08-05-20 Friday - Avocet

Temp 12 to 24°C. Hot today,  another lovely Sunny day, perfect weather for walking

Swift
Cuckoo
Avocet, Whimbrel
Black-headed Gull
Red Kite
Little Owl
Garden Warbler
Spotted Flycatcher
Yellow Wagtail
Corn Bunting

8-5-20 Little Owl, Compton Dando (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL

Bishopston:
2 Buzzard

8-5-20 Canada Goose, Duchess Lake (Patrick Richards)

Stoke Park and Duchess Lake:
1 Canada Goose, 32 Mallard (15j), 4 Swift, 30 Feral Pigeon, 1 Collard Dove, 5 Moorhen, 5 Coot, 3 Herring Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, 2 Jay, 12 Magpie, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Willow Warbler, 8 Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Warbler, 7 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 9 Whitethroat, 5 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 12 Starling, 4 Blackbird, 5 Song Thrush, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 29 House Sparrow, 9 Greenfinch, 9 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting.

Kingsweston, Evergreen Woods:
1 Stock Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Common Whitethroat, 3 Song Thrush

8-5-20 Whitethroat, Purdown (Allan Chard)

Purdown:
Whitethroat, Greenfinch

Redland Garden:
2 Swifts, 5 Feral Pigeons 1 Wood Pigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Jay, 2 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 6 House Martin, 2 Blackbird, 10 House Sparrow

8-5-20 Long-tailed Tit, St Annes (Gill Sapsed)

St Annes:
Newly fledged Long-tailed Tit choir

Stockwood Garden:
1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

8-5-20 Stock Dove, Nibley Lane (Barry Dursley)

Nibley Lane:
first Swifts, Stock Dove, Whitethroat

Yate gardens:
3 Swift, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Blue Tit, 5 House Martin, 1 House Sparrow, 1 Goldfinch

Three Brooks Nature Reserve, Bradley Stoke:
8 Mallard, 6 Woodpigeon, 2 Herring Gull, 6 Magpie, 7 Jackdaw, 2 Carrion Crow, 5 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 2 Long-Tailed Tit, 5 ChiffChaff, 2 Whitethroat; 6 Blackcap, 3 Wren, 4 Blackbird,  1 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 5 Robin, 1 Bullfinch, 5 Goldfinch,3 Greenfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Pill garden:
first Swifts, Gulls, 12+ House Martin, Starlings all swarming in the sky over insects

Ashton Court:
Rookery, 2 Raven, Skylarks, Swallow, Chiffchaff, Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, Song Thrush, House Sparrow, Greenfinch

Portishead - Black Nore:

5 Shelduck, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Buzzard, 2 Peregrine, 1 Jay, 1 Raven, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 6 Starling

Clevedon, Dowlais:
3 Oystercatcher, 1 Avocet on flash, 4 Lapwing, 5 Whimbrel, 8 Dunlin, 4 Redshank, 1 Peregrine, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 11 Whitethroat, 3 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Wheatear, 2 Yellow Wagtail

Sand Point:
just 14 Whimbrel left, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, plenty Whitethroats

Worle and Worlebury:
4 Swift, 9 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 1 Swallow, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, Blackbirds and Robins with young

Weston-Super-Mare:
possible Sea Eagle recently

BELOW M4 & BANES

Chew Magna, fields to North:
9 Blackcap, 3 m Lesser Whitethroat, 5 m Whitethroat

8-5-20 Yellowhammer, Compton Dando (Ian Stapp)

Compton Dando:
5 Pheasant, 2 Mallard Duck, 5 Swift, 40+ Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 4 Buzzard, 12 BH Gull,, 1 Herring Gull, 20 LBB Gull. 1 Little Owl, 1 Great Spotted & 2 Green Woodpecker, 4 Magpie, 30+ Jackdaw, 60+ Rook, 40+ Crow, 2 Raven, 8 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 6+ Skylark, 2 Swallow, 8+ House Martin, 7 Chiffchaff, 4+ Blackcap, 9+ Whitethroat, 2 Goldcrest, 8+ Wren, 4 Robin, 9 Starling, 20+ Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 8+ House Sparrow, 6 Dunnock, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 10+ Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Bullfinch, 30+ Goldfinch, 12+ Yellowhammer

Widcombe:
1 Canada Goose over, 3 Swift, 1 Grey Heron over, Peregrine food pass,

8-5-20 Tufted Duck, NSL (Rob Hargreaves)

Newton St Loe:
1 m Tufted Duck, 2 Swift, 4 Stock Dove, 4 Buzzard, 3 Great Spotted & 4 Green Woodpecker, 6 Skylark, 2 Coal Tit, 6 Swallow, 10 House Martin, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 8 Chiffchaff, 11 Blackcap, 8 Whitethroat, 3 Nuthatch, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 GreyWagtail

Lansdown:
singing Corn Bunting

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
1 Egyptian Goose, 1 m Cuckoo, 1 injured BH Gull, 1 Garden Warbler


Earlier Sightings in Avon

Yesterday Turtle Dove at Portishead, Quail singing at Uphill

6th May Spotted Flycatcher at Lawrence Weston Moor

3rd May 1 f Goshawk at Lawrence Weston Moor

Lockdown Updates

Bath RSPB Quiz from Lucy Starling (Delve) 

Answers end of page

1. Long Neck or Frank
2. Pigeon Hawk or Blue Merlin
3. Stock Hawk or Duck Hawk
4. Pond Hen or Kitty Coot
5. Tumbler or Sprat Mew
6. Wood Dove or Bush Dove
7. Billy Hooter or Jenny Hoolet
8. Screecher or Skeer Devil
9. Pick-a-tree or Wood Knacker
10. Eaves Swallow or Window Swallow
11. Croupy Craw or Ralph
12. Crackadee or Titty Todger
13. Throstle or Mavis
14. Ruddock or Ploughman’s Bird
15. Chip Chop or Lesser Pettychaps
16. Waggie or Molly Washdish
17. Green Linnet or Green Grosbeak
18. Gold Spink or Redcap
19. Thick Bill or Hoop
20. Spadger or Lum Lintie


Home Patch 9 Claverton Down - Dave French

Cryptic Puzzle 3 - 2007. The link works! Answers now added to the page

2018 BOC QUIZ - large variety of questions. Now with answers at the bottom

Reports: Nancy Barrett, Dru Brooke-Taylor, John Budd, Allan Chard, Chris Craig, Jane Cumming, Stephen Curtis, Alan Daniels, Andy Davis, Barry Dursley, Alastair Fraser, Alan Goldsmith, Paul Gregory, Robert Hargreaves, Brian Lancastle, Glen Maddison, Giles Morris, Michael Moxon, Phil Quinn, George Rabin, Dean Reeves, Patrick Richards, Carol Rushton, Gill Sapsed, Matt Scott, Adrian Sharp, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Chris Teague, Bri Thompson, Jeremy Towler, blagdonlakebirds, BUPP, CVRS, nsl-birding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

1 Grey Heron, 2 Sparrowhawk, 3 Peregrine, 4 Moorhen, 5 BH Gull, 6 Stock Dove, 7 Tawny Owl, 8 Swift, 9 Green Woodpecker, 10 House Martin, 11 Raven, 12 Wren, 13 Song Thrush, 14 Robin, 15 Chiffchaff, 16 Pied Wagtail, 17 Greenfinch, 18 Goldfinch, 19 Bullfinch, 20 House Sparrow

07-05-20 Thursday - Spotted Flycatchers

Temp 8 to 24°C - a warm and mostly sunny day 

Grey Plover, Bar-tailed Godwit 

Cuckoo 

Spotted Flycatcher, Whinchat, Black Redstart 

BRISTOL

07-05-2020 Green Woodpecker, Eastvill Park (Paul Dunham)

Blaise:

1 Tawny Owl (heard but not seen), 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 5 Magpie, 1 Rook, 3 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 5 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackbird, 3 Song Thrush, 6 Robin, 2 Grey Wagtail

07-05-2020 Grey Wagtail, Blaise (Di Bunniss)

Eastville Park:

1 Green Woodpecker, 1 m Kingfisher, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Coal Tit

Snuff Mills & River Frome:

3 Grey Wagtail pairs, 1 Dipper 

Lawrence Weston Moor:

1 Cuckoo, several Cetti's Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler and Whitethroat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher

Leigh Woods, Abbots Leigh & Ashton Court:

1 Mallard, 1 Swift, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 6 Magpie, 1 Skylark, 3 House Martin, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap (both males), 10 Wren, 2 Nuthatch, 9 Blackbird, 5 Song Thrush, 7 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 2 Greenfinch

Lockleaze:

1 Peregrine

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

07-05-2020 Goldcrest, Almondsbury (Vera Carpenter)

New Passage:

3 Swift, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, Sand Martin, Swallow, House Martin, 5 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Black Redstart

Avonmouth:

1 or 2 Gadwall pairs, 5 Lapwing

07-05-2020 Gadwall, Avonmouth (Mark Dadds)

Yate:

LBB Gull and Herring Gull nesting, 1 Hobby, 1 Garden Warbler

Oldland:

2 Swift, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Whitethroat, Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush

Between Rockhampton and Hill:

1 possible f Hen Harrier

NORTH SOMERSET

Pill:

1 Red Kite

Portbury Wharf:

Two Canada Goose broods, 13 Shelduck, 3 Stock Dove, 2 Little Grebes (& 3 chicks), 1 Oystercatcher, c.12 Lesser Black-backed Gull on nests, 1 Kestrel, 9 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Warbler, 5 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 8 Whitethroat, 2 f Whinchat, 4 Greenfinch, 1 Linnet, 2 Reed Bunting 

Portishead:

1 Wheatear

Clevedon-Yeo:

1 Canada Goose, 14 Mute Swan, 20 Shelduck, 20+ Mallard, 4 Tufted Duck, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Little Egret, 1 Cormorant, 4+ Coot, 14 Oystercatcher, 1 Avocet (Dowlais), Lapwing, 30 Grey Plover, 2 Ringed Plover, 32 Whimbrel, 4 Curlew, 4 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Knot (Dowlais), 80 Dunlin, Redshank, 15 Herring Gull, 10 LBB Gull, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 or 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 or 2 Whitethroat, 10s Starling (inc. juvs), 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Wheatear

Walton Bay:

25 Swallow (06.05.20)

Sand Point:

1 Grey Plover, 60 Whimbrel, 130 Dunlin, 1 Sandwich Tern, 3 Spotted Flycatcher, 3 Tree Pipit, no Swift & Hirundine movement

07-05-2020 Spotted Flycatcher, Bleadon (Bill Hewitt)

Bleadon Village & The Axe:

2 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler, many Reed Warbler, 4 Whitethroat, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Spotted Flycatcher

Winscombe (near):

1 Cuckoo

BELOW M4 & BANES

07-05-2020 Spotted Flycatcher, Newton St Loe (NSL Birding)

Newton St Loe:

5 Stock Dove, 5 Swift, 3 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 10 Swallow, 10 House Martin, 6 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 7 Whitethroat, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Mistle Thrush, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Linnet, 2 Yellowhammer

Englishcombe area:

1 Tawny Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Raven, 1 m Yellowhammer

Cameley:

Buzzards scrapping, aerial combat between Raven and Carrion Crow (Raven 1 - 0 Crow), juv Grey Wagtail, Goldfinch (on eggs)

RESERVOIRS

07-05-2020 Gadwall, CVL (Raoul Chandrasakera)

Chew Valley Lake:

Closed

1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Gadwall, 1 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, several Sedge Warbler, 2 Whitethroat

Lockdown Updates

Sent in by one of our contributors:

BRISAW (Bristol & Surrounding Areas Wildlife) is a new closed Facebook forum for people in Bristol and the surrounding areas of BANES, South Glos, N Somerset, SE Wales, Glos, Wilts and Somerset, to swap wildlife records and talk about wildlife in those areas. We welcome new members, particularly from beyond Bristol & its immediate surroundings!

Reports: Di Bunniss, Vera Carpenter, Raoul Chandrasakera, Mark Coller, Jane Cumming, Mark Dadds, Paul Dunham, Barry Dursley, William Earp, Rob Emery, Tim Ford, Oli Gilman, Paul Gregory, Bill Hewitt, Bob Medland, Giles Morris, Jean Oliver, Lisa Presland, Phil Quinn, Patrick Richards, Harvey Rose, Howard Taffs, Christopher Teague, Keith Vinicombe, Keith Williams  blagdonlakebirds, BUPP, CVRS, nsl-birding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

06-05-20 Wednesday - Whinchat

Sunny - bit of a 'Swift-athon'

Whinchat
Spotted Flycatcher
Siskin
Little Owl
Red Kite
Cuckoo, Hobby
Willow Warbler
Whimbrel, Black-tailed Godwit
Grey Plover

BRISTOL

Bishopston- gardens:
20 Swift, 1 Red Kite, 1 Raven

Coombe Dingle:
1 Blackcap - singing tonight

Eastville Park:
3 Grey Wagtail

06-05-20 Jackdaw The Downs (Keith Williams)

High Kingsdown to The Downs:
25 Swift, 3 Buzzard; 1 Peregrine, 8 House Martins - Redland Hill, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 2 Song Thrush,  1 Jackdaw "which kept walking towards me and got to about 4 feet - obviously hasn't read the social distancing rules!"

Redland - garden:
1 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 5 Feral Pigeon, 12 Swift, 2 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 2 Blackbird (f&m), 1 Robin, 10+ House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock

St Andrews:
35 Swift - up high

Stoke Park, Purdown, Duchess Pond:
2 Swift, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Swallow, 2 Willow Warbler,  6 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 8 Whitethroat, 1 Wheatear (f), 1 rarity Chaffinch, c10 Greenfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

06-05-20 Lesser Whitethroat Aust (Paul Dunham)

Aust Warth:
2 Lesser Whitethroat, several Whitethroat, 1 Stonechat, 3 ? Meadow Pipit - "there must be more"

New Passage/Northwick:
1 Reed Warbler - a little video - with sound, 

Yate:
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Raven

Bradley Stoke - Three Brooks Nature Reserve:

14 Mallard,1 Moorhen, 5 Woodpigeon, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Magpie, 11 Jackdaw, 2 Carrion Crow, 4 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit , 2 Long-Tailed Tit, 6 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 3 Wren, 4 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 5 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 1 Greenfinch, 5 Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead - Black Nore:
5 Shelduck, 4 Woodpigeon, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Whimbrel, 2 Black-headed Gull, 30 Herring Gull, 1 Jackdaw, 2 Great Tit, 2 Sand Martin, 40 Swallow, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Wren, 1 Blackbird, 4 Robin, 1 Dunnock 3 Green Finch, 4 Goldfinch.

Clevedon - Colehouse Lane
1 Mallard + 11 ducklings, 1 Sparrowhawk (m), 1 Red Kite, 3 Rook, 1 Willow Warbler, 7 Chiffchaff, 8 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2/3 Spotted Flycatcher - caravan park, Robin -juv, 1 Bullfinch

06-05-20 Red Kite Cl-Y (Howard Taffs)

Clevedon -Dowlais:
small numbers of Swift going over, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, Martins and Swallow also going through

Nailsea Moor - North Drove:
4 Swift, 6 Mute Swan, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 2 Sand Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 6 Reed Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat - still belting it out, 2 Whinchat

Tickenham Moor:
1 Canada Goose, 8 Mute Swan, 6 Mallard, 3 Swift, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 12 Rook (and a rookery with 13 nests), 1 Skylark, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Sedge Warbler, 5 Reed Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 4 Greenfinch, 2 Linnet, 1 Reed Bunting.

Tickenham - Cadbury Camp:
2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Raven, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Chaffinch.

06-05-20 Spotted Flycatcher Song Thrush Yatton (Mark Savage)

Yatton - Cadbury Hill:
2 Jay, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 3 Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush and 1 Spotted Flycatcher

Sand Point/Bay:
Swift & Martins and Swallow all streaming past this morning, 1 Cuckoo and 3 Spotted Flycatcher - car park area. 4 Grey Plover - sum plum, 30 Whimbrel,  & 130 Dunlin in the bay area

Worle - garden ish:
Steady passage of Swift and 3 back on territory, 1 Kestrel, Martins and Swallow on passage too, 1 Mistle Thrush - singing large

06-05-20 Lesser Whitethroat Uphill (Bill Hewitt)

Bleadon / Uphill - disused station:
1 Lesser Whitethroat

Bleadon / Uphill - Levels:
plenty of Swift, a Cuckoo, Swallow, martins, all the common warblers and 4 Spotted Flycatcher

06-05-20 Siskin Langford (David Goodliffe)

Langford:
1 Sparrowhawk (f), 2 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 7 Starlings, 2 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 10 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 5 Goldfinch, 1 Siskin

BELOW M4 & BANES

Hanham:
1 Cuckoo - crossing the garden - high up

Oldland Common:
8 Swift - back at nesting site

06-05-20 Dipper & Grey Wagtail Wick (Nigel Jones)

Wick:
Dipper and Grey Wagtail

Marshfield:
1 Cuckoo - heading east after frightening all the Linnet.

06-05-20 Little Owl Compton Dando (Ian Stapp)

Compton Dando - around the lanes:
5 Pheasant, 6+ Mallard - on the river, 6+ Swift, 30+ Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 4 Buzzard, 1 Little Owl, 2 Green Woodpecker - calling, 3 Magpie, 20+ Jackdaw, 40+ Rook, 40+ Carrion Crow, 5 Raven, 6 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 6+ Skylark, 4 Swallow, 12+ House Martins, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 6+ Blackcap 12+ Whitethroat, 6+ Wren, 6+ Blackbird, 2 Robin, 30+House Sparrows, 4+ Dunnock, 2 Grey Wagtail, 6+ Chaffinch, 20+ Goldfinch 10+ Yellowhammer 1 Reed Bunting 

Compton Martin:
4 Swift

Ubley:
18 Swift - tight group, all screaming, 1 Garden Warbler - singing,

RESERVOIRS

CLOSED

CVL:
1 Cuckoo, 1 Hobby, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 1 Sedge Warbler, 20 Reed Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat,  5 Whitethroat,

Reports: Nancy Barrett, John Budd, David Campbell, Ken Carruthers, Jane Cumming, Steve Curtis, Alan Daniells, Geoff Daniels, Paul Dunham, Paul Francis, Alastair Fraser, Alan Goldsmith, David Goodliffe, Paul Gregory, Bill Hewitt,  Robert Hargreaves, Nigel Jones, Jan Pridie, Sue & John Prince, Lois Pryce, Phil Quinn, Dean Reeves, John Rossetti, Carol Rushton, Mark Savage, Paul Saywer, Rosemary Setter, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland,  Howard Taffs, Keith Williams, Penny Wills

nslbirding, TBOSG  blagdonlakebirds

05-05-20 Tuesday - Spotted Flycatcher

Cloudy to start but fined away after 11 o'clock. The wind was cold, as it is when from the east.

Red Kite
Wood Warbler, Spotted Flycatcher
Whimbrel
Whinchat
Yellow Wagtail
Cuckoo
Bar-tailed Godwit

BRISTOL

Bishopston - garden:
2 Swift

Blackberry Hill:

05-05-20 Green Woodpecker
Durdham Down (Ian Loats)

6 Swift

Durdham Down:
1 Green Woodpecker (m), usual corvid flocks, 8 Goldfinch

Eastville Park:
12 Canada Goose + 5 goslings

Sea Mills:
1 Shelduck, 15 Mallard + 22 ducklings, 1 Collared Dove, 2 Herring Gull, 5 Lesser Black-backed gull, 1 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 6 Magpie, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Reed Warbler, 4 Wren, 9 Starling, 4 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Robin, 7 House Sparrow, 1 Greenfinch

St Anne's Wood:

4 Swift, 1 Buzzard, 1 Raven

St George's Park
6 Canada Goose + goslings, 2 Little Grebe

Stockwood - garden:
Swift over, 1 Red Kite, 1 Kestrel, 1 Carrion Crow, 2 Sand Martin, Swallow - going over

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

05-05-2020 Swallow CSC (Mark Coller)

05-05-20 Greenfinch 3 Brooks LNR (Véra Carpenter)

Severn Beach:
2 Whimbrel - up river this morning

Rockhampton - Hill:
1 Cuckoo

Yate:
1 Swift over the garden

Bradley Stoke - Three Brooks LNR
2 Moorhen, lots of Mallard, 1 Collared Dove, 3 Jay, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Swallow, 1 Long-tailed Tit, lots of Chiffchaff heard, 3 Whitethroat, 2 Starling, 1 Bullfinch, 2 Greenfinch, 5 Goldfinch.

Filton:
5 Swift - 1st this year

NORTH SOMERSET

05-05-20 Oystercatcher and Black-tailed Godwit Cl-Y (Howard Taffs)

Clevedon-Yeo:
A few Swift - over, 2 Oystercatcher, 40c Whimbrel, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 15 Dunlin, a steady passage of hirundines, 1 Wheatear, some Yellow Wagtail over, 2 Tree Pipit,

Clevedon - gardens:
11 Swift, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Rook, 30 Swallow, 10 House Martin

Nailsea Moor:
2 Whinchat, 1 Stonechat (m), several, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, and Lesser Whitethroat

05-05-20 Starling and House Sparrow Worle (Adrian Hockey)

Worle - gardens:
1 Swift, Starling and House Sparrow

Sand Point/St Thomas's Head/Woodspring Priory:
1 Swift, 5 Whimbrel - being hunted by a Peregrine, 100+ Swallow, 40 House Martin, 1 Wood Warbler - very vocal, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat,  3 Spotted Flycatcher

05-05-20 Spotted Flycatcher Banwell (John Thorogood)

Banwell - Winthill:
2 Stock Dove, 1 Red Kite,1 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker,  c30 House Martin, Chiffchaff and Blackcap - singing, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 4 Bullfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
1 Lesser Whitethroat,  20 Whitethroat, 2 Yellow Wagtail,

Oldland Common:
5 Swift - over

05-05-20 House Sparrow Warmely (Pete Coslett)

Warmley
2 Mallard, 5 Swift, 7 Lesser Black-backed, 1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, 2 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 4 House Sparrow, 5 Goldfinch.

Staple Hill:
2 Swift

Bath- St Johns:
6 Peregrine - inc 4 chicks. 12 to 15 days old - a little video clip

05-05-20 Red Kite CSC (Mark Coller)

RESERVOIRS

CLOSED

Reports: Jon Angell, John Barnett, BUPP, Véra Carpenter, Mark Coller, Pete Coslett, Ben Crabb, Steve Curtis, Tim Ford, Laurence Garner, Paul Gregory, Adrian Hockey, Nick Hudson, Ian Loats, Jean Oliver, Lois Pryce, Dean Reeves, Carol Rushton, Rich Scantlebury, Rosemary Setter, Nigel Strickland, Howard Taffs, Gill Sapsed, Matt Scott, Bri Thompson, John Thorogood, Paul Williams, Gordon Youdale

nslbirding, TBOSG  blagdonlakebirds

04-05-20 Monday - Swifts on the move

Fine after rain, scattered high clouds and sunshine.  Mild.  Swifts and hirundines migrating into the light Easterly wind.

Red Kites, Hobby
Whimbrels
Spotted Flycatcher 
Yellow Wagtails
Corn Bunting (away from Marshfield)

Yellow Wagtail at Marshfield (Paul Dunham)

BRISTOL

Swifts arriving back in Bristol:
10 over two Bishopston gardens, 3 over St George / Crews Hole, 2 over St Andrews Park.

Eastville:
(from a rooftop)  2 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Peregrine, 10+ Swift, 7 Sand Martin, 6 Swallow.

Eastville Park:
1 drake Mandarin.

Oldland Common:
2 Raven.

Shirehampton - Sea Mills - Blaise:
1 Stock Dove, 3 Chiffchaff, 8 singing Blackcap, 4 Common Whitethroat (3m. singing, 1f.), 5 Starling, 1 Song Thrush, 4 House Sparrow.

Whitethroat at Aust Warth (Rob Emery)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

At least ten Red Kite, a small movement of Hobby (6 at least), Marsh Harrier, Sparrowhawk and Buzzard.


Aust Warth:

3 Swift, 2 Sand Martin, 1 Swallow, 1 Common Whitethroat.

New Passage/Northwick:
40 Shelduck, Oystercatchers, Curlew, Greenshank. Kestrel. 2 Buzzard.

Baby Coots, nesting Canada Goose and Mute Swan. 

Grey Heron, pairs of Gadwall and Shoveler, Tufted Duck.

Cuckoo.

Movement of Swift (10), Swallow, House Martin and Sand Martin.

Severn Beach:
f. Marsh Harrier, Cuckoo.

Hobby over Yate (Mark Coller)

Frampton Cotterell:
2 Red Kite.

Pucklechurch:
Lyde Green lake
Grey Heron, Kestrel, Reed Bunting.
Warbler fest - Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Cetti's Warbler, Blackcap, Reed Warbler, Garden Warbler, Whitethroat all singing.


NORTH SOMERSET

Siskin pair in Portishead (from the Wild Portishead website)

Portishead:
6 Swift belting over, following the Severn shore at noon (first for the year over my garden).
4:00-4:45 p.m.  12 Swift, 35 Swallow, 10 House Martin, 6 Sand Martin and 40+ unidentifiable hirundines NE over the Severn shore.

M5 near Clevedon:
2 Cuckoo.

Clevedon, a garden:
18.40 to 19.10 :  2 Swift, 5 House Martin, 2 Swallow, 1 Rook.

Clevedon-Yeo:
3 Teal,  5 Swift, 2 Oystercatcher, 6 Whimbrel, Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Snipe, 2 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, 70+ Sand Martin, 40+ Swallow, 5 House Martin, 2-3 Sedge Warbler, 13 singing Reed Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat, 3 Yellow Wagtail.

Kenn:
3 Stock Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 9 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 7 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Treecreeper, 3 Song Thrush.
Possible Wood Warbler (heard only briefly).

Sand Point/Bay to Woodspring Priory:
3 Red-legged Partridge, 8 Swift, 5 Whimbrel, 42 Dunlin, 2 Little Egret, Kestrel, 10 Swallow, 4 House Martin, Willow Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, Garden Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher (car park), Tree Pipit.  

Weston-Super-Mare:
Worlebury Golf Course:

7 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 12 Herring Gull, 6 LBB Gull, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 11 Magpie, 16 Jackdaw, 1 Rook (rare here - only my second in about 70 visits), 8 Carrion Crow, 7 Blue Tit, 9 Great Tit, 2 Swallow, 11 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, 7 Wren, 1 Starling, 7 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 7 Robin, 6 House Sparrow (+nest), 3 Dunnock, 8 Chaffinch, 4 Greenfinch, 5 Goldfinch.

Worlebury (Weston) Woods:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (at nest), 1 Jay, 9 Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 1 Song Thrush.

Redhill:
1 Peregrine,
Redhill: 8 House Martin, Chiffchaff with aberrant song (ST498635 about 200m west of the A38 and 400m northeast of the village church).

Felton Common:
6 Willow Warbler; 2 Chiffchaff; 7 Whitethroat; 2 Blackcap; 1 m. Stonechat singing, 6+ Linnet, pr. Yellowhammer.

Churchill:
1 Buzzard, 3+ Chiffchaff, singing Greenfinch.

Chew Magna:
5 singing Whitethroat.

Grey Heron over Bath (David Hughes)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Webbs Heath, Siston:
2 Swift, Grey Heron, Green Woodpecker, Kestrel, 2 Raven, Swallow, 3+Chiffchaff, 4+Blackcap, 4+Whitethroat, Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Greenfinch, Goldfinch.

Marshfield:
4 Yellow Wagtail, 8 Corn Bunting, 10+ Yellowhammer.

Bath:
Lansdown:
3 Swift, 6 Buzzard. 3 Raven, 10+ Swallow, 12 House Martin, 1 Willow Warbler, 11 Chiffchaff, 2 Garden Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 10 Wheatear, 3 Meadow Pipit, Greenfinch, 3 Linnet, 1 Corn Bunting (most unusual at this site - singing on top of hedge near single barn almost opposite main drive to Bath race course)

Bathampton:
Red Kite.

Caledonian Road:

6 Swift, 12 Woodpigeon, 1 Buzzard, 2 Grey Heron, 6 Magpie, 4 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 1 Goldfinch.

Centre and Beechen Cliff:
1 Sand Martin, Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap.

Newton St Loe:
2 Swift.






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Chew Valley Lake:
Hobby.

Grey Wagtail adult and juvenile at Wick (Nigel Jones)

Reports: Phil Barlow, Paul Bowerman, Ken Carruthers, Anthony Cook, Pete Coslett, Chris Craig, John Croxton, Anne Crowe, Jane Cumming, Stephen Curtis & Carol Rushton, Andy Davis, Paul Dunham, Rob Emery, Paul Francis, Paul Gregory, Pete Harrison, Julian Head, David Hughes, Glen Maddison, Val Mead, Michael Moxon, Jean Oliver, Lisa Presland, Phil Quinn, George Rabin, Dean Reeves, Trevor Riddle, Larry Sweetland. Howard Taffs, nslbirding, TBOSG  blagdonlakebirds

03-05-20 Sunday - Pied Flycatcher + nocturnal sound recording

Largely dry, overcast, not chilly: Bristol temperatures 10 - 13 °C

Egyptian Goose
Common Scoter (nocturnal sound recording)
Grasshopper Warbler, Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat
Pied Flycatcher
Whinchat
Yellow Wagtail

BRISTOL

Avon Gorge and Clifton Downs:

Oystercatcher over river, Buzzard, Peregrines (still incubating- change-over seen), Whitethroat 

St Phillips Marsh:
Feeder - 2 Sand Martin

Midland Road - 1 Greenfinch

Stockwood Open Spaces:
Green Woodpecker, 4 tit species, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Blackcap, Garden Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Whitethroat, 3 Greenfinch,  Bullfinch

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
2 Willow Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whinchat

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Chipping Sodbury Common:
2nd: 1 Sedge Warbler, good numbers of both Common and Lesser Whitethroat, 1 House Martin

03-05-20 Song Thrush, Hortham (Vera Carpenter)

Hortham:
1 Buzzard, 1 Crow, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff seen, lots heard, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Goldfinch.

Bradley Stoke:
Three Brooks LNR - 12 Mallard,1 Cormorant, 1 Herring Gull, 6 Woodpigeon,1 Collared Dove, 5 Magpie, 15 Jackdaw,1 Carrion Crow, 4 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 5 Long-Tailed Tit, 5 ChiffChaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 3 Wren, 4 Blackbird, 3 Song Thrush, 6 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 2 Goldfinch, 2 Greenfinch

03-05-20 Dipper and Grey Wagtail, Wick weir (Nigel Jones)

Wick:

Weir -  Little Egret, Kingfisher, Dipper, Grey Wagtail

Oldland Common:
3 Swift

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon:
Walton Bay - 2 m Shelduck, 1 m Mallard ( both p 1 Swift (2nd), 2 Chiffchaff, 1f Pied Flycatcher

Kingston Seymour:
10 Shelduck, 9 Mallard, 1 Buzzard, 12 Swallow, 7 House Martin.
Singing Chiffchaffs, Blackcaps, Whitethroat and Lesser Whitethroat

Wick St. Lawrence:
1 Egyptian Goose, 2 Shelduck (on fields c.500m from estuary), 2 Sedge Warbler

Sand Point/Bay:
Whimbrel (very few), Grasshopper Warbler, Garden Warbler, Wheatear

Collum Lane-Woodspring Priory - Buzzard, 23 House Martin, 3 Swallow, Reed Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat

St Thomas Head/MOD - 10 Whimbrel, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, 4 Whitethroat, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 House Martin, 2 Wheatear 1 Yellow Wagtail

Worlebury:
Nocturnal recordings - apparent Common Scoter, 1 Moorhen, 2 Tawny Owl

This is the nocturnal recording of the apparent Common Scoter; Velvet Scoter has been suggested 

by a birder who often records both Velvet and Common Scoters. Shelduck has also been suggested. 

Any thoughts would be very welcome so please email in if you have any ideas

Weston Airfield: 

Canada Goose pair with gosling, 4 Swift, 100+ House Martin, 4 Whitethroat, Cetti's Warbler, 2 flyover Yellow Wagtail

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath:
Lansdown below Beckfords -  Kestrel, Jay,  1 Willow Warbler, 2 Garden Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat still, 2 m Bullfinch

Chew Magna:
2 Swift

Paulton:
6 Stock Dove, 4 Skylark, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Whinchat, 5 Dunnock, 4 Chaffinch, 2 Linnet, 6 Yellowhammer

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Reports: Vera Carpenter, Jane Cumming, Andy Davis, Paul Francis, Alan Goldsmith, Paul Gregory,  Patrick Hancock, Rob Hargreaves, Adrian Hockey, Nigel Jones, Michael Moxon,  Darren Pearce, Jan Pridie, George Rabin,  Dean Reeves, Harvey Rose, Tony Scott, Larry Sweetland

02-05-20 Saturday - Hobby

Temp 6 to 16°C - nice in the sun but with a chilly wind.

Greenshank, Whimbrel 

Swift, Cuckoo 

Hobby 

Garden Warbler, Yellow Wagtail  
Avocet

02-05-20 Linnet, Uphill (Paul Cousins)

BRISTOL

Gardens:

8 Swift, 4 Feral Pigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 5+ Herring Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 f Sparrowhawk, 1 Jay, 1 Magpie, 1 Carrion Crow, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Great Tit, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Garden Warbler (Lawrence Weston) 2 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 10+ House Sparrow, 2 Goldfinch

Snuff Mills (River Frome):

1 Dipper

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

02-05-20 Greenshank, New Passage (Lisa Presland)

New Passage:

2 Avocet, 1 Greenshank, 2 Buzzard, Green Woodpecker, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, 1 Greenfinch, 3 Reed Bunting

Filton Golf Course:

12 Jackdaw, 6 Rook, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Song Thrush (outstandingly tuneful & varied), 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Chaffinch, 5 Greenfinch

Hanham:

1 Garden Warbler

NORTH SOMERSET

02-05-20 Chiffchaff, Long Ashton (Ian Loats)

Easton-in-Gordano:

2 Mallard, 1 Moorhen, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 5+ Chiffchaff, 9 Reed Warbler, 8+ Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Whitethroat 

Weston Moor:

3 Buzzard, Mistle Thrush, Cetti's Warbler, Reed Warbler, Whitethroat

Clevedon (Garden):

1 Swift, nesting Woodpigeon and Magpie

Clevedon (Dowlais):

30 + Whimbrel, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Yellow Wagtail 

Long Ashton (south):

6 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 8 Chiffchaff, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Song Thrush, 1 juv Mistle Thrush

02-05-20 Cetti's Warbler, W-s-M (Cross Rhyne) (Karen Ash)

Weston-super-Mare:

Mallard, Cetti's Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Wren, House Sparrow, Reed Bunting

Worle:

3 Tawny Owl (at 00:45)

Uphill/Bleadon Levels:

Swift, 2 Cuckoo, Swallow, House Martin, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroat, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Linnet

BELOW M4 & BANES

Wick (weir):

1 Little Egret

Warmley:

1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 2 House Martin

North Stoke:

1 Hobby, 6 Swallow, 4 House Martin

2-5-20 Buzzard, River Avon Bath (Rob Hargreaves)

Bath (River Avon West):

1 Moorhen, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 5 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 5 Skylark, 6 Chiffchaff, 5 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 8 Blackcap, 19 Whitethroat, 3 Grey Wagtail, 3 Linnet, 1 Yellowhammer

Paulton:

2 Moorhen, 1 Little Grebe, 8 LBB Gull, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 6 Rook, 35 Carrion Crow, 4 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 3 Goldcrest, 2 Treecreeper, 1 Starling, 3 Song Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch

02-05-20 Blue Tit, Paulton (Patrick Hancock)

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Chew Valley Lake

Closed

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Cambodia and Vietnam by Vera Carpenter and Colorado by David Hughes

Lockdown Updates

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BRISAW (Bristol & Surrounding Areas Wildlife) is a new closed Facebook forum for people in Bristol and the surrounding areas of BANES, South Glos, N Somerset, SE Wales, Glos, Wilts and Somerset, to swap wildlife records and talk about wildlife in those areas. We welcome new members, particularly from beyond Bristol & its immediate surroundings!

Bath RSPB Quiz from Lucy Starling (Delve) 

Here are two “old” names each for 20 bird species readily seen in and around the homes and gardens of Bath urban areas and surrounding countryside. 
Taken from “All the Birds of the Air” - Names Lore and Literature of British Birds by Francesca Greenoak (1979)
1. Long Neck or Frank
2. Pigeon Hawk or Blue Merlin
3. Stock Hawk or Duck Hawk
4. Pond Hen or Kitty Coot
5. Tumbler or Sprat Mew
6. Wood Dove or Bush Dove
7. Billy Hooter or Jenny Hoolet
8. Screecher or Skeer Devil
9. Pick-a-tree or Wood Knacker
10. Eaves Swallow or Window Swallow
11. Croupy Craw or Ralph
12. Crackadee or Titty Todger
13. Throstle or Mavis
14. Ruddock or Ploughman’s Bird
15. Chip Chop or Lesser Pettychaps
16. Waggie or Molly Washdish
17. Green Linnet or Green Grosbeak
18. Gold Spink or Redcap
19. Thick Bill or Hoop
20. Spadger or Lum Lintie

Reports: Karen Ash, Nancy Barrett, Karle Burford, Ken Carruthers, Judy Copeland, Peter Coslett, Paul Cousins, Stephen Curtis, Dom Godfrey, Anthony Goodwin, Patrick Hancock, Geoff Hardman, Robert Hargreaves, Nigel Kempson, Ian Loats, Lisa Presland, Lois Pryce, Rob Laughton, Dean Reeves, Howard Taffs, Jason Williams, Paul Williams, Penny Wills blagdonlakebirds, BUPP, CVRS, nsl-birding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

01-05-20 Friday - Spotted Flycatcher

Temp 9 to 14°C. Windy today, warmer in the Sun, dry at least, until it rained midday, but sunny evening

Mandarin
Swift
Cuckoo
Whimbrel, Greenshank 
Red Kite, Hobby
Garden Warbler
Spotted Flycatcher

1-5-20 House Martin, Compton Dando (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL

The Downs:
1 Spotted Flycatcher

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

1-5-20 Greenshank, New Passage (Lisegirl)

Severnside:
1 Greenshank

Rockhampton, Hill:
1 possibly 2 Cuckoo

Three Brooks Nature Reserve, Bradley Stoke:
10 Mallard, 8 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Moorhen, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Cormorant, 6 Magpie, 15 Jackdaw, 6 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit 2, 4 Long-Tailed Tit, 5 ChiffChaff, 3 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Pied Wagtail, 3 Wren, 4 Blackbird, 3 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 6 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 2 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch

1-5-20 House Sparrow, Hanham (Peter Coslett)

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
8 Shelduck, 1 Gadwall, 4 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Oystercatcher, 7 Whimbrel, 1 Curlew, 3 GBB Gull, c.100 LBB Gull, 4 Skylark, 7 Swallow, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 6 Reed Warbler, 11 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 11 Whitethroat, 4 Song Thrush, 7 Greenfinch, 1 Linnet, 3 Reed Bunting

Portishead - Black Nore:

4 Shelduck, 3 Whimbrel, 1 Buzzard, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap

Kenn Pier:
Mute Swan on eggs, 1 Grey Wagtail

Worlebury:
1 Willow Warbler, first 12 Starlings of the year

Lower Claverham:
1 Red Kite 10.45, 3 Buzzard,  Raven (Chescombe), Swallow, Whitethroat

1-5-20 Sedge Warbler, Bleadon (Karen Ash)

Uphill to Bleadon:
Skylark, Sedge & Reed Warbler, 3 Wheatear, Reed Bunting

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
6 House Martin, 1 Sedge Warbler (v rare here), 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Whitethroat, 5 Wheatear.
Regulars:- Large numbers of Skylarks, Greenfinch common this year and first time for a while in the Shire Valley, Linnet and Corn Bunting very common, Yellowhammers increased over the weekend

1-5-20 Whitethroat, Compton Dando (Ian Stapp)

Compton Dando:
2 Pheasant, 2 Mallard Duck, 12+ Swift, 40+ Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 5 Buzzard, 1 Herring Gull, 7 LBB Gull. 1 Little Owl, 1 Great Spotted & 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Magpie, 30+ Jackdaw, 40+ Rook, 30+ Crow, 2 Raven, 6 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 6+ Skylark, 8 Swallow, 8+ House Martin, 2 Long-tailed TiT, 2 Chiffchaff, 4+ Blackcap, 8+ Whitethroat, 3 Goldcrest, 8+ Wren, 4 Robin, 1 Starling, 6+ Blackbird, 30+House Sparrow, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 10+ Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 25+ Goldfinch, 10+ Yellowhammer

1-5-20 Peregrine, Bath (BUPP)
Now with a second coat of down

Bath:
2 + 4 eyasses Peregrine

Bath West, River Avon:
5 Swift, 1 Cuckoo, 4 Stock Dove, 4 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Green Woodpecker, 6 Skylark, 3 Swallow, 6 House Martin, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 6 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 5 Whitethroat, 1 GreyWagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Yellowhammer

Combe Hay:
1 m Mandarin

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Chew Valley Lake
Cuckoo, Hobby

Out of UK 
Cambodia and Vietnam by Vera Carpenter and Colorado by David Hughes

Lockdown Updates

Bath RSPB Quiz from Lucy Starling (Delve) 

Here are two “old” names each for 20 bird species readily seen in and around the homes and gardens of Bath urban areas and surrounding countryside. 

Taken from “All the Birds of the Air” - Names Lore and Literature of British Birds by Francesca Greenoak (1979)

1. Long Neck or Frank
2. Pigeon Hawk or Blue Merlin
3. Stock Hawk or Duck Hawk
4. Pond Hen or Kitty Coot
5. Tumbler or Sprat Mew
6. Wood Dove or Bush Dove
7. Billy Hooter or Jenny Hoolet
8. Screecher or Skeer Devil
9. Pick-a-tree or Wood Knacker
10. Eaves Swallow or Window Swallow
11. Croupy Craw or Ralph
12. Crackadee or Titty Todger
13. Throstle or Mavis
14. Ruddock or Ploughman’s Bird
15. Chip Chop or Lesser Pettychaps
16. Waggie or Molly Washdish
17. Green Linnet or Green Grosbeak
18. Gold Spink or Redcap
19. Thick Bill or Hoop
20. Spadger or Lum Lintie


Home Patch 8 Yate - a re-run of a Bird News series from 2018, apt for the present

Cryptic Puzzle 3 - 2007. The link works! Answers now added to the page

2018 BOC QUIZ - large variety of questions. Now with answers at the bottom

Reports: John Barnett, Michael & Caroline Baker, Peter Coslett, John Croxton, Jane Cumming, Barry Dursley, Alan Goldsmith, Robert Hargreaves, Simon Harris, Lisegirl, Dendy Platt, Dean Reeves, Matt Scott, Adrian Sharp, Ian Stapp, blagdonlakebirds, BUPP, CVRS, nsl-birding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG