13-12-18 Thursday - Little Gulls

Cold and mainly overcast with brighter spells but a chilly SE wind.  Dry.


******  NOTICE:  The planned BOC trip to Torbay on Saturday 15th will be postponed
              to Sunday 16th (same time, same place) owing to grim weather forecast. ******


Bewick's Swans, Bittern
Great White Egrets, Cattle Egrets 
Little Gulls
Golden Plovers
Bar-tailed Godwit 
Spotted Redshank

Golden Plovers at Tormarton (Raoul Chandrasakera)

Garden Blackcaps in Bishopston and Portishead.

BRISTOL

Avonmouth:
1 Ring-necked Parakeet - back in the area - semi resident

Lovely portrait of a redhead Goosander in Eastville Park (Ian Loats)

Eastville Park:
5 Goosander (2 m.), 6 Cormorant, 1 Kingfisher, 10 Long-tailed Tit.

Kingfisher at Eastville Park (Allan Chard)

Redland:
1 m. Sparrowhawk, Woodpigeons, Green Woodpecker, 1 Grey Wagtail, House Sparrows all in one observer's garden.

Blaise Estate:
1 Kingfisher, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 4 Jay, 1 Mistle Thrush (in dispute with a Magpie), 15 Redwing.

Henbury:

4 LBH Gull, 5 Rook (foraging on verges), 

Jackdaw - Nordic type - at Severn Beach (John Martin)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Bar-tailed Godwit (Shepperdine), 1 Chiffchaff.

Severn Beach:
Nordic-type Jackdaw (down the back lane with the horse paddocks), Buzzard, 4 Redwing, Bullfinch.

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - Poets Walk:
2 Treecreeper.

Clevedon-Yeo:
70 Canada Goose, 12 Mute Swan, c.60 Shelduck, 18 Shoveler, 200+ Wigeon, a few Teal, 3 Little Egret, 4 Cormorant, 200 Lapwing, 24 Grey Plover, 2 Ringed Plover, 75+ Curlew, 3 Turnstone, 800 Dunlin, 3 Snipe, 240 Redshank, 1 Spotted Redshank (R. Yeo, very flighty and vocal), 10+ Skylark, 25+ Fieldfare, 75+ Meadow Pipit.

Golden Plovers at Tormarton (Raoul Chandrasakera)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Tormarton:
Lapwings and 200+ Golden Plover (in fields by road between Tormarton and Acton Turville).

Northend, Bath:
(winter survey) Raven in tumbling display, Goldcrest, plenty of Redwing, Grey Wagtail, Meadow Pipit.

Batheaston:
8 Cormorants on the power lines over the R. Avon.

Newton St Loe:
31 Teal, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Raven, Song Thrushes, Wrens, lots of tits, 2 Goldcrest, 8 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch.

1W Little Gull at Chew (Ian Stapp)

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
65 Canada Goose, 6 Bewick's Swan (family party of 4 at Moreton), 2 Shelduck, 6 Pintail , 7+ Goosander, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Bittern (Herons Green in reeds on the left), 6+ Great White Egret, 5+ Little Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 2 Cattle Egret (with cattle near Blue Bowl), 1 albino Coot, 2 Water Rail, 4 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper (dam), 1 Snipe (HG), 10+ Lapwing, 6 G BB Gull, 2 Little Gull (1 ad., 1 x 1W from Moreton), 5 Stock Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, 9 Jackdaw, 1 Raven (Woodford), 3 Jay, 12+ LT Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 50+ Starling, 1 Mistle Thrush, 10+ Redwing, 1 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 11 Pied Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit (Woodford), 12+ Chaffinch, 6 Goldfinch, 4 Bullfinch, 4 Reed Bunting.

Reports: Nancy Barrett, Raoul Chandrasakera, Jane Cumming, Alastair Fraser, Robert Hargreaves, Rod Holbrook, Hayden James, Ian Loats, Matt Plenty, Lois Pryce, Harvey Rose, Ian Stapp, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

12-12-18 Wednesday - Fieldfare

Temp 6 to 9℃. Pleasant day, some sun, but becoming colder in the afternoon, no rain

12-12-18 Fieldfare at Marshfield (Rob Hargreaves)

Bewick's Swan
Black-necked Grebe
Bittern
Golden Plover
Whimbrel
Barn Owl
Golden Plover

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
7 Goosander, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 1 f Blackcap (garden)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

12-12-18  Turnstone and Dunlin off Severn Beach (Tony Scott)

Severn Beach:
1 Brent Goose, 40 Shelduck 12 Wigeon, Turnstone and Dunlin, 110 BH Gulls

Western Distribution Business Park:
1 Short-eared Owl

Chittening- New Pill: 60 Oystercatchers, 60 Curlew, 280 Dunlin, pair of Stonechat

Easter Compton:
13 Lapwing, 23 Herring Gull, 70 Jackdaw, 50 Rook, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 12 Fieldfare, 40 Redwing, 1 Bullfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

12-12-18 Redwing at Portbury Wharf (Chris Clarke)

Portbury Wharf:
c40 Redwing this morning

Nailsea Wall/Kenn Pier:
8 Teal (Kenn Pier), 6 Little Egret, 1 Cormorant, 1 Kingfisher, pair Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail

Clevedon-Yeo (Wains Hill to Yeo estuary):
16 Mute Swan, 190 Canada Goose, 300 Shelduck, 315 Wigeon, 155 Teal, 9 Shoveler, 2 Goosander (Blind Yeo), 8 Cormorant, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Water Rail, 50 Lapwing, 10 Grey Plover, 1 Whimbrel (Kenn Estuary), 265 Curlew, 25 Turnstone, 35 Knot (Kenn), 2200 Dunlin, 3 Snipe, 390 Redshank, 3 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 2 Raven, 68 Skylark, 50 Redwing, 75 Meadow Pipit, 2 Bullfinch, 25 Linnet, 6 Reed Bunting

Clevedon-Yeo (Channel View Farm to Blake’s Pools):
50 Shelduck, 4 Shoveler, 2 Gadwall, 100 Wigeon, 72 Teal, 3 Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 450 Lapwing, 115 Curlew, 5 Turnstone, 620 Dunlin, 7 Snipe, 200 Redshank, 1 Peregrine, 20 Skylark, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 2 Bullfinch, 40 Linnet

Bristol Airport, p.m:

60 Golden Plover

Weston Milton Station:

1 Barn Owl

BELOW M4 & BANES

12-12-18 Fieldfare at Marshfield (Dan White)

Marshfield:
1 Red-legged Partridge, 3 Buzzard, only 100 Gulls, 14 Stock Dove, 700+ Corvid, 6 Raven, 2 Skylark, 300 Starling, 120 Fieldfare, 6 Redwing, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail, 4 Chaffinch, 14 Linnet, 20 Goldfinch, 40 Corn Bunting, 8 Yellowhammer

12-12-18 Great Spotted Woodpecker at NSL (NSL-birding)

Newton St Loe:
25 Teal, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 15 Common Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Greater Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 1 Blackcap, 3 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Fieldfare, 25 Redwing, 3 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail, 6 Chaffinch, 3 Bullfinch,

12-12-18 Lapwing at CVL (Bob Brewer)

RESERVOIRS

12-12-18 Bittern in Herons Green (Chris Craig)

Chew Valley Lake:

2 Bewick's Swan (Herriotts), 3 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Bittern (HG a.m.), 1 Green Sandpiper

12-12-18 Starlings bathing, Rushmead Lane, Marshfield (Rob Hargreaves)

Out of Avon
Great Northern Diver still at Cheddar Reservoir

12-12-18 Short-eared Owl at Steart (Bob Brewer)

Reports: Allan Chard, Chris Clarke, Chris Craig, John Croxton, Andy Davis, Pete Dommett, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Adrian Hockey, Katie Horrocks, Delia Lack, Nigel Milbourne, Lois Pryce, Trevor Riddle, Steve Sanins, Tony Scott, Larry Sweetland, Wayne Tucker, Dan White, Jason Williams

11-12-18 Tuesday - Bittern

Temp 4 to 10℃. Reasonable start today, dry, no wind, brighter later in the day and windier

11-12-18 Black-necked Grebe, Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Bittern
Short-eared Owl
Merlin

BRISTOL

11-12-18 Goosander at Eastville Park (Rich Scantlebury)

Eastville Park:
1 Mute Swan, 66 Mallard, 7 Goosander, 3 Grey Heron, 13 Cormorant, 8 Moorhen, 100+ BH Gull, 2 LBB Gull, 1 Tawny Owl, 2 Kingfisher, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, c15 flyby Redwing, 3 singing Song Thrushes, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied wagtail

Stoke Park:
7 Mallard, 11 Moorhen.1 BH Gull, 3 Stonechat, 3 Pied Wagtail, 15 Meadow Pipit

Stockwood Open Space:
3 Great Spotted and 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 f Kestrel. 1 Jay, 6 Blue & 3 Great Tit, 7 Blackbird, 6 Fieldfare, 5 Robin, 4 Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Short-eared Owl

Northwick Warth/Pilning Wetland:
1 dark-bellied Brent Goose, 110+ Canada Geese, 15 Shelduck at Severn Beach, 22 Shoveler, 30 Gadwall, 400 Wigeon, 1 m Pintail, 90 Teal, 6 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Egret, 2 Water Rails, 29 Coot, 158 Lapwing, 90 Curlew, 46 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Knot, 230 Dunlin, 4 Snipe, 60 Redshank, 146 Common Gull, 1 f Merlin (1 Dunlin less), 1 Peregrine, 1 Raven, 27 Pied Wagtail

NORTH SOMERSET

11-12-18 Redshank, Mouth of Yeo (Simon Williams)

Clevedon-Yeo:
58 Canada Geese, 5 f Goosander, 29 Lapwing, 200 Dunlin, 55 Redshank, 700 BH Gull, 1 Cetti's Warbler and a mixed flock of common finches and pipits

BELOW M4 & BANES

11-12-18 Red-legged Partridge, Marshfield (Chris Teague)

Marshfield:
5 Red-legged Partridge, loads of Fieldfares, some Corn Buntings

11-12-18 Dipper at Newton Park (Glen Maddison)

Newton Park:
1 Dipper singing, + video

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:

1 Egyptian Goose, 1 ad♂Pintail, 1♂Pochard x Ferruginous Aythya hybrid, 1 Great White Egret, large flock of Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper

11-12-18 Buzzard (after the Fish), Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake:

53 Canada Goose, 10 Bewick's Swan (inc ByBrook and Keynell with their two young), 2 Shelduck, 6 Pintail (H)

11-12-18 Goldeneye, CVL (TtB)

20 Goldeneye, 7 Goosander, 2 Little Grebe, 3 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Bittern (HG a.m.), 6 Cattle Egret (Stratford Lane), 7 Grey Heron, 6 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 4 Buzzard

11-12-18 White Coot, Moreton (Ian Stapp)

2 Water Rail, 1 white Coot, 30 Lapwing, 3 Snipe, 1 Common (Dam) and 2 Green (HG) Sandpiper

11-12-18 Great Black-backed Gull, Ring DBK,  + fish, Moreton (Ian Stapp)

7 G BB Gull, 3 Stock Dove, 2 Collared Dove (Bishop Sutton), 1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (M), 3 Jay, 11 Jackdaw (H), 3 Raven (Woodford), 2 Cetti's Warbler, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 80 Starling, 0 Fieldfare, 40 Redwing, 2 Song Thrush (M), 1 Mistle Thrush (M), 1 Stonechat, 15 House Sparrow (BS), 1 Grey Wagtail (HG), 2 Pied Wagtail, 6 Meadow Pipit, 1 Water Pipit (M), 15 Chaffinch (M), 3 Bullfinch (W&M), 6 Goldfinch (W), Siskin heard (M), 2 Reed Bunting (H)

10-12-18 Golden Plover at Tormarton (Dan White)
I thought the first photo had a 100 birds, the second has 94

Reports: Paul Bowerman, BUPP, Allan Chard, Teresa Chard, Andy Davis, Peter Hazelwood, Rod Holbrook, Glen Maddison, Nigel Milbourne, Rich Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Talking to Bears, Martin Tayler, Chris Teague, Dan White, Simon Williams

10-12-18 Monday - Long Tailed Duck

Temp 6 to 10℃. Sunny, then overcast mid-morning, dry, cold wind, poor light for birding

Bewick's Swan
Lesser Scaup, Long Tailed Duck

Black-necked Grebe
Cattle Egret
Golden Plover, Grey Plover, Bar-tailed Godwit, Jack Snipe
Short-eared Owl
Black Redstart
Water Pipit
Yellowhammer

10-12-18 Goosander, Herriotts (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL

Clifton, Percival Road:

1 Marsh Tit, 1 m Blackcap

Eastville Park:
4 (2f) Goosander

Greenbank Cemetery:
1 Tawny Owl calling

Redland gdn:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker,

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
178 Wigeon, 92 Mallard, 19 Teal, 1 Buzzard, 18 Moorhen, 206 Lapwing, 6 Grey Plover, 15 Curlew, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 55 Turnstone, 1500 Dunlin, 12 Snipe, 12 Redshank, 1 Short-eared Owl, 2 Peregrine, 4 Stonechat, 1 Greenfinch, 3 Yellowhammer, 14 Reed Bunting

between Acton Turville and Tormarton:
80 Lapwing, 600 Golden Plover

NORTH SOMERSET

10-12-18 Black Redstart, Clevedon Pier (Ian Loats)

Clevedon Pier:
1 f Black Redstart, 2 Rock Pipit

Kenn Moor:
30 Mute Swan, 2 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard

10-12-18 Short-eared Owl at Uphill again (Bill Hewitt)

Uphill:
1 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 f Kestrel, 1 Stonechat

10-12-18 Blackcap in Langford (David Goodliffe)

Langford garden:
2 Collared Dove, 3 Coal 4 Blue 4 Great Tit, 2 m+f Blackcap (new in), 1 Wren, 7 Starling, 1 m Blackbird, 1 Robin, 3 Dunnock, 5 f 3 m House Sparrow, 2 m 2 f Bullfinch, 15 Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

10-12-18 Peregrines up St John's Church, Bath (BUPP)
Pair clearly to have a lot to discuss as nest box meetings
becoming increasingly frequent

Bath Twerton:
1 Jay, 4 Coal Tit, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 3 (1f) Blackcap, 4 Blackbird, 2 Chaffinch

Marksbury:
4 Buzzard  50+ Crows/Jackdaw

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
1 Long Tailed Duck

Blagdon Lake, WeBS:

126 Canada Geese, 18 Mute Swan, 1 Egyptian Goose, 1 f Shoveler, 128 Gadwall, 66 Wigeon, 311 Mallard, 2 Pintail, 1153 Teal, 269 Pochard, 640 Tufted Duck, 1 m Pochard x Ferruginous Duck, 10 Goldeneye, 3 Goosander, 15 Little Grebe, 52 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Cattle Egret (2 West, 4 East, 3rd and 4th records here), 3 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 12 Cormorant, 4 Buzzard, 50 Moorhen, 926 Coot, 465 Lapwing, 250 BH, 130 Common, 3 GBB, 2 Herring & 4 LBB Gull, 1 Peregrine

10-12-18 Bewick's Swans, Moreton (David Hughes)

Chew Valley Lake:

64 Canada Goose, 6 Bewick's Swan (Moreton), 2 Shelduck, 4 Pintail (H), 1 Lesser Scaup, 10 Goldeneye

10-12-18 Goosander, Herriotts (George Stacey)

12 Goosander, 3 Little Grebe, 3 Black-necked Grebe, 9 Cattle Egret (Stratford Lane), 5 Grey Heron, 9 Great White Egret, 7 Little Egret, 3 Buzzard

10-12-18 Water Rail, Moreton (Ian Stapp)

3 Water Rail, 1 white Coot, 100 Lapwing, 1 Grey Plover (Bernard King), 7 Curlew, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Jack Snipe (S), 15 Snipe, 1 Common (Dam) and 2 Green Sandpiper, 7 G BB Gull, 4 Stock Dove, 2 Collared Dove (Bishop Sutton), 2 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (M), 1 Raven (Woodford), 4 Jay, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 150+ Starling, 4 Fieldfare 6+ Redwing (Woodford), 2 Song Thrush (W&M), 1 Mistle Thrush (M), 1 Stonechat, 4 House Sparrow (BS), 1 Grey Wagtail (HG), 3 Pied Wagtail

10-12-18 Meadow Pipit, Moreton (George Stacey)

Meadow Pipit, 1 Water Pipit (M), 5+ Chaffinch (M), 5 Bullfinch (W), 4 Goldfinch (W), 1 Yellowhammer flying SW, 2 Reed Bunting (H)

10-12-18 Bullfinch, Woodford (Ian Stapp)

Reports: BUPP, Allan Chard, Anne Crowe, Andy Davis, Michael Davis, David Esam, David Goodliffe, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Bill Hewitt, David Hughes, Ian Loats, Mike Meechem, Andy Middleton, Nigel Milbourne, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Paul Williams

09-12-18 Sunday - Bittern

Temp 9 to 11℃. Been a lot drier, and as a Sunday, lots of people out

9-12-18 Goosander in Eastville Park (Lucipixlz)

Bewick's Swan

Black-necked Grebe
Bittern, Cattle Egret
Grey Plover, Bar-tailed Godwit, Purple Sandpiper
Great Skua
Merlin
Black Redstart
Redpoll

BRISTOL

Clifton, Percival Road, 11.30:

1 Marsh Tit

9-12-18 Goosander on Eastville Lake (Allan Chard)

Eastville and Duchess Park, WeBS:
1 Mute Swan, 46 (EP) + 5 (DP) Mallard, 3 (2f) Goosander, 5 Cormorant, 1  (DP) Grey Heron, 5 (EP) + 6 (DP) Moorhen. 163 BH Gull, 2 Herring & 1 LBB Gull, 1 Tawny Owl, 2 Kingfisher, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 1 Nuthatch, 30 Starling, 1 Grey Wagtail

9-12-18 Goosander above on Eastville Lake (Martin Tayler)

Sea Mills, River Avon, WeBS:
33 Mallard, 1 Dunlin, 5 Common Snipe, 5 Common Sandpiper, 103 Redshank, 500 BH, 12 Herring and 4 LBB Gulls, 1 Grey Wagtail

Sea Mills, Hoar Gout:

1 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Coot, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Redpoll over to Northeast.

9-12-18 Redwing in Bristol (Paul Milo)

St Andrews Park:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Raven (Cromwell Rd)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

9-12-18 Merlin, Oldbury Power Station (Matt Plenty)

Oldbury Power Station:
300 Lapwing, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1000+ Dunlin, 1 f Merlin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Stonechat, 3 Yellowhammer, lots of Skylark and Reed Bunting in weedy fields

Severn Beach, Shaft Rocks:
2 Oystercatcher, 5 Ringed Plover (1 colour-ringed in summer 2010 Avonmouth), 85 Turnstone, 44 Dunlin.

NORTH SOMERSET

9-12-18 Purple Sandpiper, Battery Point (Jason Williams)

Portishead, Battery Point:
1 Greylag Goose, 4 Tufted Duck, 1 Purple Sandpiper, 2 Rock Pipit

9-12-18 Great White Egret on Blind Yeo (Paul Chapman)

Clevedon-Yeo:

72 Canada Goose, 15 Mute Swan, 180 Shelduck, 220 Wigeon, 20 Mallard, 45 Teal, 2 Goosander, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Bittern (Middle Lane), 1 Great White Egret (Blind Yeo), 19 Little Egret (nr Kingston Seymour), 1 Buzzard, 22 Oystercatcher, 1 Lapwing, 1 Grey Plover

9-12-18 Ringed Plover & Turnstone at Clevedon (Paul Cousins)

4 Ringed Plover, 160 Curlew, 31 Turnstone, 550 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 240 Redshank, 200 BH Gull, 2 white Rock Pigeon, 1 Kestrel, 1 f Merlin, 1 Raven, 20 Skylark

9-12-18 Black Redstart at Clevedon (Paul Cousins)

1 f Black Redstart (pier), 20 Meadow Pipit, 4 Rock Pipit

Backwell Lake:
25+ Little Egrets counted into roost

Yatton, Wemberham Lane  - late afternoon:
1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 1 Bullfinch

W-s-M, Anchor Head:
1 Great Skua up river at 08.50

W-s-M, Worle garden:
2 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 11 Chaffinch, 4 Greenfinch

Woodspring Bay from the Yeo to the Banwell, WeBS:

12 Mute Swan, 287 Shelduck, 32 Wigeon, 112 Mallard, 61 Teal, 80 Lapwing, 28 Curlew, 16 Snipe, 295 Redshank, 46 BH Gull, 13 Herring Gull

Uphill, WeBS:
86 Mute Swan, 440 Shelduck, 28 Wigeon, 128 Teal, 31 Mallard, 1 Little Egret, 2 Little Grebe, 116 Oystercatcher, 150 Lapwing, 40 Curlew, 50 Dunlin, 48 Redshank, 400 BH, 1 Common, 2 LBB, 18 Herring & 2 GBB Gull, 2 Peregrine

BELOW M4 & BANES

Keynsham to Compton Dando:
Keynsham Memorial Park 69 Mallard, 1 Cormorant, 4 BH Gulls, 1 Grey Wagtail
Dapps Hill 1 Grey Heron
Chewton Place 5 Mallard, 1 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 12 Fieldfare
Compton Dando 24 Mallard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 5 Long Tail Tits

Bath:
1 m Blackcap, lots of Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Chaffinch

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:

1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Pintail, 400 Lapwings, 1 Common Sandpiper

9-12-18 Peregrine at CVL (Bob Brewer)

Chew Valley Lake:

10 Bewick's Swan, 3 Goosander, 3 Black-necked Grebe, 18 Cattle Egret (Stratford Lane), 1 Great White Egret

9-12-18 Green Sandpiper at CVL (Roger Staples)

1 Buzzard, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common (Dam) and 1 Green (Villice) Sandpiper, 1 Peregrine

9-12-18 White Rock Pigeon at Clevedon (Paul Cousins)

Reports: Bob Brewer, Karle Burford, Ken Carruthers, Allan Chard, Paul Cousins, Jane Cumming, David Esam, Lee Gardiner, Richard Giles & F Neate, Paul Gregory, Robert Hargreaves, Glen Maddison, Paul Milsom, Giles Morris, Matt Plenty, Dean Reeves, Trevor Riddle, Harvey Rose, Rich Scantlebury, Tony Scott, Roger Staples, Martin Tayler, Mike Thomas, Jason Williams

08-12-18 Saturday - Snow Bunting

Gales and intermittent heavy showers for much of the day, a few brighter spells in the morning.  Colder too.

Great Northern Diver
Bewick's Swan, Long-tailed Duck
Snow Bunting

Snow Bunting at Severn Beach (Brian Thompson)

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
Mallard, 1 Grey Heron, 9 Cormorant, 8 Moorhen, c.130 BH Gull, 5 Herring Gull, 3 LB Gull, 1 Stock Dove, 2 Kingfisher, 5 GS woodpecker (3 were chasing each other), 3 Jay, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, flock of c.15 Redwing, 1 singing Song Thrush.

Stoke Bishop:
1 Blackcap (f) - far fewer seen this yr - up to now.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE


Littleton WeBS:
4 Shelduck, 150 Wigeon, 190 Teal, 195 Lapwing, 45 Curlew, 78 Snipe (a record count?), 3 Dunlin, 70 Redshank, 1 Chiffchaff, 5 Rock Pipit

Northwick Warth:
1 dark-bellied Brent Goose

Snow Bunting at Severn Beach - Paul Bowerman

Severn Beach:
1 Snow Bunting on Severn Beach near slipway.


NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:
(Marina) 5 Cormorant.
(Boating Lake) 5 Tufted Duck.
Female Blackcap in my Redcliff Bay garden.


Anchor Head:
Great Northern Diver down-river (the only sea bird off Anchor Head 10:00-11:00 this morning).

Female Blackcaps on a fat feeder (Bill Hewitt)

Bleadon:
pr. Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 prs. Blackcap, 1 m. Blackbird with white markings.

Blackbird with white patches in a Bleadon garden (Bill Hewitt)

BELOW M4 & BANES
no reports.


RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
2 ad. Bewick's Swan (no. 2 tank), 1 ad. m. Long-tailed Duck (presumably last year's over-wintering bird returning - no. 1 tank), 1 Goldeneye, 3 Common Sandpiper.

Chew Valley Lake
It seems there was nobody at Chew today...  but if you know different, send us a report.

Out of Avon:
Little Auk at Burnham which flew up river. Into Avon?

Reports: Karle Burford, John Clark, Sean Davies, Paul Gregory, Bill Hewitt, Rob Laughton, Paul Marshall, John Martin, Dean Reeves, Richard Scantlebury, Andy Slade, Brian Thompson, Roger White. blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG