30-09-21 Thursday - a lot of rain

... and no birds.  Overcast and raining or drizzly all day, feeling autumnal at 17°C.

Almost nothing to report, but yesterday's blog has updated wader counts from Northwick Warth

BRISTOL
no reports

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Pilning Wetlands /  New Passage / Northwich Warth:

120 Canada Goose, 50 Wigeon, 250+ Teal, 40+ Lapwing, 300 Black-tailed Godwit, 30 Snipe, 190 Redshank, 1 Little Egret

Severn Beach:

30 Ringed Plover, 15 Turnstone, 7 Dunlin, 1 Rock Pipit

NORTH SOMERSET

Weston-super-Mare:
2 Raven over Locking Road.

BELOW M4 & BANES
no reports

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
(yesterday)  40 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Greenshank, 6 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret.

OUT OF AREA

Cheddar Reservoir:

Pectoral Sandpiper and Osprey still present.

Reports:  Robert Purveur, blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

29-09-21 Wednesday - Water Rail

Temp 8 to 14C.  Sunny intervals and moderate breeze

Goldeneye

Water Rail 

Pectoral Sandpiper

Cattle Egret

Osprey

29-09-21 Kingfisher, Herriot's Channel, CVL (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL

Hotwells to Ashton Park:

Mallard, Feral Pigeon, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Cormorant, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, 2 Rook, Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 1 Skylark, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Wren, 1 Blackbird, Robin, 3 Pied Wagtail, 2 Goldfinch

Stoke Park - Duchess Pond:

1 Great Crested Grebe - juv

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Swallow, 10 Wheatear (between Yacht Club and Pillhead Gout)

Pilning Wetlands/Northwick Warth/ Chessel Pill: 

43 Canada Geese, 2 Mute Swan, 10 Shelduck, 8 Shoveler,  14 Gadwall, 131 Wigeon, 23 Mallard, 350 Teal, 2 Tufted Duck, 1 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 3 Little Grebe, 1 Oystercatcher, 50 Ringed Plover, 40+ Lapwing, 20 Dunlin, 242 Black-tailed Godwit, 35 Knot, 65 Turnstone, 217 Redshank, 158 BH Gull, 5 Herring Gull, 2 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 5 Little Egret, Sparrowhawk, 4 Skylark, 300+ Starling, 400+ Linnet, 2 Wheatear, 7 Meadow Pipit, 1 Grey Wagtail, 5 Pied Wagtail,  400+ Linnet

Holes Mouth to Mitchell's Pill:

58 Mallard, 42 Teal, 160+ Oystercatcher, 43 Redshank, 316 BH Gull, 1 Cormorant

New Pill: 

19 Mallard, 6 Teal, 10 Shelduck, 1 Oystercatcher, 78 Curlew, 108 BH Gull, 7 Herring Gull, 5 Little Egret

29-09-21 Osprey, Cheddar Res (Brian Thompson)

NORTH SOMERSET

Wraxall, Watercress Farm:

2 Pheasant, 3 Stock Dove, 19 Woodpigeon, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 3 Magpie, 5 Jackdaw, 1 Rook, 7 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 3 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Skylark, 1 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 2 Wren, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Blackbird, 8 Robin, 1 Stonechat, 2 Dunnock, 15 Meadow Pipit, 3 Linnet 

29-09-21 Greenshank, Villice, CVL (George Stacey)

Clevedon - Yeo:

1 Canada Goose, 7 Mute Swan, 80+ Shelduck 80 (Kenn), Wigeon present, 100 + Mallard, 40+ Teal 40, 

4 Oystercatcher, Curlew present,  150+ Dunlin (Kenn mouth), 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper 1 (well up the Yeo), 210 Redshank, 5 Greenshank (1 at Kenn, 4 at TEP - a 'private' pool), 200+ BH Gull, Herring Gull present, 10 LBB Gull, 8 Cormorant (Yeo), 1 Grey Heron, 8+ Little Egret, 5 Wheatear, 40+ Linnet

Sand Point/Bay:
3 Wheatear

BELOW M4 & BANES

29-09-21 Wheatear, Drifton Hill (Pete Coslett)

West Kington, Drifton Hill:

1 Wheatear

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
Main Lake:

2 Common Gull, c20 House Martin

Hollowbrook:
2 Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin, 3 Green Sandpiper, 1 Chiffchaff (possible)

Villice:
1 Greenshank, 6 Cattle Egret

29-09-21 Cattle Egret, Heron's Green CVL (Ian Stapp)

Heron's Green:

50 + Canada Goose, 2 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Redshank, 1 GBB Gull, 14 Cattle Egret, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 5 Pied Wagtail

Stratford:

2 Goldeneye (f), 7 Lapwing, 16 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Dunlin, 10 Snipe, 4 Greenshank, 2 Cattle Egret, 4 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, Marsh Harrier (juv), 1 Skylark, 10 Swallow, 20 House Martin, 2 Nuthatch (on feeders)

Herriott's inc Pool:

Shoveler (many), 20+ Wigeon, 9 Pintail, Teal (many), 1 Water Rail (channel), 2 Little Grebe (channel), 4 Lapwing, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 10+ Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Greenshank, 2 GBB Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 5 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (f), 3 Common Buzzard, 2 Kingfisher (channel), 2 Jay, 10 Jackdaw, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Cettti's Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail

OUT OF AREA:

29-09-21 Pectoral Sandpiper, Cheddar Res(Allan Chard)

Cheddar Res:

2 Black Swan, 1 Pectoral Sandpiper, 1 Osprey

Reports: Dru Brooke-Taylor, Pete Coslett, Allan Chard, Andy Davis, Alastair Fraser, David Gibbs, Matt Hull, MJ, James Packer, Phil Quinn, Harvey Rose, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Brian Thompson 

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

28-09-21 Tuesday - Goldeneye

Temp 11 to 14°C. South-westerly breeze with initial showers and more persistent rain later so very few birders out. 

Quail

Goldeneye

Bar-tailed Godwit 

Great White Egret

Little Owl

Yellow Wagtail

28-09-21 Sparrowhawk in Bristol weather ( Allan Chard)

BRISTOL

Fishponds:

1 Sparrowhawk - sheltering in garden

Redland Garden:

1 Jay, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Blue Tit 

Avonmouth-Holes Mouth:

118 Oystercatcher, 168 Black-headed Gull, 9 Redshank

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

28-09-21 Bar-tailed Godwit, Shepperdine ( P. Hazelwood)

Oldbury Power Station:
3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 5 Swallow, 2 Stonechat, 8+ Wheatear 

Pilning Wetlands/ Northwick warth/Chessel Pill:

33 Canada goose, 4 Mute swan, 12 Shelduck, 7 Shoveler, 12 Gadwall, 27 Wigeon, 45 Mallard, 61 Teal, 4 Tufted duck, 4 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 3 Little Grebe, 48 Lapwing, 2 Curlew,  183 Black-tailed godwit, 7 Turnstone, 33 Knot, 10 Snipe, 134 Redshank, 65 Black-headed gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 2 Kingfisher, 9 Swallow (flying in south-east from across the channel), 3 House martin, 300+ Starling, 1 Wheatear, 20+ Meadow pipit, 350+ Linnet, 

New Pill:

15 Shelduck, 7 Mallard, 1 Goldeneye - eclipse male riding the surf, 36 Oystercatcher, 98 Curlew, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 68 Black-headed Gull, 8 Little Egret, 1 Green Woodpecker. 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap

Frampton Cotterell- BOC walk:

34 Species: 2 Mallard, 1 Stock Dove, 24 Woodpigeon, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Little Egret, 3 Buzzard, 1 Little Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 6 Jay, 9 Magpie, 51 Jackdaw, 13 Rook, 9 Carrion Crow, 5 Blue Tit, 7 Great Tit, 14 Long-tailed Tit - one string of 10, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap (m), 3 Wren, 47 Starling, 1 Song Thrush, 4 Blackbird, 14 Robin, 15 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 3 Grey Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 4 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch, 30 Linnet, 25 Goldfinch 

Yate Rocks:

1 Sparrowhawk - f

NORTH SOMERSET

28-09-2021 Wheatear, Channel View ( Howard Taffs)

Clevedon-Yeo:
17 Wigeon, 2 Oystercatcher, 30 Ringed Plover, 6 Curlew, 60 Dunlin, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Wheatear

28-09-21 Redshank & Mystery Calidrid, Uphill ( Rob Martin)

Uphill:

150 Shelduck, 120 Oystercatcher, 3 Lapwing, 1 possible Curlew Sandpiper, 100 Redshank, 2 Great Black-backed Gull,2 Grey Heron

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:

3 Quail - Rushmead Farm

Chew Stoke:

1 Yellow Wagtail - south over

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:

46 Wigeon, 28 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Greenshank, 10 Great White Egret

Chew Valley Lake

No reports

OUT OF AREA :

Cheddar Reservoir:

1 Pectoral Sandpiper

Reports: Nancy Barrett, Allan Chard, Sean Davies, Nick Hawkridge, Peter Hazelwood, Adrian Hockey, Rob Martin, Nigel Milbourne, Linda Moysey,  Phil Quinn, Howard Taffs blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

27-09-21 Monday - Cattle Egret

Nice warm sun after the rain, up to 18 °C, sadly it didn't last

Yellow Wagtail

Little Stint

Red Kite

Hobby

Grey Plover

Bar-tailed Godwit

Cattle Egret

27-09-21 Greenshank, CVL  (Robert Hargreaves)

BRISTOL

27-09-21 Kingfisher EP (Allan Chard)

Eastville Park - River Frome:
1 Kingfisher

Eastville:

1 Peregrine - over

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Mute Swan, 4 Ringed Plover, Curlew - inc head start 21 & 23, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 4 Black-tailed Godwit - inc. 2 juv, 3 Turnstone, 2 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven, Chiffchaff, 1 Wheatear

27-09-21 Sparrowhawk Pilning Wetlands (Lisa Presland)

Pilning Wetlands:

37 Canada Goose, 4 Mute Swan, 18 Gadwall, 30 Wigeon, 45 Mallard, 54 Teal, 3 Moorhen, 3 Coot, 1 Little Grebe, 30+ Oystercatcher, 47 Lapwing, 1 Ringed Plover, 10+ Curlew, 183 Black-tailed Godwit, 35 Knot, 5 Turnstone, 2 Dunlin, 3 Snipe, 106 Redshank, 96 Black-headed Gull, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 1 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 5 Meadow Pipit, 400+ Linnet - in flight as several smaller flocks but mostly foraged together on the saltmarsh as one large flock

New Pill:

10+ Curlew, 60+ Black-headed Gull, 3 Little Egret

Severn Beach:
12+ Turnstone, 60+ Ringed Plover, 1 Little Stint, 600+ Dunlin

27-09-21 Green Woodpecker Almondsbury (Vĕra Carpenter)

Almondsbury - garden:

1 Green Woodpecker

NORTH SOMERSET

Backwell Lake:
2 Canada Goose, 16 Mute Swan - including 4 cygnets (orphaned brood), usual Mallard but no other duck species, 1 Water Rail - heard, 6 Moorhen, 30 Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, Buzzard, Chiffchaff, Wren

BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge:
4 Nuthatch, 1 Dipper, 3 Grey Wagtail, 

Compton Dando - Tucking Mill:

1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Lots of Shoveler, Wigeon and Pintail, 1 Hobby - juv, out over the main lake

27-09-21 Snipe CVL (George Stacey)

Hollowbrook:
1 Snipe

Heron's Green:
Shoveler, Teal, 2 Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, 7 Cattle Egret, 2 Great White Egret

27-09-21 Grey Plover CVL (Robert Hargreaves)

Stratford:
17 Little Grebe, 2 Lapwing, 1 Grey Plover, 1 Knot, 1 Snipe, 3 Green Sandpiper, 3 Greenshank, 1 Marsh Harrier - juv, 1 Hobby, 4 Swallow or House Martin - very high

Herriott's inc Pool:

29 Black-tailed Godwit, 33 Snipe, 5 Green Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 2 Great White Egret

OUT OF AREA:

27-09-21 Pectoral Sandpiper Chedder Res (George Stacey)

Cheddar Res:

1 Pectoral Sandpiper

Reports:  Vĕra Carpenter, Alan Chard, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Barry Dursley, Olli Fournier, Paul Francis, Matt Hall, Robert Hargreaves, Rob Martin, Chris Mott, Lisa Presland, Phil Quinn, George Stacey, 

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

26-09-21 Sunday - Little Stint

Lovely autumn day 20 °C - only now has it started clouding over.

Little Stint

Cattle Egret

Garganey, Hobby

Red Kite

Water Rail

Ruff

26-09-21 Cattle Egret CVL (Gill Sapsed)

BRISTOL

Bishopston garden:

2 Herring Gull, 3 Jay, 4 Magpie, 4 Carrion Crow, 1 Grey Wagtail - stopped on the roof, heading for the brook

26-09-21 Dipper EP (Allan Chard)

Eastville Park:
1 Dipper

Fishponds garden:

2 Jay

Montpellier garden:

1 Sparrowhawk

Stoke Park - inc Duchess Pond:
1 Whitethroat, 2 Meadow Pipit

St Werburgh's:

1 Kingfisher

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
65 Mallard, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Raven, 1 Stonechat, 30+ Pied Wagtail, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Goldfinch

26-09-21 Little Stint SB (Rosemary Setter)

Severn Beach:
a few Ringed Plover, 2 Turnstone, Dunlin, 1 Little Stint - juv, 1 Cormorant - down river, 1 Peregrine - put everything up.

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury - Drove Rhine:
1 Cattle Egret - over, heading east

26-09-21 Ringed Plover Cl-Y (Jason Williams)

Clevedon - Yeo:
4 Mute Swan, 60 Shelduck, 30 Wigeon, 40 Teal, 12 Oystercatcher, 25 Lapwing, 22 Ringed Plover, 85 Curlew, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 20 Dunlin, Snipe, 4 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Peregrine, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Stonechat, 4 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Rock Pipit

BELOW M4 & BANES

Keynsham:

Memorial Park - 80 Mallard, 2 Moorhen, 3 Black-headed Gull, 1 Grey Wagtail

Dapps Hill Mill - 2 Kingfisher, 2 Grey Wagtail

Chewton Place - 1 Buzzard, 10 Magpie

Chewton Place to Compton Dando - 60 Woodpigeon, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Jay

Compton Dando:

19 Mallard

Priston:
1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:

3 Egyptian Goose - dam end, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Greenshank, 2 Herring Gull - with colour rings, 18 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (f) - flushing everything, 1 Hobby, 

26-09-21 Kingfisher CVL (Lee Gardiner)

Chew Valley Lake
1 Kingfisher (f)

Hollowbrook:
1 Water Rail, 19 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Ruff, 2 Snipe, 4 Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 

Herriott's inc Pool:

3 Egyptian Goose, 1 Garganey, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 27 Snipe, 9 Green Sandpiper, 2 Cattle Egret, 1 Hobby

Reports: Rich Andrews, Ken Carruthers, Allan Chard, Alan Daniells, Barry Dursley, Lee Gardiner, Richard Giles, Patrick Hancock, Pete Harrison, Annie & Nick Hawkridge, Simon Isgar, Fiona Neate, Matt Rogers, Gill Sapsed, Rosemary Setter, Larry Sweetland, Jason Williams

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

25-09-21 Saturday - Arctic Skua

Temp 16 to 21°C. Mostly a grey day with a spattering of rain late in the day

Common Scoter

Arctic Skua
Cattle Egret
Whitethroat
Whinchat

25-9-21 Turnstone, OPS (Pete Coslett)

BRISTOL

Stoke Park:

2 Whitethroat, 2 Stonechat 

St George - garden:

6 Greenfinch 

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Shepperdine:

3 Arctic Skua downriver

25-9-21 Ringed Plover, OPS (Barry Dursley)

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Wigeon, 30 Mallard, 8 Ringed Plover, 48 Turnstone, 2 Common Sandpiper, 3 Grey Heron Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Kestrel, 1 Raven, Skylarks, 2 Stonechat, 5 Wheatear, Meadow Pipits

25-9-21 Stonechat, OPS (Heather England)

Littleton Warth:

1 Common Scoter

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead, Weston Big Wood:

15 Raven

25-9-21 Dunlin, Channel View (Howard Taffs)

Clevedon-Yeo:

Dunlins, 1 Little Stint?, 16 Skylark, 2 Stonechat, 2 Wheatear, 10 Meadow Pipit

Sand Point and Middle Hope:

1 Snipe over, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, 2 Jay, 10 Skylark, 20 Swallow, 12 Chiffchaff, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest,  2 Whinchat, 3 Grey Wagtail,  4 Pied Wagtail, 120 Meadow Pipit, 5 Chaffinch, 4 Reed Bunting

Bleadon Level Saltmarsh and River Axe:

120+ Teal, 74 Lapwing, 46 Snipe, 50+ Redshank, 50 BH Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Kestrel, 300+ black corvids (50:50 Rooks and Jackdaws in flight), 6 Skylark, 140+ Starling, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Meadow Pipit, 40+ Linnet, 4 Reed Bunting

Sandford Quarry:

1 Cormorant over

BELOW M4 & BANES

25-9-21 Wheatear, Drifton Hill (Peter Coslett)

Marshfield, Drifton Hill: 

2 Kestrel, 1 Wheatear, 40 Linnet, 2 Meadow Pipit 

Oldland Common:

2 Raven

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

25-9-21 Cattle Egret, Herons Green (Lee Gardiner)

Herons Green:
9 Cattle Egret

Reports: Peter Coslett, Barry Dursley, Heather England, Tim Ford, Lee Gardiner, Peter Hazelwood, Matt Hull, Mike Jackson, Mike Moxon, Phil Quinn, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Jason Williams, blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

24-09-21 Friday

Another sunny September day. Bristol temperatures 15 - 21°C

Common Scoter, Goosander 

Bar- tailed Godwit

Cattle Egret

24-09-21 Cattle Egrets, Heron's Green,  CVL (George Stacey

BRISTOL

No reports yet

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Shepperdine: 

2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Black-tailed Godwit,  4 Common Sandpiper, 8 Swallow, 2 Stonechat, 4+ Wheatear

Oldbury Power Station:

22 Teal, 8 Wigeon,  1 Common Scoter (for ninth day still, towards Littleton, between orange buoy and shore), 1 Little Grebe,  9 Lapwing, 1 Golden Plover ( heard), 1 Curlew, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 80 Turnstone, 28 Redshank, 5 Little Egret, 7 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher (Oldbury Pill), 1 Cetti's Warbler, 100 Starling, 4 Wheatear, 2 Stonechat, 50 Meadow Pipit, 70 Goldfinch 

NORTH SOMERSET

Kenn:
Duck Lane garden pond - I Grey Wagtail (first for some months)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
2 Wheatear

Chew Magna:

Fields around + nearby small reservoir - 3 Little Grebe, 25 Herring Gull, 35 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 6 Skylark, 3 Mistle Thrush, 10 Meadow Pipit, 2 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Species noted on a visit to 3 sites (HG, Stratford and Herriotts) - Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Shoveler ( many, most still in eclipse), Gadwall (many), Mallard, Pintail, Teal (large numbers, especially at Stratford), 8 Pochard, Tufted Duck (large flock off Stratford), Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Coot , Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Lapwing, Snipe, 5 Green Sandpiper, 3 Greenshank, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Grey Heron, Great White Egret, 1 f-type Marsh Harrier, 1 Hobby, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow,4 Raven, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird,  Pied Wagtail

24-09-21 Snipe, Hollowbrook,  CVL (George Stacey)

Denny Island:

2 female-type Goosander 

Hollowbrook:
2 Black tailed Godwit, 2 Ruff, 4 Snipe, 4 Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank 

24-09-21 Gadwall, Villice Bay, CVL (George Stacey)

Heron's Green:
3 Snipe, 1 Redshank,1 Greenshank, 10 Cattle Egret 

Stratford:
1 Dunlin ( heard)

Herriott's inc Pool:

8 Black-tailed Godwit, 27 Snipe, 1 Marsh Harrier,1 Peregrine

Reports: Dru Brooke-Taylor, Adam Cross, Andy Davis, Patrick Hancock, Peter Hazelwood, Andy Middleton, George Stacey, opsbirding

23-09-21 Thursday - Common Scoter still

Breezy but some sun, and 21°C.

Common Scoter 

Bar-tailed Godwit

Cattle Egret

23-9-21 Great Crested Grebe, Stoke Park (Patrick Hardyman Richards)

BRISTOL

Stoke Park:

20 Mallard, 35 Feral Pigeon, 1 Stock Dove, 17 Woodpigeon, 16 Moorhen, 8 Coot, 1 Little Grebe, 1 juv Great Crested Grebe (2nd site record), 4 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 19 Magpie, 15 Jackdaw, 8 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 8 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 30 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Wren, 20+ Starling, 2 Robin, 1 Stonechat, 12+ House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 2 Linnet, 5 Goldfinch

23-9-21 Stonechat, Stoke Park (Patrick Hardyman Richards)

Coombe Dingle (River Trym):

2 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail

Blaise:

1 Nuthatch, 2 Grey Wagtail (Hazel Brook)

Shirehampton (Lamplighters Marsh):

2 Buzzard

Sea Mills:

15 Mallard, 30 Redshank, 1 Grey Wagtail

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

8 Canada Goose, 4 Wigeon, 1 Common Scoter, 1 Golden Plover, 7 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Sandpiper, 28 Redshank, 2 Little Egret, 18 Swallow, 2+ House Martin, 2 Stonechat, 5+ Wheatear

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - Yeo:

2 Canada Goose, 3 Mute Swan, 80 Shelduck, 10 Wigeon, 3 Pintail, 40 Teal, 130 Mallard, 4+ Coot, 24 Oystercatcher, 24 Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 80 Curlew, 7 Turnstone, 3+ Knot, 1 Ruff (with Redshank at Kenn), 1 Sanderling, 420 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 270 Redshank, 2 Greenshank, 350 BH Gull, 10+ Herring Gull, 1 Cormorant, 7 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier

Worlebury:

12 Swallow heading south

Long Ashton:

1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 8 Magpie, 150 Corvid flock (Carrion Crow, Jackdaw & Rook), 2 Chiffchaff, 5 Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports yet.

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

23-9-21 Great White Egret, Villice (CVL) (Allan Chard)

Hollowbrook:
2 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Ruff, 5 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper

Heron's Green:
1 Dunlin, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Redshank, 4 Greenshank, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 8 Cattle Egret (field behind pool), 1 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret

Herriott's inc Pool:

Many Shoveler, 4 Pintail, several Black-tailed Godwit,  Snipe, Green Sandpiper, 4 Greenshank, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Raven - over

23-9-21 Shoveler, Herriott's (CVL) (George Stacey)

Reports: Di Bunniss, Allan Chard, Rob Emery, Alastair Fraser, Peter Hazelwood, Mike Moxon, Jean Oliver, George Rabin, Patrick Hardyman Richards, Harvey Rose, George Stacey, Larry Sweetland, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

22-09-21 Wednesday - Eider

 Zephyr day ! Sunny and light Westerlies. 14 to 20°C

Eider

Bar-tailed Godwit, Little Stint, Spotted Redshank

Black Tern

Cattle Egret

Marsh Harrier, Red Kite, Hobby

Ring-necked Parakeet

Whinchat, Tree Pipit

22-09-21 Little Stint, Channel View ( Mark Savage )

BRISTOL

Redland- garden:

1 Magpie, 1 Raven, 1 Great Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Robin, 5 House Sparrow

22-09-21 Chiffchaff Stoke Park (Martin Tayler)

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:

1 Chiffchaff

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

22-09-21 Little Stint Severn Beach (Paul Bowerman)

Severn Beach:

1 Little Stint

22-09-21 Wheatear CSC (Peter Coslett)

Chipping Sodbury Common:

1 Snipe, 4 Green Woodpecker, 20 Swallow and House Martin, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Wheatear

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:

1 Eider- juvenile (on saltmarsh by boating lake )

Clevedon - M5:

1 Red Kite

Clevedon - Yeo:
200 Shelduck, 120 Wigeon, 340 Mallard, 14 Pintail, 185 Teal, 2 Tufted Duck, 14 Coot, 9 Little Grebe, 24 Oystercatcher, 35 Lapwing, 1 Grey Plover,  75 Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 180 Curlew, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 200 Dunlin, 1 Little Stint, 33 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, 275 Redshank, 650 Black-headed Gull, 2 great Black-backed Gull, 100 Herring Gull, 8 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 8 Cormorant, 4 Grey Heron, 18 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Marsh Harrier-male ( Blake's Pool), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven,  14 Skylark,  Swallow, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 23 Chiffchaff,  1 Whinchat, 2 Stonechat, 8 Wheatear, 9 Pied Wagtail, 2 White Wagtail, 100 Meadow Pipit, 1 Tree Pipit, 1 Rock Pipit, 35 Linnet, 40 Goldfinch 

Bristol Airport:

4 Lapwing  - over 

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield- Rushmead Lane:

5 Buzzard, 1 Red Kite, 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 15 Skylark, 3 Swallow, 6 Wheater, 2 Pied Wagtail, 8 Meadow Pipit, 8 Linnet, 1 Yellowhammer

Oldland:

1 Ring-necked Parakeet- over Siston Brook

RESERVOIRS

22-09-21 Cattle Egret, CVL ( David Hughes ) 

Chew Valley Lake

2 Black Tern

22-09-21 Ruff, Hollowbrook ( George Stacey )

Hollowbrook:

2 Ruff, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Spotted Redshank

Villice:

30 Canada Goose, 5 Wigeon, 85 Teal, 9 Little Grebe, 7 Cattle Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier- female, 1 Hobby

22-09-21 Cattle Egret, Herons Green ( George Stacey ) 

Heron's Green:

6 Greenshank, 3 Spotted Redshank, 2 Redshank,  8 Cattle Egret

22-09-21 Greenshank, Stratford ( Jessica Killey ) 

Stratford:

1 Snipe, 1 Greenshank, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Hobby 

22-09-21 Kingfisher CVL (Lee Gardiner)

Herriott's inc Pool:

1 Lapwing,  4 Black-tailed Godwit, 25 Snipe, 5 Common Sandpiper, 1 Cattle Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kingfisher

Reports: Nancy Barrett, Paul Bowerman, Mark Coller, Peter Coslett, Chris Craig, Lee Gardiner, Rob Hargreaves,  Rupert Higgins, Adrian Hockey,  David Hughes, Simon Isgar, Steven Jones,  Susan Kempson,  Jessica Killey, Rob Laughton, Mark Savage, Trevor Riddle, Steve Sanins, George Stacey, Martin Tayler

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21-09-2021 Tuesday - Spoonbills

Temp. 21°C and another fine day in Bristol.

Spoonbill

Marsh Harrier

Common Scoter

21-09-21 Spoonbills, CVL (Rob Hargreaves)

BRISTOL

21-09-21 Kingfisher, Duchess Pond (Martin Tayler)

21-09-21 Shelduck, Duchess Pond (Martin Tayler)

21-09-21 Chiffchaff, Duchess Pond (Martin Tayler)

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
1 Shelduck, 3 Cormorant, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Skylark, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 10 Meadow Pipit, 1 Chaffinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury (Pillhead Gout):
Common Scoter And Golden Plover (Video Pete Hazelwood)

Severnside (Holes Mouth):
61 Oystercatcher, 52 Redshank, 110 Black-headed Gull, 5 Herring Gull

Severnside (New Pill):
13 Shelduck, 5 Wigeon, 8 Mallard, 1 Teal, 146 Curlew, 32 Black-headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 3 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Willow Warbler, 8 Chiffchaff

Hanham (Kingsfield Lane):
1 Wheatear

21-09-21 Spotted flycatcher, Pilning (Matt Hall)

Pilning Wetlands/ Northwick:

18 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 18 Gadwall, 9 Wigeon, 36 Mallard, 21 Teal, 50 Oystercatcher, 45 Lapwing, 160 Curlew, 230 Black-tailed Godwit, 40 Redshank, 4 Spotted Flycatcher, 5 Wheatear, 7 Meadow Pipit, 220 Linnet

Yate (Brimsham Park Lake):
25 Mallard, 1 Teal, 6 Moorhen, 2 Jay, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap

Yate (Kingsgate Park):
9 Mute Swan, 6 Gadwall, 1 Wigeon, 82 Mallard, 1 Tufted Duck, 12 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker

NORTH SOMERSET

Tickenham (BOC Walk):
1 Stock Dove, 18 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 7 Herring Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Green Woodpecker, 3 Kestrel, 6 Jay, 3 Magpie, 13 Jackdaw, 13 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Blue Tit, 6 Great Tit, 4 Swallow, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 4 Wren, 8 Starling, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Blackbird, 15 Robin, 1 Stonechat, 2 Wheatear, 1 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail, 35 Pied Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 10 Linnet, 22 Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
3 Wheatear (Rushmead Lane)

2 Spotted Flycatcher (Shire Valley)

Longwell Green:
1 Raven

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Marsh Harrier (Adult fem), 46 Black-tailed Godwit

(@1856hrs CVL Spoonbills reported "Flown West Through Blagdon, @19.30 South over Berrow)

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
1 Kingfisher

Hollowbrook:
10 Ringed Plover

Heron's Green:
1 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Redshank, 5 Greenshank, 3 Cattle Egret

21-09-21 Spoonbills, CVL (Lucy Masters)

21-09-21 Wigeon (eclipse male), CVL (George Stacey)

Stratford:
20 Wigeon, 1 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 3 Spoonbills

Herriott's inc Pool:

20 Snipe, 1 Common Gull

Reports:  John Barnett, Chris Craig, Alan Daniells, Andy Davies, Matt Hall, Rob Hargreaves, Pete Hazelwood, Andy Mears, Simon Mackie, Lucy Masters, Nigel Milbourne, Phil Quinn, Tony Scott, George Stacey, Larry Sweetland, Martin Tayler, Mark Wightman

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