, Back from the Brink, RSPB, Wessex Water, Nature Volunteers, Butterfly Conservation, Mud & Bloom, Secret World Wildlife Rescue, Bristol Greenpeace, Defra, Bristol Waste, Pure Planet, Surfers Against Sewage, WWF, Hedgehog Rescue, Extinction Rebellion, Bristol Water, Bristol Astronomical Society, and the Centre for Sustainable Energy

Reports: BUPP, Paul Francis, Paul Gregory, John Hansford, Roger Hawley, Rod Holbrook, Robert Hargreaves, Brian Lancastle, Lisegirl, Stuart Mathews, NSL Birding, Severnside Birds, Andy Stockhausen