Monday 12 October 2020

12-10-20 Monday - great movement of Redwing

Drizzle after 11:30 - 2mm, not very warm 12.5 °C, but at least it wasn't windy

NEW COVID 19 Restrictions at BL and CVL from TODAY

Crossbill
Redwing
Fieldfare
Brambling
Marsh Harrier
Cattle Egret, Pintail
Lesser Yellowlegs, Ruff
Goosander, Yellow-legged Gull
Spotted Redshank

BRISTOL

Bishopston - garden:
10 Redwing, Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit - going over this morning

Eastville - garden 
vismig: c230 Redwing, 5 Meadow Pipit, 1 Chaffinch - over

Eastville Park:
12 Mute Swan, 36 Mallard, 6 Moorhen, 7 Coot, c30 Black-h Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-b Gull - juv, 1 Cormorant - imm, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 8 Jay, c20 Long-t Tit, 1 Nuthatch, c20 Starling, c20 Redwing, 1 Dipper, 3 Grey Wagtail, 1 Siskin - over south

Fishponds:
2 Tawny Owl - calling

12-10-20 Redwing Henleaze (Geoff Daniels)
Henleaze:
Redwing - 1st of the season

Montpelier - garden:
1 Sparrowhawk - sitting on the pergola 

12-10-20 Blackbird-continental Kingswood (southglosbirds)
Kingswood - garden
:
several Blackbird - continental ?

Redland - garden
1 Collared Dove - calling down the chimney, 1 Magpie, 1 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 3 Blackbird, 10+ House Sparrow, 3 Chaffinch - first for many months, 1 Goldfinch

Southmead - Badock's Wood:
vismig: 4 Fieldfare, 1320 Redwing, a few finches, 5 Crossbill

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
ohhh dear only 5 Mallard duckling (recent brood of 11) been seen this morning. 1 Blackcap, a few Blackbird, c 70 Redwing, a few Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 4 Stonechat (3f+1m), 2 Chaffinch, 6 Greenfinch, c180 Goldfinch, 

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
6 Shelduck, 1 Gadwall, 10 Wigeon, Mallard, 7 Teal, Coot, 12 Moorhen, Oystercatcher, 222 Curlew - inc loads on the mud at high tide, c30 Dunlin, Black-h Gull, Great Black-b Gull, Lesser Black-b Gull, Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, Buzzard, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, 6+ Long-t Tit, Blackbird, 60+ Redwing - over to north east, probably reorienting, Robin, Goldfinch

Littleton-on-Severn:
40+ Redwing

Latteridge - 11th:
1 Merlin (f)

Lyde Green Lake:
Starling - number are starting to grow, 16 Redwing, 30 Pied Wagtail - flock

NORTH SOMERSET

12-10-20 Rock Pipit Cl-Y (Howard Taffs)
Clevedon Wain's Hill:
vismig: 18 Redwing, 4 Fieldfare, 23 Alba Wagtail, 28 Meadow Pipit, 1 Rock Pipit - grounded, 76 Chaffinch, 1 Brambling, 5 Redpoll, 8 Siskin, 1 Reed Bunting

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
vismig: 3000 Woodpigeon, 400 Redwing, 5 Fieldfare, 1 Mistle Thrush, a few Meadow Pipit, 300 Chaffinch, 1 Brambling, 2 Reed Bunting. All going west.
grouded: 3 Coal Tit, 2 Firecrest, 5 Chiffchaff

BELOW M4 & BANES

12-10-20 Dipper Willsbridge Mill (Paul Francis)
Willsbridge Mill:

2 Dipper - 1 as above and another in a different location. 

Marksbury:
100+ Starling - on the wires

RESERVOIRS

12-10-20 Yellow-l Gull CVL H Green (Ian Stapp)
Chew Valley Lake


Dam:
1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Great Black-b Gull, 3 Pied Wagtail. 
Picnic area: 
group of 40 mixed Blue and Great Tit, Long-t Tit, Robin, Chaffinch and Goldfinch

Woodford:
5 Great Black-b Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 20+ Long-t Tit, 1 Treecreeper, 20+ Redwing, 

12-10-20 Goosander CVL H Green (Ian Stapp)
Heron's Green:

1 Goosander, 4 Little Grebe - pool, 3 Black-t Godwit, 4 Ruff, 1 Common Sandpiper, 6 Green Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank, 3 Great Black-b Gull, 1 Yellow-l Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 11 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 2 Raven, 60+ Skylark - over, 10 Redwing - over, 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Stonechat (f&m), 4 Pied Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 10+ Goldfinch, 

12-10-20 Water Rail CVL Herriott'sl (Ian Stapp)
Herriott's inc Pool:

38 Pintail - pool, 1 Water Rail, 4 Lapwing, 1 Lesser Yellowlegs, 34 Common Gull, 5 Great Black-b Gull, 3 Cattle Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 14 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jackdaw, 20+ Long-t Tit, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 12 House Sparrow, 2 Reed Bunting

Reports: Nancy Barrett, Irene Blisset, Geoff Daniels, Paul Francis, Alan Gilbert, Paul Gregory,  Rupert Higgins, Matt Hobbs, Jon Mercer, Andy Middleton, Jean Oliver, Jan Pridie, Adam Rawson, Rich Scantlebury, southglosbirds, Ian Stapp Nigel Stickland, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Mike Tripi