Overcast and a little dull with a moderate SE wind and very high spring tide this morning. The Coal Tit has returned to my garden - a clear sign of autumn.
Brent Geese
Golden Plover
BRISTOL
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
Grey Plover, Lesser Yellowlegs
Little Stints, Jack Snipe
Yellow-legged Gull
Cattle Egrets
Short-eared Owl, Merlin
Wheatear, Crossbills
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| The Lesser Yellowlegs showed briefly at Stratford today (Ian Stapp) |
BRISTOL
Brislington Brook:
1 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 8 Long-t Tit, 1 Grey Wagtail
Southmead Swimming Lake:
(WeBS) 2 Mallard, 4 Moorhen, 1 BH Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher.
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
(WeBS) 65 Canada Goose, 1 m. Gadwall, 50 Wigeon, 52 Mallard, 5 Teal, 9 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 1
Little Grebe, 52 Lapwing, 7 Grey Plover, 93 Curlew, 90 Turnstone, 360
Dunlin, 4 Snipe, 108 Redshank, 12 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1
Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Mistle Thrush, 5 Stonechat, 2 Grey Wagtail (a Hare, and 4 Roe Deer in the
Maize field at dawn).
Aust Warth:
Undercliff and reed bed: 3 Chiffchaff, 5 Stonechat.
NORTH SOMERSET
Nailsea:
Treecreeper in a garden.
BELOW M4 & BANES
Marshfield:
1 Golden Plover
Cold Ashton:
Stratford:
600 Coot, 3 Water Rail, 1 juv. Grey Plover, 2 Dunlin, 3 Little Stint, 1 Lesser Yellowlegs, 12 Cattle Egret (with the cows down by the car park), 3 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 6 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker. 1 Peregrine, 3 Coal Tit, Great & Blue Tit, 8 LT Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler.
Herriott's inc Pool:
Reports: Richard Belson, Derek Clarke, John Croxton, Jane Cumming, Nick Hawkridge, Andy Middleton, Vic Polley, Natasha Preston, Carrie Riches, Trevor Riddle, Steve Sanins, Mark Savage, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Wayne Tucker, blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding.
Undercliff and reed bed: 3 Chiffchaff, 5 Stonechat.
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| Short-eared Owl at Clevedon-Yeo (Howard Taffs) |
Portbury area:
94 Shelduck (on the river), 1 GBB Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 16 Meadow Pipit, 3 Rock Pipit, 2 Siskin.
Clevedon: Blind Yeo:
10 Moorhen, 3 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Wagtail.
10 Moorhen, 3 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Wagtail.
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| Merlin at Clevedon-Yeo (Howard Taffs) |
Clevedon-Yeo:
(WeBS and more) 3 Brent Goose, 105 Canada Goose, 4 Egyptian Goose, 10 Mute Swan, 650 Shelduck, 150 Wigeon, 175 Mallard, 140 Teal, 10 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 6 Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Marsh Harrier (Yeo), 1 Buzzard, 6 Coot, 29 Oystercatcher, 125 Lapwing, 6 Grey Plover, 175 Curlew, 3 Turnstone, 120 Dunlin, 1 Little Stint (Yeo), 1 Jack Snipe (Kenn mouth), 4 Snipe, c.275 Redshank, 300 BH Gull, 1 Short-eared Owl (Yeo), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 f. Merlin, 2 Peregrine, 35 Magpie (Wain’s Hill), 150 Carrion Crow, 100 Jackdaw, 12 Raven, 46 Skylark, 4 Swallow, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, 425 Starling, 20 Redwing, 10 Stonechat, 2 Wheatear, 12 Pied Wagtail, 125 Meadow Pipit, 15 Rock Pipit, 2 Bullfinch, 255 Chaffinch (to NE), 2 Crossbill (Wain’s Hill, to NE), 110 Linnet, 2 Siskin (to NE), 75 Goldfinch, 12 Reed Bunting.
Treecreeper in a garden.
Backwell Lake:
1 Cetti's Warbler
Uphill:
(WeBS) 7 Mute Swan, 228 Shelduck, 12 Wigeon, 49 Mallard, 93 Teal, 2 Moorhen, 63 Oystercatcher, 41 Lapwing, 42 Curlew, 400 Redshank, 70+ BH Gull, 1 Common Gull, 1 GBB Gull, 12 LBB Gull, 20 Herring Gull, 1 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Little Egret. 2 Skylark, 70 Swallows heading SE into the wind (and 6 Roe Deer).
(WeBS) 7 Mute Swan, 228 Shelduck, 12 Wigeon, 49 Mallard, 93 Teal, 2 Moorhen, 63 Oystercatcher, 41 Lapwing, 42 Curlew, 400 Redshank, 70+ BH Gull, 1 Common Gull, 1 GBB Gull, 12 LBB Gull, 20 Herring Gull, 1 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Little Egret. 2 Skylark, 70 Swallows heading SE into the wind (and 6 Roe Deer).
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| Golden Plover at Marshfield-Tormarton Road (Raoul Chandrasakera) |
BELOW M4 & BANES
Marshfield:
1 Golden Plover
Cold Ashton:
c.300 Golden Plover
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| The Golden Plover flock at Cold Ashton showing those twinkly white underwings (Raoul Chandrasakera) |
Marksbury:
50 Starling (heading for Chew)
Pensford:
8 Mallard, 14 Jackdaw, 1 Dipper, 4 Grey Wagtail.
8 Mallard, 14 Jackdaw, 1 Dipper, 4 Grey Wagtail.
RESERVOIRS
Blagdon Lake:
Blagdon Lake:
50 Mute Swan, 200 Canada Goose, 1318 Teal, 321 Mallard, 109 Gadwall, 101 Wigeon, 31 Shoveler, 14 Pintail, 690 Tufted Duck, 190 Pochard, 1 m. Goldeneye, 1720 Coot, 69 Moorhen, 31 Great Crested Grebe, 32 Little Grebe, 4 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 25 Cormorant, 106 Lapwing, 2 Buzzard, 1 Marsh Harrier. c.120 BH Gull, 22 LBB Gull, 6 Herring Gull, 3 GBB Gull, 4 Common Gull 4, pr. Stonechat.
Chew Valley Lake
Dam:
1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Pied Wagtail.
Woodford:
5 G BB Gull, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker.
Heron's Green:
8 Little Grebe, 4 Great White Egret, 9 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Raven, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker2 Stonechat, 4 Pied Wagtail, 6+ Meadow Pipit.
1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Pied Wagtail.
Woodford:
5 G BB Gull, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker.
Heron's Green:
8 Little Grebe, 4 Great White Egret, 9 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Raven, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker2 Stonechat, 4 Pied Wagtail, 6+ Meadow Pipit.
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| Grey Plover at Stratford (David Hughes) |
600 Coot, 3 Water Rail, 1 juv. Grey Plover, 2 Dunlin, 3 Little Stint, 1 Lesser Yellowlegs, 12 Cattle Egret (with the cows down by the car park), 3 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 6 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker. 1 Peregrine, 3 Coal Tit, Great & Blue Tit, 8 LT Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler.
Herriott's inc Pool:
84 Shoveler, 22 Gadwall, 18 Pintail, 22 Teal, 4 Goldeneye, 2 Water Rail, 5 GBB Gull, 34 Cormorant, 9 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 9 Jackdaw, 2 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler. 20+ LT Tit, 1 Reed Bunting.
