22-08-19 Thursday - Swifts

Overcast and grey.  Warm early, cooling as the wind strengthened.  Dry.

Swifts, Spotted Flycatchers, Wheatears

A particularly pale Buzzard at Warmley Forest Park (Chris Perry)

BRISTOL

Warmley Forest Park:

2 Buzzard, 20+ Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 1 GS Woodpecker, 16 Magpie, 12 Jackdaw, 7 C Crow, 8 Swallow, 20+ House Martin, 2 Coal Tit, 15+ Blue Tit, 10+ Great Tit, 3 LT Tit, 5 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Wren, 4 Blackbird, 7 Robin, 2 Bullfinch, 8 Greenfinch, 20+ Goldfinch.

22-08-20019 Kingfisher Eastville Park (Allan Chard)

Eastville Park:
4 Kingfisher - inc 3 juv


Brislington Health Centre:
12 Swift - silently hawking over the fields


Clifton Cathedral:
2 Peregrine - on the top of the pinnacles


SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Grey Heron, 52 Ringed Plover, 30 Turnstone, 27 Dunlin, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Wheatear, 1 Grey Wagtail.

A more usual-looking Buzzard at Newton St Loe (NSLBirding)

Aust Warth:
c360 Canada Goose - over towards NP/NW

22-08-2019 Black-tailed Godwit NP-NW (Martin Tayler)

Severnside:
Canada Goose, Mute Swan, 30 Curlew, 29 Black-tailed Godwit, Swallow and Pied Wagtail


NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
1 Whinchat. 1 Tree Pipit - over


Portishead:
1 Little Egret flew over, along the Redcliffe Bay coast.


Clevedon-Yeo:
7 Little Egret, 250 Ringed Plover, 12 Turnstone, 100 Knot, 100 Dunlin, 2 Swift, 2 Kestrel, 1 Skylark, 3 Wheatear, 60 Linnet.

One of five Spotted Flycatchers at Newton St Loe (NSLBirding)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath - Englishcombe Lane:
2 Wood Pigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 3 Swift over at 19 30, 2 Magpie, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Robin, 18 House Sparrow.

Marshfield:

Sparrowhawk, Skylark, 10 Swallow, 1 Chiffchaff, 80 Linnet, Corn Bunting,Yellowhammer,

Newton St Loe:
5 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 40 Swallow, 45 House Martin, 8 Goldcrest, 4 Nuthatch, 5 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Bullfinch.

Peasedown St John:
1 Sparrowhawk, 23+ Swift, 45+ House Martin.

Grey Heron at Newton St Loe (NSLBirding)

RESERVOIRS
no reports


Reports: Allan Chard, Bryan Cook, Pete Coslett, Lee Gardiner, Chris Hall, John Hansford, Andy Middleton, Chris Perry, Trevor Riddle, Vic Savery, Martin Tayler, Dan Watson, 
 blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG