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