07-05-22 Saturday - Eider

Temp 12 to 20°C. Sunshine clear blue to start, warm out of the wind, some cloud later on

Barnacle Goose
Eider
Whimbrel
Sandwich Tern
Osprey
Hobby
Wheatear

BRISTOL

Ashley Down, Gloucester Cricket ground, Horfield Memorial Stadium:

1 Osprey

Three Brooks Nature Reserve:

1 Little Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Reed Bunting

Stoke Park - Sims' Hill:

Long-tailed Tit - feeding young

St George:

1 Bullfinch (m) back on the feeder

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
pair Eider,

Pilning Wetland:
9 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 6 Shelduck, 4 Shoveler, 12 Gadwall, 4 Tufted Duck, 2 Swift, 4 Moorhen + 2 young, 2 Coot, 2 Little Grebe, 3 Lapwing, 7 Dunlin, 1 Greenshank, 3 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Skylark, 1 Swallow, c.10 House Martin, Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, flock 12 Linnet, Reed Bunting

07-05-22 Wheatear SB (Brian Lancastle)

Severn Beach:

3 m/f/imm m Eider, 1 Sandwich Tern, 10 Arctic Tern, 1 m Wheatear - pos Greenland

07-05-22 Little Owl Wickwar (Paul Sadley)

Wickwar, West End

2 Swift - north, Little Owl, Kestrel, Skylark, Whitethroat, Yellowhammer

Yate - Greenway Rd Paddocks

1 Lesser Whitethroat - still singing

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead, Woodhill Bay:
2 Whimbrel

Clevedon-Dowlais:
3 Broods of Lapwing, 1 Whimbrel, Redshank, Lesser Whitethroat

Kingston Seymour - BBS ST3968  highlights:

6 Shelduck, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Moorhen, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 5 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 3 Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Kingswood:

1 Peregrine, 2 Raven

Bath - Englishcombe:

1 Swift - 1st this yr

7-5-22 Chiffchaff, Compton Dando (Ian Stapp)

Compton Dando:

6 Pheasant (one all black bird), 1 Quail, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard, 1 Little Owl, 2 Jay, 5 Magpie, 200+ Woodpigeon & Crows & Jackdaw, 2 Raven, 10+ Swallow, 10+ House Martin, 2 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 5 Whitethroat, 2 Wren, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 4 Dunnock, 2 Greenfinch, 20+ Linnet, 6+ Yellowhammer 

Burnett:

2 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake - BOC walk:

4 Canada Goose, 11 Mute Swan, 17 Mallard, 3 Gadwall, 16 Tufted Duck, 2 Pheasant, 11 Woodpigeon, 3 Moorhen, 35 Coot, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Black-headed Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 30 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Hobby, 1 Jay, 1 Magpie, many Rook, 6 Carrion Crow, 3 Coal Tit, 6 Blue Tit, 6 Great Tit, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 27 Chiffchaff, 8 Reed Warbler, 45 Blackcap, 8 Garden Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Goldcrest, 21 Wren, 9 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 26 Robin, 3 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 5 Reed Bunting.

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:

Canada Goose +7 & another with goslings, 1 Egyptian Goose, 2 Shelduck, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Sand Martin, 4 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Garden Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Pied Wagtail

Woodford:

1 G BB Gull, 2 Raven, 1 Hobby, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Bunting

7-5-22 Barnacle Goose, Herons Green (Ian Stapp)

Heron's Green:

17 Canada Geese, 1 Barnacle Goose, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Coot + 2 Cootlets, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 10+ Swallow - skim drinking, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Sedge Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Reed Bunting

7-5-22 Nuthatch, Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:

Canada Goose - inc 4 gosling, 1 Coot nest, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker,  2 Jay, 2 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 2 Garden Warbler,  2 Nuthatch, 2 Reed Bunting

Herriott's inc Pool:

Canada Goose + 5 Gosling, 6 Shelduck, 20+ Gadwall, 2 G-BB Gull, 6 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, 10+ House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Jackdaw, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail,  2 Reed Bunting

Reports: Paul Chapman, Allan Chard, Bryan Cook, Jane Cumming, Alan Daniells, Oscar Dewhurst, Ollie Fournier, Lee Gardiner, Martyn Hayes, Peter Hazelwood, David Howes, Brian Lancastle, Lois Pryce, Aravind Ramesh, Gareth Roberts, Paul Sadley, Vic Savery, Ben Searle, Ian Stapp

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

PLEASE NOTE:
Sunday 22 May

BOC is running a coach trip to Dorset to walk 5 - 6 miles along the coast from Worth Matravers to Durlston Country Park, Swanage. Delights include wonderful views, orchids and downland flora, a breeding auk colony, and bushy valleys full of winding paths. We hope to see Yellowhammer, Dartford Warbler, Peregrine and possible migrants. Leaving the Water Tower on the Downs at 08:00 hrs. The return journey will leave Durlston at 17:00 hrs. Cost £18. Contact judycopeland19@gmail.com to book.