30-09-2023 Saturday - Spoonbill

Temp 14°C to 21°C -  A few sunny intervals but mostly light cloud,  Moderate breeze from the South..

Spoonbill

Pink-footed Goose

Redwing

Cattle Egret

BRISTOL

Eastville (vismig from a roof 11:15 - 12:15hrs - south):

17 Swallow, 13 Meadow Pipit

Purdown (vismig 07:15 - 09:15hrs - southish):

37 Swallow, 1 House Martin  4 Pied/White Wagtail (form alba), 191 Meadow Pipit, 7 Greenfinch, 2 Linnet, 5 Siskin

Hotwells (Festival Nature Walk):

1 Mallard, Rock Dove, Woodpigeon, 5 Black-headed Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 5 Herring Gull, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Cormorant, 1 Jay, 4 Magpie, 13+ Jackdaw, 3 Rook, 4 Carrion Crow, 1+ Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Starling, 3+ Blackbird, 4+ Robin, 3+ House Sparrow

M+F Stonechats, Stoke Park (Patrick Hardyman Richards)

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

2 Mute Swan, 19 Mallard,  102 Feral Pigeon, 50 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 7 Moorhen, 2 Black-headed Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Ring Necked Parakeet, 7 Jay, 11 Magpie, 15 Jackdaw, 18 Carrion Crow, 3 Raven, 10 Blue Tit, 6 Great Tit, 4 Swallow,  3 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Wren, 1 Treecreeper, 56 Starling, 1 Song Thrush, 7 Robin, 7 Stonechat (4m 3f),  20 House Sparrow, 6 Dunnock, 5 Meadow Pipit, 1 Greenfinch 14 Goldfinch.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Chiffchaff (form Tristis - new earliest date for S Glos - lagoon 3)

NP/Pilning:

1 Pink-footed Goose (new earliest date for SGlos)

Coalpit Heath:
1 Cattle Egret, 3 Buzzard, 6 Skylark, 14 Swallow, 8 Chiffchaff, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Stonechat, 50+ Meadow Pipit, 2 Bullfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Warf:
4 Redwing (over)

Clevedon - Yeo:
10 Mute Swan, 650 Shelduck, 6 Shoveler, 200 Mallard, 60 Teal, 8 Coot, 3 Little Grebe, 82 Oystercatcher, 2 Grey Plover, 20 Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 140 Curlew, 75 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 380 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 575 Black-headed Gull, 200 Herring Gull, 33 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 16 Cormorant, 4 Grey Heron, 5 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, 5 Jay, 6 Raven, 41 Skylark, 25 Swallow, 6 Cetti's Warbler, 15 Long-tailed Tit, 18 Chiffchaff, 50 Starling, 1 Whinchat, 2 Stonechat, 2 Wheatear, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, 17 Pied/White Wagtail (1 form Alba), 500 Meadow Pipit (to SW), 1 Rock Pipit, 25 Chaffinch, 10 Greenfinch, 150 Linnet, 2 Siskin, 2 Reed Bunting (Dowlais)

Lulsgate:
"Lots of Swallows streaming SE."

Weston-Super-Mare:
2 Raven, 5 Swallows (heading South), 1 Stonechat

Banwell (garden):
1 Stock Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Chiffchaff

BELOW M4 & BANES

Siston:
1 Raven (over)

Hanham Abbots:
1 Peregrine, 3 Swallow

Kingfisher, Chew Stoke (Lucy Masters)

Chew Stoke:
1 Kingfisher

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
44 Cattle Egret

Chew Valley Lake

Stonechat, Nunnery (Lucy Masters)

Nunnery:

1 Kingfisher, 1 Stonechat (f)

Common Tern, Herons Green (Wayne Tucker)

Herons Green:
1 Common Tern

Spoonbill, Moreton (David Hughes)

Spoonbill, Moreton (Wayne Tucker)

Ringed Spoonbill, Moreton (Simon Isgar)

Moreton:

5 Spoonbill (1 bird ringed in the Netherlands, Also reported at Slimbridge 3rd & 23rd), 4 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Kingfisher

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Anthony Godwin, Patrick Hardyman Richards, Pete Hazelwood, Adrian Hockey, David Hughes, Simon Isgar,  Mike Jackson, Nigel Kempson, Lucy Masters, Nigel Milbourne, Dave Nevitt,  Dean Reeves, Steve Sanins, Larry Sweetland, Johnn Thorogood, Aurora Tarodo, Wayne Tucker

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

29-09-23 Friday - Mediterranean Gull

Temp 12°C to 19°C -  Sunshine, light wind, dry, west wind got up later in the morning, reaching 24mph. 

Curlew Sandpiper

Little Stint

Grey Phalarope

Mediterranean Gull

Hobby

Redstart

29-9-23 Grey Phalarope, Dam (George Stacey)

BRISTOL

Cumberland Basin - Hotwells:

1 Mute Swan, 3 m Mallard, 22 Feral Pigeon, 8 Woodpigeon, 1 Moorhen, 50 BH Gull, 10 Herring Gull, 3 LBB Gull, 3 Cormorant, 2 Buzzard, 3 Magpie, 22 Jackdaw, 2 Carrion Crow, 10 House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Wren, 1 Pied Wagtail

Mangotsfield:

2 Buzzard/8 Crow dogfight

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Canada Goose, 4 Moorhen, 3 Lapwing, 1 Whimbrel, 150 Curlew, 3 Knot, 35 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Snipe, 15 Redshank, c200 Black-headed Gull, 2 Mediterranean Gull (ad winter and 2nd-winter), 3 Cormorant, 1 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk (village), 1 Red Kite, 6 Swallow, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Stonechat, 6 Wheatear, 2 Meadow Pipit.

29-9-23 Barnacle Goose, Northwick (Mike Moxon)

New Passage/Northwick Warth/Pilning Wetland:
1 Barnacle Goose, 20 Shoveler, 8 Wigeon, 1 Tufted Duck, 2 Stock Dove, 50 Oystercatcher, 7 Lapwing, 1 Grey Plover, 4 Ringed Plover, 85 Curlew, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 15 Knot, 9 Ruff, 3 Curlew Sandpiper, 250 Dunlin, 3 Little Stint, 90 Redshank, 120 Black-headed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 juv Hobby, 4 Blackcap, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Rock Pipit, 10 Greenfinch, 2 Siskin, 2 Reed Bunting.

29-9-23 Ringed Plover, Northwick (Mike Moxon)

Pilning - Redwick Road:

1 Green Woodpecker - garden opposite King's Arms.

29-9-23 Wheatear, Severn Beach (Matty England)

Severn Beach:

100 Starling, 1 Whinchat, 10 Wheatear

Yate Rocks:

1 Marsh Tit on garden feeder.

Chipping Sodbury (Barnhill Quarry):

2 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Redstart.

NORTH SOMERSET

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
1 Pheasant, 1 Tawny Owl - calling, 1 Green Woodpecker, 14 Skylark, 13+ Swallow, 20+ House Martin, 9 Chiffchaff, 7 Blackcap, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Stonechat, 2 alba Wagtail, 26 Meadow Pipit, 3 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 6 Linnet, 2 Siskin.

Sand Bay:
2 Oystercatcher, 25 Ringed Plover, 1 Sanderling, 170 Dunlin, c.20 unidentified wader, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine. 

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
30+ Stock Dove, 3 Buzzard, 1 Raven, 14 Skylark, 20 Swallow, 12 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 30+ Starling, 1 Redstart, 10 Stonechat, 10+ Meadow Pipit, 30+ Linnets, 3 Corn Bunting. 

Shire Valley, Wilts:  2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 3 Red Kite, 1 Kestrel.

Keynsham, garden:

6 Siskin 7.30am

Chelwood:
1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

29-9-23 Treecreeper, Moreton, (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake

29-9-23 f Pintail, Dam (George Stacey)

Dam:

1 Grey Phalarope, 1 Common Sand, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret,1 Kingfisher, 4 Grey Wagtail, 7 Pied Wagtail.

Bittern Trail:

1 Green Woodpecker

Woodford:

20+ Great Crested Grebe, 4 GBB Gull, 2 Raven, 1 Kingfisher, 12+ Long-tailed Tit.  

Herons Green:

2 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 2 Sand Martin, 5 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 6+ Pied Wagtail. 

29-9-23 Coal Tit, Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:

1 Water Rail, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret,1 Tawny Owl, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Raven, 5 Coal Tit, 2+ Chiffchaff, 2 Treecreeper, 2+ Goldcrest, 2 m/f Stonechat, Chaffinch.      

Stratford:

8+ Shoveler, 12+ Pintail.      

Herriotts Bridge:

46 Shoveler, 14 Pintail, lots Teal, 4 GBB Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 f Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting.

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Rob Bright, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Peter Bryant, Adrian Dutt, Matty England, Anthony Goodwin, Matt Hall, Simon Harding, Peter Hazelwood, Matt Hull, Lucy Masters, Mike Moxon, Linda Moysey, Chris Perry, Lois Pryce, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Bri Thompson, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

28-09-23 Thursday - a lot more Curlew Sandpipers

Temp 13°C to 17°C.  Overcast, murky and rather cooler.  Rain threatened all day but only materialised in the early evening.  A moderate SW wind.

Grey Phalarope

Curlew Sandpipers and Little Stints

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:

vismig to south 7.30-8.30 am:- 8 House Martin, 7 Swallow, 48 Meadow Pipit, 1 alba wagtail, 1 Siskin

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

Kestrel in Stoke Park (Patrick Hardyman Richards)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage/Northwick:
1 Grey Plover, 12 Knot, 300 Dunlin (including two juv. Greenland race artica), 18 Curlew Sandpiper, 3 Little Stint, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Wheatear

Pilning Wetlands:
1 Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Little Stint, 3 Chiffchaff

Severn Beach:
5 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Sanderling, 2 Little Stint

NORTH SOMERSET

no reports

BELOW M4 & BANES

no reports

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Grey Phalarope at Chew dam (Merv Carlyon)

Dam:

1 Grey Phalarope (1st winter), 1 Common Sandpiper

Moreton:

Red Kite, 2 Marsh Harrier, Hobby

Stratford:

1 Snipe, 3 Marsh Harrier (f. and 2 juvs.), Hobby, 2 Rook

Reported by: Merv Carlyon, Andy Davis, Patrick Hardyman Richards, Andrew Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, all contributors to local WhatsApp groups, blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

27-09-23 Wednesday - Grey Phalarope

Temp 13°C to 19°C. Blustery, lots of cloud, some very thin Sunshine, dry. Hi-wind S, peak 32mph.

Barnacle Goose
Grey Phalarope
Ring-necked Parakeet

Wheatear

27-9-23 Grey Phalarope, Dam (Merv Carlyon)

BRISTOL

Stoke Park:
1 Kingfisher, 1 Peregrine, 4 Ring-necked Parakeet, 2 Rook, 4 Raven, 35 Swallow, 12 House Martin, 44 hirundine sp, 1 Wheatear, 3 Stonechat, 184 Meadow Pipit, 24 alba wagtail, 2 Siskin, 12 Linnet

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Northwick Warth/Pilning Wetland:
1 Barnacle Goose, 300 Canada Geese, 150 Teal, 10 Curlew, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 30 Turnstone, 7 Snipe, 30 Redshank, 3 Little Egret

27-9-23 Wheatear, New Passage (Lisegirl)

New Passage:

8-12 Wheatear

Severn Beach:

80 Curlew, 4 Little Egret, 1 Goldcrest

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:

1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 100+ Swallow to SE, 1 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, 1 Yellowhammer

Oldland Common, Jarrets:

2 Red Kite

Stantonbury Hill:
1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 20 Corvid

Marksbury:
300+ Starling

RESERVOIRS

27-9-23 D:AE ringed Great Black-backed Gull, CVL (David Hughes)

Chew Valley Lake

27-9-23 Grey Phalarope, Dam (Ian Stapp)

Dam:
1 1st winter Grey Phalarope, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Great White Egret, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Raven, 7 Pied Wagtail

27-9-23 Sand Martin, CVL (Merv Carlyon)

Herons Green:
1 Little Grebe, 77 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Raven, Sand Martins, 2 Swallow, 15 House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Moreton:

2- Wigeon

27-9-23 Stonechat, Stratford CVL (David Hughes)

Stratford:
6 Great White Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 f Marsh Harrier, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 20 Swallow going south, 1 Stonechat

Herriott's:
1 Shelduck, 56 Shoveler, 18 Pintail, 110 Teal, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Common Gull, 1 GBB Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 5 Jackdaw, 2 Sand Martin, 4 Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Reed Bunting

Reports: Paul Bowerman, Merv Carlyon, Jane Cumming, Andy Davis, David Hughes, Craig Lewis, Lisegirl, Mike Moxon, John Rosetti, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, blagdonlakebirds, eBird, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

26-09-23 Tuesday - Grey Phalarope

Temp 9°C to 18°C -  Started and finished wet, sunny from around 10am to 3pm. Gentle westerly breeze veering through South to South Easterly

Grey Phalarope

Common Tern

Firecrest

Spotted Flycatcher

Little Stint

BRISTOL

Westbury-on-Trym (garden):

An unusually large Tit flock including; 2 Long-tailed Tit,  1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap (fem)

Firecrest, Clifton Down (Debbie Berry)

Clifton Down (Ed Drewitt Zoo bank ringing Demo):

1 Firecrest

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
6 Ringed Plover, 3 Curlew, 32 Turnstone, 3 Dunlin, 1 Great White Egret, 6 Little Egret, 6 Swallow, 1 Wheatear

Wheatear, New Passage (LiseGirl)

New Passage:

2 Wheatear

(L-R) Turnstone/Dunlin/Little Stint, Severn Beach (Brian Lancastle)

Severn Beach:

50 Ringed Plover, 6 Turnstone, 450 Dunlin, 1 Little Stint

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Raven, 81 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 11 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 2 Stonechat, ++ Meadow Pipit

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports

BELOW M4 & BANES

Stanton Drew (BOC Walk):
3 Mallard, 2 Pheasant, Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Moorhen, 12 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 4 Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, 4 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 3 Swallow, 13 House Martin, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Whitethroat, 5 Wren, 8 Starling, Robin, 1 House Sparrow, 4 Dunnock, 3 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Greenfinch, 20 Goldfinch

Chew Stoke:
1 Little Egret (in stream in village centre)

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks (Nos 1 & 2):
1 Mute Swan, 1 Moorhen, 12 Little Grebe, 10 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Common Tern (1st winter), 2 Little Egret, 1 Wheatear, 3 Grey Wagtail, 20 Pied/White Wagtail

Chew Valley Lake

Grey Phalarope, Dam (Lucy Masters)

Dam:
1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Grey Phalarope, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Common Gull (1st Winter), 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 180+ Cormorant, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Goldcrest, 10+ Pied/White Wagtail

Bittern Trail:
1 Cetti's Warbler (heard)

Herons Green:
1 Common Sandpiper, 12+ Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Spotted Flycatcher, Stratford (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:
4 Pintail, 25+ Pochard, 1 Snipe, 1 Common Tern, 2 Grey Heron, 4 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hobby (juv), 45+ Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, ++ Long-tailed Tit (in mixed flock of 30 birds), 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 8 Meadow Pipit (flyover)

Herriotts inc Pool:
9+ Pintail, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Cetti's Warbler

Reported by:  David Allward, Debbie Berry, Mark Coller, Alan Daniels, Andy Davis, Ed Drewitt, Andrew Harrison, Brian Lancastle, Lucy Masters, Andrew Middleton, Lisa Presland, Robert Proctor, Ian Stapp, Thomas Weston

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

25-9-23 Monday - Two Grey Phalarope

Temp 14°C to 20°C -  Sunny but cloudy later. Moderate SW winds.

Grey Phalarope

Curlew Sandpiper

Black Kite

Grey Partridge

Little Stint

Barn Owl

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:

7 Siskin

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Curlew Sandpiper - juv    

Northwick:
1 Black Kite - seen from a car at the M49/M4 Junc, heading South West

25-09-2023 Grey Phalarope NP (Brian Lancastle)

New Passage/Northwick Warth:

70 Canada Goose, 1 Barnacle Goose, 20 Shoveler, 8 Wigeon, 175 Teal, 4 Ringed Plover, 3 Knot, 1 Grey Phalarope, 200 BH Gull, 2 Marsh Harrier

25-9-23 Little Stint, Pil (Paul Bowerman)

Pilning Wetlands:
2 Black-tailed Godwit, 11 Ruff, 1 Little Stint, 200 Redshank

Shaft Rocks, Severn Beach:
1 Curlew Sandpiper, 22 Dunlin, 103 Turnstone

Wickwar:

1 Tawny Owl - calling  8pm

Mayshill:

1 Little Owl, 1 Tawny Owl - both calling

Yate - Kingsgate Park:
6 Gadwall, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Jay, 6+ Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 3 Coal Tit, 11 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest

NORTH SOMERSET

Yatton - Phipps Bridge:
1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Cormorant , 3 Heron, 1 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Skylark, 2 House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Grey Wagtail, 40 Meadow Pipit.

BELOW M4 & BANES

25-9-23 Red Kite MF (Chris Perry)

Marshfield:
1 Grey Partridge, 6 Red-legged Partridge, 1 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 3 Raven, 40+ Skylark, 50+ Swallow, 30+ House Martin, 9 Chiffchaff, 50 Starling, 9 Stonechat, 3 Pied Wagtail, 12 Meadow Pipit, 5 Greenfinch,  40+ Goldfinch

Tolldown:

1 Barn Owl - hunting alongside the A46, 9pm

Dyrham Park :

3 Red Kite, 1 Hobby

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

25-09-2023 Grey Phalarope CVL (Merv Carlyon)

Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Grey Phalarope - 1st winter

Herons Green:
1 Marsh Harrier - juv, 5 Little Egret,

Stratford:
22 Wigeon, 1 Snipe

Reported by:  Paul Bowerman, Merv Carlyon, Mark Coller, Anne Crowe, Jane Cumming, Andy Davis, Anthony Goodwin, Pete Hazelwood, Mike Jackson, Bri Lancastle, Rob Laughton, Mike Moxon, Chris Perry, Trevor Riddle, Paul Sadley, Larry Sweetland, Lauren & Wayne Tucker, Gavin Vella

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

24-09-23 Sunday - Grey Phalarope & Wryneck

Temp 14°C to 20°. Overcast and cloudy with some showers. Moderate winds from the SW/SSW - with gusts up to 25mph.

Grey Phalarope

Osprey

Wryneck

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:

2 Rook, 80 House Martin

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

24-09-23 Grey Phalarope, New Passage (Paul Bowerman)

New Passage/Northwick:
17 Knot, 1 Grey Phalarope

Severn Beach:

6 Shelduck, 3 Curlew, 7 Knot, 100 BH Gull, 30 Herring Gull, 50 Starling, 20 Linnet

Pilning Wetlands:

12+ Ruff

Yate Common:
4 Swallow, 1 Chiffchaff

24-09-23 Sparrowhawk, Wickwar (Paul Sadley)

Wickwar:
2 Sparrowhawk

NORTH SOMERSET

24-09-23 Wryneck, Backwell (Jake Kenny)

Backwell:

1 Wryneck

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports currently.

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Woodford:
1 Arctic Tern, 1 Osprey

Herriotts inc Pool:
1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Hobby

Out of area

Drifton Hill, Wiltshire: 37 Red-legged Partridge, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 50 Swallow, 1 Chiffchaff, 7 Wheatear

Reported by:   

Rich A, Peter Bryant, Peter Coslett, Anthony Goodwin, Jake Kenny, Lois Price, Matt Rogers, Paul Sadley, Chris Stone Larry Sweetland, Vaughan, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

23-09-23 Saturday - Garganey

Temp 8°C to 18°C. Sunny morning turning cloudy. Mild SSW wind.

Garganey
Curlew Sandpiper, Bar-tailed Godwit
Ring-necked Parakeet
Firecrest
Siskin

23-9-23 Mute Swan, Chew Valley Lake (Lucy Masters)

BRISTOL

Aston, Carrington Road garden:

1 Sparrowhawk

23-9-23 Meadow Pipit, Stoke Park (Patrick Richards)

Stoke Park:
2 Mute Swan, 10 Mallard, 60+ Feral Pigeon, 15 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 6 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 3 Ring-necked Parakeet, 5 Jay, 20+ Magpie, 48 Jackdaw, 11 Carrion Crow, 2 Rook, 1 Coal Tit, 21+ Blue Tit, 9 Great Tit, 15 House Martin, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 m/f Blackcap, 1 Wren, 2 Nuthatch, 20+ Starling, 6 Blackbird, 3 Song Thrush, 5 Robin, 2 m/f Stonechat, 30 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 40+ Meadow Pipit, 1 m Bullfinch, 10 Greenfinch, 9 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Mute Swan, 1 Little Grebe, 75+ Turnstone, 12 Dunlin, 1 Little Egret, 2 Peregrine, 31 Chiffchaff, 7 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 6 Goldcrest, 29 Robin, 4 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, 1 f House Sparrow, 8 Siskin

Northwick Warth:
25 Oystercatcher, 1 Grey Plover, 7 Ringed Plover, 10 Turnstone, 1 Sanderling, 18 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Wheatear

Wickwar, NW:

1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Jay, 1 Raven, 12 House Martin, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Nuthatch, 50+ Meadow Pipit

Rodway Common:

1 Little Owl, 1 m Tawny Owl

Coalpit Heath/Westerleigh, Box Hedge Farm:

1 Raven, 2 Swallow at Ram Hill, 1 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, 10 Meadow Pipit

NORTH SOMERSET

23-9-23 Curlew Sandpiper, Sand Bay (Matt Hull)

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
17 Oystercatcher, 1 Grey Plover, 75 Ringed Plover, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 19 Knot, 3 Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Sanderling, 140 Dunlin, 1+ Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 9 Skylark, 40 Swallow, 60 House Martin, 1 Willow Warbler, 25 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, 1 Firecrest, 18 Goldcrest, 1 Whinchat, 5 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 5 alba Wagtail, 170 Meadow Pipit, 13 Chaffinch, 10 Greenfinch, 20 Goldfinch, 95 Linnet, 1 Siskin, 1 Reed Bunting

Felton Common:

2 Red Kite 

BELOW M4 & BANES

Chew Magna:
1 Ring-necked Parakeet

Wemberham Lane, Yatton:

75 Pied Wagtail to roost

Sandford Hill:

1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Hobby, usual Buzzard and Raven, 10 Swallow

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:

2 Shoveler, not many Teal, quite a lot of Great Crested Grebe, 2 Lapwing, 2 GBB Gull, 3 Grey Heron+, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 2 Jay, only 1 Magpie!!! , c 20 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

Chew Valley Lake

Stratford:

1 Garganey, 1 Osprey, 1 Kingfisher

Reports: Alan,  Rich Andrews, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Andy Davis, Heather England, Anthony Goodwin, Peter Hazelwood, Matthew Hobbs, Adrian Hockey, Matt Hull, Simon Isgar, Mike Jackson, Lucy Masters, Mike Moxon, Patrick Richards, Trevor Riddle, Paul Sadley, Larry Sweetland, Bob and Catherine Webber, blagdonlakebirds, eBird, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

22-09-23 Friday - Curlew Sandpiper

Temp 8°C to 17°C. A fair bit of sun with some showers. Moderate winds from the WSW-NW.

Little Stint

Curlew Sandpiper

Marsh Harrier

Osprey

Yellow Wagtail

Come on the Yanks

BRISTOL

22-09-23 Kingfisher, River Frome (Mike Owen)

River Frome:

1 Kingfisher

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

1 Water Rail, 4 Swallow, 5 House Martin, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Stonechat, 50 Meadow Pipit

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Teal, 2 Ringed Plover, 76 Turnstone, 3 Peregrine, 9+ Chiffchaff, 1 Spotted Flycatcher

Aust Warth:
1 Barnacle Goose, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Curlew, 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 2 Swallow, 6 House Martin, 1 Stonechat

New Passage/Northwick:
4 Bar-tailed Godwit, 50 Knot

Severn Beach:
70 Ringed Plover, 470 Dunlin, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Little Stint

22-09-23 Little Stint, Severn Beach (Brian Lancastle)

Burton:
1 Red Kite

22-09-23 Moorhens, Wickwar (Paul Sadley)

Wickwar:
Moorhen brood (3rd of the year), 1 Sparrowhawk

Chipping Sodbury Common:
12+ Chiffchaff, 15+ Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Redstart, small numbers of Swallow and Meadow Pipit flying south most of the morning

NORTH SOMERSET

Yatton:
1 Sparrowhawk, 5 Swallow, 120 Starling, 1 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, 12 Meadow Pipit

Weston-Super-Mare:
30+ House Martin

BELOW M4 & BANES

22-09-23 Wheatear, Marshfield (Chris Perry)

Marshfield:
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 5 Skylark, 200+ Swallow, 100+ Starling, 2 Wheatear, 4 Yellow Wagtail

Keynsham, STW:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Grey Wagtail

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Bittern Trail:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Peregrine

22-09-23 GSW, CVL (George Stacey)

Nunnery:

1 Great White Egret

Moreton:

1 Wigeon, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Hobby

22-09-23 Pintail, Wigeon et al, CVL (Mike Moxon)

Stratford:

Shoveler, Gadwall, Wigeon, Mallard, Pintail, Teal, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Cattle Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Red Kite, 2 Hobby, 60 House Martin

Herriotts inc Pool:
30 Pintail, Tufted Duck-female with blue nasal saddle F19, 1 Osprey

Out of area:

Goldcliff Pools: 1 Grey Phalarope

Reported by:   

Mark Coller, Alan Davis, Alan Daniells, Brian Lancastle, Andrew Middleton, Stephen Mott, Mike Moxon, Chris Perry, Mike Owen, Nick Page, Aravind Ramesh, Dean Reeves, Trevor Riddle, Paul Sadley, George Stacey, Larry Sweetland, Bri Thompson blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

21-09-23 Thursday

Temp 9°C to 18°C. Sunny morning, some cloud later. Light southeasterly swinging southwesterly.

Golden & Grey Plover

Greenshank

Osprey

Firecrest

Wheatear - 37 at Clevedon Yeo

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:

vismig: 100 hirundines, 350 Meadow Pipit, 2 Alba Wagtail, 5 Siskin 

and on site 4 Mistle Thrush, 1 Stonechat

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

21-09-23 Spotted Flycatcher, OPS (Pete Hazelwood)

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Mute Swan, 170 Swallow, 240 House Martin, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Tree Pipit, 34 Linnet

21-09-23 Sparrowhawk, Wickwar (Paul Sadley)

Wickwar:
1 Sparrowhawk (f)

NORTH SOMERSET

21-09-23 Greenshank, Portbury Wharf (Di Bunniss)

Portbury Wharf NR:
c50 Canada Geese, 3 Shoveler, Mallards, 5 Little Grebe, 1 Kestrel, 1 Moorhen, 3 Coot, 1 Curlew, 1 Greenshank, Black-headed Gulls, 5 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Magpie, Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 3 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, c 20 House Martin, 4 Cetti’s Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Blackbird, Robin, 4 Meadow Pipit, 1 Dunnock, 5 Goldfinch

Wain’s Hill, Clevedon to Yeo Estuary:
22 Mute Swan, 405 Shelduck, 205 Mallard, 130 Teal, 6 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 40 Oystercatcher, 2 Lapwing, 1 Golden Plover, 1 Grey Plover, 55 Ringed Plover, 260 Curlew, 25 Turnstone, 5 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper, 170 Redshank, 650 Black Headed Gull, 100 Herring Gull, 5 Lesser Black Backed Gull, 24 Cormorant (20+ regularly gather at concrete staithes of former Weston, Clevedon and Portishead railway, approx one mile upstream on River Yeo, Wick St Lawrence), 4 Grey Heron, 9 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 5 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 10 Raven, 46 Skylark, 15 Sand Martin, 150 Swallow, 170 House Martin (over 100 over Wain’s Hill, a further 70 at Yeo Estuary), 4 Cetti’s Warbler, 8 Chiffchaff, 1 Redstart, 1 Whinchat, 2 Stonechat, 37 Wheatear (inc flocks of 10 at Channel View sea wall and 12 at Yeo Estuary), 1 Yellow Wagtail, 11 Pied Wagtail, 5 White Wagtail, 200 Meadow Pipit, 3 Rock Pipit, 8 Greenfinch, 220 Linnet, 50 Goldfinch

Wemberham Lane, Yatton:
1 Sand Martin, 25 Swallow, 200 Starling and 4 Wheatear

21-09-23 Redstart, Yatton (Mark Savage)

Strawberry Line Yatton & Congresbury Moor:
1 Water Rail (heard), 2 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 2 Skylark, 5 House Martin, 6 Cetti’s Warbler (calling seen/heard), 1 Redstart

Woodspring Priory:
1 Osprey

North Worle:
1 Firecrest

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

21-09-23 Buzzard, Dam CVL (Merv Carlyon)

Dam:
1 Goldeneye (f), 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Buzzard (with what looks like a crossbow bolt in its wing)

Bernard King Hide:
3 Teal

21-09-23 Osprey, flying from Stratford to Sutton Wick (George Stacey)

Stratford:
1 Osprey, 1 Marsh Harrier (f), 4 Hobby, 1 Wheatear

Reported by: Di Bunniss, Merv Carlyon, Andy Davis, Ollie Fournier, Pete Hazelwood, Matt Hull, Simon Isgar, Trevor Riddle, Paul Sadley, Steve Sanins, Mark Savage, George Stacey, Larry Sweetland

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

20-09-23 Wednesday - Rain

Temp 15°C to 20°C. Rain all day, 17mm. West wind dropped from 19 to 7mph, max speed 35mph.

Little Stint
Common Tern

Curlew Sandpiper

Manx Shearwater

20-09-23 Sparrowhawk, Portishead (John Byles)

BRISTOL

No reports

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Northwick Warth/Pilning Wetland:

23 Lapwing, 6 Ringed Plover, 30 Curlew, 10 Black-tailed Godwit, 70 Knot, 12 Ruff, 6 Dunlin, 3 Curlew Sandpiper (video here), 3 Little Stint, 7 Redshank

Severn Beach:

Manx Shearwater

Wickwar garden:
1 f Blackcap

20-09-23 Greenfinch, Yate (Alan Daniells)

Yate garden:
Greenfinches

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead garden:
1 Sparrowhawk

Yatton, Wemberham Lane:

1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 3 Raven, 1+ Sand Martin, 20 House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Wheatear

BELOW M4 & BANES

No Reports

RESERVOIRS

20-09-23 Common Tern, CVL (Merv Carlyon)

Chew Valley Lake
2 Common Tern, Sand and House Martins

20-09-23 Sand & House Martin, CVL (Merv Carlyon)

Reports: Paul Bowerman, John Byles, Merv Carlyon, Alan Daniells, Oscar Dewhurst, Trevor Riddle, Paul Sadley, blagdonlakebirds, eBird, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG