Saturday, 12 October 2019

12-10-19 Saturday - Golden Plover - Goshawk

Temp 11 - 14°C. Wet morning becoming plain grey for rest of day

Bittern
Cattle Egret
Golden Plover, Ruff, Curlew Sandpiper, Jack Snipe
Redwing
Wheatear

Goshawk

BRISTOL

12-10-19 Cormorant, Eastville Park (Patrick Richards)
Eastville Park:
3 Mute Swan, 53 Mallard, 2 Grey Heron, 5 Cormorant, 25 BH Gull, 4 Herring Gull, 5 Woodpigeon, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Jay, 3 Magpie, 3 Jackdaw, 11 Carrion Crow, 6 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 1 m Blackbird, 5 Robin, 1 Grey Wagtail

Hanham Bird Obs, 11th:
Redwing South at 16.30

12-10-2019 Firecrest Chittening Warth (Adam Cross)

Chittening Warth, Severn Way Reeds - ringing arena:
1 Firecrest, Goldcrest

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station, inc Pillhead Gout and Oldbury Pill:
44 Canada Geese, 1 Barnacle Goose, 7 Greylag Goose,  1 Golden Plover, 3 Grey Plover, 215 Curlew, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Ruff, 1 Kingfisher

12-10-19 Water Rail, New Passage (Lisegirl)
New Passage:
1 Water Rail

12-10-2019 Goshawk Aztec West (Steve Wood)
Aztec West:
1 Goshawk

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, flock of 9 Greenfinch, Linnet and Goldfinch

Clevedon, Wains Hill:
3 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 20 Meadow Pipit, 20 Chaffinch

Clevedon-Yeo:
2 Canada Goose, 5 Mute Swan, 120 Shelduck, 40 Mallard, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Little Egret, 60 Oystercatcher, 0 Lapwing, 4 Grey Plover, 7 Ringed Plover, 35 Curlew, 2 Turnstone, 4 Knot, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 180 Dunlin, 1 Jack Snipe, 3 Snipe, 260 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 150+ BH Gull, 15 Herring Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 10 Skylark, 1 Wheatear, 35+ Linnet

Bristol Airport:
Golden Plover

Yatton, Wemberham Lane:
1 Kestrel, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 2 Stonechat and 10 Meadow Pipit

BELOW M4 & BANES

12-10-19 Wheatear, Rushmead Lane (Peter Coslett)
Marshfield:
1 Peregrine, 2 Jay, 6 Raven, Skylark, 200 Starling, Mistle Thrush, 3 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, 10 Meadow Pipit, 2 Greenfinch, 300 Linnet, 40 Corn Bunting, Yellowhammer

Paulton:
2 Grey Heron (flyover), 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 1 Raven, 45 Skylark, 5 Meadow Pipit, 4 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks, WeBS:
268 Canada Geese, 2 Mute Swan, 4 Gadwall, 37 Mallard, 43 Teal, 29 Pochard, 72 Tufted Duck, 30 Little Grebe, 26 Great Crested Grebe, 308 Cormorant (record WeBS count), 1 Grey Heron, 115 Coot, 2 Snipe, 4 Common Sandpiper, 2 Wheatear

Chew Valley Lake:

Herons Green:
5 Cattle Egret, 2 Great White Egret, 14 Little Egret

Stratford:
Bittern
12-10-19 Grey Phalarope at Cheddar Reservoir (Adrian Hockey)
Out of Avon:
1 Grey Phalarope and 1 Black Tern at Cheddar Reservoir

Reports: Peter Coslett, Adam Cross, Sean Davies, Andy Davis, Patrick Hancock, Peter Hazelwood, Adrian Hockey, Simon Isgar, Hayden James, Rob Laughton, Lisegirl, Matt Plenty, Patrick Richards, Trevor Riddle, Harvey Rose, Howard Taffs, Steve Wood.
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