08-06-19 Saturday - Storm Petrel

Temp 11 to 16 ℃. Storm Miguel moved through overnight to make a good sea-watch day

Storm Petrel
Fulmar
Manx Shearwater
Gannet
Red Kite
Arctic Skua
Guillemot

8-6-19 Storm Petrel at Severn Beach (Paul Bowerman)

BRISTOL

Clifton Suspension Bridge:
1 Buzzard with Sparrowhawk escort

Pill:
1 Green Woodpecker

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Leyhill:
1 Red Kite

8-6-19 Little Ringed Plover at New Passage (Lisegirl)

New Passage:
1 Little Ringed Plover

Severn Beach:
1 Storm Petrel youtu.be/i71Zu4AZy0U, 1 Arctic Skua, 2 Guillemot

Willet Wicket roundabout:
1 Kestrel

NORTH SOMERSET

Anchor Head, W-s-M, 10.30 - 11.30:
5 Fulmar, 20 Manx Shearwater, 1 imm Gannet, 1 Little Tern

BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge:
Great Spotted Woodpecker chicks ready to fly

Batheaston:
4 Canada Geese, 1 Buzzard, 6 LBB Gull, 4 Swift, 2 Magpie, 20 Jackdaw, 20 House Martin nests in Northend - some occupied, 1 Whitethroat, House Sparrow, Goldfinch

Bath, St John's:
For those still concerned for her welfare, here are 20mins from TX's daily nest box routine: youtu.be/6zjcwVEYTHc She is rapidly catching up with her siblings on stamina and flying skills, but she’s already there on attitude! @Hawkandowluk

8-6-19 Red Kite at Wilmington (NSL Birding)

Wilmington, Pennsylvania Farm:
3 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

No reports

Bristol Festival of Nature

Saturday 8th June  10.00 - 6.00   Sunday  9th June 10.00 - 5.00

The Festival of Nature takes place this weekend. The Bristol Ornithological Club will be in Tent 1 in the middle of Queen Square, Bristol, all weekend. If you are anywhere nearby, do come and say 'hello' to our stall. We'll be pleased to see you. The Festival has a big programme of events and talks, as well as many exhibitors and food outlets, all with a green agenda. And it's all free.

Feature exhibitors include: Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives, National Trust, University of Bristol, Avon Wildlife Trust, WWT, Bristol Zoo Gardens, Woodland Trust, UWE, TreeAid, Shared Interest, Bristol Fair Trade Network, Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies, Fresh Air Fridays, Marine & Natural History Photography Course at Falmouth University, British Trust for Ornithology, Zoological Society of London, Bristol Aquarium, Bristol Ornithological Club, The Sustainable Transport Team, Back from the Brink, RSPB, Wessex Water, Nature Volunteers, Butterfly Conservation, Mud & Bloom, Secret World Wildlife Rescue, Bristol Greenpeace, Defra, Bristol Waste, Pure Planet, Surfers Against Sewage, WWF, Hedgehog Rescue, Extinction Rebellion, Bristol Water, Bristol Astronomical Society, and the Centre for Sustainable Energy

Reports: BUPP, Paul Francis, Paul Gregory, John Hansford, Roger Hawley, Rod Holbrook, Robert Hargreaves, Brian Lancastle, Lisegirl, Stuart Mathews, NSL Birding, Severnside Birds, Andy Stockhausen

07-06-19 Friday - Blue Tit

Temp 11 to 16 ℃. Only 9mm of rain in the morning and a sunny evening

Great White Egret

BRISTOL

Redland:
1 Herring Gull, 2 Swift, 4 Great Tit inc juvs, 1 Wren, 2 Blackbird, 10 House Sparrow, 3 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

7-6-19 Young Blue Tit in New Passage (Lisegirl)

New Passage:
Blue tits

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Reserve:
24 Canada Geese +2 goslings, 2 Mute Swan, 8 Shelduck, 19 Gadwall, 3 Tufted Duck, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Curlew, 1 Redshank, 1 BH Gull, 20 pairs LBB Gull, 1 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, 4+ House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Whitethroat, 20 Starling, 1 Reed Bunting

Blagdon Lake:
House Martins 'insecting', Grey & Pied Wagtails feeding young

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath, St John's:
All four juveniles on the wing taking/missing food passes and generally working on their skill sets. Female TV paid a visit to the nest box earlier this morning. @Hawkandowluk

Bath - Upper Weston:
1 Red Kite - very scruffy - circling over the house @ 1605hrs, then went SE.

RESERVOIRS

7-6-19 Great White Egret in the rain at CVL (Martin Tayler)

Chew Valley Lake:

Herriot's
7 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 4 Shelduck, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Great White Egret

Bristol Festival of Nature

Saturday 8th June  10.00 - 6.00   Sunday  9th June 10.00 - 5.00

The Festival of Nature takes place this weekend. The Bristol Ornithological Club will be in Tent 1 in the middle of Queen Square, Bristol, all weekend. If you are anywhere nearby, do come and say 'hello' to our stall. We'll be pleased to see you. The Festival has a big programme of events and talks, as well as many exhibitors and food outlets, all with a green agenda. And it's all free.

Feature exhibitors include: Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives, National Trust, University of Bristol, Avon Wildlife Trust, WWT, Bristol Zoo Gardens, Woodland Trust, UWE, TreeAid, Shared Interest, Bristol Fair Trade Network, Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies, Fresh Air Fridays, Marine & Natural History Photography Course at Falmouth University, British Trust for Ornithology, Zoological Society of London, Bristol Aquarium, Bristol Ornithological Club, The Sustainable Transport Team, Back from the Brink, RSPB, Wessex Water, Nature Volunteers, Butterfly Conservation, Mud & Bloom, Secret World Wildlife Rescue, Bristol Greenpeace, Defra, Bristol Waste, Pure Planet, Surfers Against Sewage, WWF, Hedgehog Rescue, Extinction Rebellion, Bristol Water, Bristol Astronomical Socety, and the Centre for Sustainable Energy

Reports: Derek Angell,  Nancy Barrett, Dru Brooke-Taylor, BUPP, Lisegirl, Dean Reeves, Martin Tayler

06-06-19 Thursday - Bar-tailed Godwits

Very mixed weather - fine and sunny one minute, heavy rain and claps of thunder the next.  Warm.

Whimbrels, Bar-tailed Godwits
Yellow Wagtails

Rock Pipit at Sand Point (Paul Gregory)
In Avon there are surprisingly few of these in summer

BRISTOL

6-6-19 Peregrine, Finzels Reach (Rich Scantlebury)

Finzel's Reach:
Cormorant, Herring Gull, LBB Gull, Peregrines

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

06-06-2019 Greenfinch NP (Lisa Presland)

New Passage:
1st Greenfinch in the garden

A busy Whitethroat parent (Paul Gregory)

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon-Yeo:
c.60 adult Shelduck plus 35 (!) new chicks in three broods of 15, 11 and 9 - this last one probably a week or so old.
2 Canada Goose + 4 juv, 9 Mute Swan, 40 Mallard, 14 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 8 Coot, 18 Oystercatcher, 7 Whimbrel, 18 Curlew, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit (in non-breeding plumage), 9 Dunlin, 2 Redshank, 15 Black-headed Gull (first returners here), 60 Herring Gull, 20 LBB Gull, 1 Raven, 10 Skylark, c.12 Swallow (including 5 juvs in a bush being fed by adults), 1 Cetti’s Warbler,  10 Reed Warbler, 3 singing Whitethroat, 1 juv. Pied Wagtail (on its own).

A juvenile Coal Tit at an unusual location - Sand Point (Paul Gregory)

Sand Point/Bay:
Very quiet at this site since mid-May, but a surprise today was 3 juvenile Coal Tits on the very end, certainly not bred nearby.  Also Whitethroat and Rock Pipit.

Yellow Wagtail at Marshfield (Pete Coslett)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
Down Road:  3 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 12 Swift, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Raven, 15 Skylark, Swallow, 5 Whitethroat, Chiffchaff, 2 Yellow Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, 20 Goldfinch, 30 Linnet, 12 Corn Bunting, 10 Yellowhammer

6-6-19 Blackcap, Publow (TtB)

Publow:
6 House Martin, 2 Blackcap, 1 Chaffinch

RESERVOIRS

6-6-19 Shelduck + 10 ducklings, Herriotts pool (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake:
132 Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 66 Mute Swan, 11 Shelduck (3 broods 5- 10 - 6 Ducklings), 58 Gadwall, 10 Shoveler, 3 Wigeon (2M 1F), 2 Little Grebe (+3 chicks HG pool), 11 Great Crested Grebe, 6 Grey Heron

6-6-19 Little Egret, Herriott's pool (Ian Stapp)

4 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 4 Buzzard

6-6-19 Bar-tailed Godwit, CVL (Tony Bridges)

1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 8 Hobby, 5 GBB Gull, 6 Collared Dove (Bishop Sutton), 2 Stock Dove (Moreton), 300 to 400 Swift, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Moreton feeding chicks), 4 Jay, 2 L TT, 50+ House Martin, 40+ Swallow, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Garden Warbler (Moreton), 1 Blackcap (Moreton), 2 Sedge Warbler, 7 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush (Moreton), 30+ House Sparrow (Blue Bowl HG & Bishop Sutton), 1 Grey Wagtail, 15 Pied Wag (11 HG & 4 Herriotts), 10+ Chaffinch, 4 Wren (Moreton), 1 Robin (Moreton), 3 Reed Bunting (1 HG 3 Moreton)

6-6-19 Greylag Goose, CVL (TtB)

and now for something completely different:
Jupiter's moons will be visible from Earth this month - best on 10th.

Reports:  Andy Davis, Paul Gregory, Lisa Presland, Trevor Riddle, Harvey Rose, Rich Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, Talkingtobears, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

05-06-19 Wednesday - Spotted Flycatcher

Cloudy but with some bright sunshine, warm out of the cold wind.

05-06-2019 Great Spotted Woodpecker CVL Moreton (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL

05-06-2019 Canada Goose family Duchess Pool (Martin Tayler)

Duchess Pool:
5 Canada Goose - inc 3 goslings, 1 Grey Heron, Swallow, Whitethroat,

05-06-2019 House Sparrow x Spanish Sparrow - Italian Sparrow? Fishponds (Allan Chard)

Fishponds - Thingwell Park:
The sparrow showing features of Italian Sparrow turned up in the garden today.
Seen regularly on Huyton Road

Old Sneed Park:

1 Spotted Flycatcher - 1st in 40 yrs

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

05-06-2019 House Sparrow and Greenfinch Severn Beach (Rod Holbrook)

Severn Beach:
House Sparrow and Greenfinch in the garden today.

Bradley Stoke:
Just a few observation of the area. Greenfinch are battling with Goldfinch as the most abundant finch I've seen this year. Plenty of Song Thrush in the woodland / scrub areas, heard, but rarely seen.

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Warth:
1 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Hobby

Clevedon-Yeo - Dowlais Farm:
19 Shelduck, 28 Mallard, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Woodpigeon,  3 Magpie, mixed flock of 150+ corvids including lots of hard-to-identify young Rooks and Carrion Crows, 4+ Skylark, 6+ Swallow - including a family of fledglings, 3 singing Whitethroat, 3 Wren, a small flock of Starling - juv, Blackbird, Greenfinch, 2 Linnet, Goldfinch.

BELOW M4 & BANES

05-06-2019 Peregrine Bath (BathPeregrins)

Bath:
6 Peregrine - inc 4 juv. Hard parenting but all thriving. Some food passes today - good catch but dropped into the R Avon - sound like England cricket?

05-06-2019 Peregrine Bath (Kevin Balch)

Chelwood:
4 Buzzard, 2 Raven

West Harptree:
1 Kestrel,

Bishop Sutton:
6 Collared Dove, 20+ Jackdaw,

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
180 Canada Goose, 58 Mute Swan, 9 Shelduck, 3 Teal  (1m), 14 Great Crested Grebe, 6 Grey Heron, 1 Osprey, moulting ad male @ c. 13.30, loafed around the lake a bit before heading off low south, 6 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Common Tern - headed off north, 30+ Woodpigeon, 500-600 Swift - over the lake, 20+ House Martin, 10+ Swallow, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 30+ House Sparrow, 9 Pied Wagtail, 10+ Chaffinch, 5 Reed Bunting.

05-06-2019 Goldeneye CVL (George Stacey)

Dam:
2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Goldeneye (f),

05-06-2019 Reed Warbler-Reed Bunting CVL (George Stacey)

Picnic Site 2
2 Reed Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting

Hollowbrook:
1 Reed Bunting

05-06-2019 Little Grebes + 3 H-Green pool (Ian Stapp)

Heron's Green:
5 Little Grebe - inc 3 chicks, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Sedge Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail,

05-06-2019 Common Tern CVL Moreton (Iand Stapp)

Moreton:
3 Hobby (over the lake), 2 Stock Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker - feeding young, 4 Jay, 12 Carrion Crow, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Garden Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 8 Wren, 5 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Robin, 2 Goldfinch,

Stratford:
1 Cuckoo (m), 11 Hobby - single flock in front of hide, on and off throughout the pm.

05-06-2019 Shoveler CVL (Pete Coslett)

Herriott's inc Pool:
15 Shelduck inc 5&6 ducklings, 62 Gadwall, 10 Shoveler, 3 Wigeon (f&2m), 1 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 7 Buzzard, 1 Lapwing, 100 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 250+ Swift, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Hobby, 3 Jackdaw, 60+ House Martin, 3 Cetti's Warbler, Reed Bunting.

OUT OF AREA

Emborough - 'Green Drive Cars'
1 Tree Sparrow.

OC Coach trip to The Gower Peninsula Sunday 16 June

Fancy a day out on the beautiful Gower Coast for Chough and many other coastal birds, flowers and butterflies?  A few spaces available on the coach leaving from the Water Tower on Bristol Downs at 0800. All readers of this blog are welcome to apply. 
£17 per head. Details from Judy Copeland bocsecretary@hotmail.com


Reports: Kevin Balch, Bath Peregrines, Allan Chard, Pete Coslett, Jane Cumming, Mark Dadds, William Earp, Patrick Haigh, Rod Holbrook, ??, Vic Savery, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Martin Tayler. 
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

04-06-19 Tuesday - Spotted Flycatcher

Temp 12 to 18 ℃. Cloudy today no sunshine, light breeze with rain later, but a sunny evening

4-6-19 Common Tern, Herriott's pool (Ian Stapp)

Red Kite
Oystercatcher
Common Tern
Spotted Flycatcher

BRISTOL

4-6-19 Coot chicks at Eastville Park (Martin Tayler)

Eastville Park:
Goslings, Coot family, Dipper

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
8 Tufted Duck, 1 Hobby, one party of 16 Long-tailed Tit

Yate:
1 Red Kite

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports

BELOW M4 & BANES

4-6-19 Spotted Flycatcher in Shire Valley (Peter Coslett)

Shire Valley:
2 Canada Geese, 3 Grey Heron, 4 Buzzard, 2 Swift, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 3 Raven, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Nuthatch, Treecreeper, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Grey Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail

4-6-19 Peregrine at St John's Church (BUPP)

Bath, St John's:
A quick check from the ground today revealed all four juveniles flight capable and demonstrating their favourite perching / roosting locations. I just wish TV would break with her fascination for the chimney pots. @Hawkandowluk

Bishop Sutton:
5 Collared Dove, 20 House Sparrow

RESERVOIRS

4-6-19 Shelducks & Lapwing, Herriott's pool (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake:
142 Canada Goose, 68 Mute Swan, 11 Shelduck + 6 ducklings, 8 Shoveler, 48 Gadwall, 4 Little Grebe (2 + 3 chicks), 12 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Grey Heron, 3 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 4 Buzzard

4-6-19 Oystercatcher, Herriott's pool (Ian Stapp)

2 Oystercatcher, 1 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 6 GBB Gull, 1 Common Tern, 4 Stock Dove, 30 Wood Pigeon, 1 Kingfisher, 300/400 Swift, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Hobby, 2 Jay, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 30 Swallow, 50 House Martin, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 2 Garden Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 3 Sedge Warbler, many Reed Warbler, 5 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail, 7 Pied Wagtail, 12 Chaffinch, 4 Goldfinch. 5 Reed Bunting

Reports: BUPP, Peter Coslett, Rob Laughton, Andrew Middleton, Ian Stapp, Martin Tayler, Anita Teague

03-06-19 Monday - Woodcock

Cloudy most of the time today, with a fresh breeze and a hint of rain at times. Temperatures 12 - 18 °C

Great White Egret 
Woodcock
Cuckoo 
Spotted Flycatcher

03-06-19 House Martin, Herriots Pool, CVL (Bob Brewer)

03-06-19 Great White Egret, Herriotts Pool, CVL (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL

Bishopston:
1 Sparrowhawk - paid 2 visits to the garden today - Goldfinch not best pleased!

03-06-19 Peregrine with young Jackdaw, Avon Gorge (Bri Thompson)

Fishponds:
Huyton Rd- The sparrow showing features of Italian Sparrow  still present

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:

8 House Martin, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Reed Bunting

03-06-19 Dipper, Eastville Park, Bristol (Allan Chard)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
First Spotted Flycatcher of year in small wood by shore in NW corner of lagoon 3.

Severnside:

Surprise record of Woodcock at 2.30a.m. this morning, flying over and showing well in car park lights at Knowhow/DHL site

Emerson's Green:
Science Park - 2 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 6 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 family LTTit, 3 Blue Tit families, 1 Song Thrush, 6 Goldfinch, 3 Reed Bunting

NORTH SOMERSET

03-06-19 Swift, Herriots Pool, CVL (Bob Brewer)

Yatton:
North End -  8.45pm 1 Peregrine

BELOW M4 & BANES

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

Bath:
St John's Church - Re concern on social media that TX is not being fed and may be ill. Last of the four to hatch, she has spent less time in the wild than her siblings to build up confidence, strength and stamina. Here she has returned to the nest box and settled down with a full crop

Chelwood:

1 Kestrel

Burnett:

1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Shelducklings, Herriotts Pool, CVL (Bob Brewer)

94 Canada Goose (52 H Pool & 42 HG), 68 Mute Swan (H Pool & lake),  11 Shelduck (9 H Pool 2 lake),  12 Great-crested Grebe,  5 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 6 GBB Gull,  6 Collared Dove (Bishop Sutton),  400/500 Swift (lots over lake), 12 Jackdaw (Chew Stoke), 30+ House Martin,  10+ Swallow,  5 Cetti's Warbler, 7 Chiffchaff, Reed Warbler everywhere, 30+ House Sparrow (Blue Bowl & H G), 8 Pied Wag, 6 Reed Bunting

03-06-19 Reed Bunting pair, Hollowbrook, CVL (George Stacey)

Hollowbrook:
3 Cetti's Warbler, Blackcap,1 pair Reed Bunting

Heron's Green:
2 L Grebe (+3 chicks), 2 Sedge Warbler

Moreton:
2 Hobby, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Stock Dove, 20+ Wood Pigeon,  1 Cuckoo, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker feeding chicks, 2 Jay, 14 Carrion Crow, 6 LTT, 3 Garden Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 3 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush,  6 Wren one feeding chicks in the hide, 2 Robin, 2 Goldfinch

03-06-19, Wigeon and Shoveler, Herriotts Pool, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriott's inc Pool:
2 Wigeon,  46 Gadwall, 8 Shoveler, 3 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 4 Coot nests in the pool,  1 Kingfisher, 5 Jackdaw, 1 Grey Wagtail

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

Reports: Bob Brewer, Allan Chard, Tim Ford, Nick Hawkridge, Peter Hazelwood,  Dean Reeves, Ian Stapp, George Stacey, Larry Sweetland, Bri Thompson, Will Turner,  BUPP

02-05-19 Sunday

Started bright and sunny as yesterday, giving way mid-morning to lengthy showers. Rest of day dull and dank, until clearing in evening. Temperature starting at 18.5, falling away to 14°C

Little Ringed Plover
Dunlin ssp arctica

BRISTOL

02-06-19 Peregrine, Finzels Reach, Bristol (Richard Scantlebury)

Finzels Reach:
5 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 1 Mallard, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Collared Dove, 3 Peregrine, Magpie, a House Sparrow colony including some fledglings

Redland:
3 Swifts tonight around 8 pm. Observer comments: ' There's really never been a year when I've seen so few.'

Is this a general feeling?

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

02-05-19 Kestrel with prey, Aust Warth (Paul Dunham)

Oldbury Power Station:

10 new Mallard ducklings on the lake with mother + Great Spotted Woodpecker nest, with 1+ very noisy young inside and female nearby

02-05-19 Barnacle Goose, Northwick Warth (Paul Bowerman)
[flew in high from the East and continued high North West over the Severn]

Northwick Warth:
18 Barnacle Geese +  3 broods of freshly hatched Lapwing chicks (2,2 &3)

02-05-19 Lapwing chick, Severnside (Paul Bowerman)

Pilning wetland:
34 Canada Goose, 1 Mute Swan, c.50 Shelduck, 6 Gadwall, 4 Tufted Duck, 1 Lapwing, 4 Little Ringed Plover,1 Swallow, c.35 House Martin, 3 Reed Warbler, c.130 Starling, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Linnet, 1 Reed Bunting.

Severn Beach:
c 15 Ringed Plover, c 40 Sanderling, c 15 Dunlin

Tortworth Lake:
15 Mallard with 2 broods - 7 young, 2 Mallard/hybrid variation with 1 brood - 3 young, 14 Coot with 2 broods - 3 young, 2 Little Grebe. 2 Moorhen with 1 brood - 1 young, 1 Cormorant,  1 Great Spotted  Woodpecker

NORTH SOMERSET

02-06-2019 Yellow-legged Gull PW (Chris Stone)

Portbury Wharf:
28 Tufted Duck, 2 Oystercatcher - to pools, Redshank, 7 Black-headed Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, Skylark, 1 Sand Martin.

Clevedon-Yeo:
4 Canada Goose 4 (+ 4 juvs), 8 Mute Swan, 45 Shelduck (no juvs yet), 50 Mallard, 5 Tufted Duck, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Cormorant, 23 Oystercatcher, 0 Lapwing, 4 Ringed Plover, 5 Whimbrel (in one group), 16 Curlew, 11 Dunlin (including one of the race arctica), 4 Redshank, 15+ Herring Gull, 12 LBB Gull, 1 Swift, 180 Carrion Crow, Skylark singing, 4 Swallow, 5+Reed Warbler

02-05-19 Greenfinch, Langford (David Goodliffe)
['Bit of colour on a dull day,' as the photographer says]

Clevedon outskirts:
Cook's Lane to Kenn Pier - Buzzard, Curlew, Green Woodpecker

Langford:
Garden fledglings today -  2 Great Tit, 1 Goldfinch, 4 Greenfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake Ringing Station:
Juveniles starting to make themselves known. 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Garden Warbler,  2 Blackcap,  6 Robin. One Blackcap ringed 'in-the-nest' here on 15th May, and probably fledged somewhere around 1 week ago. A nice record showing breeding success

Reports: Nancy Barrett,  Paul Bowerman, Richard Giles and Fiona Neate, David Goodliffe, Brian Lancastle, Iris Langson, Lois Pryce, Harvey Rose, Richard Scantlebury, Chris Stone, CVRS, opsbirding, TBOSG

01-06-19 Saturday - Common Scoter

Temp 12 to 27℃. A very warm day clouding over late afternoon

Common Scoter
Great White Egret
Sanderling

1-6-19 Sanderling at Severn Beach (Paul Bowerman)

BRISTOL

Withywood garden:
5 Swift, 1 Kestrel!

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

1-6-19 Common Scoter off New Passage (Lisegirl)

New Passage/Severn Beach:
1 f Common Scoter, 1 Sanderling

NORTH SOMERSET

Worlebury Hill Road/Golf Course, W-s-M:
3 Herring Gull, 5 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Swift, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Magpie, 12 Jackdaw, 2 Carrion Crow, 2 Coal Tit, 5 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit (+ 9 recently fledged Great Tit), 1 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, 5 Wren (+2 recently fledged Wren), 5 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 5 Robin, 6 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 9 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 8 Goldfinch

Backwell Green:
1 Skylark, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Whitethroat, 1 Linnet, 2 Yellowhammer. All singing males

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath, St John's:
All four juv Peregrines with both adults on show

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake:
Hollow Brook (Grebe Trail and Bittern Trail):
6 Jackdaw, 4 Carrion Crow, 8+ Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, numerous reed warbler, 12+ Blackcap, 4+ Garden Warbler, 7+ Wren, 6+ Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 7+ Robin, 3 Reed Bunting

Herriott's Pool:
1 Greylag Goose (tame), 1 Shelduck (tame), 6 Gadwall, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Cormorant, 3 Pied Wagtail

1-6-19 Starlings at Severn Beach (Rod Holbrook)

Reports: BUPP, Paul Bowerman, Neil Delaney, John Griffiths, Rod Holbrook, Lisegirl, George Rabin, Trevor Riddle