23-07-21 Friday - Wood Sandpiper

Slightly cooler today (28°C the peak), with a breeze.

Garganey

Wood Sandpiper

Yellow-legged Gull

Yellow Wagtail

23-07-21 Wood Sandpiper, Pilning (Paul Bowerman)

BRISTOL

Stockwood Openspace:

1 Sparrowhawk (f), 2 Bullfinch (m), 2 Reed Bunting - pr

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

23-07-21 Wood Sandpiper, Pilning (Paul Bowerman)

Pilning Wetlands:

Snipe, 1 Wood Sandpiper, Yellow Wagtail

NORTH SOMERSET

22-07-21 Wheatear, Kenn Moor (Ian Loats)

Kenn (22.07.21):

2 Buzzard, 3 Skylark, 1 Wheatear

Banwell (garden):

1 ad m & 3 juv Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Nuthatch, 1 f Blackbird feeding a juvenile

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports yet.

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

1 Egyptian Goose, 5 Teal, 2 Garganey, 70 Gadwall, 1 Pochard, 5 Goldeneye, 2 Lapwing islandica, summer plumaged Black-tailed Godwit, 13 Green Sandpiper, ad summer plumaged Redshank, third-year Yellow-legged Gull, 8 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret. Also Great White Egrets on Denny Island - number goes up as the water level goes down).

Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper

23-07-21 Common Sandpiper, Dam (CVL) (George Stacey)

Heron's Green:
148 Canada Goose, Mute Swan & 5 Cygnets, 2 Moorhen, 4 Little Grebe, 3 GBB Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull (comes for bread from the ice cream man), 3 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Buzzard, 30+ Corvids (Jackdaws & Carrion Crows), 10+ Swallow & House Martin (drinking from pool), 2 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 6 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

23-07-21 Yellow-legged Gull, Heron's Green (CVL) (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:
5 Stock Dove, 5 GBB Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 4 Magpie (including 2 juvs), 2 Raven, 20+ Blue, Great & Long-tailed Tit flock, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Reed Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Treecreeper, 12+ Chaffinch, 6 Goldfinch, 4 Reed Bunting, 3 Silver-washed Fritillary, 2 Roesel's Bush Cricket

Herriott's inc Pool:
61 Canada Goose, 130 Mute Swan (1 Cygnet on pool), 50+ Gadwall (plus more on lake), 7+ Teal, 4 Goldeneye (5 later), 3 Moorhen, 200+ Coot (pool and lake), 3 Lapwing, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 12 Green Sandpiper (14 this evening), 10 GBB Gull (one of four on the lake was eating a big Pike), 4 Grey Heron, 5 Great White Egret, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Peregrine, small numbers of Swallow & House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

23-07-21 Black-tailed Godwit, Herriott's Pool (CVL) (Ian Stapp)

OUT OF AVON:

3 juv Linnet at Priddy Pool area

Reports: Paul Bowerman, Chris Craig, Paul Francis, Robert Hargreaves, Ian Loats, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, John Thorogood, Keith Vinicombe, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

22-07-21 Thursday - Cattle Egret

 Hot &  29°C

Cattle Egret

Red Kite

Yellow-legged Gull

Hobby

22-07-21 Med Gull OPS (Peter Hazelwood)

BRISTOL

Coombe Dingle:

many 100's of Gulls - anting at 5pm

Redland Garden:

9 Swift, Herring Gull - sloped off to go anting, 2 Woodpigeon - often quarrelling, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Great Tit, 1 Blackbird, 15+ House Sparrow - mainly in the often refilled bird bath!

St Anne's Park:

many mixed gulls anting 

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

22-07-21 Yellow-legged Gull OPS (Peter Hazelwood)

Oldbury Power Station:
4 Lapwing, 15 Curlew, c10 Dunlin, 3 Redshank, 1 Mediterranean Gull - moult with 250 Black-headed Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Lesser Whitethroat - juv, 1 Redstart - juv, 1 Wheatear -juv, 

New Passage/Northwick:
9 Shelduck + 7 juv, 3 Oystercatcher, 10 Turnstone, 3 Curlew, 20 Dunlin, 3 Common Sandpiper, 80 Redshank and many Swift, Swallow and House Martin hoovering up flying ants

NORTH SOMERSET

Nailsea:
200 Jackdaw - over low towards a possible roost at Backwell Lake 8:40pm

Clevedon - Yeo:
14 Canada Goose, 15 Mute Swan, 15 Shelduck + broods of 9 and 11, 130 Mallard, 2 Coot, 12 Oystercatcher, 7 Lapwing, 135 Curlew, 110 Dunlin, 4 Common Sandpiper, 130 Redshank, 450 Black-headed Gull, 70 Herring Gull, 12 Lesser Black-back Gull, 22 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 6 Swallow

BELOW M4 & BANES

Doynton:

1 Red Kite - away low to the south

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Heron's Green:
132 Canada Goose, Mute Swan + 5 Cygnets, 2 Moorhen, 2 Lapwing, 4 Little Egret - 1 nest ok, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 6 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

Moreton:
2 Stock Dove, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Hobby, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 20+ mixed - 2 Cetti's Warbler, Long-tail, Blue and Great Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 4 Reed Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 12+ Chaffinch, 2 Goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting

22-07-2021 Cattle Egret CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriott's inc Pool:
89 Canada Goose, 120 Mute Swan + 1 Cygnet, 50 + Gadwall, 7+ Teal, 4 Goldeneye - juvs, 5 Moorhen, 100+ Coot, 2 Lapwing, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 6 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Gull, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Cattle Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 9~ Great White Egret, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Reed Warbler

Reports: Nancy Barrett, Di Bunniss, Derek Clarke, Andy Davis, Trevor Ford, Geoff Harman, Lisa Presland, Harvey Rose, Gill Sapsed, Ian Stapp,  opsbirding

21-07-21 Wednesday

Even hotter: Bristol temperatures touched 32°C

Garganey 

Great White Egret

Cape Shelduck, Marsh Harrier

BRISTOL

21-07-21 Lesser Black-backed Gull
on regular perch outside Bake Away, Chandos Road, Redland (Nancy Barrett)

Bishopston:

Garden - 2 Raven - high transit west, 1 Blackcap, 2 House Sparrow - mega for here, 1 Dunnock, 6 Goldfinch

Redland:

Garden - 7 Herring Gull, 1 Wood Pigeon, 4 Feral Pigeon, 5 Swift, 1 Carrion Crow, 2 Magpie, 1 Great Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 10+ House Sparrow, 3 Goldfinch

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
1 Common Sandpiper, 4 House Martin, 1 Lesser Whitethroat

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

21-07-21 A familiar view of New Passage showing how it looks during the current works by the EA (Rosemary Setter)

Lawrence Weston Common:

1 Swift, 12 Woodpigeon, 3 Moorhen, 2 Herring Gull, 3 LBB Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 6 Carrion Crow, 4 Blue Tit, 1 Swallow, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 1 Blackbird, 1 Bullfinch, 4 Goldfinch

Thornbury:

High Street - screaming party of 26 Swift over

Oldland Common:
Garden - screaming party of 27 Swift over

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Cape Shelduck (f) - not a hybrid as tweeted earlier. Teal, 7 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Red Kite - very ragged, East

Chew Valley Lake

Herriott's inc Pool:
2 Garganey, 4 immature Goldeneye, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 14 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Gull, 5 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret 

Reports:  Mel Anitta, Nancy Barrett,  Andy Davis, Paul Francis, Alastair Fraser, Nick Hawkridge, Nigel Milbourne, Andy Mears, Michael Moxon, Larry Sweetland

20-07-21 Tuesday - Whinchat

The heat continues: Bristol temperatures topped 30°C for the third day running

Red Kite

Barn Owl

Whinchat

Yellow Wagtail

Garganey

20-07-21 Whinchat, Strawberry Line, Yatton (Mark Savage)

BRISTOL

Brislington:

20-07-21 House Sparrow and Darter, Callington Road NR, Bristol (Chris James)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Turnstone (first returning birds), 1 ad Black-headed Gull with ring 'T33W' again*, 6 Mistle Thrush, 1 Yellow Wagtail 

* Ringed as an adult (2+ yrs) on 17/3/2012 at Kolobrzeg, Poland (near Polish/German border of Baltic Sea). 770 miles from OPS ! Ring read there in May of 2014, 2016 & 2017, & 13/3/2019. Then on 24/3/2021 it was near Amsterdam, and on 12/6/2021 it had moved 370 miles to Riether Werder, Germany (back on the Polish/German border of Baltic Sea, just 60 miles from place of ringing). So, it had flown 700 miles in 5 weeks to get to OPS, and is at least 11 years old 

NORTH SOMERSET

19-07-21 Linnet, Felton Common (Alb Gregory)

20-07-21 Barn Owl roosting in willow tree, Strawberry Line, Yatton ( Mark Savage)

Yatton:

Strawberry Line - Swift, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Barn Owl roosting in a tree, 4 Swallow, 6 Reed Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Whinchat*, 20 House Sparrow, 12 Pied Wagtail feeding on insects in recently cut grass, 3 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 4 Reed Bunting

* The observer comments: Whinchat is an unusual bird here. I saw a male bird within 100 yards of this spot on 9th May

 

20-07-21  Ad + juv Grey Herons, Strawberry Line, Yatton (Mark Savage)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bitton:
Swineford - 1 Red Kite south at 14.19

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake:

Heron's Green

2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Whinchat

Herriot's Bridge:

2 Garganey, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 10 Green Sandpiper

Out of Avon:

BOC walk to Velvet Bottom, Mendips - 28 species, inc 1 Stock Dove,1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 3 Whitethroat, 2 Treecreeper, 5 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Redstart

20-07-21 Buzzard, Mendips (Paul Tompkins)

Reports: Chris James, Alan Daniells, Alb Gregory, Rob Hargreaves, Andy Mears, Mark Savage, Paul Tompkins, opsbirding

19-07-21 Monday - Red Kite

 Hot & hot 31.7 °C

Redstart

Red Kite
Marsh Harrier

Ring-necked Parakeet

BRISTOL

Bishopston - garden:

1 Sparrowhawk - early morning patrol 

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Barn Owl - over the Yacht club fields at 07:15, 6 Raven - over, inc family of 5

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 1 Willow Warbler - singing, family of Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroat, 2 Redstart

Coalpit Heath:
2 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet - noisy blighter

19-07-21 Green Woodpecker Bradly Stoke (Craig Lewis)

Bradley Stoke - garden:

12 Swift, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker - very noisy

NORTH SOMERSET

Kenn - Duck Lane:

1 Green Woodpecker - flypast, 6 Pied Wagtail - inc 4 juv being fed

Yatton - Sun 18th:

1 White Stork - 9:30 pm "disappearing north west going very straight"

19-07-21 Peregrine WSM (Dean Reeves)

Weston super Mare - view from the garden:

1 Peregrine - with an ex feral pigeon

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
2 Sand Martin, 4 Spotted Flycatcher

Bath - Englishcombe Lane:
22 Swift, 1 Red Kite - drifting over eastward

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

19-07-21 Common Sandpiper CVL (George Stacey)

Dam:
2 Common Sandpiper

Hollowbrook:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker

19-07-21 Buzzard CVL (Ian Stapp)

Heron's Green:
144 Canada Goose, Mute Swan + 5 cygnets, 2 Moorhen, 4 Little Grebe - 1 nest ok. 1 Great Black-b Gull, 2 Buzzard, 20+ Carrion Crow, 2 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 12+ House Sparrow, 8 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

Moreton:
2 Great Black-b Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 12 Long-t Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Reed Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 1 Reed Bunting

Stratford:
3 Great White Egret, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Herriott's inc Pool:
18 Canada Goose, 86 Mute Swan  + 1 cygnet, 100+ Gadwall, 7 Shoveler, 8+ Teal, 5 Goldeneye - large ducklings, 5 Moorhen, 140 Coot, 2 Lapwing, 1 Snipe - through early, 1 Common Sandpiper, 8 Green Sandpiper, 5 Common Gull, 4 Great Black-b Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 6 Great White Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 3 Reed Bunting

Reports: John Barnett, Mark Coller, Bryan Cook, Aga & Richard Croucher, John Croxton, Andy Davis, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Mike Jackson, Craig Lewis, Dean Reeves, Trevor Riddle, Ian Stapp

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

18-07-21 Sunday - Lesser Black-backed Gulls

Temp 17 to 32°C. Kinda hot

Garganey

Yellow-legged Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull 

Red Kite

18-7-21 Kestrel over Bristol (Maulanawale)

BRISTOL

Fishponds:
c200+ LBB Gulls hawking insects

Knowle:

21 Swift - best count in 25yrs

Westbury - Canford Park:

12 Swift - screaming party

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Thornbury, Castle School:

1 Red Kite

Kingsgate Park:

1 juv Peregrine

North Yate:
200+ LBB Gulls hawking insects

Chipping Sodbury Common:
2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 8 Skylark, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Whitethroat, 7 Linnet, 12 Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf NR:
1 f Teal, Tufted Duck with 6 precocious ducklings diving, 1 Oystercatcher chick with parents

BELOW M4 & BANES

Hanham garden:

1 Peregrine

Willsbridge lawn:

5 Mistle Thrush

Bath, Pennyquick: 

150-200 Herring and LBB Gulls hawking insects

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
200+ LBB Gulls seen hawking insects over South Bristol

Chew Valley Lake

Herriotts:

2 Garganey at 1 Oystercatcher, 9 Green Sandpiper, 1 Yellow-legged Gull

Reports: Mark Coller, Alan Craddock, Alan Daniells, Sean Davies, Chris Hall, Rob Hargreaves, Maulanawale, Hugh Maynard, Andy Mears, Brian Mulgrew, Dendy Platt, Mathew Rogers, Larry Sweetland, blagdonlakebirds, BUPP, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

17-07-21 Saturday - Black Tern

Temp 16 to 25°C. Hot from the word GO. Only a little cloud

Garganey
Wood Sandpiper
Black Tern

Ring-necked Parakeet
Spotted Flycatcher

17-7-21 Garganey, Herriotts pool (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL

St George:
1 Bullfinch (m) 2 Greenfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Coalpit Heath:
1 Ring-necked Parakeet

North Yate:

Several 100 LBB Gulls

Chipping Sodbury, Ridge Woods:
4 Swift, 1 Collared Dove, 1 LBB Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Jay, 2 Rook, 2 Coal Tit, 5 Blue Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 8 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 6 Blackbird, 2 House Sparrow, 1 Greenfinch

Horton:
1 Little Owl

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports

BELOW M4 & BANES

17-7-21 Spotted Flycatcher, Shire Valley (Paul Sawyer)

Marshfield, Shire Valley: 

1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Grey Wagtail

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:

2 Black Tern

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:

100+ Canada Geese, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 9 Pied Wagtail

17-7-21 Little Grebe, Herons Green  (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
34 Canada Geese, Mute Swan + 5 cygnet, 2 Moorhen, 4 Little Grebe, 2 GBB Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 11 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

17-7-21 Goldfinch, Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:
4 GBB Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 20 Tit flock inc Long-tailed Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Reed Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 50 Starling, 7 Goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting - 7 Silver Wash, 1 Essex Skipper, 6 Roussel's Bush Cricket

17-7-21 Lapwing, Herriotts pool (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts:
85 Canada Geese, 86 Mute Swan, 1 f Garganey, 1 Shelduck, 5 Shoveler, 50+ Gadwall, 12+ Teal, 1 Goldeneye + 4 ducklings, 7 Moorhen, 100 Coot ,108 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 5 Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 2 BH Gull, 5 GBB Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, , 1 Jay, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

Out of Avon

Red-footed Falcon still at Langford Lakes

17-07-21 Red-footed Falcon Langford Lakes (Mike Trew)

Reports: Alan Daniells, Lee Gardiner, Kenny Hills, Mike Jackson, Andy Mears, Nigel Milbourne, Paul Sawyer, Ian Stapp, Mike Trew blagdonlakebirds, BUPP, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

16-07-21 Friday - Yellow Wagtail

20 to 24°C today with no shortage of sun!

Garganey 

Yellow-legged Gull 

Common Tern 

Yellow Wagtail

BRISTOL

Sea Mills:

At least 4 House Martin chicks across 2 nests

16-07-21 House Martins, Sea Mills (Pete Bunniss)

Henleaze Lake:

Party of 10 screaming Swifts

Avon Gorge:

4 Peregrine, 1 Chiffchaff

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Common Sandpiper (Shepperdine), c.200 BH Gull, 2 ad. Common Tern

Ridge Woods:

15 Swift, 13 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 7 Magpie, 1 Rook, 1 Carrion Crow, 2 Coal Tit, 7 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 4 Goldcrest, 10 Wren, 7 Starling, 5 Blackbird, 1 Mistle Thrush, 3 Robin, 3 House Sparrow, 3 Dunnock, 2 Bullfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - Yeo:
Redshank, 6 Curlew, Grey Heron, 4 Skylark, 1 Swallow, 3 Reed Warbler, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Rock Pipit, Reed Bunting, 1 escaped Cockatiel (probable)

Kenn:
11 Swallow on wires this morning and 22 Swallow & 1 House Martin on wires this afternoon.

Worlebury:

1 Swift, 1 Goldcrest, 3 Greenfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports yet. 

RESERVOIRS

16-07-21 Buzzard, CVL (Heron's Green) (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake

Heron's Green:

20 Canada Goose, Mute Swan (& 5 cygnets), 2 Moorhen, 4 Little Grebe, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull (very big adult), 2 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 House Sparrow, 2 Reed Bunting

Moreton:

2 GBB Gull (on lake), 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 4 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 5 Chaffinch, 1 Reed Bunting. Also 6+ Silver-washed Fritillary, 2 Essex Skipper, 3 Roesel's Bush Cricket

16-07-21 Raven, CVL (Moreton) (Ian Stapp)

Herriott's inc Pool:
16 Canada Goose, 28 Mute Swan (& 1 Cygnets), 1 Shelduck, 1 f Garganey, 9 Shoveler, 40+ Gadwall, 10 Teal, 5 Goldeneye ducklings, 6 Moorhen, 100 Coot, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 9 Green Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 3 Common Gull, 4 GBB Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 2 Kingfisher, fewer than 12 Swallows & Martins, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

16-07-21 Black-tailed Godwits, CVL (Herriott's) (Ian Stapp)

Reports: Di Bunniss, Pete Bunniss, John Croxton, Alan Daniells, Andy Davis, Peter Hazelwood, Matt Hull, George Rabin, Gill Roberts, Ian Stapp, Keith Williams, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

15-07-21 Thursday - Garganey

No rain at all on St Swithin's Day!  Hot, dry and sunny with plenty of high cumulus cloud and a light variable wind.  Temp. up to 25°C.

Garganey

female / juvenile Garganey on Herriotts Pool (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL

Snuff Mills:

1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Dipper, 7 Grey Wagtail (4 juvs), 5 Nuthatch.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Frampton Cotterell:

1 Ring-necked Parakeet

Lyde Green:

A Carrion Crow harassing a Peregrine forced it to drop its dead prey which fell into reeds. The Peregrine flew off in a SW direction.

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
73 Canada Goose, 2 Shelduck with brood of 10, 4 Oystercatcher, 3 Curlew, 86 Black-headed Gull (inc 3 juv), 6 Herring Gull, 10 Lesser Black-backed Gull.

Hobby at Chew (Lucy Masters)

BELOW M4 & BANES
no reports

RESERVOIRS

Black-tailed Godwits at Chew (Lucy Masters)

Chew Valley Lake
90 Tufted Duck, 4 Goldeneye (and 5 ducklings), 120 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Little Egret, 13 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Raven, 2 Jay, 1 Whitethroat singing.

Dam:
100+ Canada Goose, 1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Common Sandpiper, 6 Pied Wagtail.

Heron's Green:
122 Canada Goose, Mute Swan (+ 5 cygnets), 2 Moorhen, 4 Little Grebe (two nests in the pond with 4 eggs today), 3 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 8 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

Moreton:

1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Reed Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting. Also a mixed flock by the cottage including 30+ LT Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chiffchaff, Goldfinch.

Stratford:
c.17 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Buzzard, 1 Hobby.

Herriott's Bridge:
22 Mute Swan (+ 1 cygnet), 1 Shelduck, 8 Shoveler, 40+ Gadwall, 12+ Teal, 1 f./juv. Garganey, 100 Coot, 6 Moorhen, 1 Lapwing, 8 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Grey Heron, 6 Great White Egret, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting.

15-07-21 Black-tailed Godwit CVL (Lucy Masters)

Reports: Andy Davis, Tim Ford, Nick Hawkridge, Mike Jackson, Lucy Masters, Ian Stapp, Keith Vinicombe.

14-07-21 Wednesday - Yellow-legged Gull

Mainly sunny with some cloud, pleasant breeze when it blew - 24°C

Marsh Harrier
Hobby

Yellow-legged Gull

14-07-21 Little Grebe - working flat out to save it CVL (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL

Redland - garden:
1 Woodpigeon, 4 Feral Pigeon, 8 Swift - more than the usual "Redland 2 and flying around roofs nearby- maybe, as bristolswiftman says, it's the third wave. Perhaps one might investigate my nestbox for next year, 6 Herring Gull, 1 Magpie, 1 Blue Tit - juvenile, 2 Blackbird, 10+ House Sparrow

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Yate:

Kingsgate Park - 2 Little Grebe - plus 3 juv, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap
Garden - 15 Swift over.

NORTH SOMERSET

14-07-21 Oystercatcher Portishead (Ian Stapp)

Portishead - pool and point:
60+ Canada Goose, 2 Greylag Goose - pool, 2 Shelduck - shore, plenty of Mallard - pool, 2 Oystercatcher, 40+ Lesser Black-backed Gull, 10+ Herring Gull, 1 Cormorant, 2 Magpie - park, 4 Jackdaw - pool, 6 Carrion Crow, 20+ Starling, 16 House Sparrow, 4 Pied Wagtail, 3 Rock Pipit,  2 Linnet - point, 8 Goldfinch - point

14-07-21 Rock Pipit Poet's Walk (Pete Bunniss)

Clevedon - Yeo:
30 Mute Swan, 71 Shelduck - 18 adults, 53 juv from 6 broods, 90 Mallard, 9 Coot, 4 Little Grebe, 6 Oystercatcher, 1 Whimbrel, 170 Curlew, 1 Black Tailed Godwit, 25 Dunlin, 7 Common Sandpiper, 60 Redshank, 725 Black-headed Gull, 30 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 125 Herring Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull - adult, Clevedon Pill, 5 Cormorant, 4 Grey Heron, 4 Great White Egret - KP, 16 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Hobby - Dowlais, 7 Skylark, 60 Swallow, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 6 Reed Warbler, 4 Whitethroat, 50 Starling, 2 Pied Wagtail, 5 Meadow Pipit, 45 Linnet, 2 Reed Bunting.

14-07-21 Reed Warbler Strawberry Line Yatton (Mark Savage)

Yatton - Strawberry Line:
3 Swift, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 8 Swallow, 4 Reed Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Reed Bunting

Sand Bay:

300 BH Gull, 4 Raven.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Newton St Loe:
2 Mute Swan - plus 5 cygnets, 1 Tufted Duck (f), 7 Stock Dove, 1 Coot, 5 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great and Green Woodpecker, 150 mixed corvid, 4 Raven, 2 Swallow, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Bullfinch, 2 Greenfinch, 2 Linnet, 12 Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

14-07-21 Reed Bunting CVL (George Stacey)

Hollowbrook:
2 Reed Bunting - inc juv

Stratford:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker

Heron's Green:
148 Canada Goose, 4 Little Grebe - lots of work piling up weed on the nests, 1 Yellow-legged Gull,     2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 5 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

14-07-21 Garganey CVL (George Stacey)

Herriott's inc Pool:
1 Garganey (f), 1 Goldeneye (f) +5 ducklings, 1 Lapwing, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Green Sandpiper, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (m), 1 Kingfisher - back of pool, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

Reports: Nancy Barrett, Mark Coller, Jane Cumming, Alan Daniells, Andy Davis, Annie & Nick Hawkridge, Steve Sanins, Mark Savage, Ian Stapp, Bri Thompson, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

13-07-21 Tuesday - Garganey

Northwesterly breeze, but quite warm with some sunshine. Localised light showers late afternoon.  Temperature 15 to 22°C in Bristol

Garganey

Mediterranean Gull

Great White Egret

13-07-21 Little Grebe - nest survived the rain at Herons Green ( Ian Stapp )

BRISTOL

Conham:

3 Kingfisher

 

Redland -garden:

2 Swift, 4 Feral Pigeon, 1 Woodpigeon, 8 Herring Gull, 2 Blue Tit- juveniles, 1 Great Tit, 1 Blackbird, 12 House Sparrow 

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:

1 Common Sandpiper

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

1 Curlew- Slimbridge 'headstarter', 1 Common Sandpiper, 500 Black-headed Gull

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon-Yeo:

Little Egret, Rock Pipit

Kenn Moor:

1 Red Kite -@19:30 heading east

13-07-21 Med.Gull, Wick St. Lawrence ( Paul Gregory )

13-07-21 Great White Egret, Wick St. Lawrence ( Paul Gregory)

Wick St Lawrence:

13 Tufted Duck, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Great White Egret

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath:

Peregrine- 2 juveniles still at the church nest site

RESERVOIRS

13-07-21 Song Thrush Chew Magna (Paul Tompkins)

Chew Valley Lake- BOC Circular Walk:

CP1 & 2, Knowle Hill and Chew Magna

44 Species: 150 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, Mallard present,  26 Tufted Duck, 5 Swift, 9 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Moorhen, 100 Coot, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 42 Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull present, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 5 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 12 Magpie, 3 Jackdaw, 8 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 4 Swallow, 6 House Martin, 10 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 7 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, 2 Goldcrest, 13 Wren, 1 Treecreeper, 5 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Robin, 5 House Sparrow, 6 Dunnock, 2 Linnet, 4 Goldfinch, 5 Yellowhammer

13-07-21 Common Sandpiper, CVL ( George Stacey) 

13-07-21 Lapwing, CVL ( George Stacey )

13-07-21 Lesser Black-backed Gull, CVL ( George Stacey ) 

Dam:
200 Canada Goose, 1 Lapwing, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull- fresh juvenile, 3 Pied Wagtail

Heron's Green:
78 Canada Goose, 1 Mute Swan+ 5 cygnets, 2 Moorhen, 4 Little Grebe- 2 nests, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 12 House Martin, 2 Swallow, 2 Sand Martin, 20 House Sparrow, 55 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

Moreton:
2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 6 Chaffinch, 1 Reed Bunting ( Also 3 Silver Washed Fritillary, 3 Essex Skipper, 3 Roussel's Bush Cricket and 1 Red Fox )

Stratford:
1 Lapwing

13-07-21 Reed Warbler, CVL ( Ian Stapp )

Herriott's inc Pool:

16 Canada Goose, 28 Mute Swan + cygnet, 1 Shelduck, 5 Garganey - family party?, 6 Shoveler, 80 Gadwall, 16 Teal, 2 Pochard, 1 Goldeneye + 5 ducklings, 2 Swift, 6 Moorhen, 100 Coot, 100 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Great Black-backed Gull,  1 Cormorant, 4 Grey Heron,  4 Great White Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 9 House Martin, 6 Swallow, 2 Sand Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting

Reports:  Nancy Barrett, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Jane Cumming, Alan Daniells, Andy Davis, Paul Gregory, Rupert Higgins, Pauline Leverett, Jean Oliver, George Stacey,  Ian Stapp, Paul Tompkins

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG 

12-07-21 Monday - Marsh Harrier

Rather wet this morning, but the sun came out and the temp manage to get to 20°C

Marsh Harrier

12-07-21 Black-t Godwit CVL (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL

Bishopston - garden:

3 Swift, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Blackbird, 17 Starling - 3 small groups over, 5 Goldfinch

12-07-21 House Martin Sea Mills (Di Bunniss)

Sea Mills:

6 Mallard, 4 Swift, 40 plus Black-headed Gull, 1 Great Tit, 7 House Martin - feeding young, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 5 Wren, 7 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Goldfinch,

Redland - garden:

3 Swift, 2 Woodpigeon, 7 Herring Gull, 2 Magpie, 1 Blackbird, 12+ House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Chipping Sodbury - Ridge Wood:

4 Swift, 10 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 4 Magpie, 1 Carrion Crow, 2 Coal Tit, 7 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit - family group, 1 House Martin, 5 Chiffchaff - inc 1 juv, 4 Blackcap, 4 Goldcrest, 8 Wren, 5 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 4 Robin, 2 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 2 Bullfinch, 4 Greenfinch, 1 Goldfinch

Yate - garden;
6 Long-tailed Tit - family group

NORTH SOMERSET

Abbots Leigh - Pool:

7 Mallard, 2 Moorhen

Portishead - garden:

4 Great Spotted Woodpecker - family party

Rickford:
2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Siskin - all been in the garden on other occasions

Wick St Lawrence:

7 Tufted Duck, 8 Coot, 30 Curlew, 7 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, 1 Great White Egret

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports today

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:

2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Lapwing - 1st returner, 100 Black-headed Gull, plus passage of large gull to the West

12-07-21 Goldeneye - ducklings CVL (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake

Goldeneye duckling - looking good

Heron's Green:
112 Canada Goose, Mute Swan + 5 cygnet, 1 Swift, 2 Moorhen - pool, 4 Little Grebe - two nests in the pond birds sitting tight in the rain - hopefully they won't get flooded out, 2 Great Black-b Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 4 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, 7 House Martin, 2 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 

14 House Sparrow, 7 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

Moreton:
2 Great Black-b Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, mix of 12  Blue, Great, Long-tailed Tit & Goldcrest, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 4 Reed Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Reed Bunting

Herriott's inc Pool:
18 Canada Goose, 28 Mute Swan + 1 cygnet, 1 Shelduck, 1 Garganey (f), 2 Shoveler, 100 Gadwall, 16 Teal, 1 Pochard, 6 Moorhen, 120 Coot, 7 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 5 Green Sandpiper, 3 Great Black-b Gull, 4 Grey Heron 3 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (f), 2 Buzzard, 6 Swallow & House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 8 Reed Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting

Reports: Nancy Barrett, Di Bunniss, Alan Daniells, Andy Davis, Paul Gregrory, Colin Hawkins, Nick Hawkridge, Jean Oliver, Julie Smallbone, Ian Stapp

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG