31-08-19 Saturday - Bittern

Totterdown, Bristol Temp 15 - 19 °C. Cloudy start, bit of sun, rain passed over going east, pleasant evening

Bittern
Curlew Sandpiper
Grey Plover, Snipe
Common Gull, Yellow-legged Gull
Spotted Flycatcher
Whinchat
Yellow Wagtail, Tree Pipit

31-8-19 Bittern at Stratford (David Hughes)

BRISTOL

No reports

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station: 
136 Ringed Plover, 44 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 43 Redshank, 16 Common Gull, 10+ Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Whitethroat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 5 Wheatear, 2 Tree Pipit, 2 Yellowhammer

31-8-19 Black-tailed Godwit, New Passage (Martin Tayler)

New Passage/Pilning Wetland:
40 Gadwall, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Buzzard, 50 Oystercatcher, 1 Grey Plover, 50 Ringed Plover,  3 Little Ringed Plover,  81 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Whimbrel, Curlews, 46 Turnstone, 1 Knot, 1 juv Curlew Sandpiper, Dunlins, 4 Common Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 1 Kestrel

31-8-19 Blackcap, The Glen, NP (Lisegirl)

12 Blackcap, 3 Wheatear, 6 Yellow Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, Linnet

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead, Battery Lane:
1 Peregrine

Clevedon-Yeo, Channel View:
1 Knot, 2 Common Sandpiper

BELOW M4 & BANES

31-8-19 Spotted Flycatcher, OPS (Peter Coslett)

Marshfield:
2 Sparrowhawk (Mountain Bower),  Buzzard, Stock Dove, Great Spotted and Green Woodpecker, Hobby (MB), 1 Peregrine (Tormarton Rd),  Raven, 1 Marsh Tit (Shire Valley), Song Thrush

31-8-19 Whinchat, West Littleton Rd (Peter Coslett)

6 Whinchat (West Littleton Rd), 7 Wheatear (Rushmead Barn), Yellow Wagtail (MB)

RESERVOIRS

31-8-19 hybrid Wigeon, Picnic 1, CVL (Anne Crowe)

Chew Valley Lake:
1 Black Swan, 2 Egyptian Goose (Dam), 2 Wigeon, 1 hybrid Wigeon, 3 Pintail, 60 Pochard, 14 Little Grebe (HG), 1 Bittern (Stratford), 4 Grey Heron, 4 Great White Egret

31-8-19 Little Egret, Stratford (Lucy Masters)

4 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Lapwing, 2 Common Sandpiper, 4 Green Sandpiper, 2 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Kingfisher, 3 Hobby, Sand Martin, Swallow, House Martin, 6 Chiffchaff, 4 Whinchat

CV Ringing Station:
Collared Dove was three times rarer than Aquatic Warbler until their second was ringed at CVRS today

Out of Avon:

Cornwall, St Ives:
1 Brown Booby video


The Wild Justice petition 

A lot of our readership has cared very passionately about the grouse shooting petition running presently. If there is a general election petitions are closed. Currently, the petition has 90,441 signatures towards the 100,000 required for the government to respond with 8 days left.

Petition: Ban Driven Grouse Shooting, Wilful blindness is no longer an option

PETITION: BAN DRIVEN GROUSE SHOOTING WILFUL BLINDNESS IS NO LONGER AN O... Chris Packham, Ruth Tingay and Mark Avery (Wild Justice) believe that intensive grouse shooting is bad for people...

Reports: Derek Angell, Jon Angell, Phil Barlow, Karle Burford, Peter Coslett, CVRS, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, David Howes, Liam Langley, Lisegirl, Toby Phelps, Dean Reeves, Howard Taffs, Martin Tayler, Brian Thompson

30-08-19 Friday - White Stork

Temperatures 15- 24°C. Another lovely day again, warm and quite breezy

Pink-footed Goose
White Stork 
Great White Egret 
Manx Shearwater
Little Ringed Plover, Spotted Redshank, Curlew Sandpiper
Swift
Marsh Tit 
Spotted Flycatcher
Redstart (28th), Whinchat
Yellow Wagtail
Tree Pipit

30-08-19 White Stork over Herriotts from Stratford Hide, CVL (Bri Thompson)
[Carrying a transmitter, so one of the Project Stork birds]

BRISTOL

St George - R Avon:
1 Kingfisher - early morning call

Eastville Park:
3 Mute Swan, 36 Mallard, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Moorhen (one on nest), BH Gull, Herring and LBB Gulls, c 10 Swift, 1 Kingfisher, 2 GS Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, c50 House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Nuthatch, 2 Grey Wagtail

A large mixed flock of Swifts and House Martins over the lake.

It would appear the juvenile Kingfishers have now been expelled from the territory

Stoke Bishop:
A single Swift flying low over Kewstoke Road doing some half-hearted screaming. Was this one of the last of the juveniles from the Druid Stoke colony?

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

30-08-19 Wheatear, Oldbury PS (Matt Plenty)

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Curlew (!!), 49 Redshank, 40 Ringed Plover, 11 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper,1 Hobby, 1 Sand Martin, 2 Lesser Whitethroat , c15 Blackcap,1 Coal Tit

30-08-19 Great White Egret, Pilning Wetland (Lisegirl)

New Passage/Northwick:
377 Canada Geese,1 Great White Egret,  88 Black-tailed Godwit, 60 Turnstone, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 7 Collared Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 256 Starling, 3 Wheatear, 2 Grey Wagtail

30-08-19 moulting adult Curlew Sandpiper, Severn Beach (Paul Bowerman)

Severn Beach:
1 Manx Shearwater (11.30 am) A good selection of waders on the very high tide this morning including Spotted Redshank, Greenshank and 2 Curlew Sandpiper ( 1 adult, I juvenile), 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Rock Pipit

NORTH SOMERSET

30-08-19 Whimbrel, Sand Bay (Dean Reeves)

Sand Point/Bay:
7 Little Egret,23 Oystercatcher, 3 Whimbrel, 55 Curlew, 4 Raven, 3 Chiffchaff , 4 Whitethroat, 5 Wheatear, 5 Meadow Pipit, 1 Tree Pipit, 6 Stonechat

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
Rushmead Lane - 1 Wheatear

Bath:
A single Swift over Oldfield Park 19.35. [Observer's comment:'Possibly my latest-ever sighting, beating the 28th of August last year]

30-08-19 Greenfinch, Great Tit, Goldfinch, Bath (Wayne Tucker)

Bath - Bath Mill:
Great Tit, Greenfinch and Goldfinch - back on the feeders

Newton St Loe:
1 Sparrowhawk - with House Martin over the village, 5 Spotted Flycatcher around top lake

Cameley:
Latest update on migrants passing through the garden at Cameley (ST6050):
Blackcap and Chiffchaff – heavy passage from 20th to 28th when rain stopped play. Just a few since then.
Willow Warbler, Whitethroat and Garden Warbler - several of each.
Reed Warbler – one was an unusual visitor (mistnetted over the lawn).

All were juveniles.
Redstart – one juv on 28th (exactly same place as last year).
Robin – good numbers of juveniles indicates either passage or post-juvenile dispersal.

Also:Marsh Tits returned at the beginning of August, here ever since having been absent for several years.

Song Thrushes maintain their presence, sharing the snails in the garden with the local Badger population.

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

30-08-19 Pink-footed Goose HG Wall, CVL (Ian Stapp)

1 Pink-footed Goose ( HG wall with Canadas - not that often seen at the lake), 3 Egyptian Goose (Dam),1 Black Swan (Stratford Bay), 1 Shelduck, 3 Pintail (Herriotts Pool), 22+ Little  Grebe, 168 GC Grebe, 7 Grey Heron, 4 Little Egret, 5 Great White Egret, 4 Buzzard, 2 Common Sandpiper (HG), 1 Little Ringed Plover (HG wall) 5 Green Sandpiper (3 Herriotts Pool 2 Moreton), 1 Snipe, 11 GBB Gull, 4 Stock Dove, 22 Wood Pigeon, 3 Collared Dove, 1 Kingfisher (Herriotts Pool), 1 Kestrel , 6 Hobby (3 Villice 2 Moreton 1 Stratford), 3 GS Woodpecker

30-08--19 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Stratford, CVL (Ian Stapp)

1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Jay, 5 Jackdaw, 3 Raven, c 40 LTT with mixed tits in two separate flocks, 5 Goldcrest, 30+ House Martin/ Sand Martin, 7 Swallow,  1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Whinchat (HG back pool), 4 Blackbird, 20 House Sparrow, 11 Pied Wagtail, 2 Goldfinch, 7 Chaffinch, 2 Reed Bunting

Stratford Hide:
1 White Stork found by Derrick J Angell, last seen gaining height heading south-east, late afternoon

30-08-10 another photo of the White Stork at CVL (Bri Thompson)
[A more distant upper-wing pic - no rings showing in photos but a transmitter visible,
making it one of the Project Stork birds from the Knepp Estate]

The Wild Justice petition 

A lot of our readership has cared very passionately about the grouse shooting petition running presently. If there is a general election petitions are closed. Currently the petition has 85,000 signatures towards the 100,000 required for the government to respond.

 Petition: Ban Driven Grouse Shooting, Wilful blindness is no longer an option

Petition: Ban Driven Grouse Shooting Wilful blindness is no longer an o... Chris Packham, Ruth Tingay and Mark Avery (Wild Justice) believe that intensive grouse shooting is bad for peopl...

Reports: Matt Ames, Paul Bowerman, Anthony Cook, Lee Gardiner, Robert Hargreaves, Lisegirl, Bob Medland, Andy Middleton, Matt Plenty, Phil Quinn,  Dean Reeves, John Rossetti, Richard Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs,  Bri Thompson, Wayne Tucker, opsbirding,

29-08-19 Thursday - Wryneck

Quite an autumnal morning - overcast with a fresh, cool SW wind.  Brightening up later, and warm out of the wind.

Little Ringed Plover
Knot
Spotted Redshanks
Curlew Sandpiper
Common Terns
Wryneck
Whinchats

One of two Spotted Redshanks at Pilning Wetlands today ('Lisegirl')

BRISTOL
no reports

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE


Oldbury Power Station:
1 Nuthatch.

Spotted Redshanks at Pilning Wetlands today ('Lisegirl')

New Passage/Northwick/Pilning wetland:
c.300 ("an infestation of ?") Canada Goose, 3 Mute Swan, 2 Shelduck, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Moorhen + 1 juv, c.25 Coot, c.40 Oystercatcher, 8 Lapwing, 14 Ringed Plover, 1 Curlew, 30 Black-tailed Godwit with 30 Redshank, 2 Spotted Redshank, 1 Curlew Sandpiper (on the falling tide this morning), 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, c.250 BH Gull, 1 Kestrel, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Skylark, 3 Sand Martin, 20 Swallow, 15 House Martin, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, flock c.70 Starling, 7 Pied Wagtail, 20 Meadow Pipit, 1 Rock Pipit, flock c.40 Linnet, flock 15 Goldfinch & 1 juv.

Male Sparrowhawk with kill in a Kingston Seymour garden (Richard Gaunt)

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon-Yeo:
80 Canada Goose, c.12 Shelduck, 140 Mallard, 2 Grey Heron, 12 Little Egret, 10 Oystercatcher, 110 Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 175 Curlew, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 9 Turnstone, 90 Knot, 210 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper, 290 Redshank. 2 Greenshank, 250 Black-headed Gull, 8 Stock Dove, 1 Wryneck, (Channel View), 12+ Swallow (all moving SW), 1 Whinchat, 2 Wheatear, 1 Rock Pipit.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Newton St Loe:
1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 3 Stock Dove, 6 Swift, 2 Kingfisher, 1 GS Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 1 Marsh Tit, 50 + Swallow, 70+ House Martin, 1 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 5 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 5 Spotted Flycatcher (possibly 2 groups of 5 - photos above from NSL Birding), 35 Goldfinch.

They're still here!  Swift at Newton St Loe (NSL Birding)

Common Terns over Chew (Ian Stapp)

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

1 Black Swan, 1 Shelduck,  10+ Pochard, 148 GC Grebe, 5 Grey Heron, 4 Little Egret, 5+ Great White Egret, 4 Buzzard, 1 Greenshank, 9 GBB Gull, 5 Common Tern, 5 Hobby (including a 2CY bird), 2 Stock Dove, 18 Woodpigeon, 3 GS Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Jay, 1 Raven, 20+ LT Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 30+ mixed House Martin and Sand Martin, 10+ Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff,  2 Reed Warbler, 16 House Sparrow,  9 Pied Wagtail, 4 Bullfinch, 2 Reed Bunting.

Heron's Green:
10+ Little Grebe, 1 juv. Little Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, 60 Sand Martin, 4 Whinchat.

Herriott's inc Pool:
3 Pintail, 3 Green Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher.


In other news....

A lot of our readership has cared very passionately about the grouse shooting petition running presently. If there is a general election petitions are closed. Currently the petition has 81,100 signatures towards the 100,000 required for the government to respond.

 Petition: Ban Driven Grouse Shooting, Wilful blindness is no longer an option

Petition: Ban Driven Grouse Shooting Wilful blindness is no longer an o... Chris Packham, Ruth Tingay and Mark Avery (Wild Justice) believe that intensive grouse shooting is bad for peopl...

Reports: Andy Davis, 'Lisegirl;, Matt Plenty, Lois Pryce, Harvey Rose, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs,  blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

28-08-19 Wednesday - Red Kite

Cloudy warm start today, some Sunshine, rain later.

Osprey, Red Kite
Curlew Sandpiper
Common Tern
Tawny Owl
Swift
Spotted Flycatcher
Redstart
Pintail

BRISTOL

Henbury - Golf Club:
1 Swift

28-08-2019 Kingfisher Eastville Park (Martin Tayler)

Eastville Park:
2 Grey Heron - juv, 2 Kingfisher, 3 Grey Wagtail

28-08-2019 Grey Wagtail Eastville Park (Martin Tayler)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

28-08-2019 Curlew Sandpiper Severn Beach (Paul Bowerman)

New Passage/Severn Beach
1 Osprey, 3 Curlew Sandpiper

28-08-2019 Redstart CSC (Pete Cosett)

Chipping Sodbury Common - a full circuit:
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel (m), Jay, Magpie, c70 Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, Blue and Great Tit, 20-30 Swallow, House Martin, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Whitethroat, Goldcrest, Wren, c100 Starling, Blackbird, 2 Spotted Flycatcher - ad and juv, Robin, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Pied Wagtail, Bullfinch, Goldfinch.
Early Look - 3 Redstart

NORTH SOMERSET

28-08-2019 Sparrowhawk Portishead (Jane Cumming)

Portishead - garden:
1 Sparrowhawk - and minus 1 Blackbird !!

Nailsea Garden:
Blue and Great Tit, Robin and 12 House Sparrow - busy in the hedge.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath - Englishcombe Lane:
3 Swift over at 14:45

Bishop Sutton:
6 Collared Dove

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
2 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier - juv - lots of Coot spooked,  2 Black Tern in flight

28-08-2019 Red Kite CVL Hreeiotts Bridge (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake
1 Shelduck, 14 Little Grebe and chicks, 7 Grey Heron, 5 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 4 Buzzard, 3 Common Sandpiper, 11 Great Black-backed Gull, 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 50 mix of Sand and House Martin, 30+ Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Reed Warbler, 15 Pied Wagtail, 4 Reed Bunting

Woodford:
1 Common Tern

Blue Bowl:
10 House Sparrow

28-08-2019 Raven CVL H Green (Ian Stapp)

Heron's Green:
1 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Common Sandpiper, 7 Jackdaw, 2 Raven - over, 1 Whinchat - back of the pool, 3 Chaffinch

Moreton:
5 Stock Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Jay, 20 + Long-tailed Tit - with other mixed tits, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 3 Blackbird, 20 Goldfinch

28-08-2019 Shoveler CVL (George Stacey)

Stratford:
1 Black Swan, 4 Shoveler, 20 Pochard, 1 Tawny Owl - on the lane to Morton, on a gate post, 1 Peregrine, 10 House Sparrow - lane,

Herriott's inc Pool:
3 Pintail, 1 Red Kite, 3 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Gull, 20 Woodpigeon, 40 Starling,



Reports: Jon Angell, Paul Bowerman, David Campbell, Bryan Cook, Peter Coslett, Jane Cumming, Ann Rossiter, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Martin Tayler, martinsbirdblog Blagdon Lake Birds

27-08-19 Tuesday - Pintail

Murky then bright - humid mostly, welcome breeze when you could find one!

Black Tern
Little Ringed Plover
Great White Egret
Spotted Flycatcher
Barnacle Goose
Whinchat
Hobby
Pintail
Swift
Wheatear
Redstart
Knot


BRISTOL

27-08-2019 Kingfisher Eastville Park (Rich Scantlebury)

Eastville Park:
3 Mute Swan, 31 Mallard, 1 Moorhen (on eggs), 5 Black-headed Gull, 2 Swift, 5 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Kingfisher (1 adult m, 2 juv) 2 Jay, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Grey wagtail.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Thornbury - Milberry Heath Plantation:
Buzzard, Woodpigeon, Jay, Swallow, Long-tailed Tit, Goldcrest, Goldfinch.

27-08-2019 Redstart CSC (Bri Thompson)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
3 Redstart, 1 Whinchat,

Frenchay UWE:
1 Ring-necked Parakeet - very noisy first thing!

27-08-2019 Swallow NP-NW-PWL (Lisa Presland)

New Passage / Pilning Wetlands:
250+ Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 5 Mute Swan, 11 Shelduck, 3 Gadwall, 3 Wigeon, 20 Mallard, 1 Teal, 4 Little Grebe, 2 Gray Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Water Rail, 14 Moorhen, 19 Coot, 7 Oystercatcher, 29 Lapwing, 5 Whimbrel, 2 Curlew, 50+ Black-tailed Godwit, 60 Turnstone, 6 Knot, Common Sandpiper, 50+ Redshank, 150+ Black-headed Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 11 Woodpigeon, 10 Collard Dove, 2 Kestrel, 6 Magpie, 5 Jackdaw, 8 Carrion Crow, Swallow - lots of fledglings, 8 House Martin, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat, 100+ Starling, 2 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 5 House Sparrow, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 10 Pied Wagtail, 15 Goldfinch, 25 Linnets, 1 Reed Bunting.

27-08-2019 Great White Egret PWL (Pat Richards)

NORTH SOMERSET
No reports

BELOW M4 & BANES

27-08-2019 Wheatear Marshfield (Tim Salkeld)

Marshfield:
5 Wheatear, 2 Yellow Wagtail,

Bath - Midford:
1 Spotted Flycatcher

Bath - Twerton:

2 Coal Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Nuthatch

Burnett - BOC Tuesdsay Walk:
1 Pheasant, 1 Cormorant, 2 Sparrowhawk, 6 Buzzard, 2 Herring Gull, 5 Lesser Black-backed Gull, c8 Stock Dove, 20 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 3 Green Woodpecker, 3 Kestrel, 2 Jay, 1 Magpie, 5 Jackdaw, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 5 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 6 Swallow, 10 House Martin, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Blackbird, 4 Robin, 2 House Sparrow, 6 Chaffinch, 50 Goldfinch, 1 Yellowhammer

Compton Dando:
1 Kingfisher, 2 Grey Wagtail

Bishop Sutton:
4 Collard Dove,

Chew Magna:
1 Willow Warbler - early morning - weak song,

RESERVOIRS

27-08-2019 Pintail CVL (Robert Hargreaves)

Chew Valley Lake
1 Shelduck, 2 Pintail, 60 Pochard, 5 Grey Heron, 5 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard,  3 Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, 11 Great Black-backed Gull,  3 Common Tern  - inc 1 juv, 28 Black Tern, 2 Kingfisher, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Green Woodpecker, 2 Hobby, 6+ Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 25 Pied Wagtail, 6 Reed Bunting.

27-08-2019 Barnacle Goose CVL (George Stacey)

Dam:
10 Barnacle Goose - new in

Blue Bowl:
10 House Sparrow,

27-08-2019 Little Ringed Plover CVL (George Stacey)

Heron's Green:
1 Greylag Goose, 10 Little Grebe - with juv, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel - calling, 1 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Mediterranean Gull - juv, 2 Common Gull - inc 1 juv. 1  Yellow-legged Gull, 30 Jackdaw, 40 + Carrion Crow, some Sand Martin, 20 House Martin, 1 Whinchat, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 4 Chaffinch, 60 Goldfinch

27-08-2019 Common Tern + Fish & Mute Swan CVL Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Water Rail - calling, 1 Common Tern -with fish, 3 Stock Dove, 4 Jay, 1 Raven, 20 + Long-tailed Tit with other mixed tit spc, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Warbler, 6 Goldcrest, 4 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 6 Goldfinch,

Stratford:
1 Black Swan, 1 ecl m Wigeon, 4 Great White Egret, 2 Water Rail, 1 juv Marsh Harrier, 1 Lapwing, Whimbrel heard, 1 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Hobby, 1 juv Peregrine, 4 Sand Martin, 2 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 12+ House Sparrow - lane, 1 Yellow Wagtail,

Herriott's inc Pool:
5 Great White Egret, 1 Shelduck, 2 Pintail, 60 Pochard, 1 Snipe, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Hobby

27-08-2019 Dunlin CVL HG wall (Ian Stapp)

Reports: Dru Brook-Taylor, Derek Angell, Alex Cave, Stephen Curtis and Carol Rushton  Andy Davis, Robert Hargreaves, Simon Harris, David Hughes, Mike Jackson, Robert Kelsh, Rich Mielcarek, Lisa Presland, Pat Richards, Rich Scantlebury, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Bri Thompson,  blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

26-08-19 Monday - Cuckoo

Another glorious day after a misty murky start.  More high cloud, still hot and dry with a light wind.

Snipe
Cuckoo
Spotted Flycatcher
Whinchat, Wheatear
Yellow Wagtail
Avocet

Again today, the nicest photo was this one of a juvenile Little Ringed Plover at Herons Green (David Hughes)

BRISTOL

Ashton Court:
Stock Dove, 9 Mistle Thrush, 1 Wheatear, 50+ Goldfinch.

Kingfishers in Eastville Park (Richard Scantlebury)

Eastville Park:
3 Mute Swan, Mallard, 2 Grey Heron, 5 Moorhen, c.30+ BH Gull, 4 LBB Gull, 7 Swift, a Kingfisher family, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Nuthatch, 1 juv Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Dipper, 5 Grey Wagtail.

Grey Heron in Eastville Park (Martin Tayler)

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
25 Mallard, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Moorhen, 1 Coot, small charm of Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting.

Willsbridge to Hanham, R. Avon:
1 Grey Heron, 4 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 GS Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, 2 Jay, 2 Coal Tit, 73 Swallow (feeding and resting on pylon wires), 3 Chiffchaff.

Stockwood:
1 Raven - only heard, as it was very foggy early this morning!

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Swift, 2 Spotted Flycatcher (along main rhyne).

Littleton ringers:  (see the Twitter feed for some great photos)
1 Tree Pipit, Sand Martin two feet from a Hobby, 1 juv. male Redstart.

Grey Plover at New Passage ('Lisegirl')

New Passage:
1 Wigeon, 4 Avocet, 1 Grey Plover, 1 Ringed Plover, 80 Black-tailed Godwit, a few Dunlin, 60 Turnstone, 2 Snipe, 100 Redshank, 1 Peregrine, 1 Coal Tit, 3 juv. Whinchat, 8 Yellow Wagtail.

A Sparrowhawk flushing the waders at Pilning Wetlands (Jon Mortin)

Northwick Warth / Pilning wetland:
250 Canada Goose, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Lapwing, 2 Yellow Wagtail (possibly more), 50+ Linnet.

Severn Beach:
15 Turnstone, 20 Swallow.

This juv. Cuckoo was quite unapproachable but here is a record shot
(Trevor Riddle)

NORTH SOMERSET


Kingston Seymour:
Juvenile Cuckoo (in a garden, yesterday and again this morning).

Channel View:
1 Whitethroat, 2 Yellow Wagtail

Nice photo of a Spotted Flycatcher in Shire Valley (SouthGlosBirds)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield - inc Rushmead Lane
1 Reed Warbler most unusual in Shire Valley, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Whinchat, 3 Wheatear

Willsbridge:
20 Mistle Thrush

South Stoke, Engine Wood:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Nuthatch.

Bath, Englishcombe Lane:
3 Swift, 2 Coal Tit, 6 Starling

26-08-2019 Yellowhammer Saltford (Rupert Gale)

Saltford - Jolly Sailor:
1 Swift, 5+ Swallow, 5+ House Martin, 5 Long Tailed Tit, 1 Grey Wagtail and 1 Yellowhammer


RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
300+ Canada Geese, 3 Egyptian Goose, 1 Little Egret, 1 Common Sandpiper, 10 Pied Wagtail

Nunnery:
2 Little Egret, 1 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper. 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 1 Hobby.

Heron's Green:
1 Great White Egret, 10 Little Grebe, 1 juv. Little Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper. 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Whinchat, 60 Pied Wagtail

Kingfisher at Stratford (Bob Brewer)

Stratford:
Kingfisher, 3+ Reed Warbler, 1 Cetti's Warbler.

Herriott's inc Pool:
1 Black Swan, 5 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Snipe, 4 Green Sandpiper, 1 Redshank (Nunnery), 3 Kingfisher

Reports: Jonathan Angell, Bob Brewer, Bryan Cook, Peter Coslett, Anne Crowe, Tim Ford, Rupert Gale, Chris Hall, Robert Hargreaves, Simon Harris, Peter Hazelwood, Dave Hughes, Brian Lancastle, Lisegirl, Paul Milsom, Jon Mortin, Phil Quinn, Adèle Remazeilles, Trevor Riddle, Tim Salkeld, Richard Scantlebury, 'Sova', Howard Taffs, Martin Tayler, Brian Thompson, Thomas Weston,  blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG