30th September '17 Saturday - Little Stint

Not a bad start, came in a little wet later at the lake, dry in Keynsham

Cattle Egret
Hobby
Yellow-legged Gull
Curlew Sandpiper, Little Stint, Bar-tailed Godwit, Spotted Redshank
Yellow Wagtail

30-9-17 Cattle Egret at Herons Green (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL

Lots of migrant Meadow Pipits over

Crew's Hole:
13 Long-tailed Tit

Eastville Park:

3 Canada Geese, 2 Peregrine (Holy Trinity), 2 Kingfisher, 6 Swallow, Dipper, Otter

30-9-17 Otter at Eastville (Rich Scantlebury)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Alveston to Tockington Fields, 29th:
1 Crane

Oldbury Power Station:

19 Greylag Geese, 93 Canada Geese, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 2 Little Egret, 3 Lapwing, 7 Dunlin, 5 Curlew, 4 Wheatear, 3 Grey Wagtail

30-9-17  Little Stint and Curlew Sandpipers at New Passage (Lisegirl)
in amongst the Godwits, Dunlin and Ruff

New Passage/Northwick Warth:

Pintail, 3 j Curlew Sandpiper, 5 juv Little Stint, 8 Ruff, 1 Spotted Redshank, Coal Tit, Swallow, 5 Chiffchaff, 3 Mistle Thrush, Wheatear, Stonechat

Chittening Warth:
200 Starling, 1 Stonechat

NORTH SOMERSET

30-9-17 Kestrel at Bleadon (Bill Hewitt)

Bleadon:
3 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 3 Green Woodpecker, 3 Goldcrest, 2 Meadow Pipit
BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath, Combe Down:
1 f Wheatear

Marksbury:
150 Starling

Paulton:
1 Buzzard, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Skylark, 2 Wheatear, 1 Meadow Pipit

RESERVOIRS:

Blagdon Lake:

Chew Valley Lake:

Totals:
2 Cattle Egret, 28 Little Egret, 13 Great White Egret, 15 GBB Gull

Dam:
2 Egyptian Geese, 2 Little Egret, 1 Common Sandpiper

Woodford:
6 Little Egret, 5 Great White Egret, 6 GBB Gull, 1 Raven, 6 Swallow

30-9-17 Kestrel at Herons Green (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:

2 Cattle Egret, 19 Little Egret, 5 Great White Egret, 16 Little Grebe, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 GBB Gull, 8 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Stonechat, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Reed Bunting

Moreton:

1 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 1 Kestrel, 4 GBB Gull, 2 Jay, 1 Raven, 3 Goldcrest, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Song Thrush

Chew Valley Ringing Station:
28 Chiffchaff, 3 Reed Warbler (fat score 7 out of 8, ready for migration)

Herriotts End:
2 Little Egret, 3 Great White Egret, 5 Little Grebe, 2 Buzzard, 7 Lapwing, 2 Ruff, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Gull, 3 GBB Gull, 1 Grey Wagtail,

Out of Avon:
Chewton Plain:
Great Bustard still around

30-9-17 Great Bustard at Chewton Mendip (Rob Hargreaves)

Ham Wall, 29th:
236 Bearded Tit (was 237 but Hobby had one)

Reports: Ali Blaney, Richard Blenkiron, Chris Craig, Lee Gardiner, Patrick Hancock, Robert Hargreaves, Matt Hobbs, Lisegirl, John Martin, Andrew Middleton, Jon Mortin, Richard Scantlebury, Kevin Smith, Ian Stapp, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

29th September '17 Friday - Osprey

Wet to start with then sunny periods. Generally warm for the time of year.

Cattle Egret, Great White Egrets, Little Stint and Osprey at Chew
Spotted Redshank, Little Stint and Curlew Sandpiper at Pilning Wetlands

19/9/17 One of the 18 Great White Egrets seen at Chew Valley Lake this morning (Nigel Tucker)

Fab blog post about the joys of reporting ringed birds, here's the same individual spotted every year since 2004 (BTO)

BRISTOL

Sea Mills:
c. 40 Redshank, 1 Chiffchaff.
Eastville Park:
Kingfisher

29/9/17 Kingfisher in Eastville Park (Allan Chard)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
Fem Marsh Harrier flew over lagoon 3 and on towards lagoon 2.

Beauty of a Golden Plover landed at Pillhead Gout for half hour feed-up, then headed inland.

New Passage/Northwick Warth:

17/9/17 Kingfisher in front of the sluice gates at New Passage (Alan Gilbert)

Pilning wetland:
2 Spotted Redshank, 5 Curlew Sandpipers and 4 Little Stint still on Pilning Wetland with the Blackwit flock (c450) on Butts Pool

29/9/17 Distant shot of 1 of 2 Spotted Redshank (Brian Lancastle)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
Kestrel, Grey Heron, 2 Whinchat, 4 Wheatear, 2 Stonechat, Little Owl.

NORTH SOMERSET:

Felton:
10 juv Blackbirds - looked like continental birds, 4 Song Thrush, 1 Redwing, 15 Chiffchaff,
40 Chaffinch, 4 Goldcrest and 6 stonechats together, most probably a family of locals rather than migrants.

Sand Point:
Firecrest

Bleadon:
2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 2 Buzzard, 1 Wheatear, 3 Stonechat, 1 Kestrel (juv)

29/9/17 Juvenile Kestrel at Bleadon (William Hewitt)

BELOW M4 & BANES

no reports


RESERVOIRS:

Chew Valley Lake:

Dam:
1 L Egret, 1 Common Sandpiper (on Dam wall),  2 Egyptian Goose, 1 House Martin

Woodford:
1 Kingfisher, 7 L Egret (around lake edges), 4 G-W Egret (Stratford Bay), 13 G BB Gull (on lake & Denny)

29/9/17 Kingfisher hitching a ride (Ian Stapp)

Heron's Green:
100 Gadwall, 1 Yellow-legged Gull (feeding on bread today), 2 G BB Gull, 15 G-W Egret,
9 L Egret, 1 Cattle Egret, 1 Kestrel,1 Green Sandpiper, 24 L Grebe 1 Cetti's, 3 Snipe (dropped in to pond), 1 Stonechat, 2 Buzzard,1 Raven, 3 House Martin, 17 L Egret (field opposite gate to Moreton),

29/9/17 Great White Egrets (Bob Brewer)

29/9/17 Great White and Cattle Egret at Heron's Green this evening (Jon Mortin)

29/9/17 Yellow-legged Gull at Heron's Green (Ian Stapp)
"Qu'ils mangent de la brioche" - perhaps Marie-Antoinette may have said this about gulls?

Moreton:
8 G BB Gull (lake), 1 Cetti's,  4 Jay, 1 Buzzard, 2 Swallows, 1 Osprey (12.45 East shore flying from B K hide to the back of Denny Island)

29/9/17 Possible sighting of Osprey at Chew (Bob Brewer)

Herriott's Bridge:
18 G-W Egret, 30+ L Egret, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Ruff, 3 G BB Gull,
1 Cetti's, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Yellow-legged Gull (juv on the pond), 1 Osprey 12.45 East shore, 20+ G BB Gull

Additions -
32 Pintail, female Goldeneye (first report since 24th Aug) 2 Cattle Egret, 15 Ruff, 2 Little Stint (juv at Stratford), 3 juv Black Tern, double figure count of Common Gull, 1 Hobby, 3 Peregrine (family), and 2 Sand Martin.

Reports: Bob Brewer, Allan Chard, Janey Clarke, Chris Craig, David Gibbs, William Hewitt, Brian Lancastle, Jon Mortin, David Poulton, Lois Pryce, Ian Stapp, Nigel Tucker
blagdonlakebirds,  CVRS, nslbirding,  opsbirding,  severnsidebirds bristol-wildlife

28 Sep '17 Thursday - Egrets

Mainly sunny with some cloud.

Egrets, Egrets, Egrets at Chew and elsewhere


BRISTOL

Bishopston:
Raven (at the County Ground)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage/Northwick Warth:
1 Spotted Redshank (juv, 1st Winter), 4 Little Stint (juv), 2 Curlew Sand  (juv), 1 Greenshank,
7+ Ruff, 6 Chiffchaff, Water Rail
1 Wheatear, 30+ Meadow Pipit, 8 Pied Wagtails, 4 Yellow Wagtails, 1 Stonechat

Stonechat (Martin Tayler)

NORTH SOMERSET:

Portishead:
Wheatear (Lake grounds)

Clevedon:
Buzzard (over Clevedon salerooms on B3133)

Uphill:
1 Kingfisher, 2 Little Egret, 10+ Redshank



Kingfisher at Uphill (Bill Hewitt)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Newton St Loe:
3 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 1 Sparrowhawk, 20 Linnet, 5 Meadow Pipit, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher
3 Grey Heron, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail


RESERVOIRS:

Chew Valley Lake:

  

Dam:
2 Common Sandpiper, 3 Egyptian Goose, 3 Little Egret, 4 Swallows, 12 House Martins

East Shore:
Red Kite

Woodford:

200 Cormorant, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Raven, 4 G BB Gull 

Villice:
(On path) 2 Blackcap, Green Woodpecker, Buzzard, 3+ Chiffchaff (some singing)
(Bay) 8 Lapwing, 9 Grey Heron, Cetti's Warbler, Coal Tit

Heron's Green:
2 Cattle Egret, 18 Great White Egret, 22 Little Egret, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 5 Lapwing
2 Buzzard, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Raven, 1 Green Sandpiper, 5 Little Grebe, 2 G BB Gull
2 Stonechat (M/F), 1 Whinchat (juv), 1 Cetti's

2 Cattle Egrets  in the air plus many Egrets loafing at Heron's Green (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:
2 Green Woodpecker, 3 Jay, 3 G BB Gull, 1 Cetti's, 1 Buzzard

Herriott's Bridge:
4 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 Ruff, 2 G BB Gull, 2 Little Grebe,
3 House Martin, 1 Swallow, 6 Siskin


 Reports: John Martin, Jeff Hosier, Nigel Sluman, Chris Craig, Bill Hewitt, Jon Mortin, Ian Stapp, Janey Clark,
 Derek Angell, Ann Crowe, Martin Tayler, Pete Evans,   blagdonlakebirds,  CVRS, nslbirding,  opsbirding,  severnsidebirds

27th Sep '17 Wednesday - Great Skua

Sunny spells but windy in the morning. Cloudy with drizzle in the afternoon.

Great Skua


BRISTOL

No reports


SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Avocet, 1 Knot (at yacht club), 100+ Swallow, 5+ House Martin, 2 Whinchat

New Passage/Northwick Warth:
Marsh Harrier, 7 Curlew Sandpiper, 4 Little Stint, 8 Ruff, Pochard, Pintail, 2 Spotted Redshank (Signals Pool)
1 Brambling, 2 Chiffchaff, with Chaffinch (group) and Goldfinch (Sluice)



Little Stint 27th Sept 2017 NP-NW Southglosbirds

Pilning wetland:

One of the Spotted Redshank (Paul Bowerman)

Chipping Sodbury:
Red Kite

Chipping Sodbury Common:
2 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 2 Wheatear, 4 Stonechat, 35 Swallow, 4 Bullfinch, 5 Greenfinch
20 Linnet, 15 Meadow Pipit, 6 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 1 Jay

Stonechat on the Common (Pete Coslett)

NORTH SOMERSET:

Berrow Beach:
Yellow-legged Gull (juv), 5 Crossbill (south), many hirundines (south)


BELOW M4 & BANES

Paulton:
1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Stonechat, 1 Chiffchaff


RESERVOIRS:

Chew Valley Lake:
2 Black Terns, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 18 Black-tailed Godwit, 17 Great White Egret, 12 Little Egret
Great Skua, 15 Ruff (biggest flock at Chew ever, unless you know better)


Reports: John Martin, Paul Bowerman, Peter Hazlewood, James Packer, Nick Beamson, Pete Coslett, Rich Andrews, Patrick Hancock, Aravind Ramesh,   blagdonlakebirds,  CVRS, nslbirding,  opsbirding,  severnsidebirds

26th September '17 Tuesday - Merlin

Dull start today, then turned out nice again. Very still and dull in evening but mild

Cattle Egret
Merlin, Hobby
Yellow-legged Gull,
Curlew Sandpiper, Little Stint, Bar-tailed Godwit, Spotted Redshank
Redpoll, Sabine's Gull

26-9-17 Black-tailed Godwit at CVL (George Stacey)

BRISTOL

Hanham Bird Obs:
Migrant Chiffchaff and Meadow Pipits

Eastville Park:
3 Canada Geese, 1 Peregrine (Holy Trinity), Kingfisher, 6 Swallow, Dipper, Grey Wagtail

Avonmouth Dock by u+v shed, 17.20 at least:
1 Sabine's Gull

26-9-17 Sabine's Gull in Avonmouth (Bob Laughton)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Littleton Ringing Station, 23/24th:

Sunday better with most of the birds (57). 65 new, 18 re-traps in total. Coal Tit are a scarcity here
5, 1 Blackcap, 8, 6 Blue Tit, 0,1 Cetti's Warbler, 3,0 Coal Tit, 29,0 Chiffchaff, 1,2 Dunnock, 5,0 Goldcrest, 8,3 Goldfinch, 4,1 Great Tit, 1,2 Robin, 1,3 Wren

New Passage/Northwick Warth:

1 Merlin, 9 j Curlew Sandpiper, 4 Little Stint, 5 Ruff, 1 Spotted Redshank, 12 Stonechat, 2 Yellow Wagtail,  1 Redpoll

NORTH SOMERSET

BELOW M4 & BANES

Stockwood Open Space:
2 Buzzard, 36 Woodpigeon, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 11 Magpie, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 8 House Martin, 2 Blackbird, 13 Goldfinch, 4 Bullfinch

Paulton:
3 Buzzard, 2 Jay, 300 Corvids, 1 Wheatear, 5 Chiffchaff, 30 Goldfinch, 5 Yellowhammer
RESERVOIRS:

Blagdon Lake:

Chew Valley Lake:
200+ Wigeon, 2 Cattle Egret(Villice & Herons Green), 16+ Great White Egret, 23+ Little Egret, 22+ Ringed Plover, 4 Yellow-legged Gull

Woodford:
3 Little Egret, 4 Great White Egret, 1 ad Yellow-legged Gull, 8 GBB Gull, 12 Swallow

26-9-17 Cattle Egret (George Stacey)

Villice:

2 Cattle Egret(, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Wheatear

Herons Green:

70 Wigeon, 2 Cattle Egret, 6 Great White Egret, 17 Little Egret, 13 Little Grebe, 1 Kestrel, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 5 GBB Gull, 40+ Martins (House and Swallow), 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 m/f  Stonechat

26-9-17 Kestrel at Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Moreton/Stratford:

100 Wigeon, 3 Great White Egret, 4 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 1 Kestrel, 1 Water Rail, 8 Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin, 2 Stock Dove, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Jay, 3 Raven, 2 Swallow, 10 House Martin, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Bullfinch

Herriotts End:
130 Wigeon, 7 Pintail, 8 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 5 Little Grebe, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 13 Ringed Plover, 3 Ruff, 22 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Common Gull, 3 GBB Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail,

26-9-17 Great Bustard (NSL Birding)

Out of Avon:
Chewton Plain:
Great Bustard still around

Reports: Rich Andrews, Paul Bowerman, Teresa Chard, Robert Hargreaves, Paul House, Brian Lancastle, Rob Laughton, Richard Scantlebury, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

25th September '17 Monday - Brent Geese

Mostly wet and misty with some brighter spells.  Still fairly warm and not much wind.

Brent Geese

Avocet and Spotted Redshank
Osprey, Bar-tailed Godwit, Yellow-legged Gull, Oystercatchers and Black Terns

Osprey seen fishing and loafing around Chew today (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL

Windmill Hill:

Ring-necked Parakeet (at Windmill Hill City Farm, near Whitehouse Lane)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

Yacht Club:  3 Brent Goose (flew downriver), 1 Whinchat
Lagoon 2:  Whitethroat

Building roofs:  1 Yellow Wagtail, c.10 Pied Wagtail

Little Stints at Pilning Wetland (Paul Bowerman)

Pilning wetland:

1 Hobby, 3 Avocet, 4 Ruff, 4 Little Stint, 5 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank

Chipping Sodbury Common:

Kestrel, Green Woodpecker, 1 Stonechat, 3 Wheatear, 2 Whinchat

NORTH SOMERSET:

Clevedon-Yeo (Cl-Y)
Single - Grey Heron, Curlew, Stonechat and Wheatear and a nice flock of ~100 Goldfinch

Sand Bay - Sand Point:

12 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 150+ Swallows (flying east), 20+ Goldcrest, 10+ Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 3 Bullfinch

Weston-super-Mare:

2 Swallows heading east this morning and c. 70 Swallows heading south-east in an hour this afternoon.  1 Raven

BELOW M4 & BANES

Paulton:

Only a Buzzard and 2 Wheateat, from the damp fields this evening

RESERVOIRS:

Blagdon Lake:

7 Little Egret, 5 Barnacle Goose, c.75 Wigeon, 7 Pintail, 17 Lapwing, 1 Ringed Plover, 21 GBB Gull, Siskins

Chew Valley Lake:
22+ Little Egret, 10+ Great White Egret, 100+ Wigeon, 40+ Swallow, 30+ House Martin.

Dam:

3 Egyptian Goose, 3 G BB Gull

Bittern Trail:

4 Green Sandpiper, 5 Dunlin

Woodford:

6 G BB Gull

Third winter Yellow-legged Gull at Heron's Green (Ian Stapp)

Heron's Green:

7 Little Grebe, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 G BB Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Jay. 

Moreton:

1 Ringed Plover, 4 Little Stint, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Jay, 2 Raven, 12 Long-tailed Tit. 

Stratford:

2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Cetti's Warbler.

Barwit at Herriotts Bridge lakeside (Ian Stapp)

Herriott's Bridge:

3 Ruff, 24 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 juv Spotted Redshank, 3 G BB Gull, 1 Common Gull, 2 Reed Bunting.

Reports: Rich Andrews, Derek Angell, Paul Bowerman, Patrick Hancock, Adrian Hockey, Liz Illingworth, Brian Lancastle, Duncan McLaughlin, David Poulton, Rob Purveur, George Stacey, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

24th Sept '17 Sunday - Spoilt for Choice

Lovely day --- until the rain started
Yellow-browed Warbler
Richard's Pipit
Greenland Wheatear
Cattle Egret
Great White Egret
Osprey
Common Scoter
Red Kite
Marsh Harrier
Little Stint
Black Tern
Spotted Redshank

BRISTOL

St Anne's - River Avon:
2 Mute Swan, 1 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, numerous Jays over woods, 2 Raven,
2 Grey Wagtail.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
Spotted Redshank

New Passage/Northwick Warth:
Little Egret, Sparrowhawk, 22 Lapwing, 470 Black-tailed Godwit, 8 Bar-tailed Godwit, 4 Ruff, 4j Curlew Sandpiper, 4j Little Stint, Spotted Redshank (juv), 3 Greenshank, 4 Snipe, Kingfisher, Kestrel, 1 Hobby, Swallows and House Martin drifting trough, Yellow-browed Warbler (3rd for Severnside), 2 Blackcap, Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail, and Grey Wagtail.

Wheatear 24th Sept 2017 New Passage Lisa Presland

Siston Common, Webb's Heath:
2 Buzzard, 4 Moorhen, 40+ Woodpigeon, 1 Tawny Owl, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 7 Jay, 9 Jackdaw, 2 Raven, Blue Tit, Great Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 100+ Swallow,
20 + Long-tailed Tit, 2 'chiffing' Chiffchaff, 1 Whitethroat, 30+ Starling, 4 Pied Wagtail, 4 Chaffinch, 3 Bullfinch, 12 Goldfinch.

Warmley Forest Park:
3 Swallow and many Long-tailed Tit.

NORTH SOMERSET:

Pill:
At least 40 Goldfinch

Goldfinch 24th Sept 2017 Pill Paul Milsom

Clevedon-Yeo:
6 Mute Swan, 5 Canada Goose, 100+ Shelduck, 35+ Wigeon, 60 Teal, 90 Mallard, 1 Cormorant,
9 Little Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 2 Sparrowhawk, 35 Oystercatcher, 4 Ringed Plover, Curlew,
17 Black-tailed Godwit, 12 Turnstone, 30~ Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper, 260 Redshank,
1 Snipe, 2 Chiffchaff, 8 Wheatear - 2 almost certain Greenland, 75~ Meadow Pipit.

Clevedon-Yeo -Channel View farm

Richard's Pipit

Turnstone 24th Sept 2017 Cl-Y Jason Williams

Sand Point:
1 Little Egret in the bay, 3 Raven, 10+ Goldcrest, 6 Swallow, 25 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap 3 Wheatear,
2 Redpoll

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
Red Kite, 7 Raven, 5 Swallows, 2 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear

Red Kite 24th Sept 2017 Marshfield Peter Coslett

Newton St Loe:
1 Little Egret, 3 Buzzard,  1 Kingfisher, 3 Jay

Paulton:
Buzzard, Kestrel, 7 Skylark, 17 Swallow, 3 Chiffchaff, Whitethroat, Wheatear, 27 Meadow Pipit, Linnet, 9 Yellowhammer

Blagdon Lake:
10 Pintail

Chew Valley Lake:

Combine Summary:
23 Pintail, 1 fem or 1st wint Common Scoter, 19 Little Egret, 16 Great White Egret, Red Kite, Marsh Harrier, 2 Sparrowhawk, Water Rail, Lapwing, 44 Ringed Plover, 24 Black-tailed Godwit, Bar-tailed Godwit, 4 Ruff, 4 Little Stint, Spotted Redshank, 3 Snipe, 4 Black Tern, 13 Common Tern, Kingfisher, Kestrel, 2 Hobby, Peregrine, 2 Redpoll

Ringing Station:

This weekend the most captured species was - the Chiffchaff

Villice:
1 ad Cattle Egret, 12 Little Egret, 14 Great White Egret, juv Hobby

East Shore:
Osprey spent most of the day on a stump projecting from the water - caught and ate 2 fish, but mostly 'back on the stump'


Out of area
Chewton Mendip:

Great Bustard 24th Sept 2017 Alex Carlisle

Reports:Rich Andrews, Peter Coslett, Anthony Goodwin, Patrick Hancock,  Dave Hughes, John Martin, Chris Perry, Matt Plenty, Lisa Presland, Harvey Rose, Gil Sapsed,  Tony Scott, Howard Taffs, Jason Williams. blagdonlakebirds,  CVRS, nslbirding,  opsbirding,  severnsidebirds

23rd September '17 Saturday - Osprey

Pleasant - overcast early, then sunny and warm in the afternoon.

Cattle Egrets, Osprey, Bar-tailed Godwit, Yellow-legged Gull at Chew.
Spotted Redshanks and Curlew Sandpipers on Severnside.

Sparrowhawk at New Passage (John Martin)

BRISTOL
Stockwood Open Space:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 f. Stonechat, 2 Goldcrest, 3 Raven, 6 Goldfinch.


SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Black-tailed Godwit at Shepperdine.

Lagoon 2:   1 Kingfisher.
Yacht club:   60+ Swallow, 3 Stonechat, 2 Whinchat, 1 Wheatear,.

juvenile Spotted Redshanks at Pilning Wetland (John Martin)

New Passage / Northwick Warth / Pilning Wetland :
Pintail, 470 Black-tailed Godwit, 10 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Spotted Redshank, 2 Little Stint, 4 Curlew Sandpiper, 5 Ruff, Hobby, Stonechat.

young Kestrel at Severn Beach (Brian Lancastle)

Severn Beach:
Sparrowhawk hunting Turnstones.


NORTH SOMERSET:

Uphill:
1 Little Egret, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Stonechat.

Bleadon:
3 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel.


BELOW M4 & BANES
no reports


RESERVOIRS:

Cattle Egret, one of 2, possibly 3 at Chew today (David Hughes)

Chew Valley Lake:
Totals of at least 15 Great White Egrets and 19 Little Egrets at Chew today.  1 Osprey seen at Herriotts end and Herons Green.  150+ Cormorant.

Woodford:
2 Great White Egret, 7 G BB Gull, 30+ Swallow.

Villice:
5 Great White Egret, 11 Little Egret, 2 Cattle Egret (1 ad, 1 juv), 1 Hobby (probably one of the Herons Green birds), 5 Lapwing, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest.

Wigeon at Herons Green today (Ian Stapp) 

Heron's Green:

10 Little Grebe, 9 Great White Egret, 13 Little Egret, 5 Shelduck, 20+ Wigeon, 4 Buzzard (including the white one), 1 Kestrel (with vole lunch), 2 Hobby, 1 Water Rail, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 (3W) Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Common Gull, 2 GBB Gull, 2 Grey Wagtail, 100+ Swallow, 40+ House Martin, 1 Stonechat, 1 Raven, 7 House Sparrow.

Moreton:
6 G BB Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff (one singing). 4 Jay, 1 Raven. 

Stratford:
13 Pintail, 20 Black-tailed Godwit,  4 Ruff.

Herriott's Bridge:
2 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 G BB Gull, 2 Grey Wagtail.

Reports: Paul Bowerman, Teresa Chard, Chris Craig, Jane Cumming, Paul Francis, William Hewitt, David Hughes, Robert Kelsh,  Brian Lancastle, John Martin, Ian Stapp, Gary Thoburn, blagdonlakebirds,  CVRS, nslbirding,  opsbirding,  severnsidebirds

22nd September '17 Friday - Cattle Egret

Not a bad day again, clouded over midday a bit but stayed dry

Cattle Egret, Hobby
Yellow-legged Gull,
Bar-tailed Godwit, Curlew Sandpiper
Ring-necked Parakeet
Osprey

22-9-17 Wheatear at New Passage (Vic Savery)

BRISTOL

Avonmouth: Henson Cement
1 Osprey (harassed by corvid - but when aren't they - heading towards Bristol) 2 Peregrine and a Raven.

Ashton Court, golf course:
1 Wheatear

22-9-17 Ring-necked Parakeet at Windmill Hill (Chris James)

Badock's Wood:
1 Grey Wagtail

22-9-17 Coot at Eastville (Rich Scantlebury)

Eastville park:
1 Coot (rare), 2 BH Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Blackcap, 1 Grey Wagtail

22-9-17 Peregrine at Stapleton Church (Rich Scantlebury)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Pill:
1 Little Egret, 1 Hobby, 27 Ringed Plover, 5 Lapwing, 27 Dunlin, 200 Curlew, 82 Redshank, 40 Turnstone, 400 Swallow, 2 Whinchat, 1 Stonechat, 2 Wheatear, 150 Meadow Pipit

22-9-17 Godwits at New Passage (Adam Rawson)

New Passage/Northwick Warth:

1 j Curlew Sandpiper, 27 Knot, Dunlin flock, 450 Black-tailed Godwit then zero, but 1 Peregrine, 7 Bar-tailed Godwit, Wheatear

22-9-17 ringed Ringed Plover at Severn Beach (Vic Savery)

Severn Beach:
1 ringed Ringed Plover this morning. Left leg - ring colour = half red half white. Right leg - 2 rings green above silver

Chipping Sodbury Common:
8 Buzzard, 5 Raven, 3 Whitethroat, 3 Whinchat, 2 Stonechat

22-9-17 Little Grebe at Kingsgate Park (Mark Coller)

Kingsgate Park:
4 Gadwall, 1 Cormorant, 2 Little Grebe, 8 Chiffchaff, 1 Nuthatch

NORTH SOMERSET

Bristol Airport:
Meadow Pipits streaming over

Clevedon Yeo:
100 Shelduck, 60 Wigeon, 1 Shoveler, 1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 4 Ringed Plover, 150 Curlew, 10 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 1 Turnstone, 3 Raven, 10 Skylark, 2 Swallow, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Wheatear, 10 Meadow Pipit, 5 Rock Pipit

Weston-Super-Mare, Quarry
12 Raven
BELOW M4 & BANES

Prior Park:
1 Little Grebe, 1 Kingfisher, Grey Wagtails

RESERVOIRS:

Blagdon Lake:

22-9-17 Cattle Egret at Chew (Ian Stapp)
Yes, two there

Chew Valley Lake:
2 Cattle Egret, 15 Great White Egret, 23 Little Egret, 14 Pintail, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper,

Woodford:
5 Little Egret, 3 Great White Egret, 10 GBB Gull, 7 Swallow, 20 + Martin

Villice:

1 Hobby

22-9-17 Three Egrets at Herons Green (George Stacey)

Herons Green:

2 Cattle Egret, 11 Great White Egret, 17 Little Egret, 11 Little Grebe, 6 + Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 1 Kestrel, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 7 Black-tailed Godwit, 50+ Martins (House with some Swallows), 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Whinchat, 2 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Yellowhammer (Rare bird at Chew)

22-9-17 Hobby at Chew Valley Lake (David Hughes)

Moreton/Stratford:

1 Little Grebe, 1 Buzzard, 2 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 1 Raven, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Green Woodpecker, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap, 1 Treecreeper, 4 Chaffinch

22-9-17 Great White Egret (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts End:
2 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Little Grebe, 3 Ruff, 19 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit

Lakeside Optics are having a Swarovski Day tomorrow

22-9-17 Great Bustard at Chewton Mendip (David Hughes)

Out of Avon:
Chewton Plain:
Great Bustard today

Reports: Derek Angell, Paul Bowerman, Mark Coller, David Gibbs, Adrian Hockey, David Hughes, David Lumkin, Chris James, Glen Maddison, John Martin, Jean Oliver, Justin Quennell, Adam Rawson, Trevor Riddle, Vic Savery, Richard Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, Steve Wood, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds