16-09-20 Wednesday - Spoonbill

Fog until 10, nice after

Spoonbill

Bar-t Godwit

Cattle Egret

Curlew Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper

Spotted Redshank

Hobby

BRISTOL

16-09-20 Dipper EP (Allan Chard)

Eastfield Park - R Frome:

1 Dipper

Redland - garden

1 Wood Pigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Jay, 2 Magpie, 1 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 2+ House Sparrow - significant as first seen on feeder in garden since August 21st, when 2 Sparrowhawk came calling, 1 Dunnock

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

16-09-20 Sanderling  SB (Rosemary Setter)

New Passage/Northwick:
6 Wigeon, 11 Oystercatcher, 8 Black-t Godwit, Curlew, 47 Turnstone, 27 Knot, Dunlin, Redshank  - - probably far higher numbers of these further up the beach. 1 Green Woodpecker - in the glen, 

Pilning Wetlands:

100 Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 4 Mute Swan, 1 Garganey - juv, 3 Shoveler, Gadwall, Mallard, 12 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 10 Collared Dove, 8 Moorhen, 7 Coot, 3 Little Grebe, 2 Lapwing, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 (2?) Curlew Sandpiper, 15 Dunlin, 1 Pectoral Sandpiper, 5 Snipe, 100 Redshank, 1 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 20 Starling, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 5 Pied Wagtail, 150 Meadow Pipit, 40 Linnet, Goldfinch

16-09-20 Dunlin SB (Rosemary Setter)

Severn Beach:
Ringed Plover, Sanderling, Dunlin

Chipping Sodbury Common

1 Kestrel, 5 Stonechat - where are the rest??? 

NORTH SOMERSET

Gordano:
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Raven, 1 Stonechat, 

Sand Point/Bay:
4 Ringed Plover, 1 Bar-t Godwit, 6 Dunlin, 2 Great White Egret - over high, heading west at 08:00

vismig - 30 Chiffchaff, 5 Grey Wagtail, 2 Crossbill, 2 Siskin : grounded  - 30 Chiffchaff, 10 Blackcap, 40 Meadow Pipit

BELOW M4 & BANES

Keynsham:
1 Little Egret - 1/2 mile upstream on the R Chew

Bath - Prior Park:
group of Siskin in the Yews

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
1 Spoonbill - juv, 30 Cattle Egret - - 19 Herriott’s, 11 - inc a juv at Heron’s Green. A new Avon and CVL record cf.previous record was 29 in 2018, 22 Great White Egret 

Wick Green Point / Main Reedbed:
Spoonbill pitched in hear (seen from Stratford) about 4.00pm, it flew off north for a while and then returned

16-09-20 Great White Egret CVL (Ian Loats)

Villice:
2 Lapwing, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 6 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk in a tussle with a Rook

16-09-20 Yellow-legged Gull CVL H Green (Ian Stapp)

Heron's Green:
11 Little Grebe, 3 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Great Black-b Gull, 1 Yellow-l Gull, 9 Cattle Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 27 Great White Egret, 6 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 3 Raven, 10 Swallow and Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Pied Wagtail, 

Moreton:

16-09-20 Wigeon and Cattle Egret CVL (George Stacey)

Stratford:
Wigeon, 2 Black-t Godwit, 10 Snipe, 3 Greenshank, 1 Green Sandpiper, 22 Cattle Egret, 9 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 

Herriott's inc Pool:
1 Shelduck, 36 Wigeon, 24 Pintail, 2 Water Rail, 8 Little Grebe, 1 Lapwing, 3 Black-t Godwit, 1 Ruff, 10 Green Sandpiper, 2 Spotted Redshank -1 each pool and lakeside, 3 Greenshank, 8 Great Black-b Gull, 9 Cormorant, 4 Cattle Egret, 9 Grey Heron, 7 Great White Egret, 6 Little Egret, 3 Buzzard, 2 Kingfisher, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Hobby, 7 Jackdaw, 12 Swallow and Martin, 30 Long-t Tit, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Reed Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail

Reports: Nancy Barrett, Peter Bryant, Jane Cumming, Andy Davis, John Day, Paul Gregory, Mike Hamzij, Ian Loats, Glen Maddison, Jean Oliver, Lisa Presland, Phil Quinn, Rosemary Setter, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, 

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG 

CURLEW - RINGED BIRDS ID

The https://www.curlewcall.org/ team ask for birders to read colour-rings on Curlew in HT roosts this coming week (17th-22nd). Especially the headstart birds from @slimbridge_wild. They have a yellow ring on Right leg and numbered white ring on left. Also, other study birds . . .