05-08-19 Monday - Wheatear

Avonmouth temp 15 - 21 °C. Lovely day, an old-fashioned English summer's day, cooler, breezy

Yellow-legged Gull
Swift
Whinchat
Wheatear

5-8-19 Big Gulls in a fish fight, Moreton (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL

5-8-19 Green Woodpecker, Stoke Park (Patrick Richards)

Morning walk to Duchess Lake:
5 Canada Goose, 51 Mallard, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 4 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 11 Woodpigeon, 14 Swift, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 7 Magpie, 1 Swallow, 5 House Martin, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Whinchat, 1 House Sparrow, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Linnet, 15 Goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
6 Common Sandpiper at Pillhead Gout, 1 Kingfisher on Oldbury Pill, 1 Wheatear at the yacht club

New Passage/Pilning Wetland:
120 Canada Goose, 4 Mute Swan + 1 cygnet, 14 Shelduck inc. juvs, 2 Tufted Duck, 3 Little Grebe + 2 chicks, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Moorhen, 15 Coot, 20 Oystercatcher, 8 Lapwing, 3 Curlew, 8 Dunlin, 100 BH Gull, 2 juv Stock Dove, 1 Kestrel, 25 Swallow, 40 House Martin, flock 35 Starling, 2 juv. Grey Wagtail, flock 40 Linnet

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon-Yeo::
6 Mute Swan, 10 Shelduck, 80 Mallard, 6 Tufted Duck, 2 Grey Heron, 9 Little Egret, 1 f Sparrowhawk, 4 Coot, 12 Oystercatcher, 22 Lapwing, 3 Whimbrel, 120 Curlew, 1 f Ruff, 190 Dunlin, 13 Common Sandpiper, 230 Redshank, 300 BH Gull, 90 Herring Gull, 8 LBB Gull, 1 Kestrel, 90 Jackdaw, 8 Swallow, 1 Rock Pipit

Weston seafront:
1 Peregrine

Uphill & STW:
4 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 20 Dunlin, 7 Common Sandpiper, 300 Redshank, 70+ Swift, 2 juv Stonechat

BELOW M4 & BANES

5-8-19 juv Dunnock, Bath (Rob Hargreaves)

Chelwood Village:
3 Swift over houses

Bishop Sutton:
3 Collared Dove

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake, WeBS:
74 Canada Geese, 102 Mute Swan, 2 Egyptian Goose, 10 Shoveler, 28 Gadwall, 265 Mallard, 14 Teal, 32 Pochard, 630 Tufted Duck, 38 + 2j  Great Crested Grebe, 13 + 1j Little Grebe, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 14 Cormorant, 2 Buzzard, 6 Moorhen, 994 Coot, 3 Common Sandpiper, 5120 BH Gull, 6 GBB Gull, 79 Herring Gull, 31 LBBGull

5-8-19 Wigeon & Yellow-legged Gull, Herons Green (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake:
169 Canada Geese, 77 Mute Swan, 1 Black Swan still, 1 Shelduck, 16 Shoveler, 46 Gadwall, 4 Wigeon, 43 Teal, 120+ Great Crested Grebe

5-8-19 Little Grebe + 2, Herons Green (Ian Stapp)

4 Little Grebe + 4 chicks (Herons Green pool), 5 Grey Heron, 4 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 20 Cormorant, 2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Marsh Harrier, 6 Buzzard, 1 Common Sandpiper

5-8-19 Green Sandpiper at Stratford (Brian Thompson)

5 Green Sandpiper, 12 GBB Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Swift, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 4 Jay, 1 Raven, 40 Sand Martin, 50 Swallow on village wires

5-8-19 House Martin, CVL (Bob Brewer)

40 House Martin, 12+ Swallows (Dam), 100 House Martin, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Reed Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler (HG), 2 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail, 12 Pied Wagtail, 1 Bullfinch, 2 Goldfinch, 6 Reed Bunting

5-8-19 Grey Wagtail, Dam (Bob Brewer)

Reports: Bob Brewer, Andy Davis, Rob Hargreaves, Adrian Hockey, Lois Pryce, Patrick Richards, Harvey Rose, Ian Stapp, Brian Thompson, Blagdon Lake