Monday 8 October 2018

08-10-18 Monday - Redwing and Fieldfare

Cloudy dank, with a cold wind.

Redwing 
Fieldfare
Cattle Egret
Whimbrel
Golden Plover


Marsh Harrier 8th Oct 2018 CVL Moreton (Ian Stapp)
BRISTOL

City Centre - Finzells Reach:
2 Peregrine

Eastville Park:
30 Redwing - North
Stonechat 8th Oct 2018 Stoke Park (Martin Tayler)
Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 7 Moorhen, 2 Raven, 1 Stonechat, 1 Meadow Pipit,

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
Vismig to SW:12 Cormorant (single flock), 5 Chaffinch, c10 Meadow Pipit, 1 Reed Bunting and 3 Bunting sp.
Vismig to East: 48 Redwing over, calling in 2 flocks.  
Present 4 Goldcrest and 7 Stonechat.

Northwick Warth:
vismig- Marsh Harrier, 40 Redwing, Meadow Pipit, and Reed Bunting.

NORTH SOMERSET

Backwell:
1 Stonechat (f)

Portishead:
2 Cormorant, 50 Fieldfare along the Severn shore

Clevedon-Yeo:
40 Canada Goose - roosting at Kenn mouth, 1 Mute Swan, 140+ Shelduck, 80 Mallard, 1 Grey Heron, 35 Little Egret, 110 Oystercatcher,  52 Lapwing, 2 Ringed Plover, 8 Turnstone, 1 Knot, 60 Dunlin, 150 Redshank - Kenn mouth, 200 Black-headed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 Herring Gull, 1 Kestrel, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Wheatear, 4 Rock Pipit.

Bristol International Airport:
18 Golden Plover,

Sand Point/Bay/Middle Hope:
6 Teal, Sparrowhawk, 1 Whimbrel calling, 3 Jay, 4 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest, 25 Starling, 2-3 Redwing, c40 Fieldfare, 30 Meadow Pipit, 1 Grey Wagtail, 6 Linnet, 1 Siskin, 1 Reed Bunting,
Low numbers of Meadow Pipit, Skylark & Pied Wagtails over to the west.

Weston-Super-Mare:
A first Redwing over the garden today, a few Siskin and an unidentified small falcon.

Worle:
Late Swallow

BELOW M4 & BANES


Golden Plover 8th Oct 2018 Marshfield (Pete Coslett)
Marshfield:
37 Golden Plover, 450 Gulls - mostly Common Gull with a few Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull and 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull.

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake:
78 Mute Swan, 1 Shelduck, 13 Pintail, 1 Lesser Scaup (f), 1 Scaup (f), 1 Goldeneye (1st w m), 2 Black-necked Grebe, 7 Grey Heron, 7 Great White Egret, 9 Little Egret, 4 Buzzard, 3 Water Rail, 2 White Coot, 16 Lapwing, 6 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Spotted Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 5 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Stock Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Grey Wagtail, 6 Pied Wagtail, 8 Goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting.

Sparrowhawk 8th Oct 2018 CVL (Wayne Tucker)
Villice:
Sparrowhawk hunting Common Sandpiper, it missed but hovered over the submerged Sandpiper!

Heron's Green:
16 Little Grebe, 1 Jack Snipe, 1 Snipe, 1 Kestrel,

Moreton:
1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Peregrine, 4 Jay, 12 Jackdaw, 40+ Carrion Crow, 20 mixed tits, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper.

Ringing Station:
1 Redwing ringed.
Common Gull 8th Oct 2018 Herriotts CVL (Ian Stapp)
Herriott's Bridge:
1 Great White Egret, 1 Water Rail, 22 Lapwing, 2 Ringed Plover, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 6 Green Sandpiper, 2 Spotted Redshank (ad & j), 2 Greenshank, 8 Common Gull,

North Widcombe:
1 Cattle Egret

Bishop Sutton:
40+ Starling,

Reports:  Paul Bowerman, Paul Bowyer, John Clark, Pete Coslett, Jane Cumming, David Gibbs, Adrian Hockey, Chris James, Harvey Rose, Rich Scantlebury, Ian Stapp,  Larry Sweetland, Martin Tayler, Wayne Tucker, Jason Williams, Rob Laughton,  BUPP, blagdonlakebirdsCVRSnslbirdingopsbirdingsevernsidebirdsTBOSG