Tuesday 1 November 2016

1st Nov '16 Tuesday - Short-eared Owl

Headlines:
Short-eared Owl at Stratford Bay, CVL late afternoon
'Only' the 20 Great White Egret at Blagdon after yesterday's record of 24

Bristol:
Holy Trinty Church spire, Stapleton:
1 Peregrine
1-11-16 Mistle Thrush (Brian Thompson)
1 of several near Kingsweston School

Stoke Park & Eastville Park (BOC Walk):
12 Mallard, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 5 Moorhen, 1 Black-headed Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 5 Herring Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 60 Woodpigeon, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, 8 Magpie, 2 Jay, 17 Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, 2 Goldcrest, Blue Tit, Great Tit, 3 Skylark, 14 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Wren, 5 Blackbird, 42 Redwing, 5 Robin, 1 Stonechat, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 1 Greenfinch, 60 Goldfinch
1-11-16 Dipping the Dipper (Richard Scantlebury)
BOC walk at Eastville Park today

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Water Rail, 1 Woodcock, 12 Goldcrest

Congresbury Moor:
35 Canada Goose, 1 Water Rail, 5 Skylark, 35 Fieldfare, 4 Stonechat, 5 Meadow Pipit, 125 Goldfinch

Strawberry Line, Yatton:
Cetti's Warbler

Clutton:
1 Merlin

Marksbury:
100+ Starling

Compton Martin:
1 Kingfisher (village pond)

Blagdon Lake:
4 Bewick's Swan, 2 (male) Red-crested Pochard, 6 Scaup, 1 Goldeneye, 11+ Little Egret, 20 Great White Egret, 34 Grey Heron, 1 Green Sandpiper, several Skylark over

1-11-16 Kestrel (Ian Stapp)
Moreton Lane, CVL
Chew Valley Lake:
Woodford:
2 Little Egret, 25 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Meadow Pipit
Heron's Green:
1 Goosander, 1 Little Egret, 1 Water Rail, 2 Common Snipe, 22+ Jackdaw, 150+ mix of Fieldfare and Redwing, 1 Stonechat, 8 House Sparrow
Moreton:
7 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Stonechat, 13 Meadow Pipit, 2 Water Pipit
Moreton to Stratford Lane:
4 Stock Dove, 16 Woodpigeon, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 50+ Redwing, 1 Bullfinch
Stratford:
1 Scaup, 1 Water Rail, 1 Dunlin, 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Brambling
Denny Island:
5 Goosander
Herriotts End:
1 Egyptian Goose, 5 Pintail, 7 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Water Rail, 22 Lapwing, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Cetti's Warbler

Reports: Chris Craig, Robert Hargreaves, Nick Hawkridge, Peter Hazelwood, Martin Hunt, Mike Jenkins, Nigel Milbourne, Steve Sanins, Richard Scantlebury, Chris Stone, Brian Thompson, blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding