12-09-26 - Saturday - Lesser Yellowlegs

Temp 13°C to 23°C - overcast with some sun. Warm in the light WSW/SW wind that turned strong as the day went on, gusts to 23mph.

Lesser Yellowlegs

Curlew Sandpiper

Guillemot

Arctic Skua

Osprey

Spotted Redshank

Merlin

Lesser Yellowlegs, CVL (Rich Andrews)

BRISTOL

No reports.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

1 Pintail, 2 Arctic Tern, 1 Whinchat

Aust Services:
25 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Arctic Skua, 4 Sand Martin, 27 Swallow, 4 House Martin, 20 Chiffchaff, 1 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 33 Meadow Pipit, 7 Linnet, 90 Goldfinch

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
2 Whimbrel, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Spotted Redshank, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 3 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Redstart, 2 Whinchat, 4 Stonechat, 5 Wheatear, 4 Yellow Wagtail

Severn Beach:
1 Guillemot

Chipping Sodbury:

1 Little Egret

Elberton:

1 Red Kite

Thornbury:
1 Osprey

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
1 Osprey, 1 Whitethroat

Portishead:

Battery Point: 2 Ringed Plover, 2 Turnstone, + Swallow, 2 Wheatear

Nailsea Moor:

1 Stock Dove, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 15 Mistle Thrush, 2 Whinchat, 9 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, 30 Linnet

Watercress Farm:
1 Hobby

Grey Heron, Yatton (Emily Lomas)

Yatton:
Ham Lane/Kenn Moor Road: 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 3 Swallow, 1 Chiffchaff

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:

1 Merlin

Chelwood:
1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard

RESERVOIRS

Lesser Yellowlegs, CVL (Bri Thompson)

Chew Valley Lake

Cattle Egret, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Nunnery:

3 Common Tern

Spotted Redshank, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
12 Little Grebe, 13 Ringed Plover, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 1 Spotted Redshank, 6 Dunlin, 13 Great White Egret, 8 Little Egret, 20+ Cattle Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 3 GBB Gull, 1 Hobby

Cattle Egret, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc. Pool:
1 Water Rail, 26 Lapwing, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 12 Snipe, 1 Lesser Yellowlegs, 6 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Ruff, 10 Great White Egret, 6 Little Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Glossy Ibis, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 1 Kingfisher

Black-tailed Godwit, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Reported by: Ben, John Allen, Rich Andrews, Ben Crabb, Chris Craig, Stephen Curtis, Andy Davis, Stuart Evans, Matt Hobbs, Davis Howes, Nigel Kempson, Emily Lomas, Rob Martin, Nick Page, Matt Plenty, Carol Rushton, Nick Smith, Ian Stapp, Mark Steer, Andy Stockhausen, Gary Thoburn, Bri Thompson

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

11-09-26 Friday

Temp 12°C to 21°C - Sun first thing then some cloudy from lunch time. A gentle breeze from the west veering to west north west before backing westerly from mid afternoon, with gusting to 17 mph.

Spotted Redshank

BRISTOL

Clifton - garden:

1 Chiffchaff - singing

Cumberland Basin and Hotwells:

10 Mallard, 1 Moorhen, 41 Black-headed Gull, c15 Herring Gull, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull. 27 Jackdaw, 3 Chiffchaff - inc singing

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

11-09-26 Kestrel NP (Lisa Presland)

New Passage/Northwick:
2 Wigeon, 1 Whimbrel, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Knot, 1 Sanderling, 1 Kestrel, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 4 Redstart, 6 Whinchat, 6 Stonechat, 9 Wheatear, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Tree Pipit

11-09-26 Wheatear SB (Mike Prior)

Severn Beach:
flock of Ringed Plover, 1 Peregrine - juv, in a half hearted attack, 4 Wheatear inc (f&m), 

Wickwar:

1 Little Owl - calling

Chipping Sodbury Common:
2 Greylag Goose, 2 Raven, 24 Swallow, 4 House Martin, 20 Chiffchaff, 16 Blackcap, 12 Lesser Whitethroat, 11 Whitethroat, 5 Redstart, Whinchat, 2 Stonechat, 2 Wheatear, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 12 Pied Wagtail, 48 Meadow Pipit

NORTH SOMERSET

no reports

BELOW M4 & BANES

Warmley - inc Forrest Park:

1 Ring-necked Parakeet, 30 Swallow - gathering

11-09-26 Little Owl Saltford (Denise Rudeforth)

Saltford:
1 Little Owl

11-09-26 Wheatear Paulton (Patrick Hancock)

Paulton:
30 Woodpigeon, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Wheatear, 2 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 6 Linnet

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Bernard King Hide:
2 Black-tailed Godwit

11-09-26 Kingfisher CVL (Lee Patch)

Herons Green:
2 Greylag Goose, 1 Spotted Redshank - juv, 1 Greenshank, 1 Kingfisher

11-09-26 Ringed Plover CVL (George Stacey)

Stratford:
3 Ringed Plover, 2 Marsh Harrier, 3 Hobby - together, 1 Skylark - over, 2 Reed Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff - inc 2 singing, 1 Yellow Wagtail - over, 5 Meadow Pipit

11-09-26 Hobby CVL (Emily Lomas)

Herriotts inc Pool:
14 Egyptian Goose, 25 Ringed Plover, 14 Lapwing, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 14 Snipe, 3 Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 1 Ruff, 3 Dunlin, Little and Great White Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher

OUT OF AREA

11-09-26 Bearded Tit Ham Wall (Paul Barham)

Ham Wall:

Bearded Tit

Reported by: Paul Barham, Mark Coller, Pip Cornford, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Anthony Goodwin, Matt Hall, Patrick Hancock, Nick Hudson, Emily Lomas, Lee Patch, Lisa Presland, Mike Prior, Denise Rudeforth, Paul Sadley, Mark Smith, George Stacey

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding severnsidebirds

10-09-26 Thursday - Osprey

Temp 10°C to 20°C. Cooler again. Bright early on but turning cloudy. A light southeasterly breeze in the morning picking up to a moderate southerly breeze in the afternoon gusting to 24 mph.

Osprey

Goshawk

Avocet

Spotted Redshank

Curlew Sandpiper

Glossy Ibis

BRISTOL

No reports

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
vismig - 

25+ Swallow, 8+ Sand Martin, 1+ House Martin, 55 Meadow Pipit, 3 Grey Wagtail 

present -

Main rhine: mixed flock of Tits, Chiffchaff, a Firecrest, a Spotted Flycatcher & a Treecreeper 

Lagoon 3, flew towards Oldbury village: 1 juv Goshawk

Yacht club: 76 Redshank, 28 Ringed Plover, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Dunlin, 4 Wheatear

Aust Services:
vismig - 6 Grey Heron, 1 Osprey, 154 Sand Martin, 61 Swallow, 140 House Martin, 5 Grey Wagtail, 105 Meadow Pipit, 6 Tree Pipit, 2 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch (all heading SW)

present - 1 Sparrowhawk, 6 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 3 Hobby, 2 Peregrine, 2 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Willow Warbler, 10 Chiffchaff, 16 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 80 Linnet, 60 Goldfinch

10-09-26 Osprey, New Passage (Paul Bowerman)

Pilning Wetlands/New Passage/Northwick Warth:
1 Greylag, 118 Canada Goose, 1 Shelduck, 5 Tufted Duck, 6 Gadwall, 53 Teal, 4 Little Grebe, 50 Oystercatcher, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 42 Lapwing, Whimbrel, 100+ Curlew, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Sandpiper, 35 Redshank, 1 Spotted Redshank (juv), 4 Heron, 2 Osprey (heading S & E/SE), 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet, 4 Skylark, 10 Sand Martin, 60 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff, 4 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Redstart, 6 Whinchat, 8 Stonechat, 7 Wheatear, 1 Tree Pipit, 14 Yellow Wagtail, 42 Linnet

10-09-26 Curlew Sandpiper, Severn Beach (Brian Lancastle)

Severn Beach:

70 Ringed Plover, 4 Turnstone, 4+ Curlew Sandpiper (juv), 2 Sanderling, 350 Dunlin, 5 Cormorant, Whitethroat

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead garden:
2 Marsh Tit caught & ringed

10-09-26 Kingfisher, Portishead Hole (Darren Burton)

Portishead Hole:

1 Shelduck, 1 Common Sandpiper, 99 Redshank, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail

10-09-26 Willow Warbler, Clevedon Moor (Wayne Pannell)

Clevedon Moor garden:

4 Willow Warbler

BELOW M4 & BANES

10-09-26 Dipper, Keynsham Park (Ian Stapp)

Keynsham, Memorial Park:
1 Dipper

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
Tufted Duck, Teal, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, 250 Cormorant, 3 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron

Dam:

6 Egyptian Goose, 1 Common Sandpiper 

10-09-26 Avocet, Bernard King hide (George Stacey)

Bernard King Hide:

2 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Avocet

10-09-26 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Woodford (Lee Patch)

Woodford:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker

10-09-26 Spotted Redshank, Herons Green (Bri Thompson)

Herons Green:

Spotted Redshank, Ruff

10-09-26 Ruff, Herons Green (Bri Thompson)

Stratford:
5 Wigeon, 10 Pintail, 1 Glossy Ibis, 8+ Ringed Plover, 4 Dunlin, Marsh Harrier, 1 Red Kite (juv), 2 Reed Warbler, 5+ Chiffchaff inc 2 singing

Herriotts inc Pool:

11 Egyptian Goose, 250 Tufted Duck, 15 Shoveler, 20 Gadwall, 6 Ringed Plover, 3 Snipe, 3 Green Sandpiper, 1 Knot, 1 Ruff, 1 Dunlin, 1 Little Egret, 9 Great White Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Darren Burton, Andy Davis, Oscar Dewhurst, Jamie Dunning, David Howes, Brian Lancastle, Rob Laughton, Steve Newland, Wayne Pannell, Lee Patch, Emily Piccinini-Edelston, Aravind Ramesh, Nigel Sluman, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Bri Thompson

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding severnsidebirds

09-09-26 Wednesday

Temp 10°C to 19°C - feeling colder. Sunny and cloudy all the day. A gentle breeze from the west north west backing westerly by tea time with gusting to 19 mph.

Glossy Ibis

BRISTOL

Cumberland Basin:

22 Black-headed Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 1 G BB Gull, 3 L BB Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Raven, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Goldfinch

09-09-26 Little Egret EP (Les Williams)

Eastville Park:

1 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

30+ House Martin, 1 Wheatear

09-09-26 Kestrel SB (David Minshall)

Severn Beach:
lots of and Ringed Plover and Dunlin, 6 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Kestrel, 1 Meadow Pipit

Wickwar:

1 Little Owl - calling 05:40

09-09-26 Marsh Tit Lower Woods (Mike Prior)

Lower Woods:

4 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 8 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Marsh Tit, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, 1 Song Thrush, 4 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Bullfinch, 10 Greenfinch - inc juv

NORTH SOMERSET

Uphill:

81 Oystercatcher, 17 Ringed Plover, 25 Curlew, 200+ Redshank, 5 Knot, 2 Dunlin, 3 Whinchat

BELOW M4 & BANES

Siston Hill:

2 Raven

Marshfield:
Shire Valley - 1 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, c50 Raven

Down Rd - c40 Swallow, c40 Linnet

Compton Dando:

5 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 20+ mixed Swallow & House Martin,
1 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Yellowhammer

Chelwood

1 Red Kite

Hinton Charterhouse and Wellow:
3 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

09-09-26 Swallow CVL (Ian Stapp)

Dam:
4 Egyptian Goose, 2 G BB Gull, 2 Little Egret, 1 G W Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 10+ Sand Martin, 30+ Swallow, 2 Grey Wagtail, 5 Pied Wagtail

09-09-26 Cattle Egret CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
2 Mute Swan - family inc polish cygnet, 14 Little Grebe - group, plus 3 in the pool, 3 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 5 Green Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 2 G BB Gull, 200+ Cormorant - flew in to the bay fished for 10 minutes then flew off towards Blagdon Lake, 8 Little Egret, 23 G W Egret, 6 Cattle Egret, 6 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 1 Cetti's Warbler

09-09-26 Ringed Plover CVL (George Stacey)

Stratford:

8 Wigeon, 16 Pintail, 21 Ringed Plover, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Knot, 5 Ruff, 6 Dunlin, 4 G BB Gull, 1 Glossy Ibis, 4+ Little Egret, 5 G W Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier (f), 1 G S Woodpecker 1 Hobby, 1 Peregrine - juv, 1 Reed Warbler, 10 Sand Martin & a few Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff - 1 singing, 2 Reed Bunting

Herriotts inc Pool:

29 Lapwing, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 23 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 5+ Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 1 Ruff, 4 G BB Gull, 1 Glossy Ibis, 6+ Little Egret, 8 G W Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Hobby, 1 Peregrine - on a stump, 7 Jackdaw, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 7 Pied Wagtail

Out of Area:

Blackdown:

1 Wryneck

Reported by: Jon Angell, Pete Brain, Andy Davis, Anthony Goodwin, Craig Lewis, John Lewis, David Minshall, Ross Nairn, Mike Prior, Phil Quinn, Paul Sadley, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Les Williams, Jack Wylson

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding severnsidebirds

08-09-26 Tuesday

Temp 09°C to 18°C - Persistent rain before lunch, sunny late on, with a moderate breeze from the west

Little Stint

BRISTOL

Stoke Bishop:

1 Swift (with one juv ready to fledge)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Whinchat, Severnside (Andrew Stockhausen)

Northwick Warth/New Passage/Pilning Wetland:
3 Wigeon, 23 Lapwing, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank1 Hobby, 2 Sedge Warbler, 30 Swallow, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 3 Redstart, 4 Whinchat, 11 Wheatear, 3 Yellow Wagtail

Sanderling, Severn Beach (Brian Lancastle)

Severn Beach:

80 Ringed Plover, 21 Curlew, 4 Curlew Sandpiper (inc 3 juvs), 1 Knot (juv), 2 Sanderling, 300 Dunlin, 1 Little Stint, 5 Little Egret, 4 Wheatear

NORTH SOMERSET

No Reports

BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge (BOC walk):
Woodpigeon, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Herring Gull, 2 Jay, 5 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, 13 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 1 Coal Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 3 Wren, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Blackbird, 13 Robin, 1 Dunnock

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Mandarin Duck, Dam (Merv Carlyon)

Dam:
1 Mandarin

Spotted Redshank (L) & Greenshank (R), Herons Green
(George Stacey)

Herons Green:
1 Spotted Redshank (juv), 1 Greenshank, Great White Egret (red ring AHX)

Stratford:
22+ Ringed Plover, 1 Ruff, 5 Dunlin, 1 Glossy Ibis, 2 Sparrowhawk, 4 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hobby, 1 Peregrine (juv), 1 Reed Warbler, 5 Sand Martin, c200 Swallow

Herriotts inc Pool:
Lapwing, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, Snipe, 1 Greenshank, 2 Ruff, Black-headed Gull (metal ring EA73608), 1 Common Gull (adult)

Reported by: George Ashwell, Graham Blacker, Merv Carlyon, Andy Davis, Alastair Fraser, Brian Lancastle, Mike Moxon, George Stacey, Andrew Stockhausen

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding severnsidebirds

07-09-26 Monday

Temp 18°C to 20°C - closed in with heavy drizzle to start, clearing away as the light W/WSW wind picked up, becoming strong, with gusts to 25mph.

Grasshopper Warbler 

Glossy Ibis

Curlew Sandpiper

Garganey

Spotted Redshank

Manx Shearwater

Redstart

BRISTOL

Hillfields:
1 Swift

Stoke Park:
1 Sand Martin, 5 House Martin, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Spotted Flycatcher

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Services:

1 Pochard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Hobby, 10 Chiffchaff, 2 Wheatear

New Passage/NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
1 Greylag Goose, 2 Ringed Plover, 9 Lapwing, 1 Whimbrel, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Spotted Redshank, 2 Knot, 7 Raven, 3 Whinchat, 2 Stonechat, 7 Wheatear, 20 Linnet

07-09-26 Curlew Sandpiper SB (Paul Bowerman)

Severn Beach:
2 Common Scoter, 100 Ringed Plover, 2 Knot, 6 Curlew Sandpiper,1 Sanderling, 200 Dunlin, 1 Manx Shearwater

Chittening Warth:

18 Shelduck, 1 Stock Dove, 9 Oystercatcher, 8 Ringed Plover, 36 Curlew, 6 Knot, 1 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Raven, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Whitethroat

NORTH SOMERSET

07-09-26 Redstart Wraxall (Paul Chapman)

Wraxall - Watercress Farm

1 Redstart

Congresbury Moor:
4 Moorhen, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 25 House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Meadow Pipit, 1 Greenfinch

Kenn:

1 Kestrel

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
30 + Red-legged Partridge, 1 Raven, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Meadow Pipit, Linnet, 5 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

Turnstone, CVL (George Stacey)

Chew Valley Lake
32 Great White Egret

07-09-26 Mandarin Duck CVL (Karen Wilkinson)

Dam:
1 Mandarin

Greenshank & Spotted Redshank, CVL (George Stacey)

Herons Green:
2 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Green Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 16 Turnstone, 1 Knot, 1 Marsh Harrier

Spotted Redshank, CVL (George Stacey)

Stratford:
5 Garganey, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hobby, 2 Blackcap

Herriotts inc. Pool:
25 Pintail, 16 Ringed Plover, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Snipe, 8 Green Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 1 Knot, 2 Ruff, 1 Glossy Ibis

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Gary, Paul Chapman, Katie Charlwood, Chris Craig, John Croxton, Andy Davis, Herbie Davis, John Lewis, Andy Mears, Rich Mielcarek, Clare Peirson, Trevor Riddle, George Stacey, Andy Stockhausen, Paul Vokes, Karen Wilkinson

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

06-09-26 Sunday

Temp 18°C to 26°C - sunny most of the day, with a gentle breeze from the south west veering south, by mid morning, for most of the rest of the day and gusting to 25 mph.

Glossy Ibis

Spotted Redshank

BRISTOL

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

7 Swift, 1 Spotted Flycatcher

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
22 Oystercatcher, 1 Curlew, 2 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 20 Swallow, 150 House Martin - around the towers, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Stonechat, 

Aust Services/STW:
3 Swallow, 32 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Wheatear, 1 Tree Pipit

06-09-26 Yellow Wagtail NP (Andy Stockhausen)

New Passage/Northwick/Pilning Wetlands:
80 Teal, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 10 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank,  4 G BB Gull, 1 Buzzard, 9 Little Egret, 1 Great Egret, 1 Kestrel, 1 Sedge Warbler, Swallow, 20 House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Whinchat, 1 Stonechat, 6 Wheatear, 8 Yellow Wagtail, Meadow Pipit

06-09-26 Little Egret NP (Rosemary Setter)

Severn Beach:

lots of  - Ringed Plover, Turnstone, and Dunlin

Wickwar:

1 Little Owl - calling

06-09-26 Osprey CSC (Mark Coller)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Osprey - going south

NORTH SOMERSET

Kingston Seymour: 

1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine

Uphill:
12 Ringed Plover, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Whinchat

BELOW M4 & BANES

Warley Forest Park:

1 Sparrowhawk - calling, 6 Swallow

Willsbridge - Londonderry Farm:
1 Swallow

Kelston:
4 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine - pr hunting

Burnett:

1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

06-09-26 Spotted Redshank CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
16 Little Grebe, 8 Lapwing, 2 Black tailed Godwit, 6+ Green Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 1 Spotted Redshank,  2 G BB Gull, 8 Little Egret, 23 G W Egret, 7 Cattle Egret, 7 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 30+ mix of Swallow and H Martin over the cattle field, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 10+ House Sparrow, 2 Grey Wagtail,  20+ Pied Wagtail

Ringing Station:

35 Sedge Warbler - ringed, only one Retrap, so a significant passage

06-09-26 Ruff CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc Pool:
10+ Pintail,  1 Water Rail, 32 Lapwing, 3 Black tailed Godwit, 10+ Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 8+ Green Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 3 Ruff,  4 G BB Gull, 1 Glossy Ibis, 5+ Little Egret, 6 G W Egret, 3 Cattle Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Jay, 5+ Jackdaw, 3 Reed Warbler, a few Sand Martin & Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail, 7 Pied Wagtail

-  - flock of 30+ birds, mostly L TT with other mixed Tits plus Chiffchaff - all around the trees

Reported by: Alex Carlisle, Mark Coller, Chris Craig, Paul Francis, Anthony Goodwin, Chris Hall, Matt Hobbs, Ross Nairn, Mike Prior, Bob Proctor, Paul Sadley, Joe Sargent, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, 

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding severnsidebirds

05-09-26 Saturday

Temp 12°C to 21°C - sunny and warm, a light to moderate NW round to WSW wind.

Spotted Redshank

Glossy Ibis

Little Stint

BRISTOL

Stoke Park:
2 Stock Dove, 2 Green Woodpecker, 8 Ring-necked Parakeet, 3 Jay, 1 Coal Tit, 7 Chiffchaff, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Reed Bunting

Whinchat, CSC (Les Williams)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Services:
4 Willow Warbler, 18 Chiffchaff, 1 Whitethroat, 3 Wheatear, 11 Meadow Pipit, 5 Linnet, 250 Goldfinch

Chipping Sodbury Common:
28 Swallow, 9 House Martin, 1 Willow Warbler, 16 Chiffchaff, 13 Lesser Whitethroat, 14 Whitethroat, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 8 Redstart, 4 Whinchat, 1 Stonechat, 5 Yellow Wagtail

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon:

Dowlais: 1 Little Stint

Wemberham, Yatton:
50 Herring Gull, 1 Cormorant, 5 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 1 Skylark, 20 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Wheatear, 1 Grey Wagtail

Sand Point:

Vismig: 23 Shelduck, 90 BH Gull, 3 Cormorant, 5 Buzzard, 41 Swallow, 114 House Martin, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 22 Meadow Pipit, 1 Tree Pipit
Present: 4 Ringed Plover, 1 Redshank (Sand Bay), 1 Turnstone, 50 Dunlin, 135 BH Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 17 Chiffchaff, 12 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 14 Whitethroat, 1 Whinchat, 9 Stonechat, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, 11 Meadow Pipit, 1 Tree Pipit, 2 Reed Bunting

BELOW M4 & BANES

Folly Farm:

1 f Sparrowhawk, 6 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 1 Marsh Tit, 10 Swallow, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Chiffchaff (incl. 4 singing), 2 Blackcap, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Goldfinch, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Greenfinch, 2 Linnet

Chelwood:
1 Red Kite

Marksbury:

1 Red Kite

Burnett:

1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel

RESERVOIRS

Buzzard, Blagdon (George Stacey)

Blagdon:
1 Snipe, 2 Greenshank, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Buzzard

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
1 Mandarin

Spotted Redshank, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:

17 Little Grebe, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Green Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 1 Common Gull, 1 GBB Gull, 5 Little Egret, 9 Great White Egret, 4 Cattle Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 1 Wheatear

Stratford:
16 Ringed Plover 

05-09-2026 Glossy Ibis CVL (Andrew Parsons)

Herriotts inc. Pool:
1 Garganey, 22 Lapwing, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Snipe, 6 Green Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Ruff, 2 Knot, 4 GBB Gull, 1 Glossy Ibis, 5 Little Egret, 5 Great White Egret, 2 Cattle Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 2 Kingfisher, 

Reported by: Pete Brain, Mark Coller, Dave Hughes, Matt Hobbs, Matt Hull, Andrew Parsons, Nick Page, Rowan Peters, Trevor Riddle, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Gary Thoburn, Guy Watson, Les Williams

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

04-09-26 Friday - Manx Shearwater & Arctic Skua

Temp 16°C to 21°C - an overcast morning with a very strong and blustery SW wind, but surprisingly, no rain.  Brighter with some sun later in the day.

Curlew Sandpipers, Knots

Spotted Redshanks

Arctic Skua

Guillemot, Manx Shearwater

Glossy Ibis

Yellow Wagtails

Pintail at Herons Green Bay, Chew (Merv Carlyon)

BRISTOL

Filton:

Sparrowhawk

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

3 Whitethroat, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Yellow Wagtail.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage/Northwick:

250 Canada Goose, 36 Mallard, 10 Teal, 14  Woodpigeon, 7 Collared Dove, 5 Oystercatcher, 10  Curlew, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 46 Redshank, 2 Dunlin, 28 Black-headed Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 8 Swallow, 8 Starling, 1 f. or juv. Redstart (sewage works), 15 Wheatear (up from 1st sentry box), 4 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 40 Linnet, 9 Goldfinch.

Shaft rocks: 56 Ringed Plover, 9 Turnstone, 3 Curlew Sandpiper (moulting adult + 2 juv.), 2 Sanderling, 90 Dunlin., 2 Sand Martin (flew north over Shaft rocks).

Pilning Wetlands:
50+ Canada Goose, 2 Oystercatcher, 20 Lapwing, 6 Curlew, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 4 Kestrel, 1 Green Woodpecker, 20 Swallow, 3 Collared Dove, 4 Stonechat, 5 Wheatear, 40+ Linnet.

Severn Beach:

52 Shelduck, 8 Mallard, 118 Ringed Plover (inc. 56 on Shaft rocks at HT), 3 Whimbrel, 18 Curlew, 23 Turnstone (inc. 9 on Shaft rocks at HT), 7 Curlew Sandpiper. 320 Dunlin (inc. 90 on Shaft rocks at HT), 280 Black-headed Gull, 68 Herring Gull, 4 GBB Gull, 9 LBB Gull, distant small tern - probably Little Tern, Arctic Skua, Guillemot (sitting on the water), Manx Shearwater. 2 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 26 Carrion Crow, 70 Starling, 18 House Sparrow, 15 Goldfinch.

Chittening Warth:
drake Pintail (upriver), and perhaps the same Guillemot

NORTH SOMERSET

no reports.

 moulting Drake Mandarin at picnic site 1, Chew (Merv Carlyon)

BELOW M4 & BANES

no reports.

Spotted Redshank at HGB (Sam Caswell)

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Herons Green:
2 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 1 Spotted Redshank.

Stratford:

10 Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin, 2 juv. Knot, 1 Greenshank, 1 Glossy Ibis, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Peregrine, c.60 Sand Martin.

Herriotts Bridge:
3 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Ruff, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Hobby.

OUT OF AREA

Stert Point:

2 Grey Phalarope, Leach's Petrel (briefly).

Reported by:  Louise Bailey, Kevin Bainbridge, Paul Bowerman, Andy Davis, Leon Hickman, Lois Pryce, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding severnsidebirds, contributors to local WhatsApp groups