09-09-21 Thursday - Glossy Ibis

 Rain - good for the garden, not good for the birders.  Light westerly wind.  High about 21°C.

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Bar-tailed Godwit, Knot

Curlew Sandpiper

Ruffs

Glossy Ibis

Osprey

A rather damp Wheatear at Severn Beach (Chris Snook)

BRISTOL

Eastville:

1 Red Kite (mostly over Stoke Park heading east), 1 Peregrine, 2 Sand Martin, 1 Swallow, 1 Wheatear. 

Purdown:

1 Wheatear

R.Trym, Blaise Estate:

1 Kingfisher

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:

3 Whitethroat, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Redstart, 1 Wheatear, 1 Reed Bunting.

Dunlins at Severn Beach (Chris Snook)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage/Northwick:
34 Ringed Plover, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 120 Dunlin, 160+ Black-headed Gull, 1 Wheatear.

Severn Beach:

(High tide at a very wet and very soggy Shaft Rocks)  80 Ringed Plover, 110 Curlew, 1 Turnstone,

1 juv. Curlew Sandpiper, 150 Dunlin, 1 Redshank, 2 Grey Heron, Willow Warblers, 1 Wheatear, 6 Grey Wagtail.

Soggy Wheatear at Severn Beach (Chris Snook)

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - Yeo:

160 Shelduck, 10 Teal, 120 Mallard, 18 Oystercatcher, 40 Ringed Plover, 170 Curlew, 1+ Bar-tailed Godwit, 18 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Knot, 11 Turnstone, 240 Dunlin, 3+ Common Sandpiper, 180 Redshank (most at R.Kenn), 4 Greenshank (3 at TEP and 1 at Kenn mouth), 200+ Black-headed Gull, Herring Gulls, 8 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Peregrine, only 1 Swallow, 6+ Wheatear, 6 Rock Pipit. 15 Linnet, 1 Reed Bunting.

Weston-super-Mare (Bleadon STW):

1 Glossy Ibis, Hobby chasing Goldfinches.

BELOW M4 & BANES
no reports

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Stratford:
Hobby

Herriott's inc Pool:

5 Black-tailed Godwit (in flight), 5 Ruff,  9 Green Sandpiper, 1 Osprey (3.30 p.m.), 2 Marsh Harrier (female type and juv.)

Reports:  Di Bunniss, Paul Chapman, Allan Chard, Andy Davis, Rob Emery, Ollie Fournier, Adrian Hockey, David Hughes, 'Lisegirl', Harvey Rose, Chris Snook, Larry Sweetland, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

08-09-21 Wednesday - Curlew Sandpiper

Temp 16 - 25°C.  Sunny start to the day with cloud building mid afternoon accompanied by a moderate breeze.

Curlew Sandpiper

Glossy Ibis

Cattle Egret

Red Kite

Hobby

Firecrest

White Wagtail

Swift

BRISTOL

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
3 Chiffchaff, 8 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Common Redstart 

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

1 Water Rail, 2 Tawny Owl calling, 1 Common Sandpiper (Yacht Club)1 Kingfisher (Oldbury Sluice), 2 Sand Martin, c50 Swallow, 3+ House Martin, 1 Whitethroat (Lagoon 2)

 

Aust:

2 Red Kite

New Passage/Northwick:
12 Turnstone, 1 Pied Wagtail

Northwick Warth:

3 Lapwing, 1 Little Ringed Plover,11 Wheatear, 90+ Linnet, 9 Yellow Wagtail

08-09-21 Curlew Sandpiper, Shaft Rocks, Severn Beach (Rosemary Setter)

Severn Beach:
1 Curlew Sandpiper, Ringed Plover and Dunlin (mixed flock - Shaft Rocks),  40+ Chiffchaff, c20+ Blackcap, 2 Garden Warbler, 5 Common Whitethroat (juvs) 

New Pill:

35+ Curlew, 5 Little Egret

Chessel Pill:

24 Teal, 1 Ringed Plover

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Common Redstart, 5 Whinchat, very few Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroat, and Blackcap

Charfield:

1 Hobby

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - Yeo:
350 Shelduck, 1 Shoveler, 55 Teal, 2 Moorhen, 4 Little Grebe, 21 Oystercatcher, 2 Lapwing, 180 Ringed Plover, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 165 Curlew, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Turnstone,1 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Sanderling, 500 Dunlin, 5 Common Sandpiper,  215 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 1250 BH Gull, 2 Mediterranean Gull, 200 Herring Gull, 8 LBB Gull, 8 Cormorant, 1 Great White Egret, 12 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Common Buzzard, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 5 Skylark, 650 Swallow, 80 House Martin, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 26 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 12 Wheatear, 25 Pied Wagtail, 7 White Wagtail, 5 Meadow Pipit, 40 Linnet, 100 Goldfinch, 6 Reed Bunting

Sand Point/Bay:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 84 Swallow, 11 House Martin, 1 Willow Warbler, 8 Chiffchaffs, 11 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Firecrest (in car park), 2 Wheatear, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, 27 Meadow Pipit, 1 Tree Pipit,1 Reed Bunting

08-09-21 Glossy Ibis, Weston Sewage Treatment Works (Mark Ponsford

Weston-Super-Mare, Weston Sewage Treatment Works:

1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Glossy Ibis, 1 Cattle Egret

BELOW M4 & BANES

Hanham Abbots:

1 LBB Gull, 2 Chiffchaff (singing unseen), 1 (probable) Sedge Warbler, 5 Blackcap (m), 3 Common Whitethroat, Goldfinch (juv) possibly including 2 Linnet (mixed flock)

Willsbridge

1 Kestrel

Dyrham, Lower Ledge Farm:

2 Cormorant, 1 Red Kite

08-09-21 Yellowhammer, Drifton Hill (Peter Coslett)

West Kington, Drifton Hill

4 Common Whitethroat, 2 Whinchat, 10 Wheatear, 15 Linnet,1 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Site list from MJ

3 Egyptian Goose - inc juv, 21 Pintail, 2 Swift, 12 Lapwing, 1 Ringed Plover - juv, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Ruff, 1 Dunlin - juv, 13 Snipe, 10 Green Sandpiper, 3 Greenshank, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 27 Great White Egret, 3 Marsh Harrier, - juv, 2nd yr, 4 Hobby, - inc juv, ad, 2nd yr, 2 Nuthatch - feeders, 

08-09-21 Greenshank, CVL, Herons Green (Ian Stapp)

Heron's Green:  

2 Moorhen, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 8 Green Sandpiper, 3 Greenshank,  3 GBB Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 7 Little Egret, 3 Buzzard (one very white bird), 2 Raven, 10+ Swallow and House Martin, 10 Pied Wagtail      

Stratford:
3 Greenshank, 27 Great White Egret, 1 Hobby

Herriott's inc Pool:     

34 Shoveler, 50+ Gadwall, 14 Wigeon, 6 Pintail, 25+ Teal, 7 Moorhen, 100+ Great-crested Grebe, 6 Ruff (5 juv), 7 Snipe, 10 Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 4 GBB Gull,  22+ Cormorant, 5 Grey Heron , 9 Great White Egret , 3 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting    

Reports:  Andrew@TheorginalLuffy, Paul Chapman, Mark Collier, Peter Coslett, Andy Davis, Geoff Hardman, Matt Hull, MJ, Nigel Kempson, Lisegirl, Mark Ponsford, Phil Quinn, Steve Sanins, Rosemary Setter, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Martin Taylor, Dan White blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

07-09-21 Tuesday - Little Stint

Temp 16 to 31°C. Another very hot day with masses of sunshine but still with the cooling NE wind

Ruff, Curlew Sandpiper, Little Stint

Hobby
Spotted Flycatcher

Redstart, Whinchat

Yellow Wagtail

Chaffinch

7-9-21 Common Sandpiper, Severn Beach (Paul Dunham)

BRISTOL

Stoke Bishop:

1 Parakeet - flying around the garden - calling again tonight. "almost musical call is very different from the usual sharp repetitive call of the RR"

Stoke Park:

5 Swallow, 3 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

9-7-21 Little Stint & Snipe, Pilning Wetland (Rob Hargreaves)

Pilning Wetland:

40 Lapwing, 1 Ruff, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Little Stint, 7 Snipe, 25 Redshank, 1 Kestrel, 2 Whitethroat, Meadow Pipit, 

7-9-21 Wheatear, New Passage (Lisegirl)

New Passage:
10+ Oystercatcher, 15+ Curlew, 100+ Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Turnstone, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 100+ Redshank, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 3+ Yellow Wagtail, 20 Pied Wagtail, 6+ Wheatear, 40 Linnet

7-9-21 Curlew Sandpiper, Severn Beach (Paul Dunham)

Severn Beach:

100+ Ringed Plover, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 300+ Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 1 Wheatear

Chipping Sodbury Common, 06:40 to 10:00:
2 Raven, lots of hirundines, 30+ Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 40+ Blackcap, 20+ Lesser Whitethroat, 15+ Whitethroat, 4 Spotted Flycatcher, 4 Redstart, 6 Whinchat, 8 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Tree Pipit

NORTH SOMERSET

Easton-in-Gordano BOC Walk:

2 Stock Dove, 2 Collared Dove, 65 Herring Gull, 2 LBB Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Sparrowhawk, 6 Buzzard, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 10 Magpie, 29 Jackdaw, 4 Rook, 2 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 5 Coal Tit, 6 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 12 House Martin, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Wren, 1 Treecreeper, 6 Starling, 2 Blackbird, 12 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 1 Chaffinch!

Clevedon-Yeo:
Black-headed Gull with 1 Mediterranean Gull - 1st wint , 7 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 10 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge, Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 7 Blackcap, 5 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 15 Pied Wagtail

Bristol Airport:

4 Grey Wagtail passing through

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield: 

1 Red Kite (Shire Bridge), 3 Sparrowhawk, 7 Buzzard, 1 Little Owl, 1 Kestrel, 100+ Jackdaw, 15 Rook, 1 Raven, 50+ Swallows and House Martin, 6 Whitethroat, 2 Whinchat, 4 (+6 Drifton Hill) Wheatear, 3 Pied Wagtail, 30+ House Sparrow, 30+ Linnets, 3 Goldfinch, 1 predated female Yellowhammer

Hanham Hill, by Abbots Road:
1 Whinchat

RESERVOIRS

07-09-21 Little Egret CVL (Wayne Tucker)

Chew Valley Lake

3 Egyptian Geese at the east end of the Main Dam, 3 Wigeon, 5 Pintail, 64 Pochards, 5 Little Grebes, c.125 Great Crested Grebes, 26 Great White Egrets, 9 Little Egrets, 1 juv Ringed Plover, 2 juv Dunlin, 6 Snipe, 3 Black-tailed Godwits on Herriott's Pool, 5 juv Ruff on Herriott's Pool, 5 juv Greenshanks at Stratford Hide, 6 Green Sandpipers on Herriott's Pool, 2 Ravens, 2+ Cetti's Warblers calling

and two feeding Ravens on the shore by the Main Dam

Villice:

1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Little Egret, 11 Great White Egret, 1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Hobby

Stratford:

1 Ringed Plover, 4 Snipe, 5 Greenshank, 2 Marsh Harrier

Reports: Paul Bowerman, Paul Chapman, Mark Coller, Peter Coslett, Alan Daniells, Paul Dunham, Patrick Haigh, Rob Hargreaves, Adrian Hockey, Simon Isgar, Lisegirl, Chris Mott, Chris Perry, Rosemary Setter, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Wayne Tucker, Keith Vinicombe, Roger White, blagdonlakebirds, BUPP, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

06-09-21 Monday - Pied Flycatcher

 Fog for the first 3 hrs, then warm and dry - max 27°C

Cattle Egret, Black Tern

Pied Flycatcher

Swift

BRISTOL

Avonmouth - Holes Mouth:

3 Chiffchaff, 1 Spotted Flycatcher

Bishopston:

1 Swift

Eastville - garden:
1 Swift 

Henleaze:

1 Coal Tit

Sneyd Park:

2 Carrion Crow - "gathering walnuts and putting them on the road for cars to break open. I certainly saw a pair of crows this evening inspecting the road and picking up a few bits in exactly the place my neighbour has seen them. Great birds."

Stoke Bishop:

1 Parakeet - flying around the garden - calling!!

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
1 Whitethroat, c100 Starlings, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Redstart, 1 Whinchat

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Yate - Kingsgate Park:
6 Gadwall, 1 Wigeon, 102 Mallard, 3 Little Grebe, 6 Chiffchaff

Chipping Sodbury:

Common: - 2 Raven, 2 Willow Warbler, 25+ Chiffchaff, 10 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 12 Lesser Whitethroat, 9 Whitethroat, 4 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Pied Flycatcher and an autumn record! 6+ Redstart, 3 Whinchat

Ridge Wood: - 13 Woodpigeon, 1 Jay, 6 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw, 5 Rook, 3 Carrion Crow, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 6 Wren, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Blackbird, 18 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Goldfinch

Severn Beach - south:

4 Chiffchaff, 17 Blackcap -  "in one dead elm alone, and I would say there were another 20+ flitting around nearby", 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat 

NORTH SOMERSET

06-09-21 Kingfisher Cl-Y (Paul Chapman)

Clevedon - Yeo:
Ringed Plover, Turnstone, Common Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher, 6 Wheatear

Kenn Moor:
1 Snipe, 3 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker,1 Jay, 2 Skylark, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Wheatear and 25 Linnet.

Sand Point - Middle Hope:
1 Stock Dove, 2 Snipe, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, c25 Swallow, 2 Willow Warbler, 22 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 8 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Wheatear, 4 Grey Wagtail, 2 Tree Pipit, 

BELOW M4 & BANES

06-09-21 Wheatear MF (Robert Hargreaves)

Marshfield:
3 Buzzard, 1 Starling, 1 Wheatear, 4 Linnet, 1 Corn Bunting - calling

Hanham:

2 Raven - low over the garden

06-09-21 Goldfinch & Starling Keynsham (Ian Stapp)

Keynsham - garden:

40+ Starling, 1 Robin - singing, 30+ Goldfinch

Folly Farm:
1 Pheasant with 6 young, 4 Woodpigeon, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Magpie, 5 Jackdaw, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Wren, 2 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Robin, 1 Spotted Flycatcher.

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
7 Black Tern, 21 Great White Egret 

Stratford:

4 Wigeon, 20 Pintail, 1 Goldeneye (f), 5 Lapwing, 1 Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, 5 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 5 Greenshank, 10 Black Tern - 2 ad, 15 Great White Egret, 8 Little Egret, 5 Marsh Harrier, 1 Red Kite - juv, 1 Kestrel, 1 Hobby - juv,  1 Peregrine - juv

Herriott's inc Pool:

1 Cattle Egret

Reports:  Paul Chapman, Mark Coller, Alan Daniells, Andy Davis, Robert Hargreaves, Rupert Higgins, Matt Hull, MJ, Hugh Maynard, Chris Mott, Jean Oliver, Lois Pryce, Phil Quinn, Trevor Riddle, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Graham Thomas, Roger White

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

05-09-21 Sunday - Curlew Sandpiper

 Overcast morning; sunny and increasingly warm from mid-day. Big temperature range - from below 14 - 25.7°C

Curlew Sandpiper, Little Stint

Great White Egret, Cattle Egret

Spotted Flycatcher, Redstart, Whinchat, Yellow Wagtail

05-09-21 m Sparrowhawk, Stratford Hide, CVL (Tony Bridges)

BRISTOL

Redland:

3 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black Backed Gull, 2 Wood Pigeon, 6 Feral Pigeon, 2 Great Tit, 12 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 1 Robin, 3 Goldfinch (incl. 1 juv), 1 Warbler (very briefly, either Chiffchaff or Willow Warbler)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Pilning Wetland/Northwick:
Behind Pilning Wetland - 1 Sedge Warbler, 10 Blackcap, Spotted Flycatcher, Whinchat, Redstart,  Wetland - 1 Ruff  

Warth - 50 Teal, 2 Shoveler, 23 Lapwing, 1 Ringed Plover, 10 Curlew, 300 Black-tailed Godwit, 160 Redshank, 8 Snipe, 4 Turnstone, Dunlin, 1 Little Egret, 3 Wheatear,  2+ Yellow Wagtail 

05-09-21 juvenile Curlew Sandpiper, Severn Beach (Aravind Ramesh)

Severn Beach:
120 Ringed Plover, 2 Curlew Sandpiper,  265 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Garden Warbler

Chipping Sodbury Common:

50 + Swallow, good numbers of Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Garden Warbler, 3 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Wheatear, 4 Whinchat, 6+ Redstart 

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
12 Teal, 2 Shoveler, 5 Little Grebe (ad. + 4 full-grown young), 1 Snipe, 1 Sparrowhawk,   2 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 4 Raven, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting

Tidal pill near Portbury Dock - 1 Little Egret, 4 Common Sandpiper, 2 Kingfisher

Clevedon - Yeo:
Wain's Hill, early morning one hour vis-mig count - 11 Swallow, 1 Grey Wagtail

Blind Yeo, pm visit - 2 Mute Swan, 2 Moorhen, 1 Green Woodpecker, flocks Starling amounting to c.50, 1 Chiffchaff.  Many dragonflies - Brown and Southern Hawkers, Common Darters

Early morning visit along whole stretch, Clevedon - Yeo- 2 Egyptian Goose, 6 Mute Swan, 220 Shelduck (good number back from moult now), 8 Teal, 125 Mallard, 18 Oystercatcher, 40 Ringed Plover, 90 Curlew, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 70 Dunlin, 4 Common Sandpiper, 150 Redshank, 3 Greenshank, 300 Black-headed Gull, 25 Herring Gull, 1 Cormorant, 12 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 f Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard , 1(!)Swallow, 8 Wheatear, 25 Linnet 

Evening visit Clevedon to mouth of River Kenn - 40 Ringed Plover, 50 Curlew, Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Little Stint, Sanderling, Turnstone,  120 Dunlin, 200 Redshank and 2 Wheatear

BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge Mill NR:
32 Feral Pigeon, 15 Woodpigeon, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Jay, 6 Magpie, 4 Jackdaw, 4 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 9 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 3 Wren, 2 Nuthatch, 4 Starling, 3 Blackbird, 10 Robin, 1 Dipper, 3 Goldfinch

05-09-21 juv Spotted Flycatcher, Newton St Loe (Rob Hargreaves)

Newton St Loe:

1 f Tufted Duck, 2 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 4 Jay, 5 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, 2 Whtethroat, 4 Nuthatch, 3+ Spotted Flycatcher inc juv, 2 Greenfinch, 50 Goldfinch

05-09-21 Cormorant, Newton St Loe (Rob Hargreaves)

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:

inc WeBs count - 4 Mute Swan, 458 Canada Goose, 55 Mallard, 2 Pochard, 156 Tufted Duck, 1 Teal, 35 Little Grebe, 23 Great Crested Grebe, 104 Cormorant, 223 Coot, 6 Common Sandpiper, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Wheatear 

Blagdon Lake:

4 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 3 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 1 Wheatear

Chew Valley Lake

Marsh Harrier, Great White Egrets and Greenshank, Stratford hide, CVL (Mike Trew)

Stratford:
14 + Great Crested Grebe, 1 Ringed Plover, 7 Greenshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Little Egret, 18  Great White Egret, 2 Cattle Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk,1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Cetti's Warbler. Also Red Underwing - in the Stratford Hide car park

05-09-21 Red Underwing, Stratford Car Park, CVL (Mike Trew)

Reports: Nancy Barrett, Tony Bridges, Paul Chapman, Mark Coller, Sean Davies,  Rob Hargreaves, Sue Kempson, Lois Pryce, Aravind Ramesh, Matthew Rogers, Harvey Rose, Howard Taffs, Christopher Teague, Mike Trew, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

04-09-2021 Saturday - Black Terns

Temp  14 to 24°C. Sunny most of the day

Swift

Curlew Sandpiper

Black Tern

Cattle Egret

Whinchat

4-9-21 juv Cattle Egret, Stratford (Dave Hughes)

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
2 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher

Sea Mills:
1 Little Egret, 7 Raven, 2 Goldcrest

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
14 Swift, 3 Buzzard, 2 Peregrine, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Garden Warbler, 1 Whinchat, 23 Wheatear

4-9-21 Wheatear, Wickwar (Paul Sadley)

Wickwar:
1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 6 Wheatear

Severn Beach:

30 Ringed Plover, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, c.120 Dunlin

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Redstart, 4 Whinchat, 2 Wheatear

NORTH SOMERSET

4-9-21 Tree Pipit, Wains Hill (Howard Taffs)

Clevedon (Wains Hill):
1 Cormorant, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 56 Swallow, 3 House Martin, 2 Tree Pipit

Clevedon - Yeo:

2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Wigeon, 2 Teal, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Greenshank, 5 Wheatear

Lulsgate:
1 Hobby

Nailsea Moor:
5 Cattle Egret, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 13 Whinchat, 27 Wheatear

BELOW M4 & BANES

4-9-21 Wheatear Marshfield (Dave Hughes)

Marshfield:
1 Whinchat, 7 Wheatear

Avon Valley Wildlife Park to Swineford Weir:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 70 Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Wheatear, 3 Chaffinch

Shortwood Golf Course:
2 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Whinchat

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:

1 Garganey, 8 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Ruff, 1 Snipe, 4 Common Sandpiper, 4 Greenshank, 1 Mediterranean Gull - 1st yr, 1 Little Egret

4-9-21 Cattle Egret, Stratford (NSL Birding)

Chew Valley Lake
Totals: 20+ Green Sandpiper, 4+ Greenshank, c.20 Black Tern, 3 Cattle Egret, 18 Great White Egret, 15+ Little Egret

Woodford:
6 Wigeon off Denny, Black Tern, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Treecreeper

Nunnery:

1 Cattle Egret to roost

Villice:

9+ Little Grebe, 1 Lapwing, 5 Green Sandpiper, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Hobby, 1 Blackcap

Herons Green:
1 Buzzard, 4 Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, 4 Greenshank, 3 Cattle Egret, 5 Great White Egret, 10 Little Egret, 1 Whinchat

4-9-21 Greenshank, Stratford (Bri Thompson)

Stratford:

2 Lapwing, 1 Ringed Plover, 2 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Greenshank, 20 Black Tern, 5 Common tern, 2 Cattle Egret, 11 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Peregrine

4-9-21 Sparrowhawk, Stratford (NSL Birding)

Herriotts:
Shoveler, Gadwall, Wigeon, Pintail, Teal, 2 Little Grebe, 60 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Lapwing, 17 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Ruff, 5 Snipe, 16 Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank. 1 Common Gull, 12 Black Tern, 18 Great White Egret to roost, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, Cetti's Warbler, Reed Warbler

Reports: Rich Andrews, Paul Chapman, Mark Coller, Andy Davis, Ollie Fournier, Rob Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Adrian Hockey, David Hughes, Nigel Kempson, Paul Marshall, Chris Mott, Matt Plenty, Vic Polley, Matthew Rogers, Paul Sadley, Howard Taffs, Wayne Tucker, Nailsea Nature, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

03-09-21 Friday - Curlew Sandpiper

Temp 15 to 22°C. Started dull, ended in brilliant sunshine and hardly any wind

Swift

Ruff, Knot
Curlew Sandpiper, Little Stint, Wood Sandpiper
Redstart, Whinchat

Yellow Wagtail
Reed Bunting

BRISTOL

Old Sneed Park:
1 Swift, 3 Swallow

Sea Mills:

1 Swift with House Martins, 4 Common Sandpiper, Greenshank heard, 1 Kingfisher, pair Reed Warbler still feeding fully-fledged young, 3 Whinchat, 2 Grey Wagtail, pair Reed Bunting

3-9-21 Green Woodpecker, Stoke Park (Allan Chard)

Stoke Park:

2 Green Woodpecker

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Shelduck, Shoveler, 7 Gadwall, 4 Mallard, 7 Teal,  8 Moorhen, 1 Oystercatcher, 2 Curlew, 1 Black-tailed Godwit (Shepperdine), 2 Knot, 95 BH Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Jay, 16 Swallow, 13 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat, 1 m Redstart (hedgerow below Lagoon 3 near gate), 1 Whinchat, 14 Wheatear (sluice), 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Goldfinch

3-9-21 Red-legged Partridge, Cowhill (Heather England)

Cowhill:

2 Red-legged Partridge

New Passage, Pilning Wetland:
2 Greylag Geese, 3 Shoveler, 16 Gadwall, 18 Wigeon, 35 Teal, 10 Moorhen, 21 Lapwing, 300 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Ruff, 2 juv Little Stint, 6 Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 120 Redshank, 1 Cormorant, 1 Kestrel, 1 f Redstart, 2 Wheatear, 9 Pied Wagtail, 62 Linnet

Severn Beach:

50 Ringed Plover, 1 Turnstone, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Sanderling, 136 Dunlin, 1 Little Egret, 2 Willow Warbler, 8 Chiffchaff, 2 Wheatear

Frampton Cotterell, Perrinpit Rd:

1 Wheatear

3-9-21 Whinchat, CSC (Mark Coller)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Whitethroat, 4 Redstart, 2 Whinchat, 1 Wheatear, 4 Yellow Wagtail

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead, Battery Point:

2 Wheatear

Sand Point:

4 distant Curlew, 1 Kestrel, 1 juv Peregrine, 10 Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Whinchat, 3 Wheatear

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield: 

17 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 7 Whinchat (Rushmead Lane), 3 Wheatear

RESERVOIRS

3-9-21 Goldeneye, nr Sutton Wick (George Stacey)

Chew Valley Lake
13 Great White Egret, 12 Little Egret

3-9-21 Greenshank, Hollowbrook (George Stacey)

Hollowbrook:

3 Goldeneye, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank

Herons Green:
4 Little Grebe, 160 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Greenshank, 5 Green Sandpiper, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 

9-3-21 Greenshank, Stratford (Raoul Chandrasakera)

Stratford:
1 Ringed Plover, 2 Ruff, 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Common Sandpiper, 5 Greenshank, 1 juv Marsh Harrier, 1 Coal tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Herriotts:
17 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Ruff, 1 Snipe, 12 Green Sandpiper, 

Reports: John Barnett, Paul Bowerman, Raoul Chandrasakera, Mark Coller, Peter Coslett, Jane Cumming, Andy Davis, Dave Emery, Rob Emery, Heather England, Alastair Fraser, Patrick Haigh, Rob Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Mark Jackson, Lisegirl, Lois Pryce, Phil Quinn, Mathew Rogers, Nigel Sluman, George Stacey, John Thorogood, ,blagdonlakebirds, BUPP, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

02-09-21 Thursday - Ruffs and LRPs on the move

 Another grey, windy, overcast day, more like November than September, but brightening later.  18°C. 

Ruffs, Little Ringed Plovers, Little Stints, Curlew Sandpipers, Greenshank

Black Tern

Glossy Ibis

Osprey, Red Kites

Redstarts, Whinchats

Green Sandpiper at Chew (George Stacey)

BRISTOL

Knowle:

Sparrowhawk with prey - probably a juv. Blackbird

A bush full of Goldfinches at CSC (Keith Williams)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

1 eclipse m. Gadwall, 5 Teal, 1 1st-w m. Redstart.

02-09-21 Goldcrest Almondsbury (Véra Carpenter)

Almondsbury:
(garden) 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest. 1 Nuthatch.

Pilning Wetlands:

200 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Ruff - juv, 2 Little Stint, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 1 Hobby after the local House Martin

Severn Beach:

100 Ringed Plover, 1 Grey Plover, Turnstone, 150 Dunlin, 2 juv. Curlew Sandpiper, 1 juv. Sanderling, 25 Turnstone. 

Yate:

Brimsham Park Lake:

1 Grey Heron, 2 Jay, 5 House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff.

Riverside shopping centre:

1 Little Egret flying over

 

Kingsgate Park:

2 Gadwall, 1 Wigeon, 92 Mallard, pr Little Grebe with 1 juv., 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Chiffchaff.

Redstart at CSC (Keith Williams)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 10 Swallow (by the road). 12 Chiffchaff, 7 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Whitethroat, 1 Wheatear, 5 Redstart, 2 Whinchat, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Bullfinch (heard), c.20 Goldfinch.

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:
a migrant Whitethroat in a garden

Weston STW:

Glossy Ibis

House Martins at Newton St Loe (Jonathan Margetts)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath:
Hensley Road:  

2 Blackcap on feeders, first since April.

Newton St Loe:

pr Mute Swan with 6 cygnets, 1 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 2 Swallow, 100+ House Martin gathering on lines, Marsh Tit calling, Chiffchaff singing, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch. 1 Treecreeper, 20 Goldfinch.

Farmborough:

2+ Red Kite over a field being cut.

Black-tailed Godwits at Herriots Bridge (George Stacey)

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
Black Tern (from Moreton hide)

Hollow Brook:
4 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher.

juv. Little Ringed Plover at Chew (George Stacey)

Villice:

1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Great White Egret.

Greenshank at Stratford, Chew (Rob Hargreaves)

Stratford:

1 Ringed Plover, 2 Ruff, 1 Common Sandpiper. 2 Greenshank, 1 Osprey, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Marsh Harrier, 

Herriott's inc Pool:

5 Wigeon, 4 Pintail, 16 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Ruff , 1 Snipe. 9 Green Sandpiper, a 4th (different) Marsh Harrier (tatty with missing secondries and tail feathers).

Reports:  Vera Carpenter, Mark Coller, Adrian Dumont, Rob Hargreaves, David Hughes, Jonathan Margetts, Matt Rogers, Marcus Smith, George Stacey, Martin Wightman, Jason Williams, Keith Williams, blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

01-09-21 Wednesday - Little Ringed Plover

Light cloud, cool 18C, and a moderate breeze

Wigeon

Swift

Little Ringed Plover

Ruff

Little Stint

Hobby

Red Kite

BRISTOL

Sneyd Park/Sea Mills

2 Swift

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

01-09-21 Little Stint, Pilning Wetland (Paul Bowerman)

Pilning Wetlands:

2 Little Stint

Severn Beach:
1 Spotted Flycatcher, 4 Wheatear

01-09-21 Wigeon, Kingsgate Park, Yate (Mark Collier)

Yate:
Kingsgate Park - 1 Wigeon

Garden -5 juv Greenfinch

01-09-21 Greenfinch and Goldfinch, Yate (Alan Daniells)

Westerleigh Church:

1 Peregrine

01-09-21 Whinchat, Chipping Sodbury Common (Chris Teague)

Chipping Sodbury Common:

1 Hobby, 8+ Chiffchaff, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat, 3 Common Redstart, 2 Whinchat, 4 Yellow Wagtail,

NORTH SOMERSET
Long Ashton:

Garden - 1 Bullfinch

Nailsea Moor

4 Snipe, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 20+ Swallow, 4 Chiffchaff, 9 Whinchat, 7 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail (Nailsea School), 6 Reed Bunting

BELOW M4 & BANES

01-09-21 Kestrel Willsbridge (Chris Hall)

Willsbridge:

14 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Kestrel, 2 Magpie, 3 Jackdaw, 3 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 6 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 9 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, 7 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 11 Starling, 2 Blackbird, 7 Robin

Bath:
Racecourse - 1 Common Buzzard

Wellow/Beggeridge:

3 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

01-09-21 Greenshank, CVL, Stratford (Tony Bridges)

Blagdon Lake:

1 hybrid Wigeon, 1 Garganey, 4 Greenshank, 4 Green Sandpiper, 4 Ruff, 2 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, a 2nd calendar year Mediterranean Gull, 1 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 1 Sand Martin, Spotted Flycatcher.

Chew Valley Lake

01-09-21 Little Ringed Plover, CVL, Hollowbrook (George Stacey)

Hollowbrook:

2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Great White Egret (NE shore)

Villice:

2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret 

Heron's Green:
1 Whinchat

01-09-21 Greenshank, CVL, Stratford (George Stacey)

Stratford:

2 Lapwing, 1 Ringed Plover, 2 Ruff, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Greenshank, 8 Great White Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Peregrine

01-09-21 Ruff, CVL, Stratford (Tony Bridges)

Herriott's inc Pool:

5 Wigeon, 9 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Ruff, 9 Green Sandpiper, 180 Sand Martin

Reports: Paul Bowerman, Tony Bridges, Dave Child, Pete Coslett, Mark Collier, Judy Crawford, Alan Daniells, Andy Davis, Patrick Haigh, Chris Hall, Rob Hargreaves, Matt Hull, Susan Kempson, Simon Isgar, Nigel Jones, George Stacey, Chris Teague

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