18-09-21 Saturday - Wryneck

 Clear sunny periods but the clouds were very dark - no rain yet  - 20°C

Wryneck, Garganey

Whinchat

Curlew Sandpiper

BRISTOL

Ashton Marsh and Colliters Brook:

8 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 3 Black-headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 

1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 10 Magpie, 27 Jackdaw, 4 Rook, 15 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap (f or juv), 2 Wren, 10 Starling, 1 Blackbird, 9 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 8 House Sparrow, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 5 Goldfinch

18-09-21 Dipper EP (Allan Chard)

Eastville Park - R Frome:
1 Dipper

Hotwells - garden:

1 Goldcrest - "1st, I think, in the 35 yrs I've been here"

Purdown - vismig: SE

1 Swallow, 22 Meadow Pipit

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

18-09-21 Whinchat OPS (Heather England)

Oldbury Yacht Club to OPS:
1 Kingfisher, 2 Raven, 100+ Starling, 2 Whinchat, 17 Wheatear, 4 Reed Bunting, 

Pilning Wetlands:

4 Shoveler, 4 Wigeon, 35 Lapwing, 250+ Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Snipe, 70+ Redshank, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 2 Wheatear

Severn Beach;

50+ Ringed Plover, 95 Curlew, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit,  10 Knot, 1 Curlew Sandpiper - juv, 350+ Dunlin, 14~ Little Egret

NORTH SOMERSET

Flax Bourton:

6 Canada Goose - over, 1 Kestrel, 1 Green Woodpecker - after the Kestrel, 1 Raven

Clevedon - Yeo:

7 Wigeon, 12 Pintail, 8 Teal, 20 Oystercatcher, 15 Ringed Plover, 40 Curlew, 8 Knot, 100 Dunlin, 60 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 2 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Wheatear

Woodspring Bay/R Banwell:

34 Shelduck, 17 Mallard, 5 Wigeon, 12 Pintail, 30+ Ringed Plover, 70+ Curlew, 15 Knot, 200+ Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 70 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 300+ Black-headed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 23 Pied Wagtail

Sand Point/Bay:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Jay, 11 Swallow, 6 House Martin, 17 Skylark, 14 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 5 Whitethroat, 3 Goldcrest, 3 Whinchat, 5 Wheatear, 4 Grey Wagtail, 5 Pied Wagtail, 100 Meadow Pipit, 8 Chaffinch, 16 Linnet, 1 Siskin, 4 Reed Bunting

Cleeve, Goblin Combe:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven

Yatton - Wemberham Lane:

1 Peregrine - pylon, 2 Raven, 50 Swallow - mostly passage birds, 1 Chiffchaff - singing, 60 Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
c.200 mixed Gulls – mostly Herring, a few LBB & BH, and over half juveniles, 1 Sparrowhawk,  3 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, c.120 Rook, 2 Raven, 4 House Martin, 7 Chiffchaff, 1 Whinchat, 3 Wheatear, 9 Pied Wagtail, 10+ Meadow Pipit, 2 Chaffinch, 30+ Linnet, 4 Corn Bunting

Longwell Green to Bitton to Oldland:

8 Mute Swan, 5 Mallard, 20 Feral Pigeon, 1 Stock Dove, 28 Woodpigeon, 3 Moorhen, 1 Black-headed Gull, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Sparrowhawk, 10 Buzzard, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 8 Jay, 18 Magpie, 44 Jackdaw, 25 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 16 Blue Tit, 6 Great Tit, 44 Swallow, 10 House Martin, 19 Long-tailed Tit, 13 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 17 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Blackbird, 1 Mistle Thrush, 45 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Greenfinch, 32 Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

18-09-21 Hobby CVL (Dave Hughes)

Villice:

1 Greenshank, 2 Hobby - good views

Nunnery - permit holders only:
1 Wryneck

Herriott's inc Pool:

1 Garganey

Reports: Rich Andrews, Paul Bowerman, Dru Brook-Taylor, Paul Chapman, Allan Chard, Chris Craig, Heather England, Richard Giles, Dave Hughes, Matt Hull, Sue Kempson, John Lewis, Fiona Neate, Chris Perry, Lois Pryce, Andy Mears, Phil Quinn,  Aravind Ramesh, Trevor Riddle, Larry Sweetland

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