05-09-19 Thursday - Hobby

Another sunny and clear day. Bristol temperature 11- 19 °C

Great White Egret
Red Kite
Curlew Sandpiper
Mediterranean Gull
Swift
Spotted Flycatcher

05-09-19 Hobby, Moreton, CVL (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL

05-09-19 Cormorant, Eastville Park (Martin Tayler)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station: 

2 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Whitethroat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher

05-09-19 Ruff, Pilning Wetland (Paul Bowerman)

New Passage - Northwick Warth :
Shelduck, Teal, 1 Great White Egret, 20 Knot, 1 Ruff, 1 Curlew Sandpiper with Dunlin flock, Redshank, Black-tailed Godwit, Turnstone, Ringed Plover, Teal and Shelduck 

05-09-19 Knot + Redshank, New Passage (Mike Trew)

NORTH SOMERSET

Bristol Airport:
20 Wheatear  (per J Callaway)

Clevedon-Yeo:
Sea wall at Kingston Seymour - 30 Ringed Plover, 150 Dunlin , 4 Wheatear, 2 Whinchat

05-09-19 Goldcrest, Newton St Loe (NSL Birding)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge:
2 Tawny Owl - sang us to bed and woke us this morning - Recording

05-09-19 Treecreeper, Newton St Loe (NSL Birding)

Newton St Loe:
3 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard, 15 BH Gull, 3 Stock Dove, 1 Tawny Owl,  1 Raven, 3 Swift, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 80+ Swallow, 50+ House Martin, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 7+ Goldcrest, 4 Nuthatch, 3 Treecreeper, 1 Mistle Thrush,  2/3 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Grey Wagtail,  3 Bullfinch, 25 Goldfinch
 
RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
290 Canada Goose ( site record), 11 Common Sandpiper, 1 juvenile Common Tern, 2 Hobby, 18 Swift still

Chew Valley Lake

05-09-19 Hobby, CVL (Allan Chard) 

1 Shelduck,  9+ L Grebe adults and chicks, 7 Grey Heron, 4 Little  Egret , 3 Buzzard ,12 G-BB Gull,  5 Collared Dove,  4+ Swift,  6 + Hobby (Moreton Stratford & HG),  3 GS Woodpecker, 100+ House Martin/ Sand Martin/ Swallow,  2 Cetti's (Moreton & Stratford), 7+ Chiffchaff (2 Moreton, 2 Stratford, 3 Woodford car park), 20 House Sparrow, 7 Pied Wagtail, 2 Goldfinch, 1 Bullfinch, 2 Reed Bunting (Moreton & Herriotts)

05-09-19 Hobby, Villice, CVL (David Hughes)

Villice:

2 Great White Egret (poss same as Moreton below), many Teal, Gadwall, 3 (1 ad,2 juv) Hobby

05-09-19 Black-tailed Godwit H Green, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Heron's Green:
1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Kestrel, 2 Whinchat, 2 Wheatear (both back of HG pool, 5 Chaffinch

05-09-19 Great White Egret, CVL (Lucy Masters)

Moreton:
2 Great White Egret (poss same as Villice above),  2 Stock Dove, 4 Jay, 2 Raven, 40+ Carrion Crow, 20+ L TT with mixed Titsand 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 4 Blackbird 2 Song Thrush (lane Moreton - Stratford per R Mielcarek)

Stratford:
1 Black Swan , 22 + Pochard 156 GC Grebe, 1 Bittern (reported by visiting birder late afternoon), 1 Water Rail (calling), 1 Curlew ,

Main Reed bed:
2 Marsh Harrier, 3 Hobby,  joined by a juv. Red Kite @ 1727hrs

Herriott's inc Pool:
3 Pintail, 5 Great White Egret, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 juv Mediterranean Gull , Kingfisher, 12 Jackdaw, 40+ Starling

05-09-19 Hobby adult + juv, CVL (NSL Birding)

Reports: Derek John Angell, Allan Chard, Sean Davies, Chris Hall, Robert Hargreaves, Adrian Hockey,  David Hughes, Lucy Masters,  Nigel Sluman, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Martin Tayler,  Mike Trew, Wayne Tucker, nslbirding, opsbirding