6th September '17 Wednesday - Terns

Warmer and drier day than yesterday. Chilly in the wind at times

Pintail, Garganey, Red Kite,
Common Gull,
Black, Common & Arctic Tern
Curlew Sandpiper,
Woodchat Shrike,
Swift, Yellow Wagtail

6-9-17 male Wheatear at New Passage (John Martin)

BRISTOL

Very Quiet in the city

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Littleton Pits:
1 Little Egret, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Reed Warbler

6-9-17 Shoveler at New Passage (John Martin)

New Passage/Northwick Warth:
3 Gadwall, 1 f Pintail, 15 Shoveler, 4 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 juv Little Ringed Plover, 350 Dunlin, 1 j Ruff, 210 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 1 Kingfisher, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Wheatear, 6 Yellow Wagtail

6-9-17 Yellow Wagtails at CSC (Peter Coslett)
A few of the 40+ today

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Little Owl, 1 juv Woodchat Shrike, 3 Redstart, 15 Whinchat, Stonechat, 50+ Yellow Wagtail

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon-Yeo:

50 Shelduck, 6 Little Egret, 50 Oystercatcher, 13 Dunlin, 12 Black-tailed Godwit, 20 Curlew, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Wheatear, 12 Linnet

Kenn Moor:
2 Wheatear

Weston-Super-Mare:
Woodsping Priory: 1 Swift, 1 Blackcap, 1 Bullfinch
Old Quarry: 2 Peregrine

6-9-17 Wheatear at Uphill (William Hewitt)
One of four females and juveniles

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath, Combe Down:

1 Swift

RESERVOIRS

6-9-17 Black-tailed Godwit at Blagdon (George Stacey)

Blagdon Lake, 17:00:

1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Black Tern, 2 Grey Wagtails

Chew Valley Lake:
9 Little Egret, 8 Great White Egret

Woodford:
4 Little Egret, 5 GBB Gull, 2 Black Tern, loads of hirundines, mostly House, some Sand

Hollowbrook:
1 Greenshank

Villice:
1 Great White Egret, 1 Hobby

6-9-17 Common & 1 Arctic Tern at Herons Green (Ian Stapp)
Flew west to Blagdon

Herons Green:
20 Little Grebe, 1 Hobby, 2 Water Rail, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 GBB Gull, 7 Common Tern, 1 Arctic Tern, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Moreton:
2 GBB Gull, 1 Black Tern, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Cetti's Warbler

6-9-17 Curlew Sandpiper at Herriotts (Ian Stapp)

Herriott's End:

2 Garganey, 5 Little Egret, 7 Great White Egret, 1 Red Kite (a.m by CVRS), 2 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Ringed Plover, 4 Lapwing, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Green Sandpiper, 1st Common Gull, 1 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler

6-9-17 Common Gull at Herriotts (Ian Stapp)
1st adult to arrive here

Reports: Peter Coslett, Jane Cumming, Steve Curtis, William Hewitt, Adrian Hockey, Rod Holbrook, John Martin, Darren Pearce, Aravind Ramesh, Trevor Riddle, Carol Rushton, George Stacey, Graham Stacey, Ian Stapp, Thomas Weston,  blagdonlakebirds,  CVRS,  nslbirding,  opsbirding,  severnsidebirds