Sightings 14/5/16

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Stockwood (Bristol):
Open Space: 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 6 Chiffchaff, 8 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat.

Fishponds (Bristol):
Everest Rd: 1 Garden Warbler, singing its head off apparently.

Marshfield:
Rushmead-Shire Valley: 2 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Raven, 5 Skylark, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Whitethroat, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Grey Wagtail, 8 Linnet, 6 Yellowhammer, 3 Corn Bunting.
West Littleton Down: 110 Stock Dove, 4 Raven (3 juvs), 4 Whitethroat of note.

Wick:
Golden Valley: 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Jay, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, 2 Grey Wagtail.

Oldland Common:
High Street: 2 flyover Red Kite 12.30pm to south (Jane Hersey).

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Wigeon still, 1 Kestrel, 27 BH Gull, 1 Tawny Owl (track to shore), 1 Cuckoo (car-park), 6 Chiffchaff, 4 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Reed Bunting.

New Passage-Northwick:
Shore & wetland: 1 Egyptian Goose, 14 Gadwall, 6 Tufted Duck, 6 Little Egret, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 60 Ringed Plover, 7 Grey Plover, 7 Sanderling, 9 Knot, 1 Little Stint, 1 Curlew Sandpiper (Tony Scott), 650 Dunlin, 22 Bar-tailed Godwit, 4 Whimbrel, 1 Redshank, 3 BH Gull, 10 Siskin.

14/5/16 Knot (Brian Lancastle)

14/5/16 Little Stint (Brian Lancastle)

Portbury Dock:

60 Shelduck, 6 Whimbrel, 1 Wheatear.

Portbury Wharf:
Pools & foreshore: 2 Wigeon still, 5 Buzzard, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Whimbrel, 1 Curlew, 1 Common Sandpiper, Redshank (displaying), 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 6 Cetti's Warbler, 8 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, 10 Blackcap, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 8 Whitethroat, 1 Sedge Warbler, 20+ Reed Warbler, 1 juvenile Starling.

Walton Common:
1 flyover Red Kite 8.45am, different to yesterday's bird (Andrew Waygood).

Worlebury Woods:
3 flyover Swift.

Sand Pt:
1 Fulmar, 40 Dunlin, 5 Whimbrel, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 3 Black Tern, 1 Common Tern, 40 Arctic Tern, 60 Commic Tern.

Compton Dando:
10 Swift, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 20 House Martin, 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap of note.

Planet Chew:
2 Wigeon, 6 Little Egret (Denny Island roost, early), 4 Common Sandpiper, 1 Little Tern, 4 Common Tern, 1 Arctic Tern, 2 Cuckoo.

14/5/16 Swallow (Lee Gardiner)

Reports: Teresa Chard, Pete Coslett, Sean Davies, Lee Gardiner,  Paul Gregory, Robert Hargreaves, Jane Hersey, Brian Lancastle, John Martin, George Rabin, Tony Scott, Chris Stone, Larry Sweetland, Mrs Trellis, Andrew Waygood, opsbirding, severnsidebirds.

some Texas birds - Dave Hughes

Dave just back from a birding trip to Texas and sent in these photos:-

Black and White Warbler

Parula Warbler 

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Roadrunner

Dave's photos have come in in leaps and bounds in quality since he switched to Auto from Manual on his camera.
Very many thanks Dave.

Sightings 13/5/16

For the official record and due recognition, here is the first and original photo of the 2 Caspian Tern found by Chris Stone on 11 May on the estuary at Portbury Wharf.

(11/5/16) Caspian Tern (Chris Stone, finder)
rubbish pic

We haven't heard of any Caspian sightings in the UK before 11 May and we haven't heard of any afterwards. We can only assume that these birds were on migration and were temporarily grounded by the atrocious weather on 11 May and have since moved on.

Well done Chris and thanks again for getting the news out. They must have been a tick of some kind for most local birders.

Highlights:

6Red Kite through today and our first Curlew Sandpiper of the Spring.

The Turtle Dove remained at New Passage for its 3rd day.

Kingswood (Bristol):
2 flyover Peregrine (pair) 4.15pm.

Headley Park (Bristol):
Red Kite: 1 circling over late morning (Dave Nevitt).

Bishopston (Bristol):
Red Kite: 1 flyover 4.40pm (Tim McGrath).

Sea Mills (Bristol):
6 Shelduck.

Chipping Sodbury 12/5/16:
Common: 12+ Skylark, otherwise deadly quiet.

Oldbury Power Station:
4 Canada Goose + 2 goslings, 3 Shoveler briefly, 1 Cuckoo, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler.

Northwick:
Red Kite: 1 flyover at the A403 early afternoon to south (Nigel Sluman).

New Passage-Northwick:
Arctic Skua: 1 flyover at the wetland 2.45pm (Paul Bowerman).
Turtle Dove: Still present around the houses but goes missing from time to time.

Other stuff, 1 Egyptian Goose, 111 Shelduck, 14 Gadwall, 7 Tufted Duck, 4 Little Grebe, 30 Oystercatcher, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 40 Ringed Plover, 11 Sanderling, 1 Little Stint, 750 Dunlin, 9 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Whimbrel, 5 Curlew, 3 Redshank, 7 BH Gull, 1 Jay, 1 singing Coal Tit, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Siskin.

13/5/16 Sedge Warbler (Brian Lancastle)
another rubbish pic

Severn Beach:

Shore: 1 flyby Canada Goose, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Peregrine, 50 Ringed Plover, 3 Grey Plover, 16 Sanderling, 90 Dunlin, 1 Redshank, 1 Turnstone, 2 BH Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull up, 1 Little Tern up.
Orchard Pools: 4 Mallard, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Coot brood 6 chicks, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 9 Reed Warbler.

Leigh Woods:
North Rd: 1 Nuthatch, 1 Song Thrush.

Walton Down:
Red Kite: 1 flyover 4.45pm (Andrew Waygood).

Congresbury:
Osprey: 1 flyover mid-morning to north (Tim Hockey).

Clevedon coast:
Wain's Hill-Yeo Est: 1 Greylag Goose, 90 Shelduck, 2 Tufted Duck, 14 Oystercatcher, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 28 Ringed Plover, 8 Lapwing, 12 Knot, 2 Curlew Sandpiper (Yeo Est, our first of the spring, red ones too), 190 Dunlin, 5 Bar-tailed Godwit, 39 Whimbrel, 3 Curlew, 2 Redshank, 35 House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Whitethroat, 5 Sedge Warbler, 8 Reed Warbler, 100 Starling, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 White Wagtail.

Sand Pt:
3 Whimbrel, 1 Turnstone, 2 Kittiwake, 2 Little Tern, 65 Arctic Tern, 1 Cuckoo, 3 House Martin, 1 White Wagtail, 1 Redpoll.

13/5/16 White Wagtail (Dave Nevitt)
yet another rubbish pic

Weston STW-Uphill:

Red Kite: 1 flyover mid-day, also seen nearby at Bleadon (Ian Beadle/Adrian Hockey).
Other stuff, 3 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 8 Whimbrel, 10 Swift, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Yellow Wagtail.

Dundry:
2 Kestrel mating.

Willsbridge Mill:
1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Goldcrest, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Song Thrush.

Blagdon Lake:
12 Canada Goose, 1 Barnacle Goose, 2 Gadwall of note.

Planet Chew:
Red Kite: 1 flyover at Sutton Wick 10.45am (Andy Davis).
Marsh Harrier: the usual birds seen several times again along the Moreton-Stratford bank.
Other stuff, 1 Greylag Goose, 2 Barnacle Goose, 1 Egyptian Goose, 16 Shelduck, 4 Buzzard, 3 Hobby, 9 Common Tern, 3 Cuckoo, 1 Jay, 1 Raven, 20 Swallow, 11 House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Garden Warbler.


Reports: Ian Beadle, Paul Bowerman, Paul Bowyer, Teresa Chard, Mark Dadds, Andy Davis, Paul Gregory, Martyn Hayes, Adrian & Tim Hockey, Chris Johnson, Brian Lancastle, John Martin, Tim McGrath, Andy Middleton, Dave Nevitt, Lois Pryce, Steve Sanins, Nigel Sluman, Marcus Smith, Ian Stapp, Mrs Trellis, Andrew Waygood, BL birds, severnsidebirds.

Sightings 12/5/16

Highlights today:
Garganey: 2 new birds in, at Pilning wetland and Planet Chew, Herriott's.
Red Kite: Singles at Alveston, Severnside and Bishop Sutton.
Marsh Harrier: 1 new migrant over Walton Down 9am plus 2 sightings of the resident? bird at Planet Chew around mid-day.
Osprey: 1 past the Oldbury coast this morning.
Corncrake: 1 heard at Wharf Lane barns, Portbury Wharf around 7am but no further reports after the initial discovery.
Crane: 6+ flyovers at Cribbs Causeway 3pm to north.
Turtle Dove: The New Passage bird still present but elusive at times. Nigel Tucker video: HERE.

Ringed Plover/Dunlin: Large influx at Severnside, they could drag in a nice wader with them.


Stockwood (Bristol):
Open Space: 4 Chiffchaff, 8 Blackcap, 1 Song Thrush.

Nettleton:
4 Red-legged Partridge, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 12 Skylark, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 18 Chiffchaff, 2 Grey Wagtail, 9 Greenfinch, 5 Linnet, 11 Yellowhammer of note.

Horton:
1 Tree Pipit, 2 Corn Bunting.

High Littleton:
Greyfield Wood: 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, 5 Chiffchaff, 3 Song Thrush, 2 Spotted Flycatcher.

Oldbury Power Station:
1 flyover Osprey 7am (Pete Hazelwood).

Alveston:
1 flyover Red Kite mid-afternoon (Morris Benson).

Almondsbury:
Lower Knole Farm: 1 Cuckoo.

Cribbs Causeway:
Wild Place Project: 6 flyover Crane 3pm to north (Wayne Hatch). Birds viewed from WPP but actually were over the Easter Compton landscape.

New Passage-Northwick:
Red Kite: 1 flyover to south-east mid-afternoon (Paul Bowerman, John Martin).
Turtle Dove: Still present around the Glen and gardens but elusive at times.

Other stuff, 16 Gadwall, 1 drake Garganey (wetland), 8 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Egret, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 100 Ringed Plover, 2 Grey Plover, 7 Sanderling, 1 new Little Stint, 600 Dunlin (influx), 8 Whimbrel, 14 Redshank, 5 Yellow Wagtail, 10 Siskin, 1 Redpoll.

12/5/16 Turtle Dove (Vic Savery)

Severn Beach:

1 Kestrel, 15 Oystercatcher, 80 Ringed Plover, 3 Sanderling, 300 Dunlin, 1 Whimbrel, 2 Curlew, 1 Turnstone, 3 Yellow Wagtail.

Abbots Leigh:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 1 Coal Tit.

Portbury Dock:
2 Grey Plover, 2 Whimbrel, 4 Blackcap, 7 Whitethroat, 1 Sedge Warbler, 20 Reed Warbler, 1 Wheatear, 1 Reed Bunting.

11/5/16: 2 Grey Plover, 1 Knot, 4 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Whimbrel.

Portbury Wharf:
Wharf Lane: 1 Corncrake heard in field nest to the barns first thing this morning, south side of the lane (Steve Beck). No further reports since the initial discovery,

Walton Common:
1 flyover Marsh Harrier 9am to north (Andrew Waygood).

Clevedon coast:
Wain's Hill-Yeo Est: 40 Shelduck, 1 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Oystercatcher, 10 Ringed Plover, 1 Grey Plover, 6 Lapwing, 140 Dunlin, 34 Whimbrel, 1 Curlew, 3 Redshank, 1 BH Gull, 10 LBB Gull, 12 Herring Gull, 1 Cuckoo, 20 Swallow to NE, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 8 Reed Warbler, 1 Wheatear, 1 Rock Pipit.

Churchill:
1 Buzzard, 4 Swift.

Sand Pt:
2 Mandarin Duck, 1 Greenshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Turnstone, 1 Black Tern, 30 Commic Tern, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Wheatear.

12/5/16 Mandarin Duck (Paul Bowyer)

Bishop Sutton:

1 flyover Red Kite 1.40pm (Ian Stapp).

Blagdon Lake:
1 Egyptian Goose, 3 Hobby, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper.

Litton Res:
2 Canada Goose, 5 Tufted Duck, 21 Mallard + 4 broods, 7 Little Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 1 Raven, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Grey Wagtail.

Planet Chew:
Marsh Harrier: 2 sightings, presumably the same bird at Stratford side 12.10pm and 1pm (Andy Davis, Ian Stapp). Several Marsh Harrier sightings along the Stratford-Moreton side recently.
Other stuff, 13 Shelduck, 2 Wigeon, 3 Teal, 1 drake Garganey, 10 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 3 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Black Tern, 21 Common Tern, 3 Arctic Tern, 2 Cuckoo, 3 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 4 Garden Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting.

12/5/16 Garganey at Herriott's Pool (Ian Stapp)
found by Sean Davies, first thing this morning

12/5/16 Common Tern (George Stacey)

Reports: Morris Benson, Paul Bowyer, Teresa Chard, Mark Dadds, Robert Hargreaves, Wayne Hatch, John Martin, Lois Pryce, George Rabin, Karin Rhodes, Harvey Rose, Vic Savery, Nigel Sluman, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Mrs Trellis, Keith Vinicombe, Andrew Waygood, Mike Youdale, severnsidebirds.

Sightings 11/5/16

11/5/16 Caspian Tern at Portbury Wharf (Keith Vinicombe)
female left, male right. 1 bird carrying a Swedish ring VVX

11/5/16 Caspian Tern (Paul Chapman)

2 Caspian Tern found by Chris Stone at Portbury Dock this morning, the birds later relocated to Portbury Wharf pools where they were seen by many observers. 

Birds then moved to the saltmarsh into the evening but giving only distant and erratic views.

Caspian is a great Avon rarity, only 1 previous record, at CVL 1988.

Many thanks to Chris for getting the news out so quickly.


Oldbury Power Station:
1 flyover Red Kite upriver this evening (Pete Hazelwood).
Other evening stuff, 1 Goosander up, 50 Ringed Plover, 35 Grey Plover, 3 Knot, 1 Sanderling, 50 Dunlin, 1 Short-eared Owl out 6pm at L3.

New Passage-Northwick:
1 Turtle Dove (Kev Bainbridge), mobile around the houses and Glen.
Other stuff, 4 Canada Goose, 60 Shelduck, 17 Gadwall, 6 Tufted Duck, 1 Peregrine, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 120 Ringed Plover, 10 Sanderling, 1 Little Stint, 180 Dunlin, 1 Ruff, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Common Sandpiper, 24 Redshank, 11 Turnstone, 1 Yellow Wagtail.
No reports of the Temminck's.

11/5/16 Turtle Dove (Lisa Presland)

Severn Beach:
30 Ringed Plover, 9 Grey Plover, 1 Knot, 13 Sanderling, 70 Dunlin, 4 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Whimbrel, 6 BH Gull, 2 Little Tern, 2 Arctic Tern.

Portbury Wharf:

Other stuff, 3 Oystercatcher, 1 Greenshank, 3 Cetti's Warbler.

Sand Pt:

1 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 White Wagtail, 50 Redpoll.

W-s-M:

Anchor Head: 4 Common Tern.

Swinford:

1 flyover Red Kite to NW 1.25pm (Derek Angell).

Barrow Tanks:
1 Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin, 2 Redshank, 4 Common Tern.

Blagdon Lake:
2 Shelduck, 2 Common Tern, 4 Arctic Tern, 1 Kingfisher.

Planet Chew:

1 flyover Red Kite to north 1.40pm to north (Lauren & Wayne Tucker).

Other stuff, 1 Sanderling, 3 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Little Tern, 12 Black Tern, 47 Common Tern, 1 Arctic Tern, 4 Cuckoo, 1 Raven.
Most Terns recorded in the evening.

11/5/16 Sanderling (Keith Vinicombe)

11/5/16 Reed Warbler (Mrs Trellis)
Video of the bird nest building: HERE

Reports: Derek Angell, Kev Bainbridge, Paul Bowyer, Paul Chapman, Chris Craig, Sean Davies, Pete Hazelwood, Lisa Presland, Chris Stone, Mrs Trellis, Lauren & Wayne Tucker, Keith Vinicombe, BL birds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds.

Sightings 10/5/16

10/5/16 Dalmatian Pelican (Dave Gibbs)
The Cornwall bird which is causing such a stir (potential 1st for the UK)

Summary:
Rain and very low cloud all day which brought down some passing Terns.
A Whiskered Tern at the Oldbury coast was the outstanding single bird highlight today.

Masses of wader stuff on Severnside, good numbers of Grey Plover of particular note.


Montpelier (Bristol):
Station: 1 Sedge Warbler.

Oldbury Power Station:
Whiskered Tern: 1 was seen early morning, close in on the Tidal Res with about 45 other mixed Terns (Pete Hazelwood).
A great rarity for Avon, only 4 records 1959-2013.
For the excitement of it all, read Pete's account: http://www.opsbirding.co.uk/.

Other stuff, 1 Common Sandpiper, 7 Black Tern, 1 Garden Warbler.

New Passage-Northwick:
Temminck's Stint: Still present on the wetland, mobile around the various pools.
Other stuff shore & wetland, 4 Canada Goose, 55 Shelduck, 10 Gadwall, 2 Shoveler, 6 Tufted Duck, 4 Little Egret, 1 Hobby, 40 Oystercatcher, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 92 Ringed Plover, 75 Grey Plover, 5 Knot, 15 Sanderling, 1 Little Stint new, 40 Dunlin, 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 Whimbrel, 2 Curlew, 1 Common Sandpiper, 14 Redshank, 4 Turnstone, 1 Little Tern up, 11 BH Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 45 Swift through, 200 mixed Swallow/House Martin, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 11 Yellow Wagtail.

10/5/16 Temminck's, Little Stint & Dunlin (Paul Bowerman)

Severn Beach:

1 Tufted Duck up, 20 Ringed Plover, 42 Grey Plover, 3 Knot, 6 Sanderling, 40 Dunlin, 3 Whimbrel, 2 Common Sandpiper, 100+ Arctic Tern (Paul Bowerman), 20 Commic Tern up, 4 Swift, 50 Swallow.

Portbury Dock:
14 Ringed Plover, 7 Grey Plover, 2 Knot, 2 Sanderling, 55 Dunlin, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Whimbrel, 4 Greenshank, 4 Common Sandpiper, 6 Turnstone (Chris Stone).

10/5/16 Greenshank (Mrs Trellis)
one of the finest Greenshank pics we've ever seen

Portbury Wharf:

10 Mute Swan + a breeding pair, 2 Wigeon still, 1 Kestrel, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Dunlin, 4 Whimbrel, 2 Curlew, 40 Redshank, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Sedge Warbler, 5 Bullfinch.

Portishead:
Down Rd: 6 Siskin on the feeders.

Bath:
Broadmoor Lane: 1 flyover Red Kite 12.55pm (Derek Angell).
Weston: 1 Grasshopper Warbler, garden.

Barrow Tanks:
6 Common Sandpiper, 2 Redshank.

Blagdon Lake:
1 Common Sandpiper, 1 BH Gull of note.

Planet Chew:
1 Egyptian Goose, 2 Wigeon, 2 Hobby, 1 Dunlin, 5 Common Sandpiper, 10 Black Tern, 20 Common Tern, 6 Arctic Tern, 4 Cuckoo, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Sand Martin, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat,
Most Terns seen in the evening.


Reports: Derek Angell, Paul Bowerman, Des Bowring, Sean Davies, Pedro Evans, Pete Hazelwood, Mike Jenkins, Dave Nevitt, Chris Stone, Mrs Trellis. severnsidebirds.

Sightings 9/5/16

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9/5/1945: In memory of the soldiers of the Red Army & people of the Soviet Union.
71st anniversary of their Great Patriotic War today. для Родины!
Their hymn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGhpSsljh_Q.

9/5/16 Ring-necked Dove (Barbary Dove) (Mark Dadds)
Fishpool Hill, Brentry

A southern Africa species which is also kept in captivity. Hot on the heels of yesterday's Diamond Dove at Planet Chew....

New Passage-Northwick:

Shore & wetland: 12 Gadwall, 6 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Egret, 4 Little Grebe, 10 Oystercatcher, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 20 Ringed Plover, 160 mixed Ringed Plover/Dunlin, 10 Grey Plover, 33 Dunlin, 2 Whimbrel, 1 Turnstone, 5 BH Gull, 5 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Sedge Warbler, 5 Reed Warbler, 3 Yellow Wagtail.

9/5/16 the Temminck's Stint (Paul Bowerman)
on the Pilning wetland, sometimes mobile

9/5/16 Yellow Wagtail (Vic Savery)
on the Pilning wetland

Severn Beach:
Morning stuff, 1 Hobby, 1 Grey Plover, 5 Knot, 7 Sanderling, 8 Dunlin, 16 Bar-tailed Godwit, 7 Whimbrel, 1 Greenshank, 4 Redshank, 2 Turnstone, 1 Arctic Skua, 10 BH Gull, 3 Common Tern, 4 Swift, 2 Whinchat, 2 Wheatear.

Abbots Leigh:
Sandy Lane end: 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit.

Pill:

M5 Bridge/river Avon scrub: 1 Cetti's Warbler.

Portbury Wharf:
2 Wigeon, 2prs Oystercatcher, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 2 BH Gull.

Clevedon coast:
Wain's Hill-Yeo Est: 4 Canada Goose, 40 Shelduck, 2 Tufted Duck, 6 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 10 Oystercatcher, 12 Ringed Plover, 7 Grey Plover, just 1 Dunlin, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit (injured bird), 52 Whimbrel, 1 Curlew, 3 Common Sandpiper, 10 Redshank, 60 LBB Gull, 20 Herring Gull, 1 Arctic Tern, 1 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 8 Reed Warbler.

Churchill:
1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Spotted Flycatcher.

Sand Pt:
4 Grey Plover, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Wheatear, 4 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Siskin, 6 Redpoll.

Backwell Lake:
4 adult Mute Swan, 8 cygnets.

Barrow Tanks:
1 Little Egret, 8 Common Sandpiper, 12 Swift, 25 Sand Martin (colony).

Blagdon Lake:
1 Egyptian Goose, 2 Shelduck, 1 Hobby, 3 Common Sandpiper. 

Litton Res:
1 Canada Goose, 3 Mallard broods, 8 Tufted Duck, 3 Little Grebe, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Woodpecker, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Song Thrush.

Planet Chew:
1 Egyptian Goose, 2 Wigeon still, 1 Red Kite (3.20pm Mike Jenkins), 1 Marsh Harrier (Stratford side), 3 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 1 Sanderling, 1 Whimbrel, 9 Common Sandpiper, 2 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Black Tern, 8 Common Tern, 4 Cuckoo, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Raven, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Treecreeper.

9/5/16 Sanderling (George Stacey)
on Heron's Green wall waiting for the tide to go out
this bird thought to be a different individual from the one here on 7 May

Reports: Paul Bowerman, Sean Davies, Dave Gibbs, Roger Hawley, Matt Hobbs, Mike Jenkins, Dave Nevitt, George Rabin, Dean Reeves, Alex Rhodes, Harvey Rose, Vic Savery, George Stacey, Chris Stone, Larry Sweetland, Mike Thomas, Mrs Trellis, BL birds, severnsidebirds.

Sightings 8/5/16

8/5/16 Temminck's Stint (finder Paul Bowerman)
Pilning wetland this morning, present into evening

Temminck's Stint is still a rarity in Avon. At best we only get 1 bird every few years or so. Last recorded October 2015 at Blagdon Lake.

Waders/Terns: Some noted coastal movements at Shepperdine and Severnside today.
Redpoll: A bit of an influx at Sand Pt in the last few days. 20 on 6th, 40 on 7th, 50 on 8th.

Weather outlook: More easterly winds for the next few days which is good for coastal migration.

Stockwood (Bristol):
Bifield Rd: 1 Buzzard, 7 Swift, 1 Skylark.
Open Space: 1 Buzzard, 4 Swift, 2 Jay, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 8 Chiffchaff, 15 Blackcap, 5 Whitethroat, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Bullfinch.

Marshfield:
West Littleton: 5 Whitethroat, 1 Wheatear + plenty of Skylark and Yellowhammer.

8/5/16 Yellowhammer (Pete Coslett)

Wick:

Golden Valley: 5 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 3 GBB Gull, 10 Stock Dove, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 3 Raven, 9 Swallow, 6 House Martin, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 12 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 12 Blackbird, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Dipper, 2 Grey Wagtail.

Frampton Cotterell:
1 Blackcap, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Grey Wagtail, afternoon.

Shepperdine:
26 Shelduck, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 2 Oystercatcher, 30 Ringed Plover, 35 Grey Plover, 5 Sanderling, 16 Whimbrel, 3 Greenshank, 7 Swallow, 8 Chiffchaff, single Whitethroat, Sedge Warbler, 1 Greenfinch, 3 Goldfinch.
Waders moving through this evening.

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Hobby, 18 Black Tern up (evening), 1 Whinchat.

Thornbury:
1 flyover Red Kite 4.30pm (Matt Plenty).

New Passage-Northwick:
Temminck's Stint: 1 dropped in at the wetland this morning (Paul Bowerman). 2nd Severnside record.
Paul's YouTube video: HERE.
Still present into evening.

Other stuff, 4 Canada Goose, 1 Egyptian Goose, 65 Shelduck, 15 Gadwall, 1 Pintail, 4 Tufted Duck, 40 Oystercatcher, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 55 Ringed Plover, 24 Grey Plover (groups moving through), 2 Sanderling, 110 Dunlin, 7 Bar-tailed Godwit, 40+ Whimbrel, 2 Curlew, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Turnstone, 5 BH Gull, 40 Arctic Tern to NE, 1 Wheatear, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Redpoll.

Severn Beach:
3 Short-eared Owl this morning, flushed out by the morning tide.
Other stuff, 13 Shelduck, 6 Gadwall, 20 Ringed Plover, 6 Grey Plover, 7 Knot, 1 Sanderling, 12 Dunlin, 31 Whimbrel, 1 Turnstone, 9 BH Gull.

Portbury Dock:
18 Shelduck, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit still, 2 Whimbrel.

Portishead:
Battery Pt: 3 Purple Sandpiper.

Walton Common: 
3 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay this evening.

Clevedon:
Highdale Rd: 1 Spotted Flycatcher in trees.

Worlebury Woods:
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Jay, 1 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Song Thrush.

W-s-M:
Anchor Head: 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Siskin, 1 Redpoll.
Locking 7/5/16: 1 Short eared Owl out, evening.

Sand Pt:
1 male Ruff, 5 Whimbrel, 3 Cuckoo, 1 Sand Martin, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Reed Warbler, 5 Spotted Flycatcher, 4 Yellow Wagtail, 5 Tree Pipit, 50 Redpoll (Paul Gregory), 3 Crossbill.

7/5/16: 10 Whimbrel, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Garden Warbler, 5 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Whinchat, 7 Spotted Flycatcher, 3 Tree Pipit, 10 Siskin, 40 Redpoll (Paul Gregory).

Saltford:
Avon Farm: 2 Mute Swan + cygnets, Kestrel nesting, Little Owl nesting, 1 Jay, 1 Raven, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 7 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, 6 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Mistle Thrush.
Grey Heron and Kingfisher both taking fish from the farmer's pond.


Midsomer Norton:
1 flyover Red Kite to south via B3139 (Andy Pinches).

Planet Chew:
Red Kite: 6 birds through today (Mike Jenkins). 3 at 5.15pm, singles at 1.15pm, 2pm, 4.25pm.
Cuckoo: Around 6 birds calling widely around the lake today.
Other stuff, 2 Wigeon, 2 Kestrel, 3 Hobby 2 Peregrine, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 4 Common Sandpiper, 2 Common Tern, 1 Kingfisher.

8/5/16 Bar-tailed Godwit (Sean Davies)
Heron's Green

Reports: Paul Bowerman, Teresa Chard, Pete Coslett, Andy Gibb, Dave Gibbs, Paul Gregory, David Hanks, Robert Hargreaves, Pete Hazelwood, Mike Jenkins, Brian Lancastle, John Martin, Chris Perry, Andy Pinches, Matt Plenty, George Rabin, Mrs Trellis, severnsidebirds.

Sightings 7/5/16

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7/5/16 Garden Warbler at Planet Chew (Brian Thompson)
a good showing of this species this spring, especially in recent days, max.10 here on 5 May

Summary: Nice day for raptors,  with 2 Red Kite, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Osprey through. Several Cuckoo at Planet Chew today.

Kingswood (Bristol):

1 flyover Osprey 1.30pm to north-west (Martyn Hayes).

1 flyover Peregrine 2pm with a Pigeon kill.

Stockwood (Bristol):

Bifield Rd: 1 singing Skylark.

Open Space:  2 Green Woodpecker, 8 Chiffchaff, 8 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Song Thrush, 4 Bullfinch of note.

Stoke Park (Bristol):

1 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Whitethroat.

7/5/16 Lesser Whitethroat (Gill Sapsed)

Hawkesbury Upton:

Monument Farm: 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher.

Inglestone Common:

1 flyover Red Kite 1pm (Paul Bowdler).

Other raptor stuff, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 3 Hobby.

Warmley Forest Park:

1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 30 Woodpigeon, 1 Tawny Owl, 12 Swift, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Green Woodpecker, 4 Jay, 1 Goldcrest, 8 Swallow, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Nuthatch, 25 Starling, 7 Blackbird, 4 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 8 Greenfinch, 9 Bullfinch of particular note.

Shepperdine:

1 Wigeon still lingering.

Oldbury Power Station:

Morning tide: 1 Little Egret, 4 Grey Plover, 2 Dunlin, 6 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Whimbrel, 1 Collared Dove (flying north).

Other stuff, 1 Short-eared Owl still, 4 Redpoll.

Littleton Warth:

WeBS: 1 Oystercatcher, 8 Whimbrel, 1 BH Gull.

Other stuff, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Garden Warbler, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, 4 Redpoll.

New Passage-Northwick:

Shore & wetland: 4 Canada Goose, 20 Gadwall, 6 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (Paul Bowerman), 1 Hobby, 52 Oystercatcher, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 40 Ringed Plover, 2 Grey Plover, 90 Dunlin, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 46 Whimbrel (am & pm), 4 Curlew, 1 Greenshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 20 Pied Wagtail, 1 Tree Pipit, 1 Siskin, 2 Redpoll.

Severn Beach:
4 Gadwall, 6 Whimbrel, 9 BH Gull, 1 Cetti's Warbler still.

Portbury Dock:

Morning tide: 5 Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit.

Portbury Wharf:

1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 LBB Gull nesting, 4 Stock Dove, 6 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 8 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 8 Whitethroat, 2 Sedge Warbler, 12 Reed Warbler.

Flax Bourton:

1 flyover Red Kite (Sheila Dixon).

Sand Pt:

1 Cuckoo, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Spotted Flycatcher (car-park area), 30 Redpoll.

Willsbridge:
3 flyover Canada Goose, unusual here.

Saltford:

Boyd Rd: 1 garden flyover Hobby, early afternoon.

Newton St Loe:
2 Grey Heron, 1 Tawny Owl, 4 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Nuthatch, 2 Linnet, 2 Yellowhammer.

Barrow Tanks:

WeBS: 2 Mute Swan, 25 Mallard, 16 Tufted Duck, 6 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 31 Great Crested Grebe, 19 Coot, 1 Little Ringed Plover (new), 8 Common Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull.

7/5/16 Sand Martin (Lee Gardiner)

Blagdon Lake:
1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Peregrine, 2 Common Sandpiper.

Planet Chew:

Moreton-Stratford: 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Cuckoo.
Heron's Green: 1 Osprey (Karle Burford), 1 Sanderling, 1 Dunlin.
Nunnery: 2 Cuckoo.
Herriott's: 1 Cuckoo.
Other stuff, 1 Commic Tern out on the lake.

7/5/16 Sanderling (Brian Thompson)

7/5/16 Diamond Dove (Kevin Balch)
on the Moreton track this morning
an Australian species and serial escaper from collections

Reports: Kevin Balch, Paul Bowerman, Karle Burford, Pete Burston, Paul Bowdler, Teresa Chard, Sean Davies, Sheila Dixon, Robert Hargreaves, Martyn Hayes, Adrian Hockey, Chris Johnson, Brian Lancastle, John Martin, Thomas McLeung-Weston,, Chris Perry, Vic Polley, Gill Sapsed, Brian Thompson, Nigel Tucker, Chris Vines, BL birds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds.

Sightings 6/5/16

6/5/16 Blackbird at Abbots Leigh (Karin Rhodes)

Sneyd Park (Bristol):
1 flyover Red Kite 3.40pm (Hugh Maynard).

Sea Mills (Bristol):
1 Canada Goose, 15 Shelduck, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 20+ House Martin (mud collecting for nearby nests), 1 Chiffchaff.

Chipping Sodbury:
Common: 1 Red Kite 2.50pm to south and towards the town (Dave Poulton).
Other stuff, 3 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel of note.

Shepperdine:
Evening tide: 4 Little Egret, 3 Ringed Plover, 4 Dunlin, 4 Whimbrel, 22 BH Gull, 1 Common Gull.

New Passage-Northwick:
55 Shelduck, 10 Gadwall, 1 Pintail, 1 Little Egret, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Water Rail, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 20 Ringed Plover, 2 Grey Plover still, 1 Lapwing, 2 Sanderling, 97 Dunlin, 5 Ruff, 14 Whimbrel, 2 Curlew, 1 Greenshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Turnstone, 13 BH Gull, 2 Commic Tern, 2 Swift, 1 Garden Warbler, 4 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Spotted Flycatcher, 4 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail (bred), 1 Siskin, 2 Redpoll.
Ringing/retraps: 10 Sedge Warbler, 10 Reed Warbler.

6/5/16 Linnet (Alex Carlisle)
plenty of these around today

Severn Beach:
4 Gadwall, 4 Ringed Plover, 18 Dunlin, 6 Whimbrel.

Portbury Wharf:

WeBS: 8 Mute Swan, 3 Canada Goose, 4 Gadwall, 3 Tufted Duck, 1 Cormorant, 4 Little Grebe, 5 Moorhen, 9 Coot, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Common Sandpiper, 11 LBB Gull, 21 Herring Gull, 1 GBB Gull.
Other stuff, 2 Wigeon hanging on, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Common Sandpiper, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 8 Whitethroat, 7 Reed Warbler, 1 White Wagtail.

Portishead:
Battery Pt: 3 Common Sandpiper, 5+ Linnet.

North Weston:

6/5/16 (escaped) Lanner Falcon (Melvin Hedges)
How Ham farm this afternoon

It belongs to the head-keeper at Noah's Ark (per Howard Taffs, thanks H). The bird has already moved on from How Ham...so if you see it, please report it Chris at Noah's Ark 01275 852606. Thanks.

Yatton:

Strawberry Line: 3 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 2 Tawny Owlets, 1 Jay, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 11 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 5 Sedge Warbler, 22 Reed Warbler, 28 Wren, 1 Linnet, 2 Reed Bunting.

Churchill:

8 Swift, 15 Swallow, 15 House Martin, at the sports centre field during the observer's PE lesson. Common warblers also in song in the background.

Rowberrow:
A38: 1 Wryneck 11am (Paul Milsom). Flying around by the garage at junction for Shipham. Unfortunately, just inside the Somerset boundary.

Sand Pt:
Morning watch: 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Sandwich Tern, 3 Black Tern, 1 Arctic Tern, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Willow Warbler, 6 Garden Warbler, 5 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 female Pied Flycatcher (car-park),  1 Whinchat, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 20 Redpoll (Paul Bowyer, what a minty haul).

Blagdon Lake:
WeBS: 35 Mute Swan, 36 Canada Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 4 Gadwall, 56 Mallard, 3 Pochard, 60 Tufted Duck, 6 Cormorant, 7 Grey Heron, 4 Little Grebe, 14 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Moorhen, 129 Coot, 7 Common Sandpiper, 35 LBB Gull, 5 Herring Gull.
Other stuff, 2 Spotted Flycatcher (Top End).

Bishop Sutton:
Church Lane: 5 Siskin, still on the garden feeders.

Planet Chew:
Red Kite: 3 fly-throughs 11.45am, 2.50pm, 3.35pm (Mike Jenkins).
Osprey: 1 at 11.05am but distant (Mike Jenkins).

Other stuff, 2 Greylag Goose, 6 Barnacle Goose (2 on nests), 22 Shelduck, 3 Goldeneye, 3 Sparrowhawk, 5 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 6 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 2 Lapwing, 1 Dunlin, 8 Common Sandpiper, 2 Herring Gull (eggs near to hatching now), 2 Common Tern, 5 GBB Gull, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Raven (+2 chicks still at nest),  3 Cetti's Warbler, 7 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 6 Garden Warbler.
Sedge & Reed Warbler 'plentiful'.


Reports: Paul Bowyer, Alex Carlisle, Melvin Hedges, Mike Jenkins, Richard Kiel, Brian Lancastle, John Martin, Hugh Maynard, Paul Milsom, Dave Poulton, Lois Pryce, Phil Quinn, George Rabin, Karin Rhodes, Trevor Riddle, Nigel Sluman, Chris Stone, BL birds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds.

Sightings 5/5/16

(4/5/16) Otter with cubs (Melvin Hedges)
Gordano Valley

Swift: Lots of reports of birds screaming over the city areas and elsewhere. They're 'in'.


Snuff Mills (Bristol):
1 Kingfisher, 1 Jay, 1 Dipper, 2 Grey Wagtail.

5/5/16 Kingfisher (Martin Tayler)

Henleaze (Bristol):

Linden Avenue: 12 Swift.

Horton:

A46 junction: 2 Red Kite 1.30pm, following the plough (Dave Poulton).

Chipping Sodbury:

Common: 1 Short-eared Owl out 6pm ST 736840. Last reported here 19 April.
Other stuff, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Wheatear.

Iron Acton:
1 flyover Red Kite 3pm to south-east (David Hanks).

Oldbury Power Station:
2 flyover Crane 9.45am (Morris Benson).
Other stuff, 6 Whimbrel, 1 Short-eared Owl again at L3, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, trees by car-park.

Aust Warth:
6 Shelduck, 2 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine, 2 Whimbrel, 1 Curlew, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whinchat.

5/5/16 Common Sandpiper (Terry Sims)

New Passage-Northwick:

Shore & wetland: 2 Little Egret, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 16 Ringed Plover, 2 Grey Plover, 2 Lapwing, 64 Dunlin, 5 Whimbrel, 1 Greenshank (new in, wetlands), 1 Redshank, 4 Little Gull (wetland), 7 BH Gull, 4 Swift, 1 Grasshopper Warbler still, 1 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Siskin, 2 Redpoll.

5/5/16 Grey Plover (Lisa Presland)

One nice thing about a late spring wader passage is that the birds are usually in their finery.

Leigh Woods:
1 Green woodpecker, 1 Jay, 5 Chiffchaff, 11 Blackbird, 3 Nuthatch.

Abbots Leigh:
Sandy Lane end: 1 Tawny owl (evening), 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 flyover Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Nuthatch.

Portbury Dock:
6 Ringed Plover, 35 Dunlin, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 4 Whimbrel, 2 Curlew.

Portishead:
High St: 3 Swift.
Battery Pt: 5 Purple Sandpiper, 1 singing Sedge Warbler, 1 Wheatear plus some Swallow passage this evening.

Clevedon coast:
Wain's Hill-Yeo Est: 3 Mute Swan, 6 Canada Goose, 50 Shelduck, 30 Mallard, 3 Tufted Duck, 5 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 27 Oystercatcher, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 9 Ringed Plover, 8 Lapwing, 90 Dunlin, 1 Ruff (Dowlais), 42 Whimbrel, 2 Curlew, 2 Greenshank (up the Yeo), 5 Redshank (inc a pair mating), 4 Turnstone, 1 BH Gull, 25 LBB Gull, 40 Herring Gull, 5 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 10 Reed Warbler, 1 Reed Bunting.

Worle:
3 soaring Buzzard.
Lower Kewstoke Rd: 1 male Siskin, feeders.

Sand Pt:
6 Whimbrel, 1 Swift, 7 Chiffchaff, just 1 Willow Warbler, 9 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler (bay), 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 14 Whitethroat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher (car-park), 1 Wheatear, 6 Redpoll.

Barrow Tanks:
1 Little Egret, 2 Hobby, 5 Common Sandpiper, 25 Sand Martin (No.3 tank colony), 8 Whitethroat, 7 Grey Wagtail, 1 White Wagtail.

Blagdon Lake:
1 Egyptian Goose, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Otter (Top End again).

Planet Chew:
14 Shelduck, 2 Barnacle Goose, 1 Red Kite (over Burledge Hill 4.15pm Mike Jenkins), 1 Marsh Harrier (Stratford, evening Brian Thompson), 1 Sparrowhawk (on a kill), 2 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 4 Common Sandpiper, 1 Black Tern, 1 Common Tern, 1 Cuckoo, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 6 Cetti's Warbler, 10 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Wood Warbler (Wick Green Pt), 3 Blackcap, 10 Garden Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Pied Flycatcher (Sutton Wick), 2 Goldfinch.
Lots of Orange Tip and Speckled Wood butterflies out on the wing today.

5/5/16 Marsh Harrier (Brian Thompson)
causing panic amongst the Shelduck this evening

5/5/16 Blackcap (Ian Stapp)

Reports: Phil Baber, Morris Benson, Terry Bond, Paul Bowyer, Sean Davies, David Hanks, Pete Hazelwood, Adrian Hockey, Mike Jenkins, Brian Lancastle, John Martin, Vic Polley, Dave Poulton, Lisa Presland, Dean Reeves, Karin Rhodes, Harvey Rose, Tony Scott, Terry Sims, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Martin Tayler, Brian Thompson, Nigel Tucker, Keith Vinicombe, BL birds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds. 

Sightings 4/5/16

4/5/16 Cuckoo at New Passage (David Hanks)
about 10 birds reported in Avon 14-30 April

New birds today were a drake Red-crested Pochard at Planet Chew and 3 Red Kite. One or two Siskin continue to be reported...locally quite good for Avon in May.

Stockwood (Bristol):
Open Space: 1 Buzzard, 9 Chiffchaff, 12 Blackcap, 5 Whitethroat, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Greenfinch, 4 Goldfinch, 2 Bullfinch.

Stoke Park (Bristol):
Duchess Pond: 1 Whinchat.

Hanham (Bristol):
Chequers Pub: 9 Chiffchaff, 8 Blackcap.

Henbury (Bristol):
Avon Riding Centre: 2 Stock Dove.

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Short-eared Owl again, L3.

Aust Warth:
1 Little Egret, 2 Whinchat, 2 Wheatear.

4/5/16 Whinchat (Vic Savery)

New Passage-Northwick:

1 Pintail, 11 Tufted Duck, 3 Little Egret, 1 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 20 Oystercatcher, 6 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Ringed Plover, 50 Dunlin, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 7 Whimbrel, 1 Curlew, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Cuckoo, 6 Raven, 1 Grasshopper Warbler still, 1 Whinchat, 3 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 White Wagtail, 1 Siskin.

4/5/16 Dunlin (Brian Lancastle)

Severn Beach:
2 Peregrine, 12 Ringed Plover, 1 Sanderling, 30 Dunlin, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 5 Whimbrel, 7 BH Gull, 1 Cetti's Warbler.

Portishead:

Marina: 1 Whimbrel (estuary), 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Linnet.
Down Rd: 1 Blackcap, 2 Siskin, garden.
Battery Pt: 5 Purple Sandpiper.
Last chance to see these birds over the next week or so until autumn.

Walton Castle:
1 Cuckoo 8am.

Walton Common:
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Jay, 7 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap,  6 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush.

Clapton-Weston Moor:
1 Hobby, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Whinchat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Wheatear.

Tickenham:
1 Red Kite on the deck and also following the plough 11am (Andy Waygood).

Kenn:
1 flyover Red Kite 12.35pm (Steve Curtis).

Yatton:
Wemberham Lane: 1 Buzzard, single Whitethroat, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, 1 Siskin.

Clevedon coast:
Yeo Est end: 50 Shelduck, 3 Little Egret, 4 Oystercatcher, 2 Lapwing, 19 Whimbrel, 1 Curlew, 30 Redshank, 3 Swift, 5 Skylark, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Whitethroat, 15 Sedge Warbler, 11 Reed Warbler, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Whinchat, 2 Wheatear, 12 Linnet, 3 Reed Bunting.

Uphill-Weston STW:
4 Whimbrel, 7 Swift, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Garden Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 18 Whitethroat, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Whinchat, 3 Wheatear.

Saltford-Bath:
Cycle Track: 1 Buzzard, 3 Green Woodpecker, 2 Coal Tit, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 7 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 1 Grey Wagtail of note.

Barrow Tanks:
1 Little Egret, 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin, 15 Common Sandpiper, 4+ Raven, 4 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Wheatear.

Blagdon Lake:
2 Hobby, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Otter (Top End, evening).

Planet Chew:
Red-crested Pochard: 1 drake new in at Villice (Dave Nevitt).
Red Kite: 1 flyover 12.25pm (Andy Davis, Ian Stapp).
Other stuff, 2 Barnacle Goose, 22 Shelduck, 7 Buzzard, 2 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 3 Dunlin, 5 Common Sandpiper, 2 Herring Gull still, 1 Cuckoo, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, 3 Garden Warbler, 2 Song Thrush, 1 singing Whinchat (HG Pool), 1 Wheatear, 1 White Wagtail, 1 Reed Bunting.
Fewer Hirundines around the lake today. Reed Warbler now present en masse.

4/5/16 Red Kite (Ian Stapp)

Reports:Steve Curtis, Andy Davis, Pete Evans, Dave Gibbs, David Hanks, Robert Hargreaves, Melvin Hedges, Adrian Hockey, Roger Hurding, Brian Lancastle, Dave Nevitt, Lois Pryce, Trevor Riddle, Vic Savery, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Larry Sweetland, Andrew Waygood, BL birds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds.