Dry to start and then showery - 2.1mm of rain and max temp 15.5 °c
NEW COVID 19 Restrictions at BL and CVL from Mon 12th
MerlinMediterranean Gull
Brambling
Yellow-browed Warbler, Firecrest
Crossbill
Ruff
BRISTOL
Eastville Park:
3 Herring Gull, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Jay, c30 Starling
Sea Mills:
Ruff
BRISTOL
Eastville Park:
3 Herring Gull, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Jay, c30 Starling
Sea Mills:
1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Mediterranean Gull - adult in wint plum, 1 hybrid - Med x Black-h Gull
Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
3 Mallard and 11 ducklings, 8 Moorhen, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 3 Jay, c7 Magpie - seeing the Kestrel off, 3 Raven, 1 Blue Tit, c30 Goldfinch
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
New Passage/Northwick:
250+ Black-t Godwit, 1 Ruff, 1 Peregrine, 2 Rook - scarce locally
09-10-20 Kestrel Stoke Park (Rich Scantlebury) |
3 Mallard and 11 ducklings, 8 Moorhen, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 3 Jay, c7 Magpie - seeing the Kestrel off, 3 Raven, 1 Blue Tit, c30 Goldfinch
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
09-10-20 Ruff New Passage (Aravind Ramesh) |
250+ Black-t Godwit, 1 Ruff, 1 Peregrine, 2 Rook - scarce locally
Vismig - all south west: 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 16 Skylark, 66 Meadow Pipit, 1 Brambling, 7 Siskin, 2 Redpoll,
Pilning Wetlands:
NORTH SOMERSET
Clevedon, Wain's Hill - vismig
2 Mistle Thrush, 16 Wagtail, 14 Meadow Pipit, 37 Chaffinch, 10 Linnet, 2 Reed Bunting
Sand Point:
21 Curlew, 18 Swallow, 1 Yellow-browed Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 2+ Firecrest, 1 Goldcrest, 8 Wagtail, 6 Meadow Pipit, small no Chaffinch - moving west, 2 Siskin
Worlebury:
1 or 2+ Crossbill - over to south west, one seen but the calls were from more than that.
BELOW M4 & BANES
Marshfield: - 8th.
50 Stock Dove, c.100 Skylark, 10 Stonechat, 2 flocks of 300+ Linnet
Reports: Phil Baber, John Barnett, Andy Davis, Paul Dunham, Paul Gregory, Brian Lancastle, Bob Medland, Phil Quinn, Aravind Ramesh, Dean Reeves, Matt Rogers, Rich Scantlebury, Howard Taffs
09-10-20 Merlin Pilning Wetlands (Paul Dunham) |
67 Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 1 Mute Swan, 30 Lapwing, 150 Black-t Godwit, 20 Turnstone, 2 Ruff, 30 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 1 Common Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Merlin, House Sparrow - hawk foder, many many Meadow Pipit, 12 Siskin - flew over
NORTH SOMERSET
Clevedon, Wain's Hill - vismig
2 Mistle Thrush, 16 Wagtail, 14 Meadow Pipit, 37 Chaffinch, 10 Linnet, 2 Reed Bunting
Sand Point:
21 Curlew, 18 Swallow, 1 Yellow-browed Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 2+ Firecrest, 1 Goldcrest, 8 Wagtail, 6 Meadow Pipit, small no Chaffinch - moving west, 2 Siskin
Worlebury:
1 or 2+ Crossbill - over to south west, one seen but the calls were from more than that.
BELOW M4 & BANES
Marshfield: - 8th.
50 Stock Dove, c.100 Skylark, 10 Stonechat, 2 flocks of 300+ Linnet
Cameley:
2 Raven - displaying together and ‘beating the bounds’ around their territory, 4 House Martin heading over southwards, Chiffchaff on passage, several Blackcap - have filled up their long-range fuel tanks, laden with fat: one weighed 24 grams, that’s up to 50% above their weight in the Spring, 2 Redwing flew out of roost at dawn.RESERVOIRS
Blagdon Lake:
healthy numbers of Teal, 3 Great White Egret
Chew Valley Lake
Blagdon Lake:
healthy numbers of Teal, 3 Great White Egret
Chew Valley Lake
4 Cattle Egret, 38 Great White Egret,
Heron's Green:
1 Yellow-l Gull - ad
Stratford:
3 Black-t Godwit, 4 Green Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank,
3 Black-t Godwit, 4 Green Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank,
Reports: Phil Baber, John Barnett, Andy Davis, Paul Dunham, Paul Gregory, Brian Lancastle, Bob Medland, Phil Quinn, Aravind Ramesh, Dean Reeves, Matt Rogers, Rich Scantlebury, Howard Taffs