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