Sunday 29 October 2017

29th October '17 Sunday - Woodlark

Temp max 13˚C, some misty rain. Wind N 15 dropping to 7 mph

Garganey, Scaup 
32 Great White Egret
Merlin
Spotted Redshank
Barn Owl
Woodlark
Firecrest
Fieldfare
Brambling, Redpoll, Hawfinch

BRISTOL

Stockwood Open Space:
1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 20 Fieldfare flying to SOS, Redwing, Mistle Thrush, Stonechat, Goldfinch, Siskin

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station, vis mig, 7.00-9.00:
300 Woodpigeon, 350 Fieldfare, 120 RedwingAlso:
Merlin, 1 Peregrine, 16 Common Gull, 1 Treecreeper

29-10-17 Stonechats at Aust Warth (Mrs Trellis)
Littleton Ringing, 30th Sept, 8th, 12th, 14th, 28th Oct:
5 sessions with 172 birds, 119 new, 53 retraps. All Redwing ringed by Mark Dadds yesterday.
Notable low singles are Chaffinch and Robin
Sparrowhawk 0,1, 
Kingfisher 1,0, Green Woodpecker 1,0,
Goldcrest 7,1, 
Blue Tit 18,27, Great Tit 14,10, Coal Tit 3,0, Long-tailed Tit 7,1, 
Chiffchaff 23,2, Blackcap 6,0, 
Treecreeper 1,1, Wren 5,5, Redwing 19,0, Robin 1,1, Dunnock 1,1, 
Pied Wagtail 1,0, Meadow Pipit 2,0, 
Chaffinch 1,1, Goldfinch 7,2, 
Reed Bunting 1,0, 
29-10-17 Fieldfare on Northwick Warth (Brian Lancastle)
New Passage/Northwick Warth:
1 Peregrine, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank, 2 Raven, 1 Woodlark (Dan White)

29-10-17 Goldcrest at Northwick Warth (Paul Milo)
NP/NW Vis mig:
1 bold Goldcrest, 270 Starling, 110 Fieldfare, 260 Redwing, 3 Mistle Thrush, Meadow Pipits, 2 Brambling, 1 Siskin, 2 Bullfinch, 3 Reed Bunting

Severn Beach, Orchard Pools:
10 Gadwall, 1 Water Rail, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Red Admiral, 1 Fox

NORTH SOMERSET

Dundry:
1 Red Kite @15.40

Clevedon, Wain's Hill to Kenn estuary:
Poor numbers of migrants, 100+ Shelduck, 30 Wigeon, 1 f Scaup, 3 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 6 Oystercatcher, 7 Lapwing, 25 Dunlin, 20 Curlew, 20 Redshank, 12 Skylark, 3 Redwing, Stonechat, Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch

Sand Point this a.m:
300 Wood Pigeon, 80 Fieldfare, 400 Redwing, 50 Chaffinch, 1 Siskin, 4 Redpoll, 1 Hawfinch, all heading West
Around the car park:
20 Goldcrest, 1 Firecrest, 1 Cetti's Warbler singing, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 
Also: 
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Peregrine, Raven

Weston Airfield:
110 Canada Geese, 90 Wigeon, 25 Teal, 3 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 30 Redwing, more Blackbirds and Song Thrush than usual, 20 Skylark, 1 Stonechat

Bleadon, garden:
2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Blackcap

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath, Newton Rd garden feeders:
38 Goldfinch (record number), 1 Bullfinch

29-10-17 Kestrel at Newton St Loe (NSL Birding)
Newton St Loe:
2 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Raven, 10 Skylark, 20 Starling, 5 Song Thrush, 20 Redwing, 15 Mistle Thrush, 4 Greenfinch, 25 Linnet

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake:

Herons Green:
1 Garganey, 5 f Goosander, 20 Little Egret

Chew Valley Ringing Station:
2 more Bearded Tits ringed making 20 this week! With no recaptures/controls, no idea where they came from!

Herriotts:
32 Great White Egret to roost, a record again

(photo Alex Carlisle)




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Reports: Rich Andrews, Alan Ashman, Paul Bowerman, Mark Dadds, Andy Davis, Rob Emery, Paul Francis, Paul Gregory, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Bill Hewitt, Adrian Hockey, Paul House, Brian Lancastle, Lisegirl, John Martin, Andy Middleton, Dave Nevitt, Gill Sapsed, Vic Savery, Matt Scott, Roger Staples, Howard Taffs, Brian Thompson, Mrs Trellis, Jason Williams, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nsl-birdingopsbirdingsevernsidebirds