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
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| 25-10-16 Dunnock (Rod Holbrook) And here's a fine plain bird at Severn Beach |
Eastville Park:
1 Dipper
The Downs,Water Tower:
2 Jay, 2 Rook, many Long-tailed Tit, 2 Mistle Thrush.
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| 25-10-16 Short-eared Owl (Mrs Trellis) Oldbuy Yacht club |
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
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| 25-10-16 Black Redstart (Southglosbirds) |
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
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| 25-10-16 Wheatear (Brian Lancastle) Soon not to be seen again this year |
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
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| 25-10-16 Lesser Yellowlegs (Chris Stone & Brian Thompson)) The Steart bird at Cheddar now? |
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
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| 25-10-16 Great-White Egret (Ian Stapp) One of 24 around today |
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
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| 25-10-16 Goosander (George Stacey) Dames meeting at the Dam, CVL |
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)
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| 25-10-16 Green Sandpiper (Ian Stapp) 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
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| 25-10-16 Dipper (Allan Chard) Singing in Eastville Park |
