Tuesday 16 October 2018

16 - 10 - 2018 Tuesday - - Osprey

Dry Dull & Mild today.

Yellow-browed Warbler, Brambling, Redpoll, Yellow Wagtail,
Short-eared Owl
Crossbill, Marsh Tit
Goosander, Spotted Crake, Osprey


Goosander Herons Green 16-10-18 (Robert Hargreaves)
BRISTOL

Southmead - Badock's Wood
Vismig: 5 Redwing. 2 Grey Wagtail, 25 Meadow Pipit, 1 Rock Pipit, 20 Brambling, 40 Goldfinch, 5 Siskin.
In the woods - 4 Jay, 1 Chiffchaff. 1 Blackcap, 3 Goldcrest,

Eastville Park:
5 Cormorant, 1 Kingfisher, lots of Jays and of course the odd Otter.

Arno's Vale
1 Brambling

Redland:
1 Chiffchaff in the garden all afternoon.

Rownham Hill - bottom end:
1 Yellow-browed Warbler - with a party of Long-tailed Tit

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
Some vismig: 10 Skylark, 11 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Redpoll, 3 Siskin. 
5 Little Egret - on the shore, 20 Moorhen - on the lake (site record), 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, Stonechat present but in the reeds

Whooper Swan NP R Severn Estuary 16-10-2018 (Brian Lancastle)
New Passage/Northwick Warth:
4 Whooper Swan (j) in the estuary. (12:00)

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon-Yeo:
120+ Shelduck at mouth of Kenn, 1 Short-eared Owl flying around over the farm (it seemed to be chasing a Crow!), 12 Skylark and a Wheatear.
- - - and later
20 Shelduck, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Water Rail ( calling in reedbed at Clevedon Pill), 30 Oystercatcher, 20 Curlew, 2 Redshank, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Kestrel, 5 Skylark, 2 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 30 Linnet, 40 Goldfinch.
- - - and a longer visit (09:30 to 14:00) - inc some vismig.
500 Shelduck, 105 Wigeon, 25 Teal, 7 Cormorant, 12 Little Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 1 Peregrine.
52 Oystercatcher, 100 Lapwing, 150 Dunlin, 330 Curlew, 460 Redshank, 2 Short Eared Owl (Yeo).
73 Skylark, 6 Wheatear, 15 Pied Wagtail, 1 Yellow Wagtail (Dowlais), 1 Grey Wagtail, 400 Meadow Pipit, 150 Goldfinch, 125 Linnet, 5 Reed Bunting.

Sand Point/Bay:
Vismig 7 Skylark, 16 Swallow, 3 House Martin, 1 Yellow-browed Warbler calling along the bottom track by the style early, 110 Starling, 3 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 15 alba wagtail, 120 Meadow Pipit, 90 Chaffinch, 1 Brambling, 40 Linnet, 1 Redpoll, 30 Goldfinch, 1 Siskin, 4 Reed Bunting. Grounded birds - 3 Chiffchaff,  1 Blackcap and plus an increase in Blackbirds, Song Thrush and Robin.

Uphill:
WeBS Count and BOC walk:
380 Shelduck, 42 Wigeon, 31 Teal, 60 Mallard, 3 Cormorant, 4 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 69 Oystercatcher, 35+ Lapwing, 9 Curlew, 1 Snipe, 8 Black-tailed Godwit, 30 Dunlin, 165 Redshank, 450 BH Gull, Green Woodpecker heard, 4 Skylark, 20+ Meadow Pipit, Robins singing, 20-ish Redwings over, Stonechat, Chiffchaff, two parties of LTTit (7 + 4 at least), 20++ Carrion Crows on the beach, many hundreds of Starlings flying in formation out on the Levels, also passing overhead in loose flocks, Linnets.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Folly Farm:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Marsh Tit, 8 L T Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Goldcrest, 3 Nuthatch, 3 Treecreeper, 10 Fieldfare, 1 Song Thrush, 10 Chaffinch, 3 Bullfinch, 1 Crossbill, 3 Goldfinch, 1 Siskin.

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
103 Mute Swan (site record), 20 Pintail, 8 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Peregrine, 1 Whinchat.

Chew Valley Lake
Garganey Herons Green 16-10-18 (Ian Stapp)
Juv Garganey (HG), The Spotted Crake was showing again this morning at the usual spot. It is metal ringed on the left leg, 1 Rock Pipit (M), 10 Skylarks on the move.
10 Pintail (S), 32 Pintail (HB), 350 Pochard (S), 1 Scaup, 4 Goosander (HG), 3 Black-necked Grebe, 23 Lapwing, 3 Black-tailed Godwit (seen in two places), 1 Dunlin, 4 Snipe, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Spotted Redshank, 1 Greenshank and some more  - 
3 Black-necked Grebe (S), 6 Cattle Egret (went to roost @ 18.00), 16 Great White Egret, 6 Little Egret, 1 Osprey (ad, heavy wing moult on right wing) over HB @ 13.00 briefly, then flew west. 1 Dunlin, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 12 Snipe, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 12 Snipe, 
1 Rock Pipit (m), 1 Wheatear, 1 Redwing, 10 Siskin,

OUT OF AREA

Grey Catbird Treeve Moor Cornwall 16-10-2018 (Dean Reeves)

Reports: Paul Bowyer, Pete Brain, Jane Cumming, Robert Hargreaves, Brian Lancastle, Niall Machin, Dean Reeves, Trevor Riddle, Harvey Rose, Matt Hobbs, Steve Sanins, Tony Scott, Ian Stapp,  BUPP, blagdonlakebirdsCVRSnslbirdingopsbirdingsevernsidebirdsTBOSG