8th Nov '16 Tuesday - Wheatear

Not quite so cold today - less wind chill

Bewick's Swan and Black Redstart at Oldbury Power Station
Bewick's Swan, Red-crested Pochard, Great White Egret and Yellow-legged Gull at Blagdon 

Still large numbers of Great White Egret flying between Blagdon and Chew

Wheatear still in the region at Clevedon - this may not be the last in Avon this year?

8-11-16 Water Rail (Ian Stapp)
One of 3 at Herriott's Bridge

Bristol, Stockwood Open Spaces:

30+ Wood Pigeon, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 30+ Redwing, 1 female Stonechat, 5 Meadow Pipit,
1 Greenfinch, 20+ Goldfinch, 2 Bullfinch

Oldbury Power Station:
1 ad Bewick's Swan at the yacht club, 1 Black Redstart along the bridleway to the shore

New Passage:
1 Sparrowhawk, Redwing

Chipping Sodbury Common:
Lunch time: 3 Snipe, c.300 Redwing, 2 Stonechat

8-11-16 Rock Pipit (Robert Hargreaves)
Pipit with problems at Clevedon

Clevedon-Yeo:

1 Canada Goose, 35 Shelduck, 12 Wigeon, 3 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Grebe,
1 Sparrowhawk, 11 Oystercatcher, 8 Curlew, 7 Turnstone, 200 Dunlin, 15 Redshank, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 8 Magpie, 2 Jay, 5 Goldcrest, 14 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Wren, 65 Starling, 3 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear  4 Pied Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 3 Reed Bunting

Clevedon-Dowlais: 1 Canada Goose, 46 Shelduck, 68 Wigeon, 38 Oystercatcher, 2 Grey Plover,
3 Lapwing, 25 Curlew, 7 Turnstone, 300 Dunlin, 200 Redshank, 5 Skylark, 15 Starling, 2 Stonechat, 18 Meadow Pipit, 3 Rock Pipit, 4 Chaffinch, 3 Linnet, 3 Reed Bunting

8-11-16 Dunlin (Robert Hargreaves)
Flock at Clevedon Dowlais

Kenn Estuary:

50 Wigeon, 20 Teal, 20 Shelduck, 2 Little Egret, 20 Oystercatcher, 700 Dunlin, 50 Curlew, 50 Redshank, 20 Skylark, 2 Stonechat, 10 Linnet, 5 Greenfinch

Blagdon Lake:
11 (9 ad & 2 juv) Bewick's Swan, 1 Egyptian Goose, 2 ad ♂ Red-crested Pochard, 5 Scaup, 15 Little Egret, 7 Great White Egret, 1 ad Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Chiffchaff

8-11-16 Shelduck (Ian Stapp)
New in on Herriott's Pool

Chew Valley Lake:
Over 150+Wigeon on the lake
Dam:
1 Egyptian Goose, 6 Goldfinch (trees by Dam)
Woodford:
4 Little Egret (scoped around the lake) , 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker,  1 Great Spotted Woodpecker,
1 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Meadow Pipit
Villice Bay:
4 Goosander, 3 Great White Egret,  1 Green Sandpiper

8-11-16 Egrets and Herons(Bob Brewer)
playing at Villice

Heron's Green:
5 Goosander, 6 Shelduck, 20 Great White Egret,  23 Little Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 6 Little Grebe,
2 Buzzard , 4 Water Rail, 3 Lapwing, 4 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 50 Woodpigeon (one group flyover), 1 Kingfisher (pond),  2 Stonechat, 4 Chaffinch, 2 Water Pipit

8-11-16 Green Sandpiper (Bob Brewer)
No one to play with at Villice

Moreton:

1 Scaup (F), 2 Jay, 12+ Long-tailed Tit,  1 Chiffchaff, 40+ Redwing & Fieldfare (cottage), 15 Blackbird (all together), 12 Goldfinch, 20 Linnet, 2 Stonechat
Lane Moreton to Stratford:
4 Stock Dove, Mixed Tit flock with Goldcrest, Blue Tit,  Great Tit, 1 Coal Tit, Long-tailed Tit, 15 Chaffinch, 40+ Redwing & Field Fare, 2 Treecreeper, 40 + Starling (drinking trough field) 4 Dunnock, 

Stratford:

1 Water Rail, 1 Bullfinch
Herriot's End:
6 Shelduck (pond), 1  Little Egret,  3 Water Rail (channel) - 7 reported later - 1 Lapwing, 2 Common Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail

The BOC team at WWTCaerlaverock and Castle Loch (Richard Scantlebury)

 Watching Whooper Swan, Scaup and male Hen Harrier 

Reports: BOC Walk, Teresa Chard, Robert Hargreaves, Nick Hawkridge, Ian Hayes, Peter Hazelwood and JS, Lisegirl, Vic Polley, Trevor Riddle, Richard Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, Mike Trew, nslbirding,