7th October '17 Saturday - Merlin

Miserable morning, windy and cold. Moments of sunshine in the afternoon

Merlin
Little Stint
Turtle Dove
Swallow

7-10-17 Little Egret on a windy day on Blind-Yeo (RH)

BRISTOL

Sea Mills, 6th:
1 Buzzard, 14 Redshank, 50 Black-headed Gulls, 1 Raven, flock Long-tailed Tits heard

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Shepperdine:
1 Great Crested Grebe flew down river, 3 Swallow NW

7-10-17 Wheatear at Littleton (John Martin)

Littleton WeBS:
35 Wigeon, 28 Teal, 1 Shoveler, 1 Merlin, 1 Ringed Plover, 77 Redshank, 4 Swallow, 2 Wheatear

7-10-17 Merlin on Northwick Warth (Lisegirl)
When you can’t focus on a Turtle Dove because a Merlin is flying past

New Passage/Northwick Warth:

4 Mute Swan, 15 Canada Goose, c. 160 Wigeon, 6 Gadwall, 8 Teal, 2 Tufted Duck, 3 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Little Grebe, 1 Kestrel, 1 Merlin, 25 Coot, 3 Oystercatcher, 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Grey Plover, 23 Lapwing, 10 Knot, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 15 Dunlin, 1 Ruff, 400 Black-tailed Godwit, 60 Curlew, 1 Spotted Redshank, 90 Redshank, 1 Turtle Dove. 1 Raven, 100 Starling, 2 Stonechat, 5 Pied Wagtail, 12 Meadow Pipit, 80 Linnet

7-10-17 Turtle Dove on Northwick Warth (Ben Ofield)

Severn Beach:
1 Little Egret, 50 Starling

NORTH SOMERSET

7-10-17 Raven on Blind Yeo Estuary (Robert Hargreaves)

Clevedon Blind Yeo:
2 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, usual waders, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, Skylarks, Long-tailed Tit, 2 Wheatear, Meadow Pipits, 11 Greenfinch

7-10-17 Sparrowhawk in Bleadon (William Hewitt)

Bleadon garden:
2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Green Woodpecker, 10 Long Tailed Tit

BELOW M4 & BANES

7-10-17 Ravens in the Shire Valley (Peter Coslett)

RESERVOIRS, all Yesterday:

Blagdon Lake, 6th:
1 Egyptian Goose, 114 Wigeon, 10 Pintail, 101 Pochard, 1 j Little Stint, 20 Lapwing, 1 j Ruff

Chew Valley Lake, 6th:
Totals:
1 Cattle Egret, 32 Little Egret, 25 Great White Egret, 1 j Marsh Harrier, 2 Kestrel ,12 Lapwing, 41 Golden Plover, 1 Dunlin, 13 Ruff, 1 Snipe, 8 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 5 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, lots Skylark & Meadow Pipit going west

Dam:

2 Egyptian Geese, 2 Little Egret, 2 Common Sandpiper

Hollow Brook:
3 Great White Egret, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit

Woodford:
1 Shag, 3 Little Egret, 2 Great White Egret, 6 GBB Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Raven, 1 Wheatear

Villice:
6 Great White Egret, Ruff, Black-tailed Godwit

Herons Green:

86 Wigeon, 1 Cattle Egret, 17 Little Egret, 16 Great White Egret, 22 Little Grebe, 1 Kestrel, 1 imm/f Merlin, 2 Water Rail, 2 Lapwing, 12 Ruff, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Green Sandpiper, 3 GBB Gull, 2 Raven, 2 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail

Moreton:

12 Wigeon, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 2 Lapwing, 4 GBB Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 4 Goldcrest, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff

Herriotts End:

80 Shoveler, 13 Pintail (pool), 2 Little Egret, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Water Rail, 2 Ruff, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Gull, 1 j Yellow-legged Gull, 3 GBB Gull, 2 Cetti's Warbler

Out of Avon:

Whooper Swans arrived at Slimbridge

Reports: Louise Bailey,  Teresa Chard, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Lisegirl, John Martin, Jon Mortin,  Ben Ofield, Lois Pryce,  blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds