18th October '17 Wednesday - Merlin

Temp max 13˚C, Wind E 12 mph. Very DULL today and that light drizzle that goes straight through waterproof coats and hats, cold enough for gloves

Garganey
Merlin
Bar-tailed Godwit
Bearded Tits
Redwing
Brambling, Redpoll, Hawfinch

18-10-17 Fish for the fittest, Moreton, CVL (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL

Henleaze:
A Green Woodpecker - clearing the lawn of ants.

Stockwood Open Space:
16 BH Gull, 18 Woodpigeon, 1 Green Woodpecker, 8 Blackbird, pair Stonechat, 3 Goldfinch, 1 Linnet, 2 Bullfinch

18-10-17 Dipper in Eastville Park (Allan Chard)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Shepperdine:
1 f/juv Merlin on fence, 20 Siskin over

Aust, vis. mig, 7.30 to 9.45:
15 Collared Dove, 217 Starling, 18 Redwing, 227 Meadow Pipit, 379 Chaffinch, 1 Brambling, 1 Greenfinch, 147 Goldfinch, 102 Siskin, 23 Linnet, 4 Redpoll, 1 Hawfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

Present: 1 Jay, 6 Chiffchaff, 20 Goldcrest, 5 Redwing, 15 Song Thrush, 1 Wheatear, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet

18-10-17 Pheasant at New Passage (John Martin)
Local novelty

New Passage/Northwick Warth:
1 Pheasant, 1 Water Rail, 19 Dunlin,  2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 11 Curlew,  1 Common Sandpiper, 155 Redshank, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Stonechat, 3 Wheatear

NORTH SOMERSET

18-10-17 Sparrowhawk at Milton, W-s-M (Paul Bowyer)

Weston-Super-Mare, Milton:
1 Sparrowhawk

BELOW M4 & BANES

18-10-17 Mistle Thrush at NSL (NSL Birding)
October is the month for Mistle Thrushes

Newton St Loe:
1 Sparrowhawk, 5 Jay, 10 Skylark, 6 Goldcrest, 3 Nuthatch, 8 Mistle Thrush, 1 Stonechat, 20 Meadow Pipit

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake, 17th:
1 Common Sandpiper

18-10-17 Egrets & Duck at Herons Green  (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake:
1 fem Goldeneye, 20 Little Egret, 16 Great White Egret, 5 Lapwing, 3 Snipe

Woodford:
5 GBB Gull, 2 Raven, 10 Pied Wagtail, 20 Meadow Pipit

Villice:
7 Great White Egret, 7 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, Goldcrest, Treecreeper, 5 Redwing, 50 Pied Wagtail

Herons Green:
80 Wigeon, 1 Garganey, 17 Little Egret, 8 Great White Egret, 10 Little Grebe, 6 Ruff, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Gull, 3 GBB Gull, 12 Meadow Pipit

Moreton:
2 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 4 GBB Gull, 2 Jay, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Meadow Pipit

Herriotts:
4 Pintail, 1 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 2 GBB Gull,  1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, Bearded Tits

This section of the A368 is closed

Reports: Rich Andrews, Paul Bowyer, Allan Chard, Teresa Chard, Peter Hazelwood, Matt Hobbs, Pam Marsden, John Martin, Nigel Milbourne, Tony Scott, Nigel Sluman, Ian Stapp,  Tanya Sheasby, Anita Teague blagdonlakebirds, nsl-birding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds,