19-06-19 Wednesday - Hobby

14 to 18 C. No sun. Brightest late afternoon. 1 mm rain fell in Bristol  - warmest day of the week

Mediterranean Gull 
Hobby

BRISTOL

Finzells Reach:
Peregrine - juv. Doing very well by the size of that crop.
- below:  Great Black-backed Gull making short work of a feral pigeon.

19-06-2019 Juv Peregrine Finzells Reach (Ian Loats)

19-06-2019 Great Black-backed Gull - feral pigeon prey Finzells Reach (Ian Loats)

19-06-2019 Great Black-backed Gull - feral pigeon prey Finzells Reach (Ian Loats)

Bishop Rd to Horfield Common:
1 Herring Gull, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 14 Woodpigeon, 3 Collared Dove, 6 Swift, 8 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw, 4 Carrion Crow, 7 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Blackcap, 3 Wren, 25 Starling, 4 Robin, 25 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 2 Greenfinch, 8 Goldfinch.

Stockwood Open Spaces:
3 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, a few Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

19-06-2019 Great Spotted Woodpecker (j) New Passage (Lisa Presland)

New Passage/Northwick/ Pilning wetland:
4 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, c.20 Shelduck, 2 Gadwall, 5 Mallard duckling, 5 Tufted Duck, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Cormorant, 1 Moorhen, c.10 Oystercatcher, 4 Ringed Plover, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker - juv, 1 Kestrel, 1 juv. Carrion Crow being fed by parents on saltmarsh, 2 Skylark, c.35 Swallow incl. juv. on power line, c.15 House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Blackcap, c.40 Starling, 1 Song Thrush, flocks of House Sparrows up New Passage Road easily amounting to 50+, 5 juv. Pied Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 1 Bullfinch (dropping into house garden), 2 Greenfinch, c. 10 Linnet, 1 Reed Bunting


Severn Approach Business Park:
1 family of Bullfinch - very noisy.

NORTH SOMERSET

Ham Green - on the balcony feeder:
1 Nuthatch - short video

19-06-2019 juv Mediterranean Gull PW (Chris Stone)

Portbury Wharf:
3 Mediterranean Gull - two of them first-summer birds.

Portishead:
1 Cormorant - 1st in ages at H&W Marina.
Herring Gull - 4 nest worth of juv exploring the roofs in Merchant Sq.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
1 Little Owl, lots of Corn Bunting and Yellowhammer singing

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

19-06-2019 Cuckoo Moreton (Bri Thompson)

Moreton:
1 Curlew - over, 1 Cuckoo, several Hobby.

19-06-2019 Hobby CVL Moreton (Bri Thompson)

Stratford Lane

19-06-2019 Stratford Lane - New plumage (Bri Thompson)

Stratford:
1 track makeover

Reports: John Budd, John Clark, Paul Francis, Robert Hargreaves, Ian Loats, Paul Milsom, Lisa Presland, Lois Pryce, Dean Reeves, Nigel Sluman, Chris Stone, Bri Thompson,
 blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

18-06-19 Tuesday

Showers - that were really constant rain!

18-06-2019 Great White Egret CVL (Robert Hargreaves)

BRISTOL

Southmead Swimming Lake - WeBS:
7 Mallard + 8 ducklings - there were 9 but one got snaffled by a Carrion Crow, 5 Moorhen inc 1 well grown juv - other more interesting stuff: 2 Stock Dove, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Nuthatch

18-06-2019 Starling and Blue Tit - juv (Allan Chard)

Fishponds:
We're getting quite a few juv birds in the garden to compete with the Blue Tit, Starling, House Sparrow - but Great Spotted Woodpecker and Great Tit were camera shy.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
A single brood of 17(!) Tufted Duck.

18-06-2019 Bullfinch Severn Beach (Rod Holbrook)

Severn Beach:
1 Bullfinch in the garden today.

Pilning Wetlands:
2 Lapwing chicks, Little Ringed Plover,  1 Black-headed Gull - juv

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead - Black Nore:
3 Shelduck, 1 Black-headed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 31 Herring Gull - in one large, high flock probably hunting flying ants. 2 singing Stock Dove, 20 Woodpigeon, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 3 Magpie, 3 Jackdaw, 8 Carrion Crow, 2 Coal Tit, 5 Great Tit, 4 Blue Tit + juvs., 1 singing Blackcap, 4 singing Wren, 14 Blackbird + juvs., 1 singing Song Thrush, 8 Robin + lots of juvs.,10+ House Sparrow in one flock, 4 Dunnock, 1 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch + juvs.

Uphill & STW
12 Canada geese over, 2 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier over the pools - STW, 6 Swift, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Bullfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Hinton Blewett - BOC Tue Walk:
2 Mute Swan, 25 Mallard, 12 Tufted Duck, 2 Pheasant, 6 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Cormorant, 15 Coot, 5 Herring Gull, 24 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 29 Woodpigeon, 4 Collared Dove, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 19 Jackdaw, 10 Rook, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 14 Swallow, 6 House Martin, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Goldcrest, 7 Wren, 3 Starling, 13 Blackbird, 30 House Sparrow, 3 Dunnock, 2 Grey Wagtail, 7 Pied Wagtail (yarrellii), 3 Chaffinch, 10 Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 7 Goldfinch, 2 Yellowhammer.

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

18-06-2019 Wigeon CVL (Robert Hargreaves)

Herriott's inc Pool:

2 Egyptian Geese flew in attacking a Shelduck until it’s partner finally retaliated, 6 Shelduck, 1 or 2 ducklings, 2 Wigeon, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Black-headed Gull

18-06-2019 Egyptian Goose v Shelduck CVL (Robert Hargreaves)

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Reports: Allan Chard, Jane Cumming, Robert Hargreaves, Nick Hawkridge, Pete Hazelwood, Adrian Hockey, Rod Holbrook, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

17-06-19 Monday - Great White Egret

Warm, mainly overcast with bright spells and a fresh southerly wind.  Very high tide.

Wigeon (unexpected in mid-summer)
Great White Egret
Marsh Harrier
Yellow-legged Gull (yesterday)
Hobby

One of ten Hobbies seen over Chew today (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL

Fishponds - Thingwell Park:
The sparrow showing features of Italian Sparrow is still on station; seen regularly on Huyton Road.


SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Orchard Pools, Severnside:
1 Green Sandpiper, 1 calling Cetti’s Warbler.

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
(Yesterday - Sunday)
2 ad. Bar-headed Goose  and 1 juv - (presumed Slimbridge escapes), 1 ad. Yellow-legged Gull, pair Peregrine.

Claverham:
pr Canada Goose.


Uphill:
(WeBS count) 45 Shelduck (+ several broods of youngsters), 44 Mallard, 3 Little Egret, 1 Cormorant, 1 f. Marsh Harrier (on the Somerset side), 4 Oystercatcher, 6 Curlew, 12 BH Gull, 35 H Gull, 6 LBB Gull, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Chiffchaff all singing.

Uphill and Weston STW:
60+ Swift (streaming through North to South), 20 Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Bullfinch.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Midford:
1 Kingfisher.


Hunstrete:
24 Mallard, 2 Buzzard, 3 LBB Gull (over), 2 Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, 10 Collared Dove, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel (first for this square), 3 Jay, Carrion Crow, 3 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Great Tit, 5 Skylark, 6 Swallow, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Chiffchaff (all singing), 6 Blackcap (all singing), 1 Whitethroat (singing), Wren, 1 Nuthatch, Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Robin +3 juv, 4 Chaffinch, 3 Linnet (flyovers), 2 Goldfinch.


Chelwood:
2 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard


RESERVOIRS

Barrow Gurney Tank No 1:
7 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, Sand Martins, 1 Goldcrest singing, 5 Grey Wagtail

Chew Valley Lake

Moreton:
10 Hobby.

Herriott's Bridge:
3 Shelduck +1 duckling, pr Shoveler, 1 Wigeon, 1 Great White Egret, 3 juv Pied Wagtail


Reports: Anne Crowe, Jane Cumming, Rob Emery, Paul Francis, Simon Harris, Adrian Hockey, Toby  Mylett, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Larry Sweetland, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

16-06-19 Sunday - Whimbrel

Temp 10 to 19 ℃.  Cloudy day, rain in the morning, windy at times. Good to be a little warmer

Red Kite
Whimbrel
Hobby
Spotted Flycatcher

BRISTOL

No reports

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

16-6-19 Blackcap at New Passage (Lisegirl)

New Passage:
Cormorant, 2 Little Ringed Plover, Swift, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, fledgeling Blackcaps, Reed Warbler, Goldcrest, Nuthatch, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Greenfinch family

NORTH SOMERSET

16-6-19 Fighting Magpies in Banwell (John Thorogood)

Fighting Magpies
A huge kerfuffle outside this morning turned out to be a fierce tussle between two magpies, locking beaks and claws and rolling around on the ground while two others (one out of picture) stood and watched. At one point the two protagonists lay quite still before it all kicked off again. Quite extraordinary.

Clevedon-Yeo:
8 Mute Swan, 40 Shelduck, 120 Mallard, 2 Tufted Duck, 4 Grey Herron, 6 Little Egret, 12 Oystercatcher, 8 Ringed Plover, 2 Whimbrel, 12 Curlew, 4 Dunlin, 2 Redshank, 6 BH Gull, 50 Herring Gull, 90 LBB Gull, 8 Swallow, 2 Rock Pipit

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield, Shire Valley:
4 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Raven,1 Swift, Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, Nuthatch, Mistle Thrush, Song Thrush, 1 Spotted Flycatcher 

16-6-19 Red Kite at NSL (NSL Birding)

Newton St Loe:
1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 8 Swift, 1 Greater Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 5 Skylark, 10 Swallow, 6 House Martin, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Whitethroat, 3 Goldcrest, 3 Song Thrush, 1 Bullfinch, 2 Linnet, 1 Yellowhammer

16-6-19 Severn Acre Wood (NSL Birding)

The Seven Acre woodland at the top of Pennyquick, Newton St Loe, has been cleared. The pictures show bare ground where once stood a wood, they seem to have left the outer edge hiding the decimation

Bath, Pennyquick:
20 Swift at 8.30

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake, WeBS:
190 Canada Geese, 53 Mute Swan, 16 Gadwall, 107 Mallard, 32 Pochard, 54 Tufted Duck, 4 Little Grebe, 20 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 11 Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Buzzard, 1 Water Rail, 2 Moorhen, 522 Coot, 2 GBB Gull, 200 Swift, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Hobby, 100 House Martin, 6 House Sparrow, 4 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Reed Bunting

16-6-19 Hobby at Moreton (Rob Hargreaves)

Chew Valley Lake
3 Shelduck, 12 Shoveler, 1 m Wigeon, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Hobby

16-6-19 Swift at Herriott's (Rob Hargreaves)

Reports: Peter Coslett, Robert Hargreaves, Lisegirl, Harvey Rose, John Thorogood, Wayne Tucker

15-06-19 Saturday - Siskins

Another wet morning, then an overcast afternoon brightening up later.  That didn't get the birders out though - is anybody out there?

Siskins

Herring Gull chicks are out on the rooftops now (John Clark)

BRISTOL

A Redland garden:
Woodpigeon, 4 Swift, 1-2 Jay, c. 6 Great Tit, 8+ House Sparrow.


Long Ashton:
(yesterday) Red Kite flew over, early afternoon

Bullfinch in the rain - Severn Beach (Rod Holbrook)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Severn Beach garden:
Bullfinch (some nice video on the Twitter feed)

Greenfinches ('Lisegirl')

NORTH SOMERSET

Worle:

4 juv. Siskin on garden feeders.

BELOW M4 & BANES
no news


RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
A Curlew near Stratford (the only report received from the reservoirs today).


Reports: Nancy Barrett, Adrian Hockey, Dean Reeves, Gary Thorburn, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

14-06-19 Friday

Temp 12 to 16 ℃.  Cloudy, 11mm of rain in Bristol, less in the east, sunny evening

Bulfinch

14-6-19 Buzzard at Kenn Moor (Higgy)

BRISTOL

14-6-19 Great Spotted Woodpecker at New Passage (Rod Holbrook)

Nil

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Severnside:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 f Bullfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Banwell, Winthill garden:
1 m Pheasant, 2 Stock Dove, 1 juv Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1f + 2m Bullfinch, 1f + 1 juv Siskin

Long Ashton:
1 Red Kite

Bristol Airport:
Buzzard, Peregrine, Kestrel & around 40 Swifts & 6 House Martin

14-6-19 Grey Heron at Kenn Moor (Higgy)

Kenn Moor:
A handful of Mute Swan, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel





BANES

Paulton:
1 Red-legged Partridge, 3 Swift, 2 Rook, 2 Raven, 1 Swallow, 2 Yellowhammer


Reports: Pat Hancock, Higgy, Adrian Hockey, Rod Holbrook, John Thorogood

13-06-19 Thursday

Wet, to quote one contributor 'minging morning'


BRISTOL

13-06-2019 Peregrine and Juv Bristol City (Ian Loats)

City Centre, Finzels Reach:
2 Peregrine with their single juv - Black Backed Gulls watching Chick from above - waiting.

Stockwood: Birds over the garden today
2 Sparrowhawk


SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

13-06-2019 Bullfinch - juv New Passage (Rod Holbrook)

New Passage/Northwick:
Bullfinch - Greenfinch and Linnet on the garden lawn.

NORTH SOMERSET

Ham Green:
1 Nuthatch - on the feeders

Portbury Wharf:
3 Curlew, 1 Yellow-legged Gull with partner 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull.

13-06-2019 Great Spotted Woodpecker (juv) Banwell (John Thorogood)

Banwell:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (juv &f) - First appearance of a juvenile here this year occurred on 6th.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath - Prior Park:
1 Song Thrush - singing this pm when the rain stopped briefly

Oldland Common:

4 Raven calling and displaying overhead at 13.00 hrs.

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1000+ Swifts - over the lake today

Chew Valley Lake

Moreton:
1 Cuckoo - still singing.

OUT OF AREA

Mendips:
Nightjar, Woodcock, and Tree Pipit.

13-06-2019 Cirl Bunting Devon (James Minifie)

Devon:
2 Cirl Bunting - The last record in Weston was in 1976.

Reports: Andy Davis, Paul Francis, Rod Holbrook, Ian Loats, Glen Maddison, Nigel Milbourne, Paul Milsom, James Minifie, Lis Presland, Chris Stone, Bri Thompson, John Thorogood, Nick Wilcox-Brown, Jason Williams, 

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

12-06-19 Wednesday - Hobby

Temp 9 to 15 ℃. Cloudy day, but at least no rain

Hobby

12-6-19 Reed Warbler at CVL (George Stacey)

BRISTOL

Finzel's Reach:
2 Peregrine

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Wharf:
12 Shelduck, & a creche of 14 ducklings, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 2 Skylark, 3 Swallow, 20 House Martin, 6 Reed Warbler (incl. a family group), 1 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat (incl. 1 youngster being fed), groups of Starlings amounting to 30, 10 Meadow Pipit (many singing and parachuting), 8 Linnet (some bathing in puddle), 3 Reed Bunting

12-6-19 Little Ringed and Ringed Plover at New Passage (Lisegirl)

New Passage:
1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Ringed Plover

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports


BELOW M4 & BANES

12-6-19 Yellowhammer at Newton St Loe (Tony Cook)

Newton St Loe:
6 Mute Swan inc 4 cygnets, 32 Mallard, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Coot, 20 Swift, Kestrel, 2 Skylark, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Treecreeper, Song Thrush, 4 singing male Yellowhammer

Bath, River Avon:
2 Sand Martin, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap

RESERVOIRS

12-6-19 Hobby at CVL (Brian Thompson)

Chew Valley Lake
10 Hobby

Dam:
1 Grey Wagtail

Picnic 2:
6+Reed Warbler, 4 Reed Bunting (2m, 2f )

Herons Green:
1 Greylag Goose among the Canada Geese

12-6-19 Long-tailed Tit at CVL (George Stacey)

Hollow Brook:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, many Blackcaps, 1 Goldcrest

Herriotts:
1 Great White Egret

12-6-19 Great White Egret at CVL (George Stacey)

Reports: Tony Cook, Robert Hargreaves, Lisegirl, John Mortin, Lois Pryce, George Stacey, Brian Thompson

11-06-19 Tuesday - Barn Owl

WET and WINDY - did I mention cold!

Green Sandpiper
Barn Owl

BRISTOL

11-06-2019 Green Woodpecker Coombe Dingle (Pete Bunniss)

Coombe Dingle: 
Early morning 2 hr watch - peanut feeder refilled repeatedly.
3 Woodpigeon, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker - inc 2 juv, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 3 Magpie, 6 Jackdaw, 2 Coal Tit, 5 Blue Tit, 7 Great Tit, 4 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 3 Dunnock,.3 Goldfinch.

Easton - Cycle Path
1 Peregrine (f)

11-06-2019 Great Spotted Woodpecker (m) Stockwood (Bri Thompson)

Stockwood: Birds in the garden today
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (m), Blue Tit - newly fledged, Blackbird, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Goldfinch - inc juv,

11-06-2019 Garden Birds Stockwood (Bri Thompson)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

11-06-2019 Rinded and Little Ringed Plover NP-NW Wetlands (Paul Bowerman)

Pilning Wetland:
Shelduck, Tufted Duck, Oystercatcher,  Lapwing, Ringed Plover, Little Ringed Plover, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Kestrel,

NORTH SOMERSET

11-06-2019 Green Sandpiper PW (Chris Stone)

Portbury Wharf:
2 Bar-headed Goose, 30 Gadwall, 1 Green Sandpiper, Lesser Black-backed Gull - at least six broods of 3 each so far

Congresbury:
1 Barn Owl - over the A379 at 06:00 this morning

Sand Point/Bay:
BOC Tueday Walk.
1 Shelduck, 8 Mallard, 1 Cormorant, 2 Curlew, 20 Herring Gull, 8 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 12 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Swift, 1 Kestrel, 5 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw, 5 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 8 Great Tit, 1 Skylark, 2 Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 6 Whitethroat, 3 Wren, 4 Blackbird, 3 Robin, 1 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 2 Rock Pipit, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 4 Linnet, 15 Goldfinch.

Weston-Super-Mare:
Lesser Black-backed gull  - M+P’ (ringed Bristol 2013) finally reappeared at it’s usual haunt in W-s-M high street. Relieved to see him back!

Worle:
Fledglings galore - 2 Coal Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 3 Blackbird, 2 Robin, House Sparrow, 2 Chaffinch (ad f&m), Greenfinch, Goldfinch.

11-06-2019 Finches Langford (David Goodliffe)

Langford:
Finches on the feeder

BELOW M4 & BANES

Batheaston:
1 Barn Owl

Pensford/Publow:
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, crowd of Jackdaw, 4 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 6 Wren, 6 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Robin, gang of House Sparrows, 3 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Greenfinch, 5 Goldfinch - not bad for a drizzly walkers' walk.

RESERVOIRS
NIL

Reports:  Paul Bowerman, Pete Bunniss, Steve Curtis, Anne Crowe, Mike Davis, David Goodliffe, Nick Hawkridge, Adrian Hockey, Outdoor prescription, Rob Purveur, Dean Reeves, Chris Stone, Bri Thompson, 

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

10-06-19 Monday - a summer Siskin

A nice sunny morning rapidly deteriorating into a chilly, soggy afternoon.

Great White Egret
Siskin

The CVRS reports that new Reed Warblers are still turning up at Chew (George Stacey)

BRISTOL

A juvenile Great Spotted Woodpecker visiting a garden feeder (Pete Bunniss)

Coombe Dingle:
family of Great Spotted Woodpeckers visiting a garden.

Grey Heron in Stoke Park (Patrick Hardyman Richards)

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
Canada Goose, 11 Mallard, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 4 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 8 Woodpigeon, 10 Swift, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 8 Magpie, 14 Jackdaw, 3 Carrion Crow, 6 Blue Tit, 1 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 2m 1f Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Robin, 2 Blackbird, 10 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 5 Greenfinch, 5 Goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting.

Crow Lane:
1 Song Thrush

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Chipping Sodbury:

Aerial dispute between a female Peregrine and a Buzzard over Chipping Sodbury rugby club.

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:

Bar-headed Goose - an exotic at Portbury Wharf (Chris Stone)

Portishead:
1 Siskin in a garden.

A Siskin fighting off the House Sparrows at a Portishead feeder (Christopher Robinson)

Worle:
a Buzzard and a Peregrine.


BELOW M4 & BANES
no reports.

Grey Wagtail - a busy parent at Chew (George Stacey)

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
182 Canada Goose, 66 Mute Swan (+ cygnets), 14 Great Crested Grebe, 6 Grey Heron, 4 Buzzard,
7 Hobby, 6 GBB Gull, 1 juv Black-headed Gull, 50 Swift, 30+ House Martin, 12+ Swallow, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 12 Pied Wagtail, 20+ Chaffinch, 5 Reed Bunting.

Dam:
Grey Wagtail.

Reed Warbler at Chew (George Stacey)

Picnic Site:
10+ Reed Warbler, 4+ Reed Bunting.

Heron's Green:
4 Gadwall, 6 Shoveler, 5 Pochard, 8 Tufted Duck, 3 pairs Little Grebe fighting, 2 Coot (+ juvs), 3 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting.

Great Spotted Woodpecker at Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:
4 Stock Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Jay, 2 LT Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Garden Warbler, 2 Blackcap

Herriott's Bridge:
11 Shelduck, 68 Gadwall, 8 Shoveler, 3 Wigeon (2 m. 1 f.), 1 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Dunlin, 1 Kingfisher


Reports: GingerBirder, Jon Mortin, Dean Reeves, Patrick Hardyman Richards, Christopher Robinson, Ian Stapp,  blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

09-06-19 Sunday - Quail

Temp 9 to 19 ℃. Cloudy day, a little sun, a little rain

Quail

BRISTOL

Berkeley Road:
House Martins back at last

9-6-19 Only 1 Peregrine chick at Finzels Reach (Rich Scantlebury)

Finzel's Reach:
1 Peregrine chick only

Stockwood Open Space:
3 Mistle Thrush

Fishponds:
1 House Sparrow to compare with the cross breed, 1 Greenfinch - first for ages.

09-06-2019 House Sparrow and X breed Fishponds (Allan Chard)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
7 Tufted Duck 4m, 3f, 2 broods of 16 and 6 minded by one female, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 11 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 18 Reed Warbler inc juvs, 9 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat

Wickwar, Horwood Farm:
1 Garden Warbler

NORTH SOMERSET

Ham Green:
2 Carrion Crow, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch - as nice a garden selection as you could want.

09-06-2019 C.,GC, NH - Ham Green (Paul Milsom)

Kenn Moor:
11 Mistle Thrush

Puxton Moor:
Quail heard calling - late report added 10th..

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield, Shire Valley:
1 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard, 4 Stock Dove, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Raven, 2 Swallow, 14 House Martin, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, 1 Mistle Thrush, 4 Grey Wagtail in juvs

Rushmead Lane:
12 Skylark, 16 Starling, 10 House Sparrow, 8 Linnet, 7 Corn Bunting, 4 Yellowhammer

Corston:
1 Buzzard, 1 Swallow

Knights Sutton Farm:
1 Buzzard

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
1 Reed Warbler, 1 Garden warbler, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Reed Bunting

Hollow Brook:
6+ Wood Pigeon, 3+ Carrion Crow, 2+ Magpie, 3+ Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 5+ Robin, 2+ Reed Warbler, 8+ Blackcap, 3+ Garden Warbler, 3+ Wren, 4+ Blackbird, 6+ Reed Bunting.

Herriotts:
2 Little Ringed Plover

CVRS:
80 Reed Warbler nests found so far

Reports: BUPP, Raoul Chandrasaker, Allan Chard, John Croxton, Paul Francis, John Griffiths, Robert Hargreaves, Andy Middleton, Paul Milsom, Jean Oliver, Vic Polley, Rich Scantlebury, Dot and Dave Webber.