Thursday 11 October 2018

11-10-18 Thursday - Ring Ouzel, Hawfinch

Temp 15 to 18℃. Turned to rain early but odd moments of sun, but mostly a steady cloudy day

Mandarin, Red-breasted Merganser
Avocet, Curlew Sandpiper
Mediterranean Gull
Willow Warbler
Ring Ouzel
Hawfinch
and many more


11-10-18 Hawfinch in Carrs Wood, Bath (NSL-Birding)
BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
2 Cormorant, Sparrowhawk, Tawny Owl, Kingfishers, Nuthatch

11-10-18 Chiffchaff at Purdown (Patrick Richards)
Purdown:
1 Buzzard, 12 Woodpigeon, 4 Magpie, 6 Jackdaw, 4 Blue Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 10 House Sparrow

River Avon Sea Mills area, WeBS:
32 Mallard, 1 Grey Heron, 11 Lapwing, 2 Common Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 85 Redshank, 28 BH Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Grey Wagtail

Stapleton Church Spire:
1 Peregrine

Skylarks over city centre

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

11 10-18 Avocet at New Passage (John Martin)
New Passage/ Northwick Wharf:
2 Pintail, 1 Sparrowhawk, unusually a Coot in the Pill, 1 Water Rail, 1 Avocet, 350 Black-tailed Godwit, 150 Knot, 1 juv Curlew Sandpiper, 400 Dunlin, 3 Snipe, 140 Redshank, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Peregrine, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 FieldfareRedwings over Pilning, possible Lapland Bunting

Hoar Gout (VOSA Pool), WeBS:
2 Mute Swan, 2 Coot, 1 Chiffchaff

Avonmouth Docks:
1 Red Kite at 9.30, see Wain's Hill below

Coalpit Heath:
2 Swallow

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon, Wain's Hill, 08:00-09:00:
Red Kite, common migrants moving with a flock of Fieldfares and Redwing, 200 Chaffinches

11 10-18 Mandarin, Blind-Yeo (Howard Taffs)
Clevedon-Yeo:
6 Mute Swan, 1 Mandarin Duck (Blind-Yeo), 72 Canada Goose, 40 Shelduck (Where have they all gone, Sand Bay??), 80 Mallard, 20 Teal, 18 Little Egret, 1 f/imm Marsh Harrier, 1 Kestrel, 62 Oystercatcher, 55 Lapwing, 175 Curlew, 9 Turnstone, 30 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 275 Redshank, 200 BH Gull, 3 Wheatear, 5 Rock Pipit

Sand Bay/Point, inc Vis Mig:
Red-breasted Merganser, 1 Ring Ouzel (Middle Hope), 100 thrushes

Weston house:
12 Redwing over

BELOW M4 & BANES

Keynsham:
50 Starling, 1 Greenfinch, 20 Goldfinch

11-10-18 Little Egret on Top Lake (NSL-Birding)
Newton St Loe:11 Teal, 1 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Kingfisher, 12 Redwing, 3 Mistle Thrush, 10 Meadow Pipit, 11 Chaffinch, 1 Hawfinch, 20 Greenfinch, 9 Linnet

RESERVOIRS

11 10-18 Pintail on Herriott's, Chew Valley Lake (Peter Coslett)
Chew Valley Reservoir:
2 Pintail



Out of Avon:
Isabelline Shrike on Thurlestone golf course, Devon

Reports: Rich Andrews, Phil Baber, Paul Bowyer, Peter Coslett, David Gibbs, Paul Chapman, Adrian Hockey, Brian Lancastle, John Martin, Dave Nevitt, Dean Reeves, Patrick Richards, Harvey Rose, Rich Scantlebury, Tony Scott, Howard Taffs, Jason Williams, for the birds, NSL-Birding, TalkingtoBears