27-02-20 Thursday - Yellow-legged Gull

Temp 3 down to 9°C. Damp start followed by some glorious sun but still very cold and windy

Whooper Swan
Scaup
Red Kite, Marsh Harrier
Mediterranean Gull, Yellow-legged Gull
Barn Owl

BRISTOL

27-2-20 Feral Pigeon, Lockleaze (Patrick Richards)

Lockleaze garden:
2 Herring Gull, 12 Feral Pigeon, 1 Woodpigeon, 2 Magpie, 3 Carrion Crow, 2 Jackdaw, 5 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Wren, 15 Starling, 1 Robin, 22 House Sparrow

27-02-20 Blackcap in Redland (Tony Scott)

Redland garden:
1 m Blackcap

27-2-20 Kingfisher, Eastville Park (Dan White)

Eastville Park:
1 Kingfisher

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Rockhampton, nr Thornbury:
1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Goldcrest, c.50 Fieldfare, 1 Redwing, 3 Song Thrush, c.30 Pied Wagtail, 30 Meadow Pipit, 14 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Tyntesfield:
2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Wren, 4 Song Thrush, 1 Greenfinch and an active rookery

27-2-20 Redwing at Dowlais (Howard Taffs)

Clevedon - Dowlais to Kenn:
60 Wigeon, 40 Teal, 6 Oystercatcher, 4 Lapwing, 65 Curlew, 300 Dunlin, 120 Redshank, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 12 Redwing, 4 Stonechat

Clevedon - Channel View to Blake's Pools:
20 Shelduck, 4 Wigeon, 1 Heron , 3 Lt Egret, 1 Buzzard,  1 Water Rail, 12 Coot, 5 Oystercatcher, 10 Grey Plover,  140 Curlew, 19 Turnstone, 80 Dunlin, 3 Snipe, 20 Redshank, 6 Skylark, 2,000 Starling, 1 Fieldfare, 10 Redwing and 8 Stonechat

Backwell Lake:
3 Snipe, 1m + 2 f Bullfinch

27-2-20 Goldcrest, Worle (Dean Reeves)

Worle garden:
1 Goldcrest

Lower Claverham:
1 Cormorant flew over, 1 Buzzard, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Stock Dove, 2 Little Owl calling, 2 Raven flew over, Great Tit Pr, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Wren, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Meadow Pipit, 5 Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

72-2-20 Fieldfare, Keynsham Garden (TtB)

Keynsham garden:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Fieldfare

27-2-20 Whooper Swan, NSL 9NSL-Birding)

Newton St Loe:
6 Mute Swan, 1 Whooper Swan, 42 Mallard, 33 Teal, 1 f Tufted Duck, 14 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 2 Cormorant, 3 Buzzard, 3 LBB Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (heard), 1 Jay, 2 Raven, 1 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, Nuthatch heard, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Grey Wagtail, Chaffinch, Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

27-2-20 Greylag Goose, Heron's Green (George Stacey)

Chew Valley Lake:
1 Greylag Goose (Heron's Green, 2 Shelducks, 6 Pintail, 17 Scaup (Moreton), 7 (3m 4f) Goosander, 1 stunning white m Pheasant, 6 Great White Egret, 7 Little Egret, 1 juv Marsh Harrier, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Water Rail calling, 1 Common Sandpiper,  1 ad Mediterranean Gull

27-2-20 Yellow-legged Gull, Heron's Green (David Hughes)

1 ad Yellow-legged Gull  at Heron's Green is the Swiss individual first seen at Chew on July 25th, 2016. It was ringed at Sempech, Switzerland on May 25th, 2016 as a nestling, 2 Barn Owl, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green woodpecker, 2 Raven, 1 m Stonechat, 24 Fieldfare, first Chaffinch singing, 4 Hares at Heron's Green

27-2-20 Treecreeper, Bittern Trail  (George Stacey)

and all on the Bittern Trail - 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Treecreeper, 20+ Redwing, 3m + 1f Bullfinch

Reports: Tony Cook, Chris Craig, John Croxton, Andy Davis, Simon Harris, Jean Oliver, Lois Pryce, Dean Reeves, Patrick Richards, Trevor Riddle, Mike Saffery, Mark Savage, Tony Scott, Adrian Sharp, Nigel Sluman, George Stacey, Howard Taffs, TalkingtoBears, Gwen Thomas, Keith Vinicombe, Dan White, blagdonlakebirds, nsl-birding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

Summer Migrant Arrival Dates 1996 - 2020

2020 dates will be shown in red

The list is sorted under average arrival date
This list is always available in 'Information Sites' in the right hand column

Species	Earliest	Latest	Average	2019, 2020 in red
Sand Martin	23/02/08	21/03/06	08-Mar	24-Feb
Wheatear	28/02/98	25/03/06	10-Mar	28-Feb
Swallow	06/02/19	28/03/98	19-Mar	06-Feb
White Wagtail	01/03/07	09/04/97	23-Mar	17-Mar
House Martin	04/03/97	07/04/07	24-Mar	23-Mar
Willow Warbler	13/03/11	01/04/07	24-Mar	22-Mar
Ring Ouzel	09/02/08	28/04/99	27-Mar	24-Mar
Little Ringed Plover	12/03/15	30/04/94	28-Mar	17-Mar
Tree Pipit	16/03/92	27/04/91	03-Apr	03-Apr
Garganey	13/03/93	05/05/00	04-Apr	23-Mar
Redstart	17/03/11	21/04/90	04-Apr	31-Mar
Yellow Wagtail	21/03/92	20/04/90	07-Apr	03-Apr
Osprey	20/03/14	19/05/94	09-Apr	31-Mar
Sedge Warbler	30/03/07	18/04/98	09-Apr	07-Apr
Whimbrel	29/03/02	18/04/98	10-Apr	07-Apr
Common Tern	30/03/06	21/04/98	10-Apr	07-Apr
Reed Warbler	01/04/15	28/04/91	11-Apr	02-Apr
Whitethroat	25/03/12	24/04/90	12-Apr	25-Mar
Cuckoo	06/04/05	20/04/97	12-Apr	13-Apr
Grasshopper Warbler	28/03/97	24/04/96	13-Apr	09-Apr
Pied Flycatcher	30/03/02	19/05/07	12-Apr	03-Apr
Sandwich Tern	18/02/12	29/05/95	13-Apr	23-Mar
Arctic Tern	29/03/15	26/04/95	15-Apr	23-Apr
Garden Warbler	29/03/90	28/04/91	16-Apr	11-Apr
Swift	08/04/01	27/04/90	17-Apr	17-Apr
Hobby	30/03/90	28/04/91	17-Apr	17-Apr
Lesser Whitethroat	10/04/10	27/04/91	18-Apr	13-Apr
Whinchat	14/04/09	28/04/90	20-Apr	19-Apr
Wood Warbler	08/04/98	02/05/08	21-Apr	22-Apr
Nightingale	08/04/02	07/05/08	22-Apr	01-May
Black Tern	14/04/13	14/05/09	24-Apr	19 Apr
Little Tern	16/04/15	30/05/17	27-Apr	23-Apr
Spotted Flycatcher	20/04/19	17/05/09	01-May	20-Apr
Turtle Dove	05/04/70
Quail	08/05/96	29/06/91	01-Jun	09-June

The Avon Bird Report has details of arrival and departure dates for both summer and winter visitors