31st Oct '16 Monday - 24 Great White Egret

Murky morning which then turned in to a beautiful sunny autumn day

Record 24 Great White Egret and 2 Red-crested Pochard at Blagdon Lake

Water Rail at Duchess Pond and Chew
White-fronted Goose and Lesser Yellowlegs at Cheddar Reservoir


Bristol, Floating Harbour:
3 Cormorant, 1 Moorhen, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Mute Swan, 2 Peregrine perching on Finzels Reach

31-10-16 Peregrine perching on Finzel's Reach (Ken Carruthers)

Bristol, Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:

1 Grey Heron, 1 Water Rail (heard only) in reeds at back of the big pond (maybe first record for site?),

1 Skylark (over), 1 Stonechat,  2 Meadow Pipit (over), 9 Redwing, 5 Bullfinch

Bristol, Stockwood Open Spaces:
1 Raven, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Blue Tit, 2 Linnet, 12 Wood Pigeon, 4 Meadow Pipit

New Passage: 3 Cormorant, 1 GBB gull, 1 Grey Wagtail

Aust Wharf:
Short-eared Owl

Northwick Warth:
23 Shoveler, 46 Oystercatchers, 9 Grey Plover, 350 Dunlin, 3 Jack Snipe, 1 Snipe, 50+ Black-tailed Godwits

Portbury Wharf:
1 Swallow

Marshfield:
290 Common Gull (in the field by the lay by next to Marshfield Farm)

Emersons Green:

Starling murmuration over Bristol Science Park, Emerson's Green at 4:55pm

Ken Moor:
1 Heron, 1 Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Stonechat, 30 Redwing, 30 Fieldfare, 1 Chiffchaff, 

2 Goldcrest, 3 Raven, 1 Jay, 75 Goldfinch.

Marksbury:
150+ starlings on the wires


Cheddar Reservoir:
1 juv White-fronted Goose, 1 Mandarin Duck, 1 juv Lesser Yellowlegs, European White-fronted Goose

31-10-16 European White-fronted Goose at Cheddar (James Packer)

Blagdon Lake:
9 Barnacle Goose, 2 Red-crested Pochard, 7 Scaup, 3 Goldeneye, 24 Great White Egret (record for Blagdon), 14 Little Egret (all together but others around the lake), 43 Grey Heron (record for Blagdon), 1 Kestrel,
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Dunlin, 50+ Meadow Pipit,  4+ (flyover Skylark)
Lodge end:
1 Snipe, 1 Dunlin

31-10-16 Red-crested Pochard at Blagdon Lake (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake:
Dam:
2 Egyptian Geese
Heron's Green:

9 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 12 Little Grebe, 1 Water Rail, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Snipe, 500 Starling west, 2 Stonechat, 12 Pied Wagtail

Herriotts End:

4 Bewick's Swan, 11 Shoveler, 3 Pintail, 2 Goldeneye, 3 Great White Egret,  5 Little Egret,
 2 Water Rail, 22 Lapwing, 600 Starling, 4 Redwing,  2 Grey Wagtail,
Moreton:
5 Lapwing 1 Kestrel 2 Stonechat 2 Cetti's, 7 Meadow Pipit, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
Stratford:
1 Goosander, 1 Kingfisher, 100+ Redwing + Field Fare (calling), 6+ fly over Skylark

31-10-16 Kingfisher at Stratford, Chew (Ian Stapp)

Woodford:
2 Raven, 1 Buzzard, 2 Meadow Pipit, 2 Great White Egret (Villice bay entrance)

31-10-16 24 Great White Egrets together at Blagdon Lake (Ian Stapp)

It seems that all the G-W Egrets came to Blagdon today there were reports of 15 in Villice bay earlier in the day then they all moved. They're roosting in the woods at Nunnery.

Reports: Ken Carruthers, Teresa Chard,  Chris Craig, Robert Hargreaves, Nige Milbourne, James Packer, Lisa Presland, Trevor Riddle, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Mike Trew, Martin Tayler, Mrs Trellis, blagdonlakebirds

30th Oct '16 Sunday - Red-crested Pochard

Black Redstart at Sharpness and Yatton, Avocet at New Passage
Yellow-browed Warbler in Weston-Super-Mare
Red-crested Pochard at Blagdon
Lesser Yellowlegs and White-fronted Goose at Cheddar
Bewick's Swan, Water Rail, and Bearded Tit at Chew Valley Lake

30-10-16 Lesser Yellowlegs (Jason Williams)
The very charming bird at Cheddar Reservoir

BRISTOL:
The Downs, Seawalls Rd:
Ring-necked Parakeet
Open Space:
1st Fieldfare
Pomfrett Gardens feeders:

We are up to 2 Blue Tit and 1 Robin woohoo
Stapleton Church spire:
1 Peregrine
Stockwood open space:

1 pale Buzzard, c50 Wood Pigeon, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Magpie, 2 Jay, 4 Goldcrest, 

15+ Blue Tit, 6 Great Tit, 1 Fieldfare (first of the autumn), 4 Meadow Pipit, 2 Chaffinch, 25 Goldfinch

30-10-16 Stonechat (Gill Sapsed)
Back for another season at Stoke Park

Stoke Park:
1 dozing Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard roosting, 1 Long-tailed Tit flock, 1 f  Stonechat back again
Warmly Forest Park:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 3 Moorhens, 3 Green Woodpecker, 30 Starling, 9 Fieldfare, 6 Blue Tit,
8 Great Tit, 6 Robin, 1 female Stonechat

Sharpness:
1 Black Redstart (end of Dock Rd)

30-10-16 Stonechat (Peter Coslett)
Oldbury Power Station

Oldbury Power Station:
Lagoon 2:
30 Mallard, 2 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 1 Oystercatcher, 9 Dunlin,
10 Blackbird, 1 Stonechat, 1 Pied Wagtail, 6 Meadow Pipit, 10 Goldfinch 5 Linnet, 3 Bullfinch
Lagoon 3/lake:
6 Teal, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 2 WaterRail, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Stonechat, 20 flyover Skylark,
25+ Goldfinch

30-10-16 Buzzard (Lise Presland)
New Passage

New Passage/Northwick:
Pintail, 24 Tufted Duck, Water Rail, 1 Buzzard,  2 Avocet, Ruff, 416 Black-tailed Godwit (close to recent record count!), Chiffchaff, 70 Redwing, 2 Siskin

Portbury garden:
1 Sparrowhawk

30-10-16 Sparrowhawk (Mrs Trellis)
Messing up Portbury garden

Walton Common, Saturday 29-10-16:
1 Marsh Tit, feeding with a small flock of Blue and Great Tits, 3 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker  Unfortunately a shoot going on, hope the 2 Woodcock observed by someone else didn’t end up in their sights!

Yatton, Wemberham Lane:
1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Raven, 11 Long Tailed Tit, 5 Skylark, 30 Fieldfare,
1 Redwing, 1 Black Redstart (male), 2 Stonechat, 6 Pied Wagtail, 5 Meadow Pipit

Sand Point:
3 Water Rail, 12 Fieldfare, 3 Siskin, 8+ Reed Bunting

Weston-Super-Mare - Plumley Park, Worle:
1 Chiffchaff, 1 Yellow-browed Warbler

30-10-16 Golden Ploverl (Peter Coslett)
In field by the A420, Cold Ashton

Cold Ashton:
38 Golden Plover

30-10-16 Barn Owl (Peter Coslett)
Marshfield

Marshfield;
2 Barn Owl

30-10-16 Wigeon (Robert Hargreaves)
First pair at Newton Park in the gloom

Newton St Loe:
2 Mute Swan (+ 3 seen off by residents), 2 (pair) Wigeon, 5 Teal, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Buzzard, 5+ Stock Dove, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Raven, 7 Goldcrest, 1 Marsh Tit, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 9 Redwing, 4 Mistle Thrush, 1 Stonechat, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail

Marksbury:
60+ Starlings on wires

Blagdon Lake:
19 Little Egret, 16 Great White Egret, 2 ad ♂ Red-crested Pochard, 4 Scaup

30-10-16 White-fronted Goose (Dan Hill)
at Cheddar

Cheddar Reservoir:
1 White-fronted Goose, 1 Lesser Yellowlegs

Chew Valley Lake:
4 Bewick's Swan, 11 Great White Egret, lots of Water Rail, 70+ Lapwing, lots of Kingfisher,
1 Bearded Tit (calling), 8 Siskin

30-10-16 Bewick's Swan (Jason Williams)

Woodford:
2 GBB Gull, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Meadow Pipit
Heron's Green:
10 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Grebe (pond), 12 Little Grebe (lake), 2 Water Rail (pond),
1 Water Rail (lake side), 1 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Stonechat, 10 Goldfinch
Moreton:
1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Kestrel, 1 Cetti's Warbler,  1 Green Woodpecker , 2 Jay      
Stratford:
4 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Water Rail, 3 Lapwing, 4 GBB Gull, 2 Kingfisher, 80+ Redwing (feeding on berries field by car park with 5 Mistle Thrush), 9 Meadow Pipit
Chew Valley Ringing Station:

10 Goldcrest ringed today. 1 female Blackcap - not too many of these so far this Autumn

Herriott's End:
4 Bewick's Swan, 3 Pintail, 2 Water Rail (in channel, 1 each side), 82 Lapwing (in the pond earlier),
1 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail

30-10-16 Water Rail (Ian Stapp)
Heron's Green Pond

White-tailed Eagle reported in Avon by Beaconsfield Farm, near West Harptree, ST552564

Reports: Teresa Chard, Peter Coslett, Chris Craig, David Gibbs, Paul Gregory, Robert Hargreaves, Dan Hill, Lisegirl, Dave Littleton, John Martin, Nigel Milbourne,  Chris Perry, Trevor Riddle, Gill Sapsed, Richard Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, Paul Taylor, Tim Taylor, Mrs Trellis, Wayne Tucker, Jason Williams, Gemma Moss blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

29th Oct '16 Saturday - White-tailed Eagle

Dull and murky all day but the birding was excellent.

Juv White-tailed Eagle seen again on the Avon border at Black Down.  Last reported flying over Cheddar Reservoir at 11.45 a.,m.  (5th local record, last 1927, 1945 for Somerset). 

The Lesser Yellowlegs is still showing well at Cheddar Reservoir, along with Great White Egret and Yellow-browed Warbler.  6 Cattle Egrets remain in the Slimbridge area with another one near Westhay.  Let's find some more goodies in Avon!

One last picture of the Lesser 'Legs on the blog, since everyone is still down at Cheddar
looking at it (or for the eagle?)   (Martin McGill)

Batheaston:
2 Teal, 11 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Water Rail, 3 Snipe, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail,  Also an Otter (… so the fishing’s obviously good - might tempt any sea eagles in the area),

Ring-necked Parakeet at Severn Beach - a touch of exotica on a grey autumn day,
 (Lisa Presland)

New Passage/Northwick Warth:

2 Avocet, Grey Plover, Ruff, "good numbers" of Dunlin and Black-tailed Godwit, Ring-necked Parakeet, 3 Fieldfare.

Severn Beach/Chittening:
Peregrine, 2 Stonechat, Blackcap.

Walton Down:
2 Woodcock.

Plumley Park, Worle (W-s-Mare):
Yellow-browed Warbler (in tops of tall trees)

Blagdon Lake:
2 m. Red-crested Pochard, 4 Bewick's Swan, 8 Greater Scaup, 16 Little Egret (and no Great White Egrets at all).

Nice comparison shot of Common and Green Sandpipers (Brian Thompson)

Chew Valley Lake:
4 ad Bewick's Swan, 11 Great White Egret, 17 Little Egret. Bittern, Water Rail, Kingfisher.
Ringing Station:
Siberian Chiffchaff (caught and ringed, the second one this week)

Everyone loves Bittern pictures, right?  (Bob Brewer)

Same bird, different photographer!  (Brian Thompson)

Reports: Rich Andrews, Chris Craig, Brian Edge, Rob Emery, Paul Gregory, John Martin, Lisa Presland, Sue Sayers, Brian Thompson, Keith Vinicombe, Andrew Waygood, blagdonbirds

28th Oct '16 Friday - White-tailed Eagle

A quiet grey day in Avon

Ring-Necked Parakeet in Bristol
Yellow-browed Warbler in Plumley Park, Worle
Hoopoe near Churchill
Bewick's Swan at Blagdon Lake
AND White-tailed Eagle around Black Down and Blagdon (5th local record, last 1927, 1945 for Somerset)

28-10-16 juv White-tailed Eagle (Chris Craig)
First image to arrive

BRISTOL: 
Almonds bury:
1 Sparrowhawk, 3 jay, 20+ Rook, 2 Raven, 35+ Redwing, 1 Pied Wagtail
The Avenue, one block N of The Downs:
1 'London' Ring-Necked Parakeet, aka Rose-ringed Parakeet
Finzells Reach:
2 Peregrine,  1 Grey Wagtail (all on old brewery building) 

Oldbury coast: 

3 Grey Heron, 1 Snipe, 47 Redshank, 5 Stonechat, 11 Pied Wagtail, 70 Goldfinch, most at yacht club

Littleton Warth:

1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 7 Oystercatcher, 400 Dunlin, 1 Cetti's Warbler (Aust), 11 Linnet, 

1 Reed Bunting

Littleton village: 

1 Sparrowhawk, by the White Hart pub

New Passage/Northwick:
Pairs of Shoveler, 2 Little Egret, 1 'Kenny' Kestrel, 100's Lapwing, all the waders, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Grey Wagtail

Clevedon, Wain's Hill - Migration watch 0830-0945:
325 Wood Pigeon, 2 Swallow, 10 Meadow Pipit, 725 Chaffinch

Clevedon-Yeo:
2 Bullfinch

Bristol Airport:
31 Golden Plover

28-10-16 juv White-tailed Eagle (Roger Musgrove)

Weston-Super-Mare - Plumley Park, Worle:
2 Goldcrest, 1 Yellow-browed Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff. 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Waitrose)

Churchill, A368 500m East of:
1 Hoopoe

Bath, Brassmills Estate:
2 Raven

28-10-16 juv White-tailed Eagle (Chris Craig)
Where size matters to the Buzzard

Blagdon Lake:
4 Bewick's Swan, 5 Scaup , 14 Little Egret, 17 Great White Egret, 1 juv White-tailed Eagle (also on Black Down, 1st reported by Nigel Milbourne with more photos), 1 Buzzard (for size)

28-10-16 Lesser Yellowlegs (Matt Scott)
Still attracting viewers at Cheddar

Cheddar Reservoir:
1 Lesser Yellowlegs

Chew Valley Lake:
1 Shelduck (first since 18 August?), 23 Pintail, 5 Goldeneye, 18 Great White Egret, 1+ Peregrine,
2 Common Sandpiper, 1 ad Yellow-legged Gull, 7 Siskin
Dam:
5 Goosander (by spillway on the dam)
Woodford:

2 Meadow Pipit (boat slipway) 

28-10-16 Green Sandpiper(Duncan Mclaughlin)
Normality at Villice

Villice Bay:

1 Green Sandpiper
Heron's Green:
1 Peregrine (on a power pylon), 1 Snipe , 1  Green Sandpiper

28-10-16 Great White Egret (Duncan Mclaughlin)
Phone reception is poor at Chew so not an eagle

Stratford:
1 f Scaup, 9 Great White Egret
Herriotts End:
3 Pintail. 23 Lapwing, 1 GBB Gull

28-10-16 juv White-tailed Eagle (Brian Lancastle)
This might be all we see of this juvenile

Reports: Birdgirl,Peter Coslett, Chris Craig, Ferran Pujol Vila, Alastair Fraser, Adrian Hockey, Brian Lancastle, Lisegirl,  John Martin, Duncan McLaughlin, Nige Milbourne, Sheila Mullin, Roger Musgrove, Dave Levitt, Lois Pryce, Trevor Riddle, Steven Satins, Matt Scott,  Ian Stapp, Mrs Trellis, Christopher Vines, Keith Vinicombe, blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

27th Oct '16 Thursday - Black-tailed Godwit

Dull and cloudy, but still mild.

Grey Wagtail at Chew (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL:
Badock's Wood Southmead:
Great Spotted Woodpecker, Grey Wagtail, Long-tailed Tit.
Ashton Court:
2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Jay, 2 Nuthatch, 8 Song Thrush,
2 Mistle Thrush.
Eastville, a garden:
1 Linnet (a garden tick here)
Eastville Park:

Good numbers of Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Dipper (singing).

Bath, Odd Down:
30 Redwing over the Park & Ride.

Are you ready for your close-up?
(Mute Swan at Newton St Loe - Robert Hargreaves)

Newton Park Lakes:

4 Mute Swan (up from 2 adults), 5 Teal, 20 Mallard, 2 Pheasant, 2 Moorhen, 31 Black-headed Gull,
2 Goldcrest, 9 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail.

Oldbury Power Station:
6 Stonechat, 3 Skylark, 1 Siskin, 1 Redpoll.

Chittening Warth:
20 Shelduck, 1 Jack Snipe, 2 Skylark, 2 Rock Pipit, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Chiffchaff. 

New Passage/Northwick Warth:

600 Wigeon/Teal, 2 Avocet, record flock of 425 Black-tailed Godwit

Sand Point:
3 Fieldfare, small numbers of Chaffinch moving, 2 Siskin, 4 Redpoll, Yellowhammer,

Cormorant with a mouthful at Backwell Lake (Richard Bedwell)

Backwell Lake:

2 Wigeon, 3 Little Egret, 3 Little Grebe, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail.

Blagdon Lake:
4 Bewick's Swan (at Rugmoor Point), 1 m. Red-crested Pochard, 20 Great White Egret,
20 Little Egret, 40 Grey Heron, 8 Scaup, 1 Common Sandpiper, 8+ Skylark, 2 Chiffchaff.

Common and Green Sandpipers at Chew
(Bob Brewer)

Chew Valley Lake:

Dam:
2 Egyptian Goose, 5 Goosander asleep, 1 Cetti's Warbler.
Woodford:
1 Buzzard, 1 Mistle Thrush
Villice:
4 Little Grebe, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 9 Lapwing, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Fieldfare, 40+ Redwing, 2 Bullfinch.
Nunnery:
2 Chiffchaff, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 15 Goldfinch.
Herons Green:
12 Little Grebe, 6 Little Egret, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Jack Snipe, 2 Stonechat.
Moreton/Stratford and the lane between:
1 Shelduck, 1 f. Scaup, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, Skylarks flying over, 6 Meadow Pipit, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Cetti's Warbler,3 Chiffchaff, 1 f. Bearded Tit, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Jay, 4 Ravens, 6 Goldfinch.
Herriotts Bridge:
2 Pintail, 1 Water Rail, ad Mediterranean Gull, ad Yellow-legged Gull, 4 GBB Gull, 1 Grey Wagtail.

Mrs Trellis was at Ashton Court today, as was this Jay

Reports: Derek Angell, Paul Bowerman, Alastair Fraser, Paul Gregory, Patrick Hancock, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Robin Lambert, Tony Scott, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Mrs Trellis, blagdonbirds

26th Oct '16 Wednesday - Bearded Tit

Headlines:
Red font almost only required for the lakes today...
Spotted Crake, Bearded Tit, Ring-necked Duck, Black-necked Grebe and Great White Egret all still present at Chew
Record counts of Scaup and Little Egret at Blagdon

26-10-16 Juvenile Lesser Yellowlegs (Allan Chard)

Just south of the area at Cheddar Reservoir

Stockwood, Bristol:
25 Linnet

Shepperdine:
1 Pintail, 500+ Starling, 1 Stonechat

Oldbury Power Station:
4 Stonechat

Oldbury Yacht Club:
1 Short-eared Owl (this evening)

Oldbury Village:
1 Kestrel

Littleton Brick Pits:
1 Woodcock

26-10-16 Stonechat (Mrs Trellis)

Male and female, at Aust Wharf

Aust Wharf:
4 Stonechat

New Passage/Northwick:
600+ Wigeon, 1 Peregrine, c325 Black-tailed Godwit

26-10-16 Female Peregrine (Brian Lancastle)

Causing mayhem as usual (the peregrine, not Brian)

Victoria Park, Bath:
12 Siskin

Marksbury:
250+ Starling

Bristol Airport:
37 Golden Plover

Blagdon Lake:
66 Mute Swan, 8 Scaup (equals previous site record), 32 Little Egret (site record), 16 Great White Egret, 14 Golden Plover, Lapwing, 1 Dunlin, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Skylark

Chew Valley Lake:
Dam:
3 Egyptian Goose
East Shore:
24 Pintail, 1 (male) Ring-necked Duck, 7 Goldeneye, 1 (male) Goosander, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 92 Lapwing, 1 Green Sandpiper
Villice:
5 Great White Egret, 1 Spotted Crake, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper
Heron's Green:
6 Little Grebe, 2 Common Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Stonechat

26-10-16 Jay (Ian Stapp)

Moreton, CVL

Moreton:
1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 2 (m+f) Bearded Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler
Moreton to Stratford Lane:
3 Fieldfare, 25 Redwing, 1 Reed Bunting
Stratford:
2 Great White Egret, 1 Kingfisher
Herriotts End:
1 (female) Scaup, 2 Little Egret, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Water Rail, 2 Grey Wagtail

Reports: Teresa Chard, Mark Dadds, Andy Davis, John Griffiths, Peter Hazelwood, Adrian Hockey, Martin Hunt, Brian Lancastle, Nigel Milbourne, Robin Nash, Chris Newman, Ian Stapp, Mrs Trellis, Keith Vinicombe, blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding

25th Oct '16 Tuesday - 24 GWE, Swift, Black Redstart

Swift, possibly rarest bird of the year at Severnside
1st Black Redstart of the autumn at New Passage and Weston-Super-Mare
Great Grey Shrike briefly at Sand Point this morning
24 Great White Egret counted in concerted search in lakes area
Lesser Yellowlegs just outside Avon at Cheddar Reservoir

25-10-16 Dunnock (Rod Holbrook)
And here's a fine plain bird at Severn Beach

BRISTOL
Eastville Park:
1 Dipper
The Downs,Water Tower:
2 Jay, 2 Rook, many Long-tailed Tit, 2 Mistle Thrush.

25-10-16 Short-eared Owl (Mrs Trellis)
Oldbuy Yacht club

Oldbury Power Station:
6 Pintail, 2 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 7 Lapwing, 65 Dunlin, 41 Curlew (flyovers to inland),
1 Short-eared Owl (at yacht club), 19 Fieldfare, 200+ Starling, 40+ Meadow Pipit, 5 Stonechat,
440 Chaffinch (big movement in 40 mins to NE), 8 Siskin, 1 Reed Bunting

25-10-16 Black Redstart (Southglosbirds)

New Passage/Northwick:
5 Ringed Plover, Ruff, 7 Jack Snipe (8 y'day), flock Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Swift 9.00 flew East, (Paul Bowerman), Starling, 2000+ Chaffinch, Brambling, 1st Black Redstart of year, many Siskin

25-10-16 Wheatear (Brian Lancastle)
Soon not to be seen again this year

Severn Beach - Chittening Warth:
2 (m&f) Peregrine, 2 Jack Snipe, 7 Snipe, 1 Whimbrel, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Cetti's Warbler, f Stonechat,
1 Wheatear (the last this year?), c30 Siskin

Sand Point this morning:
1 Great Grey Shrike, small Chaffinch, Starling and Meadow Pipit movement, 2 Brambling, 4 Siskin,
6 Redpoll

Weston-Super-Mare in Snowdon Vale:
1 Black Redstart around the houses

Stanton Prior:
2 Buzzard

25-10-16 Lesser Yellowlegs (Chris Stone & Brian Thompson))
The Steart bird at Cheddar now?

Cheddar Reservoir:
1 Lesser Yellowlegs (Kim Howard)

Barrow Gurney:
5 Tufted Duck, 4 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Buzzard, 40 Coot, 135 BH Gull, 4 LBB Gull, 8 Stock Dove, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Kestrel, 10 Magpie, 1 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 38 Skylark, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Wren, 14 Starling, 2 Song Thrush, 9 Redwing,
6 Dunnock, 3 Chaffinch, 3 Bullfinch, 3 Greenfinch, 6 Linnet, 35, Goldfinch, 12 Yellowhammer

Blagdon Lake:
2 Great White Egret

25-10-16 Great-White Egret (Ian Stapp)
One of 24 around today

Chew Valley Lake:
22 Great White Egret was the max total at CVL, but at times they were seen from different places
Dam West:
4 female Goosander. 1 Grey Wagtail

25-10-16 Goosander (George Stacey)
Dames meeting at the Dam, CVL

East Shore:
8 Pintail (6m), 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker
Woodford:
7 Little Egret, 10 Great White Egret, 4 GBB Gull, 1 Jay, 1 Chiffchaff (car park), 4 Robin (car park)
Villice:
22 Great White Egret, 1 Common Sandpiper
Heron's Green:
14 Little Grebe (lake), 1 Snipe, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Stonechat (pair on pond) 

25-10-16 Green Sandpiper (Ian Stapp)
Moreton

Moreton:
1 Great White Egret, 1 Kestrel, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Green and 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler
Stratford:
5 Little Egret, 4 Great White Egret, 1 Water Rail, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 6+ Siskin (Hide woods)
Herriotts End:
2 Shelduck, 2 Pintail, 1 Buzzard, 22 Lapwing, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 7 Redwing

25-10-16 Dipper (Allan Chard)
Singing in Eastville Park

Reports: BOC Walkers, Paul Bowerman, Andy Davis, Paul Gregory, Nick Hawkridge, Peter Hazelwood, Brain John Hill, Rod Holbrook, Brian Lancastle, John Martin, Martin McGill, Roger Palmer, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Brian Thompson, Mrs Trellis, Lois Pryce, blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

24th Oct '16 Monday

Tern sp 3 flying down river Severn
Only 5 Great White Egret at Blagdon, where have they all gone? 12 more found
Jack Snipe at Stratford, CVL - only one!
It Has Been A Rainy Day!

24-10-16 Wood Pigeon (Brian Thompson)
Sigh! He feels the same about the day

BRISTOL
Fishponds:
1 Peregrine

Thornbury yacht club 10am:
2 Peregrine, 60 Wigeon, 3 Lapwing, 50 Curlew, 3 Tern sp (flying downriver), 4 Stonechat

Which Flash? probably New Passage:

Avocet spotted on Flash today, surrounded by Teal.

Memories of Summer on this wet day (Gary Thorburn)

Littleton Ringing Station, 15th, 19th and 22nd Oct:
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 new, 0 re-trap: Goldcrest 6, 0: Blue Tit 4, 25: Great Tit 6, 12: Long-tailed Tit 6, 3: Cetti's Warbler 0, 1: Chiffchaff 15, 0: Blackcap 1, 0: Wren 3, 5: Song Thrush 2, 0: Redwing 1, 0: Robin 1, 4: Dunnock 2, 4: Chaffinch 2, 0: Goldfinch 33, 12

Weston-Super-Mare - Worlebury gardens:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Jay, 1 Blackcap (male)

21-10-16 Great White Egret (Carl Bovis)
On our borders at Cheddar reservoir

Blagdon Lake:
71 Mute Swan, 9 Barnacle Goose, 28 Little Egret, 5 Great White Egret, 31 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 98 Lapwing, 8 GBB Gull, 2 Wren

11-10-16 Dartford Warbler (Lee Gardiner)
Will they be about much this winter?

Chew Valley Lake:
Late entry, 12 Great White Egret at the lake this morning
Stratford:
1 Jack Snipe, 1 Kingfisher, c.20 Fieldfare, c.40 Redwing
Herriotts End:
2 Pintail

24-10-16 Crow (Paul Milo Milsom)
The final say on the day

Reports: Carl Bovis, Dan, Andy Davis, John Hastings, Paul House, George Rabin, Richard Scantlebury, Mrs Trellis, Christopher Vines, opsbirding, 
And yet to report - blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG