31-08-20 Bank Holiday Monday

 Temp 9 to 19°C. Fresh breeze and dry, blue skies with small white clouds

Garganey

Swift 

Whimbrel, Bar-tailed Godwit, Wood Sandpiper

Osprey

Lesser Whitethroat 

Spotted Flycatcher, Redstart

Whinchat, Stonechat, Wheatear
Yellow Wagtail

31-8-20 House Martin, CSC (Mark Coller)

BRISTOL

Coombe Dingle garden:

1 Chiffchaff

31-8-20 Lesser Black-backed Gull C=R, Eastville Park (Rich Scantlebury)

Eastville Park:

12 Mute Swan - inc 6 juv, Mallard, 5 Moorhen, 4 Coot, c 30 BH Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 6 LBB Gull - mostly juv, 2 Cormorant - inc juv, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk - just missed 1 Kingfisher, 2 Great-spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Nuthatch

30-08-20 Kingfisher Eastville Park (Rich Scantlebury)

Greenbank:

2 Swift

Stoke Park:

1 Spotted Flycatcher (gun battery), 3 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Whitethroat, 4 Chiffchaff, 10 House Martin, 1 f Reed Bunting

31-8-20 Redshank, Sea Mills (Robert Proctor)

Sea Mills:

4 Collared Dove, 3 Common Sandpiper, 22 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 160 BH Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 7 LBB Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Swallow, 6 House Martin, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Bullfinch, Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

31-8-20 Wheatear, Whale Wharf ( Vera Carpenter)

Littleton-upon-Severn, Whale Wharf:

50 Gadwall, 1 Oystercatcher, 20 Curlew, 6 Redshank, 200+ BH Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 8 Swallow, 3 Wheatear, 1 Meadow Pipit, 20 Goldfinch

Aust to Littleton:

1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, Swallow, 1 Willow/Chiff, 5 Blackcap (1f&4m), 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Redstart (f or juv), 1 Grey Wagtail, 5 Greefinch, Linnet and Goldfinch flocks

New Passage:

plenty of Canada Goose, 2 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 35 Redshank, 2 Grey Heron, 5 Little Egret, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Wheatear, 

Severn Beach:

1 Sparrowhawk - back in the garden

31-08-20 Raven CSC (Jonathan Bull)

Chipping Sodbury, St. John Way bank of the River Frome:
2 Little Egret, first Kingfisher since March, 1 Muntjac

31-8-20 Spotted Flycathcer, CSC (Mark Coller)

Chipping Sodbury Common:

1 Grey Heron, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 500 hirundines, 15+ Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, 8+ Lesser Whitethroat, 12+ Whitethroat, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 5 Redstart, 2 Whinchat, 1 Stonechat, 5 Wheatear, 8 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Tree Pipit

31-8-20 Redstart, CSC (Jonathan Bull)

NORTH SOMERSET

Ashton Court:

1 Redstart, 1 Tree Pipit

Portishead, Merchant Square:

5 Pied Wagtail

Gordano Valley, Weston Moor:

5 Tufted Duck, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Sparrowhawk, 6 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Mistle Thrush

31-8-20 Wheatear, CL-Y (Howard Taffs)

Clevedon, Channel View & Kingston Seymour:

90 Canada Geese, 2 Mute Swan, 30 Shelduck, 170 Mallard, Teal, 30 Oystercatcher, 120 Ringed Plover, 3 Whimbrel, 170 Curlew, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Turnstone, 7 Knot, 200 Dunlin. no Common Sandpiper, 290 Redshank, 350 BH Gull, 4 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 7 Little Egret, 1 juv Marsh Harrier, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 2 Peregrine, 15 Swallow, 5 Wheatear, 30 Linnet

Worlebury garden:

2 Raven, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Robin, 13 House Sparrow

BELOW M4 & BANES

31-8-20 Whitethroat, Marshfield (Peter Coslett)

Marshfield, Northfield Lane area:

2 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 2 Swallow, Skylark, 2 Willow Warbler, 7 Whitethroat inc juvs, 13 Whinchat, 2 Yellowhammer, 7 Corn Bunting

Bath, Carrs Woodland:

1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 20 Swallow, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Nuthatch

Bath - Walcot:

1 Sparrowhawk - in hot pursuit of a Jay

Newton St Loe:
1 f Tufted Duck, 1 Coot

Chew Magna:

1 Hobby

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tank No2:

1 juv Wood Sandpiper

31-8-20 Common Sandpiper, Blagdon Lake (Lucy Gaze)

Blagdon Lake:

Garganey, Swift, 1 Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Redshank, Greenshank, Great White Egret, Little Egret, Marsh Harrier, Barn Owl, Hobby, 

31-8-20 Hobby, CVL (Tony Bridges)

Chew Valley Lake 

Canada Goose, Mute Swan, 1 Garganey, lots of Gadwall, Mallard, Teal, Tufted Duck, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Moorhen, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, small group of Black-tailed Godwit, 2 + Green Sandpiper, Black-headed Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Cormorant, 2 Cattle Egret, Grey Heron, 9 Great White Heron and Little Egret, the Osprey, 1 Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, 3 Kingfisher, 1 Hobby, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Raven, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Sand Martin, Swallow, House Martin, Cetti's Warbler, Long-tailed Tit, 1+ Willow Warbler, severral Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, Wren, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow, Chaffinch, Goldfinch

31-8-20 Osprey, CVL (Raoul Chandrasakera)

Stratford:

the Osprey, 1 Wheatear

31-8-20 Great White Egret & Tench, CVL (NSL Birding)

Herriott's Bridge:

1 Garganey, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Green Sandpiper, 4 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, the Osprey, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Out of Avon:

Cheddar Reservoir:

Wigeon, Red-crested Pochard, juv Shag

31-08-20 Osprey Somerset  Shapwick (Mike Trew)

Shapwick:

1 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Osprey

Reports: Paul Bowdler, Tony Bridges, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Jonathan Bull, Pete Bunniss, Vera Carpenter, Raoul Chandrasakera, Paul Chapman, John Clark, Mark Coller, Tony Cook, Peter Coslett, Chris Craig, Sean Davies, Andy Davis, Alastair Fraser, Lucy Gaze, Robert Hargreaves, Rod Holbrook, Simon Isgar, Robert Kelsh, Glen Maddison, Paul Marshall, Lisa Presland, Robert Proctor, Dean Reeves, Harvey Rose, Vic Savery, Rich Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Brian Thompson, Gary Thorburn, Mike Trew, Jason Williams, Paul Williams blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

30-08-20 Sunday - Osprey again

Temp 9 to 19°C. Fresh breeze and dry, blue skies with small white clouds

Swift
Curlew Sandpiper

Yellow-legged Gull
Osprey

Lesser Whitethroat 

Redstart

Whinchat

Wheatear
Yellow Wagtail, Rock Pipit
Kingfisher

Spotted Flycatcher

BRISTOL

Bishopston:

1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Raven - 'dong dong call' as it flew over the garden

Fishponds:

1 Swift

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

30-8-20 Curlew, New Passage (Chris Clarke)

New Passage & Pilning Wetlands:

65 Oystercatcher, Ringed Plover, 25 Lapwing, 2 Curlew, 63 Black-tailed Godwit, 10 Knot, 14 Turnstone, 1 juv Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Dunlin, 158 Redshank, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Wheatear

30-8-20 Sparrowhawk with Robin, New Passage (Lisegirl)

Hawkesbury:

1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Redstart

NORTH SOMERSET

30-8-20 Rock Pipit, Channel View (Howard Taffs)

Clevedon, Channel View:

2 Whinchat, 5 Wheatear, 1st Rock Pipit back

Clevedon - Two Rivers Walk:

1 Moorhen, 1 Kingfisher

BELOW M4 & BANES

Freshford:

1 Little Egret, 1 Dipper

30-8-20 Redstart, Marshfield (Peter Coslett)

Marshfield:

4 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Raven, 4 Swallow, 5 House Martin, 3 Chiffchaff, Nuthatch, Mistle Thrush, 3 Redstart, 7 Whinchat, 1 Wheatear 

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tank No2:

9 Swift, 39 Little Grebe, 8 Common Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 6 Sand Martin

Blagdon Lake:

1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank

30-8-20 Osprey, CVL (David Hughes)

Chew Valley Lake 

7 Raptor day - the Osprey, Sparrowhawk, Marsh Harrier, Buzzard, Kestrel, Hobby, Peregrine

30-08-20 Hobby CVL (NSL birding)

 
2nd Picnic Area:
2 Treecreeper, family Spotted Flycatcher

30-8-20 Yellow Wagtail, Villice (Brian Thompson)

Villice:
14 Moorhen, 16 Little Grebe, 2 Lapwing, Ringed Plover, 2 Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Hobby, 30 Swallow, 20 Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaffs, Blackcaps, 6 Yellow Wagtail

30-8-20 Wheatear, Nunnery (Ian Stapp)

Nunnery:

3 Grey Heron, 2 GreatWhite Egret, 1 Kestrel, 2 Wheatear

30-8-20 Yellow-legged Gull, Herons Green (Chris Teague)

Herons Green:

33 Canada Geese, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 GBB Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 4 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 50 hirundines, 1 Whinchat

30-8-20 Cattle Egret, CVL (Brian Thompson)

Moreton:

1 Hobby

Stratford:

the Osprey

CV Ringing Station:

9 Chiffchaff, 22 Reed Warbler

30-8-20 Marsh Harrier, Herriotts (Ian Stapp)

Herriott's Bridge:

24 Canada Geese, 1 Shelduck, 4 Little Grebe, 10 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Snipe, 4 Green Sandpiper, 1 ad Common Gull, 5 GBB Gull, 9 Grey Heron, 9 Great White Egret, 6 Little Egret, the Osprey, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 200 Swallows and Martins, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 4 Pied Wagtail

Out of Avon:

Shapwick:

1 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Osprey

Reports: Rich Andrews, Raoul Chandrasakera, Allen Chard, Chris Clarke, Tony Cook, Peter Coslett, Chris Craig, Sean Davies, Michael Davis, Simon Harris, Robert Hargreaves, Nick Hawkridge, Nick Hudson, David Hughes, Simon Isgar, Robert Kelsh, Andy Mears, Vic Polley, Lisa Presland, Gill Sapsed, Clive Sawyer, Larry Sweetland, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Martin Tayler, Chris Teague, Brian Thompson, Gary Thorburn, NSL, Chris Vines, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

29-08-20 Saturday - Osprey

 Temp 12 to 19°C. Pleasant if rather a windy day, good to have a break from the rain

Garganey

Swift
Golden Plover, Whimbrel

Black Tern
Osprey

Lesser Whitethroat 

Redstart, Whinchat, Wheatear
Yellow Wagtail

29-8-20 Osprey, CVL(Raoul Chandrasakera)

BRISTOL

Clifton garden:

1 juv Willow Warbler

Downs:

1 Chiffchaff

29-8-20 Kingfisher, Eastville Park (Martin Tayler)

Eastville Park:
1 Kingfisher

Horfield Common:

1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Coal Tits 1 Willow Warbler

Redland:

1 Raven, 1 House Martin

29-8-20 Spotted Flycatcher, Stoke Park (Allan Chard)

Stoke Park:
1 Spotted Flycatcher

Withywood, Highridge Rd:

8 Swallow

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

29-08-20 Little Grebe Oldbury (Heather England)

Oldbury-on-Severn:

1 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 36 Redshank, 1 Green Sandpiper, 5 Wheatear

Lower Woods, Wickwar:

1 Sparrowhawk,  1 Peregrine (juv),  2 Raven,  3 House Martin,  2 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler,  1 Grey Wagtail (Little Avon River)

New Passage & Pilning Wetlands:

2 Wigeon, Oystercatcher, Ringed Plover, 50 Lapwing, 2 Whimbrel, 100 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, Redshank, Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, Sand Martin, 1 Swallow, House Martin, Starling, 4 Wheatear, Linnet, large flock Goldfinch

29-8-20 Chiffchaff, CSC, (Rob Hargreaves)

Chipping Sodbury Common:

1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Common Whitethroat, 3 Redstart, 1 Whinchat, 15 Yellow Wagtail

Westerleigh

1 Peregrine - church tower 

NORTH SOMERSET

29-8-20 Peregrine, Wains Hill (Howard Taffs)

Clevedon, Wains Hill:
1 Peregrine

Kenn Moor:

2 ad + juv Hobby, 25 Linnet

Nailsea Moor:

Several Whinchat and Wheatear

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bishop Sutton:

5 Collared Dove

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:

3 Garganey, 14 Lapwing, 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 1 Yellow-legged Gull - ad, 4 Great White Egret 

Chew Valley Lake 

11 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Marsh Harrier, 6 Grey Heron, 6 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 400 House Martin main lake and Heron's Green

Woodford:

1 Golden Plover over calling

29-8-20 Cattle Egret, Parkland (Raoul Chandrasakera)

Villice/ Nunnery & Moreton Point:
1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Cattle Egret, 1 Great White Egret

29-8-20 Osprey, CVL (Brian Thompson)

Hollowbrook/Denny:
9 Ringed Plover, 9 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Great White Egret, the Osprey, 1 Great Spotted & 2 Green Woodpecker

Herons Green:

18 Canada Goose, 6 Little Grebe, 1 Dunlin, 2 GBB Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 4 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 200 to 300 House Martins (some Sand), 3 Pied Wagtail   

Moreton:

3 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Hobby, 3 Raven, 200 to 300 House Martins (some Sand)

29-8-20 Sparrowhawk, Stratford (Raoul Chandrasakera)

Stratford:

10 Swift, 2 Water Rail, 2 Green Sandpiper, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Black Tern, the Osprey, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, Sedge Warbler

29-8-20 Osprey, CVL Ian Stapp)

Herriott's Bridge:
16 Canada Geese, 1 Shelduck, 12 Shoveler, 3 Garganey, 4 Little Grebe, 11 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Snipe, 6 Green Sandpiper, 1 ad Common Gull, 2 GBB Gull, 6 Grey Heron, 9 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, the Osprey, 1 Marsh Harrier, 4 Buzzard, 20 Swallow, 200 House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail

Out of Avon:

Mendips, Velvet Bottom, Piney Sleights, Black Down:

3 Kestrel; 3 Buzzard; 2 Sparrowhawk; 4 Raven; 2 Wheatear; lots Spotted Flycatcher

Shapwick:

1 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Osprey

Reports: Rich Andrews, Nancy Barrett, Dru Brooke-Taylor, John Budd, Karle Burford, Paul Bowerman, Tony Bridges, Ken Carruthers, Raoul Chandrasakera, Allen Chard, Peter Coslett, Chris Craig, John Croxton, Stephen Curtis, Andy Davis, Neil Delaney, Ian Dickie, Heather England, David Esam, Robert Hargreaves, Simon Isgar, Paul Marshall, Andy Mears, Nailsea Nature, Rosemary Setter, Carol Rushton, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Martin Tayler, Brian Thompson, Gary Thorburn, Chris Vines, Keith Williams, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

28-08-20 Friday - Osprey

Temp 13 to 18°C. Rainy day though some warm sun but "rubbish weather" as one put it

Garganey

Swift
Ruff, Curlew Sandpiper
Osprey, Goshawk

Willow Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat

Spotted Flycatcher

Redstart, Whinchat, Wheatear
Yellow Wagtail

BRISTOL

Bishopston:

1 Raven

28-8-20 Sparrowhawk, Lockleaze (Pat Richards)

Lockleaze garden:

1 Sparrowhawk

Duchess Pond

1 Spotted Flycatcher

28-8-20 Kestrel, Stoke Park (Allan Chard)

Stoke Park:
2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Willow Warbler

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

28-8-20 Ringed Plover & Dunlin, New Passage (Rosemary Setter)

New Passage & Pilning Wetlands:

Oystercatcher, Ringed Plover, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, Redshank, Grey Heron, 1 Hobby, Raven

Chipping Sodbury, garden:

1 Swift

28-8-20 Yellow Wagtail, CSC (Peter Bryant)

Chipping Sodbury Common:

1 Kestrel, 3 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Common Whitethroat, 3 Redstart, 2 Whinchat, 30 Yellow Wagtail

NORTH SOMERSET

W-s-M, St Georges:
1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, House Martin, 2 Chiffchaff, 9 Yellow Wagtail

Yatton, Wemberham Lane:

1 probable Goshawk 09:45, 1 Peregrine

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath, Upper Weston:

1 Redstart

Paulton:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 2 Skylark, 2 Swallow, 5 House Martin, 1 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 4 Chaffinch, 7 Linnet, 12 Goldfinch, 1 juv Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

28-8-20 Osprey, Stratford (Trudy Sheen)

Chew Valley Lake 

2 Marsh Harrier, 6 Grey Heron, 6 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret

28-8-20 Cattle Egret, Villice (George Stacey)

Villice/ Nunnery:
6 Cattle Egret, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Hobby, Chiffchaff, Reed Warbler

28-8-20 Ruff and Ringed Plover, Hollowbrook  (George Stacey)

Hollowbrook:
1 Ringed Plover, 10 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Ruff, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Foxes

28-8-20 Green Sandpiper, Stratford (Lucy Masters)

Stratford:

2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Osprey, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay

28-8-20 Reed Warbler, Herriott's (Simon Isgar)

Herriott's Bridge:
2 Garganey, 4 Snipe, 5 Green Sandpiper, Reed Warblers

Reports: Derek Angell, Rich Andrews, Paul Bowerman, Tony Bridges, Allen Chard, Chris Craig, Adam Cross, Markas Gilmartin, Simon Isgar, Patrick Hancock, Robert Hargreaves, Matt Hull, Lucy Masters, Andy Mears, Mike Meechem, Aravind Ramesh, Patrick Richards, Trevor Riddle, Rosemary Setter, Trudy Sheen, Chris Vines, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

27-08-20 Thursday - Grasshopper Warbler

A day of two halves:  early drizzle turned into torrential rain, then cleared to a cool, pleasant late afternoon with a light NE wind.  Felt very autumnal.

Whimbrel
Black Tern
Great White Egret, Cattle Egret
Ex-Gannet
Grasshopper Warbler, Whinchat, Yellow Wagtail, Tree Pipit
Spotted Flycatcher

Marsh Harrier

Lesser Whitethroat - a surprise visitor to Lucy Masters' garden

BRISTOL

Clifton:
Marsh Tit in its regular garden.

27-08-20 Kingfisher and Dipper (Allan Chard)

Eastville Park - R Frome:
1 Kingfisher, 1 Dipper

Stockwood:
1 Cormorant - rare to get them over the garden

Redstart at Chipping Sodbury Common (Mark Coller)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Hawkesbury Common:
3 Wheatear.

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Kingfisher, c.15 Chiffchaff, c.20 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Redstart, 2  Yellow Wagtail, Pied Wagtail.

Littleton, Whale Wharf:
2 dead Gannets.

7 Whimbrel, 50 Curlew, 4 Little Egret, 4 Wheatear.

Swallows and Sand Martins hawking for insects underneath trees.

Chipping Sodbury Common:

(7.30-10 a.m.) 2 Raven, 11 Chiffchaff, Grasshopper Warbler, 8 Blackcap, 7 Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroat, 5 Redstart, 4 Whinchat, 2 Wheatear, 18 Yellow Wagtail, Tree Pipit. 

juvenile Great Spotted Woodpecker in an Uphill garden (Ian Foster)

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
2 Redshank, 30 House Martin, 20 Swallow, 2 Sand Martin.

Woodpigeon family in a Keynsham garden (Ian Stapp)

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports but a nice family photograph, above.

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
9 Great White Egret around the lake, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Marsh Harrier

Woodford:
2 juv. Black Tern, 100 Swallow.

Parkland:
3 Cattle Egret.

Moreton:
1 Cattle Egret.

Stratford:

2 Black Tern

Herriott's inc Pool:
c. 200 Sand Martin.

Reports: Allan Chard, Mark Coller, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, David Esam, Dom Godfrey, Lucy Masters, Richard Mielcarek, Vic Polley, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Bri Thompson, CVRS, opsbirding