23-08-21 Monday - Osprey

Temp 14 to 21°C. Dry, dull, overcast with a light breeze

Whimbrel, Knot

Wood Sandpiper
Mediterranean Gull

Osprey
Black-necked Grebe

23-08-21 BH Gull CVL (George Stacey)

BRISTOL

Bishopston:
2 Woodpigeon, 2 Magpie, 6 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 11 Goldfinch (including 6 feeding on Lavender seeds on the plant - which I have never seen before

Downend:

1 Peregrine - harassed by gull

Eastville Park - R Frome:

1 Dipper

Fishponds:

1 House Sparrow - leucistic in the garden

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

23-08-21 Waders Severn Beach (Rosemary Setter)

Severn Beach - shaft rocks:

Mixed flock of Ringed Plover and Dunlin

Oldbury Power Station - WeBS count:
119 Mallard, 1 Teal, 99 Ringed Plover, c35 Turnstone, 28 Dunlin, 17 Redshank, 350 Black-headed Gull - roost, 1 Mediterranean Gull - ad wint, 6 Grey Heron, 3 Little Egret, - - - - -  also 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 17 Swallow, 45 House Martin

Yate - Kingsgate Park:

1 Tree Pipit, 

23-08-21 Barn Owl CSC (Heather England)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Barn Owl - harassed by Magpie, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine, 2 Raven, 42 Swallow, 4 Willow Warbler, 30+ Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 10+ Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Whitethroat, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 6 Redstart, 10 Whinchat, 1 Wheatear, 5 Yellow Wagtail, 4 Tree Pipit, many Linnet and Goldfinch, 2 Yellowhammer - local rarity

Wickwar:
2 Raven - display

Frampton Cottrell - Hover's Lane:

3 or 4 Little Owl - calling at dusk

NORTH SOMERSET

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23-08-21 Oystercatcher + Gulls Portishead (Ian Stapp)

Portishead, Boating lake & the Battery Point:
22 Canada Goose, 10+ Shelduck - flying up the channel, 68 Mallard & mixed pond ducks - boating lake, 5 Woodpigeon, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Curlew, 3 Redshank - flying down channel, 60+ B-H Gull, 47 Herring Gull - lots of juv, 6 L-BB Gull, 4 Jackdaw, 2 Magpie,28 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven - fly over calling, 100+ Swallow, 100+ H Martin - all going down the channel, 2 Blackbird, 20+ House Sparrow, 6 Pied Wagtail, 2 Chaffinch, 4 Linnet, 5 Goldfinch

Clevedon Small Harbour Marina:
10 Oystercatcher, 2 Curlew, 1 Black-Tailed Godwit, 1 Little Egret

Clevedon-Yeo - inc WeBS count
65 Canada Goose, 3 Egyptian Goose inc 1 juv , 32 Mute Swan, 80 Shelduck, 195 Mallard, 22 Teal, 2 Swift, 4 Little Grebe, 11 Little Egret, 10 Cormorant, 2 Buzzard, 12 Coot, 18 Oystercatcher, 400 Ringed Plover, 205 Curlew, 2 Whimbrel, 1 Knot  350 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper, 210 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 675 Black Headed Gull, 150 Herring Gull, 12 Lesser Black Backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 9 Little Egret, 1 Osprey - about a mile upstream River Yeo, 1 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Kestrel, 4 Raven, 4 Skylark, 25 Sand Martin, 160 Swallow, 215 House Martin, 9 Chiffchaff, 1 Spotted Flycatcher - Blake’s Pools, 10 Wheatear -Yeo, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 14 Pied Wagtail, 4 White Wagtail, 4 Rock Pipit, 2 Bullfinch.

Uphill - WeBS count
190 Canada Goose, 118 Shelduck, 41 Mallard, 97 Oystercatcher, 13 Curlew, 8 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 425 Redshank, 390 Black-headed Gull, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 40 Herring Gull, 15 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Little Egret  - -  also 2 Green Woodpecker, Jackdaw, 100+ Carrion Crow,  Swallow, Chiffchaff, Robin, Greenfinch, Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:

54 Canada Goose - patch record

Oldland Common - garden

1 Raven - on the garage roof this morning

Willsbridge Mill:

3 Nuthatch, 2 Grey Wagtail

Mangostsfield:

2 Raven - first for a few weeks

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

1 Osprey - still around. 2 juv. Marsh Harrier, Sparrowhawk, 3 Common Tern, Kingfisher.

Dam:

2 Egyptian Geese

23-08-21 Green Sandpiper CVL (George Stacey)

Hollowbrook:
1 Green Sandpiper

Stratford:

1 Black-necked Grebe, 2 Lapwing, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker

Herriotts:

2 Great White Egret, 2 Common Sandpiper, 7 Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper

Reports: John Barnett, Diana Bunniss, Allan Chard, Mark Coller, Anne Crowe, Paul Dunham, Barry Dursley, Heather England, Paul Francis, David Hanks, Simon Isgar, Mike Meechem, Andy Middleton, Harvey Rose, Paul Sadley, Steve Sanins, Rosemary Setter, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Bri Thompson, Nick Tippett,  Gordon Youdale

 blagdonlakebirds, BUPP, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG 

22-08-21 Sunday - Bittern

Cloudy with some sunny periods max 21°C

Bittern, Osprey, Black-necked Grebe, Wood Sandpiper
Redstart

Spotted Flycatcher

Whinchat

22-08-21 Bittern CVL (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL

Ashton Court - Justin's Meadow:

5 Spotted Flycatcher - inc 3 juv

Eastville Park:
4 Swift

Sea Mills WeBS:

24 Mallard, 6 Common Sandpiper, 15 Redshank, 110 Black-headed Gull, 16 Lesser Black-backed gull - inc 15 juveniles, 1Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 6 House Martin

Southmead Swimming Lake - WeBS:

7 Mallard, 5 Moorhen. 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Raven - calling going over.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

22-08-21 Waders OPS (Heather England)

Oldbury Power Station:
75+ Ringed Plover, 25+ Dunlin, 30 Swallow - some lake dipping,  Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Blackcap (f&m), 2 Whitethroat, 2 or 3 Yellow Wagtail, 5 Pied Wagtail

Littleton Warth:
1 Swift, 120+ 'large gulls' - downriver, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Kestrel, 10+ Long-tailed Tit, Sand Martin, 20+ Swallow - still 2nd and 3rd broods, 2 House Martin, 20+ Blue Tit, 5+ Great Tit, 10+ Chiffchaff, 3 Reed Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler,  

Pilning Wetlands:

Green Sandpiper, Greenshank, 1 Willow Warbler, several Blackcap, Whitethroat, Redstart, Whinchat, 1 Tree Pipit

Chipping Sodbury Common:
17 Swallow, 2 Willow Warbler, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 5 Redstart (2f&3m), 10 Linnet, 40 Goldfinch, Reed Bunting

Horton:

1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 9 Swallow, 4 House Martin

Inglestone Common:

4 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Willow Warbler, 9 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 10 Whitethroat, 1 Redstart - juv, 6-8 Spotted Flycatcher, 5 Bullfinch, 

22-08-21 -Willow Warbler
Frampton Cotterell (Dan White)

Frampton Cotterell:

Hovers Lane: - Willow Warbler, Spotted Flycatcher

Black Rocks: - 3 Redstart

Hilly Fields: - 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Redstart

Bradley Stoke - Three Brooks LNR:

1 Teal (f) - possible, 1 Kingfisher

NORTH SOMERSET

22-08-21 Sedge Warbler GVRS (Lyndon Roberts)

Gordano Valley Ringing Station:
Sedge Warbler ringed today

Dolebury Warren:

3 Spotted Flycatcher

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:

Shire Valley: - 2 Stock Dove, 8 Woodpigeon, 4 Collared Dove, 4 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 30 Jackdaw, 45 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 10 Blue Tit, 10 Swallow, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 2 Wren, 2 Nuthatch, 7 Spotted Flycatcher, 4 Robin, 4 Redstart, 1 Chaffinch, 3 Goldfinch

Lanes: - 2 Feral Pigeon, 1 Stock Dove, 5 Woodpigeon, 3 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 13 Swallow, 1 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 4 House Sparrow, 1 Chaffinch, 13 Linnet, 4 Goldfinch, 2 Yellowhammer

Willsbridge - Londonderry Farm - R Avon

1 Sparrowhawk - bombed by Swallow 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, adults, c30 Swallow - inc 4 juv, 1 Chiffchaff, 10 Mistle Thrush

Bath, Victoria Park Garden’s Lake. 

64 Mallard, 1 Rosy-billed Pochard, 6 Moorhen - family party, 1 Grey Heron

West Harptree:

1 Swift

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
 

1 Osprey - middle of the lake and later over East Shore

Heron's Green:
2 Great Black-b Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 2 Moorhen, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 3 Swallow and some House Martin, 2 Pied Wagtail, 

Moreton:
1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Jay, 1 Coal Tit, 20+ mixed - Long-tailed, Blue and Great Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Coal Tit,  

Stratford:
1 Black-necked Grebe

22-08-21 Grasshopper Warbler CVL ringing (Chris Craig)

Ringing Station

Grasshopper Warbler

Herriott's inc Pool:

1 Shelduck, 30 Shoveler, 50+ Gadwall, 14 Teal, 25 Pochard, 5 Moorhen, 26+ Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 9 Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 6 Great Black-b Gull, 1 Bittern, 3 Grey Heron, 6 Great White Egret, 8 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Peregrine, 6 Swallow, 20+ House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 

Reports: Peter Bryant, Karle, Burford, Tim Clarke, Mark Coller, Ben Crabb, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Barry Dursley, Heather England, Tim Ford, David Hanks, Robert Hargreaves, Annie & Nick Hawkridge, Simon Isgar, Mike Jackson, Nigel Kempson, Tim Kilbride, Aravind Ramesh, Lyndon Roberts, Gill Sapsed, Tony Scott, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Gary Thoburn, Bri Thompson, Thomas Weston, 

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

21-08-21 Saturday - Black-necked Grebe

Temp 16 to 21°C. Felt very wet but only 8mm of rain, little bit of sunshine in the afternoon

Garganey

Swift

Black-necked Grebe

Green & Wood Sandpiper, Greenshank

Osprey
Ring-necked Parakeet
Spotted Flycatcher, Redstart

21-8-21 Kingfisher, Eastville Park (Allan Chard)

BRISTOL

Duchess Pond:
1 Reed Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat

Eastville garden:

2 Swift, 1 Green Sandpiper heard flying over and seen (first seen in 30 years)

21-8-21 Ring-necked Parakeet, Frenchay (Derek Britton)

Frenchay garden:

1 f/juv Ring-necked Parakeet

Redland Road:

2 House Martin

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

21-8-21 Spotted Flycatcher,  Pilning (Aravind Ramesh)

New Passage/Pilning Wetland:

60 Oystercatcher, 29 Ringed Plover, 1 juv Little Ringed Plover, 117 Curlew, 130 Black-tailed Godwit, 33 Turnstone, 30 Dunlin, 50 Redshank, gathering Swallows, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Redstart. 3 Wheatear, 6 Yellow Wagtail

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Willow Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat, 1 f Redstart

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon-Dowlais:
Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Whitethroat, Wheatear

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield ,Shire Valley: 

2 Stock Dove, 20 LBB Gull, Little Egret, 1 Buzzard (heard), 1 Green Woodpecker, 5 Swallow, 5 House Martin, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Redstart, Linnet

21-8-21 Sparrowhawk, Bath garden (Jonathan Margetts)

Bath, Hensley Road:

1 f Sparrowhawk

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:

2 Garganey, 4 Greenshank

21-8-21 Osprey, CVL (Lucy Masters)

Chew Valley Lake
60 Common Tern, 1 Osprey

Stratford:

1 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Red Kite

Reports: Nancy Barrett, Derek Britton, Peter Bryant, Paul Chapman, Andy Davis, Rob Emery, Charlie Favers, Simon Isgar, Lisegirl,  Jonathan Margetts, Lucy Masters, Andy Mears, Nigel Milbourne, Aravind Ramesh, Larry Sweetland, Gary Thorburn, blagdonlakebirds, BUPP, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

20-08-21 Friday - Black Tern

21C, Overcast with little wind, very occasional sunshine.

Black Tern

Garganey

20-08-21 Wheatear CSC (Heather England)

BRISTOL

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
2 Swift

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Nuthatch

Littleton (Village):
4 Common Cranes (flyover)

New Passage/Northwick inc Wetlands:
320 Canada Goose, 2 Greylag Goose, 40 Gadwall, 20 Teal, 1 Stock Dove, 285 Ringed Plover, 22 Curlew, 180 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Turnstone, 120 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 120 Redshank, sky-full of House Martin, 3 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail

20-08-21 Juv Crow, Severnside (Rob Emery)

Severn Beach:

1 Carrion Crow (juv - showing brown plumage)

20-08-21 Redstart, CSC (Paul Sadley)

Chipping Sodbury:

Common: - 1 Redstart, 3 Wheatear
Ridge Wood: - 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Nuthatch

NORTH SOMERSET

No Reports

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield (Shire Valley):
7 Spotted Flycatcher

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:

68 Canada Goose, 1 Garganey, 4 Tufted Duck - inc 3 juv, 7+ Lapwing, 3 Greenshank, 4 Great White Egret, 8 Little Egret

Chew Valley Lake

Heron's Green:
2 Moorhen, 4 Little Grebe, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 2 Magpie, 3 Swallow, 6 House Martin, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail

20-08-21 Common Tern, Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:
3 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Black Tern, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Jay, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler

20-08-21 Egrets sp, Stratford (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:
1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank

20-08-21 Green Sandpipers, Herriotts (Ian Stapp)

20-08-21 Shelduck, Herriotts (Ian Stapp)

Herriott's inc Pool:

2 Shelduck, 28 Shoveler, 50 Gadwall, 11 Teal, 16 Pochard, 9 Green Sandpiper, 7 Great Black-backed Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 5 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Peregrine, 6 Swallow, 15 House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler

Reports: Tony Scott, Alan Daniells, Rob Emery, Heather England, Ollie Fournier, Peter Hazelwood, Lisa Presland, Paul Sadley, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

19-08-21 Thursday - Swifts passing through

Overcast and rather dull with some light showers inland, but brighter in the afternoon.  Little wind, fairly warm at 19°C.  

Swifts (worth watching for now as many have gone)

Yellow-legged Gull

Great White Egrets

Wheatear, Redstarts

Tree Pipits

Great White and Little Egret at Chew (George Stacey)

BRISTOL

Henbury (near Blaise):

f. Sparrowhawk, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Raven calling, 3 Coal Tit. 8 Chiffchaff, Nuthatch.

Stoke Park:

1 juv. Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Upton Coombe (Hawkesbury Upton):

Redstart

Willsbridge Mill:

Tawny Owl

Chipping Sodbury Common:
Mandarin Duck (over), 2 Willow Warbler, 15+ Chiffchaff, 5+ Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 7 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Whitethroat, 1 Wheatear, 4-5 Redstart.

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:

Canada Goose, 6 Gadwall, Mallard, Pheasant, 1 Feral Pigeon, Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Coot, 1 Little Grebe, BH Gull, 1 GBB Gull, Herring Gull, 67 LBB Gull (37 ads, 30 imms), Cormorant, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Swallow, Chiffchaff heard, Pied Wagtail, 30 Goldfinch.  

Sand Point / Middle Hope / Woodspring Bay:

5 Oystercatcher, 15+Curlew, 1 Common Sandpiper, 17 Redshank, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine, 11 Swallow, 10 Chiffchaff, 7 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat (1 juv), 2 Whitethroat, 3 Tree Pipit, 1 Yellow Wagtail.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath:

A Swift over Englishcombe Lane.

Chew Magna:
2 Tawny Owl calling in the small hours.

Shelduck at Herriotts pool (Ian Stapp)

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
6 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret around the lake.

Dam:

1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Goldeneye, 2 Swift (out over the lake), 2 GBB Gull, 1 Green Sandpiper, 8 Swallow, 6 House Martin, 7 Pied Wagtail.

Dunlins at Hollow Brook, Chew (George Stacey)

Hollowbrook:

2 Dunlin

Woodford:

3 GBB Gull, 20+ mixed tit flock with LT, Blue and Great Tit, 1 Bullfinch.   

Villice:
2 Redshank

Heron's Green:

2 Grey Heron, 4 Little Grebe, 2 Moorhen, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Common Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, 5 Swallow, 12 House Martin, 2 Sand Martin, 4 Pied Wagtail.

Moreton:

40 Wood Pigeon, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker,  2 Jay, 30+ Carrion Crow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Bunting.

Herriott's inc Pool:

2 Shelduck (adult and large juv.), 32 Shoveler, 50+ Gadwall, 7 Teal, 5 Moorhen, 14 Little Grebe, 4 GBB Gull, 8 Green Sandpiper on the pool, 3 Grey Heron (one eating a freshwater mussel), 1 f. Marsh Harrier, 1 Kingfisher, 6 Swallow, 30+ House Martin, 5 Sand Martin, 1 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Reed Bunting.

Little Grebes on the pool at Herons Green (Ian Stapp)

Reports:  Dru Brooke-Taylor, Mark Coller, Bryan Cook, Stephen Curtis, Andy Davis, Paul Francis, Matt Hull, Frankie Macrow, Vic Polley, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland.

18-08-21 Wednesday - Spotted Flycatcher

Sunny intervals during a mostly cloudy day - 18°C

Spotted Flycatcher

Little Owl

18-08-21 LBB Gull CVL (George Stacey)

BRISTOL

Frenchay - garden:

1 Ring-necked Parakeet - been visiting the feeders for a week

18-08-21 Spotted Flycatcher Fishponds (Allan Chard)

Fishponds - garden:

1 Spotted Flycatcher 

Stoke Park, inc Duchess Pond:
1 Willow Warbler, 20+ Chiffchaff, c12 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, c12 Whitethroat, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 5 Greenfinch, 70+ Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

18-08-21 Sanderling & Turnstone OPS (Pete Hazelwood)

Oldbury Power Station:
c70 Ringed Plover, c30 Turnstone, 1 Sanderling

Shepperdine:

12+ Dunlin

New Passage/Northwick:
257 Canada Goose, 3 Greylag Goose, 160 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Knot, 1 Mediterranean Gull - ad, 

Pilning Wetlands:

3 Shelduck, 4 Oystercatcher, 40 Lapwing, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 60 Ringed Plover, 8 Curlew, 168 Black-tailed Godwit, 85 Turnstone, 50 Dunlin, 5 Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, 150 Redshank, 550 Black-headed Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Kestrel, 3 Yellow Wagtail

Coalpit Heath:

45 House Sparrow - on spilt grain at the harvest.

NORTH SOMERSET

18-08-21 Curlew Portishead (Ian Stapp)

Portishead - Boating Lake and Battery Point:
5 Canada Goose, 2 Shelduck, 5 Woodpigeon, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Curlew, 50 + Black-headed Gull, 19 Herring Gull - mostly juv, 5 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Magpie, 6 Jackdaw, 10 Carrion Crow, 4 Swallow, 7 House Martin, 20 House Sparrow, 8 Pied Wagtail, 6 Linnet, 10+ Goldfinch, 

17-08-21 Little Owl Claverham Drove (Jamie Edmonds)

Claverham Drove:

1 Little Owl - caught in the headlights last night.

Yatton - Strawberry Line

1 Red Kite

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
 

18-08-21 Sparrowhawk CVL (Derek Angell)

Stratford:
1 Sparrowhawk - up and down the lane, Whitethroat - family

Herriott's inc Pool:

8 Green Sandpiper

Reports: Derek Angell, Paul Bowerman, Allan Chard, Derek Britton, pJamie Edmonds, Mike Jackson, Trevor Riddle, Tony Scott, Nigel Sluman, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, 

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

17-08-21 Tuesday - Cuckoo

Temp 14 to 20°C. Wet in the morning, bright and very breezy later

Cuckoo

Ruff

Yellow-legged Gull, Commic Tern
Ring-necked Parakeet
Spotted Flycatcher, Redstart

BRISTOL

Kingswood:

3 Raven

17-8-21 juv Sparrowhawk, Whitchurch (Tim Marks)

Whitchurch garden:
1 juv Sparrowhawk

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Frampton Cotterell

1 Ring-necked Parakeet (Church Rd), 10 Swallow, 25 House Martin, 3 Spotted Flycatcher (Hover's Lane), 1 j/f Redstart (Black Rocks)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 juv Cuckoo, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 1 Raven, 7 Sand Martin, 15 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 1 Willow Warbler, 10+ Chiffchaff, 6 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 4 Redstart

NORTH SOMERSET

Nailsea Moor:
1 probable Greenshank, 1 Wheatear

BELOW M4 & BANES

17-8-21 Red Kite, Chelwood (Ian Stapp)

Chelwood:

3 Buzzard, 2 Red Kite

17-8-21 Cormorant, Litton Reservoir (Paul Tompkins)

Hinton Blewitt, BOC walk to Litton Reservoir:
1 Stock Dove, 7 Collared Dove, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Magpie, 15 Rook, 5 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 37 Swallow, 12 House Martin, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 25 House Sparrow, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

17-8-21 Great Crested Grebe + juv, Litton Res. (Paul Tompkins)

Litton Reservoir:

2 Mute Swan, 21 Mallard, 4 Tufted Duck, 6 Moorhen, 10 Coot, 11 Little Grebe, 3 Great Crested Grebe inc 1 juv, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail

17-8-21 Yellow-legged Gull, Woodford (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake
Totals: 2 Shelduck, 19 Pochard, 2 juv Goldeneye in flight, 20 Little Grebe, 3 Lapwing, 2 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Common Tern, 3 Arctic Tern, 2 Great White Egret, 7 Little Egret

Dam:

1 Egyptian Goose, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Little Egret, 20 hirundines inc 10 Sand Martin, 5 Pied Wagtail

17-8-21 Blue Tit, Woodford (Ian Stapp)

Woodford:
1 Yellow-legged Gull, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Treecreeper, 

17-8-21 Gadwall, Villice (George Stacey)

Villice Bay:

30 Gadwall, 5 Little Grebe, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 2 Lapwing, 2 Ruff

Herons Green:
2 Moorhen, 2 Little Grebe, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gulll, 2 Grey Heron, 20 hirundines, 4 Pied Wagtail

Moreton:
3 Lapwing, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff

17-8-21 Kingfisher, Stratford (George Stacey)

Stratford:

1 f Marsh Harrier, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Hobby

17-8-21 GBB Gull ringed D BK, Herriotts (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts:
34 Shoveler, 7 Green Sandpiper,  1 Common Gull, 4 GBB Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Buzzard, 70 hirundines inc 20 Sand Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 

Reports: Peter Bryant, Mark Coller, Ben Crabb, Alan Daniells, Andy David, David Hanks, Rob Hargreaves, Pete Hazelwood, Martyn Hayes, Timothy Marks, Andy Mears, Nailsea Nature, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Paul Tompkins, Keith Vinicombe, blagdonlakebirds, BUPP, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

16-08-21 Monday - Crane

18C, light cloud and a moderate breeze 

Crane

Green Sandpiper

Yellow-legged Gull

Arctic Tern

Black Tern

Common Redstart

BRISTOL

Snuff Mills:

3 Kingfisher - juv, "one even caught a tiny fish"

Clifton, Percival Road:

2 Marsh Tit

16-08-21 Little Grebe, St Georges Park (Chris James)

St Georges Park:

1 Little Grebe

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

35 Ringed Plover, 2 Whimbrel, 20 Turnstone, 12 Dunlin, 700 BH Gull, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Little Egret, 4 Goldcrest, 4 Wheatear

Pilning wetland:

3 Greylag Geese, 2 Oystercatcher, 4 Curlew, 3 Dunlin, 83 Redshank, 2 Spotted Redshank

Coalpit Heath cricket ground:

39 Pied Wagtail

16-08-21 Common Redstart, CSC (Mark Collier)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Sand Martin,15 Swallow, 12 House Martin, 10+ Chiffchaff,  4 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 2 Common Redstart (m & f), 1 Whinchat.

NORTH SOMERSET

Nailsea Moor:

1 Spotted Flycatcher

Wraxall, Watercress Farm:

6 Stock Dove, 20 Woodpigeon, 5 Herring Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1

Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Hobby, 1 Jay, 4 Magpie, 13 Jackdaw, 20 Carrion Crow, 2 Swallow, 2 Blackcap, 1 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 4 Linnet, 15 Goldfinch, 3 Yellowhammer

Banwell garden:

2 juv Bullfinch

West Dundry:

1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Common Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker 

16-08-21 Wheatear, Yeo seawall, (Howard Taffs)

Clevedon - Yeo:

20 Ringed Plover (flyover), 1 Whimbrel, 53 Curlew, 40 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper 300 BH Gull, 7 Wheatear

Clevedon, Walton Bay:

7 Crane  (flyover)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bitton Road Bridge:

1 Dipper

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
4 Little Egret (No 2 tank)

Chew Valley Lake:
 

16-08-21 Goldeneye, Dam, CVL (George Stacey)

Dam: 

3 Egyptian Geese, 1 Goldeneye (possible local bred duckling), 1 GBB Gull, 3 Little Egret, 20+ Swallow/Martin , 7 Pied Wagtail              

Hollowbrook:
1 Dunlin

Heron's Green:

2 Moorhen, 2 Little Grebe,  2 GBB Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull , 2 Grey Heron, 2 Common Buzzard,    40+ Swallow/House Martin,  8+ House Sparrow, 6 Pied Wagtail        

Moreton:

1 Water Rail (calling), 3 Lapwing, 10 Redshank, 1 Common Tern,  3 Arctic Tern, 2 Black Tern, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher

   

16-08-21 Yellow-legged Gull, Herriots Bridge, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriott's inc Pool:

4 Green Sandpiper, 5 GBB Gull ,  2 Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Common Buzzard, 50+ Swallow/House Martin/Sand Martin  

Reports: Allan Chard, Ben Crabb, Jane Cumming, Mark Collier, David Esam, Alastair Fraser, Rob Hargreaves, Mike Jackson, Chris James, Andrew Middleton, Harvey Rose, Tony Scott, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, John Thorogood, Paul Tompkins,
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15-08-21 Sunday - Osprey

 20C, Moderate breeze with a few sunny intervals.

Osprey

Black Tern

16-08-21 Grey Heron, Newton St Loe (Wayne Tucker)

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
5 Swift, 7 House Martin

15-08-21 Kingfisher Snuff Mills (Allan Chard)

Snuff Mills:

3 Kingfisher - juv

St Andrews park:
1 Osprey (Flyover)

Downend (Co-op):
2 Raven

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

15-08-21 Ringed Plover+Dunlin, OPS (Heather England)

15-08-21 Turnstone, OPS (Heather England)

Oldbury Power Station:
18 Ringed Plover, 8 Ringed Plover, 9 Turnstone, 10 Redshank

Littleton Warth:
1 Spoonbill (Flyover), 1 Redstart (juv Male)

Pilning Wetlands:

40 Lapwing, 40 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 100 Redshank

Siston Hill:
2 Tawny Owl (0300-0400hrs)

Chipping Sodbury (Barnhill Quarry):
1 Stock Dove, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 1 Chiffchaff

NORTH SOMERSET

Kenn:
1 Osprey

Clevedon Yeo:
1 Redstart, 2 Wheatear

Banwell:
3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Nuthatch, 3 Bullfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge Mill/Longwell Green/Hanham Abbots:
6 Mallard, 2 Swift, 33 Feral Pigeon, 4 Stock Dove, 45 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Moorhen, 6 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 26 Magpie, 24 Jackdaw, 11 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 15 Blue Tit, 6 Great Tit, 7 Swallow, 3 House Martin, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 7 Chiffchaff, 14 Blackcap, 3 Goldcrest, 15 Wren, 5 Nuthatch, 79 Starling, 5 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 7 Robin, 6 House Sparrow, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Bullfinch, 3 Greenfinch, 41 Goldfinch

15-08-21 Grey Wagtail, Newton St Loe (Wayne Tucker)

15-08-21 Buzzard, Newton St Loe (Wayne Tucker)

Newton St Loe:

1 Tufted Duck, 2 Stock Dove, 11 Moorhen, 5 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 30 Swallow, 15 House Martin, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Nuthatch, 3 Treecreeper, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Grey Wagtail, 35 Goldfinch, 2 Yellowhammer

Paulton:

10 Herring Gull, 200 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Swallow, 7 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
42 Canada Goose, 4 Mute Swan, 60 Mallard, 1 Pochard, 360 Tufted Duck, 193 Coot, 27 Little Grebe, 25 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Common Sandpiper, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 24 Cormorant, 7 Grey Heron, 5 Little Egret

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
1 Mediterranean Gull (3CY), 6 Common Tern

Sutton Wick:
2 Black Tern, 8 Great White Egret

Woodford:
6 Common Terns (same birds as Dam?)

Heron's Green:
2 redshank

Stratford:
1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper

Herriott's inc Pool:

1 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Green Sandpiper, 8 Great White Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk

Reports:  Jonathan Angell, Karle Burford, Allan Chard, John Croxton, Mark Dadds, Alan Daniels, Sean Davies, Andy Davis, Barry Dursley,  Heather England, Patrick Hancock, Nigel Kempson, John Rosetti, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taff, John Thorogood,  

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