11-07-21 Sunday - Common Gull

Temp 13 to 19°C. Grey start to the day and ending in heavy rain

Common Gull

BRISTOL

No reports

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Pilning Wetlands:

9 Canada Geese, 20+ Lapwing,10 Little Ringed Plover -3 juveniles, 1 Curlew, 13 Black-tailed Godwit,  2 Dunlin, 28 Redshank, 2 Grey Heron, a Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 2 Raven

Severn Beach

4 Little Egret - flew North East

Chipping Sodbury, Ridge Woods:
4 Swift, 1 Collared Dove, 9 Magpie, 4 Rook, 2 Coal Tit, 4 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 10 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Greenfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon to Walton Bay and Common:

2 Shelduck, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine

11-7-21 Dunlin, Cl-Y (Jason Williams)

Clevedon-Yeo:

14 Canada Geese inc 7 juvs, 8 Mute Swan, 2 Egyptian Geese + 2 juvs, 10 Shelduck + a broods of 6 & 9, 90 Mallard, 2 Tufted Duck, 4 Coot, 6 Oystercatcher, 12 Lapwing, 120 Curlew, 11 Black-tailed Godwit, 42 Dunlin, 7 Common Sandpiper, 65 Redshank, 200 BH Gull, 1 GBB Gull, 40 Herring Gull, 60 LBB Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 7 Little Egret, 2 Raven, 8+ Swallow, 40 Linnet

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath, St John's Church: 

3 juv Peregrine still around in the heavy rain

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Herriotts:
5 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Gull

Out of Avon

Red-footed Falcon at Langford Lakes

Reports: Jon Angell, Alan Daniells, Rupert Higgins, Harvey Rose, Jason Williams, blagdonlakebirds, BUPP, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

10-07-21 Saturday - Spotted Flycatcher

Overcast in Bristol, some rain elsewhere, a little cooler than yesterday: Bristol temperatures 14 to 17°C

Avocet, Little Ringed Plover

Marsh Tit

Spotted Flycatcher

Yellowhammer
 

BRISTOL

10-07-21 juv Kestrel, Clifton Down, Bristol (Ian Loats)

Clifton Down:

1 Buzzard, 4 juv Kestrel, 1 ad m + 1 juv Peregrine, 2 Jay, 4 Chiffchaff

Red-rumped Parrot, Greville Smyth Park, Bristol (John Lewis)

Greville Smyth Park, Ashton:

1 escaped Red-rumped Parrot - first discovered in the park on 16th May. It seems to have settled in the park on the eastern fringe around the Bowling Green. This little parrot is endemic to Australia.

Redland Hill roundabout:

6 House Martin around the usual houses where they nest

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Shepperdine:

The first returning Dunlin (an adult)

Oldbury Power Station:

75+ Swift early morning, going NE over the estuary in showers. Also 1 Muntjac 

Pilning Wetland:

6 Avocet  (2 adults + 4 juveniles), 20 Lapwing, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 60 Black-tailed Godwit, 13 Dunlin, 20 Redshank, 1 Green Sandpiper 

Horton Bushes:

Buzzard, 1 Marsh Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Goldcrest, Wren, Treecreeper, Blackbird, Song Thrush, 1 Spotted Flycatcher 

Chipping Sodbury:

Ridge Woods - 1 Stock Dove, 4 Woodpigeon, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Peregrine ( looked like 2 f + 1 m by size), 3 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 1 Rook, 3 Coal Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 5 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 4 Blackbird (inc 1 juv), 5 Robin (inc 2 juv), 2 House Sparrow, 1Bullfinch 

Filton:

Garden - 2 Collared Dove, 1 f + 1 juv GS Woodpecker, 1 juv Blue Tit, 1 pr Blackbird,  1 ad+ 1 juv  Robin, 2 juv Dunnock, 1 pr Greenfinch, 5 juv Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

10-07-21 male Yellowhammer, Felton Common (Alb Gregory)

Felton Common:

1m Yellowhammer

BELOW M4 & BANES

10-07-21 Peregrine food pass, Bath (BUPP)
[full sequence of four photos on our Twitter feed]

RESERVOIRS

No reports

BOC Notice:

Please get in touch with the blog if you live in Clevedon, in a house tall enough to accommodate a couple of SWIFT NEST BOXES and are happy to have them. We have someone keen to get some installed. (They have a bungalow! )

Reports:  Liza and Andy Barker, Nancy Barrett, Paul Bowerman, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Peter Bryant,  Alan Daniells, Alb Gregory, John Lewis,  Ian Loats,  BUPP, opsbirding

09-07-21 Friday- Yellow-legged Gull

 Dry warm day with light SW breeze. Some sunshine earlier and high light cloud later. Temperature: 15 to 20°C

Garganey

Yellow-legged Gull

Crossbill

09-07-21 Goldeneye, CVL ( George Stacey) 

09-07-21 Goldeneye , CVL ( George Stacey )

BRISTOL

Henbury:

18+ House Martin nests in active colony at local hotel 

Lawrence Weston:

 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Crossbill- over Long  Cross Tip

Redland:

Garden: 2 Swift ,1 Wood Pigeon, 4 Feral Pigeon, 12 Herring Gull, 1 Jay, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Great Tit, 1 Blue Tit, 12+ House Sparrow

Nearby bakery: 1 Lesser Black Backed Gull- daily visitor 

09-07-21 Little Egret EP (Allan Chard)

Eastville Park:

1 Little Egret

Snuff Mills:

1 Kingfisher, 1 Dipper - a tad worn looking

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

1 Kingfisher - on the lake

1 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Sandpiper -Shepperdine

3 Lapwing- Yacht Club

Oldbury - Pillhead Gout:

4 Black tailed Godwit

Oldbury Pill:
3 Lapwing

Littleton -upon-Severn:
80 Curlew, 200+ Black-headed Gull

Yate- Brimsham Park Lake:

1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap

Yate Common:

1 Green Woodpecker-juvenile, 1 Skylark, 1 Whitethroat

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports

BELOW M4 & BANES

Paulton:
2 Mute Swan, 14 Mallard, 6 Swift, 1 Collared Dove, 5 Moorhen, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Reed Warbler, 9 Blackcap, 12 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
150+ Canada Goose,     1 Egyptian Goose,       4 Pied Wagtail

09-07-21 Reed Bunting, CVL ( George Stacey)

Hollowbrook:
1 Reed Bunting

09-07-21 Little Grebe, CVL ( Ian Stapp )

Heron's Green:
104 Canada Goose, Mute Swan + 5 cygnets, 2 Moorhen, 4 Little Grebe -two nests with eggs in the pond, 3 Great  Black-backed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 40+ carrion Crows in field back of pool,
2 Sedge warbler, 5 Reed Warbler, 2 Whitethroat,  6 House Sparrow, 9 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

Moreton:
2 Great Black-backed Gull -out on lake, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 7 Magpie-some juveniles, 2 Coal Tit, 30+ Long-tailed/Blue/ Great Tits - mixed flock, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Reed warbler, 2 Blackcap, 2 Garden Warbler, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Reed Bunting  

09-07-21 Green Sandpiper, CVL ( Ian Stapp )

09-07-21 Grey Wagtail, CVL ( Ian Stapp ) 

09-07-21 Yellow-legged Gull, CVL ( Ian Stapp )

Herriott's inc Pool:

18 Canada Goose, 22 Mute Swan, 1 Shelduck, 1 Garganey-f, 2 Shoveler, 100 Gadwall, 16 Teal, 3 Pochard, 1 Goldeneye with 5 ducklings, 140 Coot, 2 Moorhen, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, 5 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting
1 Grey Wagtail

Reports: Nancy Barrett, Allan Chard, Andy Davis, William Earp, Patrick Hancock, Rupert Higgins, Andy Middleton, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Martin Wightman

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

BOC Notice:

Please get in touch with the blog if you live in Clevedon, in a house tall enough to accommodate a couple of SWIFT NEST BOXES and are happy to have them. We have someone keen to get some installed ( They have a bungalow! )

08-07-21 Thursday - Bittern

Nice day - got up to 21°C, and muggy towards the close

Spotted Flycatcher

Redstart 
Yellow-legged Gull

Bittern
  

08-07-21 Black-h Gull - juv Black-t Godwit CVL (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL

08-07-21 Little Egret Snuff Mills (Allan Chard)

Snuff Mills:

1 Little Egret

Stockwood Openspace:

2 Moorhen, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Greenfinch, 2 Bullfinch, 

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Horton Bushes:

Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven - over, Marsh Tit, Nuthatch, Treecreeper, Spotted Flycatcher, 

Chipping Sodbury Common:
4 Peregrine - inc 2 juv, 20 Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 8 Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Whitethroat, 2 Redstart (f&m), 

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury - Salt Marsh and Pill:
4 Shelduck, 4 Mallard, 3 Oystercatcher, 2 Curlew, 27 Black-headed Gull - inc 2 juv, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine (m)

Portishead - sea front:
2 Shelduck, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Swift, 2 Curlew, 55 Black-headed Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk (f), 1 Buzzard, 8 Jackdaw, 5 Carrion Crow - inc 3 juv, 10 House Martin - nesting, 3 Chiffchaff , 3 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 5 Wren - inc 2 just fledged juv, 1 Starling, 3 Blackbird - inc juv, 1 Robin, 12 House Sparrow, 1 Greenfinch, 8 Linnet, 9 Goldfinch - ad and juv

Clevedon - Yeo:
13 Canada Goose, 18 Mute Swan, 12 Shelduck + broods of 10, 9 & 8, 80 Mallard, 2 Tufted Duck, 3 Swift, 11 Oystercatcher, 2 Lapwing - adult and fully grown juv, Yeo, 1 Whimbrel, 60 Curlew, 5 Dunlin, 15 Redshank, 180 Black-headed Gull 180 - ad, good count for July, 40 Herring Gull, 45 Lesser Black-b Gull, 2 Great White Egret - KP, 12 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 12 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, 40 Linnet

Weston-Super-Mare -  new garden:
1 Peregrine, 2 Raven, Blue Tit and House Sparrow

BELOW M4 & BANES

Wick - Monarch's Way:

Swift, 2 Stock Dove, Grey Heron, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Skylark, Swallow, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, Blackbird, juv Redstart, 3 Grey Wagtail, Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

08-07-21 Goldeneye CVL (Robert Hargreaves)

Chew Valley Lake
492 Canada Goose, 1 Goldeneye (f) plus 5 ducklings

Dam:
200+ Canada Goose, 1 Egyptian Goose, 4 Great Black-b Gull, 1 Jay, 2 Song Thrush, 6 Pied Wagtail

08-07-21 Reed Bunting CVL (George Stacey)

Hollowbrook:
4 juv Reed Warblers, 2 Reed Bunting

Villice:
Goldfinch - several in adjoining fields

Heron's Green:
88 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan + 5 cygnets, 1 Swift, 2 Moorhen - pool, 4 Little Grebe - pool, 2 Lapwing, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Swallow, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Whitethroat - calling, 5 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

Stratford:
1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Bittern, 1 Hobby

08-07-21 Reed Warbler CVL (Chris Rawlings)

Herriott's inc Pool:
18 Canada Goose, 100 Mute Swan +6 cygnets, 1 Shelduck, 6 Shoveler, 100+ Gadwall, 19 Teal, 95 Tufted Duck, 2 Pochard, 15 Great Crested Grebe, 6+ Swift, 410 Coot, 6 Black-tailed Godwit - inc colour-ringed bird, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 50 Black-headed Gull + 6 juv, 6 Great Black-backed Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk - over, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker - over, 1 Green Woodpecker - yaffling, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 20+ Swallow & House Martin, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Reed Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Bullfinch  - flew off, 2 Reed Bunting

Reports: Dru Brooke-Taylor, Peter Bryant, Karle Burford, Mark Coller, Paul Francis, Robert Hargreaves, Nick Hawkridge, John Lewis, Chris Rawlings, Dean Reeves,  Harvey Rose, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Keith Vinicombe

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

07-07-21 Wednesday - Wood Sandpiper

Temp 15 to 20°C. Overcast, heavy showers, mild with light wind, 9+ mm of rain

Wood Sandpiper
Common Tern

7-7-21 Goldeneye, now only 4 Ducklings, Herriotts (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL

Sea Mills Station:
House Martin colony - 3 nests, 2 definitely with birds

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

No reports

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath, Windsor Bridge:
2 Sand Martin nests, both sets of chicks being regularly fed

RESERVOIRS

7-7-21 Wood Sandpiper, Herriotts (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake
@300 Canada Geese, 1 f Goldeneye + 4 ducklings, 2 Common Tern, 4 Great White Egret

Dam:

200+ Canada Geese, 1 Egyptian Goose, 10+ Swift, 20 Swallow/House Martin, 3 Pied Wagtail

Herons Green:
78 Canada Geese, Mute Swan + 5 cygnets, 2 Moorhen, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 juv BH Gull, 3 GBB Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 30 Hirundines, 12 House Sparrow, 5 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

Moreton:
4 GBB Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Hobby, 1 Jay, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Reed Bunting

7-7-21 Black-tailed Godwit,  Green Sandpiper, Herriotts  (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts:
18 Canada Geese, 28 Mute Swan + 1 cygnet, 1 Shelduck, 6 Shoveler, 120+ Gadwall, 22 Teal, 6 Pochard, 40+ Swift, 2 Moorhen pool, 100 Coot pool, 8 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Sandpiper, 4 Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 4 GBB Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 50+ hirundines, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting

7-7-21 Black-tailed Godwit rings, Herriotts (Ian Stapp)

Reports: Chris Craig, Andy Davis, William Earp, Rob Hargreaves, Ian Stapp, Bri Thompson, blagdonlakebirds, BUPP, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

06-07-21 Tuesday - Common Tern

The odd shower and a brisk wind kept the temp down to 17°C, but nice enough in the sun.

Common Tern
Hobby

Red Kite

Kingfisher
  

BRISTOL

Bishopston - garden:

1 Blackcap - singing again

Coombe Dingle:

2 Kingfisher

Cumberland Basin/New Cut:

44 Mallard, 2 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 3 Swift - over A Bond, 42 Black-headed Gull 42 + 3 juv, 2 Herring Gull, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 6 Kestrel - family party, 2 Jackdaw, 1 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven - C bond roof, 6 Starling, 6 House Sparrow, 8 Goldfinch

Fishponds - garden:

1 Jay - back on the feeders

Greville Smyth Park:
Red-rumped Parrot - still singing away in the park, 1st seen in May

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

06-07-21 Lapwing OPS (Peter Hazelwood)

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Lapwing - 1st back, c220 Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Gull, 3 broods of Cetti's Warbler, 

Littleton Warth:
2 Shelduck, 5 Swift, 15 Black-headed Gull, c.30 Skylark, 12 Swallow, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Whitethroat, c.40 Starling (in small flocks), 1 Pied Wagtail, c.30 Meadow Pipit, 12 Chaffinch - one flock, 1 Greenfinch.

06-07-21 Mediterranean Gull NP (Aravind Ramesh)

New Passage/Northwick:
9 Little Ringed Plover, 29 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Mediterranean Gull, 

Yate Rocks - garden:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker - juv on the feeders, 2 Peregrine - over, one possibly a juv

Old Down, Tockington - BOC walk:

3 Swift, 1 Stock Dove - singing, 16 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 2 Moorhen, 4 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 8 Buzzard - 4 on the ridge, 4 Green Woodpecker - inc 1 juv feeding, 2 Kestrel, 3 Jay, 13 Magpie, 48 Jackdaw - 40 on the ridge, 9 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 3 Skylark, 4 Swallow, 3 House Martin, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat - singing well, 5 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Starling, 2 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Robin, 18 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 11 Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
7 Mute Swan - inc 5 cygnets, Swift, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1+ Raven, Swallow, House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, Reed Warbler, Whitethroat, 3 Linnet, lots of Goldfinch

Portishead:
110 Canada Goose on the boating lake, 13 Redshank - on an apparently deserted mud flat, 3 Herring gull families - 1, 3 & 3, getting plenty of wing exercise, 1 Cormorant - on the pontoon 

Clevedon - Ladye Bay:
2 Lesser Black-b Gull, very distant Skua (Arctic?), 

BELOW M4 & BANES

06-07-21 Peregrine Bath (BUPP)

Bath - St John's:
Peregrine - looking good.

Bishop Sutton:
6 Collared Dove, 12+ Starling, 20+ House Sparrow

06-07-21 Green Woodpecker Chew Stoke (Lucy Masters)

Chew Stoke - garden:
2 Green Woodpecker - inc juv, 50+ Jackdaw, 2 Robin - juv.

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
Goldeneye (f) + brood of 5

Dam:
200+ Canada Goose, 1 Egyptian Goose, 40+ Swift, 1 Black-headed Gull, 2 Great Black-b Gull, 50+ Swallow & Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Song Thrush, 5 Pied Wagtail

06-07-21 Grey Heron CVL (George Stacey)

Hollow Brook:
1 Grey Heron, a few Reed Warbler

Sutton Wick:
1 Red Kite - over

Heron's Green:
88 Canada Goose, Mute Swan + 5 cygnets, 50+ Swift, 2 Moorhen, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Great Black-b Gull, 2 Grey Heron, c150 Sand Martin, 50+ Swallow & House Martin, 1 Whitethroat, 5 House Sparrow, 7 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

Moreton:
4 Great Black-b Gull - out on lake, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven - over calling, 1 Hobby - later seen Herriott's Bridge, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler,  4+ Chaffinch, 1 Reed Bunting, not many small birds around, all keeping their heads down with the strong wind blowing.

Stratford:

1 Hobby - caught a swift, then banged on the head by a Common Tern

06-07-21 Black-tailed Godwit CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriott's inc Pool:
24 Canada Goose - pool, 26 Mute Swan - pool + 1 Cygnets, 74 Mute Swan - lake, 1 Shelduck, 6 Shoveler 120+ Gadwall, 13 Teal, 100+ Tufted Duck -pool, 4 Pochard, 50+ Swift, 100 Coot - pool, 2 Moorhen - pool, 40+ Great Crested Grebe - lake, 8 Black tailed Godwit - 1 colour ringed, 3 Green Sandpiper,  4 Great Black-b Gull, 2 Common Tern - in Stratford Bay, 4 Grey Heron, 4 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher - pool, 1 Hobby, 50+ Swallow & H Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting

Reports: Derek Angell, Sue Black, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Alan Chard, BUPP, John Clark, Chris Clarke, Chris Craig, Alan Daniells, Andy Davis, William Earp, Nick Hawkridge, John Lewis, Lucy Masters, Linda Moysey, Lois Pryce, Aravind Ramesh, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Keith Vinivcombe

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

05-07-21 Monday

Overcast all day. Bristol max 20°C

05-07-21 Pied Wagtail with juvenile, Dam, CVL (George Stacey)

BRISTOL

Hotwells:
2 Mallard, 35+ Feral Pigeon, 34 Woodpigeon ( inc 24 in the sports field near former police horses site), 2 Collared Dove, 35 Black-headed Gull , 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 5 Herring Gull, 9 Lesser Black-backed Gull (9 inc nest with 2 chicks), 1 Cormorant, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 4 Magpie, 4 Jackdaw, 7 Carrion Crow, 3 House Martin, Chiffchaff, Wren, 3 Blackbird, 3+ House Sparrow, 1+ Goldfinch 

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Pilning Wetlands:

3 Mute Swan,  83 Mallard + 1 duckling, 4 Teal, 4 Gadwall, 6 Tufted Duck, 2 Swift, 1 Stock Dove, 7 adult + 1 juvenile Coot, 3 adult + 3 juvenile Moorhen, 3 Little Grebe, 36 Lapwing, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 12 Curlew, 20 Black-tailed Godwit, 9 Redshank,  2 Green Sandpiper, 17 Black-headed Gull (including 5 juveniles),1 Little Egret, 1 f Sparrowhawk, at least 6 Skylark (3 singing simultaneously), 1 Sand Martin, 7 House Martin, 1 Swallow,  at least 4 Reed Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 5 Meadow Pipit (including one male in song flight), 7 Pied Wagtail, 3 Reed Bunting (one male singing and two juveniles - fluffy and clumsy) 

On the shore were 8 Shelduck and a creche of 12 young

Chipping Sodbury:

Ridge Woods - 6 Woodpigeon, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, 3 Jay, 2 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 2 Coal Tit, 4 Blue Tit (one confused Blue Tit seen making Great Tit "pink pink" calls and snatches of Great Tit "teacher teacher" song!), 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 5 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 1Treecreeper, 4 Blackbird, 7 Robin (inc 3 juv, 1 being fed), 2 House Sparrow, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
6 Tufted Duck, 5 Swift, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Curlew, 1 Common Sandpiper, 139 LBB Gull, 4 Swallow, 10 House Martin, 3 Reed Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 1 Greenfinch, 25 Linnet, 40 Goldfinch

Wick St Lawrence:

1 Oystercatcher chasing off gulls, 1 Lapwing,  6 Curlew, 6 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, c40 BH Gull

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports

RESERVOIRS

05-07-21 Goldeneye + duckling, CVL (George Stacey)

Chew Valley Lake

05-07-21 Juvenile Black-headed Gull, Dam, CVL (George Stacey)

Dam:
1 juv BH Gull, adult Pied Wagtail feeding juvenile

05-07-21 Common Tern, Stratford, CVL (Lucy Masters)

Stratford:
1 Lapwing (present for a week now), 2 Common Tern, 1 Hobby

Herriott's inc Pool:
2 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Green Sandpiper, 4 juv Black-headed Gull, 1 Kingfisher

Reports: Dru Brooke-Taylor, Chris Craig, Alan Daniells, Paul Gregory, Rob Hargreaves, Lucy Masters, Phil Quinn, George Stacey

 

04-07-21 Sunday - Mediterranean Gull & rain

 Temperature 15-20°C, but grey skies and occasional downpours. Weather seemed to deter birders...

Mediterranean Gull

BRISTOL

Greville Smyth Park:

1 m Kestrel, 8 House Martin

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Grovesend:

1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine

Tytherington:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker

Totworth Lake:

2 Mute Swan (& 4 cygnets), 9 Mallard, 1 Mallard 'type' with 8 ducklings, 1 Tufted Duck, 1 Moorhen, 7 Coot (including 1 nest), 2 Little Grebe, 1 Great Tit, 1 Wren, 2 Grey Wagtail

NORTH SOMERSET

Bristol Airport:

1 Mediterranean Gull

Worlebury (garden):

1 juv Blue Tit, 1 Robin, 2 ad & 2 juv House Sparrow, 3 Goldfinch

4-7-21 House Sparrow, Worlebury (George Rabin)

Banwell, Winthill (garden):

3 Stock Dove, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker (1 m, 1 f, 2 juv), 1 Green Woodpecker (flyover), 1 Whitethroat (4th record in 20+ years), 1 m Bullfinch, 7 Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports.

RESERVOIRS

No reports. 

Reports: Richard Giles, Adrian Hockey, John Lewis, Fiona Neate, George Rabin, John Thorogood, blagdonlakebirds, BUPP, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

03-07-21 Saturday - Black-tailed Godwit

Temp 15 to 20°C. Cloudy and a fair amount of rain

Little Ringed Plover

Black-tailed Godwit

Green Sandpiper
Hobby

Spotted Flycatcher

3-7-21 Chiffchaff, High Kingsdown (Keith Williams)

BRISTOL

High Kingsdown garden:
1 juv Chiffchaff

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

No reports

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports

BELOW M4 & BANES

3-7-21 Sparrowhawk, Hanham (Paul Sawyer)

Hanham garden: 

1 Sparrowhawk, 1 less House Sparrow

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:

1 juv Little Ringed Plover

Blagdon Lake:

180 Canda Geese, 33 Mute Swan, 11 Mallard, 9 Tufted Duck, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Stock Dove, 2 Swift, 1 Moorhen, 80 Coot, 8 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Hobby, 5 Chiffchaff, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Reed Warbler, 6 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Stonechat, 1 Bullfinch, 2 Goldfinch, 4 Reed Bunting

Chew Valley Lake

Herriotts:
20 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 2 Reed Bunting

Reports: Chris Craig, Sean Davies, Rob Hargreaves, John Lewis, Paul Sawyer, Keith Williams, blagdonlakebirds, BUPP, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

02-07-21 Friday - Mediterranean Gull

A warm day. Sunny morning, clouding over later. Light W. breeze, veering SW in afternoon. Bristol temperatures 14 to 23°C

Whimbrel

Mediterranean Gull

Common Tern

Hobby

Barn Owl  

Cetti's Warbler , CVL ( George Stacey )

BRISTOL

01-07-21 Kestrel family - Clifton Down (Mike Owen)

Clifton Down:

Kestrel - family of 4 youngsters.( Late entry-yesterday)

New Cut/ Cumberland Basin:

2 Swift, 15 Black-headed Gull, 15 Herring Gull, 24 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 6 Kestrel- m&f feeding 4 just fledged young by nest hole, 8 Jackdaw- 2 nests, 2 House Martin   

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
4 Cetti's Warbler- 1 ad, 3 juv

New Passage/Pilning Wetlands :
4 Shelduck + 7 young, 18 Gadwall, 127 Mallard, 2 Teal, 6 Tufted Duck, 2 Moorhen, 6 Coot + 3 young, 4 Moorhen+ 5young, 1 Little Grebe, 8 Oystercatcher, 6 Avocet,  10 Lapwing. 3 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Curlew, 6 Turnstone, 3 Redshank, 55 Black-headed Gull, 1 Mediterranean Gull-ad., 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 2 Skylark, 5 Sand Martin, 15 Swallow, 8 House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 10 Reed Warbler + family 4 or 5 young being fed, 6 Pied Wagtail + 1 juv., 33 meadow Pipit, 3 Bullfinch

Yate:

1 Little Egret - over garden- chased by a Herring Gull

NORTH SOMERSET

Kenn Pier:

1 Swift, 1 Little Grebe

BELOW M4 & BANES

Warmley:

1 Dipper 

1-7-21  Peregrine, Keynsham Hams ( Paul Tompkins)

Keynsham Hams
2 Peregrine- immature- 1 blue-ringed ( late record - 1 July ) 

West Harptree:

5 Swallows,  5 House Martin

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
 390 Canada Geese, four broods of Mute Swans (including an all-white so
called 'Polish' chick), 1 Shelduck -male, 85 Tufted Duck, 40 Swift, 1 Stock Dove , 65 Great
Crested Grebe, 1 Lapwing, 2 Green Sandpiper,
1 Common Tern- adult on a buoy 

Dam:
216 Canada Goose,1 Egyptian Goose,1 Green Sandpiper, 18 Black-headed Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Cetti's warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat,1 Song Thrush , 1 Pied Wagtail

Blackcap, CVL ( George Stacey) 

Hollowbrook:
1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Blackcap

2-7-21 Barn Owl, CVL ( Ian Stapp )  

Heron's Green:
114 Canada Goose, 1 Mute Swan + 5 cygnets, 2 Moorhen, 4 Little Grebe, 2 Grey Heron, 4 Great Black-backed  Gull, 2 Buzzard, 1 Barn Owl ,1 Raven, 2 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 5 House Sparrow, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

2-7-21 Kingfisher, Moreton Hide ( Ian Stapp ) 

Moreton:
40 Canada Goose, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard, 1 Barn Owl - possibly same bird from HG,  1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Wren, 1 Treecreeper, 10+ Chaffinch,3 Reed Bunting

2-7-21 Green Sandpiper, CVL ( Ian Stapp ) 

Herriott's inc Pool:
24 Canada Goose, 16 Mute Swan + 1 Cygnet, 68 Mute Swan (out on lake),1 Shelduck, 6 Shoveler, 120+ Gadwall, 34 Teal, 6 Pochard, 100 Coot, 4 Green Sandpiper, 22 Black-headed Gull, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Hobby, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting

Out of Area:

WWT Slimbridge:  

1 Bluethroat ( White Spotted) - singing male still at Middle Hope this morning    


Reports: Paul Bowerman, John Croxton, Alan Daniells,  Nick Hudson, John Lewis, Lois Pryce, Phil Quinn, Paul Tompkins, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Keith Vinicombe  

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

01-07-21 Thursday - Ruff

Mainly overcast, mild, muggy and very murky despite a fresh westerly wind; but a fine evening eventually.  Dry in the West, a bit of rain at Chew.  Temp. probably up to 22°C out of the wind.

Black-winged Stilts, Ruff

Red Kites

Spotted Flycatchers

  

Grey Wagtail at  Herriotts Bridge (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL

01-07-21 Kestrel family Clifton Down (Mike Owen)

Clifton Down:

Kestrel family

01-07-21 Kestrel Clifton Down (Mike Owen)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
pr. Little Grebe (with 3 juvs.), Moorhen (2 juvs.).

Pilning Wetlands:

2 Black-winged Stilt, Avocet, Little Ringed Plover, 18 Lapwing, Ruff, 7 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 7 Redshank,.

Chipping Sodbury - Ridge Woods:

3 Swift, 11 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Buzzard,  Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 7 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw, 2 C. Crow, 6 Coal Tit, 6 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 4 Chiffchaff , 5 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 8 Wren, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, 11 Starling, 5 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 8 Robin (inc 2 juv, 1 being fed), 1 House Sparrow, 5 Dunnock (inc 1 juv) 3 Bullfinch (2 m 1 f), 2 Greenfinch, 1 Goldfinch.

Young Blue Tits (George Stacey)

NORTH SOMERSET

Yatton - Strawberry Line:

6 Mallard, Pheasant, Swift, 1 Moorhen, Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 2 Sparrowhawk, 4 Kestrel, few H and LBB Gulls, Woodpigeon, Swift, Magpie, Jackdaw, C. Crow, lots of Swallow, LT Tit family, Chiffchaff, 8+ Reed Warbler, Blackcap, Whitethroat, Blue Tit, Starling, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Reed Bunting. 

Rowberrow:

Hobby.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield - Shire Valley:
3 Grey Heron, Little Egret, 5 Buzzard, Red Kite, Moorhen, Stock Dove, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 3 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, Mistle Thrush, 3 Nuthatch, Pied Wagtail.

Pensford:

2 Swift, 1 Dipper, 8 Jackdaw, 2 Grey Wagtail, 20+ House Sparrow.

Bishop Sutton:
1 Buzzard, 6 Collared Dove, 20+ Starling, 20+ House Sparrow.

Green Sandpipers with a Grey Heron at Herriotts Bridge (Ian Stapp)

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
 1 f. Goldeneye (with five ducklings)

Dam:

44 Canada Goose, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Song Thrush (feeding chicks), 3 Pied Wagtail.

Woodford:

2 Chiffchaff, 1 Garden Warbler.

Heron's Green:

108 Canada Goose, Mute Swan (+ 5 cygnets), 4 Little Grebe, 2 Turnstone (flew over calling, SW), 2 GBB Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Raven, 2 Sedge Warbler, 3+ Reed Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting.   

Moreton:

4 GBB Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Reed Warbler, 2 Garden Warbler, 2 Blackcap, mixed tit flock including 25+ LT Tit and 1 Coal Tit, 4 Reed Bunting 

Fields near the Blue Bowl:

2 Red Kites.

Stratford:
Lapwing

Herriott's Bridge:

28 Canada Goose, 16 Mute Swan (+ 1 cygnet), 1 Shelduck, 6 Shoveler, 120+ Gadwall, 13 Teal, 4 Pochard, 3 Green Sandpiper, 18 BH Gull, 4 GBB Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler - feeding fledglings, east side, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 singing Song Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting.

Even half-grown cygnets dwarf the Lapwing (George Stacey)

Reports:  Pete Coslett, Chris Craig, Mark Dadds, Alan Daniells, Alastair Fraser, Martyn Hayes, Adrian Hockey, Mike Owen, Nigel Sluman, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, opsbirding, TBOSG