12-05-22 Thursday- Spotted Flycatcher

 Sunny intervals and moderate to fresh  Westerlies. Temp 10-16°C

Swift

Guillemot 

Hobby 

Grasshopper Warbler

Spotted Flycatcher

Whinchat

Tree Pipit

Yellow Wagtail

Siskin

12-05 22 Common Sandpiper, CVL Dam ( George Stacey)

12-05-22 Cuckoo, Stratford CVL ( Tony Bridges)

BRISTOL

Stockwood Open Spaces:

1 Mistle Thrush, 8 Whitethroat, 2 Reed Bunting

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
1 Whinchat

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

12-05-22 Shelduck, Oldbury ( Peter Hazelwood) 

Oldbury Power Station -the Pill :
5 Shelduck+11 duckling, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 6 Wheatear. 

Pilning Wetlands:

 1 Wigeon, 1Teal, 5 Swift, 13 Black-tailed Godwit, 42 Dunlin, 1 Jay, 2 Yellow Wagtail  

12-05-22 Sparrowhawk, Yate Common ( Mark Coller)

Yate Common:

1 Sparrowhawk -m, 4 Whitethroat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher

NORTH SOMERSET

12-05-22 Starling, Clevedon ( David Gale)

Clevedon- Sea Wall:

1 Starling ( juvenile)

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
2 Whimbrel, 5 Sand Martin, 42 Swallow, 32 House Martin, 13 Chiffchaff, 9 Blackcap, 5 Lesser Whitethroat, 22 Whitethroat, 3 Wheatear-f, 1 Tree Pipit, 20 Linnet, 20 Goldfinch, 3 Siskin

Anchor Head:
1 Guillemot

BELOW M4 & BANES

12-05-22 Wheatear, Drifton Hill ( Peter Coslett)

Marshfield- Drifton Hill:
2 Wheatear-m 

Bishop Sutton:
4 Collared Dove

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
 
Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper

Bittern Trail:
1 Chiffchaff, 7+ Blackcap, 7 Garden warbler

12-05-22 Sedge Warbler, Heron's Green CVL ( Ian Stapp)

Heron's Green:
1 Mallard f + 7 ducklings, 1 Cuckoo, 10 Swift, 2 Little Grebe (pool), 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Great  Black-backed Gull, 1 Buzzard, 2 Sedge Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, 5 Swallow, 3 House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Reed Bunting

   

12-05-22 Kingfisher, Stratford CVL (Tony Bridges)

Stratford-Hide:

1 Cuckoo, 1 Kingfisher

Stratford- CVL Ringing Station:
1 Cuckoo 

12-05-22 Jackdaw, Herriot's Bridge CVL (Ian Stapp) 

Herriott's inc Pool:
2 Canada Goose + 5 goslings, 6 Shelduck, 3 Shoveler, 20 Gadwall, 2000+ Swift ( evening), 1 Cuckoo, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Curlew, 1 Common Gull, 4 Great  Black-backed Gull, 2 Kingfisher, 3 Hobby (over lake), 5 Jackdaw,  2 Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 5 Reed Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

 
Reports: Tony Bridges, Chris Craig, Mark Coller, Peter Coslett, Ollie Fournier, Paul Francis,  David Gale, Peter Hazelwood, Matt Hull, Dave Nevitt, Nigel Sluman, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, 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.