31st August '17 Thurs - Woodchat Shrike

Lovely weather today, cool breeze about, some rain later

Woodchat Shrike
Quail, Redstart, Whinchat,
Little Ringed Plover, Wood Sandpiper,

31-8-17 Woodchat Shrike at Chipping Sodbury Common (Mike Trew)
A lot of people there today

BRISTOL

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

31-8-17 Wheatear on Northwick (Brian Lancastle)

New Passage/Northwick Warth:
1 Egyptian Goose, 2 Garganey, 1 juv Little Ringed Plover, 2 juv Knot, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 4 Wheatear, 2+ Yellow Wagtail

31-8-17 Long-tailed Tit at Severn Beach (Rod Holbrook)

Severn Beach:
Long-tailed Tit

31-8-17 Redstart & Woodchat Shrike  at CSC (NSL Birding)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Kestrel, 1 juv Woodchat Shrike, 4 Skylark, 2 Redstart, 9 Whinchat
TBOSG Video of Woodchat Shrike

NORTH SOMERSET

Uphill/Wallborough:
4 Stonechat (2m,1f,1j), flock Yellow Wagtails, 1 Meadow Pipit

BELOW M4 & BANES

31-8-17 Little Owl at Rushmead Lane (Peter Coslett)

Marshfield, Rushmead Lane:
1 Quail heard, 1 Little Owl, 5 Wheatear

Bath, Southdown, 14.00:
3 Swift flying East

31-8-17 juv House Martins in Bishop Sutton (Bob Brewer)

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake, 30th:

1 Little Egret, 3 Black-tailed Godwits, 1 Snipe

31-8-17 Great White Egret in Stratford Bay from Herriotts (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake:
Still 4 Great White Egret & 8 Little Egret, and 4 Hobby

Dam:
3 Common Sandpiper

Hollowbrook:
3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank
Woodford:
7 Little Egret seen, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Hobby, 10 GBB Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 30 House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Song Thrush (Rare bird this month)

31-8-17 Hobby at Villice (George Stacey)

Villice:
2 (1 f, 1 j) Hobby

Herons Green:
1 Great White Egret, 1 Buzzard, 30 Little Grebe, 1 Water Rail, 4 House Sparrow, 14 Pied Wagtail

Moreton:
2 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Stratford:
1 Hobby, 2 Ringed Plover, 1 Wheatear

31-8-17 Lapwing at CVL (Bob Brewer)

Herriott's End:
2 Garganey, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Sparrowhawk, 6 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Lapwing, 2 Ruff, 12 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Common Sandpiper, 11 Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Snipe, 2 Raven, 5 Swallow, 30 House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler

31-8-17 CVL (Bob Brewer)

Reports: Bob Brewer, Karle Burford, Lee Dutton, Robert Hargreaves, William Hewitt, Rod Holbrook, Brian Lancastle, Andrew Mears, Oli Mockridge, Hazel Newman, Matt Pringle, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Paul Taylor, Mike Trew, Wayne Tucker, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds