Tuesday 15 October 2019

15-10-19 Tuesday - Firecrest

Damp until 10, the mist cleared by 11:30, then sunny, but rain to finish

Firecrest
Cattle Egret
Marsh Harrier
Common Gull
Yellowhammer
Redwing
Stonechat
Wheatear
Corn Bunting

15-10-2019 Autumn Colours Blenheim Palace Grounds (Paul Brennan)

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
3 Mute Swan, c31 Mallard, 1 Grey Heron, 5 Cormorant, 3 Moorhen, c20 Black-headed Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Jay, 1 Nuthatch

Stockwood Open Spaces:
1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Greenfinch, 3 Bullfinch, also one sun!

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
10 Mallard, 4 Moorhen, 3 Coot, 1 Jay, 3 Stonechat


15-10-2019 Nuthatch Coombe Dingle (Pete Bunniss)
Coombe Dingle Garden:
1 Nuthatch - visiting again - made the total species for yesterday 18 (over 4 hrs)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Falfield:
2 Buzzard, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Jackdaw, Rook, 16 Swallow, 27 Long-tailed Tit, Wren, 2 Redwing, 6 Robin,  Raven, 5 Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit.

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Redwing, 4 Song Thrush in the bushes, 2 Stonechat (f&m), 1 Wheatear at the yacht club, 1 Redpoll 3 Siskin over.

Hawkesbury Upton - BOC walk:
Pheasant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 6 Buzzard, 1 Snipe, 140 Common Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull,  Woodpigeon, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, 3 Jay, 16 Magpie - inc group of 12, 38 Jackdaw, 4 Rook, 32 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven,  Blue Tit,  Great Tit, 23 Skylark - going over all the walk, 6 Swallow, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Wren, 2 Nuthatch, 43 Starling, 4 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 4 Robin, 2 Stonechat, 12 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 3 Chaffinch, 12 Linnet, 16 Goldfinch, 10 Yellowhammer,

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon-Yeo:
85 Canada Goose, 280 Shelduck, 75 Wigeon, 1 Pintail (Yeo), 28 Teal, 1 Great Crested Grebe - Blind Yeo, 10 Grey Heron, 8 Little Egret, 8 Cormorant, 1 Marsh Harrier (f ) -Yeo, 4 Buzzard,
35 Oystercatcher, 8 Ringed Plover, 4 Grey Plover, 330 Curlew, 3 Black Tailed Godwit, 1 Turnstone. 65 Knot, 350 Dunlin, 18 Common Snipe, 4 Green Sandpiper, 215 Redshank,
1 Kingfisher, 1 Kestrel, 3 Jay, 3 Raven, 120 Skylark, 17 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 5 Cetti’s Warbler, 10 Chiffchaff, 2 Firecrest - Dowlais, 1250 Starling, 6 Stonechat, 2 Wheatear, 21 Pied Wagtail, 350 Meadow Pipit, 3 Bullfinch, 45 Linnet, 225 Goldfinch, 6 Reed Bunting.

BELOW M4 & BANES

15-10-2019 Corn Bunting Marshfield (Robert Hargreaves)
Marshfield:
8 Collared Dove, 250 Starling, 30 Corn Bunting with a few Yellowhammer and Linnet

Hanham:
Constant stream of Redwing flying over overnight.

Bath - Bitton Cycle Track:
Quite a few Skylarks flying over

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Heron's Green - inc Pool:
100+ Mute Swan, 5 Cattle Egret, 8 Great White Egret, 20 Little Egret. 1 Peregrine, 6 Swallow - south, 2 Stonechat (f&m)

OUT OF AREA 

15-10-2019 Yellow-browed Warbler Brean Down (Andy Slade)
Brean Down:
2 Yellow-browed Warbler

Reports: Paul Brennan, Pete Bunniss, Teresa Chard, Andy Davis, Robert Hargreaves, Nick Hawkridge, Rob Laughton, Lucy Masters. Steve Sanins, Rich Scantlebury, Andy Slade, Dan White, 
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