Monday 14 October 2019

14-10-19 Monday - Golden Plover, WeBS

Temp 10 - 12.5°C. Wet again, rain heavy late lunch. Not much respite. Reservoirs very full

Scaup
Goldeneye
Golden Plover, Spotted Redshank
Mediterranean Gull
Firecrest
Wheatear
Redpoll

14-10-19 Kingfisher, Stratford (Lucy Masters)
BRISTOL

Bishop Rd to Horfield Common:
1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Herring Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 13 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 27 Magpie, 22 Jackdaw, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 5 Blue Tit, 13 Starling, 3 Blackbird, 7 Robin, 5 House Sparrow, 3 Pied Wagtail, 3 Chaffinch, 43 Goldfinch

Bishopston:
60 Starling flock on rooftops, 14.15

Eastville Park:
11 Cormorant, 1 Skylark over to west

Sea Mills, WeBS:
28 Mallard, 1 Pheasant, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard,  1 Lapwing, 5 Common Sandpiper, 110 Redshank, 110 BH Gull, 1 ad Mediterranean Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 1 Rock Pipit

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station, WeBS:
108 Canada Goose, 19 Shelduck, 28 Wigeon, 90 Mallard, 6 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 9 Moorhen, 30 Lapwing, 23 Curlew, 55 Turnstone, 7 Dunlin, 3 Snipe, 98 Redshank, 24 Skylark, 4 House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 32 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Wheatear

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon, Channel View:
Golden Plover, 30 Curlew, 15 Dunlin, 90 Redshank, 1 Spotted Redshank

Bristol Airport:
1 Golden Plover

Sand Point:
Scattering of Chiffchaff and Goldcrest

Weston-super-Mare garden:
1 f Blackcap, 1 Firecrest

Uphill, WeBS:
1 Mute Swan, 806 Shelduck, 3 Wigeon, 49 Mallard, 38 Teal, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Cormorant, 116 Oystercatcher, 22 Curlew, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Knot, 2 Dunlin, 287 Redshank

BELOW M4 & BANES

Paulton STW:
9 Swallow, 1 Grey Wagtail, 40 Pied Wagtail

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake, WeBS:
43 Canada Geese, 24 Mute Swan, 1 Black Swan, 63 Shoveler, 17 Gadwall, no Wigeon, 87 Mallard, pair Pintail, no Teal, 108 Pochard, 296 Tufted Duck, 2 Goldeneye, 18 Little Grebe, 31 Great Crested Grebe, 6 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 30 Cormorant, 1 ad ♀ Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 18 Moorhen, 817 Coot, 2 Golden Plover, 1 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 40 BH Gull, 6 GBB Gull, 56 Herring Gull, 15 LBB Gull, 1 Swallow, 30 House Martin

14-10-19 Snipe, Stratford (Lucy Masters)
Chew Valley Lake:
1 Shelduck, 2 f Scaup (Moreton), 4 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier,  40 Lapwing, 5 Snipe (Stratford), 1 Kingfisher (S), 1 Peregrine, 1 Skylark, 10 Swallow, 150 House Martin (during the rain), 1 Redpoll

Out of Avon:
1 Yellow-browed Warbler at Brean Down

Reports: John Budd, Jane Cumming, Andy Davis, David Gibbs, Patrick Hancock, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Adrian Hockey, Simon Isgar, Glen Maddison, Lucy Masters, Mike Meechem, Andy Middleton, Tony Scott, Andy Slade, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, blagdonlakebirds, severnsidebirds