02-09-18 Sunday - Glossy Ibis

Temperature reaching 25℃. No rain. 

Garganey, Wigeon, Scaup

Glossy Ibis, Great White Egret

Ruff

Mediterranean Gull, Yellow-legged Gull

Black Tern

Whinchat, Wheatear

Yellow Wagtail, White Wagtail

Tree Pipit

2-9-18 Wheatear, Severn Beach (Brian Thompson)

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:

2 Grey Heron, Kingfisher, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, 2 Peregrine, 1 Nuthatch, Grey Wagtail, (Otter).

Withywood Garden:
1 Buzzard, 20+ Swallow.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

2-9-18 Whinchat, Severn Beach (David Hughes)

Littleton Brick Pits:

1 Tree Pipit.

Aust Services:

1 Mediterranean Gull, Black-headed Gull, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 White Wagtail.   

New Passage/Northwick Warth:

1 "Branta" Hybrid Goose, 22 Shoveler, 2 Wigeon, 6 Little Egret, 4 Ringed Plover, 180 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Knot, 41 Turnstone, 2 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 1 Stock Dove, hirundine flock (inc. 25 Sand Martin), 1 Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Whitethroat, Blackcap, 1 Whinchat, 1 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail. 

2-9-18 Shoveler, NP/NW (John Martin)

2-9-18 Branta Hybrid (Barnacle X ?), NP/NW (John Martin) 

Severn Beach:

200 Ringed Plover & Dunlin, 1 Turnstone, 5 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Redstart, 1 Whinchat, 1 Wheatear. No Sign of the Rose-coloured Starling. 

2-9-18 Wheatear, Severn Beach (Rob Emery)

Longwell Green:

2 Peregrine, 20 House Martin. 

Yate (Shopping Centre):

1 Little Egret.

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:

21 Gadwall, 1 Wigeon, 6 Teal, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Green Woodpecker, Blackcap, Reed Warbler, 2 Whinchat. 

Sand Point:

2 Little Egret, Peregrine, several Raven, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Whitethroat, Wheatear, 

Yellow Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, Tree Pipit. 

BELOW M4 & BANES

2-9-18 Raven, Marshfield (Peter Coslett)

Marshfield:

30 Red-legged Partridge, 3 Grey Heron, 4 Buzzard, 250 Herring Gull, 1 Little Owl, 38 Raven, 1 Hobby, a few Swallow & House Martin, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Redstart.

2-9-18 Little Owl, Marshfield (Robert Hargreaves)

RESERVOIRS

2-9-18 Yellow-legged Gull, Heron's Green CVL (Ian Stapp)

Blagdon Lake:

Wigeon, 3 Pintail, 1 Glossy Ibis, 4 Grey Heron, 10 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 122 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Ruff, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 4 Greenshanks, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Hobbies, 1 Peregrine. 

Chew Valley Lake:

2 Greylag Goose, 2 Shelduck, 1 Garganey, 2 Scaup, 11 Little Grebe, 64 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 15 Lapwing, 1 Ringed Plover, 2 Black Tailed Godwit, 1 Ruff, 4 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 5 Green Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 2 Greenshank, 1 Common Gull, 7 GBB Gull, 2 Yellow-legged Gull, 19 Black Tern, 4 Stock Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Hobby, 2 Jay, 5 Jackdaw, 2 Raven, 25+ Swallow, 25+ House Martin, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 30+ Starling, 1 Song Thrush, 40+ House Sparrow, 1 Grey Wagtail, 9 Goldfinch. 

2-9-18 Hobby, Stratford CVL (NSL Birding)

2-9-18 Green Sandpiper, Heron's Green CVL (Bob Brewer)

CVRS:

19 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 11 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 15 Reed Warbler, 5 Sedge Warbler. Birds putting on fat for migration. 

OUT OF AVON:

Sharpness:

Black Redstart & Whinchat. 

Reports: Bob Brewer, Anthony Cook, Peter Coslett, Mark Dadds, Neil Delaney, Rob Emery, Tim Ford, Lee Gardiner, Robert Hargreaves, Matt Hobbs, Adrian Hockey, David Horlick, David Hughes, John Martin, Paul Marshall, Andrew Mears, Rich Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, Brian Thompson, Martin Wightman, Jason Williams, Blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, NSL Birding.