BRISTOL:
Overscourt Woods:
1 Tawny Owl, 4 Goldcrest, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Jay, 2 Linnet, 4 Goldfinch, 4 Bullfinch.
Warmley Forest Park:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Tawny Owl, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch, 2 Bullfinch.
Stoke Park:
1 Buzzard, 1 Jay, 20+ Redwing
Hanham, Stone Hill:
1 Barn Owl - hunting around the hill.
Oldbury Power Station:
Visible Migration watch (vismig) 2 hrs:
5 Snipe, 12 Skylark, 20 Meadow Pipit, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Mistle Thrush, 6 Fieldfare, 70 Redwing, 1 Brambling, c400 Chaffinches, 6 Greenfinch, 1 Siskin, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Yellowhammer.
Aust Warth:
1 fly-past Pintail, 1 Stonechat., 100+ Starling through.
Littleton Warth:
3 flyover White-fronted Goose early afternoon to north, perhaps the Slimbridge birds. 85 Wigeon, 65 Teal, 120 Dunlin, 65 Redshank, 1,000+ Starling (feeding in field), 35 Meadow Pipit.
New Passage / Pilning Wetlands:
3 Little Egret, Avocet, 20 Grey Plover, Ruff, Snipe.
Visible Migration watch (vismig), 0730-1050:
6 Skylark, 47 Meadow Pipit, 2 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 3200 Starling, 1785 Chaffinch, 2 Brambling, 47 Siskin, 3 Redpoll, 19 Goldfinch, 11 Bullfinch, 5 Linnet, 3 Reed Bunting.
1 Barn Owl - hunting around the hill.
Oldbury Power Station:
Visible Migration watch (vismig) 2 hrs:
5 Snipe, 12 Skylark, 20 Meadow Pipit, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Mistle Thrush, 6 Fieldfare, 70 Redwing, 1 Brambling, c400 Chaffinches, 6 Greenfinch, 1 Siskin, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Yellowhammer.
Aust Warth:
1 fly-past Pintail, 1 Stonechat., 100+ Starling through.
Littleton Warth:
3 flyover White-fronted Goose early afternoon to north, perhaps the Slimbridge birds. 85 Wigeon, 65 Teal, 120 Dunlin, 65 Redshank, 1,000+ Starling (feeding in field), 35 Meadow Pipit.
New Passage / Pilning Wetlands:
3 Little Egret, Avocet, 20 Grey Plover, Ruff, Snipe.
Visible Migration watch (vismig), 0730-1050:
6 Skylark, 47 Meadow Pipit, 2 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 3200 Starling, 1785 Chaffinch, 2 Brambling, 47 Siskin, 3 Redpoll, 19 Goldfinch, 11 Bullfinch, 5 Linnet, 3 Reed Bunting.
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| 23/10/2016 Molly ringing a Redwing at GVRS this morning (Shane Pannell) |
Gordano Valley Ringing Station:
15 Redwing and 13 Redpoll ringed this morning
Portishead:
45 Redshank on the foreshore at high tide.
250+ Starling off Valley Road (feeding in fields after muck-spreading).
Old Town Quarry, Weston:
Hobby over (late date for this migrant).
15 Redwing and 13 Redpoll ringed this morning
Portishead:
45 Redshank on the foreshore at high tide.
250+ Starling off Valley Road (feeding in fields after muck-spreading).
Old Town Quarry, Weston:
Hobby over (late date for this migrant).
Bath:
Red Kite over one blogger's garden.
Keynsham/Saltford/Bitton:
Pallas's Warbler on the LMS railway-line / cycle path towards where it crosses the River Avon, north of the town (also a Yellow-browed Warbler present earlier this week)
Folly Farm :
2 Buzzard, 30+ Stock Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Jay, 3 Goldcrest, 6 Redwing.
Blagdon Lake:
1 Egyptian Goose, 7 Greater Scaup, 1 Goldeneye, 10 Great White Egret, 25 Little Egret, 4 Dunlin, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 293 Lapwing.
Chew Valley Lake:
Stratford hide:
Scaup.
Villice Bay:
2 Common Sandpiper.
Around the Lake
1 juv male Scaup, 6 Little Egret, 16 Great White Egret, 54 Lapwing, 2 Common Sandpiper,
1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 10 Siskin.
Steart:
Keynsham/Saltford/Bitton:
Pallas's Warbler on the LMS railway-line / cycle path towards where it crosses the River Avon, north of the town (also a Yellow-browed Warbler present earlier this week)
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| 23/10/2016 Common Sandpipers at Chew (Bob Brewer) |
2 Buzzard, 30+ Stock Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Jay, 3 Goldcrest, 6 Redwing.
Blagdon Lake:
1 Egyptian Goose, 7 Greater Scaup, 1 Goldeneye, 10 Great White Egret, 25 Little Egret, 4 Dunlin, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 293 Lapwing.
Chew Valley Lake:
Stratford hide:
Scaup.
Villice Bay:
2 Common Sandpiper.
Around the Lake
1 juv male Scaup, 6 Little Egret, 16 Great White Egret, 54 Lapwing, 2 Common Sandpiper,
1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 10 Siskin.
Steart:
(out of our area but we couldn't resist this photo of a Lesser Yellowlegs there; also Cattle Egret and Short-eared Owl today)
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| 23/10/2016 Lesser Yellowlegs at Steart (Lee Gardiner) |
Reports: Paul Bowerman, Bob Brewer, Ken Carruthers, John Clark, Will Duckworth, Lee Gardiner, David Gibbs, Peter Hazelwood, Dremot Lennon, Lisegirl, John Martin, Shane Pannell, Chris Perry, Gill Sapsed, Mrs Trellis, Keith Vinicombe, Andrew Waygood, blagdonbirds, NSLBirding, Severnsidebirds