30-06-20 Tuesday - Kittiwake

Overcast with rain in the air but never really falling until later. 18°c top temp

Little Owl
Kittiwake, Whimbrel
Spotted Flycatcher
Mediterranean Gull
Kingfisher, Sand Martin

BRISTOL

30-06-20 Raven Clifton Down (Peter Walton)

Clifton Downs:
5 Raven - family party, flew off into the Gully when the drizzle started.

City Centre - Finzels Reach and environs.
1 Great Black-backed Gull - 2nd sum, 1 Peregrine (m) - no sign of the remaining juv.

Henleaze garden:
1 Nuthatch - 10:05 this morning

Redland - garden:
2 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 2 Herring Gull, 2 Magpies, 2 Coal Tit, 2+ Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 7 House Sparrow

Sea Mills - R Avon:
2 Linnet (f&m) - perched on a shrub

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1+ Whimbrel in amongst c15 Curlew in small flock, 1 Kittiwake - trying to make its way downriver at 05:45

30-06-20 Goldfinch NP - NW (Lisa Presland)

New Passage/Northwick:
4 Mute Swan, 130 Shelduck, Tufted Duck,  12 Swift, 10 Oystercatcher, Lapwing, 3 Curlew, 9 Redshank, 100 Black-headed Gull, 1 Greey Heron, 2 Little Egret, many Swallow and House Martin, 4 Reed Warbler, Meadow Pipit, 2 Greenfinch, Linnet plus juv, 32 Goldfinch - flock on the feeders, inc juv, 5 Reed Bunting,

Severn Beach:
1 Mediterranean Gull - 1st sum

Coalpit Heath:
1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Owl, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Skylark, 4 Swallow, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 6 Whitethroat, 5 Starling, 23 House Sparrow, 1 Greenfinch, 4 Yellowhammer.

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
1 Canada Goose, 11 Shelduck, 3 Oystercatcher, 14 Curlew, 130 Black-headed Gull, 5 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Little Egret

Clevedon - garden:
1 Golden Plover - on the nocturnal migration recording this morning

Clevedon Moor:
2 Mute Swan, 1 Mallard adult + 3 juv, c.30 Swift, 5 Moorhen, c.30 Jackdaw - flock,  c.40 Rook - flock, 2 Coal Tit, c.40 Swallow, c.30 House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Whitethroat, c.25 Starling -  flock, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Greenfinch.

Nailsea - garden:
1 Stock Dove - not seen here since 2017

BELOW M4 & BANES

Keynsham:

150+ Jackdaw - 4.45 am this morning, noisily sat on the roof's of the houses around my house, 

same thing most mornings only there for about 30 mins or so, for a chat I expect?

Newton St Loe:
42 Mallard, 1 Tufted Duck, 16 Swift, 2 Stock Dove, 4 Moorhen, 3 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 3 Jay, 12 Swallow, 40 House Martin, 11 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Chaffinch, 16 Goldfinch

Charterhouse to Ubley Drove and above Blagdon:
2 Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Buzzard, Magpie, Jackdaw,
Carrion Crow, Raven, Blue Tit, several Skylark - heard, Swallow, House Martin, Chiffchaff,
Whitethroat - heard, Wren, Blackbird, Robin, lots of House Sparrow - every house seemed to have them, Chaffinch, Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

30-06-20 Common Sandpiper CVL Herriotts pool (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake
Mute Swan - lots have cygnets this year 3 broods in the pool at Herriott's,  4 broods lake side Herriott's, 3 broods Heron's Green lake side - looks like a good year for MS
Other sightings
85 Canada Geese, 21 Teal, 10 Pochard, 193 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Little Egret, 3 Green Sandpiper, 3+ Sand Martin, 3 Cetti's Warbler 'singing'

Heron's Green:
54 Canada Goose, 6 Little Grebe, 6 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Black-headed Gull - juv, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 3 Sedge Warbler, 6 Grey Wagtail, 7 Pied Wagtail,

30-06-20 Green Sandpiper CVL Herriotts pool (Ian Stapp)

