Friday 12 October 2018

12-10-18 Friday - Wind and Rain

Temp 15 to 18℃. Heavy rain and winds. 13mm of rain in Bristol. Some plain dull cloudy periods

Water Pipit

Nothing you see on this RADAR image of the USA is precipitation. No rain. No snow.
All of the returns you see are from airborne animals taking advantage of the northerly wind
behind the cold front, aiding in their migration south!

BRISTOL

Southmead, Greystoke Ave, 12:10:
flock 50 Starling

Coombe Dingle:
2 Coal Tit, Blue and Great Tit, Robin, 2 Dunnock, 3 Chaffinch, Bullfinch (f), 1 Greenfinch - the last 3 returning to the garden after some weeks absence.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Severnside:
No seabirds so far here today despite Storm Callum

BELOW M4 & BANES

Keynsham:
20 Starling

Saltford town:
1 Sparrowhawk

Queen Charlton1 Hobby - over at 15:00, heading South East.

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake:
1 Water Pipit first of the autumn

Out of Avon:
A Swallow at Slimbridge

Avon Bird Report

The 2017 edition of the Avon Bird Report will be available in about twelve days, that is from about October 24th. BOC and BNS members will get their copies in November. It's the largest ever at 208 pages, the cost is £10 plus £1.50 postage and can be obtained from me at: 
Arncliffe 
Coast Road
Walton Bay 
Clevedon, BS21 7FW

(If you are passing my way you are welcome to drop by to pick up a copy but please let me know first that you are coming.)  I also have back numbers at a much-reduced cost.  Please note that cheques should be made out to "AOG", that is Avon Ornithological Group.

Apart from the regular items the Report contains papers on (a) Trends in wildfowl numbers in the Severn Estuary (Rupert Higgins), (b) Unusual Avon area sightings for the period 2013 to 2017 (Andy Davis), (c) Iberian Chiffchaff in Yate (Mark Coller), and (d) Unusual Common Gulls in the Chew Valley area (Andy Davis and Richard Mielcarek). Cover picture by Alex Carlisle           Editor: Harvey Rose


A talk by Victoria Hillman at Timsbury Nats

Award-winning, wildlife photographer – Victoria Hillman

Not only is the talk about imaginative and artistic ways for taking close-up photographs but is also very informative about the natural history of the plants and smaller creatures found in our area.

Monday 15th October 2018
Conygre Hall,
North Road,
Timsbury,
BA2 0JQ

Visitors £3.00


Reports: Paul Bowerman, Alastair Fraser, Rich Mielcarek, Lois Pryce, Geoff Suter, TalkingtoBears