Thursday 12 May 2022

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, blagdonlakebirdsCVRSnslbirdingopsbirdingsevernsidebirdsTBOSG

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.