14th October '17 Saturday - Rosefinch

Temp max 16˚C, Wind S 8 mph. Cloudy, humid.

Egret and Heron (Gill Sapsed)

Garganey
Shag
Bar-tailed Godwit
Ring-necked Parakeet
Common Rosefinch

BRISTOL

Fishponds and Downend:

2 Ring-necked Parakeet

14-10-17 Otter at Eastville Park Allan Chard)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage/Northwick Warth:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Grey Plover, 13 Knot, 1 Ruff, 5 Snipe, 320 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Common Rosefinch

14-10-17 Mistle Thrush at New Passage (Lisegirl)

Warmley Forest Park:
Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 4 Moorhen, 40+ Woodpigeon, 2 Little Owl, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Jay, 2 Coal Tit, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 9 Starling, 5 Chaffinch, 6 Greenfinch, 10 Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon, Wain's Hill:
At last some finch movement. Only 130 Chaffinches, 1 Redpoll and 4 Bullfinch but it's a start

Banwell Hill: 

Wonderful display of 5 Common Buzzards and 2 Ravens calling and spiralling downwards together

BELOW M4 & BANES

14-10-17 Stonechat at Marshfield (Peter Coslett)

Marshfield:
3 Kestrel, 100 mixed corvids, 15 Skylark, 100 Starling, 2 Stonechat, 3 Pied Wagtail, 150 Linnet, 30 Yellowhammer, 20 Corn Bunting

Cold Ashton Roundabout:
140 Common Gull

Saltford, p.m.:
2 Mute Swan, 2 Mallard, 2 Pheasant, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Moorhen, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 20 Magpie, 2 Jay, 1 Raven, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Song Thrush, 4 Redwing, 3 Mistle Thrush, 1 Chaffinch, 50 Linnet, 1 Yellowhammer

Bath:

St John's Church: 1 Peregrine
Widcombe: 1 Kingfisher

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks, WeBS:
4 Mute Swan, 1 Greylag Goose , 30 Canada Goose, 64Teal, 3 Wigeon, 70 Mallard, 6 Shoveler, 8 Pochard, 74 Tufted Duck, 101 Coot, 52 Cormorant, 4 Heron, 6 Little Egret, 26 Little Grebe, 19 Great Crested Grebe, 6 Common Sandpiper, 2 Wheatear

Litton Reservoir:
2 Tufted Duck, 16 Little Grebe, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Jay, 3 Grey Wagtail

14-10-17 Mute Swan at CVL (Bob Brewer)
Encouraging image for other Swans

Chew Valley Lake:
22 Little Egret, 18 Great White Egret

14-10-17 Tufted Duck at Villice (Bob Brewer)

Other Birds:
1 Garganey, 1 Shag, 2 Kestrel, 1 juv f Peregrine, 2 Ruff, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Green Sandpiper, 6 Skylark, 1 Wheatear

14-10-17 Chiffchaff (CVRS)

CVRS:
9 new Chiffchaff ringed

14-10-17 Rock Thrush (Brian Lancastle)

Out of Avon:
The Rock Thrush in Gwent is still very popular

Natural England SW are pleased to announce the new Noah's and Seventy Acres Hides at ShapwickHeathNNR and  AvalonMarshes are now officially open

This section of the A368 will be closed from16th October for 3 weeks

Reports: Anne Crowe, Sean Davies, Ginger Birder, Robert Hargreaves, Lisegirl, John Martin, Rich Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs,  John Thorogood, Mrs Trellis, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nsl-birding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds