09-09-26 Wednesday

Temp 10°C to 19°C - feeling colder. Sunny and cloudy all the day. A gentle breeze from the west north west backing westerly by tea time with gusting to 19 mph.

Glossy Ibis

BRISTOL

Cumberland Basin:

22 Black-headed Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 1 G BB Gull, 3 L BB Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Raven, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Goldfinch

09-09-26 Little Egret EP (Les Williams)

Eastville Park:

1 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

30+ House Martin, 1 Wheatear

09-09-26 Kestrel SB (David Minshall)

Severn Beach:
lots of and Ringed Plover and Dunlin, 6 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Kestrel, 1 Meadow Pipit

Wickwar:

1 Little Owl - calling 05:40

09-09-26 Marsh Tit Lower Woods (Mike Prior)

Lower Woods:

4 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 8 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Marsh Tit, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, 1 Song Thrush, 4 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Bullfinch, 10 Greenfinch - inc juv

NORTH SOMERSET

Uphill:

81 Oystercatcher, 17 Ringed Plover, 25 Curlew, 200+ Redshank, 5 Knot, 2 Dunlin, 3 Whinchat

BELOW M4 & BANES

Siston Hill:

2 Raven

Marshfield:
Shire Valley - 1 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, c50 Raven

Down Rd - c40 Swallow, c40 Linnet

Compton Dando:

5 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 20+ mixed Swallow & House Martin,
1 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Yellowhammer

Chelwood

1 Red Kite

Hinton Charterhouse and Wellow:
3 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

09-09-26 Swallow CVL (Ian Stapp)

Dam:
4 Egyptian Goose, 2 G BB Gull, 2 Little Egret, 1 G W Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 10+ Sand Martin, 30+ Swallow, 2 Grey Wagtail, 5 Pied Wagtail

09-09-26 Cattle Egret CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
2 Mute Swan - family inc polish cygnet, 14 Little Grebe - group, plus 3 in the pool, 3 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 5 Green Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 2 G BB Gull, 200+ Cormorant - flew in to the bay fished for 10 minutes then flew off towards Blagdon Lake, 8 Little Egret, 23 G W Egret, 6 Cattle Egret, 6 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 1 Cetti's Warbler

09-09-26 Ringed Plover CVL (George Stacey)

Stratford:

8 Wigeon, 16 Pintail, 21 Ringed Plover, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Knot, 5 Ruff, 6 Dunlin, 4 G BB Gull, 1 Glossy Ibis, 4+ Little Egret, 5 G W Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier (f), 1 G S Woodpecker 1 Hobby, 1 Peregrine - juv, 1 Reed Warbler, 10 Sand Martin & a few Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff - 1 singing, 2 Reed Bunting

Herriotts inc Pool:

29 Lapwing, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 23 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 5+ Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 1 Ruff, 4 G BB Gull, 1 Glossy Ibis, 6+ Little Egret, 8 G W Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Hobby, 1 Peregrine - on a stump, 7 Jackdaw, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 7 Pied Wagtail

Out of Area:

Blackdown:

1 Wryneck

Reported by: Jon Angell, Pete Brain, Andy Davis, Anthony Goodwin, Craig Lewis, John Lewis, David Minshall, Ross Nairn, Mike Prior, Phil Quinn, Paul Sadley, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Les Williams, Jack Wylson

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