Thursday, 11 September 2025

11-09-25 Thursday - Storm Petrel

Temp 11°C to 17°C. Sunshine and showers. Fresh breeze from south west gusting to 34mph.

Wood & Curlew Sandpipers
Mediterranean Gull
Common, Arctic & Black Terns
Arctic Skua
Manx Shearwater
Storm Petrel
Glossy Ibis
Osprey
11-09-25 Storm Petrel, Severn Beach (Matt Hall)
BRISTOL

Mangotsfield garden:
Black-winged Kite reported over

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
1 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 2 Sand Martin, 16 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 1 Whinchat (first of autumn at this site)

Troopers Hill LNR:
1 Buzzard, 1 Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, 1-2 Whitethroat

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage/Pilning:
Shelduck, 2 Shoveler, Gadwall, 5 Wigeon, 4 Pintail, Teal, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Avocet, Oystercatcher, 250 Ringed Plover, 55 Lapwing, 270 Curlew, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Snipe, 9 Common Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 50 Redshank, 3 Turnstone, 2 Knot, 2 Ruff, 35+ Curlew Sandpiper, 500 Dunlin, 4 Little Stint, 2 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard,  1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 1 Raven, 4 Skylark, 15 Swallow, 3 House Martin, 1 Cettis warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 5 Wheatear, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 25 Meadow Pipit, Tree Pipit, 1 Reed Bunting

11-09-25 Wheatear, Severn Beach (Vic Savery)
Severn Beach:
4 Oystercatcher, 7 Ringed Plover, 17 Curlew, 1 Turnstone, 5 Dunlin, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Arctic Skua (dark phase), 2 Black Tern, Common Tern, 2 Arctic Tern, 1 Storm Petrel, 8 Manx Shearwater, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 1 Merlin, 271 Swallow, Wheatears & Meadow Pipits

11-09-25 Raven with Rook escort, Wickwar (Paul Sadley)
Wickwar:
Raven & Rooks

Chipping Sodbury Common:
2 Willow Warbler, 4 Redstart, 4 Whinchat,  2 Yellow Wagtail

NORTH SOMERSET

11-09-25 Reed Warbler, WSM Hospital (Paul Moon)
Weston-Super-Mare Hospital:
1 Herring Gull (reported to have eaten 100 small koi carp!), 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail

BELOW M4 & BANES

Chelwood:
2 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
4 Egyptian Goose, 3 Lapwing, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Greenshank, 24 Glossy Ibis, 5 Little Egret, 4 Great White Egret

11-09-25 juv Common Tern, CVL (Bri Thompson)
Chew Valley Lake
9+ Black Tern, 20 Common Tern, 80 Glossy Ibis moving between Herons Green Bay and Herriotts Bridge, 1000+ Sand / House Martin and Swallow all over the lake

Bernard King Hide:
1 Garganey

11-09-25 Greenshank, Sutton Wick (George Stacey)
Sutton Wick:
4 Greenshank

Woodford:
7 Little Egret, 8 Great White Egret, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Chiffchaff

Nunnery:
76 Ringed Plover, Greenshank, 6 Curlew Sandpiper, 8 Dunlin

Herons Green:
3 Swift, 11 Little Grebe,  2 Greenshank, 1 BH Gull (leucistic) 4 GBB Gull, Little Egret, 2 Great White Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 1 Osprey, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 300+ Sand / House Martin, 12+ Swallow, 1 Grey Wagtail, 30+ Pied Wagtail     

11-09-25 Osprey, Moreton (Ian Stapp)
Moreton:
2 Common Sandpiper, 3 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Osprey

Stratford:
42 Ringed Plover, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 11 Greenshank, 4 Curlew Sandpiper (juvs), 20 Dunlin (inc one showing characters of Arctica race), 2 Osprey, 2 Marsh Harrier (m), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Red Kite, 2 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Wheatear, 1 Meadow Pipit

11-09-25 Common Sandpiper, Herriotts CVL (Lee Patch)
Herriott's Bridge:
12 Little Grebe, 1 Water Rail, 13 Lapwing, 27 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 4 Green Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 2 Ruff, 4 GBB Gull, 3 Little Egret, 7 Great White Egret, 7 Grey Heron, 1 Osprey, 2 Marsh Harrier (1m, 1f ), 1 Kingfisher, 1 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff,  2 Grey Wagtail, 20+ Pied Wagtail

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Pete Cheetham, Coller, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Mike Dilger, Duncan Evered, Markas Gilmartin, Ray Gooding, Matt Hall, Dave Hughes, Lucy Masters, Andy Mears, Paul Moon, Lee Patch, James Richard, Carol Rushton, Paul Sadley, Vic Savery, Nigel Sluman, Mark Smith, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Bri Thompson:
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