10-08-20 Monday - Bar-tailed Godwit

Temp 18 to 25°C. Overcast with a warm breeze

Whimbrel, Bar-tailed Godwit, Snipe
Mediterranean & Yellow-legged Gull
Common Tern

Spotted Flycatcher, Redstart, Whinchat, Wheatear

10-8-20 Grey Heron, Chew Valley Lake (George Stacey)

BRISTOL

Clifton 9th:

2 Swift

Henleaze Lake:
1 Peregine over

10-08-20 Swift St Andrews (John Rosssetti)

 St Andrews:

Amazing swifts almost gone already. But seemed like good year over Bristol from my panoramic St Andrews viewpoint West over Clifton (most swifts), Redland and Bishopston. Over 100 through July max count 135. Long wait for their return. ⁦

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Littleton Warth:

Buzzard and juv. Sparrowhawk calling from copse close to the village. No sign of any Hobbies

New Passage & Pilning Wetlands:

4 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck (f) with 4 small ducklings, 2 Little Ringed Plover - inc 1 well grown juv, 27 Black-tailed Godwit, a few Dunlin, 3 Common Sandpiper, 3 Little Egret, good numbers of Sand Martin and Swallow, 300 Starling, 5 Yellow Wagtail - more at roost.     

10-8-20 Redstart, CSC (Mark Coller)

Chipping Sodbury Common:

1 Kestrel, 2 Wren, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 5 Redstart, 6 Whinchat, 1 juv Stonechat, 12 Goldfinch

10-8-20 Whinchat, CSC (Vera Carpenter)

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon-Wayne's View to Yeo Estuary:

40 Canada Goose, 65 Shelduck (plus 2 broods of 9), 5 Little Grebe, 6 Coot, 21 Oystercatcher, 85 Ringed Plover, 2 Whimbrel, 250 Curlew, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 65 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper, 90 Redshank, 2 Mediterranean Gull (adults, Yeo Estuary), 4 Cormorant, 11 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 3 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine, 1 Raven, 50 Swallow, 6 Chiffchaff, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Whinchat, 1 Wheatear, 60  Linnet, 25 Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:

2 Wheatear - on top of the barn

Chew Magna:

1 Peregrine mid-afternoon

Paulton:

2 Mute Swan, 20 Mallard, 9 Moorhen (3 chicks, 2 juvs), 2 Little Grebe (juvs), 12 BH Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 17 Rook, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Swallow, 20 House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 10 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Mistle Thrush, 3 House Sparrow, 4 Pied Wagtail, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 7 Goldfinch

SWT: 10 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
2 Egyptian Goose - part of the family, 2 Garganey, Gadwall - numbers increasing, Tufted Duck - on the increase too, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 8 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 2 White Wagtail

10-8-20 Common Sandpiper, Chew Valley Lake (George Stacey)

Chew Valley Lake 
1 Shelduck, 17 Shoveler, 31 Little Grebe, 265 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Lapwing, 6 Black-tailed Godwit - inc a juv, 2 Snipe, 9 Green Sandpiper, 19 Great Black-backed Gull - inc D:AX, 1 Yellow-legged Gull,  Lesser Black-backed Gull - yellow G+H, 105 Cormorant, 8 Great White Egret, 9 Little Egret, 2 Sparrowhawk - juv, 3 Marsh Harrier - juv stooging around together, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Raven

Dam:

1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Common Tern, 2 GBB Gull, 4 Pied Wagtail

10-08-2020 Yellow-legged Gull CVL (Dave Hughes)

 Morton:

1 Yellow-legged Gull

Villice:

2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Deer

10-8-20 juvenile Buzzard, Chew Valley Lake (Ian Stapp)

Nunnery:

1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Grey Wagtail

Herons Green:
6 Little Grebe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 4 Pied Wagtail

10-8-20 Snipe, Chew Valley Lake (Ian Stapp)

Herriott's Bridge:
8 Canada Geese, 2 Shelduck, 7 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Sandpiper, 11 Green Sandpiper, 2 Snipe, 5 GBB Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 4 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 2 Kingfisher, 5 Jackdaw, 20 Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Reed Bunting

10-8-20 Black-tailed Godwit, Chew Valley Lake (George Stacey)

Note:

Pair of Sunglasses found at Moreton - contact us or David Hughes

10-8-20 Deer, Chew Valley Lake (George Stacey)

Reports: Phil Baber, Peter Bunniss, Vera Carpenter, Mark Coller, Andy Davis, Patrick Hancock, Dave Hughes, Gill Roberts, John Rossetti, Tim Salkeld, Steve Sanins, Tony Scott, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

09-08-20 Sunday - Black Tern, Little Gull

Temp 17 to 26°C. Grey start to the day but remained fairly still and ended with clear blue skies

Turnstone, Snipe

Little Gull
Common and Black Tern
Hobby

Redstart, Whinchat, Wheatear

Garganey, White Wagtail

BRISTOL

Redland garden:

6 Feral Pigeon, 1 Wood Pigeon, 1 Magpie, 2 BlueTits, 2 Great Tits, 1 Blackbird, 17 House Sparrows(seed feeding, water bathing, dust bathing), 4 Goldfinch(incl. 2 Juveniles)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

9-8-20 Whinchat, CSC (Chris Teague)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Redstart, 3 Whinchat, 6 Linnet

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:

3 Canada Geese, 4 Shelduck, 2 Ringed Plover, 5 Curlew, 13 Dunlin, 130 BH Gull

Clevedon-Channel View to Blakes:

60 Shelduck, 3 Oystercatcher inc 1 juv, 8 Ringed Plover, 65 Curlew, 25 Dunlin, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Turnstone,15 Little Egret, 3 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine

BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge Mill:

2 Sparrowhawk - juv, flying and calling

Marshfield - Rushmead Lane:

1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, Skylarks, 6 Whinchat, 1 Wheatear, 6 Pied Wagtail, Linnets, Corn Buntings, Yellowhammers

Pensford - walking west:

Mallard, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Moorhen 4 inc 2 minute chicks, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Buzzard, Green Woodpecker, Magpie, Jackdaw,
Blue Tit, Chiffchaff, Blackbird, Dipper, Chaffinch

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:

2 Egyptian Goose - part of the family, 2 Garganey, Gadwall - numbers increasing, Tufted Duck - on the increase too, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 8 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 2 White Wagtail, 

Chew Valley Lake 

1 juv Little Gull, 13 Common Tern, 4 Black Tern, usual Egrets, 1 Hobby

9-8-20 Yellow-legged Gull, Herons Green (Cliff Smith)

Herons Green:

1 Yellow-legged Gull

CVRS:

Only a trickle of Reed & Sedge Warblers. Of the 4 recaptured Reeds, 2 were ringed as this years juvs. T'other 2 were adults, 1 ringed as a juv in July 2017 and not seen since (& fattening up for migration), 1 as a juv in July 2019

Herriott's Bridge:

7 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 11 Green Sandpiper, 1 Snipe

Reports: Nancy Barrett, Dru Brook-Tayler, Peter Coslett, Chris Craig, Jane Cumming, Paul Francis, Robert Hargreaves, Simon Isgar, Paul Marshall, Cliff Smith, Ian Stapp, Jason Williams, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

08-08-20 Saturday - Garganey

Hot, with temperatures reaching 31°C in Bristol. 

Bar-headed Goose, Garganey 

Whimbrel, Greenshank

Common Tern

Marsh Harrier

Spotted Flycatcher, Redstart, Whinchat

Tree Pipit, Crossbill 

08-08-20 Whinchat, Chipping Sodbury Common (Mark Coller)

BRISTOL

08-08-20 Dipper, Eastville Park (Allan Chard)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Pilning Wetlands/New Passage:

100+ Canada Goose, 1 Bar-headed Goose, 3 Shoveler, 4 Teal, Tufted Duck brood, 2 Little Grebe, 3 Lapwing, 2 Ringed Plover, 7 Little Ringed Plover, 13 Black-tailed Godwit, 10 Dunlin, 108 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Swallow, 1 Goldfinch

08-08-20 Bar-headed Goose, New Passage/Pilning (Alan Gilbert)

Chipping Sodbury Common:

2 Spotted Flycatcher, 4 Redstart, 3 Whinchat, 1 Wheatear, 3 Tree Pipit, 1 Crossbill

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon, Channel View Seawall:
5 Ringed Plover, 2 Wheatear

08-08-20 Ringed Plover, Channel View seawall (Howard Taffs)

Worlebury:

2 Buzzard

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports. 

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
Egyptian Goose family, 1 juv Garganey, 7 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret 

Chew Valley Lake:

1 calling Whimbrel, 5 Great White Egret

Herriott's inc Pool:

16 Canada Goose, 4 Shelduck, 2 Swift,  5 Black-tailed Godwit, 17 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 11 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 8 Jackdaw, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 4 GBB Gull, 1 Common Tern, 2 Common Gull, 40+ juv Swallow, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Reed Bunting

08-08-20 Common Tern, Herriott's (CVL) (Ian Stapp)

Reports: Allan Chard, Mark Coller, Chris Craig, Alan Gilbert, George Rabin, Aravind Ramesh, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

07-08-20 Friday - Common Tern

Increasingly hot (Bristol temperature peaked at 27°C) but intermittent cloud cover and some small showers prevented the heat wave conditions experienced elsewhere in the country today

Wood Sandpiper

Mediterranean Gull

Common Tern

Great White Egret

Marsh Harrier 
Little Owl

Marsh Tit
         

07-08-20 nice study of a female Mallard, Herriotts Pool, CVL (George Stacey)

BRISTOL

   
Bishop Road to Horfield Common:
7 Swift, 14 Woodpigeon, 25 Herring Gull, 41 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 8 Carrion Crow, 7 Magpie, 6 Jackdaw, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Wren, 6 Starling, 3 Robin, 42 House Sparrow, 6 Goldfinch

Clifton:

Percival Road garden - 2 Marsh Tit on feeders

St Andrew's:
c 20 Swift overhead mid-afternoon

06-08-20 Sparrowhawk,Bishopston, Bristol  (John Rossetti)

Coombe Dingle:

Garden - 1 Willow Warbler (brief visitor early morning - presumed migrant)

Blaise Estate:

Castle Hill - 2 Raven

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 ad Mediterranean Gull

Redwick:

7 Buzzards kettling late morning

Little Stoke:

50+ Swifts over at 16.50

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports

BELOW M4 & BANES
   

07-08-20 Little Owl, Pensford (Paul Sawyer)

Pensford:

1 Little Owl

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
Top End - 1 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 9 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret

Chew Valley Lake
 

07-08-20 Great White Egret, Herriotts Pool, CVL (George Stacey)

Heron's Green:

6 Little Grebe, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret , 2 Grey Heron 

   

07-08-20 Common Tern, Herriott's Pool (Ian Stapp)

Herriott's inc Pool:

16 Canada Goose, 4 Shelduck, 2 Collared Dove, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 10 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 4 GBB Gull,1 Common Tern (on mud pool for a short time),8 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, Kingfisher, 9 Jackdaw, 2 Cetti's Warbler,2+ Reed Warbler,1 Reed Bunting

Other dragonflies (all in the channel )
4 Small Red-eye Damselfly, 3 Common Blue Damselfly,2 Brown Hawker,1 Migrant Hawker,
1 Emperor Dragonfly

Out of Avon 

Corsham - adult Rose-Coloured Starling still present for third day

Reports: Adrian Adams, John Budd,,Ken Carruthers, William Earp, David Esam, Peter Hazelwood, Rod Holbrook, Nigel Milbourne, Paul Sawyer, Ian Stapp,

06-08-20 Thursday - Whimbrels

Misty, wet morning with showers and drizzle - warm and humid.  Much brighter by late afternoon with a fresh warm southerly wind pushing the weather front away.

Whimbrels
Little Owl
Hobby
Redstarts, Whinchats
Yellow Wagtail, Tree Pipit

A Grey Heron at Oldbury Power Station (Sue Howard)

BRISTOL

Coombe Dingle:
1 Kingfisher on R.Trym.

Sea Mills:
7 apparently active House Martin nests.

Kestrel at Oldbury Power Station (Sue Howard)

Hotwells to Ashton Court:

Swift, Woodpigeon, Collered Dove, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull,
Lesser Black-backed Gull, Kestrel, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Swallow, House Martin, 2 Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff -inc a family party, Wren, Nuthatch, Robin, House Sparrow, Pied Wagtail

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Mallard, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 2 LBB Gull, 1 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 1 Green Woodpecker, 6 Blue Tit, Swallows, House Martins, 2 Wren, 3 Robin (1 juv.), 5 Pied Wagtail, 4 Bullfinch.

Horton:
(ST7584)  1 Little Owl.

Pilning Wetlands:
140 Canada Goose, 27 Lapwing, 45 Redshank, 4 Little Egret, 3 Willow Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat.

Chipping Sodbury Common:

1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 2-3 Redstart (1 male), 5 Whinchat, 1 f. Wheatear.

06-08-20 Stock Dove (Bradley Stoke (Vic Savery)

Bradley Stoke:

Stock Dove, Buzzard

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:
LIDL car park:  Oystercatcher calling a persistent warning on a roof top, with too many Herring Gulls around - possibly after nestlings.

Clevedon-Yeo:
"Well up the R.Yeo I came across a Grey Heron that had caught a large eel which it had on the bank. A Buzzard came over, shoved off the heron and tried to eat the eel. But it gave up as the eel was writhing about too much. The heron then reappeared and had another go, but it again failed and the eel got away!"

12 Canada Goose, 9 Mute Swan, 8 Shelduck (two broods of 5 and 7 this week), 100+ Mallard, 12 Oystercatcher, 11 Ringed Plover, 2+ Whimbrel, 110 Curlew, 6 Dunlin, 6 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 175 Redshank, 300 BH Gull, 60 Herring Gull, 10 LBB Gull, 16 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Swallow, 1 Wheatear, 4 Rock Pipit.

Sand Point/Bay:

3 Swift, 9 Oystercatcher, c.70 Curlew. 2 Little Egret, 2 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 3 Willow Warbler,  2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 9 Whitethroat, 2 Stonechat, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 1 Tree Pipit, 9 Linnet. 

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
2 Whinchat, 1 m. Stonechat (Rushmead Lane).

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:

4 Egyptian Goose - inc 2 juv, 6 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret

Chew Valley Lake
Some breeding news from CVRS:  A Reed Warbler ringed here in the nest early in July was recaptured earlier in the week - a confirmed successful fledging.  A f. Bullfinch appears to be currently incubating a clutch; this is her 2nd year of confirmed breeding here.

Reports:  Louise Bailey, John Barnett, Dru Brooke-Taylor, William Earp, Rob Emery, Sue Howard, Matt Hull, Vic Polley, Harvey Rose, Vic Savery,  CVRS, opsbirding, TBOSG Blagdonlakebirds

05-08-20 Wednesday - Garganey

Overcast, humid, windy and a touch of rain later

Kingfisher

Hobby
Yellow-legged Gull, Marsh Harrier, Water Rail

Garganey

Little Ringed Plover

Mediterranean Gull

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
6 Canada Goose - inc 4 juv, 12 Mute Swan - inc 6 cygnet, c 30 Mallard, 1 Swift, 2 Moorhen, 8 Coot - inc 1 chick, 7 Black-headed Gull, 3 Grey Heron - ad, 1st and 2nd wint, 4 Sparrowhawk - 4 juv, 2 Kingfisher - 1 juv, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 6 Jay - inc 4 juv, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

05-08-20 Little Egret OPS (Heather England)

Oldbury Power Station:
8 Shelduck - family of 6 ducklings, 4 Curlew, 14+ Redshank, 1 Little Egret, 1 Hobby - hunting all over, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Wheatear, Linnet, 

05-08-20 Bar-headed (type) Goose NP-NW (Lisa Presland)

 New Passage/Northwick:
110 Canada Goose, 1 Bar-headed (type) Goose, 5 Tufted Duck - inc 4 chicks, 4 Little Grebe - inc 3 chicks, 4 Curlew, 11 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel

Yate - garden:
1 Sparrow - of curious plumage. Still in the garden, on show since 2nd    

Bradley Stoke:

1 Willow Warbler - singing, just outside the garden

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:
5 Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 120 Mallard, 2 Tufted Duck, Woodpigeon, 2 Moorhen, 28 Black-headed Gull, 30 Herring Gull, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 5 Carrion Crow, Pied Wagtail

05-08-20 Sparrowhawk, Clevedon (Paul Williams)

 Clevedon - garden:
1 Sparrowhawk - juv,  1 lucky Blackbird!

Kenn:
1 Hobby - hunting over the village at lunch time

BELOW M4 & BANES

Cameley:

2 Peregrines -  raced up and then back down the valley this morning at 06:00, screaming at each other.

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
4 Egyptian Goose - inc 2 juv, 1 or 2 Garganey, 2 Lapwing, 6 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret

Chew Valley Lake
 
Dam:
2 Common Sandpiper, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Pied Wagtail

Bittern Trail:
1 Marsh Harrier

05-08-20 Marsh Harrier CVL (George Stacey)

Hollowbrook:
1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Marsh Harrier - distant and seen through the vegetation

05-08-20 Little Grebe CVL Villice (George Stacey)

 Villice:
12 Little Grebe, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret

05-08-20 Dunlin CVL H Green  Wall (Ian Stapp)

 Heron's Green:
30 Canada Goose, 6 Little Grebe - pool, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 2 Raven, 4 Pied Wagtail

Moreton:
60+ Woodpigeon, 1 Water Rail - calling, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 5 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 12+ Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 30+ mixed Tits, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff

05-08-20 Black-tailed Godwit CVL Herriott's pool (Ian Stapp)

 Herriott's inc Pool:
34 Canada Goose, 4 Shelduck, 6 Shoveler, 2 Collared Dove, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 8 Green Sandpiper, 1 Mediterranean Gull - 2nd sum, with yellow ring, 10 Great Black-backed Gull, 5 Grey Heron, 9 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 2 Kingfisher, 9 Jackdaw, 8-9 Sand Martin, 3 House Martin, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Reed Bunting

Reports: John Budd, Chris Craig, John Croxton, Jane Cumming, Heather England, Bob Medland, Lisa Presland, Phil Quinn, Vic Savery, Rich Scantlebury, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Chris Teague, Paul Williams

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding

04-08-20 Tuesday - Garganey

Colder than of late, with light cloud and a max temp 19°c

Garganey

Common Tern

Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail
Kingfisher

Marsh Harrier
Hobby
Redstart, Whinchat
Corn Bunting, Yellowhammer

BRISTOL

Bishop Rd to Horfield Common:
2 Swift, 19 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Herring Gull, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 5 Magpie, 9 Jackdaw, 4 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Wren, 1 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 22 House Sparrow, 2 Greenfinch, 4 Goldfinch

04-08-20 Kingfisher EP (Allan Chard)

 Eastville Park:
11 Mute Swan, 22 Mallard, 3 Moorhen, 6 Coot, 1 Little Grebe, 16 Black-headed Gull -inc juv, 1 Herring Gull, 25 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Grey Heron - 2nd yr, 4 Kingfisher - inc 3juv, 1 Nuthatch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Teal - juv, 3 Lapwing, 3+ Ringed Plover, 2+ Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Common Tern - downriver, 1 Willow Warbler - singing! 5 Lesser Whitethroat, 10+ Mistle Thrush, 4 Wheatear, 1+ Yellow Wagtail

Yate:

Garden - brief visit again from the oddly marked male Sparrow - no leg rings observed. Video clip

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Sparrowhawk (f) very active, Green Woodpecker, Garden Warbler, Redstart, Whinchat, Bullfinch

04-08-20 Green Woodpecker Almondsbury (Véra Carpenter)

Almondsbury - garden:

1 Green Woodpecker

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead - Beach area:
1 Oystercatcher, 1 Rock Pipit, 6 Linnet

04-08-20 Ringed Plover - Dunlin Cl-Y (Howard Taffs)

Clevedon-Yeo:
4 Ringed Plover, 20 Curlew, 2 Dunlin, 1 Marsh Harrier - cream headed, 2 Raven, 1 Willow Warbler - singing

Dundry - West:

15 Swifts, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 2 Sparrowhawk - ad+juv, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Hobby

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
Swift, Stock Dove, lots of Woodpigeon - inc flock of 150, Collared Dove, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Buzzard, Kestrel, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Raven, Blue Tit, Skylark, Swallow, House Martin, Chiffchaff, Whitethroat, Wren, Starling, Blackbird, a lot of House Sparrow, Pied Wagtail, Greenfinch, a lot of Linnet, Goldfinch, Corn Bunting, Yellowhammer

Newton St Loe:
2 Mute Swan, c35 Mallard, 1 Tufted Duck (f), 1 Swift, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard, Moorhen, 2 Black-headed Gull,, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, Kestrel, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, Blue Tit, Swallow, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, 2+ Blackcap - family, Goldcrest, Wren, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Chaffinch, Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
2 Egyptian, Goose, 1 Garganey (f) juv, 7 Lapwing, 3 Common Tern

Chew Valley Lake
 

04-08-20 Green Sandpiper CVL (George Stacey)

Hollowbrook:
2 Green Sandpiper

04-08-20, Green Sandpiper + Coot & Moorhen CVL Herriotts (Ian Stapp)

 Heron's Green:
2 Little Grebe - pool, 1 Cattle Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Goldfinch

Moreton:
Swift, 30+ Woodpigeon, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Buzzard, 100 Martin and Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, 

04-08-20 Black-tailed Godwit CVL (George Stacey)

Herriott's inc Pool:
35 Canada Goose, 4 Shelduck, 6 Shoveler, lots of Gadwall, 40 Swift, loads of Coot, 8 Black-tailed Godwit, 7 Green Sandpiper,  Black-headed Gull, 9 Great Black-backed Gull, 5 Grey Heron, 8 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Kingfisher, 200+ Swallow and Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 

Reports: Dru Brook-Taylor, John Budd, Véra Carpenter, Allan Chard, Tony Cook, Colin Hawkins, Rich Scantlebury, Ted Smith, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Nigel Strickland, Howard Taffs, Chris Teague,

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding

03-08-20 Monday - Gulls and Chats

Temp 12 to 20°C. Sunny start then some fair weather cloud came over, dry with a fresh breeze

Bar-headed Goose
Common Scoter
Turnstone

Mediterranean, Common & Yellow-legged Gull
Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat

Redstart, Whinchat, Wheatear
Yellow Wagtail

Spotted Flycatcher

3-8-20 Mediterranean Gull, Herons Green (David Hughes)

BRISTOL

3-8-20 Grey Wagtail and Dipper, Eastville Park (Vera Carpenter)

Eastville Park:

2 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Jay, 1 f Blackcap, 2 Wren, 2 Dipper, 3 Grey Wagtail

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

5 Curlew, 30 Turnstone, 1 Common Sandpiper, 21 Redshank, 600 BH Gull, 4 Common Gull, 4 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Stonechat, 3 Wheatear, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 30 Pied Wagtail

Pilning Wetland:

c.150 Canada Goose, 1 Bar-headed Goose, 6 Mute Swan, 4 Shelduck, 6 Gadwall, 1 Common Scoter, 5 Moorhen + 2 small young, 15 Coot, 6 Little Grebe, 20 Oystercatcher, 11 Lapwing, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Curlew, 8 Turnstone, 5 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Cormorant, 5 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, c.15 Swallow, c.30 House Martin, c.100 Starling incl. flock of 60, 1 Grey Wagtail, 10 Pied Wagtail, 1 Bullfinch, c.20 Linnet, flock c.40 Goldfinch

3-8-20 Whinchat, CSC (Roger Staples)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Kestrel, 1 Green Woodpecker, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaffs, Blackcaps, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Whitethroat, 6 Redstart, 3 Whinchat, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 20 Linnet, 5 Goldfinch 

Hawkesbury Upton, Upton Coombe:
3 Pheasant, 23 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 2 Sparrowhawk, 4 Buzzard, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 8 Jackdaw, 3 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 6 Chiffchaff - heard, 6 Blackbird, 3 Spotted Flycatcher - inc juv being fed, 1 Stonechat, 9 House Sparrow, 5 Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:

1 Little Grebe, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Cormorant, 4 fluffy juv gulls, 1 Roe Deer

Congressbury to Puxton:
3 Mute Swan, 1 Mallard, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Cormorant, 2 Buzzard,  2 Moorhen, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Kingfisher,  1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Magpie, 1 Raven, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Swallow,  6 House Martin,  1 Sedge Warbler,  2 Robin, 1 Stonechat, 2 House Sparrow,  1 Dunnock, 3 Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

3-8-20 Yellowhammer, Chew Stoke (Lucy Masters)

Chew Stoke:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 ad Green Woodpecker, 1 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

3-8-20 Mediterranean Gull, Herons Green (David Hughes)

Chew Valley Lake 

Dam:

1 Common Sandpiper

3-8-20 Herons Green, Common Sandpiper (George Stacey)

Hollowbrook:

4 Little Egret

3-8-20 Mediterranean Gull, Herons Green (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:

56 Canada Goose, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Mediterranean Gull, 2 GBB Gull, 2 Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Pied Wagtail

3-8-20 Water Rail, Stratford (Lucy Masters)

Stratford:

1 juv Water Rail, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Sparrowhawk

Herriott's Bridge:

55 Canada Geese, 4 Shelduck, 6 Shoveler, 3 Collared Dove, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Green Sandpiper, 7 GBB Gull, 1 ad + 1 3cy Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 9 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Grey Wagtail

Reports: Vera Carpenter, Mark Coller, Judy Copeland, Andy Davis, Robert Hargreaves, Simon Harris, Annie & Nick Hawkridge, David Hughes, Tim Kilbride, Lucy Masters, Andrew Middleton, Jean Oliver, Vic Polley, Lois Pryce, Aravind Ramesh, George Stacey, Roger Staples, Ian Stapp, Chris Teague, TBOSG

02-08-20 Sunday

Sunny with high clouds. Bristol max 22°C

Mandarin Duck

Little Ringed Plover

Common Gull

Great White Egret, Cattle Egret

Marsh Harrier

Spotted Flycatcher
Redstart, Whinchat

Yellow Wagtail

02-08-20 Oddly marked House Sparrow, Yate (Chris Teague)
(Looks quite similar to the 'Italian' Sparrow noted at Fishponds in 2019- see below)

BRISTOL

No reports


SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Tortwoth Lake:
2 Canada Goose, 1 Mute Swan, 1 Mandarin Duck (juvenile female), 16 Mallard with 8 young (6+2 broods), 4 Tufted Duck with 7 young, 1 Grey Heron, 9 Little Grebe with 5 young (3+1+1 broods), 1 Moorhen with 1 young, 14 Coot with 15 young (2+3+3+3+4 broods) with 1 still occupied nest, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 2 Swallow, 4 House Martins, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 3 Grey Wagtail.

 

Cromhall:
1 Buzzard

New Passage/Pilning Wetlands:
c.200 Canada Goose, 1 Bar-headed Goose, 9 Mute Swan, 12 Shelduck, 3 Moorhen, 15 Coot, 3 Little Grebe + 3 young, 30 Oystercatcher, 7 Lapwing, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 5 Curlew, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, c.15 Swallow, c.30 House Martin (including pair feeding young in New Passage house nest), 1 Chiffchaff, flock c.120 Starling, 6 Pied Wagtail, flock c.40 Linnet, flock c.50 Goldfinch

02-08-20 some more images of an oddly-marked House Sparrow, Yate (Chris Teague)

...and here's the Fishponds bird in June 2019 (Allan Chard)

Yate:

Garden - visits from an oddly marked male House Sparrow

02-08-20 Redstarts, Chipping Sodbury Common (Gordon Youdale)

      
Chipping Sodbury Common:
Green Woodpecker (heard), 2 Kestrel, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, Willow Warbler, Whitethroat, Spotted Flycatcher, 3 Redstart, 3 Whinchat, prob Stonechat,  many Linnet and Goldfinch 

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon-Yeo:
80 Canada Goose, 12 Mute Swan,  20 + Shelduck inc 1 fresh brood of 5, 95 Mallard, Tufted Duck, 1+
Coot, 14 Oystercatcher, 5 Lapwing, 4 Ringed Plover, 3 Whimbrel, 180 Curlew, 2 Turnstone, 15 Dunlin, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 190 Redshank, 800+ Black-headed Gull, 60+ Herring Gull, 10 LBB Gull, 16 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Peregrine (attacking the waders at Kenn mouth), 2 Raven, 4 Swallow, 3 Rock Pipit, 20 Linnet  

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:

12 Sky Lark,4 House Martin, 5 Swallow, 5 Starling, 3 Mistle Thrush, 2 Stonechat, 1 Yellow Wagtail,1 Pied Wagtail,10+ Linnet, 4 Yellowhammer,9 Corn Bunting

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
family of Egyptian Geese, 4 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 5 Great White Egret,1 Little Egret

Chew Valley Lake

Dam End
2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 7 Pied Wagtail

Heron's  Green
56 Canada Goose, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Great White Egret, 1  Little  Egret , 1 Cattle Egret,  5 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier,6 Pied Wagtail

Moreton
3 Grey Heron 2 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, flock of LTT/ Blue/ Great/  Coal Tit,  Chiffchaff,  Goldcrest,  Treecreeper maybe 60 birds - one hell of a panic when a Sparrowhawk went through the woodland

Herriotts - inc Pool
34 Canada Goose, 4 Shelduck, 10 Shoveler, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 7 Green Sandpiper,2 Common Sandpiper, 9 GBB Gull (4 on  pool 5 out on lake), 1 Common Gull, 8 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

02-08-20 Wren, Moreton, CVL (Ian Stapp)

    

Reports: Pete Bryant, Pete Coslett,Andy Davis, Richard Giles and Fiona Neate, Lois Pryce, Harvey Rose, Ian Stapp, Chris Teague, Gordon Youdale, blagdonlakebirds

01/08/20 Saturday - Cattle Egret

Nice - bit too hot really

Red Kite

Little Ringed Plover, Marsh Harrier

Redstart, Whinchat
Yellow-legged Gull, Cattle Egret

Merlin

Yellow Wagtail

BRISTOL

Bishop Rd to Horfield Common:

4 Swift, 12 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Black-headed Gull, 4 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 10 Magpie, 14 Jackdaw, 6 Carrion Crow, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Wren, 9 Starling, 1 Blackbird, 4 Robin, 49 House Sparrow, 4 Greenfinch, 1 Goldfinch

01-08-20 juv Gull Bristol Netham Lock (Gill Sapsed)

 Netham Lock:

gull spc - having a splash

Sea Mills:

2 Common Sandpiper

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
4+ Yellow Wagtail, 40+ Pied Wagtail - Lag 1 with the cattle this morning, and Black-headed Gull '2N23' on the shore by Lagoon 3 - which was ringed at a nest in Slimbridge in 2010 - thanks JS

01-08-20 Bar-headed 'type' Goose NP-NW (Brian Lancastle)

New Passage/Northwick:

01-08-20 Black-tailed Godwit NP-NW PW (Tony Scott)
At Slimbridge on 14th where they couldn't catch it

 Pilning Wetlands:
1 Bar headed -type Goose with Canada Geese, 12 Lapwing, 3 Little Ringed Plover - inc 2 chicks, 7 Black-tailed Godwit - including sir 'ring on the neck', c50 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier - juv, headed east, 5 Kestrel - juv

01-08-20 Redstart CSC (Chris Teague)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Redstart, 1 Whinchat, 1 Greenfinch, 4 Linnet

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead - Battery Point:

3 Whimbrel - south

Portishead - Woodhill Bay saltings:

Merlin - low down heading south

Walton in Gordano:
3 Pheasant, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 5 Magpie, 2 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 20+ House Martin, 3 Wren, 1 Blackbird, 2 House Sparrow, 1 Greenfinch, 30+ flock Goldfinch.

Clevedon - garden:
3pm to 4pm - 91 Swift - all going south, 2 Sparrowhawk (m) + juv, 2 Sand Martin - flying South & 2 House Martin flying in no particular direction

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath - Lansdown Lane:
1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
4 Egyptian Goose inc 2 juv, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Yellow-legged Gull - ad, 6 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 

Moreton Bank:
8 Cattle Egret - with cows

Stratford:
1 Bittern, 9 Cattle Egret

Reports: John Budd, Stephen Curtis, Sean Davies, David Howes, Simon Isgar, Brian Lancastle, Jean Oliver, Robert Proctor, Carol Rushton, John Sanders, Gill Sapsed, Tony Scott, Chris & David Teague, Sean Whyte

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