31-05-20 Sunday - Red Kites galore

Temp 13 to 26°C. Very hot still!

Greenshank

Red Kite

Ring-necked Parakeet

31-05-2020 Great Tit, Chew Valley Lake (Raoul Chandrasakera)

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
1 f + 1 juv Great Spotted Woodpecker

Redland:

1 Red Kite

Sea Mills Station:
1 Shelduck, 6 Mallard (+ juvs), 2 Jay, 20+ House Martin, 3 Whitethroat (m singing), 15+ House Sparrow

Brislington:

7 Swift

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Itchington:
2 Red Kite, 16 Buzzard

New Passage:
14 Mute Swan, 14 Tufted Duck, 2 Red Kite 

Pilning:

24 Canada Goose, 30+ Shelduck, 2 Shoveler, 4 Gadwall, 2 Mallard, 10 Tufted Duck, 10 Swift, 10 Woodpigeon, 2 Coot, 1 Redshank, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Blue Tit, 7 House Martin, 1 Reed Warbler, 6 Starling, 2 Blackbird

Chipping Sodbury Common (Kingrove Park):
6 Swift, 1 Herring Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Wren

Thornbury:

1 Red Kite

Frampton Cotterell:
25 Swift, 1 hunting Peregrine

Bradley Stoke (Three Brooks NR):
15 Mallard, 10 Woodpigeon, 3 Collared Dove, 1 Moorhen, 2 LBB Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet, 6 Magpie, 8 Jackdaw, 4 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit , 4 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Chiffchaff, 8 Blackcap, 6 Wren, 5 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 5 Robin, 4 House Sparrow, 3 Dunnock, 3 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

Latteridge:

1 Red Kite

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead (BBS Data):
8 Shelduck, 1 Stock Dove, 12 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 21 Herring Gull, 3 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw, 5 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 7 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Swallow, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 5 Wren, 14 Blackbird, 7 Robin, 4 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 1 Greenfinch, 14 Goldfinch

Clevedon:

1 Swift, 1 Buzzard

Backwell Lake:
2 Canada Goose + 7 goslings, 14 Mute Swan + 10 cygnets (across 2 broods), 15 Mallard, 3 Swift, 2 Coot, 1 LBB Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 2 House Martin

Banwell:
1 Red Kite, 1 juv Great Spotted Woodpecker

31-05-2020 Great Spotted Woodpecker juv, Banwell (John Thorogood)

BELOW M4 & BANES

31-05-2020 Red Kite, Keynsham (Ian Stapp)

Keynsham:
5 LBB Gull, 1 Red Kite, 20 Jackdaw, 4 Rook, 3 Blackbird

Newton St Loe:
3 Stock Dove, 1 Swift, 2 Buzzard, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 2 Raven, 5 Skylark, 15 Swallow, 18 House Martin, 1 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 5 Whitethroat, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Spotted Flycatcher + 2 juv, 2 Bullfinch, 3 Greenfinch

31-05-2020 Spotted Flycatcher, Newton St Loe (NSL-Birding)

Paulton:
Blue Tits leave the nestbox!

31-05-2020 Blue Tits have fledged, Paulton (Patrick Hancock)

Hunstrete (BBS Data):

6 Collared Dove, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Tawny Owl + juv calling, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 2 Skylark, 7 Swallow, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 9 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 3 Song Thrush, 6 Chaffinch

Cameley - garden ringing session:
Surprised to catch a Blackbird that I’d ringed in August 2014 and not seen since. For the last few weeks I’ve been hearing one singing with a short passage of Partridge song in the middle of its repertoire. Mr Blackbird certainly didn’t learn that hereabouts so he must be a migrant, possibly from the eastern side of the country: maybe the bird that I caught today.
Also first juv Goldfinch of the year.

RESERVOIRS

31-05-2020 Sedge Warbler, Chew Valley Lake (David Hughes)

Chew Valley Lake:

2 Oystercatcher, 1 Greenshank (Herriott's Pool), 5 Red Kite, Sedge Warbler, Blackcap, Garden Warbler (Villice and Moreton Lane), Black-lined Skimmer Dragonfly

31-05-2020 Black-tailed Skimmer (f), CVL (Raoul Chandrasakera)

Reports: Peter Bryant, Raoul Chandrasakera, Allan Chard, Chris Craig, Jane Cumming, Heather England, Richard Ford, Paul Francis, Alastair Fraser, Richard Giles, Alan Goldsmith, Patrick Hancock, David Hanks Nick Hawkridge, David Hughes, Hayden James, Tim McGrath, Bob Medland, Michael Moxon, Fiona Neate, Aravind Ramesh, Matt Scott, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, John Thorogood blagdonlakebirds, BUPP, CVRS, nsl-birding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

30-05-20 Saturday

Another hot day. Bristol maximum temperature up to 27 °C

Garganey
Red Kite
Cuckoo

30-05-20 House Martin collecting mud, Portishead (David Gale)

BRISTOL

Blaise Estate:
1 Swift, 1 Grey Wagtail

Henbury:
Garden - 2 Raven,1 Blackcap,  2 Bullfinch , 1 Blackcap

Coombe Dingle
4 Swift

Fishponds:
10 Swift

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

29-05-20 Friday - Cuckoo

Temp 12 to 26°C. Very hot again

Red Kite
Spotted Flycatcher
Cuckoo

29-5-20 Sedge Warbler, Herons Green (Raoul Chandrasakera)

BRISTOL

Avonmouth - Kings Weston Lane:
2 Mute Swans with six cygnets (new nesting location), 1 Mallard with six ducklings,  1 Coot with 4 young,  1 Grey Heron

Clifton:
9 Swift this evening - up from 2 then 6 on Tue

29-05-20 Peregrine Finzels Reach (Rich Scantlebury)

Finzels Reach:

4 Peregrine inc 2 chicks

Hotwells to Long Ashton via Ashton Court and Long Ashton Golf Course:
Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Cormorant, Green Woodpecker, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Great Tit, Swallow, Chiffchaff, 2 Whitethroat, Wren, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Robin, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Goldfinch

Stockwood Open Space:
Great Spotted Woodpecker - family about to fledge, 2 Bullfinch, 7 Greenfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

29-05-20 Shelduck OPS (Pete Hazelwood)

Oldbury Power Station:
10 Shelduck ducklings on the Tidal Res, pair of Little Grebe, 1 Cuckoo  - calling over Lagoons 2 & 3, to the dismay of the local Reed Warbler and the first noisy Linnet family

Frampton Cotterell:
1 possibly 2 Red Kite

Winterbourne -Moorend:
Stock Dove, Buzzard, 1 Jay, Long-tailed Tit, Goldcrest

NORTH SOMERSET

Nailsea - Old Church:
2 Swift swooped over.

Wraxall - Belmont Estate farm:
1 Red Kite, 1 Kestrel, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 9 Skylark, 6 Swallow, family of Long-tailed Tit, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 7 Yellowhammer

Worle:
1 Peregrine

Uphill to Lympsham: Today's cycle ride was actually a loop, but that was most interesting bit. 2 Swift, 1 Cuckoo to south of STW, Swallow, Cetti's Warbler, Reed & Sedge Warbler with Chiffchaff  singing, Whitethroat were very much in evidence, Greenfinch, 1 Reed Bunting (m) 

Congresbury to Puxton:

1 Cuckoo, 1 Cormorant, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Sedge Warbler, 43 Reed Warbler,  2 Stonechat + 2 juv, 

BELOW M4 & BANES

Hanham:
1 Jay - 1st for ages

Lansdown & Hanging Hill:
1 Red Kite, 1 Spotted Flycatcher

Compton Martin:
2 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
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Blue Bowl:
1 Red Kite

29-5-20 Swallow, Heron Green (Raoul Chandrasakera)

Herriott's:
8 Red Kite, 2 Hobby

Reports: Katherine Boon, Dru Brooke-Tayler, Raoul Chandrasakera, Jane Cumming, Barry Dursley, Paul Francis, Alastair Fraser, Richard Giles, Nick Hudson, Robin Martin, Michael Moxon, Phill Quinn, Dean Reeves, Adèle Remazeilles, Gil Roberts, Ann Rossiter, Michael Salter, Paul Sawyer, Rich Scantlebury, Matt Scott, Paul Williams, blagdonlakebirds, BUPP, CVRS, nsl-birding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

28-05-20 Thursday - fledgelings

Temp 14 to 25°C. Hot again with that cooling breeze still today, too nice for birding

28-5-20 Reed Warbler, Herriott's (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL

Little Stoke, 10:30:
1 Red Kite

Patchway:
4 screaming Swifts

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
6 Canada Goose, 4 Shelduck, pair Mallard + 11 young, 1 Tufted Duck, 2 Moorhen + 6 young, 1 Buzzard, 1 GS Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 12 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 LT Tit, 10 Chiffchaff, 3 Sedge Warbler, 5 Reed Warbler, 5 Whitethroat, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Linnet, 4 Reed Bunting (incl. 1 juv.), Small Heath, Small Tortoiseshell, Meadow Browns, Holly Blue

NORTH SOMERSET

Nailsea - garden:
1 Buzzard - as usual, 1 Peregrine - circling on high, 2 Coal Tit - a pair, into the hedge with food,
2+ House Martin, 10+ Starling - ad and juv, scouring the garden, 1 Goldfinch - evening serenade

Twixt Clevedon and Portishead:
Several Shelduck, a few Mallard, several Swift - interested in (Cl) beach side houses, two Oystercatcher, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, several House Martin, few Rock Pipit - not as exciting when there's no wind!

28-5-20 Whitethroat, Clevedon (David Gale)

Clevedon Sea Wall:
Whitethroat and Linnet

28-5-20 Moorhen, Kenn Moor (Higgy)

Kenn Moor:
2 Moorhen families with 2 juveniles each, 5 Buzzard, 1 f Blackcap, 1 Reed Warbler in full voice, 2 Goldcrest, 5 m Reed Bunting

28-5-20 Reed Bunting, Kenn Moor (Higgy)

Sand Point:
4 Oystercatcher, 1 Curlew, 2 Whimbrel, 1 Sanderling, 3 Dunlin, 1 Spotted Flycatcher

28-5-20 Pied Wagtail, Cleeve (Higgy)

Cleeve:
6 family Long-tailed Tit, 1 Pied Wagtail collecting food, 6 Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

28-5-20 Corn Bunting, West Littleton (Chris Perry)

Marshfield, West Littleton:
1 Red-legged Partridge, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 10+ Skylark, 7 Swallow, 8 House Martin, 7 Blackcap, 5 Whitethroat, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 9 Corn Bunting and Yellowhammer

Chew Stoke:
8 Buzzard

Chew Magna:
1 Tawny Owl successfully bred, 1 juv Grey Wagtail on Winford Brook

Compton Dando:
1 Little Owl

28-5-20 Blue Tit box, Paulton (Patrick Hancock)

Paulton:
Blue Tit - 6 eggs, 5 hatched, 3 ready to fledge

RESERVOIRS

28-5-20 Little Egret, Herriott's Pool (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake
Closed areas open tomorrow if you have a permit. If not you will have to wait a week for Bristol Water to see how the system works before you can buy a permit. 20 minutes only in a hide if someone else wants to come in

28-5-20 Oystercatcher, Herriott's Pool (Ian Stapp)

Herriott's:
37 Canada Goose, 9 Shelduck, 2 Swift and 3 Collared Dove (Bishop Sutton Village), 47+ Great Crested Grebe, 2 with one chick, 2 with 4 chicks, 1 Oystercatcher, 6 BH Gull, 1 GBB Gull, 4 Little Egret, 3 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 5 Jackdaw, 2 Raven, 26+ Swallow, 20+ H Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 12+ Reed Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting

Reports: Andy Davis, Greg Dawe, David Gale, Dom Godfrey, Paul Gregory, Patrick Hancock, Mike Moxon, Chris Perry, Sue & John Prince, Lois Pryce, Ann Rossiter, Ian Stapp, blagdonlakebirds, BUPP, CVRS, nsl-birding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

27-05-20 Wednesday - Avocet

Hot with a cooling breeze

Avocet
Red Kite - multiple sightings
Bar-tailed Godwit 
Spotted Flycatcher 

27-05-20 Canada Goose - Sunrise at CVL, Heron's Green  (Lucy Masters)

BRISTOL

27-05-20 Wren Eastville Park (Allan Chard)

Eastville Park:
1 Wren, 1 Treecreeper - still there but not photographed today

07-05-20 Treecreeper EP (Rich Scantlebury)

M32:
2 Peregrine 

Lawrence Weston Moor:

1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Magpie, 2 Swallow, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 8 Reed Warbler, 5 Wren, 3 Blackbird, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Robin, 5 House Sparrow

21-05-2020 Peregrine Chick Finzels Reach (Ed Drewitt)

Finzels Reach:
2 Peregrine and 2 chicks - pic taken under schedule 1 licence. Chicks hatched from 16th, with one egg un-hatched. They have been eating Swift and Starling, evidenced by the feathers left behind

Redland - garden:
2 Swift, 2 Woodpigeon, 2 Collard Doves, 5 Feral Pigeon, 2 Herring Gull, 2 Magpie, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 2 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 8+ House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock

St George - The Farm allotments:
1 Red Kite - over high up - bird with p1 & or p2 missing

27-05-20 Jackdaw - partial leucistic Hengrove (Rob Daw)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Old Sodbury:
1 Red Kite 

Frampton Cotterell:
1 Red Kite - west at 09:25 and another north east at 13:30, after having a bust up with a Buzzard.

Coalpit Heath:
1 Red Kite - east at 10:30

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon, garden:
7 Bar-tailed Godwit - nocmig recording from last night

Yatton - Kenn Moor Rd:
1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard

Sand Point/Bay:
1 Curlew - bay, 4 Reed Warbler, 1 Spotted Flycatcher - still,

Weston-Super-Mare - St Georges garden:
Swift - plenty, 1 Red Kite - circling but drifting north, 1 Peregrine - failed to catch one of a flock of Feral Pigeon, Martin and Swallow on the wing. Pleasant way to spend lockdown.

Banwell:
7 Swift - 3 screamers low over the houses

BELOW M4 & BANES

Oldland Common - garden:
1 Tawny Owl - over first thing today (1am!)

Marksbury:
4 Lapwing

27-05-20 Siskin Bath (Brian Martin)

Bath- Bloomfield:
2 Siskin - on the feeders

Bath - St John's church:
6 Peregrine - the juv really are looking grown up now, 33 to 36 days old.

26-05-20 Red Kite Stanton Drew (Raoul Chandrasakera)

Stanton Drew:
1 Red Kite (26th)

Bishop Sutton:
4 Swift, 3 Collard Dove, 1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard - both in silage field


RESERVOIRS

CLOSED

Blagdon:
5 Red Kite - on silage fields above the lake.

Chew Valley Lake:

27-05-20 Reed Bunting CVL (George Stacey)

Hollow Brook:
1 Cetti's Warbler - heard, 1 Chiffchaff, many Reed Warbler & Blackcap singing, 2 Song Thrush - juv, 2 Reed Bunting (f&m),

Herons's Green:
Mallard with 8 Ducklings, 6 Swift,  2 Little Grebe, 6 Black-headed Gull, 5 Great Black-backed Gull - a fish to fight over, 2 Herring Gull, 2 Buzzard, 12+ Swallow & House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 4 + Sedge Warbler, 3 Pied Wagtail

27-05-20 Avocet with Oystercatcher CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriott's - inc Pool:
10 Shelduck, 1 Water Rail - lake side, 40+ Great Crested Grebe, 3 Avocet - lots of walking up & down in the shallows, 1 Oystercatcher, 9 Black-headed Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 3 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 5 Jackdaw, 2 Raven, 20+ Swallow, 20+ House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 12+ Reed Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting

Reports:Nancy Barrett, John Buglass, BUPP, Raoul Chandrasakera, Allan Chard, Chris Craig, Sean Davies, Rob Daw, Ed Drewitt, Paul Francis, Dom Godfrey, Paul Gregory, David Hanks, Pete Hazelwood, Adrian Hockey, Brian Martin, Lucy Masters, Mike Moxom, Jean Oliver, Geoff Pudney, Mike Saffery, Rich Scantlebury, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Nigel Tucker, Paul Williams

nslbirding, TBOSG  blagdonlakebirds

26-05-20 Tuesday - Sanderling

Sunny and hot, a welcome breeze later.

If you are looking for your telescope, left at Blagdon Lake? It is in safe hands. Contact Alan Dymock 01761462049 or Nige Milbourne,  through his website Bladonlakebirds 

Sanderling
Red Kite
Spotted Flycatcher
Hobby
Kingfisher

BRISTOL

Clifton:
6 Swift - back at breeding site, 2 been here for ten days

Hotwells to Leigh Woods and Ashton Court:
Mallard, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Raven, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Skylark, Chiffchaff, Whitethroat, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Robin, House Sparrow, Goldfinch

Redcliff - Temple Gardens:
a family of 4 young Wren

Redland Garden:

2 Herring Gull, 2 Woodpigeon, 2 Collard Dove, 5 Feral Pigeon, 5 Swift, 1 Jay, 2 Magpie, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 2 Starling, 2 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 8+ House Sparrow

St Andrew's and County Cricket Ground:

7 Swift, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Jay, 7 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

26-05-20 Sanderling OPS (Pete Hazelwood)

Oldbury Power Station:
10 Sanderling,

26-05-20 Mute Swan NP (Véra Carpenter)

New Passage/Northwick:
12 Canada Geese, 8 Mute Swan plus 6 Cygnets, 30 - 40 Shelduck with 5 Chicks, 6 Gadwall, c12 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, Coots with Chicks, 16 Oystercatcher, 4 Lapwing, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 6 House Martin, 5 Pied Wagtail inc 2 juv, 2 Reed Bunting

26-05-20 Red Kite Frampton Cotterell (Stephen Jones)

Frampton Cottrell:
1 Red Kite

Coalpit Heath:
1 Red Kite

Hambrook:
15 Swift, 2 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine - hunting over the Community Forest Path, 2 Magpie, 10 Jackdaw, 3 Carrion Crow, 3 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 7 Swallow, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 5 Wren, 6 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 6 Robin, 1 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 5 Goldfinch


NORTH SOMERSET

26-05-20 Hobby Pill (Paul Milsom)

Pill:
1 Hobby - 2nd one this yr.

Walton-in-Gordano:

2 Mallard, 3 Pheasant, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Magpie, 2 Rook, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Blue Tit, 4 Wren, 8 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Robin, 6 House Sparrow, 2 Chaffinch, 6 Goldfinch

Sand Point/Bay:
2 Dunlin, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Spotted Flycatcher - new in,

26-05-20 Chaffinch Worlebury (George Rabin)

Worlebury:
4 Collared Dove - 2 ad, 2 juv, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch

Uphill:
1 Kingfisher, 4 Lesser Whitethroat,

BELOW M4 & BANES

Oldland Common:
9 Swift - flashing around briefly.

26-05-20 Corn Bunting MF (Pete Coslett)

Marshfield:
1 Hobby - in the Shire Valley,  lots of Skylark and Corn Bunting around the lanes

Cameley
1 Red Kite - over the house but seen of by the local Buzzard

Bishop Sutton:
2 Collared Dove

RESERVOIRS

CLOSED

Litton Resr:
16 Mallard + 2x4 well grown juv, 4 Tufted Duck, 3 Stock Dove, 8 Woodpigeon, 4 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Jackdaw, 5 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven 4 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 4 Wren, 3 Blackbird, 1 Mistle Thrush, 4 Robin, 3 Grey Wagail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 3 Goldfinch

Chew Valley Lake

26-05-20 Reed Warbler CVL (George Stacey)

Hollow Brook:
2 Reed Warbler seen - many more singing, 2 Reed Bunting,

Heron's Green
1 Shoveler, 3 Little Grebe, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Buzzard, 6+ Swallow & Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 5+ Sedge Warbler, 4 House Sparrow, 4 Pied Wagtail

26-05-20 Reed Bunting CVL Herriotts Bridge (Ian Stapp)

Herriott's - inc Pool:

9 Shelduck, 12 Swift, 2 Stock Dove, 50+ Great-crested Grebe (in one loose flock off Nunnery) 2 Great Crested Grebe - plus 4 chicks,  1 Oystercatcher, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 1 Jay, 3 Jackdaw, 2 Raven,  20+ Swallow, 20+ House Martin, 1 Sedge Warbler, 12+ Reed Warbler, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Reed Bunting

Reports: Nancy Marrett, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Véra Carpenter, Ken Carruthers, Pete Coslett, Tim Ford,  Ollie Fournier, Paul Gregory, Annie & Nick Hawkridge, Pete Hazelwood, Adrian Hockey, Mike Jackson, Bob Medland, Andy Middleton, Paul Milsom,  Jean Oliver, George Rabin, Gill Roberts, Gill Sapsed, George Stacey, Ian Stapp

nslbirding, TBOSG  blagdonlakebirds

25-05-20 Monday - Spoonbill

Glorious sunshine with a bit of high cloud but the weekend's strong wind has dropped to the lightest of breezes.  Warm and dry.

Brent Goose
Spoonbill
Collared Pratincole

Roe Deer at Chew (Ian Stapp) - a different headline photo today in case you're bored with the Pratincole

BRISTOL

Ashton Court:
2 Spotted Flycatcher.

Eastville Park:
Treecreeper.

Treecreeper in Eastville Park (Allan Chard)

Leigh Woods:
2 Mallard, 1 Stock Dove, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 5 Wren, 4 Blackbird, 5 Song Thrush, 3 Robin, 1 Chaffinch.

St George's Lake:
2 Little Grebe.

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
2 Red Kite (9:30 a.m.)

(yesterday)  1 Lesser Whitethroat, escaped Common Mynah.

Withywood:
4 Swift.

Reed Warbler, OPS (Vera Carpenter)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Dunkirk:
Great Spotted Woodpecker, Willow Warbler, Blackcap, Jay, Chiffchaff.

Ingst:
7 Shelduck, 1 Pheasant, 1 Collared Dove, 7 Skylark, 2 Swallow, 2 Pied Wagtail, 4 Song Thrush, 1 Reed Warbler, 8 Whitethroat, 5 Blackcap, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 28 Rook, 2 House Sparrow, 8 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 16 Goldfinch, 6 Linnet, 2 Bullfinch.

Oldbury Power Station:
14 Canada Goose, 8 Shelduck, 5 Mallard, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Peregrine, 1 Swift, 4 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 2 Swallow, 5 Chiffchaff, 4 Reed Warbler, 6 Blackcap, 10 Whitethroat, 3 Blackbird, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Dunnock, 2 Bullfinch, 3 Linnet, 1 Reed Bunting.

Aust/Northwick:
1 Cormorant, 1 Kestrel, 3 House Martin, Chiffchaff heard, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Reed Bunting.

Oh all right, here's another photo of the Pratincole (Merv)

Pilning Wetlands:
PLEASE PARK AT AUST AND WALK THROUGH. There has been some very inconsiderate parking at New Passage, much annoying some of the blocked-in local residents.

1 Brent Goose, 1 Spoonbill, 1 Collared Pratincole.

Spoonbill - another rare visitor to Pilning Wetlands today (Rod Holbrook)

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead - Black Rock Quarry:
Red Kite, Buzzard, Kestrel, LT Tit.

Clevedon, Colehouse Lane:
1 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, singing Blackcaps and Chiffchaffs.

Clevedon-Yeo:
2 Canada Goose, 6 Mute Swan, 70+ Shelduck (two broods of 8 each), Mallard, 6 Tufted Duck, 1 Grey Heron, 8 Coot, 18 Oystercatcher, sadly no Lapwing, 32 Ringed Plover, 8 Whimbrel, 12 Curlew, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Dunlin, 3 Redshank, 20+ Herring Gull, 1 f. Wheatear.

Backwell, and also Tickenham:
1 Red Kite each.

Nailsea:
Youngwood Lane:  2 Buzzard, 6 Swallow, 1 Wren.

Railway Ponds (west of Backwell Lake):  1 Mute Swan, 3 Mallard, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Moorhen, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (at nest hole with noisy young).

Sand Point/Bay:

Mute Swan, Shelduck, Grey Heron, 6 Whimbrel, 2 Dunlin, Wood Pigeon, Feral Pigeon,  GBB Gull, LBB Gull, Herring Gull, Magpie, Chiffchaff, Whitethroat, Swallow, House Martin,  Blackbird,  Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Linnet.

Red Kite at Marshfield (Rob Hargreaves)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
4 Red Kite, 16 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, plenty of Blackcap, Whitethroat, Linnet, Corn Bunting and Yellowhammer.

Publow/Woollard:
Red Kite.

Great Crested Grebe with four chicks at Herriotts (Ian Stapp)

RESERVOIRS

CLOSED, but see the Blagdon website (link in RH side panel) for Bristol Water's current plans to re-open later this week for permit holders ONLY.


Chew Valley Lake:
50+ Great Crested Grebe (some with chicks), 2 Hobby.

Dunlin at Herons Green, Chew (Antony Bridges)

Heron's Green
2 Shoveler, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Dunlin, 3 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 GBB Gull, 1 calling Cuckoo, 1 singing Skylark, 12+ hirundine, 2 Raven, 6+ Sedge Warbler, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Garden Warbler, 20+ House Sparrow, 4 Pied Wagtail (and a Roe Deer with fawn).

Herriott's Pool:
1 Greylag Goose (with 4 Canada Goose), 4 Grey Heron, 1 Oystercatcher, 2 Stock Dove, 4 Swift, 1 calling Cuckoo, 1 GS Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 4 Raven, 7 Jackdaw, 20+ Swallow, 20+ H Martin, 20+ Reed Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Blackcap.


Reports:  Terry Baker, Antony Bridges, Peter Bryant, Vera Carpenter, Jane Cumming, Neil Delaney, Heather England,Richard Giles & Fiona Neate, Paul Gregory, Rob Hargreaves, Chris Jones, Dave Nicholson, 'Oli', Jean Oliver, Lois Pryce, Phil Quinn, Harvey Rose, Ian Stapp, Robert Stephens, Larry Sweetland, Christopher Teague, 
nslbirding, TBOSG  blagdonlakebirds.

24-05-20 Sunday - Sea birds

Temp 12 to 18°C. Cloudy start but the wind dropped as the day went on and calm sunny afternoon

Barnacle Goose
Common Scoter
Sanderling
Collared Pratincole
Sandwich Tern, Kittiwake
Arctic Skua, Guillemot, Razorbill, Storm Petrel, Fulmar, Manx Shearwater
Spotted Flycatcher

24-5-20 Barnacle Geese and Collared Pratincole, Pilning Wetlands (Chris Snook)

BRISTOL

Downs and Redland garden:
1 Swift, 1 Wood Pigeon, 2 Collared Doves, 5 Feral Pigeons, 1 Jay, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackbirds, 9 House Sparrows, 2 Great Tit

24-5-20 Common Mynah (escapee?), Stoke Park (Martin Tayler)

Eastville Lake and Stoke Park:
Swift, 1 Common Mynah, Whitethroat,

Stockwood:
1 Red Kite

Stoke Bishop, Kewstoke Rd area:
1 Cockatiel, a fledged Blackbird being fed by an adult, and a fledged Goldfinch feeding itself

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Pheasant, 5 Shelduck, 1 Tufted Duck, 2 Moorhen with 2 young, 1 LT Tit, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 8 Chiffchaff, 4 Reed Warbler, 5 Whitethroat, 2 Song Thrush, 4 Pied Wagtail, 2 Linnet, 2 Reed Bunting, 1 Meadow Brown, 1 Common Blue, 2 Small Heath

24-5-20 Collared Pratincole, Pilning Wetlands (Brian Lancastle)

Severnside:
3 Barnacle Goose, 6 Common Scoter, 2 Sanderling, 1 Collared Pratincole, 1 Arctic Skua, 4 Razorbill, 2 Storm Petrel, 1 Red Kite, 1 Rock Pipit

24-5-20 Rock Pipit, Severnside (Chris Snook)

NORTH SOMERSET

24-5-20 Linnet, Portishead (Peter Evans)

Portishead, Down Rd:
2 Linnet

Clevedon, Ladye Bay:
1 Common Scoter, 5 Sanderling, 2+ Kittiwake, 1 Arctic Skua, 1 Guillemot, 1 Storm Petrel, 3 Fulmar, 1 Manx Shearwater

Woodspring Bay South – River Yeo to R Banwell, WeBS:
14 Mute Swan, 2 Egyptian Goose + 2 yng, 42 Shelduck + 8yng, 17 Mallard, 4 Coot, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Herring Gull, 2BB Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat

Sand Point:
1 Cuckoo, 8 Sandwich Tern, 4 Guillemot, 1 Storm Petrel, 2 Fulmar, 11 Manx Shearwater,

Worle and Worlebury:
Blue Tits busy & lots of fledged  Starling, Long-tailed Tits, 6 Blackbirds 2 juvs, 2 juv Robins, a few recently fledged  House Sparrows, Dunnock, Adult 5 Greenfinch, 4 Goldfinch

Weston-super-Mare, Anchor Head:
1 Arctic Skua

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
8 Swift, 15 House Martin, Lesser Whitethroat, 3 pair Spotted Flycatcher Shire Valley, Yellow Wagtail, plenty of Skylark, Linnet, Corn Bunting and Yellowhammer

24-5-20 Peregrine Eyasse, St John's Ch (BUPP)
video on Twitter

Bath - St John's 
6 Peregrine - 4 juv, growing up fast

Bath, Twerton:
32 Swift at once over

Carrs Woodland:
1 Jay, 5 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, Nuthatches feeding young, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail

24-5-20 Blue Tit box, Paulton (Patrick Hancock)

Paulton:
Blue Tit - 6 eggs, 5 hatched, 1+ dead, probably only 3 to fledge

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
Picnic areas open, hides should open 29th but only 20 minutes and two people at a time

Lockdown Updates

Unusual British Bird Names by Dru Brooke-Taylor - please send in yours

Home Patch 12 Clifton - Richard Bland

Reports: John Barnett, Nancy Barrett, Paul Bowerman, Allan Chard, Anne Crowe, Peter Evans, Rich Ford, Paul Gregory, For the birds, Patrick Hancock, Robert Hargreaves, Adrian Hockey, David Hughes, Stephen Jones, Robert Kelsh, Brian Lancastle, Giles Morris, Oli@Somerset_OG, James Payne, Lois Pryce, Phil Quinn, Dean Reeves, Scott@HR3Birder, Nigel Sluman, Chris Smith, Chris Snook, Howard Taffs, Martin Tayler, Ian Wells, Paul Williams, blagdonlakebirds, BUPP, CVRS, nsl-birding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG