21-09-18 Friday - Leach’s Petrel

Weather : Windy but warm between the frequent showers.

Leach’s Petrel
Balearic Shearwater, Manx Shearwater, Golden Plover.
Shag
Cattle Egret, Black Tern, Grey Phalarope, 
Pectoral Sandpiper
Bar-tailed Godwit
Curlew Sandpiper
Sanderling

Wheatear & Kestrel 21st Sept 2018 NP (Brian Thompson)
A bit of early morning sun bathing

BRISTOL

Lawrence Weston Moor:
1 Hobby - heading south.

Sea Mills:
2 Redshank,  150+  Feral Pigeon sheltering on lee side of railway bridge,  6 House Martin.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Curlew Sandpiper (j) at Shepperdine, 6 Sanderling - at high tide, 1 Arctic Tern (a) downriver.

Grey Phalarope 21st Sept 2018 NP Pilning Wetlands (Aravind Ramesh)

and a little closer (Ian Loats)

Northwick Warth / Pilning wetland:
2 Grey Phalarope (a+j), 220 Black-tailed Godwit, 120+ Knot, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Wheatear,

Severn Beach:
1 Manx Shearwater, 1 Grey Phalarope (j), 1 Arctic Tern

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:
1 Shag off the seafront

Clevedon-Yeo - Ladye Bay:

Leach’s Petrel - slowly going out

Backwell Hill:
3 Treecreeper, 1 seen 2 heard.

Anchor Head:

Short Sea Watch - evening

1 Leach's Petrel, 5 Manx Shearwater, 1 Arctic Tern (imm),

Sand Point/Bay:
Sea Watch 07:20 to 10:05
7 Shelduck (down), 2 Manx Shearwater, (1 up 1 down), 1 Balearic Shearwater (down at 8:34am), 2 Golden Plover (down), 1 Curlew (up), 8 Dunlin (down), 4 Arctic Tern west towards Flat Holm, 1 alba wagtail, & 6 Meadow Pipit in/off the sea from Wales,

Bleadon - Cross Sluice
1 Greenshank, 3 Arctic Tern.

Axe Estuary:
1 Bar-tailed Godwit

BELOW M4 & BANES

Wheatear 21st Sept 2018 Marshfield (Robert Hargreaves)

Marshfield:
1 Buzzard, 24 Stock Dove, 1 Kestrel, 12 Swallow, 8 House Martin (Plough Farm), 1 Wheatear (Rushmead Lane), 14 Linnet.

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
Pectoral Sandpiper

Wigeon - colouring up nicely - 21st Sept 2018 CVL Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake
54 Mute Swan, 1 Shelduck, 10 Gadwall, 16 Wigeon, 7 Pintail,  lots of Pochard,  13 Little Grebe, 43 Great Crested Grebe, 29 Cattle Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 5 Great White Egret, 6 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Water Rail, 15 Lapwing, 8 Snipe, 5 Green Sand, 1 Common Sand, 1 Common Gull, 5 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Black Tern, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Hobby, 1 Peregrine (f juv), 2 Jay, 5 Jackdaw, 200+ House Martin,  30+ Swallow, a small number of Sand Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Treecreeper, 20+ Starling, 4 House Sparrows, 2 Grey Wagtail,
5 Pied Wagtail, 12+ Goldfinch.

Dam:

Grey Phalarope 21st Sept 2018 CVL Dam (TalkingtoBears)

1 Grey Phalarope, 1 Common Sandpiper.

Treecreeper 21st Sept 2018 CVL Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:
1 Goldeneye (f), 1 Great White Egret, 1 Leach’s Petrel 




Herriott's Pool:
6 Great White Egret, 15 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Snipe, 1 Grey Phalarope (ad) (different bird), 3 Commnon and 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank, 3 Greenshank, 2 Black Tern, 1 Hobby.

Reports: Paul Bowerman, Paul Bowyer, Karle Burford, Chris Craig, David Gibbs, Robert Hargreaves, Simon Harris, Robin Lambert, Brian Lancastle, Ian Loats, Paul Marshall, Lois Pryce, TtB, Aravind Ramesh, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Brian Thompson,  Keith Vinicombe,  BUPP, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

20-09-18 Thursday - Pectoral Sandpiper

Temp 13 to 19℃. Wet and dull today, also mild and windy

Cattle Egret
Grey Phalarope
Pectoral Sandpiper
Spotted Redshank
Black Tern
Lesser Whitethroat
Whinchat

29-9-18 Black Tern, Herriott's Pool (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL

River Avon:
1 Kingfisher

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

20-9-18 Wheatear at OPS (Peter Hazelwood)

Oldbury Power Station:
50 Swallow circling low in complete silence, 150 House Martin, 1+ Whitethroat, 1 Lesser Whitethroat with Blackcaps, 1 Whinchat, 3 Wheatear

20-9-18 Grey Phalarope, Pilning Wetland (Aravind Ramesh)

New Passage/Northwick Warth:
1 Grey Phalarope

SOMERSET

Nowt reported apart from a bee

BELOW M4 & BANES

20-9-18 Linnets at Newton St Loe (NSL-Birding)

Newton St Loe:
5 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Kestrel, 4 Jay, 5 Barn swallow, 70 House Martin over village, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Grey Wagtail, 6 Linnet

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
9 Great White Egret, 6 Ringed Plover, 100 Black-tailed Godwit, 7 Knot, 4 Ruff, 1 Dunlin, 1 Pectoral Sandpiper, 3 Greenshank

20-9-18 most of the 28 Cattle Egret and some Littles off Stratford (Rob Hargreaves)

Chew Valley Reservoir:
1 Shelduck, 30 Shoveler, 15 Pintail, 100 Pochard, 14 Little Grebe, 34 Great Crested Grebe, 28 Cattle Egret, 7 Great White Egret, 7 Little Egret, 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 2 Water Rail, 2 white Coot, 14 Lapwing, 8 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 7 Green Sandpiper,  1 Spotted Redshank, 2 Greenshank, 6 GBB Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted and 1 Green Woodpecker, 5 Hobby, 4 Jay, 12 Sand Martin, 40 Swallow, 300 House Martin, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Grey Wagtail, 3 Meadow Pipit

20-9-18 Black Tern, GWE, Snipe, Green Sand, Lapwing and
Spotted Redshank on Herriott's Pool (Ian Stapp)

Out of Avon:
Grey Phalaropes at Frampton Pools, Sharpness (also Black Redstart) and Huntspill

Reports: Paul Bowerman, Chris Craig, Sean Davies, Lee Gardiner, Rob Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Simon Isgar, Paul Marshall, John Martin, Nigel Milbourne, Aravind Ramesh, Adam Rawson, Ian Stapp, Chris Trott, Jason Williams, NSL Birding

19-09-18 Wednesday - Leach's Petrel

 V. windy with showers as Storm Ali passed across Northern Ireland and Scotland

Leach's Storm Petrel
Cattle Egret, Great White Egret
Spotted Redshank, Greenshank, Pectoral Sandpiper
Black Tern
Whinchat

19-09-18 Ruff, Blagdon (George Stacey)

BRISTOL

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
2 Whinchat

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Severn Beach:
1 Leach's Storm Petrel, 2 Black Tern

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:
Marina - 3 Cormorant

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marksbury:
150+ Starling

Chelwood:
2 Jay

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
Bells Bush, -  1 Pectoral Sandpiper (K E Vinicombe). Reported later from Top End Hide.
Also 4 Ruff

19-09-18 Black Tern, Herriotts Pool, CVL
(photos by Ian Stapp ( left) George Stacey (right)

Chew Valley Lake

1 Shelduck, 80+ Pochard, 12 Pintail (Herriotts), 34 Shoveler (Herriotts), 14 Little Grebe,      43 Great Crested Grebe, 6 Grey Heron, 14 Cattle Egret (Herriotts early on -  only one later on), 7 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Buzzard, 3 Water Rail (Herriotts/Moreton/ Stratford),
1 Spotted Redshank (Herriotts), 2 Greenshank (Herriotts, later Stratford and Moreton), 8 Snipe, 6 Green Sandpiper  (Herriotts & Moreton),  2 Common Sandpiper, 7 GBB Gull, 2 Black Tern (Juv Herriotts Pool and Stratford bay),3 Stock Dove,1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker,  5 Hobby (Moreton, Stratford and Herriotts), 17 Jackdaw, 3 Jay, 1 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 5 LTT it, 24+ Swallow/H Martin, 10+ Sand Martin, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Stonechat, (Moreton lane), 7 House Sparrow,  7 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail

19-09-18 Two more images of a Black Tern at Herriotts, CVL
 Photos by Raoul Chandrasakera (left) and Bri Thompson (right) Spot the difference!

Out of Avon:
Black Tern at Cheddar Reservoir
Grey Phalaropes at Huntspill (still) and Burnham-on-sea

19-09-18 yet another cracking Grey Phalarope image: Huntspill (Andy Slade)

Reports: Paul Bowerman, John Clark, Chris Craig, Andy Slade, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Keith Vinicombe, 

18-09-18 Tuesday - Cattle Egret

Windy - but not hard enough to drive anything up the Severn Estuary - - sadly

Goldeneye
Cattle Egret
Marsh Harrier
Spotted Redshank
Mediterranean Gull
Sandwich, Common & Black Tern
Hobby
Sand Martin
Bearded Tit

18-9-18 Cattle Egrets at Stratford, CVL (George Stacey)
Twenty-seven today

BRISTOL

City Docks:
Not a Coot this time but a Moorhen; but they do breed here.

Sparrowhawk 18th Sept 2018 Henleaze (Geoff Daniels)

Henleaze:
Sparrowhawk - keeping the Feral Pigeon population down.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
A juv. Peregrine chasing Turnstones around, before an adult male Peregrine came and gave it a seeing-to !

New Passage/Northwick:
7 Shelduck. 30 Wigeon, Pintail, 11 Ringed Plover, 360 Black-tailed Godwit, 20 Turnstone, 54 Knot, 21 Dunlin, 1 Hobby, 1 juv Peregrine, 1 Bearded Tit - visiting birder reports - flew across the Grebe Pond (NW), 1 Wheatear

NORTH SOMERSET

Tickenham:
BOC walk; 1 Mute Swan, 4 Grey Heron, 2 Cormorant (1 juv – v. pale beneath), 2 Buzzard (1 v. pale), 1 Herring Gull, 4 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 4 Coal Tit, c.10 Sand Martin, c.30 Swallow, c.40 House Martin, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 7 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 3 Mistle Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail.

Anchor Head:
Swallows and Martins on the move - but nothing else!

BELOW M4 & BANES

nil

RESERVOIRS

18-9-18 Shoveler and Pintail at Herriotts (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake
54 Mute Swan, 1 Shelduck, 20+ Pintail, 20+ Shoveler, lots of Pochard (Stratford), 1 f Goldeneye, 17 Little Grebe (HG), 44 Great Crested Grebe, 7 Grey Heron

18-9-18 Some of the 27 Cattle Egrets today nr Blue Bowl (George Stacey)

27 Cattle Egret (S), 4 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 2 Sparrowhawk, 1 j Marsh Harrier, 4 Buzzard, 2 Water Rail (Moreton & Herriotts), 1 Ringed Plover, 9 Snipe, 3 Common Sandpiper, 6 Green Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank, 6 Greenshank, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 7 GBB Gull, 3 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Sandwich Tern, 2 Common Tern, 2 Black Tern, 5 Stock Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Hobby, 12 Jackdaw, 3 Sand Martin, 25+ Swallow/ House Martin, 3 Goldcrest, 2 Treecreeper, 1 Grey Wagtail, 9 Pied Wagtail

OUT OF AVON

Black Tern 18th Sept 2018 Cheddar Res (Raoul Chandrasakera)

Grey Phalarope 18th Sept 2018  West Huntspill  (Andy Slade)
Spoonbill & Sabine's Gull also present

Reports:Rich Andrews, Paul Bowyer,  Raoul Chandrasakera, Geoff Daniels, Ptere Hazelwood, Nick Hudson, John Martin, Andy Mears, Lois Pryce, Aravind Ramesh, Matt Scott, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, BUPP, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

17-09-18 Monday - Black Tern

Dull, autumnal start today but very mild; brighter later and warm in the sun

Mandarin
Cattle Egret, Great White Egret
Red Kite
Black Tern
Yellow Wagtail 

BRISTOL

17-09-18 Dipper, Eastville Park (Allan Chard)

Eastville Park:
1 Dipper

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Ringed Plover 17th Sept 2018 OPS (Gemma)

Oldbury Power Station:
Ringed Plover

Chittening Warth:

Mitchell’s Salt Rhine - 45 Mallard, 20 Teal, 6 Oystercatcher, 6 Black-headed Gull

Stup Pill -  8 Shelduck, 30 Mallard, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron , 16 Black-headed Gull, 3 LBB Gull.
Cetti’s Warbler singing at southern end near the oil tanks

Kingfisher 17th Sept 2018 NP (Lisa Presland)

New Passage:
7 Wigeon, 1 Water Rail (heard), 186 Black-tailed Godwit, 78 Knot, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail.

Severn Beach:
1 Wheatear (in the evening sun)

Yate:
Kingsgate Park - Mandarin, 3 Gadwall, 120+ Mallard, Teal ( rare here) ,  Kingfisher

Little Stoke:
3 Swallow

NORTH SOMERSET

Weston-Super-Mare:
A flock of  c. 20 presumed Cattle Egret circling on north side of Weston Woods then drifted west and flew south over Anchor Head

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports

RESERVOIRS

Litton Reservoir:
1 Treecreeper, 1 Yellow Wagtail 

17-09-18 Long-tailed Tit,Moreton, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake
15+ Pintail, 1 Shelduck, 20+ Shoveler,  7 Little  Grebe, 34 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Grey Heron, 4 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Buzzard, 1 Water Rail (Herriotts), 1 Greenshank, 5 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 9 Snipe, 13 Lapwing, 7 GBB Gull, 1 Common Tern, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Kingfisher,  2 G S Woodpecker (Moreton and Herriotts), 3 Hobby, 12 Jackdaw, 3 Jay, 2 Raven, flock of mixed LTT /Blue/ Great Tit (Moreton Lane), 50+ Swallow/ House Martin, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Dunnock, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Treecreeper, 20+ House Sparrow, 6 Pied Wagtail, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit

Heron's Green:
Juvenile Black Tern perched with the Mallards and BHGulls on the embankment (3.30 p.m.)

 Moreton:
1 Great White Egret, 2  Black Tern, 1 Common Tern,  

Herriott's Bridge:
1 Red Kite

Out of Avon: 
Grey Phalaropes still at Cheddar, and now at Huntspill as well

17-09-18 Grey Phalarope, Cheddar Reservoir (Raoul Chandrasakera)

17-09-18 Grey Phalarope, Huntspill (Andy Slade)

Reports: Adrian Adams, Paul Bowyer,  Karle Burford, Raoul Chandrasakera, Allan Chard, Mark Coller, Gemma,  Patrick Haigh, Lisa Presland, Aravind Ramesh, Tony Scott, Andy Slade, Mark Smith, Ian Stapp 

16-09-18 Sunday - Black Tern

Supposed to be raining - but clear in Bristol environs.

Cattle Egret, Black Tern
Spotted Redshank

BRISTOL

Bishopston:
1 Sparrowhawk - made the tit flock dance, 2 Raven - welcome call from above.

Montpelier - St Andrews Park:
1 Jay - calling.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Great Black-backed Gull 16th Sept 2018 OPS (Barry Dursley)

Oldbury Power Station:
25 Ringed Plover, 40 Turnstone, 45 Dunlin, one large flock of mixed tits, 6+ Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper 1 Spotted Flycatcher,  2 Whinchat, 1 Wheatear,

New Passage/Northwick:

Hybrid Goose 16th Sept 2018 NW (Jonathan Angell)

Northwick Warth:
Hybrid Goose - thought to be Barnacle X White-fronted Goose.

Pilning wetland:
2 Lapwing, 12 Ringed Plover, 100+ Black-tailed Godwit, 30 Turnstone, 15 Knot, 12 Dunlun, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 late Swallow, 1 Whitethroat.

Chipping Sodbury Common:
20+ Chiffchaff, 4 Whitethroat, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 4 Whinchat

NORTH SOMERSET
Nothing


BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
10 Skylark, 4 Wheatear, 15 Pied Wagtail, 20 Meadow Pipit, 1 Corn Bunting.

Bath - Lansdown - Blathwayt Arms:

150+ Starling - sadly no Rose Coloured.

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
23 Pintail, 8 Great White Egret, 7 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (j), 2 Buzzard (j), 140 Black-tailed Godwit, some Knot, 5 Ruff, 1 Redshank, 1 Spotted Redshank. 6 Greenshank, 1 Peregrine (j ♀).

Chew Valley Lake
Lots of Shoveler, a few Wigeon, lots of Pintail, 7 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 12 Lapwing, 6 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 5 Green Sandpiper,  2 Kingfisher, 1 Hobby, 

Late news:

24 Cattle Egret Stratford/Herriott's to Nunnery and out of view NE across the lake.
Plus - 3 Egyptian Goose, 10 Great White Egret, and 1 Spotted Redshank.

Dam:
1 Yellow-legged Gull (ad)

Nunnery:
1 Black Tern

Herriott's Bridge:
17 Cattle Egret - early flyover.

OUT OF AREA

Grey Phalarope 15th Sept 2018 Cheddar Res (Gary Thoburn)

Cheddar Res:
1st wint Grey Phalarope - couldn't resist a second picture. It is still by the spit today.
There was also a Great White Egret, 20 Knot and 2 Black-tailed Godwit - early

Reports: Jon Angell, Des Bowring, Karle Burford, Mark Coller, Pete Coslett, Anne Crowe,  Sean Davies, Barry Dursley, Robert Hargreaves, Nick Hawkridge, Simon Isgar, Andy Mears, Andy Middleton, Gary Thoburn, 
 BUPP, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

15-09-18 Saturday - Savi's Warbler

Temp 12 to 19℃. Bright start, dulled over later on, still mild

Red-crested Pochard
Red Kite, Marsh Harrier
Cattle Egret
Spotted Redshank
Savi's Warbler
Grasshopper Warbler
Redstart, Whinchat, Stonechat
Yellow Wagtail
Ortolan Bunting

15-9-18 Red Crested Pochard, Herons Green (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
16 Moorhen, 1 Water Rail (earliest ever), 2 Peregrine, 1 Garden Warbler singing (Al), 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 6 Grey Wagtail (record count)

New Passage/Northwick Warth:
1 Pintail, c300 Black-tailed Godwit, 50 Knot, 5 Snipe, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Savi's Warbler (5th record, last in Avon, 2001) (BL), 2 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, poss Ortolan Bunting

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Redstart, 4 Whinchat

SOMERSET

Clevedon, Little Harp Beach:
6 Turnstone

Clevedon, Channel View:
1 Mute Swan, Wigeon, 6 Teal, 9 Little Egret, Ringed Plover, 4 Knot, 200 Dunlin, Raven, 2 Wheatear

BELOW M4 & BANES

15-9-18 Wheatear at Marshfield (Peter Coslett)

Marshfield:
4 Raven, 1st autumn Stonechat, 2 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 15 Pied Wagtail, 6 Meadow Pipit

Bath Blathwayt Arms:
100 Starling

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
1 Greylag Goose, 170 Canada Geese, 4 Mute Swan, 9 Shoveler, 2 Gadwall, 64 Mallard, 89 Teal, 136 Tufted Duck, 29 Little Grebe, 17 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Cattle Egret (1st here), 4 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 68 Cormorant, 248 Coot, 1 Lapwing, 1 Snipe, 7 Common Sandpiper, 1 Yellow Wagtail

Blagdon Lake:
1 Red Kite, 8 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Ringed Plover, 200 Black-tailed Godwit, 56 Knot, 5 Ruff, 2 Dunlin, 1 Redshank, 1 Spotted Redshank, 5 Greenshank, 1 Peregrine, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Meadow Pipit

15-9-18 Hobby, Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Reservoir:
2 Egyptian Geese, 1 Shelduck, 9 Pintail, 1 Red-crested Pochard (Herons Green), 11 Little Grebe, 54 Great Crested Grebe, 13 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 2 Sparrowhawk, 1 juv Marsh Harrier, 5 Buzzard, 1 Water Rail (Moreton), 13 Lapwing, 8 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper (M), 6 Green Sandpiper, 3 Stock Dove, 3 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 4 Swallow, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 30 Starling, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit

CVRS:
7 Reed Warbler, 1 Grasshopper Warbler (1st of the year)

15-9-18 Grey Phalarope on Cheddar Reservoir (Terri Borash)

Out of Avon:
Grey Phalarope at Cheddar
Black Redstart at Sharpness

Reports: Martin Aspinall, Terri Borash, Peter Coslett, Anne Crowe, Sean Davies, Peter Hazelwood, Matt Hobbs, Andrew Jordan, Nigel Milbourne, Carole Rushton, Cliff Smith, Ian Stapp, Martin Tayler, CVRS

14-09-18 Friday - Rosy Starling

Temp 12 to 18℃. Plain pleasant day

Cattle Egret
56 Knot
Hobby
Rose-coloured Starling
Spotted Flycatcher
Whinchat

14-9-18 Kestrel at CSC (Chris Snook)

BRISTOL

Sea Mills:
1 Buzzard, 37 Redshank

Stoke Park, Duchess pond:
1 Whinchat

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

14-9-18 Whinchat at CSC (Chris Snook)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
3 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 5 Skylark, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 4 Whinchat, 2 Wheatear, tit flocks and Goldfinches

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:
2 Cormorants on H & W at 18.23

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath, Blathwayt Arms:
60 Starling, 1 Rose-coloured Starling

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
8 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 174 Black-tailed Godwit, 56 Knot, 1 Ruff, 5 Greenshank, 1 Redshank, 1 Peregrine

14-9-18 Cattle Egrets at CVL (David Hughes) flew from Herriot's direction past Stratford and Moreton Hides and went around towards Herons Green

Chew Valley Lake:
4 Cattle Egret, 1 Purple Heron (juv 13-9-18), 1 Great White Egret, 9 Snipe, 1 Common and 6 Green Sandpiper, 1 Hobby, 

Out of Avon
Grey Phalarope at Axbridge

Reports: Rich Andrews, John Clark, Mark Coller, Chris Craig, Barry Dursley, David Hughes, Rob Laughton, Lois Pryce, Chris Snook, Larry Sweetland, Daniel Watson, Jason Williams

13-09-18 Thursday - Ortolan Bunting

Temp 7 to 19℃. Cold start turning very warm and sunny, more cloud later

Ortolan Bunting

Cattle Egret
Whimbrel
Hobby
Whinchat

Yellow Wagtail
Purple Heron

BRISTOL

13-9-18 Coot  in Bristol  Docks(Rich Andrews)
The excitement of the day as the Ortolan vanished

Docks:
1 Coot

Eastville Park:
1 Kingfisher

13-9-18 Goldcrest in Royal Victoria Park (Carole Rushton)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Kingfisher, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Whinchat

Aust:
1 Whimbrel, 1 Kestrel, 1 Ravne, Yellow Wagtails heard, 1 Grey Wagtail, large flock Linnets

New Passage/Northwick Warth:
1 Kingfisher, 1 Ortolan Bunting (PB)

Yate, Kingsgate Park:
1 Mandarin Duck, 3 Gadwall, 1 Littel Grebe, 1 Kingfisher

13-9-18 cracking Wheatear at CSC (Barry Dursley)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Whinchat, 1 Wheatear

NORTH SOMERSET

13-9-18 Walton Common (Carole Rushton)

Walton Common:
1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Raven calling, 1 Coal Tit, Brown Argus, Common Blue

Backwell Lake:
2 Kingfisher showing well and one Otter swimming around W end of the lake for @10mins

13-9-18 Rock Pipit flooded up by the gate at Kenn Pill (Rob Hargreaves)

Clevedon-Yeo:
14 Mute Swan, 100 Shelduck, Teal, Mallard, 10 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Cormorant, 30 Oystercatcher, 2 poss Grey Plover, 3 Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 90 Curlew, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 8 Turnstone, 200 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 200 Redshank, 100 Black-headed Gull, 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 4 Skylark, 20 Swallow, 20 Starling,  0! Wheatear,  5 Meadow Pipit, 4 Rock Pipit, Linnet with 100+ Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

13-9-18 Wheatear at Marshfield (Peter Coslett)

Marshfield:
2 Buzzard, 1 Whimbrel, the usual Little Owl, 1 Kestrel, 4 Raven, 10 Sky Lark, 2 Wheatear, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail, 20 Linnet

Newton St Loe:
2 Buzzard, 1 Greater Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 5 Barn swallow 20+ House Martins, 5 Chiffchaff, total of 40 species

Bath - Royal Victoria Park:
4 Goldcrest

RESERVOIRS

13-9-18 Hobby at  CVL (TtB)

Chew Valley Lake:
1 Barnacle Goose, 2 Greylag Goose, 1 Shelduck, 14 Shoveler, few Wigeon, 8 Pintail, 47 Pochard, 1 Goldeneye (f), 1 Cattle Egret, 9 Grey Heron, 1 Purple Heron (j), 5 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 4 Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 7 Buzzard, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Water Rail, 2 White Coot, 12 Lapwing, 42 Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Snipe, 2 Common and 5 Green Sandpiper

13-9-18 Greenshank, Moreton  (Ian Stapp)

2 Greenshank, 7 GBB Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Common Gull, 7 Stock Dove, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 1 GS Woodpecker, 5 Hobby, 2 Raven, 100 Swallow and  House Martin, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Song Thrush, 20 House Sparrow, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Bullfinch ,2 Reed Bunting

13-9-18 Chiffchaff on Moreton Lane (Ian Stapp)

Reports: Paul Bowerman, Allan Chard, Mark Coller, Peter Coslett, Barry Dursley, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Claire Lewis, John Martin, Harvey Rose, Carole Rushton, Nigel Sluman, Ian Stapp, Gwen Thomas, NSL Birding, TtB13-9-18 Hobby at  CVL (TtB)

12-09-18 Wednesday - Chipping Sodbury

Dull,cool start, brighter later.

Cattle Egret, Great White Egret
Marsh Harrier
Yellow-legged Gull 
Spotted Flycatcher,  Redstart, Whinchat, Yellow Wagtail

12-09-18 Hobby, CVL (NSL-Birding)

BRISTOL

Blaise:
1 Nuthatch.

Henbury:

Crow Lane area - Botany Bay near Hazel Brook: 1 Buzzard, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Grey Wagtail

Brislington:
11th - 2 Tawny Owl calling over Tesco calling Tom Road area

Stockwood Open Spaces:
6 Swallow

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
14 House Martin, 1 Willow Warbler, 12 Chiffchaff, 20 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Whitethroat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Whinchat, 2 Reed Bunting

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

12-09-18 Spotted Flycatcher, OPS (Peter Hazelwood)

Oldbury Power Station;

A Spotted Flycatcher with Blackcaps, etc. along the bridleway to south of Lagoon 2.

12-09-18 Yellow Wagtail, Northwick Warth (Aravind Ramesh)

New Passage/Northwick:
6 Wigeon, plenty of Teal, 45+ Curlew, 28 Knot,  160+ Redshank, 33 Turnstone,  Black-tailed Godwit, Common Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Hobby, 1 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail,  2 Grey Wagtail

Chipping Sodbury Common:

100+ Swallow, Willow Warbler, 10+Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 8+ Whitethroat,  8 Whinchat, 2 Spotted Flycatcher,  2 Redstart, Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail

Siston:
2 Spotted Flycatcher in ST 6876

Warmley:
2 Raven over garden

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports

BELOW M4 & BANES

Warmley:
2 Raven - garden flyovers


Newton St Loe:

3 Mute Swan with 5 cygnets, 38 Mallard, 2 Grey Heron,  2 Kestrel, Raven,  House Martin and Swallow still about in good numbers,  very large mixed flock mainly Blue and LT Tits plus Great and Coal Tit,  Goldcrest and Chiffchaff which must have added up to almost 100 birds,  Nuthatch, Treecreeper, lots of Mistle Thrush,  30+ Linnet, 15 Goldfinch

Folly Farm:
3 Buzzard, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker,  2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Hobby, 3 Chiffchaff, 5 Nuthatch

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
Top End - 6 Great White Egret, 250+ Black-tailed Godwit, at least 6 Greenshank, 1 Redshank 1 Dunlin (opp Fishing Lodge), 1 Hobby

12-09-18 Hobbies and Barnacle Geese in flight, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake
2 Greylag Goose, 7 Barnacle Goose, 3 Egyptian Goose, 7 Little Grebe, 40+ Great Crested Grebe, 2Great White Egret, 4 Little  Egret, 3 Buzzard, 2 Sparrowhawk, 10 Snipe, 9 Lapwing, 1 Yellow-legged Gull,  6 GBB Gull 5 Stock Dove, 2 Kingfisher,  1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Hobby, 11 Jackdaw, large flock mixed Tits (Moreton), 100+ mixed Swallow/House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 7 House Sparrow, 1 Grey Wagtail,  6+ Goldfinch

Villice:
2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Hobby,

Heron's Green:
1 Cattle Egret, 1 Whinchat (back of HG pond)

Stratford:
1 Marsh Harrier, 3 Great White Egret

Herriott's Bridge:
1 Great White Egret, 5 Snipe, 3 Green Sandpiper

Out of Avon:

 Pectoral Sandpiper at WWT Steart Marshes (Quantock Hide)

11-09-18 BOC in Spain (Anita Teague)
[watching Bearded, Griffon and Egyptian Vultures, plus Short-toed Eagle and Chough]

Reports: Pete Brain, Mark Coller, Tony Cook, Peter Coslett, William Earp, Paul Francis, Peter Hazelwood, Nick Hudson, Rob Laughton, Lois Pryce, Aravind Ramesh, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, NSL-Birding