Water Pipit
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| Nothing you see on this RADAR image of the USA is precipitation. No rain. No snow. All of the returns you see are from airborne animals taking advantage of the northerly wind behind the cold front, aiding in their migration south! |
BRISTOL
Southmead, Greystoke Ave, 12:10:
flock 50 Starling
Coombe Dingle:
2 Coal Tit, Blue and Great Tit, Robin, 2 Dunnock, 3 Chaffinch, Bullfinch (f), 1 Greenfinch - the last 3 returning to the garden after some weeks absence.
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Severnside:
BELOW M4 & BANES
Keynsham:
20 Starling
Avon Bird Report
The 2017 edition of the Avon Bird Report will be available in about twelve days, that is from about October 24th. BOC and BNS members will get their copies in November. It's the largest ever at 208 pages, the cost is £10 plus £1.50 postage and can be obtained from me at:
A talk by Victoria Hillman at Timsbury Nats
Award-winning, wildlife photographer – Victoria Hillman
Not only is the talk about imaginative and artistic ways for taking close-up photographs but is also very informative about the natural history of the plants and smaller creatures found in our area.
Monday 15th October 2018
Conygre Hall,
North Road,
Timsbury,
BA2 0JQ
Visitors £3.00
Reports: Paul Bowerman, Alastair Fraser, Rich Mielcarek, Lois Pryce, Geoff Suter, TalkingtoBears
Coombe Dingle:
2 Coal Tit, Blue and Great Tit, Robin, 2 Dunnock, 3 Chaffinch, Bullfinch (f), 1 Greenfinch - the last 3 returning to the garden after some weeks absence.
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Severnside:
No seabirds so far here today despite Storm Callum
BELOW M4 & BANES
Keynsham:
20 Starling
Saltford town:
1 Sparrowhawk
Queen Charlton1 Hobby - over at 15:00, heading South East.
RESERVOIRS
Chew Valley Lake:
1 Water Pipit first of the autumn
1 Sparrowhawk
Queen Charlton1 Hobby - over at 15:00, heading South East.
RESERVOIRS
Chew Valley Lake:
1 Water Pipit first of the autumn
Out of Avon:
A Swallow at Slimbridge
A Swallow at Slimbridge
Avon Bird Report
The 2017 edition of the Avon Bird Report will be available in about twelve days, that is from about October 24th. BOC and BNS members will get their copies in November. It's the largest ever at 208 pages, the cost is £10 plus £1.50 postage and can be obtained from me at:
Arncliffe
Coast Road
Walton Bay
Clevedon, BS21 7FW
(If you are passing my way you are welcome to drop by to pick up a copy but please let me know first that you are coming.) I also have back numbers at a much-reduced cost. Please note that cheques should be made out to "AOG", that is Avon Ornithological Group.
Apart from the regular items the Report contains papers on (a) Trends in wildfowl numbers in the Severn Estuary (Rupert Higgins), (b) Unusual Avon area sightings for the period 2013 to 2017 (Andy Davis), (c) Iberian Chiffchaff in Yate (Mark Coller), and (d) Unusual Common Gulls in the Chew Valley area (Andy Davis and Richard Mielcarek). Cover picture by Alex Carlisle Editor: Harvey Rose
A talk by Victoria Hillman at Timsbury Nats
Award-winning, wildlife photographer – Victoria Hillman
Not only is the talk about imaginative and artistic ways for taking close-up photographs but is also very informative about the natural history of the plants and smaller creatures found in our area.
Monday 15th October 2018
Conygre Hall,
North Road,
Timsbury,
BA2 0JQ
Visitors £3.00
Reports: Paul Bowerman, Alastair Fraser, Rich Mielcarek, Lois Pryce, Geoff Suter, TalkingtoBears
