Sightings 12-9-16

Overcast but mild and dry.  A wader fest again today.

Oldbury Power Station:

2 Little Egret, 3 Wigeon, 1 f Tufted Duck, 1 Peregrine, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 3 Little Stint, 6 Sanderling, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 340 Dunlin, 36 Ringed Plover, 1 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Redshank, 50 Turnstone, 30+ House Martin.

Littleton area:
3 Wheatear.

Elusive Pectoral Sandpiper (you're not kidding!)
(Brian Lancastle)

Northwick Warth/Pilning Wetlands/New Passage:
1 Pintail, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Marsh Harrier (1st yr), juv Pectoral Sandpiper, 90 Knot, 6 juv Curlew Sandpiper, 3 juv Little Stint, 1 Ruff, 1 Spotted Redshank, 2 juv Greenshank, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 250+ Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 (winter) Mediterranean Gull, 1 (1W) Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Black Tern. 1 White Wagtail, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Wheatear.

Lansdown, Bath:
2 Hobby chasing Swallows, 2 Whinchat, family of Marsh Tit.

Barrow Gurney Tanks: (late post from Saturday 10th)

105 Canada Goose, 20 Teal, 7 Common Sandpiper.

Common Sandpiper (George Stacey)

Blagdon Lake:
1 Great White Egret, 5 Ringed Plover (Top End), 2 Common Sandpiper (dam).

Chew Valley Lake:
2 Sandwich Tern (all day), and a record movement of 31 Turnstone (between 11 a.m.and 11.35 to the south-west in 3 groups of 15,4 and 12). 9 Wigeon, 1 Pintail, 2 female Goldeneye, 2 Little Egrets, 2 ad Hobbies with two juvs, 1 juv Ringed Plover,  4 Green Sandpipers, 2 Kingfishers, 1 Wheatear, 1000+ Gulls (mostly mid lake but 400+ at Herriotts)
Dam:
3 Egyptian Goose, 16 Cormorant (flying in from North), 26 Pied Wagtail, 3 Chaffinch
Villice:
15 Little Grebe, 3 Lapwing, 1 Ringed Plover, 5 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Hobby. 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
Heron's Green:
1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Sandwich Tern, 16 Starling (to roost), 1 Whinchat, c.100 Swallow (roosting), Stratford:
6 Lapwing, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Tawny Owl

Reports:  Derek Angell, Paul Bowerman, Mark Dadds, Andy Davis, Robert Hargreaves, Brian Lancastle, John Martin, Andy Middleton, Rich Mielcarek, George Stacey, Chris Stone, Keith Vinicombe, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

Sightings 11/9/16

1 juv Pectoral Sandpiper and 1 Little Stint at Northwick Warth

1 Black Necked Grebe, 4 Sandwich Tern at Blagdon Lake

11-9-16 Pectoral Sandpiper (Brian Lancaster)
juvenile at Northwick Warth

Bristol:
Stockwood Open Space:
1 Collared Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldfinch, 1 Linnet,

Oldbury Power Station:
6 Whinchat on third  Lagoon, 2 Whitethroat

New Passage/Northwick:
3 Pintail, 25 Wigeon, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Stint, 1 juv Pectoral Sandpiper (Brian Lancaster),
7 Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Ruff, 4 Knot, c.180 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Greenshank, 1 Whinchat,
1 Wheatear, 1 Tree Pipit, 2 Yellow Wagtail

11-9-16 Wheatear (Higgy)
Kenn Moor (also seen at Clevedon)

Clevedon-Yeo:
4 Buzzard, 3 Raven, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail

Kenn Moor:
1 Great White Egret, 4 Grey heron, 3 Hobby, 5 Buzzard, 1 Jay, 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Wheatear
YACWAG Reserve: 6+ Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Goldcrest

11-9-16 Dipper (Brian Thompson)
Good to see them at Willsbridge

Sand Point:
2 Whimbrel, 2 Stonechat, 2 Wheatear, 20-25 Yellow Wagtail, 15-20 Meadow Pipit

Willsbridge:
2 Dipper, 2 Grey Wagtail

11-9-16 Meadow Pipit (Paul Cousins)
A difficult bird to identify

Blagdon Lake:
1 Garganey , 1 Great White Egret, 1 Black Necked Grebe, 4 Sandwich Tern, 
3 Hobby, 2 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper

Chew Valley Ringing:
7 Chiffchaff & 1 recapture, 16 Reed Warbler, 6 Sedge Warbler

Chew Valley Lake:
10+ Little Grebe, 3 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 1 m Pintail, 1 Wheatear.
Stratford:
1 Black Necked Grebe. 

11-9-16 Great White Egret (Higgy)
Escaping Crow harrassment

WWT Steart Marshes: 1 Lesser Yellowlegs

Reports: Rich Andrews, Paul Bowerman, Teresa Chard, Janey Clark, Paul Cousins,  Sean Davies, Peter Hazelwood, Higgy, John Martin, Nigel Milbourne, Shane Pannell, Trevor Riddle, Marcus Smith, Julian Thomas, Brian Thompson, Mrs Trellis, Jason Williams, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, somerset wildlife photography, @WWTSteart

Sightings 10/9/2016

Wet and miserable morning turned into a bright and sunny afternoon.  Late evening update.

Very distant shot of a Buzzard!
(Nigel Stewart)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
Kestrel, 4 Wheatear, 3 Whinchat, 3 Redstart, 2 Whitethroat.

Hopeless photo of a Long-tailed Tit
(Paul Milsom)

Warmley Forest Park:
2 Buzzards,1 Tawny Owl, 1 Green Woodpecker, 15 Swallows, 8 Chiffchaff, 9 L T Tits, 4 Bullfinch.

Newton St Loe:
5 Teal, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Hobby, 1 Kingfisher, 50 Swallow, 10 House Martin, 6 Goldcrest, 2 Raven, 40+ House Sparrow, 2 Bullfinch.  

Oldbury Power Station:
40 Ringed Plover, 190+ Dunlin, 1 Sanderling, 1 Knot, 1 Black-tailed Godwit (all on the shore by Lagoon 2 at high tide).  6 Whinchat (Lagoon 3).

Egyptian Goose - OK, this one IS rather distant
('Lisegirl')

Northwick Warth:
20 Ringed Plover, 240 Dunlin, c.10 Knot, 1 Little Stint, 9 Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Ruff, 140 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Greenshank, 5 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Wheatear.

Curlew Sandpipers at Northwick Warth
(Craig Lewis)

New Passage:
3 Pintail, 1 Buzzard, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Wheatear.
Clevedon - Wains Hill to Kenn Estuary:
Spoonbill flying south (Andy Gibb).

Clevedon-Yeo (on the high tide):

6 Canada Goose, high count of 160 Shelduck (most at Kenn Estuary), 8 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 21 Ringed Plover, 10+ Dunlin, 2 Knot, 21 Bar-tailed Godwit (near Kenn Estuary), 60+ Curlew, 70+ Redshank, 8 Turnstone, 400 Black-headed Gull, 15+ Swallow, 9 Wheatear, 4 Raven, 80 Goldfinch, 40 Linnet.

Sand Point:
8 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Wheatear.

Sand Bay:
500+ Ringed Plover & Dunlin, 8 Knot, 2 Sanderling, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 10 Bar-tailed Godwit.

Blagdon Lake:
2 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 12 Grey Heron, 325 Canada Goose, 56 Mute Swan, probably still about 35 Wigeon and 8 Pintail, 3 Hobby, 2 Green Sandpiper, 10 GBB Gull.

Chew Valley Lake:
fishing competition - no news today ...

and just outside our area...Brean Down:
Black Redstart at the Fort

Reports: Jane Cumming, Andy Gibb, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Brian Lancastle, 'Lisegirl', Paul Milsom, James Packer, Chris Perry, David Poulton, H E Rose, Mrs Trellis, Nick Workman, blagdonbirds, opsbirding

Sightings 9/9/16

Garganey and Black-necked Grebe at Blagdon Lake

Sanderling at Oldbury Power Station

Bar-Tailed Godwit at New Passage

Whinchat at Chipping Sodbury Common and Chew Valley

09-09-16 Waders (Ian Stapp)
Coming in after rain at Blagdon Lake

Bristol
Abbots Leigh, Church Rd: 1 HOBBY (Sadly found dead)
Chelwood Roundabout: 2 Buzzard

Oldbury Power Station:
15 Ringed Plover, 1 Lapwing, 1 Sanderling, 10 Dunlin, 26 Redshank, 55 Turnstone, 1 Wheatear

Aust Warth:   2 Wheatear

New Passage/Northwick:
5 Knot, 37 Turnstone, 4 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail
Northwick Warth flash:
10 Ringed Plover, 3 Curlew Sandpiper, 50 Dunlin, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank,
Pilning wetland:
4 Little Egret, 1 Ruff + 3 Reeve, 2 Snipe, c.120 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Bar-Tailed Godwit, 30 Redshank

Sea Mills:
17 Redshank, 70+ BH Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 8 House Martin

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Kestrel, 1 Skylark, 4 Whinchat (quiet?)

Blagdon Lake:
35 Wigeon, 8 Pintail, 2 Garganey,  1 Little Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 2 Black-necked Grebe, 5 Ringed Plover, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 7 Dunlin
Bickfield Farm:  50+ House Martin & Swallow

09-09-16 Great White Egret (Ian Stapp)
One at Chew Valley Lake

Chew Valley Lake:
7 Wigeon, 5 Pintail, 42 Little Grebes, 1 juv Great White Egret (Stratford Bay, then roosted on Herriott's Pool), 5 Little Egret, 1 Hobby, 11 Lapwing, 1 Snipe. 5 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 3 Yellow-legged Gull (ad, 2nd-yr and Swiss-ringed juv), 19 GBB Gull, 15 Sand Martin,
50+ House Martin & Swallow, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Wheatear, 2 Yellow Wagtail
Dam:
3 Egyptian Geese,
Heron's Green:
2 Buzzard, 2 Whinchat 
Moreton:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Sandpiper
Stratford:
25 Knot (flew off west through Heron's Green)

Reports: Chris Craig, Andy Davis, lee Gardiner, Ken Hall and Rich Mielcarek, Andrew Middleton, Nige Milbourne, Vic Polley, Lois Pryce, Tony Scott, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Mrs Trellis, Keith Vinicombe, blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

Sightings 8/9/2016

A bright and windy day.   Late post.

Bristol Science Park Lake, Lyde Green 
Little Egret

Chipping Sodbury Common:
2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 8 Whinchat, 2 Spotted Flycatcher.

Oldbury Power Station:
Common Tern (downriver), Whinchat.

Littleton Brick Pits:
Peregrine

New Passage/Northwick Warth:
38 Wigeon, 22+ Shoveler, 3 Pintail, 3 Knot, 6 Curlew Sandpiper, 93 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Greenshank, 12 Yellow Wagtail.

Turnstone at  Severn Beach (Vic Savery)

Severn Beach:
adult Sabine's Gull.  (Paul Bowerman) (Wow! - ed.)

Portbury coast:
6 Wheatear.

Clevedon-Yeo:
15 Wigeon, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Peregrine, 10 Oystercatcher, 4 Ringed Plover, 5 Dunlin, 18 Black-tailed Godwit, 60 Curlew, 10 Swallow, 7 Wheatear, 5 Meadow Pipit.

Sand Point:
3 Wigeon in Sand Bay, 2 more going south.  22 Bar-tailed Godwit (going south), Swallows, House Martins, 1 Wheatear, 3 Blackcap, 6 Chiffchaff,

Kenn Moor:
1 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 6 Buzzard, 2 Hobby, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Redstart, 4 Wheatear, 7 Whinchat, 2 Linnet.

Barrow Gurney tanks:
148 Canada Goose, 12 Teal, Wigeon, 2 Moorhen, 8 Common Sandpiper.

Blagdon Lake:
Black-necked Grebe, 3 Little Egret, Garganey, 4 Pintail, Hobby, Peregrine.

8.9.16 - 3 Arctic Terns at Chew (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake:
(warning: fishing competition this weekend)
Dam:
2 G BB Gull
Woodford:
2 Little Egret, 150+ House Martins and Swallows.

Herons Green:
1 Little Egret, 3 Little Grebe, 2 Buzzard (including the white one), 2 Whinchat (pond), 10 House Sparrows.
Moreton:
1 Hobby, 1 Buzzard, 3 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker. 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff,  6 Goldcrest,  4 Long-tailed Tit.
Herriotts Bridge:
2 Little Egret, 1 Tufted x Pochard hybrid, 2 Buzzard, 2 Hobby, 1 Ruff, 9 Lapwing, 1 Yellow-legged Gull (pond), 3 Arctic Tern (on mud spit towards Stratford), 3 Black Tern (flying in Stratford bay) , 1 Cetti's Warbler.

Also reported at Chew:

1 Black-necked Grebe, 3 Wigeon, 1 Garganey.

Reports:  Paul Bowerman, John Croxton, Mark Dadds, Andy Davis, Michael Davis, David Gibbs, Robet Hargreaves, Rob Laughton, John Martin. Trevor Riddle, Vic Savery, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Mrs Trellis, blagdonbirds, opsbirding

Sightings 7-9-16

2 Little Stint at New Passage

1 Great White Egret, 2 Yellow-legged Gull at Chew Valley Lake

1 Great White Egret, 1 Black-necked Grebe at Blagdon

Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 at New Passage, 2 at Portbury coast and 1 at Clevedon-Yeo

Hobby, 1 at New Passage, 1 at Kenn Moor, 2 at Blagdon, and 1 at Chew Valley Lake

07-09-16 Hobby (Ian Stapp)
Lots passing through at moment - Stratford  

Bristol

St Whites Rd, Knowle: 

1 Tawny Owl (frequently calling from trees)

Littleton Warth pm:

190 Canada Goose, 1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Little Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 4 Oystercatcher, 5 Wheatear, 

80 Linnet

Aust Wharf:

1 Barn Owl (hunting this evening)

New Passage/Northwick:

2 Pintail, 2 Wigeon, 1 Hobby, 20 Ringed Plover, 4 Knot, 2 Little Stint, 6 Curlew Sandpiper, 180+ Dunlin, 6 Ruff, 8 Snipe, 90 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Green Sandpipers, 2 Greenshank, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Whinchat, 4 Yellow Wagtail 

Severn Beach:

80 Ringed Plover, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 50 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper

Portbury coast:

1 Little Egret, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Wheatear

Portbury Wharf:

3 Wigeon, 20 Gadwall, Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Blackcap

7-9-16 Wheatear (Shane Pannell)
Needs feeding up at Clevedon-Yeo

Clevedon-Yeo:

120 Shelduck, 10 Teal, 70 Mallard, 1 Cormorant, 10 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 10 Oystercatcher, 

10 Ringed Plover, 70 Curlew, 0 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Turnstone, 8 Dunlin, 

2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 140 Redshank, 300 Black-headed Gull, 5 LBB Gull, 

10 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Redstart, 10 Wheatear, 15 Pied Wagtail

Kenn Moor:

2 Hobby, 1 Whitethroat, 5 Whinchat

Weston-Super-Mare:

Old Town Quarry: 1 Yellow Wagtail (heard flying over near)

Blagdon Lake:

4 Pintail, 2 Garganey, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Peregrine, 2 Hobby, 

1 Common Sandpiper

07-09-16 Common Sandpiper & Lapwing  (Ian Stapp)
More mud showing at Stratford  

Chew Valley Lake:

2 Wigeon, 4 Pintail, 1 fem Goldeneye, 4 Little Egret, 10 Lapwing, 6 Green Sandpiper, 

2 Yellow-legged Gull (ad + 2nd-w), 1 Sand Martin, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 60 Pied Wagtail (roosting)

Dam:

1 Common Sandpiper, 1 G BB Gull, 12 Swallows & Martin

Villice:

1 Whinchat

Heron's Green:

3 Little Grebe, 1 Buzzard (the white one), 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Chiffchaff, 

10 Swallow  

Moreton:

4 Garganey, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Jay, 

1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff 

Stratford:

2 Hobby, 6 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Raven 

Herriotts End:

1 Little Egret, 5 GBB Gull, 1 Cetti's Warbler

6-9-16 Grey Phalarope (George Stacey)
Poor fellows in North Somerset at WWT Steart

St George's Flower Bank Nature Reserve (website) on the A369 East of the Gordano roundabout is looking for volunteers (1hr+) to help maintain the wildflowers

Please contact Bob Buck bobbuck1430@gmail.com 07884 400 221

Reports: Paul Bowerman, lee Gardiner, David Gibbs, Nigel Milbourne, Shane Pannell, Harvey Rose, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Mrs Trellis, Keith Vinicombe, blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

Sightings 6/9/16

Good day for singing Cetti's Warbler and Bar-tailed Godwit (BTO ID)

6-9-16 Bar-tailed Godwit (Mrs Trellis)
Portbury Wharf

Bristol
Eastville Park:
2  Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Dipper, 3 Grey Wagtail
Park Street:
1 Peregrine (caught pigeon over Council Green, flew top of Cathedral, 13.10)

6-9-16 Dipper (Richard Scantlebury)
supporting cast

Oldbury Power Station:
3 juv Pintail, 1 Cetti's Warbler (1st singing since spring), 1 Whinchat, 3 Wheatear

New Passage/Northwick Wharf:
200+ Canada Goose, 5 Wigeon, 8 Gadwall, 1 Garganey, 24 Shoveler, 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard,
2 Kestrel, 60 Oystercatcher, 14 Knot, 2 juv Little Stint, 8 Snipe, 80 Black-tailed Godwits,
8 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Sandpipers, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 73 Turnstone,
8 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail

Severn Beach:
120 Ringed Plover, 3 Curlew Sandpiper, 90 Dunlin and 30 Turnstone

Chipping Sodbury Common:
3 Whinchat, 1 Common Redstart

Portbury Wharf:
85 Ringed Plover, 230 Dunlin, 13 Bar-tailed Godwit, 48 Curlew, 1 Wheatear

6-9-16 Wheatear (Brian Lancastle)
Posh little fellow

Clevedon-Yeo:
50 Shelduck, 8 Ringed Plover, 8 Bar-tailed Godwit, 12 Curlew, 100+ Swallow (Farm Back Lane),
4 Wheatear, 150 Goldfinch (single flock), 16 Linnet, 8 Reed Bunting

Tickenham:
6 Grey Heron, 1 Hobby, 3 Wheatear. 1 Pipit sp.

Kenn Moor:
1 Grey Heron, 1 Chiffchaff, 5 Whinchat

Kenn River:
2 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Common Snipe, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Whinchat, 2 Wheatear

Weston-Super-Mare:
Old Town Quarry: 4 Peregrine (having a territorial dispute)
Worle, Plumley Park: 1 (flyover) Peregrine, 1 Yellow Wagtail

Marksbury:
150+ Starling

Blagdon Lake:
13 Barnacle Geese, 1 Garganey, 1 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 1 Black-necked Grebe,
1 Water Rail, 1 Hobby, 2 Green Sandpiper

Chew 06-09-16 3 Little Grebe 2 Gadwall (Ian Stapp)
Chew coming to life

Chew Valley Lake:
50+ Swallow, 50+ House Martin
Dam:
1 GBB Gull, 2 Collared Dove, 3 Sand Martin, 19 Swallow, 6 Pied Wagtail
Heron's Green:
167 Canada Goose, 3 Little Grebe, 2 juv Hobby, 2 GBB Gull, 2 Raven, 1 Kingfisher
Moreton:
1 Little Egret, 6 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 1 Kestrel, 2 Green Sandpiper, 4 GBB Gull, 2 Raven,
1 Kingfisher,
3 Jay, 3 Goldcrest, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Chiffchaff
Herriotts End:
51 Canada Goose, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Cetti's Warbler

6-9-16 Curlew Sandpiper (Paul Bowerman)
Reflections of yesterday

Reports: BOC Walkers, Paul Bowerman, John Croxton, David Gibbs, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Adrian Hockey, Brian Lancastle, Nigel Milbourne, Shane Parnell, Mark Parsons, David Poulton, Richard Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, Mrs Trellis, Paul Williams, blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

Sightings 5/9/2016

5-9-16 Wood Sandpiper (Paul Bowerman)
New Passage - Pilning Wetland

Bristol
Eastville Park:
100+ House Martin, large flocks of Long-tailed Tit
Crews Hole: 1 Coal Tit (back on the feeders today after a long absence)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
Whinchat.

Pilning Wetlands/Northwick Warth:
A stonking total of 19 species of wader seen today!
Osprey (circling for 15 mins, then flew south).  1 Egyptian Goose, 1 juv Garganey, 14 Knot, 8 Curlew Sandpiper, 4 Sanderling, 5 Ruff, 3 Snipe, 100 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Whimbrel, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 juv Spotted Redshank, 4 Greenshank, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 66 Common (mostly) and Arctic Tern,  2 Wheatear, 3 Yellow Wagtail.  (Full list at Severnsidebirds)

5-9-16 juv Spotted Redshank  (Brian Lancastle)
New Passage - Pilning Wetland

Portbury Wharf:
1 Little Egret, 105 Ringed Plover, 2 Knot, 33 Dunlin, 1 Wheatear

Portishead:
Hobby (due south over the High Street), Common Sandpiper (Battery Point).

Late news from Yatton:
2 Wryneck reported in a private garden on Sat 3rd September.

Blagdon Lake:
2 Garganey, 1 Pintail, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 14 Little Grebe, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 2 Common Sandpiper, ad Yellow-legged Gull, 4 GBB Gull,1 ad Common Tern, 1 juv Black Tern (early, then vanished).
Bickfield Farm: last 2 House Martin young fledged today, out flying 3.55pm

05-09-16 Little Egret + 3 Green Sandpiper (Ian Stapp)
Chew Valley Lake

Chew Valley Lake:
170+ Canada Geese, 13 Barnacle Geese, 3 Egyptian Geese, 1 Wigeon, 3 juv Pintail, 1 female Goldeneye, 1 Tufted x Pochard hybrid, 5 Little Egret, 32 Little Grebe, 1 Hobby, 3 Ringed Plover, just 4 Lapwing, 7 Common Sandpiper, 4 Green Sandpiper, 2 x 2nd-yr Yellow-legged Gull, 23 GBB Gull, 2 Jay, 5 Sand Martin, 80+ Swallow and House Martin, 4 Goldcrest. The Osprey look-alike white Buzzard still around.

5-9-16 Knot (Lisa Presland)
New Passage

Reports: Phil Baber, Paul Bowerman, Alex Carlisle, Allan Chard, Sean Davies, Lee Gardiner, Ken Hall, Brian Lancastle, "Lisegirl",  John Martin, Martin McGill, Ian Stapp, Mrs Trellis, Keith Vinicombe, blagdonbirds 

Sightings 4-9-16

2 Manx Shearwater, at Anchor Head & Severnside, 1 Storm Petrel, at Anchor Head (W-S-M)
2 Bar-tailed Godwit at Clevedon-Yeo

1 Black-necked Grebe at Blagdon Lake and Chew Valley Lake
1st autumn Great White Egret at Chew Valley Lake
1st autumn Siskin at Langford nr Churchill
2 Shoveller, m/f, First sighting at Newton St Loe Lakes

4-9-16 Dipper (Allan Chard)
An obliging Dipper in the river Frome

Bristol
Eastville Park: 1 Dipper

Aust Warth:
2 Kestrel, 1 Greenshank, 2 Common Sandpiper, c.120 Starling (migrating in small groups)

4-9-16 Knot (Mrs Trellis)
Rare photo at Portbury

New Passage/Northwick:
240+ Canada Goose, 1 Egyptian Goose, 31 Gadwall, 4 Shoveler, 1 Manx Shearwater, 5 Little Egret, 7 little grebe, 1 Hobby, 1 juv. Kestrel, 11 Knot, 1 juv Sanderling, 1 juv Curlew Sand, 1 juv Ruff,
10 Dunlin, 45 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank,  1 juv Black Tern,
1 Kingfisher, 8 Sand Martin, influx of Willow Warbler, 1 Sedge warbler, 6 Wheatear, 2 Reed Bunting

4-9-16 Manx Shearwater (John Martin)
New Passage

Severn Beach: 2 Manx Shearwater

Portbury Wharf:
18 Ringed Plover, 2 Knot, 28 Dunlin, 18 Redshank

Gordano Valley Ringing Station:
3-9-16: 72 birds ringed (65 new, 7 retraps) inc 3 Chiffchaff, 33 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 6 Sedge Warbler, 9 Reed Warbler

4-9-16 Greenshank (Mrs Trellis)
Northwick Wharf

Clevedon-Yeo:
130 Shelduck, 3 Teal, 22 Little Egret, 3 Peregrine, 6 Oystercatcher, 13 Ringed Plover, 13 Knot, 48 Dunlin, 24 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Whimbrel, 110 Curlew, 2 Greenshank, 18 Turnstone, 2 Swallow, 5 Wheatear, 2 Rock Pipit, 40+ Linnet

Anchor Head (W-S-M): 7.55-10.10am 30 Shelduck, 3 Fulmar, 2 Manx Shearwater, 1 Storm Petrel, 1 Ringed plover, 1 Tern sp.

Langford, nr Churchill: 1 Siskin (first this autumn)

4-9-16 Shoveler (Wayne Tucker)
First sighting at Newton St Loe Lakes

Newton St Loe:
2 m/f Shoveller, 2 Teal, 3 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 20 Barn Swallow, 50/60 House Martins,
2 Chiffchaff, 30+ Mistle Thrush, 15 Starling, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 3 Wheatear(7 acre),
1 Yellowhammer

Blagdon Lake:
1 Garganey, 1 Black-necked Grebe (Top End), 12 Ringed Plover (Lodge)

Chew Valley Ringing Station:
Nest recording: 12th & 13th Stock Dove nestling ringed
Numbers today incl: 12 Chiffchaff, 10 Sedge Warbler. 6 Reed Warbler

Chew Valley Lake:
1 Great White Egret seen from Herons Green Bay down to Herriotts End
Stratford: 1 Black-necked Grebe
2 Otters in Stratford Bay from Herriott's End this evening

3-9-16 Whitethroat (Molly Parnell-GVRS)
Unusual extra white tail feathers

Reports: Rich Andrews, Paul Bowerman, Allan Chard, Chris Craig, Sean Davies, Rob Emery, David Gibbs, David Goodliffe,  Robert Hargreaves, Andrew Mason, John Martin, Andy Mears, Shane & Molly(7) Pannell, Lois Pryce, Harvey Rose, Mrs Trellis, Wayne Tucker, Jason Williams,CVRS,  nslbirding

Sightings 3/9/2016

Wet and miserable after noon.  Late update.

Red Grouse this morning (Jenny Vickers) 
- so where is your blogger today?  (clue: it was just as wet as Somerset)

Filton Pool (A38 opp Filton Airfield):
Mute Swan, 5 Mallard, Coot family, Moorhen.

Bristol, Stockwood Open Space:
4 Jay, 10 Magpie, 6 Linnet, 5 Goldfinch.

3-9-16 Ringed Plover (Rod Holbrook)
Severn Beach

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Little Egret, 1 Greenshank, 33 Redshank, 1 ad winter Mediterranean Gull (in high tide roost), Yellow Wagtail (over), 4 Wheatear all at yacht club.

Littleton Brick Pits

Hobby

Cake Pill, Aust:
4 Shelduck, 35 Oystercatcher, 11 Dunlin, 9 Curlew, 12 Redshank,  30 hirundines including 2 Sand Martins, 35 Starlings.

3-9-16 Dunlin (Rod Holbrook)
Severn Beach

3-9-16 Turnstone (Rod Holbrook)
Severn Beach

3-9-16 juv Black Tern (Paul Bowerman)
Pilning Wetland

New Passage/Northwick Warth:
Hobby,8+ Knot, juv Curlew Sandpiper, 50 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Greenshank, juv Black Tern, Kingfisher, 4 Sand Martin, 3 Yellow Wagtail, Whitethroat.

3-9-16 Kingfisher (John Martin)
New Passage

Sea Mills:
78 Redshank, 5 Common Sandpiper.

Blagdon Lake:
2 Garganey, 5 Ringed Plover, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper.

Reports: Paul Bowerman, Teresa Chard, Mark Dadds, Peter Hazelwood, Rod Holbrook, John Martin, Lois Pryce, Tony Scott, blagdonbirds

Sightings 2/9/16

1 juv/female Hen Harrier at Weston-Super-Mare
1 male Common Scoter from Stratford hide at Chew Valley Lake
1 Mediterranean Gull at Oldbury Power Station
first Pintail at Blagdon Lake

2-9-16 juv Curlew Sandpiper (John Martin)
on the flash at New Passage

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Mediterranean Gull

New Passage/Northwick:
16 Knot, 1 juv Curlew Sandpiper, 200 Dunlin, 1 Reeve, 50 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Whimbrel,
4 Greenshank, 20+ Turnstones, 1 juv Black Tern, 21 Stock Dove, 1 Chiffchaff (singing), 3 Wheatear, 5 Yellow Wagtail. Full details at Severnside Birds

2-9-16 Whinchat (Lee Gardiner)
One at the Common

Chipping Sodbury Common:
4 Whinchat

Portbury Wharf:
1 Wigeon, 11 Shoveler, c.50 Hirundines mostly Swallows, 12 Stock Dove, 3 Chiffchaff

2-9-16 Yellow Wagtail (Paul Cousins)
Another birder braving 50 bulls at Sand Point

Sand Point:
Early evening: 5 Wheatear, 20+ Yellow Wagtail

Weston-Super-Mare:
1 juv/female Hen Harrier, 12 Goldfinch

Newton St Loe:
7.30 pm. 2 Buzzard. 1 Green Woodpecker, 20 Swallow, 30 House Martin

Blagdon Lake:
1 Pintail (first of the autumn), 1 Garganey, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Yellow-legged Gull. Full details at Blagdonlakebirds

Chew Valley Lake:
Stratford:
1 male Common Scoter

1-9-16 juv Spotted Redshank (John Martin)
2 of yesterday's birds from New Passage at dusk

Reports: Paul Bowerman, Paul Cousins, Andy Davis, Lee Gardiner, Peter Hazelwood, Robert Hargreaves, Brian Lancaster, John Martin, Nigel Milbourne, Robert Purveur, Chris Stone

Sightings 1st September 2016 (autumn start here!)

Bristol, Eastville Park:
Kingfisher (Martin-Pêcheur; en français)

1/9/16 Martin Pêcheur (Richard Scantlebury)
There's tasty fish in Eastville Park

Bristol, Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
12 Swallow, 40 House Martin, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Willow Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler

Oldbury Power Station:
More migrants arriving, mostly on Lagoon 2 shore- 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper,
1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler 1 Whinchat, 3 Wheatear

Littleton Pits ringing arena: Session 27 to 29th Aug
Grasshopper warbler caught 12ft up in one of the high nets. 28 Chiffchaff the other notable total.

New Passage/Northwick:
2 juv Spotted Redshank, 1 Greenshank

Severn Beach:
Big flock of mixed Ringed Plover, Turnstone, and Dunlin.

01-09-2016 Dunlin (Vic Savery)

Portbury Wharf:
31/8/16: 1 Wigeon, 16 Teal, 8 Shoveler, 2 Common sandpiper, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff,
4 Blackcap

Kenn Moor:
200 Swallows lined up on the wires along Duck Lane this morning.

Clevedon-Yeo:
30, Shelduck, 12 Teal, 9 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 62, Oystercatcher, 22 Ringed Plover, 110 Curlew, 23 Black-tailed Godwit (nice flock, lets hope they stay), 8 Turnstone, 80 Dunlin, 4 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Greenshank, 160 Redshank, 300+ Black-headed Gull, 1 Peregrine (out on the Blackstone), 20 Swallow, 2 Wheatear, 3 Rock Pipit, and 30 Linnet

Sand Point:
10 + Whinchat, 10 + Wheatear, 25 + Yellow Wagtail

Somerset: Getting all the action: Aquatic Warbler at Meare Heath, and a Wryneck at Stert Point

1/9/16 Wryneck (Roger Musgrove)

Hinton Blewitt: 1 Wryneck (31/08/2016)

Warmley Forest Park:
1 Moorhen, 1 Tawny Owl, 15 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Wheatear, 4 Bullfinch

Upton Cheney: 
4 Buzzards, 2 Barn Owls, 2 fly-by Raven; one calling ( must be a juv!), 1 Wheatear

Backwell Lake: 
1 Little Egret

1/9/16 Little Egret (Jonathon Mock)

Barrow Gurney:
10 Teal, 1 Peregrine, 14 Common sandpiper

Blagdon Lake:
5 Wigeon, 1 Garganey, 2 Little Egret, 3 Ringed Plover, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, and 2 Common Tern - Adult and Juv

Chew Valley Lake:
Dam: Hungry gulls eating a rotting pike corpse. Phew
2 Lesser Black-backed (metal rings), 1 Yellow-legged Gull (metal ring), 1 Herring Gull (Metal ring + Plastic Yellow ring D:DM)

01/09/2016 juv Great Black Backed Gull (Ian Stapp)

Other stuff: 12 Barnacle Geese, 1 female Goldeneye, 10 Lapwing, 7 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Yellow-legged Gull, 45+ Swallow
Woodford:
2 Little Egret, and 12 Swallows.
Villice:
3 Garganey, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper and 2 Hobby.
Heron's Green:
268 Canada Goose, 1 Buzzard, and keeping the flies down around the drinkers 15 House Martins (Blue Bowl)
Moreton:
2 Buzzard, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker,
2 Hobby, 1 Cetti’s Warbler (calling),  6+ Chiffchaff
Stratford:
2 Little Egret, 1 ad Black-necked Grebe, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap
Herriotts Bridge:
1 Buzzard, mix of 20 Swallows & Martins

Reports: Karin Breiter, John Croxton Paul House, Harvey Rose, Jonathan Mock, Pete Hazelwood, Judith Hutchins, Steve Hale, John Griffiths John Martin, C Perry, Ian Stapp, Richard Scantlebury, Chris Stone, Keith Vinicombe, blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG