09-05-19 Thursday - Black Tern

Predominantly dull with a cool breeze; low cloud with frequent rain showers; 10 - 13°C

Great White Egret
Black Tern
Cuckoo 

09-05-19 nice shot of a Swift, Herriotts, CVL (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL

No reports

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Shepperdine:
2 Whimbrel

Oldbury Power Station:
c40 Dunlin, 3 Ringed Plover, 1  Common Tern

Chipping Sodbury Common:
2 Swallow, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Wheatear

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon-Yeo:
75 Shelduck, 4 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Egret, 1Cormorant, 12 Oystercatcher , 4+ Lapwing, 20 Whimbrel, 4 Curlew, Redshank present, 40 Herring Gull, 15 LBB Gull, 18 Swallow, 1House Martin, Chiffchaff present, 1 Sedge Warbler, 10 +Reed Warbler, 1+Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat,  2+ Whitethroat 2+, 2 f Wheatear

Weston STW area:

Update on  2 BBS squares, both near WSMSTW. Most things in reasonable numbers, better than recent years for Sedge W. Lesser Whitethroats bucking the trend and going from strength to strength. Very poor numbers of Reed Warblers - hoping they are just late.

BELOW M4 & BANES


Bath:

09-05-19 The Bath Peregrines were ringed today (BUPP)

RESERVOIRS

09-05-19 Common Tern + Black Tern, CVL (George Stacey)

Chew Valley Lake

38 Canada Goose (3 lots of Goslings H Pool), 47 Mute Swan, 10 Shelduck,  2 Teal, 4 Shoveler,
12 Great-crested Grebe,  3 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 6 G-BB Gull, 1 Black Tern,          7 Common Tern (Dam end), 4 Collared Dove (Bishop Sutton ), 12+ Wood Pigeon,  600+ Swift (all around lake), lots Blue + Great Tit, 300+ House Martin,  40+ Swallow, 30+ Sand Martin, 7 Chiffchaff, lots Reed Warbler (all around the lake), 20 Starling (Chew Stoke), 9 Blackbird , 2 Dunnock, 4 Wren, 2 Robin, 10+ House Sparrow (Blue Bowl), 4 Pied Wagtail,  30+ Chaffinch, 8 Goldfinch

09-05-19 Common Tern, CVL (George Stacey)

Dam:
2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Redshank,  2 Reed Bunting

Hollowbrook:
3 Reed Bunting

Woodford:
1 Dunlin, 1 Raven, 2 Song Thrush

Heron's Green:
2 Little Grebe,1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Grey Wagtail

Moreton:
1 Hobby, 4 Stock Dove,1 Cuckoo, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 6 Carrion Crow, 2 LTT, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Garden Warbler, 2 Blackcap,1 Song Thrush, 1 Bullfinch

09-05-19 Great White Egret Herriotts Pool, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriott's inc Pool:
22 Gadwall, 1 Great White Egret, 5 Jackdaw

09-05-19, Canada Goose gosling, Herriotts, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Reports: Dave Nevitt, Harvey Rose, Nigel Sluman, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, opsbirding

08-05-19 Wednesday - Little Stint

Shower and a little sunshine

Little Stint
Black Tern
Whinchat
Sanderling
Arctic Tern
Short-eared Owl
Common Scoter
Pomarine Skua
Arctic Skua


BRISTOL

Lockleaze:

08-05-2019 Starling Lockleaze Pat Richards

Eastville, Huyton Road
2 Swift and the presumed hybrid Spanish/Italian x House Sparrow is still present.

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
2 Swallow, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 10 Whitethroat

Redland:
4 Swift circling over the garden - at last spring is hear.

Stockwood:
1 Barn Owl - a welcome sight after an 8 week absence

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Buzzard, 4 Whimbrel,  16 Arctic Tern, 7 'Commic' Tern.

08-05-2019 Dunlin - arctica, NP Brian Lancastle

New Passage/Northwick:
2 Mute Swan, 1 Common Sandpiper, many Swallows and House Martins, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Wheatear, 1 Reed Bunting.

Northwick Warth/Pilning wetland:
1 Greylag Goose, 1 Mute Swan, 42 Shelduck, 2 Gadwall, 1 Little Egret, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Lapwing, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 16 Ringed Plover, 4 Curlew, 3 Whimbrel, 55 Dunlin, 3 Dunlin - arctica, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Swift, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Wheatear, 1 Reed Bunting

Severn Beach:
1 Greylag Goose, 4 Common Scoter, 3 Grey Plover, 10 Ringed Plover, 5 Whimbrel, 6 Knot, 12 Dunlin,  1 Short-eared Owl, 2 Swift

NORTH SOMERSET

Pill - Allotments:
1 Sparrowhawk.

Clevedon-Yeo:
135 Shelduck, 2 Pochard, 4 Tufted Duck, 4 Little Egret, 1 Little Grebe, 4 Coot, 82 Oystercatcher, 2 Ringed Plover, 2 Lapwing, 1 Sanderling (Yeo), 1 Little Stint (Channel View Sea Wall), 30 Dunlin, 34 Whimbrel, 3 Curlew, 4 Redshank 20 Swift (Wain’s Hill), 14 Skylark, 350 Swallow, 75 House Martin, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 5 Willow Warbler, 9 Blackcap, 18 Whitethroat, 10 Reed Warbler, 2 Whinchat, 1 Wheatear, 5 Yellow Wagtail, 1 White Wagtail, 5 Linnet, 2 Bullfinch, 3 Reed Bunting.

Backwell Lake:
50++ House Martin - feeding over the lake in the rain.

Sand Point/Bay:
1 Pomarine Skua - dark phase spooned - upriver early.

Weston-Super-Mare - Anchor Head:
1 Arctic Skua - upriver.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
154 Stock Dove - Marshfield Farm, 9 Corn Bunting  - singing (m).

Chew Stoke:

1 Siskin (m) - a first for the garden

Bishop Sutton:

08-05-2019 Wren Bishop Sutton, Bob Brewer

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Gurney Tanks:
1 Sanderling, 7 Common Sandpiper, 2 Black Tern, 7 Common Sandpiper, 1 Yellow Wagtail.

Chew Valley Lake

Stratford:
3 Little Egret, 1 Dunlin, 1 Redshank,  2 Common Sandpiper, 11 Common Tern, 1 Arctic Tern, 29 Black Tern – showing ridiculously well from the hide at times, ‘inside’ the small reed-bed, 1 Cuckoo (m)

Reports: Nancy Barrett, Roger Bingham, Bob Brewer, Ken Hall, MJ, Brian Lancastle, Paul Milsom, Dave Nevitt, Rob Laughton, Pat Richards, Tony Scott, Larry Sweetland, Mike Thomas, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

07-05-19 Tuesday - Black Tern

Lovely day again today, dry with some beautiful clouds.

Wood Warbler
Black Tern
Cuckoo
Red Kite
Arctic Tern
Marsh Harrier
Little Ringed Plover
Hobby

07-05-2019 Pied Wagtail CVL George Stacey

BRISTOL

07-05-2019 Grey Wagtail Eastville Park Martin Tayler

Eastville Park:
1 Grey Heron, 1 Grey Wagtail.

Downend:
1 Red Kite - drifting over towards Bristol City Centre

Stockwood - garden:
2 Swift back - soon be screaming.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
4 Ringed Plover, 2 Whimbrel, 4 Curlew on shore, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Sanderling, 35 Dunlin, 1 Greenshank,  1+ Garden Warbler singing by ramp to lagoon 3, 1 Wood Warbler,  2 Tree Pipit over

07-05-2019 Linnet NP-NW Rob Emery

New Passage/Northwick:
4 Little Ringed Plover, 20 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpipers, lots of warblers and this Linnet - walk in the am.

Severn Beach:
2 Bull Finch (f&m) - back in the garden.

07-05-2019 LTT and BF - from gardens in Severnside (Lise Presland & Rod Holbrook)

Coalpit Heath:
3 Swift - an inspiration for spring

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon-Yeo:
News on the extra large Peregrine - - One of the experts on bird forum has commented that it looks fine for a female of one of the Northern races of peregrine and other experts have not disagreed with this ID. 

Nailsea:
4 Swift back at nesting site in North St.

Sand Point/Bay:
10 Whimbrel, 40 Dunlin, 1 Black-headed Gull, 30 Black Tern, 10 Arctic Tern, 1 Sand Martin, 6 House Martin, 1 Garden Warbler, only 1 Lssr Wh, Cetti's, .

Uphill - STW:
Marsh Harrier, Sparrowhawk, Cuckoo, Green Woodpecker, 20+ Swifts, 20+ Swallow & 20+ House  Martin, 3 Sand Martin, 5 Lesser Whitethroat

Puxton - BOC Walk:
1 Mute Swan, 4 Mallard, 1 Pheasant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 1 Moorhen, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 7 Woodpigeon, 3 Collared Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 5 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 10 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 3 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 4 Skylark, 8 Swallow, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 11 Chiffchaff, 3 Sedge Warbler, 11 Reed Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 4 Whitethroat, 13 Wren, 4 Starling, 9 Blackbird, 7 Robin, 2 Stonechat, 2 Wheatear, 14 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Linnet, 10 Goldfinch, 4 Reed Bunting.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath:
4 Peregrine chicks ringed today -

Marshfield:

07-05-2019 Wheatear Marshfield (TBOSG)

1 Red Kite, 1 Whinchat, 2 Wheatear

Bishop Sutton:
4 Collared Dove, 3 screaming Swift,

Chew Stoke:
11 Starling,

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Great White Egret, 1 Cuckoo

Chew Valley Lake
48 Canada Goose - 3 pairs with Goslings, 40 Mute Swan, 14 Shelduck, 2 Teal, 14 Great-crested Grebe, 2 Grey Heron, 6+ Buzzard, 6 Great Black-backed Gull, 12 Woodpigeon, 40 Swifts, lots of Blue and Great Tit, 20 Martin - House and Sand, 4 Swallow, lots of Chiffchaff and Reed Warbler, 6 Wren, 3 Song Thrush, 11 Blackbird, 4 Robins, 20 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 6 Pied Wagtail, 30+ Chaffinch, 4 Reed Bunting.

07-05-2019 Little Ringed Plover  CVL - Moreton Ian Stapp

Dam:
1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper,

East Shore:
3 Hobby - together,

Woodford:
1 Bullfinch, 2 Goldfinch,

Nunnery:
1 Cuckoo

Heron's Green:
2 Little Grebe, 2 Sedge Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Grey Wagtail

07-05-2019Treecreeper CVL - Moreton Ian Stapp

Moreton:
1 Black Tern, 1 Cuckoo, 4 Stock Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Hobby, 4 Jay, 8 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 4+ Long-tailed Tit, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Garden Warbler, 4 Blackcap,

Stratford:
1 Black Tern, 1 Cuckoo, 300 Swift,

Herriott's inc Pool:
26 Gadwall, 2 Little Egret, 37 Black Tern, 8 Jackdaw,

Reports: Andy Davis, Rob Emery, Paul Gregory, Pete Hazelwood, Rupert Higgins, Steve Howe, Rod Holbrook, Mike Jackson, Richard Keel, Rob Laughton, Lisa Presland, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs,  Martin Tayler, Bri Thompson, Mike Thomas. Chris Vines.
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

06-05-19 May Day Bank Holiday - Spotted Flycatcher (+ Dotterel)

Sunny on and off today, dry, though overall not as chilly as yesterday. Temperatures: 5 - 12.5 °C

Lesser Scaup
Marsh Harrier, Red Kite, Osprey
Cuckoo
Hobby 
Spotted Flycatcher
Yellow Wagtail, White Wagtail
Corn Bunting

Plus 3 popular Dotterel just over the area border into Wiltshire (see bottom of page)

BRISTOL

06-05-19 Magpie, Avon Gorge (Keith Williams)

Avon Gorge:
Three Peregrine chicks and all feeding well!

Also 3 Swift, intruding female Peregrine which sat up in a tree before getting chased off by the resident female, female Sparrowhawk, a male Kestrel

Royate Hill LNR:
Lovely to have lots of families along for the dawn (well 7am) chorus walk this morning. Sedge Warbler was a pleasant surprise and a new bird for RoyateHill LNR

06-05-19 Spring Greenfinch, Stoke Park, Bristol (Andrew Davies)

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
1 Kestrel, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, Greenfinch, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Reed Bunting

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
15+ Whimbrel, 7 Dunlin, 1 Grey Plover, 2 Swift (first of year at this site),7 Wheatear 

Oldbury Pill - 17 Whimbrel, 5 Curlew, 2 Dunlin, 4 Wheatear

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:
Merchant Square - currently 5 Herring Gull nests, one more than in previous years

Clevedon-Yeo:
Dowlais - Sanderling, Swift, Whinchat, 'a trickle' of Yellow Wagtails over

Wain's Hill to Yeo estuary - 140 Shelduck, 10 Tufted Duck, 5 Little Egret, 1 f Marsh Harrier (Yeo Estuary), 1 Hobby (Wain’s Hill), 4 Coot, 24 Oystercatcher, 1 Ringed Plover, 2 Lapwing, 28 Dunlin, 70 Whimbrel, 17 Curlew, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Swift, 14 Skylark, 35 Swallow, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 8 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 12 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 15 Whitethroat, 2 Sedge Warbler, 12 Reed Warbler, 5 Yellow Wagtail, 4 White Wagtail, 5 Linnet

Sand Point/Bay:
20 Whimbrel, 3 Bar-tailed  Godwit, 5 Black-headed  Gull, 1 Swift, 30 Swallow, lots Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 20+ Whitethroat, 4 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Cetti's Warbler,  2 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Wheatear,  1 Yellow Wagtail over 

 Also:  1 Porpoise - but again no sea birds on sea watch. 

Weston-Super-Mare STW:
1 Cuckoo, 5+ Lesser Whitethroat

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
14 Buzzard, 1 Red Kite, 70 LBB Gull, 10 Herring Gull, 1 Wheatear, 4 Yellow Wagtail, 6 Pied Wagtail following tractor ploughing top of Down Road.

Also Kestrel, 10 Sky Lark, 4 Whitethroat, 30 Yellowhammer, 10 Corn Bunting in the area

Bath:

06-05-19 Peregrine chicks , St John's Church, Bath (BUPP)
Sleeping off a big meal...

06-05-19 leucistic Blackbird, Bath (Anthony Cook)

               This Blackbird has not been seen for a couple of months but has suddenly returned to Oldfield Park Garden

Keynsham Hams:

6 Swift, 2 House Martin, many Whitethroat, 1 Reed Warbler, 6 Greenfinch 

Radstock:

Waterside - 1 Dipper, 1 Kingfisher , Grey Wagtail pair

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon:
Lesser Scaup Holt Bay 1800 hours. Osprey west through Top End 1715hrs

Chew Valley Lake

06-05-19 Shelduck, Herriotts Pool, CVL (Ian Stapp)

46 Canada Goose  38 Mute Swan, 18 Shelduck (8 Herriotts pool 10 on the lake), 4 Teal , 10 Great Crested Grebe,  2 Grey Heron, 4 Buzzard, 5 GBB Gull, 4 Collared Dove (Bishop Sutton),  150+ Swift, lots Blue + Great Tit, 50+ House+Sand  Martin, 7 Swallow

06-05-19 Chaffinch and Great Spotted Woodpecker, CVL (Ian Stapp)

4 Cetti's Warbler, lots of Chiffchaff and Reed Warbler, 6 Wren (Moreton + Woodford (2 nest building Moreton lane), 20+ Starling (Chew Stoke), 10 Blackbird,  5 Robin,  25+ House Sparrow (Blue Bowl & Bishop Sutton),4 Dunnock, 7 Pied Wagtail, 30+ Chaffinch 

06-05-19 Reed Bunting and Sedge Warbler, CVL (George Stacey)

Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Reed Bunting

Hollowbrook:
1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting

Woodford:
1 Song Thrush, 1 Bullfinch, 6 Goldfinch

06-05-19 Canada Goose family, CVL (George Stacey)

Nunnery:
2 Canada Goose families with 7 and 8 goslings, 3 Reed Warbler

Heron's Green:
2 Little Grebe,3 Raven,  2 Sedge Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Grey Wagtail

06-05-19 Very showy Garden Warbler, Moreton, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:
1 Hobby, 6 Stock Dove, 2 Cuckoo (1 Moreton 1 Stratford way), 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Jay, 8 Carrion  Crow, 4+ LTT, 4 Garden Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 2 Song Thrush

Herriott's inc Pool:
Canada Goose family (5 goslings), 4 Shoveler, 28 Gadwall, 3 Little Egret, 6 Jackdaw

Out of Avon:
West Kington, just into Wiltshire 2m 1 f Dotterel  Finder: Pete Coslett

06-05-19 female Dotterel, West Kington (Tony Scott)

A scarce migrant to this area. Recent Avon area records : 1 at Pilning (September 2014), 3 at Marshfield (May 1995), up to 14 near Tormarton (May 1992)

Reports: Rob Beale, Chris@avglochris, John Clark, Anthony Cook, Pete Coslett, Andrew Davies,  Michael Davis,  Paul Gregory, Pete Hazelwood, Adrian Hockey, Nick Hudson, Henry Kirkwood, Andy Middleton, Nigel Milbourne,  Steve Sanins, Tony Scott, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Keith Williams, BUPP,  opsbirding

05-05-19 Sunday - Spoonbill

Sunny again to start, dry, clouded over a little later; still that cool wind. Temperature: 3-13°C

Lesser Scaup
Spoonbill
Cattle Egret
Red Kite
Bar-tailed Godwit, Little Ringed Plover
Yellow-legged Gull
Cuckoo
Hobby
Whinchat
Blue-headed Wagtail, White Wagtail 

BRISTOL

05-05-19 Peregrine seeing off a thieving Magpie, Bristol (Richard Scantlebury)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage - Northwick Warth:

1 Greylag with Canadas, 1 Coot chick, 2 Curlew, 2 Whimbrel, 2 pr Lapwing, 5 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Stock Dove, Raven, House Martin, Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, 5+ Reed Warbler, 1 Yellow Wagtail,  2 Reed Bunting

Chipping Sodbury:
3 Buzzard, 1 Red Kite circling together at 1.30 pm

Chipping Sodbury Common:
4th:  Swallow (increase in numbers), Willow Warbler, Common Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat,  Yellowhammer

River from from under M4 to Nightingale Bridge (Frampton Cotterell)

2 Little Egret (one at Damsons Bridge nr Kendleshire, 1 flyover at Nightingale Bridge), 4 Swift, 3 House Martin, 1 Swallow, 17 Blackcap, 16 Chiffchaff *, 2 Garden Warbler, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Lesser 

Whitethroat, 2 Willow Warbler  + 10 House Martin above Whiteshill cricket ground.

*One Chiffchaff with an odd song just south of Huckford Quarry

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
1 sub-adult Spoonbill -  landed briefly on the North Pool island at 13.50. It then took off again and circled high over the reserve before heading north towards the estuary (NB a Spoonbill reported flying over the Brue Estuary, Burnham, later in afternoon - same bird?)

Also:  4 Oystercatcher (2 nesting pairs N & S Pool islands), 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Lapwing, 1 Redshank, 13 Black-headed Gulls (all 1st summer birds), 1 Yellow-legged Gull again (briefly), 3 Great Black-backed Gull (inc.a courting pair), 1 Little Owl, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1  Blue-headed Wagtail (North Pool island) .

Drove Rhine-  4 Gadwall (2 pairs, one with 7+ ducklings), 1 Grey Heron, 4 Buzzard, 3 Reed Warbler.

05-05-19 Whinchat, Clevedon (Jason Williams)

Clevedon-Yeo:
10 of Shelduck, 4 Little Egret, 2 sparrowhawk, 2 Moorhen, 36 Oystercatcher, Lapwing present (no sign of any chicks), 30 Whimbrel, 4 Curlew, 8 Bar-tailed Godwit, 20 Dunlin + 20 at Clevedon, 1 Common Sandpiper , Redshank present, 1  Peregrine (the very large female again, in flight looks size of Buzzard!), 1 Kestrel,3 Raven,  lots of Whitethroat and  Reed Warbler, 1 m Whinchat

Bristol Airport:
Distant Egret sp seen from Bristol Airport, circling over Brockley Coombe before gaining height and heading SW. Probable Little but an unusual sight here

BELOW M4 & BANES

05-05-19 Whitethroat,  Compton Dando (Ian Stapp)

Compton Dando:
1 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard,  2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 30+ Jackdaw, 4 Raven,  9 Skylark, 50+ House Martin + Swallow, 7 Whitethroat,  3 Chiffchaff , 2 Blackcap,  6 Goldfinch, 4 Linnet , 4 Yellowhammer

Stanton Drew:
Pensford Lane - 1 Buzzard, 1 Common Whitethroat, 1 Song Thrush

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
1 Dunlin, 6 Common Sandpiper, 1 Garden Warbler  1 White Wagtail 

Blagdon Lake:
Holt Bay - Lesser Scaup still present


Chew Valley Lake
38 Canada Goose (2 with 2 Goslings), 40 Mute Swan, 2 Shelduck,  4 Teal, 14 Great Crested Grebe (lake), 4 Grey Heron, 2 Cattle Egret,  5 Buzzard, 6 G-BB Gull,  4 Collared Dove (Bishop Sutton), 1 Kingfisher,lots Blue +& Great Tit, 100+ Martin, 20+ Swallow,  4 Cetti's  Warbler, lots Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 'lots and lots' Reed Warbler,  10 Blackbird,  2 Dunnock,  6 Wren,  4 Robin,  20+ House Sparrow (Blue Bowl Chew Stoke & Bishop Sutton),  5 Pied Wagtail 30+ Chaffinch, 4 Reed Bunting 

05-05-19 Wren, Moreton, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Dam:
2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Common Sandpiper

Bittern Trail:
3 Garden Warbler, Nuthatch

Woodford:
1 Song Thrush, 1 Bullfinch, 4 Goldfinch

Heron's Green:
1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 10+Wood Pigeon, 1 Raven, 2 Sedge Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Grey Wagtail,

Moreton/Stratford:
4 Stock Dove, 3 Cuckoo (one seen), 1 Tawny Owl ( in flight in behind Stratford hide c. midday) 50 Swift, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Hobby, 1 Kestrel, 4 Jay, 20+ Carrion Crow,  lots Hirundines, 4+ LTT, 2 Garden Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, lots Hirundines, 2 Song Thrush

05-05-19 Gadwall, Herriotts Pool, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriott's inc Pool:
10 Shelduck, 4 Shoveler, 26 Gadwall, 4 Little Egret, 200+ Swift (low over Lake from Herriotts), 12+ Jackdaw, 1 Garden Warbler,1 Sedge Warbler,1 Whitethroat,

05-05-19 Dotterel, Drifton Hill, Wilts (Peter Coslett)

Out of Avon (only just):
3 Dotterel  at Drifton Hill, nr West Kington, a little north of Marshfield

Reports: Phil Baber, Nick Beamson,  Karle Burford, Raoul Chandrasakera, Peter Coslett,  Chris Craig, Sean Davies, Neil Delaney, Adrian Hockey,  Andrew Mears, Darren Pearce, Vic Polley, Matt Rogers, Harvey Rose, Richard Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Jason Williams

04-05-19 Saturday

Cold wind first thing, warming up later when the sun got through, though still on the chilly side. Temperatures 4 - 12.5°C

Cuckoo

04-05-19 Kestrel, Sand Point (Robin Martin)

BRISTOL

No reports

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
5 Whimbrel, 5 Dunlin, 5 'Commic' Tern,  2 Sand Martin,  6 Wheatear (yacht club)

04-05-19 Whimbrel, Severnside (Paul Bowerman)

Severnside:
a few Whimbrel

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon-Yeo:
Wain's Hill - 'lots'of House Martin early morning going N

04-05-19 Stonechat, Sand Point (Robin Martin)

Sand Point/Bay:
2 Shelduck, 25 Whimbrel, 20 Wood Pigeon, Cuckoo, 1 Swift, 2 Kestrel, 4 Raven, 2 Skylark, a few groups of Swallow and House Martin battling through, Cetti’s Warbler, 2 Long Tailed Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, Lesser Whitethroat, 10 Whitethroat, 2 Stonechat, 4 Rock Pipit, 3 Greenfinch.. Nothing on sea watch 6:50-8:00 a.m.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Oldland Common:
2 Swallow

Marksbury:
2 Swallow

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
1 GBB Gull, 40+ House Martin

Heron's Green:
1 Cuckoo, 80+ House Martin, 1 Whitethroat

Herriott's inc Pool:
8 Shelduck (four pairs), 8 Swift, 30+ House Martins, many noisy Reed Warbler

Reports: Paul Bowerman, Raoul Chandrasakera, Paul Francis, Paul Gregory,  John Griffiths, Pete Hazelwood, Robin Martin, Howard Taffs

03-05-19 Friday - Tawny Owl fledglings

Mostly overcast today, dry, but cool; temperatures 7 - 13 °C. Still windy

Lesser Scaup (still present on 2nd)
Red Kite 
Cuckoo
Hobby
Corn Bunting

BRISTOL

Avon Gorge:
Two Peregrine chicks successfully hatched and feeding. Looks as if the Falcon is still sitting so may be a couple more yet to come

Eastville Park:

03-05-19 Kingfisher, Eastville Park, Bristol (Martin Tayler)

Stockwood Open Space:
4.00 pm - 1 Red Kite 

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
1 Canada Goose, 8m 2f Mallard, 1 Gray Heron, 1 Cormorant, 1 Sparrow Hawk, 7 Moorhen, 4 Coots, 11 Woodpigeon, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 5 Magpie, 19 Jackdaw, 5 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 4 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 9 Whitethroat, 1 Goldcrest, 4 Wren, 8m 2f Blackbird, 4 Mistle Thrush, 5 Robin, 25 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 4 Greenfinch, 5 Goldfinch,1m 1f Reed Bunting.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE


No reports


NORTH SOMERSET


Sand Point/Bay:
40 Whimbrel, 15 Dunlin, 6 Ringed Plover, 3 newly-fledged Tawny Owl sitting out in the car park,  2 Cetti's.Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 30+ Whitethroat


BELOW M4 & BANES

03-05-19 Skylark, Marshfield (Claire Lewis)

Marshfield:
Northfield Lane - Red-legged Partridge, Skylark, 1 Wheatear, Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, Linnet,  2+ Corn Bunting, Yellowhammer

Willsbridge:
Tawny Owl ( hooting 5.10am) 2 Kingfisher, 1 Peregrine,   Dipper, 2 Grey Wagtail

Keynsham:
4 Swallow

Bath:

03-05-19 Peregrine, St John's Church Bath (BUPP)

Latest bulletin - Tiercel AA turned up to feed the brood this morning but, having recently had a full feed from the falcon, they weren't in the least interested. So he stood in front of them and tucked in himself.


RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
2nd ( evening) - Lesser Scaup still present

03-04-19 Cuckoo, Moreton, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake

28 Canada Goose, 40 Mute Swan, 4 Shelduck, 5 Teal,  16 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard,  6 GBB Gull, 2 Collared Dove (Bishop Sutton), 40+ Swift, 20+ Jackdaw, lots Blue andGreat Tit, 40+ Martins (most House some Sand Martin and Swallow), 8 Swallows on wires in the villages, 20+ Chiffchaff,  7 Blackcap, 3 Song Thrush,  11 Blackbird , 4 Dunnock , 6 Wren, 2 Robin, 20+ House Sparrow (Blue Bowl, Chew Stoke & Bishop Sutton), 7 Pied Wagtail, 30+ Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch,  6 Reed Bunting

Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper

Hollow Brook
1 Chiffchaff, 1 Garden Warbler, 3 Reed Bunting

03-05-19 Whitethroat and Sedge Warbler, Heron's Green, CVL (George Stacey

Heron's Green:

1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 12+ Wood Pigeon, 1 Raven, 2 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed warbler, 2 Whitethroat

03-05-19 Common Sandpiper, Heron's Green Bay CVL (TalkingtoBears)

Moreton:
4 Stock Dove, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Hobby, 2 Jay, 20+ Carrion Crow 4+ LTT, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Garden Warbler

03-04-19 Garden Warbler, Moreton Lane, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriott's inc Pool:
8 Shelduck, 4 Shoveler, 26 Gadwall, 1 Kingfisher (first one for a little while), 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler,1Whitethroat, 1 Grey Wagtail

North Widcombe Farm:
8 Mallard, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Morehen, 1  Cuckoo (calling on & off)1 Great Spotted Woodpecker,  1 Hobby 30+ Swift 40+ House Martin, 12+ Swallow,  (40+ Carrion Crow, 17 Jackdaw, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 3 Blackbird 10 House Sparrow,  4 Bullfinch

Reports: Teresa Chard, Chris@avglochris, Paul Gregory, Patrick Hardyman Richards, Henry Kirkwood, Claire Lewis, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, TalkingtoBears, BUPP, blagdonlakebirds

02-05-19 Thursday - Quiet day

Temp 7 to 14 ℃.  Some Sunshine, mostly overcast today, dry, but cold in the wind

Scaup
Whimbrel, Bar-tailed Godwit
Marsh Harrier
Cuckoo
Hobby
Swift

2-5-19 Cuckoo, Moreton (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL

Easton:
1 Red Kite

Troopers Hill:
1 Song Thrush - flushed from grass verge - rarely seen but often heard.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Littleton on Severn:
1 Canada Goose, 7 Shelduck, 4 Mallard, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard, 54 Oystercatcher, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Rookery of 20+ nests and 25 Rook, 6 Skylark 6 Swallow, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Song Thrush, 5 Chaffinch, 5 Linnet

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon-Yeo: 
4 Canada Geese, 70 Shelduck, 20 Mallard, 4 Tufted Duck, 8 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 54 Oystercatcher, 2 Ringed Plover, 33 Whimbrel, 4 Curlew, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 35 Dunlin, 30 Herring Gull, 5 LBB Gull, 1 Peregrine, no Hirundines, 1 Reed Warbler, no Wheatear

Sand Point/Bay, Middle Hope:
70 Whimbrel, 1 Swift, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Redpoll, 1 Siskin

Weston STW:
1 Marsh Harrier

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports

RESERVOIRS

2-5-19 Common Sandpiper, Herriott's pool (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake:
36 Canada Goose, 32 Mute Swan, 14 Shelduck, 4 Shoveler, 26 Gadwall,  6 Teal,  1 imm f Scaup, 1 Little Grebe, 10 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Little Egret, 3 Buzzard, 3 Common Sandpiper, 6 GBB Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 4 Stock Dove, 4 Collared Dove, 3 2 m 1 f Cuckoo, (Moreton to Herriott's & Dam), 1000's Swift, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Hobby, 1 Jay, 2 Raven, 10's Sand Martin, 10's Swallow, 100's House Martin, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 20+ Chiffchaff, 2 Sedge Warbler (HG), ? Reed Warbler, 7 Blackcap

2-5-19 Garden Warbler, Moreton (Ian Stapp)

3 Garden Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 9 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 20 House Sparrow, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail, 20+ Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 2 Reed Bunting

That's it folks, nothing more has come in by 19.00

Reports: Michael Davis, Lee Gardener, Paul Gregory, Bill Hewitt, Adrian Hockey, Nigel Milbourne, Lois Pryce, Aravind Ramesh, Patrick Richards, Harvey Rose, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs

01-05-19 Wednesday - Wood Warbler

Light occasional showers early on and a gentle breeze all day high of 13°c.

Hobby
Cuckoo
Wood Warbler
Swift

Summer really is here with these beauties back with us.

01-05-2019 Swift CVL  (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL

Bishopston - garden:
2 Jay, 2 Starling, 1 House Sparrow (20 yrs absent)

Eastville - Huyton Road:
1 Swift and the presumed hybrid Spanish/Italian x House Sparrow still reliably seen in two publicly view-able spots on Huyton Rd.: The roof of number 4, and the hedge backing onto the alley at the back of number 10

01-05-2019 Great Tit St George Bristol (Lee Gardiner)

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
5 Swift, 1 Swallow, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 10 Whitethroat.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

01-05-2019 Meadow Pipit and Cuckoo Northwich Wharf (Aravind Ramesh)

Northwick Warth:
Garganey, 1 Cuckoo - scolded by Meadow Pipit, a few Swift, Wood Warbler, Tree Pipit,

Yate - Common:
1 Wood Warbler - singing

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
2 Peregrine Falcon, 5 Oystercatcher, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Lapwing, 3 Whimbrel, 2 Black-headed Gulls, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 GBB Gull, 1 m Cuckoo, 2 Little Owl, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Wheatear, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Raven, 4 Gadwall, 2 Sparrowhawk
Woodhill Bay:
2 Whimbrel

Gordano Valley - Clapton Moor: 
2 Hobby - watched by the AWT working party

01-05-2019 'very large' Peregrine ?? Cl-Y (Howard Taffs)

Clevedon-Yeo:
1 'very large' Peregrine?? - quiet apart from many Reed Warblers, and Whitethroat.

Clevedon, Bryant Gardens:

1 Redstart (m), 1 Siskin - 1st time in the garden.

Kenn:
Singing male - 5 Skylark, 8 Chiffchaff, 6 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 5 Blackcap, 8 Whitethroat.
2 Linnet and 2 Reed Bunting.

Sand Point/Bay:
12 Whimbrel, 1 Tree Pipit, 1 Wheatear

Weston-Super-Mare - STW:
1 Marsh Harrier - hunting over UV pools, 1 Whimbrel, 8 Stock Dove and tons of Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Grey Wagtail

Worle:
2 Starling - in the garden again, usual at this time of year.

01-05-2019 Great White Egret Bleadon Levels (Bill Hewitt)

Bleadon Levels /Uphill:
1 Great White Egret - Bleadon Levels Reserve, 2 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 3 Whimbrel, 1 Kestrel, Skylark, 5 Cetti’s Warbler, 8 Sedge Warbler, 1 Wheatear and many Shelduck, Reed Warblers, Whitethroat, & Reed Buntings

01-05-2019 Sedge Warbler Bleadon Levels (Bill Hewitt)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge:
1 Peregrine  - on the pylon, feeding

Bath - Prior Park:
Young Tawny Owl, Singing Blackcap, Blackbird, Bullfinch and Greenfinch

Pensford:
1 Garden Warbler + chick

RESERVOIRS

Bishop Sutton:
6 Jackdaw,

Chew Valley Lake
40+ Canada Goose, 32+ Mute Swan, 10 Shelduck, 14+ Great Crested Grebe, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 4 Collared Dove, 1 Cuckoo, 60+ Swift, 12+ Jackdaw, lots of Blue & Great Tit, 12+ Swallow, 50 Martin, 3 Cetti's Warbler, lots of Chiffchaff , lots of Blackcap, lots of Reed Warbler, 6 Wren, 12 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Robin, 10+ House Sparrow, 5 Pied Wagtail,  lots of Chaffinch, 2 Reed Bunting.

01-05-2019 Grey Wagtail CVL (Raoul Chandrasakera)

Dam:
3 Common Sandpiper

Denny Island:
2 Raven - over

01-05-2019 Sedge Warbler CVL (Raoul Chandrasakera)

Heron's Green:
4 Little Grebe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Hobby,  2 Sedge Warbler, 1 Whitethroat

Moreton:
4 Stock Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 10+ Carrion Crow, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Goldcrest, 4 Dunnock, 2 Bullfinch

01-05-2019 Dunlin CVL  (Ian Stapp)

Herriott's inc Pool:
2 Dunlin, 5 Shoveler, 24 Gadwall, 2 Little Egret, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Grey Wagtail

Reports: Paul Bowerman, Raoul Chandrasakera, Mark Coller, Mark Dadds, Paul Gregory, Chris Hall, Nick Hawkridge, Bill Hewitt, David Howes, Glen Maddison, Andy Middleton, Aravind Ramesh, Dean Reeves, Trevor Riddle, Mathew Rogers, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG