02-09-23 Saturday - Merlin/Hawfinch

Temp 13°C to 24°C. Cloudy start, some rain, but turned into summer with blue skies. NE wind,  6mph

Swift
Whimbrel, Bar-tailed Godwit, Little Stint
Cattle Egret
Merlin
Lesser Whitethroat, Firecrest
Yellow Wagtail

Hawfinch

1-9-23 Dunlin & Turnstone, Severn Beach (Vic Savery)

Blaise and River Trym,

2 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Blue Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Wren, 3 Nuthatch, 1 Blackbird, 7 Robin

Stockwood Open Space:

2 Swift, 1 Buzzard, 2 Swallow, 12 House Martin

Stoke Park:
3 Teal, 3 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 20 Chiffchaff, 11 Blackcap, 6 Whitethroat, 1 Stonechat, 40 Goldfinch, 6 Greenfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

2-9-23 Little Stint, OPS (Steve Richardson)

Oldbury Power Station:
12 Oystercatcher, 1 Lapwing, c50 Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel (Shepperdine), 11 Black-tailed Godwit, 9 Dunlin, 1 juv Little Stint, 5 Common Sandpiper,  Peregrine, 100 Swallow, 125 House Martin, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat, 4 Yellow Wagtail

Aust Service:

16 Oystercatcher, 166 Swallow, 8 Chiffchaff, 8 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Wheatear, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Tree Pipit

2-9-23 Wheater, New Passage (Rob Emery)

Northwick Warth/Pilning Wetland:
300 Canada Geese, 2 Wigeon, 22 Lapwing, 200 Curlew, Bar & Black-tailed Godwit, 44 Knot, 1 Ruff, 1 Greenshank, 230 Redshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Wheater, 1 Hawfinch

Severn Beach:

30 Ringed Plover, 14 Curlew, 85 Turnstone, 40 Knot, 150 Dunlin,  5 Little Egret

Wickwar, Castle Livery:

1 Swift

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:

8 Gadwall, 2 Teal, 7 Little Grebe, Stock Dove, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, Swallow, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Whitethroat, 4 Linnet

Portishead, Phoenix Way:

1 Swift, 100 Swallow and House Martin

Clevedon -Yeo, + Wains Hill:

32 Mute Swan, 6 Egyptian Goose, 380 Shelduck, 200 Mallard, 5 Teal, 5 Coot, 2 Little Grebe, 53 Oystercatcher, 350 Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 165 Curlew, 10 Bar-tailed Godwit, 26 Turnstone, 2 Knot, 80 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper, 215 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 675 BH Gull, 80 Herring Gull, 21 Cormorant, 6 Grey Heron, 4 Great White Egret, 11 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 1 Merlin (Male, Channel View), 2 Skylark, 10 Sand Martin, 600 Swallow, 115 House Martin, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 9 Chiffchaff, 1200 Starling, 5 Stonechat, 20 Wheatear, 14 Yellow Wagtail, 10 Pied/White Wagtail, 40 Meadow Pipit, 215 Linnet, 60 Goldfinch

Nailsea, Watercress Farm:

party of 4 Hobbies

Sand Point:
2 Firecrest, 1 Redstart (Middle Hope)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:

2 Red Kite, 1Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 3 Wheatear

Mangotsfield, Rodway Common:

3 Tawny Owl

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
4 Cattle Egret

2-9-23 Hobby, Villice (NSL Birding)

Villice:

1 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 2 Sparrow Hawk, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 1 Hobby

Herons Green:

1 Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper

Herriott's:

Hobby

Reports: Paul Bowerman, Di Bunniss, Rob Emery, Heather England, Paul Francis, Andy Gibb, Anthony Goodwin, Peter Hazelwood, Matt Hull, Simon Isgar, Steve, Sanins, Steve Richardson, Vic Savery, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs,  blagdonlakebirds, eBird, NSLBirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG