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