Tuesday, 30 October 2018

30-10-18 Tuesday - Woodcock

Temp 2 to 8℃. Cool dry and a little sunshine on and off, temp back down to 2℃ at CVL by 5 pm

30-10-18 Bewick Swans behind Denny (Brian Thompson)
Bewick's Swan
American Wigeon, Goldeneye
Black-necked Grebe
Cattle Egret
Red Kite
Woodcock, Jack Snipe, Spotted Redshank
Yellow-legged Gull
Merlin
Water Pipit
Brambling, Crossbill, Siskin


30-10-18 Woodcock, Fishponds (Paul Francis)
BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
1 Kingfisher

Fishponds garden:
1 Woodcock

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 m Wigeon, 3 Teal, 1 Little Grebe, 22 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 40 Curlew, 1 Greenshank, 2 Peregrine, 93 Chaffinch, 1 Crossbill, Shepperdine at HT: 5 Grey Heron, 3 Shelduck, 13 Lapwing, 2 Grey Plover, 9 Curlew, 70 Turnstone, 165 Dunlin, 11 Redshank

30-10-18 Fieldfare, Almondsbury (Vera Carpenter)
Almondsbury Village:
1 Buzzard, 1 Fieldfare
30-10-18 Merlin on Northwick Warth (Brian Lancastle)
New Passage/Northwick Warth:
1 Greylag Goose, 22 Shoveler, 30 Gadwall, 200 Wigeon, 2 f Pintail, 160 Teal, 1 m Pochard, 1 Water Rail, 80 Oystercatcher, 6 Lapwing, 80 Curlew, 90 Black-tailed Godwit, 30 Knot, 800 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 10 Stock Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Merlin, 1200 Starling, 400 Chaffinch, 7 Brambling, 10 Siskin

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon-Yeo:
10 Mute Swan, 210 Shelduck, 40 Wigeon, 4 Pintail, 30 Teal, 1 Grey Heron, 5 Little Egret, 1 Cormorant, 0 !! Oystercatcher, 25 Lapwing, 15 Grey Plover, 140 Curlew, 8 Turnstone, 1 Knot, 400 Dunlin, 1 Jack Snipe, 1 Snipe, 1 GBB Gull, 1 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine, 60 Jackdaw, 100 Starling, 1 Stonechat

Sand Point, vis mig:
3 Shelduck, 250 Dunlin, 11 Redshank, 1 Common Gull, Woodpigeon, 185 Jackdaw, 580 Starling, 9 Meadow Pipit, 53 Chaffinch, 2 Brambling, 1 Greenfinch, 4 Linnet, 16 Goldfinch, 1 Siskin, 2 Reed Bunting

BELOW M4 & BANES

Burnett, Elm Farm, BOC Walk:
Pheasant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 6 Buzzard, 37 BH Gull, 1 Common Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 1 Collared Dove, 2 Great Spotted and 3 Green Woodpecker, 3 Jay, 4 Magpie, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 19 Fieldfare, 16 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Grey and 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch, 7 Goldfinch, 1 Yellowhammer

Newton Park:
11 Teal, 1 Little Egret, 2 Kingfisher, 3 Mistle Thrush, 2 Marsh Tit, 4 Bullfinch and mixed finch flock of Goldfinch & Chaffinch

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake, 29th:
2 adult Bewick's Swans, 4 Goldeneye, 3 Great White Egrets, 1 ad Little Egret, lots of Lapwings, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 adult Mediterranean Gull, 5 Stock Doves, 1+ Skylark, flock of Linnets

30-10-18 Wigeon & friend HG (Ian Stapp)
Chew Valley Reservoir:
2 Bewick's Swan (Hollowbrook, ring BCL making it same bird as was seen at Blagdon yesterday), 2 Egyptian Geese, 3 Shelduck, 26 Pintail, 100's Pochard, 6 (1m) Goldeneye, 4 f  type Goosander, 3 Black-necked Grebe, 24 Little Grebe (HG), 3 Cattle Egret (N W farm), 7 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Red Kite (14:05), 3 Buzzard, 2 Water Rail

30-10-18 Black-tailed Godwit, HG (Ian Stapp)
30+ Lapwing, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Snipe, 1 Common and 7 Green Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank, 100 Common Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 5 Stock Dove

30-10-18 Kingfisher at Herriotts (Lucipixlz)
2 Kingfisher, 5 Great Spotted and 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel 1 f Peregrine (M), 11 Jackdaw 3 Raven, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 20+ Fieldfare, 5 Redwing (Moreton Lane), 7 House Sparrow (HG), 2 Grey and 7 Pied Wagtail

30-10-18 Water Pipit, Stratford (Ian Stapp)
4 Meadow and 2 Water Pipit (S), 12 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch, 20 Goldfinch (HG), 3 Siskin (M), 2 Reed Bunting (HP)

Up the Creek.... and beyond. Talk by Kayaker Rupert Kirkwood, Thurs 1st Nov. 7pm
Whales, dolphins, turtle, seals, sunfish, peregrine, puffin, tuna, badger. Book at this link

Avon Bird Report will be available Thursday 1st November, more info then or look at blog from 12th October if you can't wait

Reports: Paul Bowerman, Paul Bowyer, Vera Carpenter, Raoul Chandrasakera, Allan Chard, Paul Francis, Robert Hargreaves, Nick Hawkridge, Brian Lancastle, Glen Maddison, Nigel Milbourne, Harvey Rose, JS, Ian Stapp