23-10-20 Friday - Marsh Tit

Mild, bright morning and afternoon with some light rain about midday

Scaup, Lesser Scaup

Lesser Yellowlegs

Spotted Redshank

Cattle Egret

Marsh Tit

Bearded Tit

Firecrest

Brambling

Siskin
 
BRISTOL

Hotwells:

1 GBB Gull, 1 Peregrine

Bishopston:
1 Sparrowhawk

Horfield Common:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Brambling (flying south low)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage/Northwick:
2 Water Rail, 63 Lapwing, 250 Black-tailed Godwit, 32 Dunlin, 1 Cattle Egret, 4 Little Egret, 1 Raven, 12 Skylark, 1 Cetti's, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 5 Goldcrest, 2 Stonechat, 38 Meadow Pipit, 1 Rock Pipit

Pilning Wetlands:

1 Firecrest

23-10-20 Two rarities for Pilning. Cattle Egret and Firecrest (Aravind Ramesh)

Yate:
Kingsgate Park: 6 Gadwall, 1 Swallow, 5 Skylark, Redwing (several), 11 Siskin

NORTH SOMERSET

Lower Failand:

2 Mallard, flock c.50 Woodpigeon, 3 Buzzard, 2 GS Woodpecker, 3 Jay, 3 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 5 Skylark, 10 LT Tit, 1 Nuthatch, c.25 Blackbird, 8 Meadow Pipit, c.30 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, c.50 Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath:
Wellsway:

1 Kestrel

Marksbury:
150 Starling

Paulton:

2 Mute Swan, 26 Mallard, 3 Moorhen, 1 Little Grebe, 100 BH Gull, 1 Common Gull, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 64 Skylark, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 8 Fieldfare, 1 Grey Wagtail, 17 Pied Wagtail, 24 Meadow Pipit, 1 Chaffinch, 80 Linnet, 1 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:

Plenty of  Pintail, 2 Great White Egret, 60+ Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper.

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
1 Egyptian Goose, 2 G BB Gull, 6 Pied Wagtail (Dam wall) 

Woodford:
2 G BB Gull, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Bullfinch 

Villice:
170 Shoveler, 25 Wigeon, 60 Teal, 1 Goosander, 1 Lapwing, 1 Green Sandpiper, 6 Grey Heron, 4 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 2 Kingfisher, 4 Fieldfare, 8 Redwing, 2 Stonechat

Heron's Green:
1 Goosander, 7 L Grebe (4 pool), 28 Lapwing (fly over), 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Snipe, 2 G BB Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 7 GW Egret, 5 L Egret, 1 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 1 Cetti's, 2 Stonechat (M & F pool), 4 Pied Wag 

Moreton:

23-10-20 Scaup (f) and Lesser Scaup (m) (Ian Stapp)

2 Scaup (f + juv), 1 Lesser Scaup (m), 10 Goldeneye, 12 Goosander, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Grey Heron, 4 GW Egret, 1 Tawny Owl (calling by cottage), 2 Jay, 14 Magpie (feeding on a deer carcass), 2 Raven, 20+ LTT, 3 Robin, 30 Meadow Pipit, 40 Linnet

Stratford:

23-10-20 Sparrowhawk (George Bridges)

1 Water Rail, 4 Lapwing, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Dunlin, 4 Little Stint, 1 Snipe, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Lesser Yellowlegs (still about), 1 Green Sandpiper, 22 Cattle Egret, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Coal Tit, 8 House Martin, Bearded Tits, 1 possible Firecrest (heard only), 30 Goldfinch

23-10-20 Cormorant feeding frenzy (Raoul Chandrasakera)

23-10-20 Spotted Redshank (Raoul Chandrasakera)

Herriott's inc Pool:

43 Shoveler, 34 Pintail, 1 Water Rail, 3 L Grebe, 3 Lapwing, 5 G BB Gull, 7 Grey Heron, 7 GW Egret, 4 L Egret, 1 Kingfisher (channel), 7 Jackdaw, 2 Cetti's, 50 Starling

Out of area
183 Cattle Egret North Chine Drove, Mudgley (plus a few more in adjoining areas)

Reports:  Tony Bridges, Dru Brooke-Taylor, John Budd, Raoul Chandrasakera,  Mark Coller, Stephen Curtis, Patrick Hancock, Robert Hargreaves, Mike Meechem, Lois Price, Aravind Ramesh, Carol Rushton, Ian Stapp, Jeremy Towler

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