Thursday 3 October 2019

03-10-19 Thursday - Merlin

Temp 6 - 15°C. Colder and grey with rain in the afternoon as the wind picked up.

Merlin
Redwing
Redpoll


BRISTOL

No Reports

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station - vismig 9,30-10.00:
7 Skylark, 60+ Swallow, c20 House Martin, 1 Redwing over Lagoon 2 (earliest OPS rec., beating 6/10/2016), c40 Meadow Pipit, 3 Greenfinch, c50 Linnet
On ground: 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Wheatear, but just 1 Blackcap

Aust to Littleton Warth:
Good numbers of common migrants including 1 Merlin, 24 Redwing

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon-Wains Hill:
Merlin, 2 Redpoll, 9 Siskin

Kenn Moor:
2 half-grown Stock Doves chicks in an Owl box

Worle:
Steady passage of Swallow and House Martin high South, a few Chiffchaff

BELOW M4 & BANES

3-10-19 Stonechat, Newton St Loe (NSL-birding)
Newton St Loe:
2 f Teal, 2 Buzzard, 4 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Jay, 2 Raven, 5 Skylark, 5 Swallow, 30 House Martin, 15 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 4 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Stonechat (1st of the year), 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail, 10 Meadow Pipit, 10 Linnet

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
7 Wigeon, 2 Pintail, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 31 Lapwing

Reports: Peter Hazelwood, Matt Hobbs, Adrian Hockey, Dean Reeves, Trevor Riddle, Howard Taffs, blagdonlakebirds, nsl-birdingsevernsidebirds,