Herriott's - inc Pool:
122 Canada Goose, 2 Shelduck + 2 ducklings, Shoveler, Gadwall, Mallard, 14 Teal, Tufted Duck, Swift, 2 Collared Dove, 2 Water Rail, Moorhen, Coot, 84 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Green Sandpiper, 1 Black-headed Gull - juv, 4 Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 5 Great Black-backed Gull, 7 Grey Heron, 4 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk - chasing juv wagtails, 2 Buzzard, 5 Kingfisher, 8 Jackdaw, 2 Sand Martin, 50 Swallow & House Martin (mostly HM), 2 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Reed Warbler, 2 Song Thrush, 20+ Pied Wagtail - mostly juv, 1 Reed Bunting

Reports: Nancy Barrett, Di Bunniss, Dru Brook-Taylor, Karle Burford, Tim Clarke, Anne Crowe, Jane Cumming, Trevor Ford, Mike Jackson, Robert Hargreaves, Pete Hazelwood, Lisa Presland, Lois Pryce, Dean Reeves, Rich Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, Keith Vinicombe, Paul Williams, 

 blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

29-06-20 Monday - Storm Petrels

Overcast with showers and a blustery 40 mph south-westerly wind.  Mild.

Storm Petrels, Fulmar, Manx Shearwaters, Arctic Skua
Mediterranean Gulls

Storm Petrel at Severn Beach (Jonathan Bull)

BRISTOL

Avon Gorge:
Peregrine - food pass from female to juv,

Hanham:
1 Peregrine over garden, 8 juv. Starling.

Storm Petrel at Severn Beach (Alan Gilbert)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
juv. Stonechat at Shepperdine.


New Passage/Northwick:
2 Storm Petrel ("flew south...early afternoon").

Storm Petrel at Severn Beach (Jonathan Bull)

Severn Beach:
5+ Storm Petrel (12:20 onwards), 1 Arctic Skua (dark morph, 13:37), 1 (1S) Mediterranean Gull,  2 Kittiwake.

imm Med Gull at Severn Beach (Vic Savery)

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon, Ladye Bay:
2 Storm Petrel, 1 Fulmar, c.650 Manx Shearwater (06:15 - 10:30), 1 skua sp, 1 auk sp.


Banwell:
1 Sparrowhawk ( nearly got juv. GS Woodpecker on feeder), 2 Stock Dove, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker (m, f, juv), 1 m. Green Woodpecker, 8 Blue Tit, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 4 House Sparrow, 12 Goldfinch, 3 Greenfinch, pr. Bullfinch.

(2 Fox – a vixen with one young - and 1 Bank Vole)

Whitethroat (NSL-Birding)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Newton St Loe:
(lake now open)

1 Tufted Duck, 7 Swift, 1 Stock Dove, 5 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 3 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Skylark, 9 Swallow, 50+ House Martin, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Song Thrush, 15 Goldfinch, 3 Bullfinch, 3 Yellowhammer.

A nice selection of Med Gull plumages at Herriotts Pool (Chris Craig)

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

120 Swift, 1 ad Lapwing, 16 ad. Black-tailed Godwit, juv. BH Gull (first juv at the lake this year was on 25th), 3 Little Egret. 1 m. Kingfisher, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Peregrine, 5+ Sand Martin. 

Dam End:
1 Common Sandpiper.

Reed Bunting at Chew (George Stacey)

Hollowbrook:
m. Reed Bunting (no Reed Warblers)

Heron's Green:
1 Common Sandpiper.

Blackcap at Chew (Lucy Masters)

Moreton:
Grey Heron, Hobby, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Reed Warbler.

Herriott's - inc Pool:
4 Green Sandpiper, 3 Mediterranean Gull (1st S, 2nd S, adult Summer).

Swift at Herons Green (Bri Thompson)

Reports:  Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Brian Lancastle, Aravind Ramesh, Paul Sawyer, Cliff Smith, George Stacey, Howard Taffs, John Thorogood, Paul Williams, blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, opsbirding.

28-06-20 Sunday - Manx Shearwater

Temp 12to 18°C. Rain on and off most of the day, very windy, a little sun

Arctic Skua, Razorbill, Storm Petrel, Fulmar, Manx Shearwater, Gannet

Green Sandpiper

Mediterranean Gull

Spotted Flycatcher

28-6-20 Mediterranean Gull, Herriott's (Raoul Chandrasakera)

BRISTOL

Brislington:

2 Peregrine

Henbury Golf Course, 19th:

1 Dipper

28-06-20 Med Gull Cumberland Basin Sluice (Derek Clarke)

Hotwells: 

1 2nd sum Mediterranean Gull

Redland:

4 Herring Gull, 1 Wood Pigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 3 Feral Pigeon, 2 Magpie, 1 Carrion Crow, 2 Great Tit, 5 House Martins (2 at nests where for two years there was scaffolding, Redland Road roundabout) , 3 House Sparrow, 1 Wren

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage/Pilning Wetlands:

6 Canada Goose, 7 Mute Swan, c.90 Shelduck, 8 Gadwall, 6 Tufted Duck, c30 Swift, 3 Moorhen, 8 Coot + young, 1 Little Grebe + 2 young, 5 Oystercatcher, 5 Lapwing + 2 young, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, 8 Redshank, flock c.80 BH Gull incl. juvs, 2 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, c.20 Swallow, c.30 House Martin, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 baby Whitethroat on the embankment (went into the hedgerow, squeaking loudly!), flock c.40 Starling, 10 Pied Wagtail, 1 Meadow Pipit ( parachuting & singing), 5 Linnet

28-6-20 Greenfinch, Severn Beach (Rod Holbrook)

Severn Beach:

1 dark morph Arctic Skua, 2 Storm Petrel, 1 Manx Shearwater, 1 Greenfinch

Yate Garden:

1 Green Woodpecker

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon, Ladye Bay:

3 Razorbill, 1 Fulmar, 388 Manx Shearwater

Sand Point:

9 Razorbill, 1 Fulmar, 250 Manx Shearwater, 1 Gannet

BELOW M4 & BANES

Hawkesbury Upton, Upton Coombe:

1 Spotted Flycatcher carrying food

28-6-20 Chaffinch, Chew Stoke (Lucy Masters)

Chew Stoke garden:

2 Chaffinch

28-6-20 Bullfinch, Bath (NSL Birding)

Bath garden:

Coal Tit, Blue Tit, 1 Bullfinch, Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

28-6-20 Lapwing, Stratford (David Hughes)

Chew Valley Lake

250+ Canada Geese, 2 Mute Swan with 4 cygnets, 1 Shelduck with 2 ducklings, 100+ Swift, 100+ Great Crested Grebe, 4 Lapwing (Stratford), 3 Green Sandpiper (Herriott's), 3 Mediterranean Gull, 5 Grey Heron, 3 inc 1 juv Little Egret, 8 Cormorant, 3 Buzzard, 3 Kingfisher, 100+ Swallow Sand and House Martin, 2 Chiffchaff

Reports: Nancy Barrett, Paul Bowerman, David Campbell, Raoul Chandrasakera, Derek Clarke, Chris Craig, Paul Gregory, Rob Hargreaves, Rod Holbrook, David Hughes, Brian Lancastle, Ian Loats, Lucy Masters, Jean Oliver, Vic Polley, Lois Pryce, Matt Scott, Howard Taffs, Chris Teague, blagdonlakebirds, BUPP, CVRS, nsl-birding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

27-06-20 Saturday - Quail

Much cooler, with temperatures between 15 and 20°C and rain on and off. 

Quail 

Greenshank

Mediterranean Gull, Yellow-legged Gull 

Crossbill

BRISTOL

No reports

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage/Northwick:

c.150 Shelduck (Northwick), 32 Swift, 2 Curlew, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 12 Redshank, Raven, 25 Sand Martin (going south), Grey Wagtail

NORTH SOMERSET

27-06-2020 juv Great Spotted Woodpecker, Nailsea (Michael Thomas)

Nailsea (garden):

1 m, 1 f, 2 juv Great Spotted Woodpecker (all at different times)

Blind Yeo Estuary (Clevedon):

1 f Mallard with 8 ducklings

Worlebury:

1 Crossbill (calling & heading SW at 11:16)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Hanham:

2 BH Gull, 1 Buzzard, a few Green Woodpecker, juvenile Starlings

Marshfield:
1 Quail

RESERVOIRS

27-06-2020 Yellow-legged Gull, Herriott's (CVL) (Ian Stapp)

27-06-2020 Swift, Chew Valley Lake (Mike Trew)

Chew Valley Lake

Heron's Green:
2 Common Sandpiper

Herriott's - inc Pool:

68 Canada Goose, 3 Shelduck, 18 Shoveler, 22 Teal, 4 Collared Dove (came in for a drink in the spillway), 1 Little Grebe, 42 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 26 BH Gull, 2nd summer Mediterranean Gull, 4 GBB Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull,  5 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 5 Jackdaw, 40+ Swallow, 60+ House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail, 3 Chaffinch 

27-06-2020 Green Sandpiper, Herriott's (CVL) (Ian Stapp)

Reports: Karle Burford, Chris Craig, Michael Moxon,George Rabin, Aravind Ramesh, Paul Sawyer, Tony Scott, Ian Stapp, Michael Thomas, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

26-06-20 Friday - Ruff

Temp 20 to 24°C. Rain early, temperature oscillating in the range, close, pleasant wind from East, clouds

Curlew, Ruff, Redshank, Greenshank, Green Sandpiper

Common Tern

Red Kite

Hobby

Crossbill

26-6-20 Ruff, CVL Herriott's (Tony Bridges)

BRISTOL

Snuff Mills: 

1 Dipper

26-6-20 Dipper, Snuff Mills (Allan Chard)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

175 BH Gull, 3+ Crossbill

Chittening A403 junction Severn Road to Hallen:

1 singing Reed Warbler fighting the noise of constant heavy lorries in a patch of reeds 10 x 2 metres, road one side, wire mesh fence the other

NORTH SOMERSET

Lower Claverham:

2 Hobby provoking panic in the local Swallows and Martins

BELOW M4 & BANES

Wellow to Combe Hay:

1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

26-6-20 Common Sandpiper, Blagdon (Paul Dunham)

Blagdon Lake:

1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Redshank, 8 Grey Wagtail, numerous Pied Wagtail

26-6-20 Curlew, Herriott's (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake

250-300 Canada Geese, 34 Mute Swan, 3 Shelduck, 31 Teal, 20 Swift, 4 Collared Dove, 120 Great Crested Grebe, 10 Little Grebe, 2 Lapwing, 3 Curlew

26-6-20 Ruff + Green Sandpiper,  Herriott's (Ian Stapp)

1 sum plum male Ruff, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper

26-6-20 Redshank, CVL Dam (Tony Bridges)

1 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 25 BH Gull, 7 GBB Gull, 4 Herring Gull, 4 ad Common Tern, 5 Grey Heron, 3 Little Egret, 5 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 2 Kingfisher, 12 Hirundines, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 21 Long-tailed Tit in a flock of 40+ Tits, 5 Reed Warbler, 2 Song Thrush, 10 House Sparrow, 7 Pied Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Chaffinch, 3 Reed Bunting

Reports: Tony Bridges, Allan Chard, Dave Child, Chris Craig, Paul Dunham, William Earp, Rob Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Adam Rawson, Benedict Searle, Adrian Sharp, Ian Stapp, blagdonlakebirds, BUPP, CVRS, nsl-birding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

25-06-20 Thursday - Crossbills

Phew, what a scorcher!  Clear, fine, very dry, moderate E wind.  Temp over 30°C by evening.

Great White Egrets on the move?
Ruff, Avocet, Greenshank - seven wader species at Chew
Crossbills

Avocet and Greenshank on Herriotts Pool, Chew (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL

Bishopston - garden:
29 Swift = a record

Redland - garden:
15+ Swift, 2 Woodpigeon, 1 Wren, 2 Blackbird, 7 House Sparrow.

25-06-20 Sparrowhawk Stockwood (Bri Thompson)

Stockwood:
1 Sparrowhawk - relatively low compared to normal views

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Great White Egret up-river at 6 a.m., pr. Tawny Owl. 2 Mistle Thrush.

Saul Warth:
2 Great White Egret up-river at 7:30 a.m.

Great White Egret at Pilning Wetlands, one of several seen today (Rob Emery)

Pilning Wetlands:
20+ Lapwing, 40 Black-headed Gull, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret,

25-06-20 Goldcrest Ingleston Common (Chris Teague)

Ingleston Common:
2 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon:
Small group of Crossbills flew North over the observer's garden.

Wraxall - Watercress Farm:
1 Little Egret, 1 Pheasant, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 LBB Gull, 5 Stock Dove, 16 Woodpigeon, 12 Swift, 3 Skylark, 2 Swallow, 7 Wren, 2 Dunnock, 2 Robin (have you noticed that most have stopped singing?), 3 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 4 singing Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 1 singing Chiffchaff, 3 Blue Tit, 4 Magpie, 4 Jackdaw, 5 Carrion Crow, 1 Chaffinch, 24 Linnet, 19 Goldfinch, 4 Yellowhammer.

Kenn Moor:
(yesterday evening)  Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, Barn Owl.

Parent and child - Goldfinches on a garden feeder (Lucy Masters)

BELOW M4 & BANES
No reports


RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
160+ Canada Goose.

Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper.

Heron's Green:
4 Little Grebe, 1 Dunlin on the wall, 3 Sedge Warbler.

A summer-plumage Ruff at Stratford, Chew (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:
150+ Coot (on the island), 1 Ruff (in summer plumage with a black ruff), 1 Redshank, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff.

Herriott's - inc Pool:

2 Shelduck (and two ducklings), 8 Shoveler, 26 Teal, 14 Pochard, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Avocet, 1 Ruff, - ad sum plum, (moved here late on), 1 Greenshank, 1 Black-headed Gull - juv, 5 Grey Heron, 3 Little Egret, 5 Kingfisher (4 juvs chasing an adult), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4+ Reed Warbler, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Reed Bunting.

Avocet at Herriott's Bridge, Chew (David Hughes)

Reports:  Alexander Aspinall, Nandy Barrett, John Budd, Bryan Cook, Jane Cumming, Andy Davis, Rob Emery, Rich Ford, Alastair Fraser, David Hughes, Lisa Presland, Lucy Masters, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs. Chris Teague, Bri Thompson, opsbirding.

24-06-20 Wednesday - Little Owl

Hot - flying ant day

Little Owl

24-06-20 Little Owl Compton Dando (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL

24-06-20 Gulls anting Bristol (John Rossetti)

Bishopston, Ashley Down, Redland, Henleaze & Westbury on Trymn:
c20 Swift joining a few Black-headed Gull with massed ranks (c500) of Lesser Black-backed Gull & Herring Gull - up anting this morning.

24-06-20 Peregrine Finzels Reach (Rich Scantlebury)

City Centre - Finzels Reach:
3 Peregrine - inc 1 (m) juv. Unfortunately its sibling fell into the harbour and couldn't be saved.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Bradley Stoke - Three Brooks Reserve:
Mallard, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Lesser Whitethroat, Blackbird, Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Worlebury:
18 Swift, 250 Lesser, Black-backed and Herring Gull, with 1 Buzzard - probably anting too

Bleadon Levels - Sluice:
1 Little Egret, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail - on an early excursion this morning

BELOW M4 & BANES

Oldland Common:
9 or 10 Swift - over the garden, too fast to count accurately

Warmley 
6 Swift - screaming round the house.

24-06-2020 Sparrowhawk Stanton Drew (Tim Kilbride)

Stanton Drew:
1 Sparrowhawk - in the garden this morning

Burnett:
5 Buzzard, 30+ large gull, 1000+ Swallow and House Martin - enjoying the bounty that hay cutting brings

 24-06-20 Swallow Compton Dando (Ian Stapp)

Compton Dando - upriver and back:
8 Mallard, 20+ Woodpigeon, 4 Collared Dove, 2 Moorhen, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Green Woodpecker - inc 3 juv, 1 Kestrel, 30+ Jackdaw - some juv, 6 Blue and Great Tit, 16+ Swallow,  8 House Martin, 3 Blackcap, 2 Garden Warbler, 9 Wren, 1 Treecreeper, 4 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 30+ House Sparrow, 5 Grey Wagtail - inc 3 juv, 2 Pied Wagtail, 6 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 10+ Goldfinch - some juv,

Compton Dando - drive around the lanes, with a stop or three.
20+ Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 2 Buzzard, 1 Little Owl, 30+ Rook, 1 Raven, 5 Skylark, 20 Swallow, 5 House Martin, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 5 Yellowhammer,

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Herriott's - inc Pool:
1 Oystercatcher, 4 Redshank - inc 2 juv,

Reports: Phil Barlow,  Ken Carruthers, Chris Craig, Ed Drewitt, Tim Ford, Ian Foster, Nick Hawkridge, Rupert Higgins, Tim Kilbride, George Rabin, John Rossetti, Rch Scantlebury, Tony Scott, Ian Stapp, Chris Teague

 blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

23-06-20 Tuesday - Little Owl

Warm with a cool breeze

Kingfisher
Black-tailed Godwit
Red Kite
Little Owl

BRISTOL

23-06-20 Peregrine Finzels Reach (Rich Scantlebury)

City Centre - Finzels Reach:
4 Peregrine - inc 2 fledged (m) juv

Eastville Park - WeBS:
15 Canada Goose, 7 Mute Swan, 73 Mallard, 2 Grey Heron, 4 Moorhen, 5 Coot, 1 Kingfisher,
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 8 Jackdaw, 28 Carrion Crow, 2 Grey Wagtail

Redland - Garden:
2 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 4 Feral Pigeon, 6 Swifts, 2 Herring Gulls, 2 Carrion Crows, 1 Great Tit, 1 Blackbird, 1 Wren heard, .6 House Sparrow, 1 Goldfinch at birdbath plus several heard,

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond - WeBS:
7 Canada Goose, 17 Mallard, 20+ Swift, 1 Cormorant, 2 Moorhen, 6 Coot, 2 Swallow, 2 Reed Bunting.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

23-06-20 Raven OPS (Pete Hazelwood)

Oldbury Power Station:
52 Canada Goose - inc. 8 juvs moulting to ad, 2 Mute Swan, Shelduck - ducklings 10, 7 & 5, 1 Gadwall, 9 Swift, 3 Stock Dove, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Oystercatcher, 6 Curlew, 60+ Black-headed Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 6 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 4 Skylark, 4 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff, 2 Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Blackcap, 4 Lesser Whitethroat - singing, 13+ Whitethroat inc 8 juvs, 1 Grey Wagtail, 5 Pied Wagtail, 50+ Linnet, Goldfinch

Alveston:
7 Swift - best count this yr

NORTH SOMERSET

Nailsea:
1 Little Owl

Felton Common:
Buzzard, and then Skylark, Blackcap, Whitethroat, Stonechat and Linnet all in fine voice.

Yatton - Strawberry Line - local survey:
1 Great White Egret, 1 Kestrel, 3 Cetti’s Warbler, 13 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 7 Reed Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Whitethroat, 24 Wren and 2 Reed Bunting.

23-06-20 Herring Gull 14 Days Portishead (John Clark)

Portishead:
First noted on 8th - 14 days of growth.

Kingston Seymour - BBS:
2 Mallard, 8 Stock Dove, 19 Woodpigeon, 14 Collared Dove, 1 Moorhen, 6 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Herring Gull,  2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 6 Magpie, 49 Jackdaw, 12 Carrion Crow, 3 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit,  6 Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff,  3 Blackcap, 6 Wren, 7 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 4 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 6 Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, 10 Goldfinch

Sand Point/Bay - back viaWoodspring Priory:
2 Shelduck, Swift, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Oystercatcher, several Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Buzzard - a long way off somewhere inland behind Wick St Lawrence, 1 Kestrel, Jackdaw, Rook - inc juv, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, lots of Skylark, Swallow, House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff - seen heard many more, several Whitethroat, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Pied Wagtail, Greenfinch - seveal heard, as usual, Linnet, Goldfinch

Worle - garden:
2 Buzzard, Robin - collecting suet pellets - 2nd brood to feed, 3 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch on the feeders

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield - BBS:
3 Swift, 4 Collared Dove, 6 Buzzard, 32 Skylark, 1 Swallow, 3 Whitethroat, 160 Starling, 5 Pied Wagtail, 2 Chaffinch, 23 Linnet, 4 Goldfinch, 16 Corn Bunting, 4 Yellowhammer

23-06-20 Greenfinch Bath Mill (NSL Birding)

Bath - Bath Mill garden:
3 Greenfinch - inc 1 juv, 1st since Aug 19

Pensford - Lords Wood:
1 Kingfisher, 4+ Great Spotted Woodpecker - some chicks noted, 6 Chiffchaff - feeding 2 chicks, 3 Blackcap - singing, 1 Treecreeper 2 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush
8 Silver wash frit 4 White Admiral lots Beautiful Demoiselle 

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Heron's Green:

104 Canada Goose - with near adult size goslings, , 2 Mute Swan + 7 smallish cygnets, 2 Pochard 6 Little Grebe - pool, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 30+ Swallow, 20+ House Martin - giving the Sparrowhawk some stick, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 3 Pied Wagtail, 3+ Reed Bunting

23-06-20 Reed Warbler CVL Herriott's (Ian Stapp)

Herriott's - inc Pool:
8 Canada Goose, 4 Teal, 6 Swift, 12+ Great Crested Grebe, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Grey Heron, 3 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite, 4 Buzzard,  9 Black-headed Gull, 8 Great Black-backed Gull, 6 Jackdaw, 2 Sand Martin, 20+ Swallow, 12+ House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 6+ Reed Warbler, 2 Song Thrush, 6 H Sparrow, 3 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Chaffinch, 2 Reed Bunting

Reports: Nancy Barrett, Dru Brooke-Taylor, John Clark, Ben Crabb, Anne Crowe, Jane Cumming, Rich Ford, Robert Hargreaves, Mike Moxon, Dean Reeves, Trevor Riddle, Rich Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, 

 blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

22-06-20 Monday

Breezy today, but dry, sunny and warm with more to come. Bristol max temperature 22°C

Bar-headed Goose 
Red Kite

22-06-20 Swallow feeding young, New Passage (Raoul Chandrasakera)

BRISTOL

St Andrews:
1 male Kestrel ( unusual here)

Avon Gorge:

22-06-20 Peregrine returning to larder what is left over by the youngster,
Avon Gorge (Bri Thompson) 

22-06-20 And an honorary bird...Hummingbird Hawkmoth, Avon Gorge (Bri Thompson)

Lawrence Weston Moor:
5 Woodpigeon, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 3 Magpie, 3 Carrion Crow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Robin, 2 Chaffinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

22-06-20 Greenfinch adults plus juveniles, New Passage (Raoul Chandrasakera)

New Passage/Pilning Wetlands:
2 Bar-headed Goose still, Oystercatcher, many juvenile Goldfinch, along with Greenfinch, Bullfinch (garden)

Workers doing a lot of digging/drainage work around the site.

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports

BELOW M4 & BANES

Burnett:
1 Red Kite, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Wren, 2 Dunnock, 2 Linnet, 4 Yellowhammer

22-06-20 Chiffchaff, Pensford (Ian Stapp)

Pensford:
6 Mallard Duck +2 ducklings,  8 Swift, 7 Wood Pigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 20+ Jackdaw, 2 Chiffchaff (with 4 chicks), 2 Blackbird, 4 Wren, 1 Dipper, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail (with chicks)


RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

22-06-20 Curlew, Stratford, CVL (Lucy Masters)

Stratford:
1 Oystercatcher, 1 Curlew, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Redshank( early am only)

22-06-20 Oystercatcher + Redshank, Stratford, CVL (Lucy Masters)

22-06-20 Another honorary bird...Solar Transit of ISS 1157am BST
taken from Burnett, south of Keynsham (Ian Stapp) 

Paul Chadwick:
Paul died on Friday. He was at home and had a heart attack. He was (about) 94. Back in the 1960s Paul was a regular traveller on the 139 bus from the Bristol bus station to Chew Valley Lake. He was very well known and universally liked amongst the local birding community, as well as being a long-standing stalwart of the Bristol Naturalists Society. He will be greatly missed.

Reports: Raoul Chandrasakera, Pete Harrison,  Lisegirl,. Lucy Masters, Jean Oliver, Ian Stapp, Bri Thompson, Keith Vinicombe