Monday 28 October 2024

28-10-24 Monday - RB Merganser, Garganey

Temp 12°C to 17°C - An ok morning then it turned miserable- overcast with drizzle. A strong to moderate SW/WSW wind with gusts to 19mph. A quiet day, but with some local quality birds.

Red-breasted Merganser
Garganey
Spotted Redshank
Water Rail
Hawfinch- the excellent autumn continues, hopefully some will stick around

BRISTOL

No reports.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
28-10-24 Garganey, New Passage (Derek Clarke)
New Passage:
1 juv Garganey, 150 Wigeon, 80 Oystercatcher, 80 Curlew, 20 Turnstone, 30 Dunlin, 7 Bar-tailed Godwit, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Spotted Redshank

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon:
Garden: 1 Magpie

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
1 Red-breasted Merganser, 325 Starling, 7 Redwing, 447 Chaffinch, 8 Brambling, 1 Hawfinch, 44 Siskin, 2 Reed Bunting

BELOW M4 & BANES

Siston Brook nr Warmley:
1 Water Rail, 1 Goldcrest

Keynsham- Broadmead:
Skylark, Blackcap, Song Thrush, Redwing, Meadow Pipit, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Chaffinch

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
28-10-24 Marsh Harrier, CVL (Bri Thompson)
Stratford:
2 Little Grebe, 1 Red Kite, 1 Marsh Harrier
28-10-24 Water Rail, CVL (Merv Carlyon)
Herriotts inc. Pool:
5 Shoveler, 6 Pintail, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Water Rail, 30 Common Gull

Reported by: Merv Carlyon, Derek Clarke, Matt Hull, Dan Nicholas, Nick Page, Nigel Povey, Bri Thompson, blagdonlakebirds, CVRSopsbirdingsevernsidebirdsTBOSG

Sunday 27 October 2024

27-10-24 Sunday - Osprey

Temp 10°C to 14°C - Mostly sunny with some light cloud, thickening in the evening, A light breeze from the west south west, gusting to 18mph by nightfall.

Osprey
Hawfinch
Brambling
Yellow-browed Warbler
Bearded Tit
Firecrest

BRISTOL

Arnos Vale Cemetery:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 2 Firecrest, 12 Redwing

Bishopston:
Elton Rd: 2 Jay, 2 Magpie, 2 Coal Tit
- Cricklade Rd: - 1 Blackcap (m) - 1st of the winter visitors?

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
27-10-24 Skylark Littleton (Vic Savery)
Littleton Warth:
1 Peregrine, Skylark

Aust Cliff / Services:
18500 Woodpigeon, 14 Lapwing, 34 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine, 2 Coal Tit, 62 Redwing, 3 Grey Wagtail, 1 Brambling, 2 Hawfinch, 3 Redpoll, 14 Siskin

Aust Warth:
2 Stonechat (f&m)

Pilning Wetlands:
Shoveler, Gadwall, Wigeon, 140+ Teal, 65 Lapwing, 1 Curlew, 85 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 120 Redshank, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 2 Kestrel, 1 Grey Wagtail

Severn Beach:
52 Shelduck, 40+ Wigeon, 2 Grey Heron, 5 Little Egret, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Stonechat

Yate - Kingsgate Park:
1 Yellow-browed Warbler

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard, 4 Raven, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Stonechat, 3 Bullfinch, 1 Reed Bunting
27-10-24 Siskin FC (Dave Hanks)
Frampton Cotterell:
4 Grey Heron, 15 Meadow Pipit, 2 Siskin

Dodington:
1 Red Kite

NORTH SOMERSET

Ham Green:
1 Curlew, 3 Common Sandpiper, 3 Redshank, many Robin - singing

Portbury Wharf:
2 Hawfinch - briefly perched before flying off

Portishead - Black Nore:
1 Osprey - flying up channel

Clevedon - Highdale garden:
1 Herring Gull, 6 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Robin

Clevedon - Wain's Hill - vismig:
55,000 Woodpigeon, 2 Mistle Thrush, Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch, 3 Brambling, 2 Siskin

Clevedon - Yeo, Tutshill Sluice:
2 Cattle Egret

Backwell Lake:
11 Gadwall - new in, 3 Water Rail - calling and in to roost - - 9 Cormorant, 31 Little Egret, 130 Jackdaw
27-10-24 Brambling SP (Matt Hull)
Sand Point/Middle Hope - vismig:
23800 Woodpigeon, 1 Golden Plover, 1 Merlin, 1 Goldcrest, 360 Starling, 1 Mistle Thrush, 17 Redwing, 77 Chaffinch, 5 Brambling, 1 Hawfinch, 3 Redpoll, 2+ Crossbill, 9 Siskin

BELOW M4 & BANES

Newton-St-Loe:
5 Mute Swan, 35 Mallard, 1 Teal, 55 Woodpigeon, 4 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 14 Black-headed Gull, 4 Common Gull, 6 Herring Gull, 31 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 8 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Jay, 23 Rook, 5 Skylark, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Mistle Thrush,
7 Redwing, 5 Pied Wagtail, 4 Meadow Pipit, 2 Greenfinch, 4 Goldfinch
27-10-24 Robin Chew Stoke (Lucy Masters)
Chew Stoke - garden:

5 Magpie, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Wren, 1 Robin, 3 Dunnock, 2 Chaffinch,1 Greenfinch, 5 Goldfinch

Paulton:
2 Common Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 1 Raven, 4 Blackbird, 1 Stonechat, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Chaffinch, 5 Linnet
27-10-24 Stonechat Clandown Btm (Patrick Hancock)
Clandown Bottom:

2 Stonechat

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Sutton Wick:
2 Scaup (f&m)
27-10-24 Bearded Tit CVL (Lee Gardiner)
Herons Green:

2 Wigeon, 2 Scaup, 1 Goldeneye (m), 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Bearded Tit (f&m), 3 Stonechat

Stratford:
1 Marsh Harrier (m), 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Kingfisher

Reported by: Rich Andrews Richard Belson, Mark Collar, Peter Coslett, Lee Gardiner, Patrick Hancock, Dave Hanks, Nick Hawkridge, Dave Horlick, Matt Hull, Roger Jolliffe, Lucy Master, Andy Mears, Andy Middleton, Blake Norton, James Payne, Nigel Povey, Vic Savery, Reuben Veal, Enid & Karen Wilkinson
blagdonlakebirds, CVRSnslbirdingopsbirdingsevernsidebirds

Saturday 26 October 2024

26-10-24 Saturday - Significant Woodpigeon movement

Temp 10°C to 18°C - Early mist cleared to give a glorious sunny day everywhere. A force 1 SW wind.

Large Woodpigeon movement over many places today with a maximum count of 27,000 over Aust Services. Clear skies and light winds forecast again tomorrow so it should be another very good day for them.

Jack Snipe
Yellow-browed Warbler, Dartford Warbler
Black Redstart
Water Pipit
Hawfinch

BRISTOL

Avonmouth STW:
1000+ Jackdaw - murmurating

Eastville Park:
1 Tawny Owl
26-10-24 Black Redstart, Greenbank Cemetary Church (Allan Chard)
Greenbank Cemetary Church:
1 Black Redstart

Montpelier:
1 Redpoll - over
Yesterday:
c.700 Woodpigeon over

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Services vismig (07:48-10:42):
2 Stock Dove, 27171 Woodpigeon, 6 Black-headed Gull, 11 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 7 Cormorant, 26 Jackdaw, 2 Rook, 22 Skylark, 434 Starling, 15 Redwing, 8 alba Wagtail, 23 Meadow Pipit, 147 Chaffinch, 2 Brambling, 6 Hawfinch, 11 Greenfinch, 12 Linnet, 8 Redpoll, 22 Goldfinch, 11 Siskin

Aust Warth:
3 Knot, 1 Jack Snipe, 3 Snipe, 1 Greenshank, 1 Water Pipit, 2 Rock Pipit
26-10-24 Yellow-browed Warbler, Yate-Kingsgate Park (Mark Coller)
Yate-Kingsgate Park:
5 Gadwall, 12 Tufted Duck, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Yellow-browed Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap
26-10-24 Robin, Willsbridge Mill (Denise Rudeforth)
Willsbridge Mill:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Jay, 1 Grey Wagtail

NORTH SOMERSET

Ashton Hill Plantation:
1 Marsh Tit

Clevedon - Highdale Road:
1 Woodpigeon, 1 Herring Gull, 4 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 1 Carrion Crow

Clevedon - Wain's Hill:
6850 Woodpigeon - moving E or ESE, 50 Chaffinch, 1 Brambling, 2 Redpoll, 8 Siskin

Nailsea Moor:
2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Stonechat

Yatton - Wemberham Lane:
4 Grey Heron, 3 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 1 Skylark (over), 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Stonechat

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
Vismig:
109 Shelduck, 13 Woodpigeon (pathetic I know!), 1 Common Gull, 3 Cormorant, 1 Merlin, 49 Jackdaw, 11 Rook, 65 Carrion Crow, 69 Skylark, 186 Starling, 3 Redwing, 7 alba Wagtail, 26 Meadow Pipit, 232 Chaffinch, 5 Brambling, 5 Greenfinch, 1 Redpoll, 47 Siskin, 3 Reed Bunting
Present:
c.20 Wigeon (Woodspring Bay), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, 3 Jay, 7 Skylark, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Dartford Warbler, 3 Firecrest, 12 Goldcrest, 600 Starling, 9 Song Thrush, 3 Redwing, 4 Stonechat, 35 Meadow Pipit, 1 Bullfinch, 14 Greenfinch, 1 Yellowhammer, 1 Reed Bunting

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Woodford:
200+ Cormorant
26-10-24 Wigeon, Stratford-CVL (David Hughes)
Stratford:
2 Wigeon, 5 Teal, 10 Goldeneye, 1 Water Rail, 10 Lapwing, 19 Snipe, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 2 (m/f) Sparrowhawk, 3 Marsh Harrier, 1 Red Kite, 2 Tawny Owl (roosting), 1 m Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Bearded Tit, 3+ Cetti's Warbler

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Allan Chard, Mark Coller, John Croxton, Oscar Dewhurst, Matt Hall, Pete Harrison, David Hughes, Matt Hull, Nigel Povey, Phil Quinn, Trevor Riddle, Denise Rudeforth, Joe Sargent, Martyn Smith, Andy Stockhausen, Howard Taffs, Reuben Veal.
blagdonlakebirds, CVRSnslbirdingopsbirdingsevernsidebirds

Friday 25 October 2024

25-10-24 Friday - Black Redstart

Temp 15°C to 18°C - Light rain and light SE/E wind to start. A nicer afternoon with a moderate S/SW wind. 

Black Redstart
Brambling
Redpoll

BRISTOL
25-10-24 Grey Wagtail, Blaise (Di Bunniss)
Blaise Estate:
1 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail- car hopping
25-10-24 Kingfisher, Eastville Park (Allan Chard)
Clifton Down:
2 Jay, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 15 Redwing - over, 1 Blackbird - black beaked, 1 Firecrest, 2 Goldcrest, 3 Pied Wagtail, 1 Greenfinch, 

Eastville Park:
1 Kingfisher

Greenbank Cemetery:
1 Black Redstart

Redland:
Garden- 2 Collared Dove returned

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Cliff:
vismig: 2 Stock Dove, c9000 Woodpiegeon, 42 Dunlin, 1 Common Gull, c300 Starling, 29 Redwing, 1 Grey Wagtail, 14 Meadow Pipit, 278 Chaffinch, 3 Brambling, 17 Redpoll, 24 Siskin
present: 1 Coal Tit, 35 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 7 Goldcrest

NORTH SOMERSET
25-10-24 Kestrel, Wain's Hill (Howard Taffs)
Clevedon:
Garden: 1 Herring Gull, 1 Magpie, 1 Crow
Wain's Hill: 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Kestrel
25-10-24 Fircrest SP (Matt Hull)
Sand Point: vismig - highlights
1 Firecrest, 2600 Starling. 13 Song Thrush - flock, 2 Redpoll

BELOW M4 & BANES

Keynsham: 
2 Coal Tit, 5 Goldcrest, 3 Meadow Pipit

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Stratford:
3 Goldeneye, 300 Woodpigeon over, 18 Snipe, 1+ Red Kite, 4+ Marsh Harrier, 1 Kingfisher, 7 Skylark over

Reported by: Allan Chard, Di Bunniss, Andy Davis, Matt Hobbs, Matt Hull, Tom O'Shea, Mike Owen, Nigel Povey, Joe Sargent, Howards Taffs,  

Thursday 24 October 2024

24-10-24 Thursday

Temp 09°C to 16°C. Sun and light cloud. A gentle ESE breeze.

Grey Partridge
Golden Plover
Merlin
Redpoll
Brambling

24-10-24 Kingfisher, CVL (Bri Thompson)
BRISTOL

Badocks Wood
50 Woodpigeon (over to SW),  1 Chiffchaff, 5 Goldcrest, 35 Starling (over to SW), 3 Redwing, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Bullfinch

Eastville Park:
2000 Woodpigeon (over) + 1 Little Egret, 100 Redwing, 1 Skylark, 2 Linnet, 1 Siskin

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust services / sewage works:
7 Barnacle Geese, c1000 Woodpigeon (over), 1 Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 18 Skylark, 12 Chiffchaff, 4 Goldcrest, 4 Song Thrush, 5 Mistle Thrush, 40+ Redwing, 7 Stonechat, 50+ Chaffinch, 3 Bullfinch, 6 Greenfinch, 7 Siskin, 1 Reed Bunting

24-10-24 Wigeon, New Passage (Rosemary Setter)
New Passage/Northwick:
160 Canada Geese, 2 Mute Swan, 18 Shelduck, Shoveler, Wigeon, Teal, 2 Tufted Duck, 86 Lapwing, 40 Curlew, 9+ Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Snipe, 50 Redshank, 3 Grey Heron, 3 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite, 2 Kestrel, 1 Chiffchaff, 20+ Redwing, 1 Fieldfare, 2 Stonechat, c20 Meadow Pipit, Pied Wagtail

Severn Beach:
6 Shelduck, 45+ Wigeon, 90 Oystercatcher, 110 Curlew, 2 Grey Heron, 8 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine, 2 singing Cetti’s Warbler, 3 Stonechat

Lower Woods:
1 Swallow, 2 Stonechat (1m, 1f), 1 Reed Bunting (m)

Hawkesbury Upton:
1 Red Kite

Aztec West:
1 Grey Heron, 14 Redwing (over), 2 Goldcrest

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - Wains Hill:
vismig: 560 Woodpigeon, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 7 Redwing, 9 Siskin, 1 Redpoll 

Clevedon garden:
1 Jay, 3 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw

Kenn Moor ( YACWAG Reserve):
32 Snipe

Sand Point/Bay:
vismig: 10 Golden Plover, 1 Merlin, 9 Raven, 4 Swallow, 690 Starling, 66 Redwing, 1 Fieldfare, 465 Chaffinch, 1 Brambling, 1 Redpoll, 28 Siskin

Banwell:
15+ Redwing (to N)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
1 Grey Partridge, 16 Red Kite, 3 Mistle Thrush

Avon Walkway, Bath:
1 Moorhen, 5 Herring Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Long-tailed Tit

24-10-24 Dipper, River Chew (Lee Wildwood)
River Chew:
1 Dipper

24-10-24 Sparrowhawk, Midsomer Norton (Tony & George Bridges)
Midsomer Norton:
1 Dipper

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

24-10-24 Redwing, Woodford CVL (Merv Carlyon)
Orchard at Woodford entrance:
c20-30 Redwing

Stratford:
2,000 Woodpigeon (to S), 2 Marsh Harrier (2m), 2 Tawny Owl, 1 Skylark (to SW), 2 Bearded Tit, 1 Stonechat, 3 Meadow Pipit, 6+ Linnet

Reported by: John Barnett, Tony & George Bridges, Merv Carlyon, Pete Coslett, Andy Davis, Matt Hobbs, Matt Hull, Mike Moxon, Linda Moysey, Nigel Povey, Trevor Riddle, Joe Sargent, Rosemary Setter, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Bri Thompson, Lee Wildwood
blagdonlakebirds, CVRSnslbirdingopsbirdingsevernsidebirds

Wednesday 23 October 2024

23-10-24 Wednesday

Temp 9°C to 18°C - Light rain, low level mist and no wind to start. Then quite a nice afternoon with light to moderate SW/SSW breeze.

Yellow-browed Warbler
Hawfinch
Merlin, White Wagtail
Whitethroat
- 4 days short of latest Avon record

BRISTOL

Arnos Vale Cemetery:
10 Redwing, 2 Chaffinch

Easton:
Brambling over

Eastville Park:
Vismig: 6000 woodpigeon (patch record count), 2 Stock Dove, 3 Skylark, 18 Redwing, 8 Meadow Pipit, 4 Pied/White Wagtail, 10 Chaffinch, 10 Goldfinch, 2 Greenfinch

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
1 Little Egret, 2 Rook, 3 Stonechat, 2 Mistle Thrush, 6 Meadow Pipit, 7 Siskin

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Cliff:
3492 Woodpigeon, 2 Common Gull, 1 Merlin, 64 Skylark, 13 Redwing, 25 Meadow Pipit, 1 Rock/Water Pipit, 1 Hawfinch, 6 Bullfinch, 4 Redpoll, 18 Siskin
23-10-24 Stonechat, Linnet, New Passage (Lise)
New Passage:
pr Stonechat, Linnet

Severn Beach:
1 Kestrel, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Redwing, 1 Rock Pipit, 8 Stonechat, 2 Reed Bunting
23-10-24 Green Woodpecker, Filton (Liza White)
Filton:
Garden: 2 Collared Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 15 Starling, 2 House Sparrow, 4 Goldfinch

Yate - Kingsgate Park:
over: 4 Goosander, 1 Redpoll
present: 4 Gadwall, 11 Tufted Duck, 3 Chiffchaff, 6 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon:
Garden: 3 Herring Gull, 5 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 1 Crow

Sandford:
1300+ Woodpigeon, 20 Redwing

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
Present: 1 Yellow-browed Warbler
Vismig: 15 Skylark, 660 Starling, 3 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 3 House Sparrow, 17 alba Wag (incl 1 White), 785 Chaffinch, 4 Brambling, 18 Greenfinch, 2 Redpoll, 30 Siskin, 16 Reed Bunting

BELOW M4 & BANES

Radstock cycle path:
2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 1 Marsh Tit, 2+ Goldcrest, 1 Bullfinch

Marksbury to Hunstrete:
4000+ Woodpigeon over

Marksbury:
100 BH Gull, 50 LBB Gull, 6 Buzzard, 100 Starling in ploughed field

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 24 Cattle Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 1 Raven, 2 Grey Wagtail

Woodford:
1 Ring Ouzel (per BG)
23-10-24 Little Grebe, Villice (George Stacey)
Villice:
2 Shoveler, 2 Little Grebe

Herons Green:
40+ Pochard, pr Scaup, 4 Little Grebe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 4 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier

Moreton:
4 Shoveler, 2 Wigeon, 1 Goldeneye, 16 Pochard, 1 Water Rail, 2 Little Grebe, 4 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 1000+ Cormorant, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Raven, 20+ Redwing, 2 Stonechat

Stratford:
2 Egyptian Goose, 4 Goldeneye, 1 Scaup, c500 Woodpigeon, 1 Little Grebe, c10 Snipe, 4 GBB Gull, 4 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Marsh Harrier, 2 Tawny Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 10 Skylark, 1 Bearded Tit
23-10-24 Grey Heron, CVL (Ian Stapp)
Herriotts inc. Pool:
2 Egyptian Goose, 4 Shoveler, 40+ Teal, 2 Pintail, 4 GBB Gull, 9 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier

Out of area:
Stockhill Woods: Firecrest, 30+ Crossbill

Reported by: Lise, Mark Coller, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Matt Hobbs, Matt Hull, Marc Hunt, Jacky Morgan, Blake Norton, Mike Moxon, Tom OShea, Nick Page, Nigel Povey, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, , Larry Sweetland, Bri Thompson, Liza White, Roger White, blagdonlakebirds, CVRSopsbirdingsevernsidebirdsTBOSG

Tuesday 22 October 2024

22-10-24 Tuesday - Yellow-browed Warblers

Temp 10°C to 18°C - A largely nice day with a light to moderate SSW/SW wind.

Yellow-browed Warbler influx continues (but not on my patch)
Golden Plover, Swallow
Firecrests, Brambling
Siskin, Redpoll
Large Chaffinch movement
Massive Woodpigeon movement (where do they all end up?)

BRISTOL

Badock's Wood:
c35 Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, 1 Firecrest, 7 Goldcrest

Arnos Vale:
2 Firecrest, 1 Bullfinch

Eastville Park:
1 Swallow, 2 Firecrest

Parry's Lane:
1 Yellow-browed Warbler

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Yellow-browed Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 6+ Goldcrest

Aust Cliff/Sewage Works:
7 Barnacle Geese, 2-3,000 Woodpigeon (going east), 4 Lapwing, 2 Little Egret, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Kestrel, 5 Skylark, 3 Chiffchaff, 47 Redwing, 6 Mistle Thrush, 4 Stonechat, 20+ Meadow Pipit, c500 Chaffinch, 1 Brambling, 1 Siskin, 2 Redpoll, 1 Bullfinch, 20+Goldfinch, 4 Linnet
22-10-24 Blackcap, Wickwar (Alan Piper)
nr Wickwar Quarry:
150+ Woodpigeon, 20+ Jackdaw, 1m Blackcap, 20+ Meadow Pipit, 1m Stonechat, Greenfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead boating lake:
41 Canada Goose, 19 Mute Swan, 81 Mallard, 5 f./imm. Tufted Duck, 6 Moorhen, 53 BH Gull, 23 H Gull.

Clevedon:
Wain's Hill vismig: 1400 Wood Pigeon, 2 Skylark, 2 Mistle Thrush, 3270 Chaffinch
Present: 1 Great White Egret, 2 Peregrine, 3 Jay, 1 Grey Wagtail
Garden: 4 Feral Pigeon, 2 Herring Gull, 5 Magpie

While stuck in traffic on M5:
Several thousand Woodpigeon over

Walton Common:
Huge numbers of Woodpigeon over, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Marsh Tit

Yatton- Phipps Bridge:
2240 Woodpigeon, 1 Cormorant, 5 Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Raven, 5 Skylark, 1 Grey Wagtail, 110 Linnet

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
Vismig:  1 Red Kite, 1 Merlin, 835 Starling, 5 Mistle Thrush, 56 Meadow Pipit, 3 Brambling, 1 Bullfinch, 100 Greenfinch, 5 Redpoll, 4355 Chaffinch, 85 Siskin, 7 Reed Bunting
Present: 1 Yellow-browed Warbler- near car park still, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Firecrest, 6 Goldcrest

BELOW M4 & BANES

West Littleton:
1 Golden Plover, 2 Red Kite

Kingswood:
over: c400 Woodpigeon, 2 Cormorant, c50 Jackdaw

Radstock Cycle Path:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 1 Nuthatch, 3 Goldcrest, 2 Bullfinch

Compton Dando:
1 Barn Owl

RESERVOIRS
22-10-24 Buzzard, Litton (Dave Woodman)
Litton:
1 Buzzard

Chew Valley Lake

Stratford:
2 Goldeneye, 500 Wood Pigeon, 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Kingfisher, Bearded Tit heard, 1m Stonechat

Reported by: Jack, Phil, Serena, John Barnett, Jane Cumming, Andy Davis, Ollie Fournier, Andy Gibb, Ian Hayes, Martyn Hayes, Peter Hazelwood, Matt Hobbs, Dave Horlick, Matt Hull, Tom Oshea, Nick Page, Alan Piper, Nigel Povey, Aravind Ramesh, Trevor Riddle, Steve Sanins, Andy Stockhausen, Doug Woodman,  blagdonlakebirds, CVRSopsbirdingsevernsidebirdsTBOSG

Monday 21 October 2024

21-10-24 Monday - Glossy Ibis

Temp 09°C to 15°C - Sunny with some light cloud, A gentle south south-west breeze with 18mph gusts

Scaup
Glossy Ibis
Yellow-browed Warbler
Firecrest

BRISTOL

Brentry, Wellbridge House:
Yellow-browed Warbler

Eastville - garden:
1 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 30 Redwing, 7 Chaffinch

Eastville Park:
1 Chiffchaff, 1 Firecrest, 3 Goldcrest, 3 Redwing

Greenbank Cemetery:
Firecrest, 3 Goldcrest

Sea Mills - WeBS:
30 Mallard, 1 Lapwing, 1 Snipe, 11 Common Sandpipers, 60 Redshank, 65 Black-headed Gull, 1 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 65 Black-headed Gull, 1 Grey Wagtail

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
300 Woodpigeon - south, 1 Common Gull, 2 Firecrest, 3 Stonechat, 1 Chaffinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Mute Swan, 3 Shelduck, 3 Gadwall, 64 Wigeon, 80 Mallard, 3 Teal, 28 Moorhen, 6 Coot, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Oystercatcher, 54 Lapwing, 52 Curlew, 65 Turnstone, 15 Dunlin, 61 Redshank, 4 Cormorant, 7 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 5 Raven, 8 Skylark, 75 Starling, 3 Redwing, 5 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 30+ Meadow Pipit, 32 Chaffinch, 4 Brambling - over, 5 Bullfinch, 1 Siskin, 6 Reed Bunting

Aust Services:
1 Cattle Egret, 6 Chiffchaff, 2 Grey Wagtail, 5 Pied Wagtail, 9 Siskin

Littleton Warth:
6 Barnacle Goose, 25 Oystercatcher 

Aust Warth:
1 Redwing, 4 Stonechat

Pilning Wetlands, New Passage/Northwick:
44 Shoveler, 4 Water Rail, 38 Lapwing, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 12 Black-t-Godwit, 115 Curlew, 1 Turnstone, 4 Knot, c300 Dunlin, 1 Little Egret, Buzzard, Peregrine, 1 Cetti's Warbler, Stonechat, 10 Linnet

Severn Beach:
1 Bar-t-Godwit, c60 Knot - south west  4 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 50+ Redwing, 1 Stonechat, 30 Meadow Pipit, 100+Chaffinch, 1 Brambling, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Redpoll, 8 Siskin

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - Highdale garden:
3 Herring Gull, 1 Magpie

Clevedon - Wain's Hill - vismig for 2.25hrs :
100 Starling, 5 Pied Wagtail, 25 Meadow Pipit, 3622 Chaffinch - inc 1500 in 1/4 hr, 5 Brambling, 17 Greenfinch, 20 Redpoll, 135 Siskin 
local - 1 Kestrel, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Grey Wagtail.

Clevedon - Yeo:
60 Shelduck, 4 Wigeon, 16 Mallard, 20 Oystercatcher. 18 Ringed Plover 18, 2 Curlew, 8 Turnstone, 30 Dunlin, 110 Redshank, a few Black-headed Gull, 4 Little Egret, 1+ Raven, Skylark, 3 Rock Pipit

Kenn Estuary:
2 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear

Sand Point - vismig:
590 Starling, 6 Mistle Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail, 9 Brambling, 4505 Chaffinch, 80 Greenfinch, 2 Redpoll, 63 Siskin, 1 Yellowhammer 
present 1 Yellow-browed Warbler

Weston-Super-Mare - STW:
1 Little Grebe, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1  Kestrel,  1 Jay, c1000 Starling

Uphill - WeBS:
1 Mute Swan, 570 Shelduck, 6 Wigeon, 47 Mallard, 106 Teal, 2 Grey Heron, 6 Little Egret, 3 Cormorant, 85 Oystercatcher. 95 Lapwing, 6 Curlew, 1 Knot, c100 Dunlin, c100 Redshank, 200 Black-headed Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 45 Herring Gull, 5 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine
local   20 Skylark, 1 Stonechat, 90 Meadow Pipit, Greenfinch, Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Keynsham, Broadmead flash:
56 Mallard, 2 Pintail, 2 Common Gull

Radstock:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Marsh Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 3+ Bullfinch

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake - inc WeBS:
26 Mute Swan, 5 Shoveler, 2 Gadwall, 4 Wigeon, 58 Mallard, 8 Pintail, 123 Pochard, 898 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe, 34 Great Crested Grebe, 18 Moorhen, 1735 Coot, 1 Common Sandpiper, 80 BH Gull, 2 Common Gull, 4 GBB Gull, 16 Cormorant, 4 Cattle Egret, 1 Great White Egret. 4 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Redwing

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
80+ Great crested Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 G-BB Gull - eating fish, 2 Grey Heron, 2 G-W Egret, 1 Little Egret, 4 Pied Wagtail
21-10-24 Common Sandpiper CVL (Ian Stapp)
Picnic Site Two:
24 Cattle Egret - roost on Denny Island, c24 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Goldcrest, 2 Treecreeper, 

Herons Green:
20+ Pochard, 1 Scaup, 2 L Grebe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Redshank - calling, 2 G BB Gull, 8 Cattle Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Pied Wagtail
21-10-2024 Glossy Ibis CVL (George Stacey)
Moreton:

1 Shoveler, 2 Wigeon, 5 Goldeneye (4f 1m), 1 Water Rail - calling, 2 Little Grebe, 20+Great Crested Grebe, 1 Glossy Ibis, 3 Grey Heron, 4 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 30+ Cormorant, 3 Marsh Harrier (1f 2m), 1 Tawny Owl - calling, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail
21-12-24 Kingfishers CVL (Dave Hughes)
Stratford:

c20 Snipe, 1 Glossy Ibis, 5 Grey Heron, 4 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 3 Marsh Harrier (1f 2m), 1 Red Kite, 2 Tawny Owl, 2 Kingfisher - agro, 1 GS Woodpecker, 2 Bearded Tit (f&m), 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Stonechat (f), 4 Meadow Pipit
21-10-24 Great White Egret CVL (Rob Hargreaves)
Herriotts inc Pool:

4 Pintail (1m), 27 Common Gull, 4 G-BB Gull, 2 Marsh Harrier, 3 Grey Heron, 6 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 2 Magpie, 4 Jackdaw, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Mistle Thrush - over

Reported by: John Croxton, Jan Cumming, Andy Davis, Jon Green, Paul Gregory, Robert Hargreaves, Pete Hazelwood, Matt Hobbs, Dave Hughes, Matt Hull, Nick Page, Nigel Povey, Harvey Rose, Rob Laughton, Aravind Ramesh, Steve Sanins, Tony Scott, Georgy Stacey, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Bri Thompson, Ruben Veal

Sunday 20 October 2024

20-10-24 Sunday - Caspian Gull

Temp 12°C to 18°C - Rain and wind to start- caused chaos on the roads with fallen trees in a few places. A nicer afternoon. Moderate to strong wind from the SE to SSW, gusts to 30mph. 

Caspian Gull
Yellow-browed Warbler
Scaup

BRISTOL

Hotwells/Cumberland Basin:
30 BH Gull, 28+ Herring Gull, 1 Jay, c72 Jackdaw

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond
1 Swallow, 1 Yellow-browed Warbler, 1 Firecrest

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Severn Beach:
1 Caspian Gull
20-10-24 Goosander, Yate (Chris Teague)
Yate - Kingsgate Park:
2 Gadwall, 11 Tufted Duck, 1 Goosander

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead - Pier:
1 littoralis Rock Pipit/Water Pipit

Clevedon:
Garden: 3 Feral Pigeon, 2 Herring Gull, 5 Jay, 4 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 1 Robin
20-10-24 Sparrowhawk, Langford (Dave Goodliffe)
Langford:
1 Sparrowhawk

Uphill:
550 Shelduck, 20 Mallard, 15 Teal, 1 Stock Dove, 400 Oystercatcher, 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Grey Heron, 30 Jackdaw, 300 Starling, 2 Stonechat (M & F), 4 Pied Wagtail, 3 Meadow Pipit, 1 Chaffinch, 3 Linnet

BELOW M4 & BANES
20-10-24 Sparrowhawk, High Littleton (Steve Mac)
High Littleton:
1 Sparrowhawk

Keynsham - Broadmead:
2 Pintail, 2 Snipe, Meadow Pipit
20-10-24 Pied Wagtails, Paulton (Patrick Hancock)
Paulton:
2 Mute Swan, 37 Mallard, 13 Moorhen, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Grey Wagtail, 22 Pied Wagtail

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Herons Green:
pr Scaup, 2 Common Sandpiper, 11 Cattle Egret

Reported by: Dru Brooke-Taylor, Peter Bryant, Paul Bowerman, Mark Coller, Chris Craig, Oscar Dewhurst, Andy Gibb, Dave Goodliffe, Patrick Hancock, Rob Laughton, Craig Lewis, Steve Mac, Nick Page, Nigel Povey, Lois Pryce, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Bri Thompson blagdonlakebirds, CVRSopsbirdingsevernsidebirdsTBOSG

Saturday 19 October 2024

19-10-24 Saturday - Water Rail

Temp 13°C to 17°C - Glorious sunshine all day. A force 2 west wind.

The Yellow-browed Warbler influx continues with four individuals reported today. Good variety of finches seen on the coast and there should be even more coming through once the storm passes. 

Water Rail seen in a very unusual place today.. (Keep reading to find out more!)

Scaup
Yellow-browed Warbler
Water Pipit
Hawfinch, Redpoll, Crossbill
19-10-24 Water Rail, New Passage (Les Williams)
BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
1 Stock Dove, 1 Cormorant, 1 Kingfisher, 5 Jay, 3 Coal Tit, 6 Blue Tit, 2 Firecrest, 6 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 10+ Starling, 2 Dipper, 2 Grey Wagtail.

Stoke Park:
10 Ring-necked Parakeet

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Littleton Warth:
7 Barnacle Goose
19-10-24 Yellow-browed Warbler, Aust Sewage Works (Jamie Dunning)
Aust Services/STW:
6 Barnacle Geese, 4 Stock Dove, 227 Woodpigeon, 1 Sparrowhawk, 11 Skylark, 123 Starling, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 177 Redwing, 2 Grey Wagtail, 15 Meadow Pipit, 1 Rock Pipit/Water Pipit, 99 Chaffinch, 1 Brambling, 2 Hawfinch, 6 Greenfinch, 12 Linnet, 3 Goldfinch, 11 Siskin

Northwick Warth/Pilning Wetlands:
8 Tufted Duck, 44 Oystercatcher, 122 Curlew, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 41 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Turnstone, 1 Knot, c.200 Dunlin, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 1 Common Gull, 1 Little Egret, 2 Song Thrush, 15 Redwing, 1 Stonechat, 2 Reed Bunting

New Passage:
1 Water Rail - remarkably came in off the sea and landed in front of new flood defence wall!

Chittening Warth:
32 Knot, 1 Greenshank, 1 Water Pipit, 8 Redpoll

Yate - Kingsgate Park:
2 Gadwall, 12 Tufted Duck, 1 Cormorant, 2+ Skylark, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 m Blackcap, 4 Goldcrest, several Redwing & Meadow Pipit over

NORTH SOMERSET
19-10-24 Marsh Tit, Ashton Court Estate (Karen Wilkinson)
Ashton Court Estate:
3 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Nuthatch

Clevedon - Yeo:
30 Shelduck, 60 Oystercatcher, 20 Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 20 Curlew, 4 Turnstone, 10 Dunlin, 50 Redshank, 15 Skylark, 1 Stonechat, 3 Wheatear

Sand Point:
Vismig (07:20-13:00):
40 Shelduck, 35 Woodpigeon, 1 Grey Plover, 1 Knot, 16 Jay, 2 Carrion Crow, 70 Skylark, 3 Swallow, 75 Redwing, 44 Meadow Pipit, 505 Chaffinch, 3 Brambling, 6 Bullfinch, 53 Greenfinch, 28 Linnet, 2 Redpoll, 1 Crossbill, 26 Goldfinch, 30 Siskin, 4 Reed Bunting
Present:
1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 50 Jackdaw, 1 Yellow-browed Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 4 Firecrest, 11 Goldcrest, 1 Bullfinch

Weston-Super-Mare - Grove Park:
2 Yellow-browed Warbler

BELOW M4 & BANES

Keynsham - Broadmead:
1 Canada Goose, 80+ Mallard, 1 f Pintail, 1 Snipe, 200 mixed corvids, 1 Skylark - over, 20 Starling, 20 Redwing, 80 Pied Wagtail, 1 Meadow Pipit - over

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
20+ Mute Swan (one cygnet), 3 Mallard, 10+ Pochard, 200+ Coot, 20+ Lapwing, 3 Cormorant, 1 Cattle Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 6 Jay, 7+ Long-tailed Tit, 3+ Chiffchaff, 1+ Goldcrest, 3+ Chaffinch

Chew Valley Lake

Herons Green:
2 (m/f) Scaup, 1 Common Sandpiper, 7 Cattle Egret

Herriotts inc. Pool:
3 (1m/2f) Bearded Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler (heard only), 

Reported by: Dru Brooke-Taylor, Allan Chard, Chris Craig, Mark Coller, Oscar Dewhurst, Jamie Dunning, Paul Gregory, Matt Hall, Peter Hazelwood, Matt Hull, Tom O'Shea, Nick Page, Steve Richardson, Trevor Riddle, Rich Scantlebury, Martyn Smith, Andy Stockhausen, Reuben Veal, Karen Wilkinson, Les Williams.

Friday 18 October 2024

18-10-24 Friday - Yellow-browed Warblers

Temp 11°C to 15°C - Sunny morning, clouding over as the next front moved in with light drizzle increasing towards dusk.  Light westerly wind.

Scaup
Bearded Tit
Yellow-browed Warblers
Firecrest        
Scaup at Herons Green (Ian Stapp)
BRISTOL

Arno's Vale cemetery:
4 Greenfinch

Bishop Rd to Horfield Common:
2 Feral Pigeon, 18 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 4 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 5 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 5 Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 2 Wren, 7 Starling, 2 Blackbird, 3 Redwing, 11 Robin, 3 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 1 Chaffinch, 5 Goldfinch

Blaise Estate:
2 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, Magpie, 3 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, Wren, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Blackbird,  Robins, 2 Grey Wagtail.
Goldcrest at Emersons Green (Chak Kan Lam)
Emersons Green:
Village Park:  1 Kingfisher, 2 Jay, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Firecrest, 1 Goldcrest. 

Greenbank cemetery, Easton:
1 GS Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, LT Tit, Goldcrest, 4 Redwing (over).

Hengrove Mounds LNR:
1 LBB Gull (1st winter), GS Woodpecker, 2 Jay,  15 Carrion Crow, 3 flyover Skylark, 12 LT Tit, 5 Song Thrush (plumage suggesting continental migrants), 11 Robin, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 1 flyover Linnet, 5 Goldfinch.

Oldland:
1 Skylark, 9 Redwing, 4 Meadow Pipit.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Little Grebe on the lake.  Water Rail, Rock Pipit.
Littleton: 7 Barnacle Goose.
3 Snipe, 1 Great White Egret (to NE), 11 Skylark, 25 Jackdaw, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Song Thrush, 140 Redwing, 190 Starling, 1 Brambling 51 Chaffinch, 15 Greenfinch, 6 Siskin.

Oldbury Court / Frome Valley: 
4 Mallard, 11 Woodpigeon, 2 Moorhen, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Ring-necked Parakeet, 5 Magpie, 26 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 4 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 20 Starling, 1 Blackbird, 3 Robin, 1 Grey Wagtail.  (No Dipper, river may be too high.) 

NORTH SOMERSET

Wains Hill:
9 Skylark, 20 Redwing, 300 Chaffinch

Sand Point:
85 Woodpigeon, 35 Skylark, 1 Jay, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Yellow-browed Warbler, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Firecrest, 340 Starling, 30 Redwing, 9 Meadow Pipit, 425 Chaffinch, 5 Brambling, 16 Greenfinch, 9 Siskin, 2 Yellowhammer, 6 Reed Bunting.

Weston-s-Mare - Grove Park:
Yellow-browed Warbler 

BELOW M4 & BANES

Keynsham (last night):
1 Tawny Owl, flyover Redwings.

Chelwood:
1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard. 
Common Sandpipers at Herons Green (Ian Stapp)
RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Main Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper

Herons Green:
8+ Pochard, pr Scaup, 4 Little Grebe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 100+ Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 5 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Peregrine, 8+ flyover Skylark, 10+ Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 20+ Starling, 30+ Redwing (fly over), 2 Pied Wagtail. 
Scaup at Herons Green (George Stacey)
Stratford and Moreton:
6 Goldeneye, sightings of up to 4-5 Bearded Tit

Herriotts inc. Pool:
28 Mallard, 2 Gadwall, 8 Shoveler, 4 Pintail, 44 Teal, 12 Tufted Duck, 4 Moorhen, 5 Common Gull, 4 GBB Gull, 400+ Cormorant, 1 Cattle Egret, 6 Grey Heron, 18 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier (m., f.), 1 Kingfisher, 1 GS Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 17 Jackdaw, 2 Raven, 2 Bearded Tit (lake side reeds), 3 Cetti's Warbler.

Reported by:  John Budd, Di Bunniss, Pete Harrison, Chris Holloway, Chak Kan Lam, John Lewis, Blake Norton, Ian Stapp, all contributors to local WhatsApp groups, blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding.