Thursday 15 October 2020

15-10-20 Thursday - Spotted Redshank

Sunny morning, dry, cloudy afternoon with sunny spells and a moderate breeze

Spotted Redshank
Firecrest
Ring Ouzel
Brambling
Woodcock 

BRISTOL

Bristol Docks (New Cut):
1 Kingfisher (below Riverside Garden Centre)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Water Rail, Oystercatcher, Curlew, Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, Long-t Tit, Willow Warbler, Goldcrest, Treecreeper, 4 Stonechat, Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, Greenfinch
vismig:
1 Golden Plover, 2 Snipe, 200 Jackdaw, 45 Skylark, 250+ Fieldfare, 500+ Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 700+ Starling, 7+ Stonechat, 400 Chaffinch, 1 Brambling, 30 Linnet, 2 Redpoll, 4 Siskin

Aust Warth:
vismig:
1 Pintail, 1 Little Egret, 45 Lapwing, 1301 Jackdaw, 53 Skylark, 2121 Starling, 793 Fieldfare, 1892 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 5 Mistle Thrush, 1 House Sparrow, 106 Wagtail (alba), 9 Meadow pipit, 2827 Chaffinch, 1 Brambling, 29 Greenfinch, 16 Linnet, 5 Redpoll, 10 Goldfinch, 26 Siskin

New Passage/Northwick:
vismig:
1 Buzzard, 1 GS Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 45 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Grey Wagtail, c860 Chaffinch, Crossbill, Yellowhammer, 

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon-Yeo:
4 Egyptian Goose (mouth of Yeo, flew off inland), c300 Shelduck, 80 Mallard, 50 Teal, 2 Oystercatcher, 75 Lapwing, 4 Grey Plover, 1 Ringed Plover, 125 Curlew, 130 Dunlin, 6 Snipe 250+ Redshank, 275 Black-headed Gull, 8 Herring Gull, 2 Heron, 4 Little Egret, Marsh Harrier (1 pos 2 at mouth of Yeo), 1 Peregrine (m), Skylark (present), 2 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 40 Redwing, 2 Wheatear, 4 Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit (present), 6 Rock Pipit, 40+ Linnet 

Sand Point/Bay:
Bay:
Shelduck, 10 Oystercatcher, 230 Curlew, 32 Dunlin, Redshank, 4 Little Egret, 15 Meadow Pipit
Point:
vismig: Skylark (several), 1 Firecrest, 1 Ring Ouzel (m), 3 Fieldfare, 80 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 30 Meadow Pipit, 300 Chaffinch, 5 Siskin
Middle Hope:
3 Raven 2 Stonechat; 3 Wheatear (f, on maize stubble), 70+ Linnet

BELOW M4 & BANES

Lansdown:
1 Woodcock - flushed by the bus stopping

15-10-20 Green Woodpecker and Jay at NSL (Wayne Tucker)
Newton St Loe:
1 Tufted Duck(f), 1 Little Grebe, 85 Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Gull, 25 Herring Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 5 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 3 Raven, 5 Skylark,15 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 10 Starling, 4 Stonechat (a record), 1 Grey Wagtail, 5 Meadow Pipit

Marksbury:
150+ Starling

Paulton:
30 Woodpigeon, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Raven, 13 Skylark, 40 Starling (fly-over), 3 Stonechat, 40 Meadow Pipit, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Linnet

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

15-10-20 Great White Egret in Herriot's Channel (Simon Isgar)

Dam:
1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 G BB Gull, 3 Pied Wagtail (Dam wall)

Hollowbrook:
20 Lapwing, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Chiffchaff 

Woodford:
5 G BB Gull, 1 Buzzard, 2 G S Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 20+ LT Tit (car park), 10+ Fieldfare, 12+ Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Bullfinch 

15-10-20 Eclipse, male Shoveler (George Stacey)
Villice:
2 Shoveler, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret

15-10-20 Black-tailed Godwit, Spotted Redshank and C Sandpiper at Heron's Green (Ian Stapp)
Heron's Green:
1 Scaup (f), 4 L Grebe (pool), 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Snipe, 5 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank, 4 G BB Gull, 5 Grey Heron, 12 G W Egret, 6 L Egret, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 2 Cetti's, 200 Starling (field back pool), 2 Stonechat (m & f, pool), 2 Mistle Thrush, 4 Pied Wagtail, 
10+ Goldfinch 

Stratford:
Lapwing, 2 Dunlin, 16 GW Egret

Herriott's inc Pool:
Shelduck, 2 Goldeneye (m), 1 Goosander (red head), 1 Water Rail (calling), 3 Lapwing, 1 Grey Plover, 1 Dunlin, 9 Grey Heron, 11 G-W Egret, 5 L Egret, 1 Med Gull, 18 Common Gull (pool), 3 G BB Gull, 1 Y-L Gull, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 G S Woodpecker, 5 Jackdaw, 1 Raven (calling), 2 Cetti's, 20+ LT Tit (channel), 2 Reed Bunting

Reports: Derek Angell, Karen Ash, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Barry Dursley, Paul Gregory, Patrick Hancock, Peter Hazlewood, Matt Hobbs, Simon Isgar, Brian Lancastle, Phil Quinn, Dean Reeves, Harvey Rose, Nigel Sluman, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Wayne Tucker