10 Whinchat at Chipping Sodbury Common
30 Golden Plover at Marshfield
2 Spoonbill at Blagdon Lake and 1 Little Gull at Chew
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| 2-10-16 juv Ruff (Brian Lancastle) Most photographed bird in Avon |
Warmley Forest Park:
2 Moorhen, 2 Buzzard, 50+ Jackdaw, 20 Starling, 2 Blackbird. 10 Robin, 1 Pied Wagtail,
2 Bullfinch,
Overscourt Woods:
1 Tawny Owl, 1 Green Woodpecker, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff
Shepperdine coast:
40 Wigeon, 6 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 300 BH Gull, 1 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, 20+ Meadow Pipit
Oldbury Power Station:
40 Canada Goose, 39 Wigeon, 3 Teal, 4 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Peregrine, 1 Ringed Plover, 13 Lapwing, 57 Dunlin, 4 Curlew, 44 Redshank, 30 Turnstone, 1 Common Gull, 6 Chiffchaff,
1 Wheatear
Aust Warth:
1 Whinchat, 4 Stonechat, 2 Wheatear, 30 Goldfinch
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| 2-10-16 Ruff (John Martin) This bird only travels right |
97 Grey Plover, 1 juv Little Stint, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 1,300 Dunlin, 3 Ruff (all very confiding),
1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 21 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 2 Stonechat, 3 Wheatear, 1 Siskin, 1 Reed Bunting
Severn beach-New Pill:
7 Little Egret,3 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 1 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear
Tortworth Lake:
2 Mute Swan, 1 Mallard, 1 Shoveller, 17 Tufted Duck, 4 Little Grebe, 28 Coot,
1 Common Sandpiper (unusual for here), 1 Grey Wagtail,
Chipping Sodbury Common:
10 Whinchat, 1 Stonechat
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| 2-10-16 Guillemot (Mrs Trellis) Found by Chris Stone and presumably Severnside bird seen recently |
1 Guillemot this morning at high tide
Clevedon-Yeo:
30 Teal, 7 Cormorant, 14 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 60 Oystercatcher, 21 Ringed Plover, 8 Grey Plover, 26 Lapwing, 60 Dunlin, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 120 Curlew, 1 Snipe, 1 Greenshank,
220 Redshank, 250 BH Gull, 2 Raven, 20 Skylark, 6 Swallow, 4 House Martin, 6 Chiffchaff,
1 Stonechat, 3 Wheatear, 5 Rock Pipit, 80 Linnet
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| 2-10-16 Dunlin (Jason Williams) At Clevedon-Yeo |
4 Buzzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 5 Jay, 1 Grey Wagtail
Uphill:
14 Teal, 6 Mallard, 1 Little Egret, 3 Dunlin, 200 Redshank, 200 BH Gull, 1 GBB Gull, 8 Magpie,
15 Jackdaw, 4 Rook, 4 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 8 Skylark (steady push West), 6 Robin, 1 Grey Wagtail,
15 Goldfinch, 70 Linnet (2 flocks)
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| 2-10-16 Little Owl (Peter Coslett) Taking the sun in Marshfield |
2 Sparrowhawk, 7 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 30 Golden Plover, 1 Little Owl, 1 Raven, 30 Skylark,
3 Stonechat, 3 Wheatear, 40 Meadow Pipit, Yellowhammer, a few Corn Bunting
Bath:
19 Goldfinch (on feeders)
Paulton:
1 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 5 Skylark, 2 Meadow Pipit, 1 Chaffinch, 20 Goldfinch, 4 Linnet
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| 25-9-16 Cormorant (Rod Holbrook) Not at Compton Martin |
1 Cormorant on village pond was an unusual site!
West Harptree:
4 Collared Dove, 3 House Martin
Barrow Tanks;
18 Little Grebe, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Stonechat, 3 Wheatear
Blagdon Lake:
2 Spoonbill, 13 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 6 Ringed Plover, 2 juv Little Stint
Chew Valley Ringing Station:
Of the 2 sedge warbler today, one was ringed here 7 days ago weighing 11.4g.
Today, 15.4g, increasing its fat stores ready for migration.
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| 02-10-16 Great White Egret (Ian Stapp) At Chew Valley Lake |
1 Scaup, 6 Little Egret, 4 Great White Egret, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, 1 Little Gull, 9+ Chiffchaff (some birds maybe repeated below)
Woodford:
2 Buzzard, 6 Goldcrest
Heron's Green:
1 Little Egret (pond), 3 Little Grebe (pond), 16 Little Grebe (in the bay lake), 2 Buzzard (1 the White one),
1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Mistle Thrush, 2 Stonechat (pond), 7 Meadow Pipit
Moreton:
2 Little Egret, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Buzzard (over hills across lake), 3 Lapwing, 2 Green Sandpiper, 4 Jay,
2 Stock Dove, 1 Green and GS Woodpecker, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Bullfinch (lane to Stratford)
Stratford:
2 L Egret, 3 Great-white Egret(East Shore), 2 Buzzard, 1 Lapwing, 4 GBB Gull, 2 Raven, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff
Herriots Bridge:
1 Little Egret, 6 Little Grebe, 4 GBB Gull, 1 Cetti's Warbler
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| 2-10-16 Ruff (Lise Presland) Everyone's got a Ruff today |
