10-09-24 Tuesday

 Temp 7°C to 16°C - Rain, sometimes heavy, on a moderate breeze from the Northwest.

Manx Shearwater

Spotted Redshank

BRISTOL

No Reports

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

1 Common Scoter (on tidal reserve for 4th day)

Herring Gull, New Passage (David Minshall)

New Passage/Northwick Warth/Pilning Wetlands:

3 Pintail, 15 Knot, 3 Ruff, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Herring Gull (eating a rat), 1 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Tree Pipit

Severn Beach:
1 Black Tern, 2 Manx Shearwater

NORTH SOMERSET

Lulsgate (Bristol Airport):
6 Dunlin (a brief rest on the tarmac)

Uphill:

100+ Shelduck, 70+ Oystercatcher, 16 Ringed Plover, 4 Curlew, 9 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Knot, 1 Sanderling, 40+ Redshank, 80+ Black-headed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Little Egret, 100+ Starling

BELOW M4 & BANES

Red Kite, Folly Farm (Paul Tompkins)

Green Woodpecker, Folly Farm (Paul Tompkins)

Folly Farm (BOC walk):
1 Pheasant, 5 Stock Dove, 8 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 3 Herring Gull, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Red Kite, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Magpie, 5 Jackdaw, 5 Carrion Crow, 4 Raven, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 3 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 16 Long-tailed Tit, 7 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Wren, 1 Blackbird, 3 Robin, 1 Chaffinch

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Bernard King Hide:

1 Black Swan, 8 Ringed Plover, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank

Moreton:

c20 Common Tern, 1 Arctic Tern (juv), 1 Marsh Harrier (juv), 1 Hobby

Stratford:
2 Egyptian Goose, 3 Wigeon, 4 Ringed Plover, 9 Black-tailed Godwit,  5 Dunlin, 1 Redshank, 1 Kittiwake - ad, 1 Yellow-legged Gull - ad, 20 Common Tern, 1 Arctic Tern - juv, 1 Black Tern - juv, 1 Cattle Egret, 3 Osprey, 2 Sparrowhawk (m), 4 Marsh Harrier, 2 Red Kite, 2 Hobby, 1 Peregrine (juv)

Herriotts inc. Pool:

3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Cattle egret, 2 Osprey (seen together early pm)

Reported by:  Chris Craig, Jane Cummings, Andy Davis, Peter Hazelwood, Nick Hawkridge, Adrian Hockey, MJ, David Minshall, Ross Nairn, Nick Page, Nigel Povey, Andy Stockhausen, Paul Tompkins

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

09-09-24 Monday - Spotted Redshank

Temp 13°C to 19°C - A bit overcast first thing then patchy sunshine. A blustery north west wind gusting to 30mph.

Spotted Redshank

BRISTOL

Arno's Vale:

1 Spotted Flycatcher

Redland - garden:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker. 1 Carrion Crow

Redland Hill:

3 House Martin - still around nest site

09-09-24 Ring-necked Parakeet Stoke Park (Steve Richardson)

Stoke Park - garden:

8 Ring-necked Parakeet

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

1 Common Scoter, 8 Little Egret, 1 Whinchat, 2 Yellow Wagtail

09-09-24 Whinchat-Wheatear NP (Lisa Presland)

New Passage/Northwick Warth/Pilning Wetlands:
10 Greylag Goose, 10 Shoveler, 9 Wigeon, 7 Pintail, c 100 Teal9 Oystercatcher, 21 Lapwing, 55 Curlew, 6 Turnstone, 4 Knot, 4 Ruff, 3 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 88 Redshank, 1 Little Egret, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 20+ Swallow, 2 House Martin, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 5 Whinchat, 9 Wheatear, 10 Greenfinch

Severn Beach:

65+ Ringed Plover, 14 Turnstone, 25+ Dunlin

Yate Rocks:

2 Peregrine - over

Sodbury Common:
22 Swallow, 3 House Martin, 1 Willow Warbler, 15 Chiffchaff, 3 Whitethroat, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Redstart

NORTH SOMERSET

09-09-24 Wheatear Battery Point (Di Bunnis)

Portishead Battery Point:
1 Wheatear

Clevedon - garden:

6 Woodpigeon, 1 Robin

Kingston Seymour:

1 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 1 Jay, 2 Greenfinch - perched high on high voltage electricity cables

Clevedon/Yeo - Channel View Bay:
200 Shelduck, 4 Oystercatcher, 150+ Ringed Plover, 1 Turnstone, 4 Sanderling, 80+ Dunlin, 2 Kestrel, 1 Stonechat, 6 Wheatear and 12 Linnet

Sand Point/Bay:
100 Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Knot, 15 Sanderling, 100 Dunlin, 1 Little Stint, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Wheatear

BELOW M4 & BANES

Webbs Heath

1 Buzzard - back on its pole

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Oystercatcher, 2 Common Sandpiper, 5 Great Egret, 5 Little Egret, 1 Hobby, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff

Chew Valley Lake

Around the Lake - East Shore/Herriotts/Morton: 

21 Great White Egret

Bernard King Hide:
3 Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper

Denny Island:

4 Ringed Plover, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Ruff, 1 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 3 Greenshank, 1 Spotted Redshank

Hollowbrook:
2 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Ruff, 1 Spotted Redshank

Herons, Green:

4 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Osprey - ad (m), 

Moreton:

1 Kittiwake (ad) - over, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Marsh Harrier

Stratford:
2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Garganey (f&m), 23 Pintail, 2 Wigeon (m), 1 Oystercatcher, 5 Lapwing, 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Snipe,  1 Spotted Redshank - juv, 1 Kittiwake - ad, 2 Yellow-legged Gull - ad, 1 Common Gull - ad, 3 Black Tern, 1 Cattle Egret, 3 Osprey (m + 2 juv), 3 Marsh Harrier - inc 2 juv, 1 Red Kite, 1 Kestrel,  4 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, c25 Sand Martin

Herriotts inc. Pool:

1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Black Tern, 3 Osprey - fishing, 2 Kingfisher, 

Reported by: Rich Andrews, David Allward, Nancy Barrett, Di Bunniss, Mark Coller, Matt Coward, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Anthony Goodwin, Paul Gregory, Pete Hazelwood, Rob Laughton, MJ,  Linda Moysey, Blade Norton, Nigel Povey, Lisa Presland, Steve Richardson, Trevor Riddle, Joe Sargent, Trudy Sheen, George Stacey, Andy Stockhausen

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

08-09-24 Sunday - Black-necked Grebe

Temp 15°C to 20°C - Very wet start, with a sunny interval mid-day, followed by cloud and showers in the afternoon. A force 1 NW wind.

Garganey, Common Scoter

Swifts

Black-necked Grebe

Little Stint

Yellow-legged Gull

Great Skua
Merlin

08-09-24 Common Scoter, OPS (Di Bunniss)

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:

1 Teal

Redland :

3 House Martin, 1 Coal Tit

Sea Mills:

10 Common Sandpiper, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Bullfinch

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

2 Whitethroat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, c.100 Goldfinch

Troopers Hill:

1 f Redstart

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

08-09-24 Buzzard, OPS (Di Bunniss)

Oldbury Power Station:

130 Canada Goose, 1 Shelduck, 3 Shoveler, 4 Wigeon, 1 drk Common Scoter, 9 Moorhen, 7 Coot, 1 Little Grebe, 59 Ringed Plover, 25 Turnstone, 30 Dunlin, 1 Little Stint, 5 Common Sandpiper, 7 Common Gull, 1 Great Skua - upriver, 3 Cormorant, 5 Grey Heron, 5 Little Egret, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 4 (1 ad, 3 juv) Peregrine, 1 Raven, 20 Swallow/House Martin, 14 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Whinchat, 2 Pied Wagtail, 13 Goldfinch

Severn Beach:
102 Ringed Plover, 36 Turnstone, 1 Ruff, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 33 Dunlin, 1 Little Stint, 2 Wheatear

08-09-24 Wheatear, Wickwar (Paul Sadley)

Wickwar:
1 Hobby, 1 Wheatear

Mangotsfield:

20+ House Martin

Siston Hill:
1 Swift, 2 Raven

NORTH SOMERSET

Easton-in-Gordano:
1 Marsh Tit - garden

Clevedon - Highdale Road:

1 Woodpigeon, 2 Robin

Clevedon - Yeo:
1 Wigeon (1st of autumn here), 1 Bar-tailed Godwit

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
3 Swift, 30 Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 3 Knot, 1 Sanderling, 14 Dunlin, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret - east, 11 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, 1 m Merlin (different to yesterday's female), 1 juv Peregrine, 1 Jay, 59 Swallow, c.235 House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 26 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Firecrest, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Redstart, 2 Whinchat, 6 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, 3 House Sparrow, 1 Grey Wagtail, 12 Meadow Pipit, 2 Greenfinch, 2 Reed Bunting

Weston Airfield:

1 ad Hobby

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:

1 Egyptian Goose

Heron's Green:

5 Lapwing, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 ad Whinchat

Stratford:
1 Garganey, 4 Wigeon, 16 Pintail, 6 Water Rail, 1 Black-necked Grebe (moulting adult-hangs out with Tufted Duck flock), 1 Oystercatcher, 2 Snipe, 1 Greenshank, 1 ad Kittiwake, 1 ad Yellow-legged Gull, 1 juv Black Tern, 1 Cattle Egret, 5 Osprey, 3 (m/2 juv) Sparrowhawk, 4 (2 juv/2cy female) Marsh Harrier, 1 Red Kite, 2 Hobby

Herriotts inc. Pool:

Canada Goose, Mallard, Moorhen, Coot, 4 Dunlin, Grey Heron, Great White Egret, Little Egret, 1 Osprey, 1 Kingfisher

Reported by: Amelia Bamsey, Di Bunniss, Judy Copeland, Chris Craig, Steve Durston, Anthony Goodwin, Matt Hall, Peter Hazelwood, Matt Hull, MJ, Rob Laughton, Andrew Middleton, Nigel Povey, Paul Sadley, Tony Scott, Oliver Smart, Sova, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Nick Tippett.

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

07-09-24 Saturday - Wryneck

Temp 15°C to 20°C - Early mist, then overcast until light rain after tea when the light south easterly, went round to west north west.

Crane

Wryneck

Sandwich Tern

Grasshopper Warbler

Crossbill

Merlin

Kittiwake

Black Redstart

BRISTOL

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

many, mostly House Martin - vismig, 15+ Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Stonechat, 1 Linnet

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

1 Common Scoter, 1 Little Grebe, 4 Avocet, 200 Ringed Plover, 60 Turnstone, 75 Dunlin, 4 Common Sandpiper, 1 Osprey, 1 Hobby, 2 Peregrine. 600 Swallow, 30 House Martin, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Black Redstart, 1 Whinchat, 3 Wheatear, 3 Stonechat

Aust Services / STW - vismig :
10 Avocet, 3 Whimbrel, 17 Common Tern, 1 Osprey, 25 Sand Martin, 1500 Swallow, 1200 House Martin, 30+ Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Redstart, 4 Wheatear, 

New Passage/Northwick Warth/Pilning Wetlands:
28 Shoveler, 9 Wigeon, 5 Pintail, 200+ Teal, 10 Knot, 2 Ruff, 24 Snipe, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 1 Kingfisher, c500 Swallow - going through, 7 Whinchat, 4 Wheatear,

Wickwar:
1 Kestrel, 1 Rook, 1 Wheatear

Coalpit Heath:

35 Swallow, 12 House Martin, several Chiffchaff - inc 1 singing, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher,

Westerleigh:

30 Swallow - on the wires

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - garden:
3 Woodpigeon, 3 Herring Gull - 1 juv, 1 Jay, 3 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw

Clevedon - Wain's Hill:

many Swallow - vismig, 5 Wheatear, 1 Tree Pipit

07-09-24 Wryneck Clevedon Pill (Paul Chapman)

Clevedon - Pill:

2 Curlew, 1 Little Egret, 1 Wryneck, 11 Wheatear, 12 Pied Wagtail, 2 Rock Pipit

Sand Bay:

20 Teal, 500 Ringed Plover, 2 Whimbrel, 2 Turnstone, 4 Knot, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 20 Sanderling, 2 Little Stint, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 1 Merlin, 454 Swallow, 282 House Martin, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Crossbill

Steep Holm:

2 Swift, 4 Water Rail, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, many Martin and Swallow, 1 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Firecrest, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Whinchat, 3 Wheatear, 1 Rock Pipit

BELOW M4 & BANES

Oldland Common - garden:

15 House Sparrow - a record 

 

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
5 Common Sandpiper 

Chew Valley Lake

Bittern Trail:
1 Water Rail

Bernard King Hide:
1 Oystercatcher, 7 Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Greenshank, 3 Great Black-backed Gull

Sutton Wick:

2 Osprey - chasing

Denny Island

3 Ringed Plover, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 

Villice:
1 Osprey - perched

Moreton:
5 Crane - over, 1 Kittiwake, 1 Osprey - ad with prey, 1 Marsh Harrier (f), 1 Hobby

Stratford:
1 Greenshank, 2 Sandwich Tern, 1 Black Tern, Great White Egret, 3 Osprey - inc juv, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Hobby, 1 Jay, many Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Mistle Thrush, 

07-09-24 Osprey CVL (Merv Carlyon)

Herriotts inc. Pool:

1 Osprey - juv

Reported by: Merv Carlyon, Chris Craig, Stephen Curtis, Tim Ford, Ollie Fournier, Lee Gardiner, Markas Gilmartin, Paul Gregory, Matt Hall, Matt Hull, Pete Hazelwood, Mike Jackson, Andy Mears, Andy Middleton, Nick Page, Nigel Povey, Carol Rushton, Paul Sadley, Larry Sweetland, Ben Sykes, Howard Taffs, Gary Thoburn,  Rich Williams, Jack Wylson

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

06-09-24 Friday - Little Gull

Temp 13°C to 18°C - Early mist, then rain all day with more mist to finish and more rain with a grumble of thunder. A light mainly west south west wind.

Little Gull

BRISTOL

Bishopston - garden:

1 Jay - shrieking, 2 Magpie - eating fatballs, blast them, 3 House Sparrow, 7 Goldfinch - inc juv

Blaise Estate:

1 Buzzard, Crow, 1 Raven,  Blue Tit, Great Tit, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 5 Nuthatch, 3 Robin, 6 Goldfinch

Sea Mills:

1 Marsh Harrier - flying downstream at 19:00

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

2 Shoveler, 1 Gadwall, 1 Teal, 1 Curlew Sandpiper - juv, 50 Ringed Plover, 30 Dunlin, 1 Osprey - fishing the tidal res, 2 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear

Northwick Warth:

6 Ruff, 5 Snipe, 3 Green Sandpiper, 3 Greenshank

06-09-24 Buzzard Severnside (Brian Lancastle)

Chittening Warth:
1 Little Gull - 1st wint, 1 Buzzard, 5 Wheatear

Yate - garden:

1 Chiffchaff - singing 

Yate, Kingsgate Park:

1 Shoveler, 2 Gadwall, 4 Tufted Duck, 1 Kingfisher, 5+ Chiffchaff

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - garden:
2 Woodpigeon, 1 Herring Gull, 2 Magpie

Worle - garden:
6 Greenfinch, 30+ Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

06-09-24 Greenfinch Keynsham (Andrew Harrison)

Keynsham - garden:

Blue Tit, Great Tit, House Sparrow, 1 Greenfinch

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:

2 Common Sandpiper, 6 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 1 Osprey, 1 Marsh Harrier - juv, 1 Hobby, lots of Sand Martin, Swallow & House Martin, 1 Wheatear - juv

Chew Valley Lake
4 Turnstone, 4 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, c150 of Swallow and c300 House Martin - -  all flying around the lake

Bernard King Hide:
1 Oystercatcher, 7 Ringed Plover, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 1 Cormorant - ringed green SPF

Villice:
2 Hobby 1 Pied Flycatcher (f), 

Nunnery:
4 Common Tern, 5 Black Tern

Herons Green:
2 Egyptian Goose, 4 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Hobby

Moreton:
1 Oystercatcher - preening on the mud, 4 Turnstone, 4 Snipe, 1 Kittiwake - ad, 6 Common Tern, 3 Black Tern

06-09-24 Sedge Warbler CVL (Merv Carlyon)

Stratford:
2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Wigeon, 26 Pintail,  2 Water Rail, 1 Oystercatcher, 4 Lapwing, 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 9 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 4 Greenshank, 1 Kittiwake - ad, 11 Common Tern, 4 Arctic Tern, 5 Black Tern, 3 Osprey (f&m + juv), 5 Marsh Harrier, 1 Tawny Owl, 3 Hobby, 1 Sedge Warbler

06-09-24 Common Sandpiper CVL (Merv Carlyon)

Herriotts inc. Pool:

4 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 9 Green Sandpiper, some Great White Egret, 1 Osprey - juv, 

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Di Bunniss, Merv Carlyon, Mark Coller, Chris Craig, Alan Daniells, Andy Davis, Markas Gilmartin, Andrew Harrison, Nick Hawkridge, Pete Hazelwood, MJ, Brian Lancastle, Nick Page, Nigel Povey, Dean Reeves, Ben Searle

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

05-09-24 Thursday - Hirundines on the move

Temp 10°C to 17°C - Wet! North/North north easterly breeze gusting to 20mph.

Large numbers Swallow & House Martin on the Severn

Little Stint

Common Tern & Black Tern

Grasshopper Warbler

Pied Flycatcher

05-09-24 Swallow grounded at Severn Beach (Brian Lancastle)

BRISTOL

Stoke Park garden:

6 Ring-necked Parakeet

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

05-09-24 Wheatear, Aust Cliff (Andy Stockhausen)

Aust Cliff:
Vismig: 1 Swift, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2,645 Swallow, 390 House Martin, 8 Yellow Wagtail, 6 Tree Pipit, 10 Linnet

On site: 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 2 Willow Warbler, 50+Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 4 Goldcrest, Wheatear, 4 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Pied Flycatcher

New Passage:
2 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Knot, 91 Redshank, 7 Little Egret, 2 Wheatear

05-09-24 Redshank & Common Sandpiper, Severn Beach (Brian Lancastle)

Severn Beach:

c120 Ringed Plover, c30 Turnstone, 75 Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, Redshank, 1 Sand Martin, 200 Swallow & 1 House Martin - grounded on sea wall by rain, 7 Wheatear

Kingsgate Park:
1 Shoveler, 2 Gadwall 

Winterbourne Down:

c30 House Martin

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon garden:
1 Woodpigeon, 1 Magpie, 1 Robin

Watercress farm, Wraxall:
1 Hobby

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
Vis mig: 1 Sand Martin, 140 Swallow, 140 House Martin, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Tree Pipit, 1 Linnet

Present: 450 Ringed Plover, 1 Knot, 7 Sanderling, 150 Dunlin, 1 Little Stint, 4 Greenshank, 8 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 160 Swallow,  1 Grasshopper Warbler

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports    

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:

2 Egyptian Goose, 4 Wigeon, 6 Grey Heron, 7 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 1 Osprey, 2 Buzzard, 1 Hobby 

Chew Valley Lake

05-09-24 Egyptian Goose, Dam CVL (Rob Hargreaves)

Dam:

2 Egyptian Goose

Bernard King Hide:

1 Little Ringed Plover, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, 4 Greenshank, 1 roosting Common Tern

Wick Green Point:
Pintail

05-09-24 very wet Marsh Harrier, Herons Green CVL (Rob Hargreaves)

Herons Green:
30+ Pochard, 5 Lapwing, 1 Greenshank, 4 Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, 1 Marsh Harrier

Moreton:

5 Sand Martin, 120+ Swallow, 1 Song Thrush

05-09-24 Black Tern, CVL (Bri Thompson)

Stratford:
Shoveler, Teal, 8 Pintail, 1 Water Rail, 1 Greenshank, 1 Common Tern, 1 Black Tern, 2 Marsh Harrier (juvs), 5 Sand Martin, 80 Swallow, 300 House Martin

Herriotts inc. Pool:

1 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Osprey

Reported by: Paul Chapman, Mark Coller, Andy Davis, Rob Hargreaves, Matt Hull, Mike Jackson, Brian Lancastle, Nick Page, Nigel Povey, Steve Richardson, Andy Stockhausen:

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

04-09-24 Wednesday - Waders, Sacred Ibis

Temp 14°C to 18°C - Generally cloudy and felt cold with the light N/NE wind, let's hope it brings some more birds with it over the next few days. Photos and more reports added by 9pm.

Little Stints
Curlew Sandpipers
Ruff and other wader numbers building

Winter duck numbers building

Sacred Ibis

Good numbers of Spotted Flycatcher

5 Osprey at Chew Valley Lake

04-09-24 Curlew Sandpiper, Severn Beach (Brian Lancastle)

BRISTOL

Knowle:

1 Raven over

04-09-24 Heron eating tea, Sea Mills (Di Bunniss)

Sea Mills:
16 Redshank, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond
11 House Martin, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Stonechat

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Services:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 1 Coal Tit, 20+ Chiffchaff, 8 Blackcap, 3 Spotted Flycatcher

New Passage/NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
80 Oystercatcher, 1 Ringed Plover, 55 Curlew, 41 Turnstone, 7 Knot, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Ruff, 1 Little Stint, 63 Redshank, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Wheatear

04-08-24 Curlew Sandpiper, Severn Beach (Paul Bowerman)

Severn Beach:
170 Ringed Plover, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 70 Dunlin, 4 Wheatear

04-09-24 Wheatear, Severn Beach (Brian Lancastle)

Wild Place bird survey:
1 Spotted Flycatcher

Chipping Sodbury Common:

2 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Whinchat, 5+Redstart, 2 Stonechat, 4 Yellow Wagtail

Wickwar:

2 Wheatear

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
18 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 6 Gadwall, 7 Wigeon, 6 Teal, 3 Moorhen, 13 Little Grebe, 3 Curlew, c.20 Redshank, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff.

04-09-24 Firecrest, Portishead (David Howes)

Portishead:

1 Firecrest ringed

Clevedon:
Garden: 2 Feral Pigeon, 1 Herring Gull, 6 Magpie, 1 Jay, 2 Jackdaw

Kingston Seymour:
2 Hobby, 12 Mistle Thrush

Sand Bay:

c400 Ringed Plover, 1 Turnstone, 8 Sanderling, c100 Dunlin, 1 juv Curlew Sandpiper, 1 juv Little Stint, 1 Wheatear

BELOW M4 & BANES

Hanham:

45 Magpie together

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks (1&2):
1 Snipe, 4 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Little Egret, 4 Chiffchaff, 200+ Starling, 4 Grey Wagtail, 1 White Wagtail, 10 Pied Wagtail

Chew Valley Lake

04-09-24 GSW, CVL (George Stacey)

Bittern Trail:

3 Great Spotted Woodpecker

Bernard King Hide/ Hollow Brook:

2 Little Ringed Plover, 5 Ringed Plover, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Greenshank, 1 Ruff, 5 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk

Herons Green:
30+ Pochard, 1 Snipe, 3 Common Sandpiper, 4 Green Sandpiper, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier

Stratford:
1f Wigeon, 1 Sacred Ibis, 5 Osprey, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Marsh Harrier, 8 Hobby, 1 Peregrine

04-09-24 Ruff & Green Sands, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc. Pool:
1 Black Swan, 16 Pintail, 2 Wigeon, 2 Garganey, 20+ Pochard, 4 Stock Dove, 4 Lapwing, 1 Ruff, 4 Snipe, 1 Greenshank, 4 Common Sandpiper, 10 Green Sandpiper, 10 Great White Egret, 9 Little Egret, 2 Osprey, 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Hobby, 2 Raven, 2 Kingfisher

Reported by: David Allward, Di Bunniss, Paul Bowerman, Mark Coller, Julian Eastoe, Alastair Fraser, Paul Gregory, Andrew Harrison, David Howes,  Brian Lancastle, MJ, Linda Moysey, Brian Mulgrew, Nick Page, Nigel Povey, Lois Pryce, Trevor Riddle, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Bri Thompson, Chris Vines,  blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

03-09-2024 Tuesday - Little Stint

Temp 14°C to 20°C - Early rain gave way to overcast skies - with occasional leakage, light west wind vearing north then south.

Little Stint

Spotted Flycatcher

Firecrest

Avocet

Ruff

BRISTOL

Arnos Vale:

1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Firecrest

Hengrove Mounds:

1 Spotted Flycatcher

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Yacht Club:

2 Stock Dove, 13 Oystercatcher, 157 Ringed Plover, 106 Curlew, 22 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 15 Redshank, 5 Cormorant, 5 Grey Heron, 3 Little Egret, 35 Swallow, 30 House Martin, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Whinchat, 1 Stonechat, 3 Wheatear

03-09-24 Spotted Flycatcher Aust (Jamie Dunning)

Aust Services

2 Spotted Flycatcher

Aust STW:
1 Arctic Tern, 1 Black Tern

Aust Warth:
1 Whinchat

03-09-24 Little Stint PIL (Paul Bowerman)

New Passage/Northwick Warth/Pilning Wetlands:
2 Ruff - juv, 1 Little Stint - juv, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Wheatear

New Passage:

3 Avocet, 12 Knot, 2 Whimbrel, 1 Black-tailed Godwit

Severn Beach:
1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Curlew Sandpiper - juv

Little Sodbury - BOC walk:

1 Mallard, 4 Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, 3 Herring Gull, 3 Buzzard, 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 2 Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, 5 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, many Swallow - moving, many House Martin - moving, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 8 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 3 Goldcrest, 3 Wren, c200 Starling, Blackbird, Robin, 1 Dunnock, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 2 Greenfinch, 22 Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
6 Shovelor, 1 Pintail (f), 30 Little Grebe

03-09-24 Whinchat Watercress Farm (Rob Martin)

Wraxall - Watercress Farm:

1 Green Sandpiper, 4 Little Egret, 3 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 2 Whinchat

Uphill:
2 Redshank, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher - rare here, 2 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 2 Raven, 3 Stonechat, 10+ Linnet

BELOW M4 & BANES

Warmley - Tower Lane:

8 House Martin

03-09-24 Wheatear Paulton (Patrick Hancock)

Paulton:
100 Woodpigeon, 1 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Wheatear, 100 Linnet

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

03-09-24 Common Sandpiper CVL (George Stacey)

Bernard King Hide / Hollowbrook:

12 Ringed Plover, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 14 Black-tailed Godwits, 1 Turnstone, 2 Ruff, 11 Common Sandpiper, 8 Green Sandpiper, 4 Greenshank, 2 Common Gull, 8 Common Tern, 2 Osprey

Herons Green:
1 Little Grebe, 30+ Great Crested Grebe, 1 Dunlin, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 2 G BB Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 2 Magpie, 4+ Sand Martins, 1 Swallow, 6+ House Martins. 3 Pied Wagtail

03-09-24 Common Tern CVL (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:
1 Pintail, 80+ Great Crested Grebe, 1 B H Gull - ring yellow ZKTS, 6 G BB Gull, 1 Common Tern, 7 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 2 Osprey, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 3 Hobby, 2 Swallow,

Stratford:
1 Black Swan, 2 Garganey (f+m), 3 Wigeon (1m), 12 Pintail,  6 Lapwing, 1 Ringed Plover, 4 Snipe, 2 Greenshank, 6 G BB Gull, 13 Common Tern, 3 Grey Heron, 7 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 4 Osprey (f+m & 2 juv), 1 Sparrowhawk (m), 10 Marsharrier - inc 4 juv, 2 Red Kite, 1 Kingfisher, 5 Hobby, 3 Sand Martin, 1 Swallow

03-09-24 Snipe & Green Sandpiper CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc. Pool:

1 Black Swan, 1 Lapwing, 1 Ruff, 6 Snipe, 4 Common Sandpiper, 12 Green Sandpiper, 6 G-BB Gull, 5 Grey Heron, 9 Great White Egret, 7 Little Egret, 1 Osprey, 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Hobby, 3 Jackdaw, 3 Magpie, 5+ Sand Martins 2 Swallow, 6+ House Martin, 2 Pied Wagtail

Reported by: Derek Angell, Phil Barlow, Paul Bowerman, Chris Craig, John Croxton, Alan Daniells, Paul Davison, Jamie Dunning, Patrick Hancock, Nick Hawkridge, MJ, Rob Martin, Andy Middleton, Ross Nairn,  George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Chris Stone, Howard Taffs, Jack Wylson

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02-09-24 Monday - Pied Flycatcher

Temp 18°C to 21°C - Mizzle and muggy, a light wind from the SW. 

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Curlew Sandpipers
Ospreys
Pied Flycatcher

BRISTOL

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

1 Kestrel, 46 House Martin, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Whinchat, 1 Stonechat
Garden: 7 Ring-necked Parakeet

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Warth/Sewage/Cliff/Services:
7 Wigeon, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 47 Arctic Tern, 20 Sand Martin, 100+ Swallow, 2 Willow Warbler, 20+ Chiffchaff, 10+ Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Tree Pipit, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Pied Flycatcher, 1 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, 2 Redstart

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
1 Green Sandpiper, 17 Little Egret

02-09-24 Turnstone, Severnside (Andy Stockhausen)

New Passage:
4 Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Knot, 1 Grey Wagtail

Severn Beach:
1 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Sanderling, 1 Common Sandpiper

NORTH SOMERSET

Sand Point/Bay:
Vis-mig: 4 Curlew, 64 Swallow, 4 Grey Wagtail, 3 Meadow Pipit, 5 Goldfinch

Present: 400 Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 2 Turnstone, 1 Ruff, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 5 Sanderling, 150 Dunlin, 1 Kestrel, 1 Willow Warbler, 7 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Stonechat

BELOW M4 & BANES

Saltford:
2 Little Owl

Bath:
Between Dew Pond and Browne's Folly: 1 Pied Flycatcher

02-09-24 Goldfinch, Keynsham (Ian Stapp)

Keysnsham:
Garden: 12 Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Osprey

Chew Valley Lake

02-09-24 LRP, CVL (George Stacey)

Bernard King hide:

2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Greenshank, 7 Common Sandpiper

Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper

Woodford:
2 Oystercatcher, 3 Whimbrel, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Osprey, 1 Marsh Harrier

02-09-24 Common Sandpiper, CVL (Merv Carlyon)

Herons Green:
1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Oystercatcher, 2 Whimbrel, 1 Dunlin, 4 Common Sandpiper, 1 Marsh Harrier

Moreton:
2m  Common Scoter, 1 Oystercatcher, 9 Common Tern, 1 Osprey, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hobby

02-09-24 Sparrowhawk, CVL (Tony Bridges)

Stratford:
1m Pintail, 2m Common Scoter, 3 Lapwing, 1 'Ringed Plover' sp (calling like a Spot Red), 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Whimbrel, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 8 Common Tern, 40+ Commic Tern, 1 Black Tern, 3 Osprey, 7 Marsh Harrier, 1 Sparrowhawk, 5 Hobby

Herriotts inc. Pool:
3 Lapwing, 3 Snipe, 5 Common Sandpiper, 10 Green Sandpiper

Out of area:

02-09-24 Sabine's Gull, Brue (Dave Hughes)

Cheddar Res: wader fest- 3 Little Ringed Plover, 17 Ringed Plover, 3 Avocet, 2 Turnstone, 3 Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Ruff, 1 Greenshank, 3 Redshank, 3 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Snipe, 1 Sanderling, Also, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 4 Black Tern, 37 Cattle Egret

Huntspill Sea Wall: 1 juv Sabine's Gull

02-09-24 Firecrest, Brean (Howard Taffs)

Brean Down: 3 Ruddy Shelduck, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Firecrest

Reported by: Raoul,  Nige, Tony Bridges, Merv Carlyon, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Dave Hughes, Matt Hobbs, Matt Hull, MJ, Nige Milbourne, Dave Nevitt, Glen Maddison, Nigel Povey, Steve Richardson, Mark Savage, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Bri Thompson, Caron Thornton-Trippit,  blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

01-09-24 Sunday

Temp 15°C to 24°C - Misty to start which was cleared by the light north east wind, but thunder and rain in the late afternoon and gusts to 21 mph.

Curlew Sandpiper

Nightingale

Osprey

BRISTOL

Snuff Mills:

1 Dipper

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage/Northwick Warth/Pilning Wetlands:
2 Stock Dove 50 Oystercatcher, c30 Lapwing 6 Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 100 Curlew, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Ruff - juv, 100 Redshank 2 Wheatear

01-09-24 Curlew Sandpiper SB (Brian Lancastle)

Severn Beach:
200 Ringed Plover, 2 Curlew Sandpiper - juv, 1 Sanderling - juv, 1 Turnstone, 100 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 

Wickwar:
2 Hobby, 1 Spotted Flycatcher

Chipping Sodbury Common: 

1 Raven, 1 Swallow, 1 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, some Blackcap, Lesser Whitethroat, some Whitethroat, 6+ Redstart, 2 Whinchat, 1 Yellow Wagtail,  80 Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
1 putative Nightingale heard - recording inconclusive HERE

Portishead:
Swallow  - on the move over the R Severn

Clevedon - Highdale:
2 Woodpigeon, 1 Herring Gull, 2 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw

Clevedon - Wain's Hill - vismig

some Ringed Plover - heard only, 5 Sand Martin, 66 Swallow, 17 House Martin -

01-09-24 Raven W Big Wood (Jason Williams)

Weston Big Wood:

1 Red Kite, 25 Raven

Sand Point/Middle Hope - vismig:

1 Sanderling, 1 Marsh Harrier, 424 Swallow -  with 2 Firecrest, 1 Redstart, 1 Whinchat, 5 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear

BELOW M4 & BANES

Hanham Hill:

2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 103 Swallow - perched on power lines, 2 Blackcap (m), 7 Greenfinch, 

Emerson's Green, Pomphrey Hill:

2 Grey Heron, 1 Raven

Downend - Cleeve Hill:

1 Cormorant, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard 

Saltford:
2 Little Owl - back at traditional roost

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Bernard King Hide:
2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Black Tern

Woodford:
200 Cormorant - on Denny Island

Villice:
1 Pochard - juv, 13 Little Grebe,1 Lapwing - flock of 200 mixed tits, warbler and crest.

Nunnery:
1 Black Tern - prob same as BK bird, 1 Green Woodpecker

Herons Green:
37 Pochard, 1 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Marsh Harrier - Herriot bird

01-09-24 Marsh Harrier  CVL (Bri Thompson)

Stratford:
3 Garganey (f), 2 Pintail (m), 3 Lapwing, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 42 Common Tern, 2 Arctic Tern, 3 Black Tern,  4 Osprey, 2 Sparrowhawk (m), 6 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Hobby, 5 Sand Martin

Herriotts inc. Pool:

9 Egyptian Goose, 1 Garganey, 3 Lapwing, 8 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Snipe, 11 Green Sandpiper, 1 Cattle Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1+ Kingfisher

Out of Area:

Brue Estuary:

1 Sabine's Gull - juv

Reported by: Karle Burford, Mark Coller, Alan Craddock, Jane Cumming, Barry Dursley, Julian Eastoe, Julie Evans, Anthony Goodwin, Dave Hughes, Matt Hull, MJ, Brian Lancastle, James Packer, Nick Page, Nigel Povey, Paul Sadley, Paul Sawyer, Howard Taffs, Bri Thompson, Jason Williams

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