Monday 24 October 2016

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