11th July '17 Tuesday - Waders

Good weather first thing then very wet later, cool

Red Kite, Marsh Harrier, Waders!

11-7-17 Green Sandpipers at Moreton (Bob Brewer)

BRISTOL
Swifts screaming at 06.20

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
3 Common Sandpiper, 3 small waders (one reddish?), 1 ad Common Gull, 300 BH Gull,

Horton:
1 Little Owl, see Little Owl Project

NORTH SOMERSET

11-7-17 Wigeon pair now in moult (Chris Stone)

Portbury Wharf:
2 Wigeon, 1 m Pochard, Tufted brood 3 week old + fully grown, Coot brood 2, 1 Common Sandpiper, 100 Swift, 8 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler

Dolebury Warren (BOC Walk):
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 3 LBB Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 4 Green Woodpecker (3 juv), 1 Kestrel, 5 Magpie, 3 Coal Tit, 2 Swallow, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap, 3 Wren, 7 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 3 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 2 Meadow Pipit, 1 Bullfinch, 8 Linnet, 3 Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath, South Stoke:
2 Raven, 2 Spotted Flycatcher feeding 2 fledged young

Bath, Combe Hay:
1 Red Kite (1st seen here by observer)

Bishop Sutton and Chelwood:
1 Buzzard and 1 white Buzzard

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
1 juv Little Ringed Plover, 22 Common Sandpiper

Blagdon Lake:
♂ Osprey white 'YA', who visited Blagdon Lake in March 2013, has raised 3 youngsters (a ♂ and 2♀) at Kielder Water this year. They were ringed on 26th June and are not far off fledging.

11-7-17 Little Egret at Moreton (Bob Brewer)

Chew Valley Lake:
24 Teal, Tufted duck brood of 8(rare at CVL), 1 Oystercatcher, 2 ad Common Sandpiper, 30 Sand Martin, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler

Dam:
2 Egyptian Geese

Moreton:
1 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Jay, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Chiffchaff, Reed Warbler, 1 Mistle Thrush

11-7-17 juv Mediterranean Gull at Herons Green (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
166 Canada Geese, 10 Pochard, 5 Buzzard, 1 ad Peregrine, 1 Redshank, 1 2nd yr Yellow-legged Gull, 1 juv Med Gull, 3 Raven, 1 Whitethroat,

Herriott's Bridge:
58 Canada Geese, 17 Teal, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Lapwing, 2 Dunlin, 9 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 2 GBB Gull, 25 Swift, 20 Sand Martin, 30 House Martin

11-7-17 Reed Warbler at CVL (Bob Brewer)
Is there enough info on the ring to trace this bird?

Reports: Bob Brewer, Teresa Chard, Sean Davies, Robert Hargreaves, Simon Harris, Nick Hawkridge, Peter Hazelwood, Vic Polley, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Keith Vinicombe,  blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

10th July '17 Monday - Wood Sandpiper

Cooler, cloudier start to the day. Sunnier but breezy later.

Redstart, Scoter, Wood Sandpiper

ID challenge of the day. What are these?

Answer to bocbirds@gmail.com

Bird 1 off Skomer (Vera Carpenter)



Bird 2 at Usk reservoir (Vera Carpenter)

BRISTOL

Finzell's Reach
2 Peregrine on usual spots on down pipes.


SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Hawkesbury, Broad Hill:
Redstart (m)

Almondsbury:
A tiny juv Goldcrest

Littleton Warth:
6 Swallow, 95 BH Gull, 20 Linnet, 8 Curlew, 1 Swift, 11 Starling, 100+ corvids

Severn Beach:
Scoter

Scoter off Severn Beach (Paul Bowerman)

 NORTH SOMERSET:

Clevedon to Yeo:
12 Mute Swan, 56 inc 48 juv Shelduck, 2 Teal, 40 Mallard, 2 Tufted Duck, 8 Cormorant, 14 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 7 Oystercatcher, 1 Whimbrel, 120 Curlew, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 juv Wood Sandpiper (with CS), 115 Redshank, 275 Black-headed Gull,
20 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 35 Herring Gull, 1    Peregrine, 4 Raven, 1 Sand Martin, 15+ Swallow, 1 House Martin.


BELOW M4 & BANES

Newton St Loe:
30+ Goldfinch, 3 Coal Tit, 3 Bullfinch, 7 Collared Dove, 6 Long Tailed Tit, 4 Stock Dove,
2 Blackcap, 3 Pied Wagtail, 15+ House Sparrow, 1 Kestrel, 6 Buzzard, 3 Skylark, 2 Linnet, 2 Green Woodpecker, 49 Mallard, 1 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 9 Mute Swan (6 Cygnets) 3 Grey Heron, 1 Song Thrush, 20+ Barn Swallow, 20+ House Martin, 2 Swift, 1 Chiffchaff

Quizzical Jay, Collared Dove and Coal Tit (Lauren Tucker)

RESERVOIRS:

Chew Valley Lake:

Herriotts Bridge
The mud strip in the pond was the most productive place around the lake again today
1 Ringed Plover, 2 Little-Ringed Plover, 3 Green Sandpiper, 1 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper,
4 Lapwing, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Little Egret
55 Canada Goose (pond), 1 Egyptian Goose, 2 G BB Gull, 20+ Swallows, 12+ House Martins
30+ Swifts, 1 Buzzard, 6 Goldfinch, 1 Grey Wagtail

Black-tailed Godwits and Egyptian Goose at Herriots (Ian Stapp)

Heron's Green
146 Canada Goose (in the bay), 6 House Sparrows, 1 Yellow-legged Gull (2nd Summer)
2 G BB Gull, 2 Raven, 1 Whitethroat      

Moreton
66 Tufted Duck (in front hide), 148 Coot (in front hide), 1 Water Rail (mud in front hide),
5 Reed Warbler (juv birds reeds hide), 2 G S Woodpecker, 1 Jay
2 G BB Gull (lake), 1 Tawny Owl (conifers cottage), 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Mistle Thrush
4 Stock Dove 1 Little Egret

Reed Warbler (Ian Stapp)

Quite a few birds in a scruffy state Robin with no tail, 2 LTT no tails, 1 Wren no tail (still able to sing loudly).

Robin No-tail (Ian Stapp)

Other
Butterflies
Lots of Small Skipper 9 today, 1 Essex Skipper, 4 Gatekeeper, 2 Large White, 20+ Meadow Brown 30+ Ringlet

Reports: Ian Stapp,  Alastair Fraser, Paul Bowerman, Wayne Tucker, Vic Polley, Steve Hale, Vera Carpenter, blagdonlakebirds,  CVRS, nslbirding,  opsbirding,  severnsidebirds

9th July '17 Sunday - LRP

Another hot and muggy day

Red Kite, Little Ringed Plover

BRISTOL

9-1-17 juv Peregrine at Finzel (Rich Scantlebury)

Finzel's Reach:
1 m & juv Peregrine

9-7-17 Chiffchaff at Warmley (Chris Perry)

Warmley Forest Park:
5 Moorhen, 1 Tawny Owl, 5 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 3 Coal Tit, 5 Swallow, 9 House Martin, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 3 Chaffinch, 8 Greenfinch, 9 Goldfinch, 7 Bullfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

9-1-17 Peregrine over garden (Adam Rawson)

Aust Wharf:
1 Kestrel, 6 Curlew, 3 Common Sandpiper in pill

New Passage/Northwick Warth:
5 Shelduck, 7 (1f + 6 juv) Tufted Duck, 7 (3 juv) Little Grebe, 2 Little Egret, 24 Oystercatcher, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 10 Lapwing, 4 Dunlin, 10 Black-tailed Godwit, 40 Curlew, Skylark singing, 3 Sand Martin, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 67 Starling, 2 ad Yellow Wagtail.

Sparrowhawk in April at Wick (Peter Harris)

Wick:
1 Red Kite 13.05, 13.30, 2 Buzzard, 2 Peregrine

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead, Marina:
1 Cormorant (not seen for weeks), 2 Herring Gull

9-7-17 Green Woodpecker at Clevedon (David Gale)

Clevedon Church Yard:
4 Little Egret, 4 Oystercatcher, 100 Curlew, 2 Green Woodpecker, Skylarks, juv Stonechat, Linnets

9-1-17 juv Stonechat at Clevedon (Jason Williams)

Yatton, Wemberham Lane:
1 Little Grebe (TR's first record here), 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 1 Skylark, 1 Blackcap, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Reed Bunting

9-7-17 Peregrine at Worle (Ken Day)
With juvenile gull

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath Twerton:
9 Swifts, 4 Long-tailed Tit and Blue Tit juveniles

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
2 Little Egret, 12 Lapwing, 4 Common Sandpipers, 1  Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank

Chew Valley Lake:
Herriott's Bridge:
2 Oystercatcher, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Lapwing, 1 Green Sandpiper

Out of Avon, Vera Carpenter at Skomer

Reports: Nigel Coldicitt, John Clark, Jane Cumming, David Gale, Pete Harris, Chris Perry, Adam Rawson, Trevor Riddle, Rich Scantlebury, Marcus Smith, Mrs Trellis, Jason Williams,  blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

8th July '17 Saturday - Juveniles

Warm again with a bit of cloud around

Great White Egrets (probably) still at Chew, Red Kite over the Marshfield area and lots of juvenile birds out and about

8-7-17 Goldfinch about to lift off (Rod Holbrook)

BRISTOL

Black Rock Gulley, Clifton Down
5 Kestrel

Stockwood Open Space:
1 Buzzard, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Coal Tit, 6 Chiffchaff, 7 Blackcap, 1 Nuthatch, 10 Blackbird, 1 Greenfinch, 10+ Goldfinch, 5 Bullfinch


SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

8-7-17 Mistle Thrush (Alan Gilbert)

Regular in Olveston since 21st June

Olveston:
1 Mistle Thrush

8-7-17 Juvenile Sedge Warbler (John Martin)

Pilning Wetlands

New Passage/Northwick Warth:
3 Teal, 10 Tufted Duck (inc 4 juv) 5+ (3 juv.) Little Egret, 3 (2 juv.), 6 Little Grebe (inc 2 chicks), Little Ringed Plover, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 14 (1 juv.) Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 30 Redshank, 200 Black-headed Gull (inc 2 juv), 1 summer plumage Mediterranean Gull (1 adult and 3 juv. yesterday), 4 Raven, 2 Sand Martin, plenty of Swallow, and a few House Martin, 1 Sedge Warbler, Yellow Wagtail, Grey Wagtail.

8-7-15 Little Egret (John Martin)

One of three juveniles on Northwick Warth today

BELOW M4 & BANES

Shire Valley, Marshfield:
1 Red Kite, 1+ Spotted Flycatcher, Pied Wagtail family

8-7-17 Juvenile Pied Wagtail (Pete Coslett)

Shire Valley, Marshfield

Compton Dando:
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Collared Dove, 10+ Jackdaw, 1+ Raven, 3 Skylark, 20+ mixed Swallow and House Martin, 1 Dipper, 1 Robin, 20+ House Sparrow, 2 Goldfinch, 4 Yellowhammer

8-7-17 Dipper in Compton Dando (Ian Stapp)

RESERVOIRS:

Chew Valley Lake:
2 (probable) Great White Egret, numerous noisy summer plumage Black-headed Gulls, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Chaffinch, a few Linnet, Reed Buntings

Heron's Green:
6 (inc. 5 juveniles) Raven

Herriotts End:
3 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Lapwing, 1 Dunlin, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, no sign of the Goldeneye chick

Reports: Rich Andrews, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Teresa Chard, Pete Coslett, Sean Davies, Alan Gilbert, John Griffiths, Rod Holbrook, Brian Lancastle, Bob Lawrence, John Martin, Ian Stapp, blagdonlakebirds,  CVRS, nslbirding,  opsbirding,  severnsidebirds

7th July '17 Friday - Great White Egret

Another hot day, clouding over at end and getting cooler

Great White Egret, Red Kite, Little Ringed Plover, Mediterranean Gull, Marsh Tit

7-7-17 Great White Egrets back at CVL (Wildwood Photography)

BRISTOL

Cumberland Basin, New Cut entrance, 21.00:
6 Black-Headed Gulls in summer plumage, on the tidal mud shortly after high water

Warmley Forest Park:
2 Kingfisher, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Coal Tit, 4 Chiffchaff, 4 Treecreeper, 2 Song Thrush, 4 Dunnock, 3 Chaffinch, 8 Greenfinch, 7 Goldfinch, 6 Bullfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Yellow Wagtail

Yate, Kingsgate Park:
Little Egret, Little Grebe, Kingfisher, Chiffchaff, Blackcap

NORTH SOMERSET

Sea Mills:
Avon west of station: 1 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, 7 Lapwing, 1 Chiffchaff.
Station building: 17 House Martin nests that appeared to be current + equivalent numbers of birds

Backwell, Uncombe Close:
1 juv Marsh Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 13 species today

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath Twerton, 21.20:
3 Swifts screaming over house

Compton Dando, Bickfield Farm:

5 active House Martin nests

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Common Sandpiper, 8 (6 juv) Grey Wagtail

Litton Reservoir:
6 Tufted Duck + 1 brood, 2 Little Egret, 5 Little Grebe + 1 juv, 1 GC Grebe + 3 juvs, 27+ Pied Wagtail, 11+ Grey Wagtail

Chew Valley Lake:

7-7-17 Redshank at the Dam (Wildwood Photography)

Dam:
1 Redshank

Herriott's Bridge:
2 yellow billed Great White Egret, 1 Red Kite at 14.10, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 juv Mediterranean Gull, 6 Raven

Reports: Derek Angell, Dru Brooke Taylor, Andy Davis, Lee Gardiner, Peter Hazelwood, Robin and Sue Lambert, Chris Perry, Lois Pryce, George Stacey, Mrs Trellis, Jean Tye, @BirdingSGlos, blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

6th July '17 Thurs - Little Ringed Plover

Weather - continuing hot and humid

Red Kite, Little Ringed Plover, Greenshank, Yellow-legged Gull, Yellow Wagtail

BBC Radio 4 : Bird Migration (In Our Time with Melvyn Bragg) - highly recommended discussion, broadcast at 9.00 am this morning, available on catch-up or as a podcast

Little Owl plus supper (Simon Galloway)

BRISTOL
Aztec West :
26 Canada Goose, I Egyptian Goose

Egyptian Goose (Vera Carpenter)

Blaise/The Dingle this evening:
1 Green Woodpecker, Goldcrest, 1 Blackcap, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Greenfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Almondsbury: 
6 Swift, 2 Jackdaw, 2 Pied Wagtail in the village, plus 1 Jay on The Hill

Littleton Warth:
Male Cuckoo within the reserve but not trapped...
Ringing session: 3 Great Tit, 6 Blue Tit, 5 Reed Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 2 Willow Warbler, 13 Chiffchaff, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Wren, 2 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 2 Chaffinch, 6 Greenfinch, 1 Bullfinch

Aust Warth:
1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 3 Common Sandpiper (in the pill)
New Passage/Northwick Warth:
2 Wigeon, Little Egret, 3 Little Grebe broods, Little Ringed Plover on beach, Dunlin, 2 Black- tailed Godwit, Common Sandpiper, 15 Redshank including a fledged  juvenile, 5 Sand Martin,  Yellow Wagtail

NORTH SOMERSET

Bristol Airport:
Red Kite low over Bristol Airport heading north towards Backwell/Nailsea 12.19 pm
 
Clevedon-Yeo:
30 Mute Swan , 40 Shelduck , Shelduck broods/creches 24, 13, 10, 9 and 6 none very small, 50+ Mallard,17 Little Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 3 Peregrine - juveniles two males and a female on Blackstone, 5 Oystercatcher, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel (with Curlew), 115 Curlew 115 (90 at Yeo, 25 at Kenn), 18 Dunlin, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 95 Redshank (25 at Kenn and 70 up Yeo),  190 Black-headed Gull, 25 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 30 Herring Gull, 90 Jackdaw, 1 Raven, 20+
Swallow

Nailsea: 
Juvenile Mistle Thrush in Nowhere Woods


Kenn:
An early garden visit from a Sparrowhawk (m) at 6.30am.

3 juvenile Green Woodpecker plus adult female in Duck Lane Kenn

Green Woodpeckers (John Croxton)

Bleadon:
1 Buzzard, 1 Cormorant, 3 Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Pied Wagtail, 3 groups Goldfinch, 3 Meadow Pipit
BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:  Westend to Springfield Farm
1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 100 Corvids in fields, a few Sky Lark, 30+ Barn Swallow (lots of juveniles), Great Tit (many juveniles), Blue Tit, Long Tailed Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, Blackcap family

Barn Swallow juvenile at Marshfield (Pete Coslett)

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake:
The annual Canada Goose Roundup took place on Tuesday (ie yesterday). 68 birds caught of which 50 were new. A bird with a neck collar was from Cotswold Water Park

Canada Goose on the mat (Chris Craig)

Around the lake - summary totals from Keith Vinicombe: 1 Black Swan, 3 Egyptian Geese (1 juv), 16 Shoveler, 8 Pochard, 3 Little Egrets, 225 Great Crested Grebe,  Water Rail, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Redshank, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Yellow-legged Gulls (juv and a 2nd-year). Not a single Swift in the hot weather

Dam:
3 Egyptian Goose, 2 Redshank, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Swift ,  2 Song Thrush (car park), 1 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Pied Wagtail

Little Ringed Plover (Ian Stapp)

Woodford:
88 Canada Goose, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker(drive in), 20+ Swallow, 5 Pied Wagtail, 2 Goldfinch

Heron's Green:
96 Canada Goose, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Yellow-legged Gull (2nd Summer), 2 Whitethroat, 14 Pied Wagtail, 4 House Sparrow

Moreton:
3 Buzzard, 1 Water Rail (in front of the hide), 78 Coot, 2 Greater Black-backed Gull,  3 Great Spotted  Woodpecker (1 adult 2 juveniles), 2 Blackcap,  1 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Long-tailed Tit with 2 Coal Tit,  4 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest

Herriotts End:
2 Little Egret , 4 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper,  1 Yellow legged Gull (juv), 2 Greater Black-backed Gull,  20+Swallow,  6 House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler,  6 Pied Wagtail,  1 Reed Bunting

Reports: Vera Carpenter, John Croxton, Pete Coslett, Simon Galloway, Alastair, Adrian Hockey, Paul House, John Martin, Harvey Rose, Ian Stapp, Mrs Trellis, Keith Vinicombe,   blagdonlakebirds,  CVRS, nslbirding,  opsbirding,  severnsidebirds

5th July '17 Wednesday - Whinchat

Warm upgraded to scorchio

Whinchat and Redstart at Chipping Sodbury
Goldeneye bred at Chew

BRISTOL

New Cut/Lock:
20 LBB Gull, 6 Herring Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 Moorhen, 1 Greenfinch (calling)

Henbury:
2 Rooks on Crow Lane (really!)

Bristlington:
Peregrine hunting over the garden for the second day, and 150 + gulls 'anting'

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Whinchat, 3 Redstart, Yellow wagtail, lots of Whitethroat & Lesser Whitethroat

NORTH SOMERSET:

Sand Bay:
Male Peregrine in unsuccessful hunt on Collared Dove, couple of Skylark in song


BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports


RESERVOIRS:

Chew Valley Lake:

Herriotts
1 Goldeneye F with Duckling, 2 Little Egret, 1 Lapwing, 12 + Swallows, 2 Sand Martin
17 House Martin, 1 Cetti's, 4 Pied Wagtail

Heron's Green
18 Pied Wagtail (wall), 7 House Sparrows (wall), 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 72 Canada Goose
2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Crow (with lots of white wing feathers)
2 Little Grebe

Woodford
1 G S Woodpecker, 5 Song Thrush (3 Juv), 2 G BB Gull, 6 Swallows, 11 Pied Wagtail

Moreton
2 Blackcap, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Jay, 2 Buzzard, 2 G S Woodpecker
4 Reed Warbler (reeds in front hide young birds), 49 Great-crested Grebe
1 Tern SP (too far out to ID without a telescope) may be the Little Tern? 97 Canada Goose (on lake)

2 Buzzard over Bishop Sutton & 2 Collared Dove on the road in village.

1 White Buzzard on power pole Stanton Wick

Goldeneye (Herriots), Crow with white wing feathers (Heron's Green), Reed Warbler (Moreton) ( Ian Stapp)

Reports: Mark Coller,  Rob Purveur, Ian Stapp, Lois Price, Alastair Fraser, Paul Francis, Chris Stone,  blagdonlakebirds,  CVRS, nslbirding,  opsbirding,  severnsidebirds

4th July '17 Tuesday - Goldeneye duckling

Occasional drizzle in the morning with warm sunshine in the afternoon

Yellow-legged Gull at Chew
Little Gull at Chew
Female Goldeneye with one small duckling on Herriott's Pool this evening: the fourth breeding record for the site and Avon

4-7-17 Yellow-legged Gull at Chew (Ian Stapp)
Just about to launch a vicious attack on bread!

BRISTOL

Fishponds:
2 Raven overhead & 6 Swift circling over

Leigh Woods: 

5+ Song Thrush, a Peregrine and a Whitethroat. (Giant Wood Wasp also seen)!
A Kestrel over the Suspension bridge.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Almondsbury:
Juvenile Goldcrest near the vicarage and 4 House Martin in the village, then 2 Long-tailed Tit, a Robin plus juvenile Robin and a Bullfinch in the woods alongside Hollow Road.

Emersons Green:
Ponds around Science Park:
5 Grey Heron, 3 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 1 Buzzard, 5 Reed Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting, 1 Blackcap,

1 Chiffchaff, 6 Goldfinch

Oldbury Power Station:
11 Reed Warbler, lots of juveniles on Lagoon 3,  brood of 10 Tufted Duck still with adult female, another small single juvenile with another adult female. 1 Curlew on estuary.

New Passage - Pilning Wetlands:

5 Mute Swan, 6 Shelduck, 4 Tufted Duck, 1 Cormorant, 1 L Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 4 Little Grebe, 

1 Buzzard, 14 Coot, 6 Oystercatcher, c. 35 Lapwing, 1 Godwit, 1 Dunlin, c. 120 BH Gull, 

1 Peregrine, 2 Skylark, c. 20 Swallow, c. 40 House Martin, 5 LT Tit, 1 Reed Warbler, c. 50 Starling, 

3 Pied Wagtail, c. 15 Linnet.

Iron Acton:
White Hart at Iron Acton 20 House Martin and a dozen House Sparrow, plus a handful of Swifts

NORTH SOMERSET:

Portishead:
(Garden bird feeder) Long-tailed Tit, with ring, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 1 Jay.

4-7-17 Long-tailed Tit on garden feeder in Portishead (David Gale) 

Weston Airfield:
7 Little Egret on Weston Airfield. Also 200+ Swifts over a field near Locking village.


BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
20+ Corn Bunting, 20+ Skylark, a few Yellowhammer & Linnet, 5 Pied Wagtails, 1 Kestrel,
1 Buzzard.

Quail heard this morning from Rushmead Lane.

4-7-17 Linnett at Marshfield (Peter Coslett)

Bath:
Peregine

4-7-17 BUPP 2017 female (Bath Peregrines)

RESERVOIRS:

Blagdon Lake:
Little Egret and a Green Woodpecker on the dam

Chew Valley Lake:

Woodford:
4 Goldfinch, 4 G BB Gull (fish pen), 2 Buzzard, 2 Song Thrush

Heron's Green:
1 Whitethroat, 1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Common Sandpiper (wall), 148 Canada Goose, 2 Swift,

4 Swallow, 10 House Martin, 1 Yellow-legged Gull (after bread), 1 Black-headed Gull (juv this year's)

4-7-17 One of this year's BH Gull (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:

4 Jay, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Blackcap, 1 Cetti's, 86 Canada Goose (lake)

Herriotts End:
1 Little Egret (pond), just 1 Black-tailed Godwit , 1 Little Gull, 1 G BB Gull (with White leg Ring with Black P.44A), 1 Shelduck (Juv), 4 Stock Dove, 1 Cetti's, 4 Sand Martin, 12 + Swallow,

20 + House Martin, 3 Black-headed Gull (Juv this years), 44 Great-crested Grebe (Stratford Bay), Green Sandpiper
Female Goldeneye with a single small duckling on Herriott's Pool this evening.This is the fourth successful breeding for this species at Chew. (Andy Davis)

4-7-17 Just the one Black-tailed Godwit at Herriotts (Ian Stapp)

Other:

Stantonbury Hill: (stopped at the traffic lights in very light rain)
2 Buzzard 50+ Swifts

Reports: Vera Carpenter, Peter Coslett, Andy Davis, Sean Davies, Tim Ford, David Gale, Adrian Hockey, Mike Jackson, Andy Middleton, Mike O'Connor, Lois Pryce, George Rabin, Richard Scantlebury, Ian Stapp,  blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding,  opsbirding,  severnsidebirds

3rd July '17 Monday - Manx, & Scoter

Lovely sunny day with high cloud and a fresh wind.  Late update.

An early returning Goldeneye and a flock of Common Scoter
Mediterranean Gulls, Little Gull and unusual race of LBB Gull
Manx Shearwater

Aaahhh - ringing Barn Owl nestlings with the H&OT (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL
no reports


SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Chipping Sodbury Common:
m. Redstart.

New Passage/Northwick Warth:
1 Grey Heron, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 6 Lapwing, 8 Redshank.

Severn Beach:
Manx Shearwater 4:25 p.m.

Great Spotted Woodpecker in a Bishop Sutton garden
(Bob Brewer)

NORTH SOMERSET:

Portbury Wharf:
(Sunday 2nd July)  pr. Wigeon, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 (1S) Mediterranean Gull.


BELOW M4 & BANES

Burnett:
1 Buzzard, 3 Green Woodpecker (2 juv), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Skylark (singing), 12 hirundines (Swallow and House Martin), 2 Greenfinch, 3 Goldfinch.

Compton Dando:
1 Buzzard, 2 Swift, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 House Martin, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Raven (calling), 1 Yellowhammer.

Pensford:
1 Dipper, 2 Grey Wagtail, 10+ Jackdaw, 4 Goldfinch.

Black-tailed Godwits at Herriotts Bridge, Chew (Bob Brewer)

RESERVOIRS:

Barrow Tanks:
Greyelag Geese, imm. Goldeneye, 1 Little Egret, 1 ad. Little Ringed Plover, 6 Common Sandpiper, juv. Black-headed Gull, 4 Raven.

The 9 Common Scoters at Blagdon today
(Robert Hargreaves)

Blagdon Lake:

9 Common Scoter ( 8 m., 1 f., also seen at Chew today).

Lesser Black-backed Gull of intermedius race, at Chew
(Keith Vinicombe)

Chew Valley Lake:
2 Little Egret, 2 sum plum Black-tailed Godwit, 2 sum plum Redshank, 2 ad sum plum Mediterranean Gull, 1 (1S) Little Gull, 1 ad intermedius Lesser Black-backed Gull,.

A mink trying to kill three well grown Mute Swan cygnets on the back of Denny Island but the female swan kept it at bay and eventually led them to safety in the water.

KV has never seen an intermedius at Chew before in mid-summer. Note its large size and very dark upperparts compared to the local graellsii Lesser Black-back to the left of it in the first photo (above), and behind it in the second. Note also the very long, slim bill. All in all, nothing like the diminutive small-billed, short-legged, long-winged Baltic Gulls (nominate fuscus) that occasionally turn up at Chew. (Keith Vinicombe)

Lesser Black-backed Gull of intermedius race, at Chew
(Keith Vinicombe)

For comparison, the bird on the right shows all the characters of a nominate Baltic Gull (race fuscus) next to a local graellsii Lesser Black-back on the left). The small size and structural differences from our local graellsii race and today's intermedius are very obvious. (Keith Vinicombe, May 2015)

Nunnery:
9 Common Scoter ( 8 m., 1 f.).

Heron's Green:
142 Canada Goose, 2 Pochard, 1 Buzzard, 5 Pied Wagtail.

Reports: Sean Davies, Robert Hargreaves, Brian Lancastle, Darren Pearce, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Keith Vinicombe,  blagdonlakebirds,  CVRS, nslbirding,  opsbirding,  severnsidebirds

2nd July '17 Sunday - Little Gull

Lots of people about in the good weather today eating ice cream not a lot birding

Red Kite, Black-tailed Godwit, Little Gull, Yellow-legged Gull, Caspian Tern

BRISTOL

2-7-17 Egyptian 'Aztec' Goose in Bristol (Rick Ford)

Aztec:
26 Canada Geese, 1 Egyptian Goose

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Alveston, midday:
1 Red Kite

Yate garden, 14.30:
1 Peregrine, mobbed by Buzzard and Gulls

NORTH SOMERSET

BELOW M4 & BANES

2-7-17 Corn Bunting about to feed at Marshfield (RH)

Pensford, Lords Wood:
1 Buzzard, 4 Goldcrest, 1 Coal Tit, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Chaffinch, 6 Goldfinch

Marshfield:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, Swift, 4 Skylark, 4 Swallow, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Pied Wagtail, 3 Chaffinch, Linnet, 6 Yellowhammer, 12 Corn Bunting

2-7-17 Peregrine PY very annoyed at being hungry (BUPP)

Bath:
2 Peregrine, 4 Swift, 2 Sand Martin Nesting, 3 House Martin, 6 House Sparrow, 4 Goldfinch

Bath, Twerton:
party 25+ juv Tits, Blue, Great, Coal, but mostly Long-tailed

Batheaston:
2 Buzzard, 6 Swift, 4+ Sand Martin Nesting, 2 Swallow, 4 House Martin

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake:

2-7-17 Yellow-legged Gull at Herons Green (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
64 Canada Geese, 1 Buzzard, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, Swallow and House Martin under 12,5 House Sparrow, 5 juv Pied Wagtail

Moreton:
1 Sparrowhawk, 6 GBB Gull, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Coal Tit, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 6 Reed Warbler, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Goldfinch

Stratford:
78 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Buzzard, 1 Lapwing, 2 Swift, 2 Sand Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Herriotts Bridge:
42 Canada Geese, 1 Little Egret, 42 Black-tailed Godwit (19.30), 1 1st summer Little Gull, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Caspian Tern (SI), 1 Sand Martin, 12 Swallow, 4 House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler

2-7-17 Little Gull at Herriotts (Ian Stapp)

Reports: Rich Andrews, Gary Boiler, Eric Brain, Teresa Chard, Chris Craig, Rob Emery, Rick Ford, Robert Hargreaves, Simon Isgar, Ian Stapp, Brian Thompson, blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

1st July '17 Saturday - Red Kite

Dull morning turning delightfully warm and sunny

Red Kite

BRISTOL

Redland:
2 Raven

Stockwood Open Space:
35 Swift, 1 Jay, 1 Goldcrest, lots Blue Tits, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 2 Song Thrush, 4 Goldfinch, 3 Bullfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

M4/M32:
2 Red Kite

NORTH SOMERSET

1-7-17 Goldfinch in Portishead (David Gale)

Portishead, garden:
1 Goldfinch

Walton Common:
1 Grasshopper Warbler heard reeling twice, 10 Marbled White, 2 Dark Green Fritillary

Kenn, Duck Lane:
3 (1 juv) Green Woodpeckers

BELOW M4 & BANES

1-7-17 Spotted Flycatcher at Down Road, Marshfield (Peter Coslett)

Marshfield, Down Rd:
Spotted Flycatchers

Paulton:
1 Kestrel, 2 (1 juv) Green Woodpecker, 50 Woodpigeon, 8 Skylark, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, 3 Whitethroat, 12 Linnet, 3 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

Reports: Teresa Chard, Peter Coslett, John Croxton, Paul Francis, Patrick Hancock, Bill Hewitt, Harvey Rose, blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds