29-08-18 Wednesday - Great Skua, L Stint

Temp 13 to 22℃. Dull start, brighter later on and mild, beautiful evening at CVL

29-8-18 Hobby at Moreton (David Hughes)

Great Skua
Garganey
Common Crane
Black-necked Grebe
Marsh Harrier, Merlin, Hobby
Little Stint
Little Gull
Redstart, Whinchat, Wheatear
Tree Pipit, Yellow Wagtail

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
280 Ringed Plover (inc. one with yellow flag right leg, red ring left - from Norway) and 126 Dunlin, 1 Great Skua 11.15

Littleton Warth: 
1 Buzzard, 3 Heron, 8 Oystercatcher, 4 Curlew, 2 Blackwit, 15+ Swallow, 2 Wheatear (m & f)

9-8-18 Little Ringed Plover, NP/NW (John Martin)

New Passage/Northwich Warth:
200 Canada Goose, 1 Branta Hybrid, 88 Oystercatcher, 1 juv Little Ringed Plover, 137 Curlew, 1 Sand Martin

Severn Beach:
400 Ringed Plover, 100 Dunlin

Chipping Sodbury Common:
2 Kestrel, 4 Sand Martin, 30 Swallow, 7 Lesser and 20 Common Whitethroat, 5 Blackcap, 10 Redstart, 3 Whinchat, 2 Wheatear, 1 Tree Pipit, 2 Yellow Wagtail

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon-Yeo, 0900-1245:

245 (+25 juvs) Shelduck, 4 Teal (Yeo), 22 Little Egret, 2 Little Grebe, 35 Oystercatcher, 425 Ringed Plover, 5 Knot, 2 Sanderling (Yeo), 825 Dunlin, 8 Whimbrel, 215 Curlew, 5 Common Sandpiper, 175 Redshank, 5 Turnstone, 1 Little Gull (River Yeo), 2 Kestrel, 1 Merlin (Yeo), 1 Hobby (Blake’s Pools), 3 Raven, 4 Skylark, 70 Swallow, 50 House Martin, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 2 Willow Warbler (Blake’s Pools), 250 Starling, 4 Whinchat, 11 Wheatear, 4 Yellow Wagtail, 10 Meadow Pipit, 20 Linnet, 3 Reed Warbler

Sand Point/Bay:

8 Little Egret, 1 Whimbrel, 150 small waders, 1 Greenshank, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Whinchat, 1 Yellowhammer, 

BELOW M4 & BANES

Hanham:
1 Swift, 2 House Martin

29-8-18 Redstart, Burnett (Chris Perry)

Burnett:
8 Buzzards, 21 BH Gulls, 60+ Woodpigeons, 2 Hobbies, 2 Ravens, 2 Chiffchaffs, 3 Whitethroat, 3 Spotted Flycatchers, 4 Redstarts, 2 Wheatears, 2 Yellowhammers

Bath, University of Bath:
2 Common Crane over at 13.30

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tank No 2:
2nd Black-tailed Godwit in 12 years

29-8-18 Grey Heron, Blagdon (George Stacey)

Blagdon Lake:
1 Garganey, 2 Great White Egret, 6 Little Egret, 8 Ringed Plover,  65 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 juv Ruff, 1 Little Stint (Wokey Point), 1 Green Sandpiper, 4 Greenshank, 1 Hobby

29-8-18 Green Sandpiper and Shank, Moreton (Bob Brewer)

Chew Valley Lake:
44 Canada Geese, 2 Greylag Goose, 56 Mute Swan, 2 Shelduck, 20 Shoveler, 2 f Scaup, 22 Little Grebe (HG), 130 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Black-necked Grebe (Stratford), 3 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 5 Grey Heron

29-8-18 Sparrowhawk all around CVL (Bob Brewer)

1 Sparrowhawk, 2 juv Marsh Harrier, 6 Buzzard,  14 Lapwing, 65 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper (HG), 6 Green Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 1 juv Common Gull, 1 juv Med Gull, 11 GBB Gull, 2 Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Stock Dove, 1 Swift, 1 Kingfisher, 

29-8-18 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Moreton (Ian Stapp)

2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 m Kestrel, 4 Hobby, 2 Jay, 2 Raven 2 Swallow, 4 House Martin, 5 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 6 Goldcrest, 11 House Sparrow, 2 GreyWagtail, 1  Reed Bunting

29-18-18 65 Black-tailed Godwit, Herriott's pond (Ian Stapp)

Reports: Paul Bowerman, Paul Bowyer, Bob Brewer, Mark Coller, Sean Davies, Dave Emery, Alastair Fraser, Nigel Johnston, Brian Lancastle, Rob Laughton, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, David Hughes, John Martin, Nigel Milbourne, Chris Perry, Lois Pryce, George Stacey, Ian Stapp