Sunny intervals and moderate breeze
Scaup, Goldeneye
Lesser Yellowlegs, Cattle Egret
FieldfareRedwing
Woodlark, Hawfinch
Brambling
Ring Ouzel
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
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
BRISTOL
Eastville Park:
79 Black-h Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 6 Lesser Black-b Gull, 2 Kingfisher, 20 Chaffinch
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
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+ StarlingCameley:
7 Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcaps, 4 Redwing
RESERVOIRS
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| 14-10-20 Lesser-Yellowlegs CVL Herriott's (Ian Stapp) |
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
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| 14-10-20 Common Sandpiper CVL (George Stacey) |
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:
1 Grey Plover, 10 Cattle Egret
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| 14-10-20 Kingfisher CVL Herriott's (Ian Stapp) |
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,
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG
