A bit quieter today. Rain over night, but a mostly sunny day and chilly in the breeze.
Spotted Crake back again at Chew after a day of absence yesterday
1,030 Chaffinch in 2hrs 20 mins over Aust Cliff this morning
3 Black-Necked Grebe new in at Chew
A Blagdon Lake record of 18 Great White Egret
BRISTOL
Whiteladies Road:
3 Jackdaw, 1 Long-Tailed Tit, 1 Grey Wagtail, 20 Goldfinch (office window highlights)
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12-10-16 Little Grebe (Lee Gardiner)
St George Park, unusual at this relatively urban site
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1 Little Grebe, 1 Kingfisher
Stockwood Open Space:
1 Buzzard, 10 Wood Pigeon, 8 Long-Tailed Tit, 15+ Goldfinch, 2 Linnet, 1 Bullfinch
Oldbury Power Station:
Lagoon 2: 1 Jack Snipe, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Stonechat
Lagoon 3: 23 Mallard, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Jay, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff
Littleton Brick Pits AWT Reserve:
Details from 4 ringing visits between 29/9 and 10/10: 167 birds trapped of 13 species, with 117 new and 50 re-traps. Chiffchaff (33) and Goldfinch (44) dominated proceedings with 0 and 16 re-traps respectively.
Aust Cliff:
Visible migration this morning, 07:30 - 09:50 (Matt Hobbs): 3 Shelduck, 6 Cormorant, 3 Black Tailed Godwit, 3 Skylark, 74 Starling, 265 Redwing, 2 Song Thrush, 66 Pied/White Wagtail, 5 Meadow Pipit, 1030 Chaffinch, 25 Greenfinch, 94 Linnet, 4 Lesser Redpoll, 155 Goldfinch, 3 Siskin, 2 Reed Bunting
Also: 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine, 12 Chiffchaff, 20 Goldcrest, 20 Robin
More detail at http://www.trektellen.org/count/view/520/20161012
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12-10-16 Jack Snipe (Paul Bowerman)
Doing it's best not to be seen on Northwick Warth this morning
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Visible migration this morning: 1 Fieldfare, 10 Redwing, 220 Chaffinch, 1 Brambling, 3 Bullfinch
Also 1 Jack Snipe
Bradley Stoke, Three Brooks Nature Reserve:
20 Teal, 3 Little Grebe (adults now chasing away the juvenile), 2 Grey Wagtail
Willsbridge:
40 Canada Geese (over)
Huntingford, Little Avon River:
Grey Wagtail, 3+ Siskin
Cameley, North Somerset:
1 Peregrine (roosting in an oak tree, much to the annoyance of the local crows), 4 Crows, 1 Blackcap, 1 Chiffchaff, a mini influx of robins and goldfinches to the area and the local swallows seem to have departed for warmer climes
Backwell Lake:
1 Water Rail
Blagdon Lake:
18 Little Egret, 18 Great White Egret (site record), 1 Ringed Plover, 1 (juv) Little Stint, 3 (juv) Ruff,
2 Common Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 (juv) Pectoral Sandpiper, 1 Yellow-Legged Gull,
79+ Meadow Pipit, 1 Siskin
Chew Valley Lake:
East Shore:
6 Goldeneye, 1 Great White Egret, 3 Black-Necked Grebe
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12-10-16 Black-Necked Grebe (Chris Stone)
East Shore, CVL
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2 Egyptian Goose
Woodford:
3 Great White Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Black-Backed Gull
Villice Bay:
1 Spotted Crake
Heron's Green:
11 Little Grebe, the very pale Buzzard again, 1 Water Rail, 1 Jack Snipe (feeding out in the open), 2 Common Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Great Black-Backed Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 50+ Carrion Crow & Jackdaw, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Stonechat, 7 House Sparrows, 15 Goldfinch
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12-10-16 House Sparrow (Ian Stapp)
1 of 7 on the wall at Heron's Green, CVL
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1 Pintail, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Green Sandpiper
Stratford:
1 Little Egret, 11 Lapwing, 2 Great Black-Backed Gull (eating a trout), 1 Cetti's Warbler
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12-10-16 Great Black-Backed Gull and ex-Trout (Ian Stapp)
CVL
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1 Buzzard, 2 Stock Dove, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Bullfinch
Herriot's Bridge:
2 Pintail, 2 Little Egret, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Water Rail, 5 Common Gull, 4 Great Black-Backed Gull, 2 Grey Wagtail
Reports: Rich Andrews, Paul Bowerman, Teresa Chard, Michael Davis, Lee Gardiner, Matt Hobbs, Paul House, Brian Lancastle, John Martin, Bob Medland, Nige Milbourne, Dave Nevitt, Christine O'Connor, Mike O'Connor, Vic Polley, Vic Savery, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Mrs Trellis, @avglochris, blagdonlakebirds
