Wednesday 14 October 2020

14-10-20 Wednesday - Lesser Yellowlegs

Sunny intervals and moderate breeze

Scaup, Goldeneye 
Lesser Yellowlegs, Cattle Egret
Fieldfare
Redwing
Woodlark, Hawfinch
Brambling
Ring Ouzel

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
79 Black-h Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 6 Lesser Black-b Gull, 2 Kingfisher, 20 Chaffinch

Stockwood Open Spaces:
18 Linnet -  in the scrub 

Stoke Park: 
1 Stock Dove, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 5+ Skylark, 2 Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, 60 Starling, 8 Blackbird, 5+ Fieldfare, 230+ Redwing, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Stonechat, 5 Meadow Pipit, , 8 Chaffinch, 10 Greenfinch, 1 Linnet, 2 Redpoll, 80 Goldfinch, 1 Siskin

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust -services area:
vismig - 4.5hr watch: 1Woodlark, 5100 Starling, 8150 Redwing, 2642 Chaffinch, 1 Hawfinch

New Passage:
Turnstone, Common Sandpiper, Redshank, Robin

Pilning Wetlands:
c.80 Canada Goose, 3 Mute Swan, c.30 Shelduck, 12 Shoveler, 6 Gadwall, 10 Wigeon, 8 Teal, 4 Tufted Duck, 2 Moorhen, 6 Coot, c.40 Oystercatcher, 18 Lapwing, 1 Black-t Godwit, 1 Ruff, 1 Common Sandpiper, c.70 Redshank (note, on back pool at limit of my bins – I see Redshank, but not been seen recently, so treat sighting with caution? Not sure what else they might be…), 1 Little Egret, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 6 Long-t Tit, 2 Stonechat, 3 Meadow Pipit, 2 Chaffinch, flock c.50 Goldfinch

Chipping Sodbury Common:
Redwing - a video clip 

Itchington:
Fieldfare and Redwing onto the Hawthorn berries, 8 Pied Wagtail - on the roof

Little Stoke:
19 Redwing (flying over at 10:15)

NORTH SOMERSET

Cleavedon - Wain's Hill:
vismig: 12 Skylark, 200 Redwing, 2 Song Thrush, 200 Chaffinch, 1 Brambling, 5 Reed Bunting,

Clevedon-Dowlais:
Wigeon, 6 Oystercatcher, 1 Lapwing, 10 Grey Plover, 4 Curlew, 30+ Dunlin, 40+ Redshank, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 2 Skylark, 1 Wheatear, 13 Meadow Pipit, 2 Rock Pipit

Congresbury Moor/Yeo/Strawberry Line:
8 Mute Swan - inc 6 cygnets, 3 Moorhen, 7 Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 15 Magpie, 20+ Rook, 2 Raven,4 Cetti's Warbler - singing, 34 Fieldfare - liking for sloes, 65 Redwing - 2 flocks, 11 Robin - most I've heard in ages, 16 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch, 4 Linnet, 9 Goldfinch

Backwell Lake:
9 Canada Goose, 20+ Mute Swan, 6 Shoveler, 6 Gadwall, numerous Black-h Gull, 1 Lesser Black-b Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey heron, 4 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher

Weston super Mare - garden:
6 Swallow, lots of Chaffinch, lots of Siskin - going N. 

Sand Point:
1 Chiffchaff, 2 Firecrest, 15+ Goldcrest. 
vismig: 10 Skylark, 1 Ring Ouzel, 2 Fieldfare, 400 Redwing, 4 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush,  30 Meadow, Pipit, 300 Chaffinch, 4 Brambling, 5 Siskin, Redpoll, 2 Reed Bunting,  - - - no Woodies moving!

BELOW M4 & BANES

Hanham - garden:
A few Redwing, a trickle of Chaffinch, 2 Brambling - - - all going over

Compton Dando
2 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Buzzard, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 30+ Swallow, 2 Nuthatch, 6 Fieldfare, 15+ Redwing, 12 House Sparrows, 6 Meadow Pipit, 1 Siskin

Marksbury:
150+ Starling

Cameley:
7 Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcaps, 4 Redwing

RESERVOIRS

14-10-20 Lesser-Yellowlegs CVL Herriott's (Ian Stapp)
Chew Valley Lake:
An Egyptian Goose still at the Old Picnic Site, 30 Pintail, 5 Goosander, 15 Lapwing, 9 Cattle Egret in a field on the north side of the Blue Bowl Lane (one caught and ate a frog), 40 Great White Egret, 13 Little Egret, 1 Skylark, 15 Redwing, 4 Mistle Thrush

Hollowbrook:
20+ Lapwing, 1 Black tailed Godwit, 2 Common Sandpiper, and many Cormorants 

14-10-20 Common Sandpiper CVL (George Stacey)
Heron's Green:
4 Little Grebe (pool), 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Meditteranian Gull, 1 Yellow-l Gull, 5 Grey Heron, 16 Great White Egret, 6 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Raven

Stratford & the Lane:
Grey Plover, 10 Cattle Egret

14-10-20 Kingfisher CVL Herriott's (Ian Stapp)
Herriott's inc Pool:
Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Shoveler, Gadwall, Mallard, Pintail, Tufted Duck, 1 Scaup (F), 2 Goldeneye (M), Moorhen, Coot, Great Crested Grebe, 19 Lapwing - over, 2 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Lesser-Yellowlegs - on mud left side of bay, Black-h Gull, 38 Common Gull - pool & lake, 5 Great Black-b Gull, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-b Gull, Cormorant, 6 Grey Heron, 6 Great White  Egret, 5 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 2 Kingfisher - in the channel, 2 Cetti's Warbler, Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting - calling

Out of area

Waldegrave Pool: 
1 Little Grebe, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Rook, Carrion Crow, Raven, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Skylark, Goldcrest, Wren, Robin , Chaffinch, Linnet, Goldfinch

Slimbridge:
First pair of White-fronted Geese

 Reports: Adrian Adams, Karen Ash, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Heather England, Paul Francis, David Gibbs, Paul Gregory, Nick Hawkridge, Kenny Hills, Matt Hobbs, Robin Lambert, Rob Laughton, Bob Medland, Chris Perry, Lois Price, Dean Reeves, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Bri Thompson, Keith Vinicombe,  

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