31-10-19 Thursday - Whooper Swan

Temp 7 - 10°C. Cool day, some rain in the morning, mostly cloudy

Brent Goose
Whooper Swan
Scaup
Great White Egret
Woodcock, Jack Snipe
Short-eared Owl
Black Redstart, Wheatear
Yellowhammer

31-10-19 Whooper Swan, Newton St Loe (NSL Birding)
reported present from Tuesday, patch tick for NSL

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
1 Red Kite north at 08:30

31-10-19 Woodcock at M&S, Broadmead (unknown)
First reported on Lost and Found Pets, Facebook, then was taken to Avon Valley wildlife centre

Broadmead, nr M&S:
1 Woodcock

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

31-10-19 Yellowhammer, OPS (Peter Hazelwood)

Oldbury Power Station to Yacht Club:
c160 Lapwing, 1 Grey Plover, 1 Knot, 6 Snipe, 1 Chiffchaff (Lagoon 3), 8 Goldcrest, 5 Stonechat,  the late Wheatear, 3 Rock Pipit, 3 Yellowhammer, 64 species

Northwick Warth - Pilning Wetlands:

4 Brent Geese, 3 new Goldeneye, Lapwing, Dunlin, 1 Greenshank, 1 Short-eared Owl

NORTH SOMERSET

31-10-19 Snipe at Portbury Wharf (Chris Stone)

Portbury Wharf:
10 Shoveler, 72 Wigeon, 250 Teal, 20 Snipe, 1 Little Egret, 1 Raven, 3 Skylark, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 13 Fieldfare, 10 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush, pair Stonechat, 20 Chaffinch, 3 Bullfinch, 50 Goldfinch, 50 Siskin

Clevedon Pier, 14:40:
1 f Black Redstart, Grey Wagtail

Clevedon, Cl-Y, counts rain-affected:
1 Canada Geese, Shelduck, 10 Wigeon, Mallard, Teal, 2 Grey Heron, Little Egret, 28 Oystercatcher, 6 Grey Plover, 18 Turnstone, 55 Knot, 100+ Dunlin, 1 Jack Snipe, 1+ Snipe, Redshank, 300 HB Gull, 1 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, 5 Rock Pipit

BELOW M4 & BANES

31-10-19 Great White Egret, Newton St Loe (NSL Birding)
Second patch tick of the day

Newton St Loe:
6 Mute Swan, 1 Whooper Swan patch 1st, 9 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret patch 1st, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 5 Common Gull, 6 Stock Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Jay, 1 Raven, 5 Skylark, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 36 Fieldfare, 40 Redwing, 8 Mistle Thrush, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail, 5 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 40 Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake:
2 db Brent Goose and 2 Scaup from Moreton, 8 Great White Egret in Herons Green Bay

Reports: Paul Bowerman, Teresa Chard, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Helly Horrocks, Dave Nevitt, Harvey Rose, Rich Scantlebury, Chris Stone, Larry Sweetland. Howard Taffs, Gary Thorburn, Paul Williams,  blagdonlakebirds, nsl-birding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds