15th Sept '17 Friday - Sanderling

Cold, rainy and very windy, from WNW. Sunny warm afternoon

Garganey, Marsh Harrier, Arctic & Black Tern
Woodchat Shrike, Hobby
Sanderling, Curlew Sandpiper, Spotted Redshank

15-9-17 Wheatear at New Passage (Rod Holbrook)

BRISTOL

Holy Trinity, Stapleton:
2 Peregrine, flock Swallow and House Martin

Fishponds:
100's Swallows

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

15-9-17 Hobby at New Passage (John Martin)

New Passage/Northwick Warth:

1 Hobby, Wheatear

15-9-17 Woodchat Shrike at CSC (Paul Taylor)

Chipping Sodbury Common, 12th:
1 juv Woodchat Shrike, (Whitethroat, Spotted Flycatcher, Whinchat, Yellow Wagtail)

NORTH SOMERSET:

Weston-Super Mare, Haywood Village:
1 Swift

15-9-17 Green Woodpecker at Bleadon (William Hewitt)

Bleadon:
2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 3 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 8 Long-tailed Tit

BELOW M4 & BANES

Chelwood:
2 Buzzard 1 Kestrel

RESERVOIRS:

Sanderling at Herons Green 15-09-17 (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake:
3 Pintail, 1 m Garganey, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Peregrine, 14 Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, 10 Ruff

Dam:
1 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Little Egret

Woodford:
5 Little Egret, 5 Great White Egret, 3 Little Grebe, 9 Turnstone, 5 GBB Gull, 1 Black Tern, 1 Arctic Tern

15-9-17 Hobby at Villice (Raoul Chandrasekera)

Herons Green:
10 Shoveler, 2 Little Egret, 6 Great White Egret,  14 Little Grebe, 1 Buzzard,  7 Lapwing, 14 Ringed Plover, 1 Sanderling, 3 GBB Gull, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail

Moreton:
1 Buzzard, 2 Hobby, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay

Herriotts:
1 only? Wigeon, 4 Little Egret 4 Great White Egret, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Peregrine, 1 Water Rail, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 7 Ruff ,  16 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Spotted Redshank, 2 Grey Wagtail

Reports: Raoul Chandrasakera, Chris Craig, William Hewitt,  Rod Holbrook, Gary Hughes, Glen Maddison, John Martin,  Jonathan Mortin, George Rabin, Rich Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, Paul Taylor,  blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds