Tuesday 09-08-22 - Osprey

 Sunny and hot with a gentle breeze, temperature 14°C to 28°C.

Osprey
Common Tern
Whinchat

BRISTOL

No Reports

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

09-08-22 Wheatear (rh bird is recently fledged), OPS 
(Heather England)

09-08-22 Redshank, OPS (Heather England)

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Common Sandpiper, 8 Redshank, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Kestrel, 1 Skylark, Swallow, House Martin, 2 Whitethroat, 3 Wheatear, Linnet, Goldfinch

Bradley Stoke (West Country Water Park):
C.120 mixed Herring and LBB Gulls with juveniles on and around the lake (amongst the swimmers and paddleboarders). Flyover of c.250 Canada Goose – attempting to land on the lake, putting up all the gulls, then moving off again...

Little Stoke:
1 Sparrowhawk (flyover)

Kingswood:
1 Little Egret (High flyover East)

New Passage/Northwick:
87 Ringed Plover, 44 Turnstone, 1 Knot, 150+ Dunlin

Pilning Wetlands:

11 Teal, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Flycatcher

Chipping Sodbury Common:
Swift, Sand Martin, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, 5 Redstart

NORTH SOMERSET

09-08-22 Osprey Kenn Moor (Rosie Treble)

Kenn Moor:
1 Osprey, 3 Kingfisher, 

Sand Point/Bay:
Kestrel, 2 Peregrine (juvs),   Lesser Whitethroat,   Whitethroat, 2 Whinchat

BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge Mill:
6 Jay, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Nuthatch

Goblin Coombe (BOC Walk):
3 Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 10 Coal Tit, 5 Marsh Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 5 Goldcrest, 7 Wren, 8 Nuthatch, 3 Treecreeper, Blackbird, 3 Spotted Flycatcher, Robin, House Sparrow, 3 Bullfinch

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake (Dam):
3 Egyptian Goose, 6 Mallard, 50 Tufted Duck, 1 Moorhen, 35 Coot, 55 Great Crested Grebe, Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Blackcap, 1 Wren, 1 Treecreeper

Chew Valley Lake

Heron's Green:
20+ Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Gadwall, Mallard, c400 Coot, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Oystercatcher, 12 Redshank (an unusual high count for CVL), Black-headed Gull, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 5 Common Tern, 4 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Osprey, 10+ Swallow & Martins, 2 Grey Wagtail, Carrion Crow, House Sparrow, 50+ Pied Wagtail

09-08-22 Common Tern, Herriotts (Ian Stapp)

09-08-22 Reed Warbler, Herriotts (Ian Stapp)

Herriott's inc Pool:
50+ Canada Goose, Gadwall, Mallard, Teal, 1 Water Rail, c250 Coot, 10 Lapwing, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Dunlin, 18 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 11 Green Sandpiper, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 5 Common Tern, 4 Grey Heron, 6 Great White Egret, 8 Little Egret, 1 Osprey, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Jackdaw, 20+ Swallow & Martins, 2 Reed Warbler (feeding 3 young), 4 Grey Wagtail, 20+ Pied Wagtail

Reports: Paul Bowerman, Mark Coller, Alan Daniells, Adrian Dutt, Heather England, Paul Francis, Simon Isgar, Lois Pryce, Ian Stapp, Christopher Teague, Brian Thompson, Rosie Trebble

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

08-08-22 Monday - Common Scoter

Sunny and hot, with temperatures up to 27°C . Light westerly breeze dropping to none.

Common Scoter

Yellow-legged Gull
Curlew Sandpiper

Little Owl

Wheatear

Sparrowhawk in a Yate Garden (Alan Daniells)

BRISTOL

No sign of any Swifts.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
A Whimbrel heard at Shepperdine.

c.700 Black-headed Gull on the shore and chasing flying ants.

pr. Stonechat with 2+ juvs, 1 juv Wheatear.

