10th Oct '17 Tuesday - Grey Phalarope

Not the weather forecast, warm first, a bit windy with misty rain and cold later, finally sunny

Does anybody have any info on the Road closure due in Bishop Sutton for the next 3 weeks?

Goosander
Shag
Cattle Egret
Red Kite, Merlin
Little Stint, Bar-tailed Godwit, Whimbrel, Spotted Redshank, Grey Phalarope

Redwing, Whinchat, Yellow Wagtail, Siskin, Redpoll

Grey Phalarope showing itself again today (Ken Carruthers)

BRISTOL

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 f Goosander, 1 j Merlin (Shepperdine), 5 Raven, 13 Skylark, 3 Swallow, 13 Mistle Thrush, 1 Wheatear, 20 Meadow Pipit, 2 Redpoll

10-10-17 Spotted Redshank at New Passage (Aravind Ramesh)

New Passage/Northwick Warth:

1 Canada Goose, 1 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 60 Oystercatcher, 11 Ringed Plover, 100 Dunlin, 2 Ruff, 400 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Whimbrel, 3 Snipe,  1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Grey Phalarope, 3 Swallow, 1 Grey Wagtail, 50 Meadow Pipit, 80 Linnet

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon-Yeo, 08.45 to 12.30:

420 Shelduck, 185 Wigeon, 50 Teal, 5 Shoveler, 5 Cormorant, 14 Little Egret, 7 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Kestrel, 1 Merlin, 84 Oystercatcher, 1 Ringed Plover, 5 Lapwing, 250 Dunlin, 8 Snipe, 255 Curlew, 1 Common Sandpiper, 175 Redshank, 16 Turnstone, 8 Raven, 100 Skylark, 3 Cetti’s Warbler, 35 Long Tailed Tit, 1 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 315 Meadow Pipit, 2 Rock Pipit, 75 Chaffinch, 36 Greenfinch, 125 Goldfinch, 20 Linnet

Uphill, WeBS, 9th:
37 Canada Geese, 988 Shelduck, 5 Wigeon, 19 Teal, 35 Mallard, 13 Little Egret, 112 Oystercatchers, 20 Lapwing, 8 Dunlin, 1 j Sanderling, 3 Curlew, 480 Redshank, 390 BH Gull, 6 LBB Gull, 1 H Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, 70 Woodpigeon, 10 Long-tailed Tit

BELOW M4 & BANES

M4/A46, Field South West:
40 Golden Plover

Wick, Tracy Park:
3+  Redwing flyover

Swineford, North Stoke, 12.50:
1 j Red Kite

10-10-17 House Sparrow at NSL (NSL Birding)

Newton St Loe:
2 Sparrowhawk, 4 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Jay, 1 Raven. 6 Skylark, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Meadow Pipit, 2 Stonechat, House Sparrow, 1 Greenfinch, 10 Linnet,

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
144 Canada Geese, 57 Lapwings, 1 j Little Stint

10-10-17 No Cattle Egret at Heron's Green (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake:
Totals:
14 Little Egret, 20 Great White Egret, 5 Green Sandpiper, 1 Siskin

Dam:

2 Egyptian Geese, 1 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret

Woodford:
1 Shag, 4 Little Egret, 11 Great White Egret, 4 GBB Gull, 1 Raven, 1 Grey Wagtail, 10 Meadow Pipit

Herons Green:

67 Wigeon, 4 Little Egret, 16 Great White Egret, 11 Little Grebe, 1 Kestrel, 2 Snipe, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 GBB Gull, 1 Raven, 1 Whinchat, 20 Meadow Pipit

10-10-17 Meadow Pipit at Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:
1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 3 GBB Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 1 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 20 Meadow Pipit, 40 Goldfinch

Bristol Road, Woodwick Farm cattle field:
1 Cattle Egret

Stratford, reeds cut away:

50 Wigeon, 2 Little Egret, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Little Stint, 3 Ruff, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 GBB Gull, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Stonechat

Herriotts End:

11 Pintail (pool), 2 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 3 Ruff, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail

Reports: Derek Angell, Jane Cumming, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Rob Laughton, Nigel Milbourne, Aravind Ramesh, Steve Sanins, Nigel Sluman, Ian Stapp, blagdonlakebirds, nsl-birding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds