10-08-21 Tuesday - Tree Pipit

Warmed up and became sunnier as the day went on, reaching 22°C in the afternoon.

Swift

Yellow-legged Gull

Arctic Tern 

Tree Pipit

10-8-21 Kingfisher, Pensford (Chris James)

BRISTOL

11-8-21 Long-tailed Tit, Blaise (Paul Tompkins)

Blaise Estate (BOC walk):

5 Feral Pigeon, 1 Stock Dove, 20 Woodpigeon, 3 Herring Gull, 5 LBB Gull, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Jay, 5 Magpie, 4 Jackdaw, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 6 Coal Tit, 6 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 9 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 4 Goldcrest, 7 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 3 Treecreeper, 5 Robin, 1 Grey Wagtail

Manor Woods Valley Park:

3 Raven

Whitchurch:

1 Tree Pipit (garden record)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
16 Ringed Plover and 1 Black-tailed Godwit at Shepperdine, juvenile Willow Warbler & Lesser Whitethroat in tit flock.

Oldbury Yacht Club:

2 Ringed Plover, 1 Kingfisher, 5 Wheatear - inc f/juv

Marshfield (fields to north):

Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, LBB Gull, 4 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 400 Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, Swallow, House Martin, Starling, House Sparrow, 70 Linnet, Goldfinch, 1 Corn Bunting, several Yellowhammer

West Littleton:

1 Swift, Buzzard, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Raven, Swallow, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Blackbird, House Sparrow, Yellowhammer

NORTH SOMERSET

10-8-21 Long-tailed Tit, Backwell Lake (Robin Martin)

Yatton, Strawberry Line:

1 Lapwing, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel

10-8-21 Lapwing, Yatton (Strawberry Line) (Mark Savage)

Backwell Lake:

12 Mute Swan including 5 orphaned cygnets which look to be doing OK after parent birds were killed by dogs, Coot, 30 BH Gull, 2 LBB Gull, Grey Heron, 2 Kingfisher, 5 Long-tailed Tit

10-8-21 Grey Heron, Backwell Lake (Robin Martin)

Nailsea Moor:

23 Canada Goose, 2 Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, 1 Grey Heron, 1-2 Little Egret, Raven, Chiffchaff, 2 Linnet, 10+ Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath, Charlcombe:

1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 5 Raven, 3 Swallow, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Whitethroat, 8 Starling, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch, c. 50 Goldfinch, 1 Yellowhammer

Bath, Englishcombe Lane:

7 Swift

10-8-21 Kingfisher, Pensford (Chris James)

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:

9 Lapwing, 1 Greenshank, 2 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kestrel, 1 Hobby

Chew Valley Lake:

2 ad Common Tern, 5 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret 

Heron's Green:
2 Common Sandpiper, 1 3rd winter/adult Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Common Tern 

Herriott's inc Pool:

1 juv Goldeneye

10-8-21 Common Tern, Heron's Green (CVL) (Brian Bray)

Reports: Rich Andrews, Brian Bray, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Bryan Cook, Jane Cumming, Alan Daniells, Heather England, Rob Hargreaves, Chris James, Robin Martin, Lois Pryce, Mark Savage, Keith Vinicombe, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG