Wednesday, 24 October 2018

24-10-18 Wednesday

Another day of sunshine and bright skies

Great White Egret
Red Kite


BRISTOL

24-10-18 Kingfisher, Eastville Park (Allan Chard)
Eastville Park:
5 Grey Heron seen at same time,  2 Kingfisher

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
2 Redwing, 1 Stonechat

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
13 Greylag Goose, 286 Canada Goose on far side of estuary (i.e. in Gloucestershire), 2 Stonechat on top of reeds at the back of the lake.

Almondsbury:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 3 Goldfinch seen in course of Winter Garden Birds Survey

New Passage/Northwick:
Water Rail heard, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 450+ Dunlin, 8 Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, 200+ Redshank , 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Goldcrest,1 Rock Pipit


24-10-18 Long-tailed Tit, New Passage (Lisegirl)
Yate:
Kingsgate Park: 14 Gadwall (record count) 1 f teal, 1 Kingfisher

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:
1 Cormorant

Tyntesfield:
1 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 2 Nuthatch

Clevedon-Yeo:
400 Shelduck, 6 Shoveler, 40 Wigeon, 4 Teal, 1 f Goosander (Blind Yeo), 4 Little Egret, 2 Great White Egret (Blind Yeo - occasional here), 1 Sparrowhawk, 6 Oystercatcher, 80 Lapwing, 1 Grey Plover,100 Curlew, 8 Dunlin, 3 Snipe, 200 Redshank, 1 Green Woodpecker,1 Kestrel,1 Cetti’s Warbler, 30 Skylark, 2 Redwing, 50 Meadow Pipit, 1 Bullfinch, 3 Greenfinch, 12 Linnet, 4 Reed Bunting

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
From Shirehill Lane - 5 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite
In the Shire Valley -  2 Mallard, c.200 Red-legged Partridge, several Common Buzzard,2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Magpie, c.100 Jackdaw, several Raven, 20 Long-tailed Tit plus Coal Blue and Great Tit,  several Skylark, two Nuthatch, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, 10 Robin, several Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, several Yellowhammer.
From Rushmead Lane; 25 Lapwing, 2 Stonechat


RESERVOIRS:

No reports (so far)

Reports: Vera Carpenter,  Paul Chapman,Allan Chard, John Clark, Jane Cumming, Mark Coller, Lisegirl, Jean Oliver,  Aravind Ramesh, Trevor Riddle,Larry Sweetland,  blagdonlakebirds,  CVRS,  nslbirdingopsbirding,  severnsidebirds,   TBOSG