31st October '17 Tuesday - Ring Ouzel

Temp max 13˚C. Wind SW max 13 mph. Grey day but relatively mild

Goosander
Great White Egret
Fieldfare
Tree Sparrow
Redpoll, Hawfinch

BRISTOL

31-10-17 Cormorant with Lockjaw (Rich Scantlebury)

Eastville Park:
2 Mute Swan, 3 Canada Geese, 4 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Nuthatch,  2 Grey Wagtail, 1 j Pied Wagtail

31-10-17 Peregrines at Finzel's Reach (Jason Williams)

Stockwood Open Space:
2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 8 Blackbird, pair Stonechat, 1 Meadow Pipit, 12 Goldfinch,  3 Linnet, 5 loud Bullfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Orchard at Oldbury Power Station:
2 Ring Ouzel, 3 Stonechat

Aust Wharf:
4 Siskin

New Passage/Northwick Warth, 30th:
5 Shelduck, 1 Mandarin Duck (2nd SS record), 1 Pintail, 2 Little Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 1 Merlin, 30 Ringed Plover, 2 Grey Plover, 19 Lapwing, 12 Knot, 80 Dunlin, 3 Snipe, 90 Black-tailed Godwit, 30 Curlew, 1 Spotted Redshank, 30 Turnstone, 1 Brambling, 1 Fox

Almondsbury:
10 Fieldfare/Redwing

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:
Return of the garden Blackcaps Yesterday 2 males + 1 female still around feeding in the garden. Today with 2 Coal Tit, 20+ resident House sparrow, 12 Greenfinch, 10 Goldfinch

Dundry:
1 Tree Sparrow west with Chaffinches, 1 Hawfinch

Kenn:
Duck Lane: Little Owl calling 5.30 am
Kenn Pier: Little Grebe
Kenn Moor: 18 Fieldfare flyover Mid-day
Nailsea Wall: 3 Little Egret

31-10-17 Sparrowhawk in Bleadon (Bill Hewitt

Bleadon:
Village: 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 6 Long Tailed Tit
Levels: 2 Buzzard, 3 Redwing, 3 Stonechat

BELOW M4 & BANES

31-10-17 melanistic Pheasant in Marshfield (Peter Coslett)

Marshfield:
28 Red-legged Partridge, 15 Pheasant, 5 Buzzard, Wood Pigeon flocks totalling c.2000, 1 Kestrel, 80 Rooks, 4 Goldcrest, 9 Skylark, c. 25 LT Tits, Starling flocks totalling c.500, 5 solitary Fieldfare, 15 Redwing, 6 Stonechat, 2 Pied Wagtail, c.70 Chaffinch, 3 Bullfinch, c.40 mixed flock Linnets and Corn Buntings with a few Yellowhammer, 1 Yellowhammer elsewhere

Cold Ashton:
110 Common Gull

Keynsham, ST6567:
2 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 2 Jackdaw, 3 Carrion Crow, 20 Starling

31-10-17 Great Spotted Woodpecker in Saltford (Vera Carpenter)

Saltford:
1 Pheasant, 2 Grey Heron, 4 Moorhen, 1 Buzzard, 2 Stock Dove, 300 Woodpigeon, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 20 Magpie, 1 Jay, 19 Long-tailed Tit party, 18 Blackbird, 36 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 38 Pied Wagtail, 18 Meadow Pipit, 8 Chaffinch, 4 Greenfinch, 200 Goldfinch, 5 Bullfinch

Bath, Lansdown Burial Ground:

52 Fieldfare, 60 Redwing, 12 Song Thrush, 4 Mistle Thrush, 16 Blackbird, 6 Bullfinch

Bath, Solsbury Hill:
plenty Skylark, 8 Fieldfare, 3 Redwing, flock of Chaffinch

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
60 Teal, 1 Pintail, 45 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 1 Ringed Plover, 3 Lapwing, 2 Common Sandpiper

31-10-17 Goosander at Herons Green (George Stacey)

Chew Valley Lake:
30+ Little Egret, 32 Great White Egret again, 150 Common Gull

31-10-17 Common Sandpiper by the Dam (George Stacey)

Dam:
274 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper

Bittern Trail:
10 Pintail, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Goldcrest, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Meadow Pipit

Woodford:
12 Little Egret, 10 Great White Egret, 2 Jay, 12 Long-tailed Tit,

31-10-17 Black-tailed & face Godwit Herons Green (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:

60 Wigeon, 1 m Pintail, 5 1m Goosander, 16 Little Egret, 24 Great White Egret, 5 Little Grebe, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Water Rail, 12 Lapwing, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Green Sandpiper, 50 Common Gull, 3 GBB Gull, few Skylark over, 1 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 10 Meadow Pipit, 8 Goldfinch

Moreton:
2 Little Egret, 1 Dunlin, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Jay, 20 Meadow Pipit

31-10-17 Water Rail at Herriotts (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts:
138 Canada Geese, 3 Barnacle Geese, 14 Pintail, 4 Little Egret, 12 Great White Egret, 1 Water Rail, 16 Lapwing, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, lots Common Gull, 3 GBB Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Grey Wagtail

(photo Alex Carlisle)

The 2016 Avon Bird Report is now available. It has 216 pages including 16 in colour

BOC and BNS members will get a copy in November, but if you are not a member of either group they are available to buy from Harvey Rose at Arncliffe, Coast Road, Walton Bay, Clevedon, BS21 7FW. They cost £9.50 including postage, and cheques should be made out to "AOG"



Reports: Derek Angell, Teresa Chard, Peter Coslett, John Croxton, Peter  Evans, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, William Hewitt, Glen Maddison, Dave Nevitt, Jean Oliver, Lois Pryce, Rich Scantlebury, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, talkingtobears, Roger White, Jason Williams,  blagdonlakebirds, nsl-birding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

30th Oct '17 Monday - Mandarin Duck

Temp min 2˚C, max 10˚C. Wind S 4 dropping to 1 mph. So beautiful in the sun

30-10-17 Mandarin Duck at New Passage (Brian Lancastle)

Mandarin Duck
Goosander
Great White Egret
Merlin
Spotted Redshank
Short-eared Owl
Bearded Tit
Fieldfare
White Wagtail
Brambling, Redpoll, Hawfinch

BRISTOL

Coombe Dingle garden, BS9:
1 f Sparrowhawk eating Goldfinch, 1 Goldcrest, 2 m/f  (1st autumn) Blackcap

30-10-17 Goldcrest at Eastville Park (Rich Scantlebury)

Eastville Park:
2 Mute Swan, 7 Canada Geese, 1 Muscovy Duck, 100 BH Gull, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Raven, 10-12 Goldcrest, couple of Coal Tit, 2 Grey Wagtail

30-10-17 Meadow Pipit in Stoke Park (Martin Tayler)

Stoke Park:
1 Wren, 11 Long-tailed Tits, 2 m/f Stonechat, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Greenfinch, 8 Goldfinch

30-10-17 Dipper at Eastville (Allan Chard)

Stoke Bishop:
1 Redpoll

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station, vis mig, 7.00-9.00:
1 Grey Plover, 1 Short-eared Owl

Aust Wharf:
2 Wigeon, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Curlew, 7 Redshank, c.60 BH Gulls roosting on Severn, 3 Skylark, 2 Stonechat, 5 Meadow Pipit, 8 Linnet, flock 4 Siskin, 2 Reed Bunting

30-10-17 Merlin at New Passage (Paul Bowerman)

New Passage/Northwick Warth:
5 Shelduck, 1 Mandarin Duck (2nd SS record), 1 Pintail, 2 Little Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 1 f Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 1 Merlin, 3 Water Rail, 17 Ringed Plover, 2 Grey Plover, 19 Lapwing, 20 Knot, 80 Dunlin, 25 Snipe, 90 Black-tailed Godwit, 30 Curlew, 1 Spotted Redshank, 70 Turnstone, 2 Stonechat, 2 Brambling,  2 Siskin, 1 Redpoll. 1 Fox

30-10-17 Turnstone at New Passage (Vera Carpenter)

Almondsbury:
10 Fieldfare/Redwing

Yate, Kingsgate Park:
1 Kingfisher, 1 Fieldfare, 30 Redwing, 1 Hawfinch

Coalpit Heath:
2 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzards, 10 Redwing, 2 Fieldfare, 30 House Sparrow, 6 Yellowhammer

NORTH SOMERSET

Abbots Leigh:
Redwings stripping berries

Dundry:
1 White Wagtail over calling

30-10-17 Long-tailed Tit at Backwell Lake( Richard Bedwell)

Backwell Lake:
1 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher x5, 20 Long-tailed Tit

Bristol Airport:
22 Golden Plover, 33 Lapwing, 200 Woodpigeon, a few Skylark. 1 Yellowhammer

Weston-super Mare, Way Wick, 29th:
1 Barn Owl

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath, Lansdown racecourse, 9.00:

60 Golden Plover over rd

Paulton:
1 flyover Cormorant, 3 Stock Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 50 Skylark, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 12 Fieldfare, 1 Song Thrush, 4 Redwing, 2 Stonechat, 9 Meadow Pipit, 6 Chaffinch, 2 Linnet, 1 Lesser Redpoll, 12 Goldfinch, 1 Redpoll, 2 m/f Bullfinch, 8 Yellowhammer
at the sewage works...
20 Pied Wagtail, 4 Meadow Pipit

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
2 Goldeneye, 5 Little Egrets, 14 Golden Plovers, 182 Northern Lapwings, 20 Common Linnets

30-10-17 Goosander at CVL (George Stacey)

Chew Valley Lake:
30+ Little Egret, 32 Great White Egret again

Dam:
1 Little Egret, 1 Green Sandpiper

Bittern Trail:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Goldcrest, 4 Meadow Pipit

Woodford:
5 Little Egret, 4 Great White Egret, 4 GBB Gull, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 12+ Meadow Pipit, 5 Bullfinch

30-10-17 Goosander at Herons Green (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:

16 Little Egret, 28 Great White Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 7 Little Grebe, 8 Goosander, 6 Lapwing, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Green Sandpiper, 8 Common Gull, 3 GBB Gull, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 11 Redwing, 1 Stonechat, 4 House Sparrow, 9 Meadow Pipit, 16 Goldfinch   

Moreton:
72 Canada Geese (inc JX), 4 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 4 GBB Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Jay, 1 Raven, 6 Goldcrest, 1 Bearded Tit, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Treecreeper, 19 Meadow Pipit, 12 Goldfinch, 2 Bullfinch

30-10-17 Greylag Geese at Herriotts (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts:
28 Canada Geese, 3 Greylag Geese, 18 Pintail, 3 Little Egret, 1 Water Rail, 2 Snipe, 30 Common Gull, 3 GBB Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting

(photo Alex Carlisle)

Just out of Avon

Priddy Hill Farm:
250+ Golden Plover


The 2016 Avon Bird Report is now available. It has 216 pages including 16 in colour

BOC and BNS members will get a copy in November, but if you are not a member of either group they are available to buy from Harvey Rose at Arncliffe, Coast Road, Walton Bay, Clevedon, BS21 7FW. They cost £9.50 including postage, and cheques should be made out to "AOG"


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29th October '17 Sunday - Woodlark

Temp max 13˚C, some misty rain. Wind N 15 dropping to 7 mph

Garganey, Scaup 
32 Great White Egret
Merlin
Spotted Redshank
Barn Owl
Woodlark
Firecrest
Fieldfare
Brambling, Redpoll, Hawfinch

BRISTOL

Stockwood Open Space:
1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 20 Fieldfare flying to SOS, Redwing, Mistle Thrush, Stonechat, Goldfinch, Siskin

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station, vis mig, 7.00-9.00:
300 Woodpigeon, 350 Fieldfare, 120 RedwingAlso:
1 Merlin, 1 Peregrine, 16 Common Gull, 1 Treecreeper

29-10-17 Stonechats at Aust Warth (Mrs Trellis)

Littleton Ringing, 30th Sept, 8th, 12th, 14th, 28th Oct:
5 sessions with 172 birds, 119 new, 53 retraps. All Redwing ringed by Mark Dadds yesterday.
Notable low singles are Chaffinch and Robin

Sparrowhawk 0,1, 

Kingfisher 1,0, Green Woodpecker 1,0,
Goldcrest 7,1, 

Blue Tit 18,27, Great Tit 14,10, Coal Tit 3,0, Long-tailed Tit 7,1, 

Chiffchaff 23,2, Blackcap 6,0, 

Treecreeper 1,1, Wren 5,5, Redwing 19,0, Robin 1,1, Dunnock 1,1, 

Pied Wagtail 1,0, Meadow Pipit 2,0, 

Chaffinch 1,1, Goldfinch 7,2, 

Reed Bunting 1,0, 

29-10-17 Fieldfare on Northwick Warth (Brian Lancastle)

New Passage/Northwick Warth:
1 Peregrine, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank, 2 Raven, 1 Woodlark (Dan White)

29-10-17 Goldcrest at Northwick Warth (Paul Milo)

NP/NW Vis mig:
1 bold Goldcrest, 270 Starling, 110 Fieldfare, 260 Redwing, 3 Mistle Thrush, Meadow Pipits, 2 Brambling, 1 Siskin, 2 Bullfinch, 3 Reed Bunting

Severn Beach, Orchard Pools:
10 Gadwall, 1 Water Rail, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Red Admiral, 1 Fox

NORTH SOMERSET

Dundry:
1 Red Kite @15.40

Clevedon, Wain's Hill to Kenn estuary:
Poor numbers of migrants, 100+ Shelduck, 30 Wigeon, 1 f Scaup, 3 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 6 Oystercatcher, 7 Lapwing, 25 Dunlin, 20 Curlew, 20 Redshank, 12 Skylark, 3 Redwing, Stonechat, Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch

Sand Point this a.m:
300 Wood Pigeon, 80 Fieldfare, 400 Redwing, 50 Chaffinch, 1 Siskin, 4 Redpoll, 1 Hawfinch, all heading West

Around the car park:

20 Goldcrest, 1 Firecrest, 1 Cetti's Warbler singing, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 

Also: 

1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Peregrine, Raven

Weston Airfield:
110 Canada Geese, 90 Wigeon, 25 Teal, 3 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 30 Redwing, more Blackbirds and Song Thrush than usual, 20 Skylark, 1 Stonechat

Bleadon, garden:
2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Blackcap

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath, Newton Rd garden feeders:

38 Goldfinch (record number), 1 Bullfinch

29-10-17 Kestrel at Newton St Loe (NSL Birding)

Newton St Loe:
2 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Raven, 10 Skylark, 20 Starling, 5 Song Thrush, 20 Redwing, 15 Mistle Thrush, 4 Greenfinch, 25 Linnet

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake:

Herons Green:

1 Garganey, 5 f Goosander, 20 Little Egret

Chew Valley Ringing Station:
2 more Bearded Tits ringed making 20 this week! With no recaptures/controls, no idea where they came from!

Herriotts:
32 Great White Egret to roost, a record again

(photo Alex Carlisle)

The 2016 Avon Bird Report is now available. It has 216 pages including 16 in colour

BOC and BNS members will get a copy in November, but if you are not a member of either group they are available to buy from Harvey Rose at Arncliffe, Coast Road, Walton Bay, Clevedon, BS21 7FW. They cost £9.50 including postage, and cheques should be made out to "AOG"




Reports: Rich Andrews, Alan Ashman, Paul Bowerman, Mark Dadds, Andy Davis, Rob Emery, Paul Francis, Paul Gregory, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Bill Hewitt, Adrian Hockey, Paul House, Brian Lancastle, Lisegirl, John Martin, Andy Middleton, Dave Nevitt, Gill Sapsed, Vic Savery, Matt Scott, Roger Staples, Howard Taffs, Brian Thompson, Mrs Trellis, Jason Williams, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nsl-birding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

28th October '17 Saturday - Shore Lark

Temp max 14˚C, but felt warm in morning and bitter in afternoon. Wind W 6 rising to 17 mph

SHORE LARK

28-10-17 Shore Lark on Northwick Warth (Brian Lancastle)

Great White Egret
Merlin
Short-eared Owl
Spotted Redshank
Fieldfare
Whinchat
Brambling, Redpoll

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
2 Mute Swan, 11 Canada Geese, 8 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Peregrine (Holy Trinity), 120 BH Gull, 2 Raven, lots Goldcrest, 1 Dipper, 4 Grey Wagtail + 1 Otter

Stockwood Open Space:
1 Red-legged Partridge flushed 27th, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 16 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Meadow Pipit, 6 Goldfinch, 3 Linnet, 4 Bullfinch

28-10-17 Grey Wagtail at St Anne's Park (Gill Sapsed)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Little Grebe, 1 Merlin, 75 Fieldfare over, 1 Whinchat, Stonechat

Cycle Ride:
58 Canada over at Tortworth. 30 Red-legged Partrdige & 30 Linnet at West Littleton. 6 dancing Skylark at Old Sodbury. Also 2 Buzzard, Kestrel, MP

28-10-17 Shore Lark on Northwick Warth (John Martin)

New Passage/Northwick Warth:
1 Merlin, 1 Shore Lark (B Lancastle) video, , 1 Spotted Redshank, 420 Jackdaw, Skylarks, 130 Fieldfare, 365 Redwing, Meadow Pipits, 2 Brambling, 4 Siskin, 5 Redpoll, 

Thornbury, Morton Way:
1 Tawny Owl giving it large

Easton to Staple Hill:
1 Peregrine, Grey Wagtails

Vis Mig: TBOSG Base of Ops 08:00 - 09:45:
270 Starling,  130 Redwing, 7 Blackbird, 400 Woodpigeon, 1 Stock Dove, 40 Jackdaw, 2 Pied Wagtail, 3 Chaffinch, 25 Goldfinch, poss Hawfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

28-10-17 Peregrine at Wain's Hill (Paul Chapman)

Wain's Hill, vis mig:
Mostly thrushes this morning. A couple of Mistle Thrushes amongst the Redwing and Fieldfare. Just 1 Brambling and 2 Redpoll

28-10-17 Two Great White Egret over Blind Yeo (Paul Chapman)

Bleadon:
50 Canada Goose, 1 Grey Heron (juv), 2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay. 1 Blackcap, 3 Redwing

BELOW M4 & BANES

M4 J18 South East of A46 between Cotswold Way and Dunsdown Lane:
1 Short-eared Owl over fields

27-10-17 Meadow Pipit at Marshfield (TBOSG)

Marshfield, 27th:
Good passage of migrants inc. many Larks and Pipits

Bath, Twerton:

2 Goldcrest, 2 Redwing, 2 Coal Tit

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake:

Herons Green:

20 Little Egret, 28 (largest single group) Great White Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 64 Cormorant, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Gull, 4 GBB Gull, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Herriotts:
13 Pintail, 2 Little Egret, 6 Lapwing, 1 Redshank, 1 Cetti's Warbler

(photo Alex Carlisle)

The 2016 Avon Bird Report is now available. It has 216 pages including 16 in colour

BOC and BNS members will get a copy in November, but if you are not a member of either group they are available to buy from Harvey Rose at Arncliffe, Coast Road, Walton Bay, Clevedon, BS21 7FW. They cost £9.50 including postage, and cheques should be made out to "AOG"



Reports: Paul Bowerman, Teresa Chard, Paul Chapman, Mark Coller, Jane Cumming, Paul Francis, Anthony Goodwin, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Bill Hewitt, Mike Jackson, Brian Lancastle, Lisegirl, John Martin, Darren Pearce, Rob P‏@RobTheBirder, Adam Rawson, Gill Sapsed, Vic Savery, Rich Scantlebury, Matt Scott, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Mrs Trellis, Dan White, Simon Williams, blagdonlakebirds, nsl-birding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

27th October '17 Friday - Goldeneye

Temp max 13˚C, but felt much warmer. Wind SW 4 mph. Sunshine all day, a beautiful hot day

27-10-17 Great Whites at Herons Green (Bob Brewer)

Goosander
Goldeneye
Great White Egret
Bar-tailed Godwit
Little Gull
House Martin
Fieldfare
Redwing
Water Pipit
Brambling
Redpoll



BRISTOL


Eastville Park:

15 Canada Geese, 2 Mute Swan, 3 Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Stock Dove, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Raven, lots Goldcrest, 1 Dipper, 2 Grey Wagtail + 2 Otter

27-10-17 Otter in Eastville Park (Rich Scantlebury)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
65 Jackdaw migrating high

Aust Warth:
Numerous Stonechats and Reed Buntings

27-10-17 Kestrel with lunch at New Passage (Simon Williams)

New Passage/Northwick Warth:
5 Water Rail, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 1 Fieldfare, a few Redwing, 6 Stonechat, 1 Brambling

Winterbourne:
1 Little Owl opp St Michael's Church

Coalpit Heath:
Sparrowhawk in garden

NORTH SOMERSET

27-10-17 Cormorant and lunch at Portishead Marina (John Clark)

Portishead Marina:
8 Canada Geese flew down, 1 Cormorant

Sand Point:
migrating Great Spotted Woodpecker that nearly got taken by a Peregrine (amazing diving flight and shrill calls as it tried to evade the stooping Peregrine), 100 Chaffinch, 

2 Brambling, 6 Siskin, 1 Redpoll

Yeo estuary:

15 Shoveler,  1 Knot, 1 Wheatear

Uphill:
15 Teal, 1 Curlew, 1 Song Thrush, 4 Stonechat, 1 Meadow Pipit, 7 Linnet

Bleadon:
70 Canada Geese, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Stonechat

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
Red-legged Partridge, 4 Golden Plover, 100's Corvid, Skylark

27-10-17 Green Woodpecker at Saltford (Rob Hargreaves)

Saltford:

2 Mute Swan, 5 Red-legged Partridge, 1 Buzzard, 4 Moorhen, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 3 Redwing, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Pied Wagtail, 16 Meadow Pipit, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 18 Goldfinch, 23 Linnet

Pensford:
1 Dipper, 1 Grey Wagtail

Corston Fields:

1 Tawny Owl

Paulton:
1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Goldcrest, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 70 Starling dusk flyover, 1 Stonechat, 2 Meadow Pipit, pair Bullfinch

RESERVOIRS

27-10-17 Great Whites at Herons Green (Bob Brewer)

Chew Valley Lake:

25 Little Egret, 30 (record) Great White Egret, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Ruff, 1 1st w Little Gull, 80 Stock Dove!, 1 House Martin, 6 Redwing, some Brambling

Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper

Woodford:
5 Little Egret, 2 GBB Gull, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Grey Wagtail, 17 Meadow Pipit

27-10-17 Goldfinch at Villice (Ian Stapp)

Villice:
2 Raven, 6 Fieldfare, 10 Redwing, 25 Long-tailed Tit, 20 Goldfinch

Herons Green:
80 Wigeon, 5 (1m) Goosander, 18 Little Egret, 11 Great White Egret, 11 Little Grebe, 1 Kestrel, 6 Lapwing, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 Green Sandpiper, 10 Common Gull, 4 GBB Gull, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Moreton:
1 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Stonechat, 5 Meadow Pipit, 5 Bullfinch

Stratford:
10  (2m) Goldeneye, 1 Water Rail, 100 Lapwing, Common Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Water Pipit

Chew Valley Ringing Station:
7 Bearded Tit ringed (18 in 2 days)

27-10-17 Water Rail at Herriotts (Bob Brewer)

Herriotts:
24 Pintail, 7 Little Egret, 15 Great White Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 1 Water Rail, 48 Lapwing, 30 Common Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 200 Starling, 2 Grey Wagtail, 12 Pied Wagtail

Rock Thrush at Blaenavon still flashing (Mel Oxford)

Reports: Bob Brewer, Janey & John Clark, Chris Craig, Rob Emery, Paul Gregory, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, William Hewitt, Mike Jackson, Brian Lancastle, Lisegirl, John Martin, Adam Rawson, Rich Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, Mrs Trellis, Dan White, Simon Williams, blagdonlakebirds, nsl-birding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

26 Oct '17 Thursday - Hawfinch

Dull and drizzly, brightening late afternoon. Not cold though.

Lots of Hawfinch reported round the country and a few in our region today
Brambling, Redwing, Fieldfare and Bearded Tit at Chew


BRISTOL

Ashton Court:
1 Jay, 2 Nuthatch, 3 Raven, 2 Mistle Thrush. Jackdaws very active on Sweet Chestnut trees

Brandon Hill:
25 Blackbird, 4 Redwing, 6 Song Thrush. 2 Blackcap, 4 Goldcrest, Treecreeper, Nuthatch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Hawfinch (from bushes at South end of lagoon 2, flew towards orchard), Green Sandpiper (on lake at dawn), Tawny Owl (Lagoon 3), Wheatear, 3 Stonechat, 200 Dunlin, 2 Snipe, Rock Pipit (at sailing club)

Milbury Heath:
Brambling (among the Chaffinches)

26/10/17 Brambling near Wyevale Garden Centre (Adam Rawson)

NORTH SOMERSET:

Sand Point:
2 Hawfinch, 300 Chaffinch, 6 Brambling, 10 Siskin, 2 Redpoll, 2 Grey Wagtail, 6 Redwing,
2 Fieldfare, 5 Skylark, 50 Meadow Pipit

Bleadon:
1 Jay, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Mistle Thrush, 9 Long Tailed Tit,
1 Sparrowhawk, 50+ Canada Goose


26/10/17 Mistle Thrush at Bleadon (Bill Hewitt)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Newton St Loe:
25 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Skylark, 15 Linnet, 4 Mistle Thrush, 1 Song Thrush
2 Stonechat, 15 Redwing


RESERVOIRS:

Chew Valley Lake:

CV Ringing:
10 Bearded Tit, 5 males, 5 females

Dam:
1 L Egret, 2 L Grebe

Woodford:
15 G-W Egret (Stratford bay), 9 L Egret, 4 Meadow Pipit (boat slipway)

Villice:

26/10/17 Fishing Heron at Villice (Bob Brewer)

Herons Green:
2 Raven, 1 Kestrel, 2 Buzzard, 9 G-W Egret, 19 L Egret, 2 Green Sandpier, 4 Goosander (3F-1M) 10+ Meadow Pipit, 1 Cetti's, 2 Common Gull, 3 G BB Gull, 80+ Wigeon, 7 L Grebe  
1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 11 House Sparrow, 1 Grey Wagtail
12+ Goldfinch, 1 Stonechat

Moreton:
1 Raven, 3 G BB Gull, 1 L Egret, 1 Cetti's, 2 Jay, 12+ Long-tailed Tit

26/10/17 Egrets and friends at Herriots (Bob Brewer)

Herriotts
2 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Common Gull, 2 G BB Gull, 1 Water Rail (channel)
2 Grey Wagtail (channel), 20 Pintail (pond)

26/10/17 Water Rail at Herriots (Ian Stapp)

 Avon Bird Report - Out in the next few days 

Reports: John Martin, Ian Stapp, Paul Gregory, Chew Valley Ringing, Steve Hale, Peter Hazlewood, Paul Bowdler, Bill Hewitt, Bob Brewer, Adam Rawson, blagdonlakebirds,  CVRS, nslbirding,  opsbirding,  severnsidebirds

25th October '17 Wednesday - Jack Snipe

Temp max 15˚C, Wind SW 8 mph. Better weather today, lots of sunshine, not too cold, just right

Common Scoter, Great White Egret
Red Kite
Jack Snipe, Bar-tailed Godwit
Fieldfare, Firecrest
Water Pipit

BRISTOL

Bradley Stoke:
2 Raven

25-10-17 Kingfisher at Eastville Park (Martin Tayler)

Eastville Park:
2 j Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Dipper, 2 Grey Wagtail

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Black-tailed Godwit up river, 30 Skylark, 6 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, 20 Chaffinch over this morning, 2 Brambling, 5 Siskin, 3 Redpoll, 2 Reed Bunting

25-10-17 Stonechat at Aust (Mrs Trellis)

Aust Warth:
1 Kestrel, 230 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 15 Curlew, 14 Redshank, 1 Raven, 6 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear (Aust Cliff)

New Passage/Northwick Warth:
1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Coal Tit, Starling and Chaffinch on the move, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Water Pipit, 2 Siskin, 2 Redpoll

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon, Wain's Hill, migration 0730-0930, all birds to SW:
250 Woodpigeon, 2 Fieldfare, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1250 Chaffinch, 10 Goldfinch

Clevedon-Yeo:
1 Greylag Goose, 75 Shelduck, 70 Wigeon, 15 Teal, 1 Common Scoter, 15 Little Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 4 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 58 Oystercatcher, 185 Lapwing, 2 Snipe, 15 Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Bar-tailed Godwit, 210 Curlew, 2 Common Sandpiper, 36 Turnstone, 90 Dunlin, 300 Redshank, 1 Jack Snipe, 4 Snipe, 300 BH Gull, 1 GBB Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Blake’s Pools), 5 Raven, 44 Skylark, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 1500 Starling, 2 Stonechat, 5 Wheatear, 19 Pied Wagtail, 130 Meadow Pipit, 2 Rock Pipit, 60 Greenfinch, 35 Linnet, 5 Bullfinch, 5 Reed Bunting

Banwell:
3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Firecrest, 2 Nuthatch, 1 m Bullfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
9 Red-legged Partridge, 50 Pheasant, 2 Buzzard, 20 Common Gull, 1 Raven, 4 Goldcrest, 1 Coal Tit, 35 Skylark, 8 Long-tailed Tit, possible 4 Fieldfare, 30 Chaffinch, 8 Bullfinch, 20 Linnet, 6 Yellowhammer

25-10-17 Mandarin Duck at Keynsham (jay@talkingtobearss)

Keynsham:
1 Mandarin Duck, 1 Grey Wagtail

Newton Park, pm:

3 + 1 j Mute Swan, 14 Mallard, 5 Grey Heron, 3 Moorhen, 60 BH Gull, 3 LBB Gull, 200 Corvid, 1 Blackbird, 1 Mistle Thrush, 6 Robin, 3 Pied Wagtail, very quiet

Paulton:
1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Goldcrest, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 70 Starling dusk flyover, 1 Stonechat, 2 Meadow Pipit, pair Bullfinch

RESERVOIRS

25-10-17 Egrets and Heron at CVL (Brian Thompson)

Chew Valley Lake:

25 Little Egret, 24 Great White Egret, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 70 Redwing

Dam:
1 Little Egret, 1 Common Sandpiper, flyover Redwing

Bittern Trail:
many Pintail, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Goldcrest, 2 m/f Bullfinch
Woodford:
6 Little Egret, 9 Great White Egret, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Stonechat, 2 Grey Wagtail, 20 Meadow Pipit, 15 Chaffinch

25-10-17 Barnacle Goose at Herons Green (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
76 Canada Geese, 3 Barnacle Geese, 70+ Wigeon, 4 Goosander, 16 Little Egret, 15 Great White Egret, 10 Little Grebe, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Green Sandpiper, 5 Common Gull, 4 GBB Gull, 2 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 20 Meadow Pipit, 25 Goldfinch

25-10-17 Goosander at Herons Green (George Stacey)

Moreton:
27 Canada Geese, 17 Wigeon, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 3 GBB Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted, Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 3 Skylark, 14 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Redwing, 15 Meadow Pipit, 20 Goldfinch, 8 Siskin, 

Herriotts:
12 Canada Goose, 18 Pintail, 5 Little Egret, 7 Great White Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Water Rail, 1 Snipe, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Gull, 4 GBB Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Cetti's Warbler

25-10-17 Grey Wagtail (Ian Stapp)

Reports: Simon Carder, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, jay@talkingtobears, John Martin, Lois Pryce, Harvey Rose, Steve Sanins, Vic Savery, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Martin Tayler, Brian Thompson, John Thorogood, Mrs Trellis, blagdonlakebirds, nsl-birding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds