20th October '17 Friday - Hen Harrier

Temp max 13˚C, Wind W 25 mph. veering to S 12mph. Cold in the wind, but bright Sunshine mostly

Scaup
Great White Egret
Hen Harrier
Golden Plover, Grey Plover, Little Stint, Bar-tailed Godwit
Mediterranean Gull, Black Tern
Fieldfare, Redwing
Water Pipit

20-10-17 Gulls at Chew Valley Lake (Bob Brewer)

BRISTOL

Stoke Lodge BS9 1BN, 4pm:
7 Redwing flying from fruiting apple tree to yew tree

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage/Northwick Warth:

1 Water Pipit

Severn Beach:
22 Gadwall, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Water Rail, 1 Kingfisher

NORTH SOMERSET

Tyntesfield NT:
2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Raven, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Coal Tit, 6 Long-tailed Tit

20-10-17 Kingfisher at Uphill (Bill Hewitt)

Uphill:
10 Teal, 2 Little Egret, 15 Redshank, 1 Kingfisher, 10 Long-tailed Tit

Bleadon:
50+ Mute Swan, 100+ Canada Goose, 1 Green Woodpecker

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
1 Ring-tailed Hen Harrier, flew from the direction of Down Thorns Farm being mobbed by 2 Carrion Crow past me and north east towards West Kington, Wilts. Seen by a local Farmer as well who said he saw it have a go at Red-legged Partridge

20-10-17 Stonechat at Marshfield (Peter Coslett)

Rushmead Lane area-Northfield Lane:

1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 34 Golden Plover, 200 Wood Pigeon, 3 Raven, 20 Sky Lark, 1 Chiffchaff, 300 Starling, 6 Stonechat, 5 Pied Wagtail, 30 Meadow Pipit, 200 Linnet, a few Yellowhammer and Corn Bunting 

Down Road:

3 Grey Heron, 28 Lapwing, 32 Common Gull, 16 Pied Wagtail.

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
17 Pintail, 1 f Peregrine, 44 Lapwing, 1 Curlew, 1 Snipe

20-10-17 Common Sandpiper at CVL (George Stacey)

Chew Valley Lake:

2 m/f Scaup, 2 f Goldeneye, 1 f Goosander, 14 Little Egret, 20 Great White Egret, 2 j Peregrine, 30 Lapwing, 1 Golden Plover, 2 Grey Plover, 6 Dunlin, 3 Little Stint, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 8 Ruff, 1 Redshank, 1 ad Mediterranean Gull, 2 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Black Tern, 20 Swallow, 10 Skylark, 4 Water Pipit, 1 Fieldfare, 25 Redwing

20-10-17 Chaffinch by the Dam (Ian Stapp)

Dam:
2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Little Egret, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Raven, 15 Chaffinch

20-10-17 Pintail at Bittern Trail (George Stacey)

Bittern Trail:

10 Pintail, 100+ Pochard, 1 Raven, Buzzard, Goldcrest, 2 Blue tits, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Treecreeper

Woodford:
5 GBB Gull, 4 Meadow Pipit

Villice:

2 Little Egret, 1 Common Sandpiper

Herons Green:
75+ Wigeon, 8 Little Egret, 18 Great White Egret, 8 Little Grebe, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Dunlin, 8 Ruff, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper

20-10-17 Barnacle and Canada Geese, with neck band JX, at Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:
74 Canada Goose (inc JX), 3 Barnacle Goose, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Peregrine, 1 Common Gull, 4 GBB Gull, 4 Jay, 2 Bearded Tit, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler,  1 Treecreeper, 3 Meadow Pipit, 2 Water Pipit

20-10-17 Pintail at Herriotts (Bob Brewer)

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

Out of Avon

Westhay:

Bearded Tit showing on walkway

Reports: Rich Andrews, Bob Brewer,  Peter Coslett, Andy Davis, Robert Hargreaves, Bill Hewitt, Matt Hobbs, Lois Pryce, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Mrs Trellis, blagdonlakebirds, nsl-birding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds,