11-05-20 Monday - Wood Sandpiper

A fine and sunny day but the cold, blustery NE wind may have kept some birders at home.

Bar-tailed Godwit
Wood Sandpiper

more Red Kites 
Yellow Wagtail

Whimbrel on the Portishead-Clevedon coast (Jason Williams)

BRISTOL

Coombe Dingle to Henbury golf course and Blaise:

2 Stock Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 5 Magpie, 1 Raven, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Blackcap, 5 Wren, 5 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Mistle Thrush (2 adults with 1 juv.), 2 Robin.

Hanham:

1 Red Kite.

Kingsdown to Clifton Downs:

2 Peregrine (male flying and perching on Bristol side; female mainly on nest)
Group of 12 Starling near Spire Hospital.

Stoke Gifford:
1 Red Kite.

Starling in Bristol (Keith Williams)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Hawkesbury Upton and Lower Kilcott:

1 Lesser Whitethroat singing at each location

Leyhill:

1 Red Kite.

New Passage/Northwick:
Tufted Ducks, 2 Little Egret, Lapwings, 12+ Swift with Swallows and martins, 1 Yellow Wagtail.

Oystercatcher on the Portishead-Clevedon coast (Jason Williams)

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead to Clevedon coast path:
6 Shelduck, 1 Oystercatcher, 2 Whimbrel, 1 Raven, 4 Linnet.

Clevedon-Yeo:
1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Whimbrel.

Weston-Super-Mare:
'nocmig' Common Sandpiper over.

(Airfield)  1 Red Kite.


BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
(Ringswell Common)  Wood Sandpiper


RESERVOIRS

CLOSED

Chew Valley Lake - Herriotts Bridge:

41 Mute Swan, 2 prs. Shelduck, 2 Great White Egret, 3 prs. Swift.

Reports:  John Barnett, James Gardner, Gary Iles, Stuart Matthews, Bob Medland, Jean Oliver, Vic Polley, Lisa Presland, George Rabin, Vic Savery, Howard Taffs, Jason Williams, Keith Williams