Rain all day - dark and miserable too.
GarganeyGrey Plover, Turnstone ( at CVL), Curlew Sandpiper, Spotted Redshank, Greenshank
Cattle Egret, Great White Egret
Marsh Harrier
Whinchat
BRISTOL
Coombe Dingle:
Pilning Wetlands:
BELOW M4 & BANES
No reports
Chew Valley Lake
4 Snipe. Still good numbers of House.Martin and Swallow
Heron's Green:
4 Cattle Egret between Villice and Heron's Green
Stratford:
1 Garganey, 1 Lapwing, 3 Grey Plover, 5/6 Ringed Plover, 1 Turnstone, 4 Ruff, 5 Curlew Sandpiper, 55 Dunlin, 1 Spotted Redshank, 2 Greenshank, 1 f Marsh Harrier, 1 Hobby, 3 Rock Pipit
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| Drizzle and Second Severn Crossing (Adam Cross) [An image which sums up today] |
Coombe Dingle:
Garden - 1m Blackcap - first of the winter?
St George:
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| 03-10-20 Wheatear St George Bristol (Carley Betts) |
1 Wheatear - nice urban setting, knocked down by the rain I expect.
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
4 House Martin, 2 Swallow, 3 juv. Wheatear together on jetty
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
4 House Martin, 2 Swallow, 3 juv. Wheatear together on jetty
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| 03-10-20 moulting Black-tailed Godwit, Pilning Wetland (Aravind Ramesh) |
Pilning Wetlands:
2 Pintail, 1 Water Rail, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Ruff, 6+ Snipe, 1 Whinchat
Severn Beach:
3 Chiffchaff, 9 Blackcap, 4 Wheatear
NORTH SOMERSET
Portbury Pill:
1 Canada Goose, 14 Shelduck, Woodpigeon, 19 Curlew, 48 Black-headed Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 6 Herring Gull 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 5 Carrion Crow, 63 Starling, 1 Wheatear, 1 Dunnock, 5 Pied Wagtail, 1 Rock Pipit, 12 Linnet
Sand Point/Bay:
8 Curlew, 3 Swallow 5 Chiffchaff, 4 Goldcrest with Long-T Tit flock & probable Firecrest with them near the car park, 2 Stonechat, 17 Meadow Pipit, 5 Rock Pipit
3 Chiffchaff, 9 Blackcap, 4 Wheatear
NORTH SOMERSET
Portbury Pill:
1 Canada Goose, 14 Shelduck, Woodpigeon, 19 Curlew, 48 Black-headed Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 6 Herring Gull 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 5 Carrion Crow, 63 Starling, 1 Wheatear, 1 Dunnock, 5 Pied Wagtail, 1 Rock Pipit, 12 Linnet
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| 03-10--20 juvenile male Sparrowhawk, Nailsea garden (Roger Staples) |
Sand Point/Bay:
8 Curlew, 3 Swallow 5 Chiffchaff, 4 Goldcrest with Long-T Tit flock & probable Firecrest with them near the car park, 2 Stonechat, 17 Meadow Pipit, 5 Rock Pipit
BELOW M4 & BANES
No reports
RESERVOIRS
Chew Valley Lake
4 Snipe. Still good numbers of House.Martin and Swallow
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| 03-10-20 Cattle Egret, CVL (Pete Coslett) |
Heron's Green:
4 Cattle Egret between Villice and Heron's Green
Stratford:
1 Garganey, 1 Lapwing, 3 Grey Plover, 5/6 Ringed Plover, 1 Turnstone, 4 Ruff, 5 Curlew Sandpiper, 55 Dunlin, 1 Spotted Redshank, 2 Greenshank, 1 f Marsh Harrier, 1 Hobby, 3 Rock Pipit
Herriott's inc Pool:
13 Little Egret, 6 Great White Egret, 9 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher
13 Little Egret, 6 Great White Egret, 9 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher
Please can you help with these records?
Now that the Avon Bird Report 2019 has been published, we are
starting
preparatory work on the 2020 issue. The following records were posted on
Birdguides but we have no idea who the observer(s) were –
if you know anything about these sightings please get in touch
with either the blog team, or direct to the AOG at
avonbirds@hotmail.co.uk so we can get more details.
Wood Warbler 1 03/08/2020 Chipping Sodbury Common
Hoopoe 1 07/08/2020 Nailsea
Hoopoe 1 07/08/2020 Nailsea
Reports: Rich Andrews, Carley Betts, Pete Coslett, Chris Craig, Adam Cross, Nick Hawkridge, Nick Hudson, Alastair Fraser, Aravind Ramesh, Dean Reeves and Karen Ash, Gary Thoburn, opsbirding,