(10 Oak Eggar moth and a Clouded Yellow butterfly)

Northwick Warth:

Shelduck, Mallard, 1 Common Scoter,  Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 40 Dunlin, 43 Turnstone, 2 Redshank. Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 5 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, Carrion Crow, House Sparrow, 7 Swallow, 50 Starling, 1 Pied Wagtail, 3 Linnet, 1 Goldfinch.

Yate:

Garden:  1 m. Sparrowhawk.

Kingsgate Park:  Teal, Tufted Duck, Little Grebe, Little Egret, 1 f. Sparrowhawk, singing Willow Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 10+ Blackcap. 

Chipping Sodbury Common:
Little Owl, 2 Peregrine, 2 Raven, 50+ Swallow, Sand Martin, 11 House Martin, 2 Willow Warbler, 11 Chiffchaff, Reed Warbler, 9 Blackcap, 7 Whitethroat, 4 Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Redstart, 5 Yellow Wagtail.

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:

2 Gadwall, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Snipe,1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Raven, 1 Reed Bunting.

Port Marine:

That ringed Red-breasted Goose is an escape from Noah's Ark Zoo, apparently..  Oh all right, here's a photo...

escaped Red-breasted Goose causing a bit of excitement (Robin Martin)

Portishead:

2 Shelduck, 1 Curlew, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, 2 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 20 House Martin, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Robin, lots of House Sparrow, 3 Goldfinch.

Sand Point/Bay:

2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Sand Martin, 25+ House Martin, 42 Swallow, 3 Willow Warbler, 13 Chiffchaff, 8 Blackcap, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 7 Whitethroat, c.8 Tree Pipit,  2 Yellow Wagtail, 1 f. Bullfinch. 

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
Red Kite over the A420

Bath:

5 Swift over Englishcombe Lane, Bath late in the evening.

Stanton Wick:

2 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard (corn field)

Chew Magna:

1 juv. Willow Warbler (in the garden).

Bishop Sutton:

5 Collared Dove, 20+ Jackdaw, 12+ House Sparrow.

Water Rail in Herriotts channel (Ian Stapp)

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
12 Great White Egret, 12+ Little Egret.

Redshank at Herons Green (George Stacey)

Heron's Green:

20+ Canada Goose, 1 imm. Goldeneye, 4 Little Grebe, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Snipe, 1 Redshank, 2 GBB Gull, 1 ad. Yellow-legged Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 10+ hirundines, 30+ Pied Wagtail, 5 Grey Wagtail.      

Yellow-legged Gull with bread at Herons Green (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:
1 Little Ringed Plover, 5-6 House Martin still around the Blue Bowl pub

Herriott's inc Pool:
10+ Canada Goose, 1 Water Rail, 8 Lapwing, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 15 Snipe, 2 Dunlin, 11 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 7 Jackdaw, 20+ hirundines, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 20+ Pied Wagtail, 4 Grey Wagtail.

Black-tailed Godwit & Snipe at Herons Green (Ian Stapp)

Reports: Di Bunniss, Mark Coller, Bryan Cook, Alan Daniells, Andy Davis, Andy Gibb, Matt Hull, Chris Mott, John Rossetti, Brian Thompson, , blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

07-08-22 Sunday - Common Scoter

Sunny and hot, giving a max temp of 26°C . Fairly still with any breeze from the W.

Common Scoter
Curlew Sandpiper

BRISTOL

Bishopston - Garden:

2 Woodpigeon, 1 Jay 2 Magpie, 2 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 1 Wren, 2 Robin - not friends, 7 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 1 Goldfinch - singing

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

07-08-22 Pied Wagtail OPS (Craig Lewis)

Oldbury Power Station:
Green Woodpecker, Garden Warbler, Pied Wagtail

Oldbury Yacht:

1 Green Sandpiper, 4 Redshank, 2 Kestrel, 8+ Skylark, 2 Swallow, 3+ House Sparrow, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Wheatear, 20+ Pied Wagtail, 1 Linnet

New Passage/Northwick:
60 Canada Goose, 16 Shelduck, 4 Common Scoter - 3 flew north, 20 Oystercatcher, 20 Curlew, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 63 Turnstone, 40 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 173 Redshank, 1 Mediterranean Gull - juv, 140 Black-headed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite, 1 Hobby - hunting Starling

Pilning Wetlands:

38 Canada Goose, 3 Mute Swan, 2 Gadwall, 1 Teal, 4 Little Grebe, 28 Lapwing, 1 Little Ringed Plover - juv, 2 Dunlin, 4 Green Sandpiper, 190 Redshank, 2 Grey Heron, 11 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher

Severn Beach - Orchard Pools:

1 Great White Egret, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 

Tormarton:
1 Red Kite - seen from the car

NORTH SOMERSET

Wraxall: 06-08-22

Long-tailed Tit - family party, 70/80 House Sparrow - large flighty flock, 5 Yellowhammer

07-08-22 Barn Owl Yatton (Mark Savage)

Yatton - Strawberry Line:

2 Buzzard, 3 Barn Owl (one flying at 7am), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 8 Swallow, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

Yatton - Wemberham Lane:

1 Kingfisher, 50 Swallow, 3 Reed Warbler and 100 Goldfinch.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Pensford - Lords Wood:

1 Kingfisher, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 

Marksbury:
3 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:

1 Black-headed Gull - taken by a Peregrine 

Chew Valley Lake

Bernard King Hide:

2 Little Ringed Plover

Hollowbrook:

1 Little Ringed Plover

Twycross:

3 Little Ringed Plover

Moreton Point:
1 Ringed Plover

Herriott's inc Pool:
8 Lapwing, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Dunlin, 9 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 12 Green Sandpiper

OUT  OF  AREA

Goldcliff, Gwent (BOC trip):

35+ Canada Goose, 8 Mute Swan, lots of moulting Shelduck, 4 Shoveler, Gadwall, Mallard, few Teal, Woodpigeon, 2 Moorhen, 1 Little Grebe, Oystercatcher, 86 Lapwing, Curlew, 153 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Redshank, 10+ Black-headed Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 9 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kestrel, Magpie, Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, lots Sand Martin, Swallow, House Martin, 2 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 3 Wren, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Whinchat, 6 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, House Sparrow, 4 Pied Wagtail, 2 Linnet, 2 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting.

Reports: Rich Andrews, Peter Coslett, John Croxton, Mike Davis, Andy Gibb, Simon Harris, Annie & Nick Hawkridge, Rob Laughton, Craig Lewis, Nige Milbourne,  Aravind Ramesh, Trevor Riddle, Mark Savage, Bri Thompson , blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

06-08-22 Saturday - Pied Flycatcher

Temp 11 to 24°C. Started quite cool but now, really warmer. Not much cloud, NW wind down to 15 mph.

Curlew Sandpiper
Cuckoo
Pied Flycatcher
Redstart, Wheatear

6-8-22 Red Kite, West End (Paul Sadley)

BRISTOL

Redland garden:

3 Feral Pigeon, many calling gulls over, some quite high (I stopped counting at 250), flying South to North, 1 Magpie, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Blue Tit (1 a juv), 1 Great Tit, 10+ House Martin (nesting at roundabout on Redland Hill), 4 House Sparrow, 2 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

6-8-22 Wheatear, OPS (Heather England)

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Common Sandpiper, 10 Redshank, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Kestrel, 2 Raven, Reed Warbler, Whitethroat, 2 Wheatear, 6 Pied Wagtail

West End:

1 Red Kite

New Passage:
1 Curlew Sandpiper

Chipping Sodbury, Ridge Woods:

1 Swift heard

Chipping Sodbury Common:
2 Skylark, Swallow, 1 Willow Warbler, 4 Whitethroat, 3 (2m 1f/j) Redstart, 15+ Linnet

Coalpit Heath:

3 Swift 

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon-Dowlais:
1 Oystercatcher, 7 Curlew, 4 Dunlin, loads Redshank, 2 Little Egret, 2 Wheatear

 
BELOW M4 & BANES

6-8-22 Pied Flycatcher, Newton St Loe (Rob Hargreaves)

Newton St Loe:
2 Little Grebe with 5 grebelings, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, 1 Mistle Thrush, 3 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 f/j Pied Flycatcher last seen here in 2013, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Bullfinch, 4 Greenfinch

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

6-8-22 Common Tern, CVL (Bri Thompson)

Stratford:
3 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Tern, 1 juv Cuckoo

Herriotts:
3 Dunlin, 2 Snipe

Reports: Peter Bryant, Alan Daniels, Heather England, Andy Gibb, Rob Hargreaves, David Hughes, Mike Jackson, Bri Thompson, Chris Vines,  blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

05-08-22 Friday - Wood Sandpiper

Long sunny intervals through some high cloud, max temp of 22°C . The breeze was from the NW.

Grasshopper Warbler
Wood Sandpiper
Cuckoo

Garganey

BRISTOL

05-08-22 Grey Wagtail Henleaze Lake (Di Bunniss)

Henleaze Lake:

1 Grey Wagtail

Redland:

 - garden - 2 Woodpigeon, 1 Jay, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 5 House Sparrow

 - Redland Hill roundabout - 4 House Martin - around nests

Sea Mills:

2 Swift - exiting nest box site.

05-08-22 Green Woodpecker Stoke Park (Allan Chard)

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
1 Green Woodpecker

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Hobby - hunting over the lake

Aust Services

1 Raven, 1 Redstart (m), 1 Yellow Wagtail

05-08-22 Curlew Sandpiper, Dunlin, Redshank NP (Paul Bowerman)

New Passage/Northwick:
150 Canada Goose, 40 Shelduck, 1 Gadwall, 80 Mallard, 20 Oystercatcher, 12 Lapwing, 5 Ringed Plover, 8 Curlew, 40 Turnstone, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 97 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 200 Redshank, 350 Black-headed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk - garden, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine - on kill

05-08-22 Redstart CSC (Chris Teague)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
2 Skylark, 4 Swallow, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 3 Redstart, many Linnet & Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

05-08-22 Spotted Flycatcher Wraxall (Rob Martin)

Wraxall - Watercress Farm:

2 Spotted Flycatcher, 3 Linnet, 5 Yellowhammer, 

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bridgeyate - The Griffin:

1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Hollowbrook/Bernard King:

1 Garganey, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Dunlin, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Wood Sandpiper

Sutton Wick:

1 Red Kite

05-08-22 Water Rail CVL (Ian Stapp)

Heron's Green:
20+ Canada Goose, 1 Goldeneye - juv, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Mediterranean Gull - juv, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 2 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 2 Grey Wagtail, 20+ Pied Wagtail, 

Stratford:
1 Garganey (m) - ad, 8 Swift, 1 Cuckoo - juv, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Dunlin, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Gull, 3 Yellow-legged Gull, 7 Great White Egret, 13 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Marsh Harrier, 4 Red Kite, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Peregrine - juv

05-08-22 Black-tailed Godwit CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriott's inc Pool:
22+ Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 1 Water Rail, 26 Moorhen, 10 Lapwing, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Dunlin, 3 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 15 Green Sanpiper, 5 Grey Heron, 7 Great White Egret - inc colour ringed bird (not read), 14 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 6 Jackdaw, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail, 6 Pied Wagtail

05-08-22 Grasshopper Warbler CVL (Chris Craig)

Ringing Station:

1 Grasshopper Warbler

Reports: Nancy Barrett, Paul Bowerman, Di Bunniss, Allan Chard, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Martyn Hayes, Peter Hazelwood, MJ, Nigel Kempson, Rob Martin, Andy Mears, Lis Presland, Carol Rushton, Ian Stapp, Chris Teague, Gordon Youdale 

, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

04-08-22 Thursday - Cuckoo

Fine and bright but a lot of high cloud.  Warm, max of 22°C  with a light westerly wind.  Dry.

Yellow-legged Gull

Curlew Sandpiper

Hobby 

Cuckoo

Redstarts

Hobby near Littleton (Tony Scott)

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:

juv. Kingfisher, juv Dipper.

High Kingsdown:

17 Swift over at 20:45 hrs.

Redstart at Chipping Sodbury Common (Mark Coller)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
c.40 Mallard (estuary edge), 4 adult & 2 juv Moorhen, 1 Little Grebe + 2 babies (parent diving for food and bringing small fish to eager youngsters), c.40 BH Gull, 2 Green Woodpecker, c.20 Sand Martin, 8 Swallow, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Warbler, 10+ Blackcap, Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, Spotted Flycatcher, flock 30 Starling, 6 Greenfinch.

Littleton Warth:

Stock Dove, Buzzard, Hobby, Kestrel, Raven, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker.

New Passage/Northwick:
Moulting adult Curlew Sandpiper

Chipping Sodbury Common:
m, Sparrowhawk, 15+ Chiffchaff, 3 Willow Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, 6 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Redstart.

Linnet at Battery Point, Portishead (Ian Stapp)

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead lake grounds:

16 Canada Goose, 30+ Mallard, 20+ BH Gull, 2 GBB Gull, 8 Herring Gull, 28 LBB Gull, 4 Magpie,  12+ Carrion Crow, 12+ Swallow, 7 House Martin, 12+ House Sparrow, 5 Chaffinch, 9 Linnet.

male Sparrowhawk at Stratford, CVL (Bri Thompson)

BELOW M4 & BANES

 

Newton-St-Loe

1 Pheasant, 2 Mute Swan, 40 Mallard, 1 Tufted Duck, 2 Stock Dove, 40 Woodpigeon, 9 Moorhen, 7 Coot, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Black-headed Gull, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 8 Magpie, 10 Jackdaw, 4 Rook, 5 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 4 Blue Tit, 6 Great Tit, 10 Swallow, 5 House Martin, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Wren, 2 Nuthatch, 6 Blackbird, 4 Robin, 2 House Sparrow, 2 Pied Wagtail, 3 Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch, 1 Yellowhammer

Yellow-legged Gull at Herons Green (Ian Stapp)

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Heron's Green:

40+ Canada Goose, 1 imm. Goldeneye,  2 Moorhen, 4 Little Grebe, 2 GBB Gull, 3 LBB Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull (on the wall), 2 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite (over Moreton cottage), 2 Grey Wagtail, 8+ Pied Wagtail.

juv. Cuckoo at Stratford (Tony Bridges)

Stratford:

Cuckoo, 1 Green Sandpiper,

m. Sparrowhawk, Hobby, Peregrine.

Herriott's inc Pool:

14+ Canada Goose, 10 Lapwing, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Snipe, 17 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron. i March Harrier, 1 Kingfisher (in the channel), 8 Jackdaw,  2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail (adult feeding juv.).

Black-tailed Godwit at Herriotts pool (Ian Stapp)

Reports: Rich Andrews, Tony Bridges, Allan Chard, Mark Coller, Pete Coslett, Lois Pryce, Tony Scott., Ian Stapp, Bri Thompson, Keith Williams,  blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

03-08-22 Wednesday - Golden Plover

Drizzly morning, sunny afternoon. Max temp 22°C . Light south-westerly.

Cuckoo

Golden Plover

Little Ringed Plover

Knot 

Curlew Sandpiper

Mediterranean Gull

Yellow-legged Gull

Marsh Harrier

Yellow Wagtail

03-08-22 Redstart, Chipping Sodbury Common (Heather England)

BRISTOL

Westbury Park:

3 Swift

Redland gardens:

1 Jay, 5 House Martins in & out of nests

03-08-22 Kestrels, Avon Gorge (Keith Williams) 

Avon Gorge:

3+ Kestrels (m & juvs)

Ashton:

3 Whitethroat (1f feeding 2 juv)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

03-08-22 Black-tailed Godwits, Shepperdine (Peter Hazelwood)

Shepperdine:

3 Ringed Plover, 24 Black-tailed Godwit, 30 Turnstone, 2 Dunlin

New Passage:

40 Canada Goose, 20 Shelduck, 25 Oystercatcher, 35 Turnstone, 1 moulting ad Curlew Sandpiper still with the 180+ Dunlin flock, 70 Redshank, 450 BH Gull, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher

 Pilning Wetlands

8 Canada Goose, 8 Gadwall, 2 Teal, 1 Oystercatcher, 21 Lapwing, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 50 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 10 Redshank, 140 BH Gull, 1 Mediterranean Gull (juv),1 Grey Heron, 3 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 1 Whinchat

 

West End garden:

5 Greenfinch

03-08-22 Whinchat, Chipping Sodbury Common (Heather England)

Chipping Sodbury Common:

3 Redstart, 1 Whinchat

Frampton Cottrell:

Village Pond:

     1 Kingfisher

Hillyfields:

     12 Greenfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead (recycling centre):
2 Peregrine

Clevedon Yeo:
Young birder's video of a Peregrine with carcass yesterday https://youtu.be/aT26dP-vPIA

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Bernard King Hide:

5 Little Ringed Plover (juvs)

03-08-22 Chiffchaff, Villice CVL (George Stacey)

03-08-22 Spotted Flycatcher, Villice CVL (George Stacey)

Villice:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker,  2 Chiffchaff, 2 Spotted Flycatcher

Nunnery:
1 Yellow-legged Gull

03-08-22 Cuckoo juv, Stratford CVL (Dave Hughes)

Stratford:

30 Swift, 1 Cuckoo (juv), 3 Water Rail, 7 Lapwing, 1 Golden Plover in summer plumage, 2 Ringed Plover (ad), 1 Little Ringed Plover (ad), 8 Turnstone, 7 Snipe, 4 Green Sandpiper, 1 Yellow-legged Gull (ad), 5 Great White Egret, 7 Little Egret, 2 Red Kite, 1 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 1 Yellow Wagtail (juv)

Herriott's inc Pool:
1 Water Rail, 1 Lapwing, 1 Ringed Plover,1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Knot in summer plumage, 17 Green Sandpiper, 5 Great White egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (f), 100+ Sand Martin  

Reports: Nancy Barrett, Mark Coller, Jane Cumming, Andy Davis, Will Dommett, Heather England, Peter Hazelwood, Rupert Higgins, Dave Hughes, MJ, Mike Jackson, John Lewis, Lois Pryce, Aravind Ramesh, George Stacey, Keith Williams, 

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

 

02-08-22 Tuesday - Curlew Sandpiper

 Sunny intervals with a moderate breeze (but unpleasantly humid with it.). Temperatures 18°C  to 24°C.

Curlew Sandpiper


BRISTOL

No Reports

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

02-08-22 Raven, OPS (Heather England)

Oldbury Power Station:
11 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Kestrel, 4 Raven, 22 Linnet

Hillesley (BOC Walk):
3 Mallard, 5 Tufted Duck, 2 Pheasant, 1 Swift, 7 Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, 4 Collared Dove, 1 Common Gull, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 2 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 25 Swallow, 32 House Martin, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Whitethroat, 4 Goldcrest, 6 Wren, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, 1 Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Chaffinch, 5 Greenfinch, Linnet, 8 Goldfinch

Tortworth (garden):
1 Spotted Flycatcher

02-08-22 Curlew Sandpiper, Pilning Wetlands
(Paul Bowerman)

Pilning Wetlands:

1 Curlew Sandpiper (moulting adult)

Yate (garden):
8 Greenfinch

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Hobby, 4 or 5 Redstart

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
(large flock of) Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose (+ 1 with farmyard white head), 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Little Egret

BELOW M4 & BANES

Burnett:
1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Bernard King Hide:

8 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin

Heron's Green:

60+ Canada Goose, 1 Goldeneye, 2 Moorhen, 4 Little Grebe, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 10+ Swallow/Martins, 2 Grey Wagtail, 25+ Pied Wagtail (many immatures)

Stratford:
2 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Grey Heron, 4 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret,1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Red Kite, 1 Peregrine (juv),  50+ Sand Martin, (some Swallows and an Otter)

02-0822 Kingfisher, Herriotts (Ian Stapp)

02-08-22 Snipe/Green Sandpiper, Herriots (Ian Stapp)

Herriott's inc Pool:
20+ Canada Goose, 1 Water Rail, 11 Lapwing, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 22 Green Sandpiper, 2 Herring Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Jackdaw, 20+ Swallow, 2 Grey Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail


Reports: Derek John Angell, Paul Bowerman, Mark Coller, Alan Daniels, Heather England, Andy Gibb, Andy M, Fen Marshall, Aravind Ramesh, Ian Stapp,

 blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

01-08-22 Monday - Cuckoo

Long sunny intervals, so hot and mostly still, giving a max of 24°C . The light breeze from the W.

Cuckoo

Yellow Wagtail
Wheatear

BRISTOL

01-08-22 Grey Heron Sea Mills (Di Bunniss)

Sea Mills - R Avon:

c50 Swift - very high, 1 Grey Heron, 10 House Martin

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
3 Little Grebe - inc 2 juv, 1 Mediterranean Gull - moulting

Yate - Kingsgate Park:
1 Teal - juv

Chipping Sodbury Common:
3+ Redstart, 2 Yellow Wagtail

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - Yeo:
3 Oystercatcher, Ringed Plover, 100 Curlew, 15 Dunlin, Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 16 Little Egret, Sparrowhawk, 2 Wheatear, Meadow Pipit, 6 Greenfinch, 60 Linnet, 

BELOW M4 & BANES

01-08-22 Redstart MF (Peter Coslett)

Marshfield:
2 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 3 Raven, Skylark, 12 Swallow, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Redstart, 3 Pied Wagtail, 8+ Linnet, Corn Bunting, 2 Yellowhammer

Willsbridge/Hanham - circuit:
19 Feral Pigeon, 3 Stock Dove, 40 Woodpigeon, 11 Collared Dove, 1 Moorhen, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 10 Magpie, 53 Jackdaw, 15 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 14 Blue Tit, 1 Sand Martin, 4 Swallow, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Willow Warbler, 8 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, 5 Whitethroat, 5 Wren, 6 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 7 Robin, 3 House Sparrow, 3 Dunnock, 2 Bullfinch, 6 Greenfinch, 10 Goldfinch

Chew Magna:

1 Red Kite

Burnett:

2 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard, 10+ Carrion Crow

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake - Ubley:
1 Red Kite

Chew Valley Lake

01-08-22 Goldeneye CVL (Ian Stapp)

Heron's Green:
62 Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 4 Gadwall, 1 Goldeneye, 2 Moorhen, 2 Little Grebe, 100 Black-legged Gull, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 Grey Wagtail, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 10+ Swallow & House Martin, 4 Grey Wagtail, 8 Pied Wagtail

Stratford:
1 Cuckoo - juv

01-08-22 Black-tailed Godwit CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriott's inc Pool:
20+ Canada Goose, 1 Water Rail, 5 Lapwing, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 16 Green Sandpiper, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Herring Gull + 2 juv, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 8 Jackdaw, 20+ Swallow and Martin, 3+ Reed Warbler, 1 Yellow Wagtail - over and landed on the mud, 5 Grey Wagtail - inc 3 juv, 4 Pied Wagtail, 1 Reed Bunting

Reports: Di Bunniss, Mark Coller, Peter Coslett, John Croxton, Andy Davis, Paul Francis, Sue & Nigel Kempson, Trevor Riddle, Ian Stapp, Bri Thompson , blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG