Tuesday 13 October 2020

13-10-20 Tuesday - Lesser Yellowlegs

Cold wind again, bright sunshine, one sleety shower - Bristol max temp 12°C - (gritter spreading on A369 this evening)

Lesser Yellowlegs, Cattle Egret
Goosander, Yellow-legged Gull
Fieldfare, Grey Plover
Redwing
Firecrest

BRISTOL

Sea Mills harbour:
3 Common Sandpiper - flushed

13-10-20 Mallard Duchess Pond (Geoff Hardman)
Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:

Of the late brood of Mallard (11 on 7th) only 3 remain, Moorhen, 1 Cormorant, Wren, a 'charm' of Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
vismig: 6 Raven, 1 Skylark, 178 Fieldfare, 440 Redwing, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 20 Meadow Pipit, 67 Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, 20 Linnet, 2 Redpoll, 5 Goldfinch, 1 Siskin

13-10-20 Waders in flight NP-NW (Lisa Presland)
New Passage/Northwick:

20 Ringed Plover, 290 Black-t Godwit, 100 Turnstone, 100+ Dunlin,  

Pilning Wetlands:
8 Black-t Godwit, 2 Ruff

Severn Beach area:
1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Stonechat

Chipping Sodbury Common:
Flock of 150+ Fieldfare & Redwing, 3 Stonechat, 1 Bullfinch

13-10-20 Buzzard Latteridge (Chris Teague)
Latteridge:
1 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon-Wain's Hill:
3 Buzzard,
vismig: 101 Chaffinch

Clevedon - Pill:
Curlew, 1 Shag - pic to follow

Goblin Combe - BOC walk - by doodle invitation:
4 Woodpigeon, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 1 Magpie, 4 Jackdaw, 2 Carrion Crow, 3 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 7 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Wren, 2 Nuthatch, 3 Blackbird, 49 Redwing - 4 flocks, 11 Robin, 1 Pied Wagtail, 7 Goldfinch

Sand Point/Bay:
1 Firecrest
vismig: 200 Starling, 450 Fieldfare, 20 Redwing, 

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marksbury:
30+ Starling - on the wires

Paulton:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Skylark, 5 Starling, 5 Stonechat, 25 Meadow Pipit, 1 Linnet, 20 Goldfinch, 1 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
8 Cattle Egret, 31 Great White Egret

Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Great Black-b Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 3 Pied Wag - dam wall

Grebe Trail:
3 Chiffchaff

Woodford:
4 Great Black-b Gull, 14 Great White Egret, 11 Little Egret, 1 Raven, 5 House Martin, 2 Fieldfare, 12+ Redwing

13-10-20 Goosander & Y-L Gull CVL (Ian Stapp)
Heron's Green:

5 Goosander, 5 Little Grebe, - pool, 1 Black-t Godwit, 1 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank, 5 Great Black-b Gull, 1 Yellow-l Gull, 11 Grey Heron, 26 Great White Egret, 16 Little Egret, 4 Jay, 7 Magpie, 2 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler - calling repeatedly, 2 Stonechat (f&m) - pool, 4 Pied Wagtail, 1 Redpoll - heard going over, 9+ Goldfinch - pool, 

Moreton Bank:
Grey Plover 

13-10-2020 Lesser Yellowlegs CVL Herriotts (Ian Stapp)
Herriott's inc Pool:

34 Pintail - pool, 1 Water Rail, 1 Lapwing, 1 Lesser Yellowlegs, 7 Cattle Egret, 9 Grey Heron, 6 Great White Egret, 7 Little Egret, 22 Common Gull, 3 Great Black-b Gull, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail, 5 Siskin - over to the south, 2 Reed Bunting

OUT OF AREA

Slimbridge:
2 Whooper Swan - in this morning

Reports: Karen Ash, Paul Bowyer, Andy Davis, Ryan Frost, Geoff Hardman, Dylan Harvey, Pete Hazelwood, David Poulton, Lisa Presland, Matt Rogers, Vic Savery, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Chris Teague