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

30-10-19 Wednesday - Grey Partridge

Overcast with keen easterly wind - the cold one, showers to finish.

Grey Partridge
Brambling
Brent Goose
Goldeneye
Woodcock
Firecrest
Short-eared Owl
Dipper

BRISTOL

Redland:
1 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Carrion Crow, 3 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 10+ House Sparrow,1 Dunnock

Eastville Park:
4 Canada Goose, 4 Mute Swan, 27 Mallard, 2 Little Grebe, 3 Grey Heron, 7 Cormorant, 5 Moorhen, 51 Black-headed Gull, 6 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Jay, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, c30 Starling, 1 Dipper, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Windbound to Oldbury Power Station and return:
1 Shelduck, 3 Grey Heron, 7 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, c 200 Dunlin, 1 Common Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 200 mix of Jackdaw and Rook, 100 Carrion Crow, 1 Swallow - on the wires, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 10 Fieldfare, 1 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, mixed flock of Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit and Chaffinch - PE bait!

30-10-2019 Kestrel Aust (Bri Thompson)

Aust Warth:
2 Kestrel

New Passage/Northwick - 0715-0830 vismig
4 Brent Goose, 1 Great White Egret - south, 2 Golden Plover, 3 Grey Plover,1 Swallow - late, 3 Fieldfare, 210 Redwing, 616 Chaffinch & a scattering of other finches - all heading NE

30-10-2019 Brambling New Passage (Rod Holbrook)

New Passage pm:
1 Brambling

30-10-2019 Jay Warmley (Pete Coslett)

Warmley:
Jay - lots about busy burying winter caches

Yate:
1 Firecrest - with Goldcrest.

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:
Marina, Hall and Woodhouse Pontoon
2 Cormorant

Battery Point:
several Meadow Pipit - lurking

30-10-2019 Fieldfare Wain's Hill (Howard Taffs)

Clevedon Wain's Hill - vismig:
1 Woodcock, 1300 Woodpigeon - south, 76 Fieldfare, 4 Redwing, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 300 Chaffinch, 1 Brambling, 1 Redpoll - all headed northeast.

Clevedon-Yeo:
200 Shelduck, 20 Shoveler, 20 Wigeon, 5 Little Egret, 5 Oystercatcher, 24 Lapwing, 1 Grey Plover, 60 Curlew, 14 Turnstone, 250 Dunlin, 50 Redshank, 4 Stock Dove, 2 Kestrel, 6 Skylark (one singing), 6 Stonechat, 27 Greenfinch - largest flock for several years, 20 Linnet.

Sand Point/Bay vismig:
5 Pintail, 6 Lapwing - northeast, with 600 Woodpigeon - one flock, Starling and Chaffinch.

Sand Point
1 Short-eared Owl - this afternoon

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield - Shire Valley: (29-10-19)
2 Mandarin (f), 14 Mallard, 6 Grey Heron,1 Cormorant, c400 Woodpigeon, 1 Coal Tit, c.70 Redwing, 1 Bullfinch.

South of Marshfield - Cherry Wood: (29-10-19)
1 Woodcock, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Marsh Tit, 3 Bullfinch.

Bath - Twerton:
4 Long-tailed Tits back, 1 Nuthatch - grabbing from garden feeders, Dunnock back

Kingsdown to Bathford:
7 Grey Partridge, 24 Golden Plover, 1 Curlew, good numbers of Fieldfare & Redwing, 100+ Chaffinch, 250+ Linnet - in 3 flocks, 75+ Goldfinch, 30+ Yellowhammer.

Hunstrete - Lord's Wood:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Blue Tit. 3 Long-tailed Tit,
4 Goldcrest, 1 Wren, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Blackbird, 15 Fieldfare, 25 Redwing, 2 Robin, 1 Grey Wagtail,
1 Chaffinch, 1 Linnet, 2 Goldfinch, 1 Siskin.

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
183 Canada Goose, 30+ Gadwall, 46 Wigeon, 134 Pochard, 4 Goldeneye, 1 Great White Egret

30-10-2019 Goldeneye CVL (George Stacey)

Chew Valley Lake
2 Scaup (ad f +imm m, Moreton), 3 Goldeneye (f & 2m, Dam), 1 Black-necked Grebe (Stratford)

OUT OF AREA

Stock Hill - grass land opposite car park:
1 Hen Harrier - juv. two reports - 'distant but I think it is' and ' brief view, heading in over the pines'

Reports: Jon Angell, John Barnett, Nancy Barrett, Pete Brain, John Clark, Mark Coller, Pete Coslett, Chris Craig, Anne Crowe, John Croxton, Adrian Hockey, David Howes, Brian Lancastle, Glen Maddison, Rich Mielcarek, Dave Nevitt, Aravind Ramesh, Trevor Riddle, Rich Scantlebury, Howard Taffs, Bri Thompson, blagdonlakebirds, TBOSG

29-10-19 Tuesday - Black Redstart

Overcast with a cold wind

Black Redstart
Red Kite
Black-necked Grebe
Marsh Harrier
Scaup
Hawfinch


BRISTOL

Blaise Estate - BOC walk:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Black-headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Tawny Owl - calling, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Jay, 8 Magpie, 28 Jackdaw, 16 Carrion Crow, 3 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 21 Long-tailed Tit - one flock of 12, 5 Goldcrest, 2 Wren, 2 Nuthatch, 75 Redwing - flocks of 6, 20, 50, 1 Mistle Thrush, 3 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 2 Grey Wagtail

Eastville Huyton Rd:
1 Italian-looking Sparrow still present, though now in less striking winter plumage.

29-10-2019 Teal Eastville Park (Martin Tayler)

Eastville Park:
1 Teal (m), 2 Little Grebe, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Cormorant, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Fieldfare, 47 Redwing, 1 Robin,

St George:
1 Greenfinch

29-10-2019 Stonechat Stoke Park (Martin Tayler)

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
1 Grey Heron, 1 Stonechat,

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

29-10-2019 Wheatear OPS (Matt Plenty)

Oldbury Power Station inc Oldbury Pill:
5 Little Egret, 5 Oystercatcher, 65 Lapwing, 1 Golden Plover, 4 Ringed Plover, 192 Curlew, 6 Turnstone, 1 Knot, 200 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 87 Redshank, good number of 760+ Redwing and c 170 Fieldfare over, 1 late Wheatear, 1 Rock Pipit. 1 Hawfinch - over to the east, 35 Chaffinch, 3 Bullfinch,

New Passage/Northwick:
59 Shoveler, 60 Gadwall, 1 Goldeneye (f) on the river, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Great White Egret, 100 Lapwing, 1 Greenshank

29-10-2019 Collared Dove Winterbourne (Dan White)

Winterbourne:
Collared Dove - newly fledged.

Chipping Sodbury Common:
3 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 2 Green Woodpecker, 150 mixed flock Redwing, Fieldfare

NORTH SOMERSET

Redcliffe Bay, Portishead:
1 m. Blackcap in the garden - the first this winter.

Clevedon-Yeo:
100 Canada Goose, 370 Shelduck, 35 Shoveler (Yeo), 150 Wigeon, 40 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 1 Great White Egret - Blind Yeo, 15 Little Egret, 15 Cormorant. 55 Oystercatcher, 135 Lapwing, 4 Grey Plover, 2 Ringed Plover, 295 Curlew, 6 Black Tailed Godwit, 45 Turnstone, 25 Knot, 150 Dunlin, 7 Common Snipe, 520 Redshank. 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 2 Jay, 37 Skylark, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 35 Long-tailed Tit, 600 Starling,  3500 Fieldfare - moving east 8 to 11am, 385 Redwing, 8 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 8 Pied Wagtail, 265 Meadow Pipit, 1 Rock Pipit, 400 Chaffinch, 45 Greenfinch, 35 Goldfinch, 5 Reed Bunting.

Sand Point/Bay: 28.10.19
1 Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Oystercatcher, 8 Curlew, 20 Black-headed Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 37 Woodpigeon, 1 Kestrel, 2 Jay, 4 Magpie, 20 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 13 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Wren, 85 Starling, 6 Redwing, 16 Robin, 2 Stonechat, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Rock Pipit, 5 Linnet, 4 Goldfinch.

Weston-Super-Mare - St Georges:
1 Black Redstart - 11:30 but only for 2 mins

Worlebury:

16 Woodpigeon, 22 Starling, flock of c.25 Fieldfare & Redwing.

29-10-2019 Goldcrest Worle ( Dean Reeves)

Worle:
3 Goldcrest, 1 Blackbird - dark billed eastern type.

Bleadon & R Axe:
2 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2+ Stonechat, 20 Meadow Pipit,

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath - Prior Park:
76 Redwing - over, 1st of the winter, 6 Siskin - in the Yew,

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
9 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull - characteristics of intermedius, c25 Redwing,  1 Redpoll - heard going over.

Heron's Green - inc Pool:
3 Goosander, 6 Great White Egret, 13 Lapwing - alas no large flocks of yesteryear.

Moreton:
3 Scaup - (f & 2 imm), 1 Coal Tit, Long-tailed Tit.

Stratford:
1 Goldeneye (f), 1 Black-necked Grebe (same bird)

Herriott's - inc Pool:
4 Goosander, 1 Black-necked Grebe.

Reports: Paul Bowerman, Di Bunniss, Paul Chapman, Jane Cumming, Andy Davis, Lee Gardiner, Nick Hawkridge, Bill Hewitt, Peter Hazelwood, Glen Maddison, Rich Mielcarek, Matt Plenty, David Poulton, Geoff Pudney, George Rabin, Aravind Ramesh, Dean Reeves, Larry Sweetland, Martin Tayler, Dan White
opsbirding

28-10-19 Monday - Water Pipit

Temp 2 - 10°C. First heavy frosts locally, cold but pleasant, mostly cloudy

Goosander
Cattle Egret
Bearded Tit
Fieldfare, Redwing
Wheatear
Water Pipit
Siskin

28-10-19 Cattle Egret, Nunnery (Bri Thompson)

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
4 Mute Swan, 30 Mallard, 2 Little Grebe, 6 Cormorant, 12 Moorhen, c.50 BH Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Pied Wagtail, 6 Goldfinch

Stoke Park:
3 Mallard, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Goldfinch

Henleaze garden:
3 Greenfinch

Redland garden:
1 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit. 18 House Sparrow

Stoke Bishop garden:
1 m Green Woodpecker

St George garden:
1 Bullfinch - juv.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

28-10-2019 Little Stint NP/NW/PWL (Paul Bowerman)

Northwick Warth - Pilning Wetlands:
Good selection of wildfowl, 2 Little Stint, 1 Greenshank, then  1 Chinook - flushed everything.

Oldbury Power Station:
11 Gadwall, 20 Wigeon, 4 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 3 Grey Heron, 9 Lapwing, 7 Curlew, 2 Dunlin, 42 Common Gull, 1 f Blackcap lagoon 1, 16 Fieldfare in Orchard, 200+ Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 White Wagtail

28-10-2019 Buzzard - Rd Yate to Bristol (Adam Rawson)

Yate to Bristol:
1 Buzzard

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon, Cl-Y:
4 Canada Geese, 240 Shelduck, 6 Shoveler, only 4 Wigeon, 120 Mallard, 25+ Teal, 5 Grey Heron, 11 Little Egret, 2 Cormorant, 62 Oystercatcher in dawn roost, 12! Lapwing, 8 Grey Plover, 4 Ringed Plover, 180 Curlew, 2+ Black-tailed Godwit, 12 Turnstone, 0 Knot, still only 110 Dunlin, 340 Redshank, 3 Spotted Redshank, 200 HB Gull, 1 Kestrel, 10+ Skylark, 4 Stonechat, 2 Wheatear, 30+ Meadow Pipit, 6 Rock Pipit, 10's Linnet, a few Siskin passing thru

Sand Bay:
30 Fieldfare, 3 (1m) Stonechat

Weston-super-Mare garden:
1 Goldcrest, a few Blackbirds, 4 Chaffinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

28-10-19 Magpie in Keynsham(TtB)

Keynsham garden:
3 Collared Dove, 1 Magpie,1 Jackdaw, 1 Rook,1 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Robin, 1 Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

28-10-19 Cattle Egret, Nunnery (Bri Thompson)

Chew Valley Lake:
4 Goosander, 4 Cattle Egret, 7 Great White Egret, Bearded Tit heard Herriott's, 1 Water Pipit over Stratford

Reports: Nancy Barrett, Paul Bowerman, John Croxton, Geoff Daniels, Andy Davis, Lee Gardiner, Peter Hazelwood, Andy Middleton, Phil Quinn, Dean Reeves, Harvey Adam Rawson, Rose, Rich Scantlebury, TalkingToBears, Brian Thompson, blagdonlakebirds, nsl-birding, severnsidebirds

27-10-19 Sunday - Black Redstart

Oh joy, a clear sunny day at last, and dry - but much colder.

Scaup, Goosander
Cattle Egret
Short-eared Owl
Bearded Tits
Black Redstart

Bearded Tits ringed at CVRS (Chris Craig)

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
3 Mute Swan, 39 Mallard, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Moorhen, c.20 BH Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, c.30 Starling

27-10- Grey Heron, Eastville Park (Punk Wildlife)

Cumberland Basin:
1 Moorhen (on tidal mud of the Avon), 6+ Pied Wagtail

1 Peregrine (perched on the parapet of A Bond), 71+ Feral Pigeons ignoring it

Castle Park/Finzels Reach:
3 Cormorant, 2 Moorhen, 3 Peregrine, 1 Raven, 1 Grey Wagtail

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Milberry Heath (Thornbury):
pr GS Woodpecker, Jay,  Coal Tits, 1 m. Blackcap, 3 Goldcrest, Wrens, pr. Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, Blackbirds, Song Thrush, Robins

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Mute Swan, Water Rail heard, 1 Green Sandpiper. 1 Snipe, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Treecreeper, 3 Stonechat

27-10-19 Redwing, Almondsbury (Adam Cross)

Almondsbury:
10 Redwing ringed

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
2 Little Grebe, 6 Shelduck, 85 Wigeon, 6 Teal. 15 Shoveler, 11 Gadwall, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Snipe, 3 Stock Dove, 6 Skylark, 3 Mistle Thrush, 3 Cetti' s Warbler, 1 Bullfinch

Portishead:
Sparrowhawk (hunting along the shoreline at Redcliffe Bay)

Backwell Lake:
4 Gadwall.  8 Little Egret (flew in together at 17:10 onto the island roost trees but flew off to the south 3 minutes later. A new roost somewhere?)

male Black Redstart in Bleadon village (Bill Hewitt)

Bleadon:
male Black Redstart in the village

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
A Short-eared Owl on Rushmead Lane

Down Road area:

8 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 GS Woodpecker, 3 Raven, 8 Skylark, 8 Blackbird, 5 Fieldfare, 5+ Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 10 Chaffinch, a few Linnet, 10 Yellowhammer

Paulton:
1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 26 Skylark, 30 Starling, 3 Stonechat, 2 Linnet, 8 Yellowhammer

Cattle Egret at Chew (Raoul Chandrasakera)

RESERVOIRS

27-10-19 Pintail Herriott's pool (Ian Stapp)

Blagdon Lake:
1 Great White Egret, 1 Common Sandpiper.

Chew Valley Lake
2 Shelduck, 27 Pintail, plenty of Pochard and Tufted Duck, 1 f. Scaup, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 3 Cattle Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 8 Great White Egret, 7 Little Egret, 3 Cetti’s Warbler

CVRS:
3 Bearded Tit, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 3 Goldcrest ringed this morning

Moreton:
6 Little Grebe, 1 Water Rail (calling), 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 3 Coal Tit, 2 Cetti's Warbler

Heron's Green:
67 Wigeon, 2 Goosander + 1 Goosander flyover, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Wagtail

Stratford:
5 Snipe, 4 Bearded Tit

Herriott's:
1 Kingfisher, 4 Bearded Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 50+ Starling, 1 Reed Bunting

27-10-19 Common Gull Herriott's pool jpg

Reports:  'Alex', John Barnett, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Raoul Chandrasakera, Pete Coslett, Chris Craig, Adam Cross, Patrick Hancock, Robert Hargreaves, Simon Isgar, Richard Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, Michael Thomas, Gary Thorburn, Jason Williams, CVRS, opsbirding,

26-10-19 Saturday - Lesser Scaup still present

 'It rained and it rained and it rained.'
(Winnie-the-Pooh Chap 9)

Scaup, Lesser Scaup
Cattle Egret
Kittiwake

BRISTOL

Redland:
2 Feral Pigeon, 1 Wood Pigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Magpie, 1 Great Tit, 10 House Sparrow

Eastville Park:
4 Mute Swan, 51 Mallard, 3 Little Grebe, 2 Grey Heron, 6 Cormorant, 4 Moorhen, 10 Black-headed Gull, 1 f Tawny Owl, 1 Kingfisher

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
21 Mallard, 3 Coot, c 60 Jackdaw


SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
The Greylag Geese 'Z4Y' and 'Z4P' (at #OPSbirding on Tues and Thurs) were ringed during their flightless moult at Llanwern steelworks, Newport, Gwent in June this year. Z4P as a this year's juvenile, bred there, and Z4Y an adult

Severn Beach:
Seawatch this evening until dark - 24 Shelduck, 1 Gannet, 51 Oystercatcher, 57 Curlew,  27 Turnstone, 300+ Dunlin, 1 juv Kittiwake, 2 Common Gull 

NORTH SOMERSET

26-10-19 Sparrowhawk in a Clevedon street (Geoff Dring)
[Cropped portion of mobile phone photo]

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake:
1 Scaup, 1 Lesser Scaup still present  ( no further details)

26-10-19 Cattle Egret, Heron's Green, CVL (Rob Emery)

Heron's Green Bay:
4 Cattle Egret still in fields to the north of HGB

Reports: Nancy Barrett, Geoff Dring, Rob Emery, Dean Reeves, Rich Scantlebury, Birdguides, opsbirding

25-10-19 Friday - Lesser Scaup

Horrible day - dark and wet, feeling like mid-November already. Bristol temperatures 10 - 16.5°C

Lesser Scaup, Scaup
Cattle Egret, Great White Egret
Marsh Harrier
Bearded Tit

25-10-19 Lesser Scaup, Moreton Hide, CVL (Chris Craig)

BRISTOL

No reports

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

25-10-2019 Curlew OPS (J Sanders)

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Mute Swan -estuary, 1 Tawney Owl - vocal in the night, no seabirds.
Juv Curlew - raised and released at Slimbridge - 5 ringed birds noted -
report any sightings to - curlew@wwt.org.uk.
Scheme http://www.curlewcall.org/

Siston Common:
1 Raven

NORTH SOMERSET

Worle:
1 Kingfisher, Summer Lane Pond, Worle

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

2 Shelduck. (only), 4 Freakduck (Mallard-based),  5 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier,  400+ Coot, 4 Snipe, Common Gull., 40 Stock Dove, 1 Skylark, 60 Linnet

Heron's Green - inc Pool:
Wigeon, 4 Cattle Egret, 9  Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret

Moreton:
 4 (2 adult f, 2 first-winter m +f) Scaup, 1 m Lesser Scaup, 3 Bearded Tit

Herriott's inc Pool:
Pintail

Since it's a slow news day, here's a nice photo from last weekend....

19-10-19 Yellow-browed Warbler, Sand Point (Terri Borash)

Reports: Phil Barlow, Terri Borash, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Trevor Riddle J Sanders
OPS birding

24-10-19 Thursday - Bearded Tit

Temp 10 - 15°C. Grey start but some warm sun later

Cattle Egret
Red Kite
Bearded Tit
Swallow
Firecrest
Fieldfare
Brambling, Redpoll, Crossbill

24-10-19 Grey Heron at Newton St Loe (NSLBirding)

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
4 Mute Swan, 61 Mallard, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Grey Heron, 4 Cormorant, 6 Moorhen, BH Gulls, 1 female Tawny owl, 2 Dipper, 1 Grey Wagtail

24-10-19 Mallard at Duchess Lake (Patrick Richards)

Stoke Park:
1m 1f Mallard, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, 1 Water Rail (heard), 2 Moorhen, 3 Coot, 24 Wood pigeon, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 10 Magpie, 19 Jackdaw, 9 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 5 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 3 Wren, 2m 2f Blackbird, 2 Fieldfare, 1 Mistle Thrush, 3 Robin, 1 House Sparrow, 1m 2f Stonechat,1 Dunnock, 1 Greenfinch, 17 Goldfinch

Finzel's Reach:
2 Peregrine

Sea Mills, WeBS:
10 Mallard, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Redshank, 60 BH Gull

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station, WeBS:
11 Greylag Goose, 1 Brambling, 10 Goldfinch, c.30 Siskin

24-10-19 Meadow Pipit at New Passage (Lisegirl)

New Passage:
3 Little Grebe, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Snipe, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 2 pair Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, Meadow Pipits

Thornbury, Streamside:
1 Kingfisher, Grey Wagtails

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead, Redcliffe Bay:
2 Red Kite c16:00

24-10-19 Cattle Egret at Channel View (Howard Taffs)

Clevedon, Channel View:
1 Cattle Egret

Sand Point:
1 Swallow, 6 Fieldfare, 20 Redwing, 450 Chaffinch, 2 Redpoll, 10 Siskin

Weston-super-Mare garden:
2 Blackcap, 1 Firecrest, 2 Goldcrest, 1 fledged Blackbird, lots Goldfinches

BELOW M4 & BANES

24-10-19 Buzzard at Newton St Loe (NSLBirding)

Newton St Loe:
12 Red-legged Partridge, 2 Cormorant, 7 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 5 Buzzard, 200 BH Gull, 10 Common Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 3 Jay, 6 Skylark, 10 Blackbird, 15 Fieldfare, 2 Grey Wagtail, 5 Pied Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 20 Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake:
3 Bearded Tit (Stratford)

Out of Avon:
60 Crossbill at Stockhill on Mendips

Reports: Phil Baber, Louise Bailey, David Clinton, Andy Davis, Paul Gregory, Robert Hargreaves, Nick Hawkridge, Peter Hazelwood, Graham Horrocks, Lisegirl, Jon Mortin, Dean Reeves, Patrick Richards, Rich Scantlebury, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, blagdonlakebirds, nsl-birding, severnsidebirds

23-10-19 Wednesday - Lapland Bunting - Bearded Tit

Nice - two days running!

Woodcock
Short-eared Owl
Red Kite
Lapland Bunting
Brambling
Bearded Tit
Crossbill

BRISTOL

St Andrews Park:
1 Jay

Eastville Park:
4 Mute Swan, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet, 4 Redwing

23-10-2019 Corvid convention Henbury (Jon Morton)

Henbury - Crow Lane:
1 Magpie, 7 Jackdaw, 2 Rook, 1 Carrion Crow,

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
1 Skylark, 2 Blackcap, 2 Stonechat, 27 Redwing, 6 Meadow Pipit

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
9 Greylag Goose, 1 Blackcap (m),

Aust Warth:
1 Merlin (m prob)

New Passage/Northwick/Pilning wetland 22-10-19
100+ Canada Geese, 12 Mute Swans, 45+ Shelduck, 40 Shoveler, 160 Wigeon, 140 Teal, 1 Cattle Egret, 2+ Little Egrets, 90+ Lapwing, 80 Curlews, 13 Black-tailed Godwit, 35 Turnstone, 18 Knot, 5 Snipe, 220 Redshank,  a Spotted Redshank, 1 Greenshank,  a hunting Merlin,  2 Stonechat, a Grey Wagtail, 1 Brambling,
vismig-  Jackdaw, single late House Martin, Skylark, Redwing, Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch, Bullfinch, Goldfinch, Siskin, Reed Bunting.

Northwick Warth:
28 Shelduck, 2 Shoveler, 22 Wigeon, 40+ Teal, 5 Dunlin, 60+ Redshank, 1 Short-eared Owl

Orchard Pools:
After yesterday's update on the Orchard Pools destruction it now seems things have taken a bad turn. A statement on the Severn Beach community Facebook page that says "Sadly I have discovered they can continue with there activities (at their risk of unlawfulness)." Very sad. They are back on site today. Do not Trespass onto the site or endanger yourself. A meeting with the prees will take place at http://2.pm today at the Elberton Lane (near the A403 turning into Severn Beach).

Oldland Common:
2 Tawny Owl - calling

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon-Wain's Hill:
1 Short-eared Owl - flushed by 5 Magpie, headed towards Kenn Est.
vismig - 1 Swallow, 3 Brambling, 1 Bullfinch, 2 Redpoll, 8 Siskin,

Nailsea -Bucklands
1 Woodcock - "as resting under a beech hedge on the edge of my property and flushed when I walked past it. Was within 2 feet of the bird before it flew"

23-10-2019 Grey Wagtail Kenn (John Croxton)

Kenn - Duck Lane:1 Grey Wagtail

Sand Point/Bay - vismig:
1 Fieldfare, 150 Redwing, 10 Chaffinch, 2 Brambling, 1 Lapland Bunting, 10 Siskin,

23-10-2019 Kingfisher Bleadon (Bill Hewitt)

Bleadon - R Axe
14 Canada Goose, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Kestrel, 2+ Cetti's Warbler, 3 Fieldfare, 2+ Stonechat, 20 Linnet.

BELOW M4 & BANES

23-10-2019 Red Kite Haydon (Rob Beale)

Haydon - over the garden:
1 Red Kite

East Harptree Woods:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Fieldfare,
20 Redwing, 1 Bullfinch, 2 Redpoll, 9 Crossbill, 10 Goldfinch, 52 Siskin.

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
The recent Wryneck at Barrow Tanks was last seen on Oct 15 after being re-found at an off limits location. A 17 day stay!

Blagdon Lake: 22-10-19
1 Great White Egret, 1 Water Rail, 2 Snipe, 1 Bearded Tit - heard, several Skylark - over, 1 Chiffcaff.

Chew Valley Lake

No Reports

OUT OF AREA

Priddy - Stock Hill:
1 Great Grey Shrike, 1 Crossbill (m)

Avon Bird Report 2018

Photo Alex Carlisle

Contains 208 text pages and 30+ photos, and includes three articles apart from the usual systematic list and other items.

Copies from the Editor: Harvey Rose, Arncliffe, Coast Road, Walton Bay, Clevedon, BS21 7FW

Cost for non-BNS or BOC member: £10 plus £1.50 postage.

The 2019 edition is already being planned. If anyone feels that they could contribute towards its production in any way, please contact Harvey Rose (h.e.rose@bris.ac.uk)

Reports: Rob Beale, Paul Bowerman, Pete Brain, John Croxton, Sean Davies, Roger Edmondson, Paul Francis, Brian Gibbs, Paul Gregory, Bill Hewitt, Rob Martin, Jon Mortin, Tony Scott, Geoff Suter, Larry Sweetland,  Howard Taffs.
blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds,

22-10-19 Tuesday - Bearded Tit

Sunny

Yellow-browed Warbler 
Brambling
Firecrest
Bearded Tit
Cattle Egret
Red Kite

BRISTOL

22-10-2019 Dipper Eastville Park (Rich Scantlebury)

Eastville Park:
3 Mute Swan, 51 Mallard, 1 Little Grebe, 3 Grey Heron, 4 Cormorant, 8 Moorhen, C100 Black-headed Gull, 1 Tawny Owl (f), 1 Kingfisher, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Dipper

22-10-2019 Little Grebe Stoke Park (Martin Tayler)

Stoke Park Estate - inc Duchess Pond:
1 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Coot, 2 Raven, 100+ Magpie - it was noticeable that there were a lot more magpie than usual! 1 Wren

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
c30 Canada Goose, 9 Greylag Goose, 1 Jay, 2 Blue Tit 2 Great Tit, 90 Redwing, a few Chaffinch all went north west. Plus 50 Woodpigeon, 7 Skylark, 3 Siskin - over

New Passage - towards Prince of Wales Bridge
2 Stonechat (f&m)

Pilning wetland:
1 Cattle Egret - back this evening

22-10-2019 Sanderling Severn Beach (Paul Bowerman)

Severn Beach:
1 Sanderling

22-10-2019 Sparrowhawk Severn Beach Garden (Rod Holbrook)

Severn Beach Garden:
1 Sparrowhawk - and whatever it's eaten

Emerson's Green:
1 Snipe - patch tick, 1 Stonechat

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf - LNR - Sheepway bridge:
1 Yellow-browed Warbler 

Clevedon-Yeo:
1 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Brambling, 2 Redpoll, 24 Siskin

Tickenham -BOC walk:
2 Mute Swan, 2 Little Egret, 4 Buzzard, 40 Lapwing, 120 Black-headed Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 16 Woodpigeon, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 6 Jay, 9 Magpie, 20 Jackdaw, 9 Rook, 14 Carrion Crow, 4 Raven, 1 Coal Tit 1 Marsh Tit, 7 Blue Tit, 6 Great Tit, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Starling, 4 Blackbird, 1 Fieldfare, 1 Redwing, 7 Robin, 2 Stonechat, 12 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch (m), 1 Goldfinch

22-10-2019 Kingfisher Congresbury Yeo (Mark Savage)

Congresbury Yeo, Strawberry Line
3 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Cormorant, 1 Kingfisher  - - all fishing in the river

Sand Point/Bay:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Firecrest, 20 Goldcrest, 400 Fieldfare, 250 Redwing, 50 Meadow Pipit, 50 Chaffinch, 3 Brambling, 1 Redpoll 1 Siskin

Worle:
40+ Redwing west over the garden - may have been feeding on my berries

Bristol Airport:
8 Swallow - south-east

BELOW M4 & BANES

22-10-2019 Stonechat Lansdown (Robert Hargreaves)

Bath - Lansdown:
1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 1 Jay, 12 Skylark, 25 Redwing, 2 Stonechat, 2 Dunnock, 2 Chaffinch

Pensford:
1 Dipper

Compton Dando:
1 Raven - over calling

Marksbury:
100 Starling

Stanton Wick:
1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
3 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier - juv, different bird from yesterday, 4 Skylark - over, 1 Siskin - heard

Villice:
4 Cattle Egret, c10 Redwing

22-10-19 Black-tailed Godwit H Green wall (Ian Stapp)

Heron's Green - inc Pool:
50 Mute Swan, 80 Wigeon, 5 Little Grebe, 7 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 7 Great White, 1 Little Egret, 32 Cormorant, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Raven, 3 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail,

Stratford:
2 Scaup - new, juv/1st wint, 1 Great White Egret - dropped in, 1 Water Rail, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Bearded Tit - flew past early afternoon

Herriott's - inc Pool:
3 Shelduck, 30+ Pintail, 2 Goldeneye, 1 Water Rail, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 23 Jackdaw, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting,

Avon Bird Report 2018

Photo Alex Carlisle

Contains 208 text pages and 30+ photos, and includes three articles apart from the usual systematic list and other items.

Copies from the Editor: Harvey Rose, Arncliffe, Coast Road, Walton Bay, Clevedon, BS21 7FW

Cost for non-BNS or BOC member: £10 plus £1.50 postage.

The 2019 edition is already being planned. If anyone feels that they could contribute towards its production in any way, please contact Harvey Rose (h.e.rose@bris.ac.uk)

Reports: Paul Bowerman, Anne Crowe, Andy Davis, Tim Ford, Paul Gregory, Robert Hargreaves, Nick Hawkridge, Pete Hazelwood, Adrian Hockey, Rod Holbrook, Jan Priddy, Lois Pryce, Aravind Ramesh, Dean Reeves, Mark Savage, Richard Scantlebury, Rosemary Setter, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs,  Martin Tayler, Dan Watson, 
opsbirding