07-09-18 Friday

Cool start. Mostly sunny with a bit of a cool breeze particularly by the coast

Whimbrel, Whinchat, Spotted Redshank, Tawny Owl, Green Sandpiper, Hobby

BRISTOL

Crew's Hole:
3 Tawny Owl

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Curlew Sandpiper 7th Sept 2018 OPS (Raoul Chandrasakera)

Oldbury Power Station:
Late news - 40 Ringed Plover, 1 Curlew Sandpiper (j), 50 Dunlin.
84 Curlew - mostly out on Oldbury Sands in the estuary, some in Avon, some in Glos
104, Canada Goose, 3 Wigeon  - on the lake, 1Tufted Duck, 3 Little Egret, 3 Blackcap
6 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Yellow Wagtail

New Passage/Northwick:
1 Whimbrel, 150 Black-tailed Godwit, 20 Oystercatcher, 10 Redshank, Teal, Mallard, Shelduck,
205+ Canada Goose, 4 Mute Swan, 1 Lapwing, 6 Meadow Pipit, 4 Pied Wagtail, 50 Goldfinch,
60 Linnet, 1 Kestrel, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker

Chipping Sodbury Common: 6 Whinchat, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Wheatear, 1 Stonechat, 5 Redstart,
4 Lesser and 3 Common Whitethroat, Meadow Pipit (several), Blackcap, Garden Warbler,
20 Swallow, 5 House Martin, 2 Sky Lark, 2 Raven, 1 Kestrel, 1 Buzzard

7-9-18 Yellow Wagtail and Whinchat (Paul Woolams)
Chipping Sodbury Common

 NORTH SOMERSET
 Clevedon-Yeo:
6 Mute Swan, 20 Shelduck, 20 Teal, 70 Mallard, 9 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 6 Oystercatcher

~8 Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 75 Curlew, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Bar-tailed Godwit
~45 Dunlin, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank (Juv)
4 Greenshank, 230 Redshank, 1 Snipe, 100 Black-headed Gull, 2 GBB Gull  (Ad and juv)
4 Raven, 1 Wheatear, 40 Linnet

BELOW M4 & BANES

Newton St Loe:
2 Tawny Owl in flight then very vocal in woods, 8  Mute Swan (3 ad, 5 juv), 2+ Raven, 2 Buzzard,
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Nuthatch, 2 Goldcrest, 3 Coal Tit; among the usual others many Blue Tits and Great Tits – the latter looking smart in bright new plumage

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
2 Greylag Goose, 2 G-W Egret, 4 L Egret, 4 Snipe, 4 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper
2 Common Gull (Dam), 2 Y-L Gull (Dam & H G)
Hobby 2 Herriotts /2 Nunnery /3 Moreton
50+ House Martin & few Swallow (Stratford /Herriotts)

7-9-18 Common Sandpiper at Chew  (George Stacey)

 Woodford:
50 Cormorant (back of Denny Island), 1 Jay
Moreton:

7-9-18 Hobby (Ian Stapp)

Reports: Alastair Fraser,  Andrew Middleton, Paul Woolams, Harvey Rose, Peter Coslett, Anne Crowe, Lee Gardiner, Ian Stapp, Talkingtobears, George Stacey, Raoul Chandrasakera, BUPP, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

06-09-18 Thursday - Spotted Flycatcher

Temp 10 to 18℃. Bright start today, duller later, still quite mild

Pintail, Wigeon
Marsh Harrier, Hobby
Spotted Flycatcher
Redstart, Whinchat, Wheatear
Yellow Wagtail

6-9-18 Great White Egret, Herriotts, CVL (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL

St Anne's:
2 Little Egret

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Whinchat, 2 Wheatear

6-9-18 Spotted Flycatcher at New Passage (Paul Bowerman)

New Passage/Northwich Warth:
252 Canada Geese plus the hybrid, 20 Shoveler, 46 Gadwall, 3 Wigeon, 145 Teal, 1 Whimbrel, 250 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 5 Stock Dove, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Grey Wagtail

Chipping Sodbury Common:
3 Mute Swan over, 1 Stock Dove, 100 Swallow through, Chiffchaffs and Blackcaps, 6 Lesser & 2 Common Whitethroat, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 4 Redstart, 6 Whinchat, 1 Yellow Wagtail

NORTH SOMERSET

Sand Point/Bay:

1 Marsh Harrier, Raven, 15 Swallow, 10 Chiffchaff, 12 Wheatear, 10 Meadow Pipit, 1 Grey Wagtail

BELOW M4 & BANES

6-9-18 Long-tailed Tit at NSL (NSL Birding)

Newton St Loe:
6 Buzzard, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 5 Swallow, 25 House Martin, 5 Coal Tit, 30 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Chiffchaff, 6 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 3 Song Thrush, 15 Mistle Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail, 11 Linnet

Southstoke, Bath, Engine Wood:
1 Hobby (1st I've ever seen here), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Raven, Marsh Tit

RESERVOIRS

6-9-18 Egyptian Geese at the Woodford Lodge (Anne Crowe)

Chew Valley Lake:
400 Canada Geese (flew to Mendips at dusk), 2 Greylag Goose, 3 Egyptian Geese (WL to Herriotts late), 1 Shelduck, 15 Pintail, 20 Wigeon, 7 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 1 j Marsh Harrier, 1 Water Rail, 13 Lapwing, 4 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper (Dam), 5 Green Sandpiper, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Kestrel, 5 Hobby, 200 mixed Hirundine, 1 Grey Wagtail

6-9-18 Reed Warbler, Nunnery (Ian Stapp)

Out of Avon:

Red-footed Falcon at WWT Steart Marshes

Reports: Paul Bowerman, Paul Bowyer, Mark Coller, Anne Crowe, Lee Gardiner, Robert Hargreaves,  Simon Harris, Peter Hazelwood, Darren Pearce, Aravind Ramesh, Nigel Sluman, Ian Stapp, Chris Teague, NSL Birding

05-09-18 Wednesday - Wryneck

Temp 13 to 21℃. Dry warm & Sunny today, fresher breeze later in the morning

5-9-18 Wryneck on Chipping Sodbury Common (Paul Woolams)
'Couldn’t believe my luck when it flew in and perched in front of me'

Wryneck
Pintail, Wigeon, Goldeneye
Black-necked Grebe
Marsh Harrier, Hobby
Curlew Sandpiper, Spotted Redshank
Common Tern
Spotted Flycatcher
Tree Pipit, Yellow Wagtail

BRISTOL

Charlton Common, Patchway:
2 Buzzard, 1 Chiffchaff

Easton:
1 Tree Pipit over

Filton:
2 Raven flying NE calling

5-9-18 Spotted Flycatcher in Stoke Park (Patrick Richards)

Stoke Park and Duchess Lake:

18 Mallard, 1 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, 4 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 11 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Chiffchaff, 12 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, 3 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Whinchat, 6 Meadow Pipit, 4 Reed Bunting

Wild Place Project at Bristol Zoo's woodlands and meadow, just west of Cribbs Causeway:

2 Green and 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 1 Marsh Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 1 imm. Spotted Flycatcher

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 juv Curlew Sandpiper, 8 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Tree Pipit

5-9-18 Knot at New Passage (Paul Bowerman)

New Passage/Northwich Warth:
3 Pintail, 3 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 190+ Black-tailed Godwit, 42 Turnstone, 16 Knot,  1 Ruff, 2 juv Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Kestrel, 1 Wheatear (4 at Shaft Beach)

5-9-18 Whinchat at CSC (Peter Coslett)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
3 Buzzard, 1 Wryneck, 2 Kestrel, 5 Swallow, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 4 Lesser & 10 Common Whitethroat, 4 Redstart, 7 Whinchat, 2 Wheatear, 4 Yellow Wagtail, a few Linnet, 50 Goldfinch, Brown Hare

NORTH SOMERSET

5-9-18 Marsh Harrier at Sand Bay (Paul Bowyer)

Sand Point/Bay:

1 Marsh Harrier, Raven, 15 Swallow, 10 Chiffchaff, 12 Wheatear, 10 Meadow Pipit, 1 Grey Wagtail

Worle:
1 Harris Hawk on the loose last few months

BELOW M4 & BANES

Wick, St Anne's Drive:
7 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 40 House Sparrow

Marshfield, 17:00 - 18:30:
7 Red-legged Partridge, 1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Stock Dove, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Kestrel, 4 Raven, 80 Starling, 3 Whinchat, 2 Wheatear, 40 Yellowhammer

Newton St Loe:
1 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 3 Raven, 1 Swallow, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 4+ Nuthatch

Southstoke, Bath:
Great whirling flock of 60+ House Martins - probably more than I've seen in total the previous 4 months!

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
lots Great White Egret, lots Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Knot,  2 Ruff, 1 Dunlin, 1 Spotted Redshank, 4 Greenshank, 1 Peregrine

5-9-18 Greylag Goose along Nunnery bank (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake:
Canada Geese, 14 Greylag Goose, 2 Pintail, 20 Wigeon, 1 f Goldeneye

5-9-18 Black-necked Grebe from Herons Green (Ian Stapp)

2 Black-necked Grebe, 11 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 j Marsh Harrier, 63 Black-tailed Godwit, 10 Snipe

5-9-18 Common Sandpiper at CVL (George Stacey)

4 Common Sandpiper (Bernard King), 10 Green Sandpiper, 8 Greenshank, 1 Common Gull, 1 ad Common Tern, 5 Hobby, 1 j Peregrine

5-9-18 Little Stint at Cheddar Res. (George Stacey)

Out of Avon:

Little Stint at Cheddar Reservoir
42 Cattle Egret at Catcott, Osprey at Shapwick, Bearded Tit at Ham Wall

Reports: Paul Bowerman, Paul Bowyer, Peter Coslett, Jane Cumming, Michael Davis, Barry Dursley, Robert Hargreaves, Simon Harris, Peter Hazelwood, Rob Laughton, Lisegirl, Andy Mears, Nigel Milbourne, Michael Moxon, Dave Nevitt, Darren Pearce, Chris Perry, Lois Pryce, Aravind Ramesh, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Jason Williams, Paul Woolams, NSL Birding

04-09-18 Tuesday - Nightjar

Still, overcast day though continuing quite warm

Nightjar (2nd)
Mandarin Duck
Redstart, Whinchat
Yellow Wagtail, White 'alba' Wagtail
Wigeon & Pintail - autumn is here
Spotted Redshank
Cattle Egret

BRISTOL

No reports

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
Juvenile Arctic Tern again patrolling the Tidal Reservoir

01-09-2018 juvenile Rose-coloured Starling, Severn Beach (Paul Bowerman)
[useful in showing how distinctively different they are]

Severn Beach:

Northwich Waarth:
30 Gadwall, 6 Wigeon, 200 Teal, 2 Little Egret, 45 Lapwing, 1 Whimbrel, 23 Knot, 1 Sanderling, 1 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 140 Redshank, 1 Kingfisher.

Yate, Kingsgate Park:
1 Mandarin Duck, 3 Gadwall, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Nuthatch

4-9-18 Whinchat at CSC (Barry Dursley)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Buzzard, 4 Snipe flying west, 1 Kestrel, 3 Raven, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat, 3 Redstart, 4 Whinchat

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon, Channel view:
5 Whinchat

Nailsea:
A day-roosting Nightjar photographed in a garden at 15.30 on 2nd September.

Sand Point/Bay:
1 Wigeon, 3 Teal, 345 Swallow, 205 House Martin, 1 Willow Warbler, 8 Chiffchaff, 2 LesserWhitethroat, 1 Whinchat, 7 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 23 Meadow Pipit. Many of the migrants moving through very quickly

BELOW M4 & BANES

4-9-18 Pied Wagtail at Marshfield (TBOSG)

Marshfield:
Good numbers of 'alba' Wagtail

Swallows unusually looking up into the rain in a storm (Bob Medland)

Cameley:
During a violent rainstorm, the last weekend of August, about 100 Swallows hunkered down on our telephone wire and tv aerial. They had been pursuing flies and then were ‘downed’ by the sudden heavy rain. Note their odd pose, facing up and into the wind and rain.

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Garganey, 24 Wigeon, 10 Pintail, 10 Great White Egret, 7 Little Egret, loads of Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Ruff (j), 4 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank, 7 Greenshank, 1 Barn Owl (daylight hunting)

Chew Valley Lake:
7 Wigeon, 5 Pintail, 5 Cattle Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 4 Golden Plover, 12 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 6 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Gull, 3 Barn Owl, 4 Hobby, 3 Whinchat.

Beware Scaup looking ducks at Chew Valley Lake. It may be a Tufted Duck, like here

Reports: Darren Angell, Paul Bowyer, Mark Coller, Barry Dursley, Jamie Edmonds, Robert Hargreaves, Pete Hazelwood, Bob Medland, Howard Taffs,  blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

03-09-18 Monday - Cattle Egrets

Warm and rather muggy, dry.  Light breeze.  Sunny, but clouding over later.

Cattle Egrets, Great White Egrets
Spotted Redshank, Curlew Sandpiper
Little Gull, Yellow-legged Gulls, Black Terns
Tree Pipits, Whinchats

Hobby at Chew, a particularly nice photo (Bob Brewer)

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
Kingfisher, Nuthatch, Spotted Flycatcher.


Withywood:
pr Mallard flying over a garden.


Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
1 Tree Pipit, 1 Whinchat.

Ringed Plovers in flight at OPS (left) and
 juv Curlew Sandpiper still at OPS (Craig Lewis)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
3 Curlew, juv. Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail, 1 Tree Pipit.

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Kestrel, 3 Barn Swallow, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Whitethroat, 2 Redstart, 2 Whinchat, 1 Tree Pipit, 40+ Goldfinch.

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon-Yeo:

(High tide visit, 11:30-15:30)

150 Shelduck, 165 Mallard, 40 Teal, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Cattle Egret, 60 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 5 Oystercatcher, 225 Ringed Plover, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Whimbrel, 235 Curlew, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Knot, 200 Dunlin, 220 Redshank, 125 Swallow, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 4 Whinchat, 22 Wheatear, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Reed Bunting. 

Photographed yesterday in Nailsea

Nailsea:
from yesterday - a Nightjar, presumably a tired migrant.





BELOW M4 & BANES
no reports


RESERVOIRS

Wheatear at the dam, Blagdon Lake (George Stacey)

Blagdon Lake:
3 Garganey, 9 Great White Egret, 6 Little Egret, 6 Ringed Plover, 1 Spotted Redshank, 113 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Greenshank, 2 juv. Ruff, 2 Snipe, 1 Redshank, 3 Hobby, 1 juv. Wheatear.

Five Black Terns were at Chew again today (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake
2 Greylag Goose, 1 Shelduck, 7 Little Grebe, 87 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Grey Heron, 7 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Buzzard, 13 Lapwing, 1 Ringed Plover, 6 Snipe, 4 Common Sandpiper, 7 Green Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 2 Greenshank, 1 Little Gull, 7 GBB Gull, 2 Yellow-legged Gull, 5 Black Tern, 3 Stock Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Hobby, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 30+ hirundines, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 11 Starling, 20 House Sparrow, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Bullfinch, 5 Goldfinch.

Common Sandpiper at Chew (George Stacey)

Reports: Allan Chard, Neil Delaney, Craig Lewis, Brian Piercey, Steve Sanins, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, BUPP, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

02-09-18 Sunday - Glossy Ibis

Temperature reaching 25℃. No rain. 

Garganey, Wigeon, Scaup

Glossy Ibis, Great White Egret

Ruff

Mediterranean Gull, Yellow-legged Gull

Black Tern

Whinchat, Wheatear

Yellow Wagtail, White Wagtail

Tree Pipit

2-9-18 Wheatear, Severn Beach (Brian Thompson)

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:

2 Grey Heron, Kingfisher, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, 2 Peregrine, 1 Nuthatch, Grey Wagtail, (Otter).

Withywood Garden:
1 Buzzard, 20+ Swallow.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

2-9-18 Whinchat, Severn Beach (David Hughes)

Littleton Brick Pits:

1 Tree Pipit.

Aust Services:

1 Mediterranean Gull, Black-headed Gull, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 White Wagtail.   

New Passage/Northwick Warth:

1 "Branta" Hybrid Goose, 22 Shoveler, 2 Wigeon, 6 Little Egret, 4 Ringed Plover, 180 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Knot, 41 Turnstone, 2 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 1 Stock Dove, hirundine flock (inc. 25 Sand Martin), 1 Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Whitethroat, Blackcap, 1 Whinchat, 1 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail. 

2-9-18 Shoveler, NP/NW (John Martin)

2-9-18 Branta Hybrid (Barnacle X ?), NP/NW (John Martin) 

Severn Beach:

200 Ringed Plover & Dunlin, 1 Turnstone, 5 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Redstart, 1 Whinchat, 1 Wheatear. No Sign of the Rose-coloured Starling. 

2-9-18 Wheatear, Severn Beach (Rob Emery)

Longwell Green:

2 Peregrine, 20 House Martin. 

Yate (Shopping Centre):

1 Little Egret.

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:

21 Gadwall, 1 Wigeon, 6 Teal, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Green Woodpecker, Blackcap, Reed Warbler, 2 Whinchat. 

Sand Point:

2 Little Egret, Peregrine, several Raven, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Whitethroat, Wheatear, 

Yellow Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, Tree Pipit. 

BELOW M4 & BANES

2-9-18 Raven, Marshfield (Peter Coslett)

Marshfield:

30 Red-legged Partridge, 3 Grey Heron, 4 Buzzard, 250 Herring Gull, 1 Little Owl, 38 Raven, 1 Hobby, a few Swallow & House Martin, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Redstart.

2-9-18 Little Owl, Marshfield (Robert Hargreaves)

RESERVOIRS

2-9-18 Yellow-legged Gull, Heron's Green CVL (Ian Stapp)

Blagdon Lake:

Wigeon, 3 Pintail, 1 Glossy Ibis, 4 Grey Heron, 10 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 122 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Ruff, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 4 Greenshanks, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Hobbies, 1 Peregrine. 

Chew Valley Lake:

2 Greylag Goose, 2 Shelduck, 1 Garganey, 2 Scaup, 11 Little Grebe, 64 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 15 Lapwing, 1 Ringed Plover, 2 Black Tailed Godwit, 1 Ruff, 4 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 5 Green Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 2 Greenshank, 1 Common Gull, 7 GBB Gull, 2 Yellow-legged Gull, 19 Black Tern, 4 Stock Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Hobby, 2 Jay, 5 Jackdaw, 2 Raven, 25+ Swallow, 25+ House Martin, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 30+ Starling, 1 Song Thrush, 40+ House Sparrow, 1 Grey Wagtail, 9 Goldfinch. 

2-9-18 Hobby, Stratford CVL (NSL Birding)

2-9-18 Green Sandpiper, Heron's Green CVL (Bob Brewer)

CVRS:

19 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 11 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 15 Reed Warbler, 5 Sedge Warbler. Birds putting on fat for migration. 

OUT OF AVON:

Sharpness:

Black Redstart & Whinchat. 

Reports: Bob Brewer, Anthony Cook, Peter Coslett, Mark Dadds, Neil Delaney, Rob Emery, Tim Ford, Lee Gardiner, Robert Hargreaves, Matt Hobbs, Adrian Hockey, David Horlick, David Hughes, John Martin, Paul Marshall, Andrew Mears, Rich Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, Brian Thompson, Martin Wightman, Jason Williams, Blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, NSL Birding. 

01-09-18 Saturday - Glossy Ibis

Temp 14 to 23℃. Lovely day again today, dull start Sunshine on and off later on

1-9-18 Rose-coloured Starling at Severn Beach (Brian Lancastle)

Wigeon
Glossy Ibis
Red Kite, Hobby
Avocet, Golden Plover, Curlew Sandpiper
Rose-coloured Starling
Redstart, Whinchat, Wheatear
Tree Pipit, Yellow Wagtail

BRISTOL

1-9-18 Little Egret, Anne's Broadmills (Lee Gardiner)

Anne's Boardmills:
1 Little Egret. 1 Kingfisher

Redland:
1 Raven calling and then 1 circling above garden this afternoon, 4+ Blue Tits and 8+ Sparrows on feeders and 1 Goldfinch drinking at bird bath.

Stoke Park:

Constant stream of Swallows flying SE, c.200

Siston, Overscourt Wood, 31-8:

1 Barn Owl, 2 Tawny Owl

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
103 Ringed Plover, 35 Turnstone, 1 juv Curlew Sandpiper (Shepperdine), 129 Dunlin, 2 Green Woodpecker, 100 Swallow, 3 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 6 Whitethroat, 100 Starling, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Whinchat, 1 Wheatear, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 100 Pied Wagtail

Lower Woods:
3 Marsh Tit

Inglestone Common:

5 Raven, 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 5 Lesser Whitethroat

1-9-18 Tree pipt, Littleton Brick Pits (Mark Dadds)

Littleton Brick Pits:
2 Tree Pipit ringed

New Passage/Northwich Warth:
6 Wigeon, 1 f Sparrowhawk, 1 Whimbrel, Knot, 1 Common &1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Willow Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 3 Sedge Warbler, 3 Lesser and 1 Common Whitethroat, 5 Blackcap, 3 Tree Pipit

1-9-18 Sanderling, Severn Beach (Paul Bowerman)

Severn Beach:
8 Little Egret, 25 Oystercatcher, 40 Curlew, 175 Ringed Plover, 1 juv Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Sanderling, 175 Dunlin, 100 BH Gull, 18+ Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat, 1 juv Rose-coloured Starling (AC), 3 Wheatear, 40+ Goldfinch

1-9-18 Redstart, Chipping Sodbury Common (Peter Coslett)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
7 Cormorant, 2 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 2 Raven, 10 Swallow, 1 Chiffchaff, 10 Lesser and 10 Common Whitethroat, 5 Blackcap, 8-10 Redstart, 3 Whinchat, 10 Linnet, 30 Goldfinch

Three Brooks Nature Reserve:
1 Spotted Flycatcher

NORTH SOMERSET

Sand Point/Bay, 07:30 - 11:00:

2 Teal, 10 Little Egret, 3 Avocet, 1 Golden Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Raven, 2 Chiffchaff, 10 Blackcap, 5 Whitethroat, 2 Sand Martin 50 Swallow, 10 House Martin, 3 Sand Martin, 2 Redstart, 2 Whinchat, 3 Wheatear, 4 Meadow Pipit, 4 Tree Pipit, 2 Grey Wagtail

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield, West Littleton Down, 31-8:
3 Common Buzzard, 3 Raven, 20 Sky Lark, 2 Wheatear, 15 Linnet, 10 Chaffinch

Marshfield, Shire Valley, 31-8:
To many to count released Pheasants, 1 Cormorant, 12 Ravens, 10 Buzzards, 2 Kestrels, 1 Red Kite, 100+ Swallows, 40+ House Martins, 4 Chiffchaffs, 5 Nuthatches, 6 L T Tits, 2 Redstarts, 5 Yellowhammers, 4 Grey Herons, 15 Goldfinch, 12 Corn Buntings

Paulton:
1 Buzzard, 160 Woodpigeon, 60 Jackdaw / Carrion Crow, 1 Whinchat, 2 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

1-9-18 Glossy Ibis at Blagdon Lake (Nick Wilcox-Brown)

Blagdon Lake:
1 Glossy Ibis, 6 Great White Egret, 8 Little Egret, 4 Ringed Plover, 189 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Knot,  2 Ruff, 1 Dunlin, 2 Greenshank, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Hobby, 1 Peregrine

1-9-18 Little Grebe chicks H Green pool (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake:
Canada Geese, 2 Greylag Goose, Mute Swan, 2 Shelduck, 14 Little Grebe (HG), 64 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 2 Sparrowhawk, 1 juv Marsh Harrier, 4 Buzzard,  16 Lapwing, 16 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 6 Green Sandpiper, 3 Greenshank, 9 GBB Gull, 3 Yellow-legged Gull

1-9-18 Black Terns from Woodford, CVL (Ian Stapp)

8 Black Tern, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Kingfisher

1-9-18 Great Spotted Woodpecker Moreton (Ian Stapp) 

2 Great Spotted & 2 Green Woodpecker, 3 Hobby, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 5 Swallow, 14 House Martin, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail

1-9-18 Geese and Waders at Herriott's (Bob Brewer)

CVRS:
55 Reed Warbler ringed, 11 recaptured (all birds juvs) - the latter being birds ringed here and lingering since early / mid August. Also ringed included 17 Sedge Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, 6 Chiff & 2 Willow Warbler

Out of Avon:

Lapland Bunting on the Axe Estuary

Reports: Rich Andrews, avonbirder, Nancy Barrett, Paul Bowerman, Paul Bowyer, Bob Brewer, Karle Burford, Paul Chapman, Peter Coslett, Adam Cross, Stephen Curtis, Mark Dadds, Geoff Dring, Lee Gardiner, Barry Dursley, Patrick Hancock, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, David Hughes, Mike Jackson, Brian Lancastle, Lisegirl, John Martin, Andy Middleton, Nigel Milbourne, James Packer, Darren Pearce, Matt Plenty, Aravind Ramesh, Adam Rawson, Carole Rushton, Ian Stapp, Nick Wilcox-Brown, CVRS