31-10-21 Sunday - Black-Redstart

Rain then some sun mixed in with some really heavy showers  13°C

Firecrest

Black-Redstart

Lesser Scaup

Leach's Petrel

Kittiwake

31-10-21 Black Redstart Clevedon Pier (Paul Chapman)

BRISTOL

Clifton Down:

Zoo Bank - 1 Sparrowhawk alarming the Blue and Long-tailed Tit, 1 Firecrest & Redwing heard

Avon Gorge Edge - 1 Peregrine (m)

Redland Garden:

2 Woodpigeon, 1 Jay, 1 Magpie, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Blackcap - next door's report, 1 Blackbird (f), 1 Robin, 12+ House Sparrow, 

31-10-21 Cormorant Stoke Park (Partick Richards)

Stoke Park - inc Duchess Pond:
26 Mallard plus a white cross, 48 Feral Pigeon, 14 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove,14 Moorhen, 9 Coot, 1 Black-headed Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 1Jay, 9 Magpie, 70+ Jackdaw,4 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Starling, 1 Robin, 8 Sparrow.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Severn Beach:

5 Pintail, 140 Turnstones, 30 Dunlin, 1 Leach's Petrel, 60 Kittiwake - flock, 

31-10-21 Sparrowhawk CS ( Jeny Hillson)

Chipping Sodbury - garden:
1 Sparrowhawk

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - Pier:
1 Black Redstart

Nailsea:

West End - 1 Black-Redstart

Friendship Rd - Sparrowhawk in the garden

BELOW M4 & BANES

Warmley - Siston Brook
1 Dipper

Hanham - Magpie Bottom

1 Kingfisher

Marksbury Plain:

4 Stock Dove, 50 Woodpigeon, 1 Buzzard, 100 mixed corvids (Rook / Carrion Crow), 2 Raven, 1 Grey Wagtail, 6 Pied Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 8 Chaffinch, 1 Linnet

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Wick Green Point:
1 Lesser Scaup (m), 1 Marsh Harrier (m).

Herriott's inc Pool:

In to roost on the pool  -  29 Cattle Egret, 3 Great White Egret, & 3 Little Egret. One Egyptian Goose, 2 Marsh Harrier, 40 roosting Pied Wagtail.

Reports:  Phil Barlow, Nancy Barrett, Paul Chapman, Ben Crabb, Andy Davis, Oscar Dewhurst, Patrick Hancock, Jeny Hillson,  David Hughes, Petrick Richards, Paul Sawyer, Tony Scott, Gary Thoburn, Paul Williams

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

Rare Sightings from 2021 missing supporting notes

If you can provide notes to support any of the sightings below please send them to Rich Mielcarek at avonbirds@hotmail.co.uk

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30-10-21 Saturday - Woodcock

 13°C - Heavy showers early on, sounds like the Stratford hide (CVL) was inaccessible due to floods. Sunny intervals and a gentle breeze in the afternoon.

Woodcock

Lesser Scaup

Firecrest

Short-eared Owl

Red Kite

30-10-21 Yellowhammer, Wickwar (P Sadley)

BRISTOL

Zoo Banks:
2 Firecrest

Coombe Dingle:
2 Blackcap

Stoke Park - inc Duchess Pond:
1 Swallow

Troopers Hill

3 Siskin

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

31-10-21 Stonechat, OPS (Heather England)

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Grey Heron, 1 Barn Owl, 3 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 3 Stonechat

Aust Warth:
4 Short-eared Owl - hunting over the salt marsh

Severn Beach:
134 Turnstone

Kingswood:
Steady passage of woodpigeon heading South-East - 200+

30-10-21 Stonechat, Wickwar (P Sadley)

Wickwar (Meads Farm area):
1 Woodcock, 1 Stonechat, 1 Yellowhammer

NORTH SOMERSET

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
20 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Firecrest, 8 Goldcrest, 790 Starling, 2 Redwing, 11 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 4 Pied Wagtail, 41 Meadow Pipit, 145 Chaffinch, 9 Brambling, 90 Goldfinch, 17 Siskin, 3 Reed Bunting

Yatton:

1 Peregrine, 30 Redwings

BELOW M4 & BANES

Hanham (Magpie Bottom):
1 Kingfisher

Bath (Lansdown Racecourse):
118 Golden Plover

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake (BOC Walk highlights):
3 Egyptian Goose, 10 Pintail, 90 Lapwing, 1 Green Sandpiper, 7 Common Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Red Kite, 1 Cetti's Warbler - singing by the lodge, 3 Goldcrest, 2 Treecreeper, 2 Redwing, 2 Grey Wagtail, c12 Siskin - made up of 2 groups

Chew Valley Lake

Sutton Wick:
1 Lesser Scaup

Reports: Derek Angell, Pete Bunniss, Ed Drewitt, Rob Emery, Heather England, Lee Gardiner, Nick Hawkridge, Pete Hazelwood, Matt Hull, Michael Hutchinson, Trevor Riddle, Paul Sadley, Paul Sawyer, Serina Sweeting, Chris Vines

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

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29-10-21 Friday - Short-eared Owl

Heavy rain early and the temp quickly climbed to 13°C, when the sun came out in the pm.

Lesser Scaup 

Goldeneye

Common Scoter

Merlin

Cattle Egret

Short-eared Owl

BRISTOL

Blaise Estate:

2 Jay, 4 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Wren, 1 Nuthatch , 1 Treecreeper, 2 Robin

29-10-21 Gadwall EP (Martin Tayler)

Eastville Park:
2 Gadwall - very unusual here

Sea Mills - R Avon:
2 Common Sandpiper, 46+ Redshank

Stoke Park - inc Duchess Pond:
13 Canada Goose, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 6 Redwing

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
12 Lapwing, 15 Curlew, 11+ Long-tailed Tit with 1 Treecreeper, c30 Pied Wagtail, c10 Chaffinch, c30 Pied Wagtail and c10 Chaffinch. c80 Linnet, flock of 10 Siskin - over to NE

29-10-21 Short-eared Owl Aust-NW (Matt Hall)

Aust Warth/Northwick:

4 Short-eared Owl - hunting

New Passage/Northwick:
200+ Canada Goose, 2 Shelduck, 300+ Wigeon, 200+ Teal, 150 Common Scoter - flushed with the fowl & wader from below the bank and flew off down river, 50+ Black-tailed Godwit, 50 + Redshank, 100+ Black-headed Gull, 1 Kestrel (m), 1 Merlin, 10 Pied Wagtail, 20+ Meadow Pipit, 70+ Linnet

Pilning Wetlands:

3 Mute Swan, 19 Shoveler, 16 Gadwall, 11 Wigeon, 47 Mallard, 20+ Teal, 5 Tufted Duck, 8 Moorhen, 23 Coot, 4 Little Grebe, 97 Lapwing, 300+ Black-tailed Godwit, 300+ Dunlin, 20+ Black-headed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 

Holes Mouth - Chittening Warth:
70+ Oystercatcher, 1 Curlew, 60+ Black-headed Gull,

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports yet

BELOW M4 & BANES

Folly Farm:
1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Jay

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

29-10-21 Snipe CVL (George Stacey)

Hollowbrook:
2 Pintail, 4 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 

East Shore:

3 Goldeneye (2f & 1m)

Sutton Wick:

1 Lesser Scaup - showed well mid am

29-10-21 Bearded Tit CVL (Mike Prior)

Villice:
Small numbers of Shoveler, Wigeon and Pochard, good numbers of Teal and Coot, 3 Lapwing, 1 Green Sandpiper, large flock BH Gull, 1 Great White Egret

Heron's Green:
1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Yellow-legged Gull - ad, 1 Great White Egret

29-10-21 Marsh Harrier CVL (Bri Thompson)

Stratford:
2 Ringed Plover, 23 Cattle Egret - fly past, 3 Marsh Harrier (2f&m) - over towards Morton, 6 Bearded Tit, 
Herriott's inc Pool:

55 Pintail, 29 Cattle Egret, 4 Great White Egret

OUT OF AREA

Berrow Beach:

30 Ringed Plover, 20 Sanderling, 1000 Dunlin hiding 1 Purple Sandpiper - not seen in Avon since 2018, 2 Swallow    

Reports: Rob Bright, Di Bunniss, Allan Chard, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, William Earp, Matt Hall, Simon Isgar, Jean Oliver, Mike Prior, Phil Quinn, Aravin Ramesh, George Stacey, Larry Sweetland, Martin Tayler, Bri Thompson, Mark Waldron

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

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28-10-21 Thursday - Common Scoter

 A mild, overcast, windy morning turned into a wet afternoon with steady rain after 3 p.m.  Temp  still an unseasonal 17°C.

Lesser Scaup

Common Scoter

Yellow-legged and Mediterranean Gull

Short-eared Owl

Fieldfares and Redwings

Brambling, Siskins

Lapwing and Ringed Plover at Stratford Bay, Chew (George Stacey)

BRISTOL

no reports

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
34 Pheasant, a high count of 7+ Rock Pipit (on shore/saltmarsh at Shepperdine).

"Vismig" mainly to the SW: 36 Redwing, 1+ Brambling, 40 Chaffinch, 4 Siskin (2 heading NE).

Redwing (George Stacey)

Northwick Warth:

Short-eared Owl

New Passage:

c200 Black-tailed Godwit, 134 Turnstone, c12 Knot, 1 Peregrine

NORTH SOMERSET

Yatton, Wemberham Lane:
8 Little Egret, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, 3 Raven, 8 Skylark (overflying migrants), 600 Starling, 5 Linnet.

BELOW M4 & BANES
No reports

Ringed Plovers at Stratford Bay, Chew (George Stacey)

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Hollow Brook:

Just a Green Sandpiper.

Sutton Wick:
1 f. Common Scoter

Green Sandpiper at Chew (George Stacey)

Villice & Parkland:
1 Green Sandpiper.  300+ thrushes, mostly Redwing with a few Fieldfare.

Heron's Green:
2 Green Sandpiper, ad. Yellow-legged Gull, ad. Mediterranean Gull

Stratford:
2 Ringed Plover, 1 Lapwing.

Herriott's inc Pool:

"Shedloads" of Pintail, distant Lesser Scaup in poor viewing conditions.

Reports:  Chris Craig, Trevor Riddle, Tony Scott, George Stacey, blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

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27-10-21 Wednesday - Barn Owl

Light cloud, some light drizzle in places, and a moderate breeze. Top temperature 16°C

Lesser Scaup

Water Rail

Cattle Egret

Barn Owl

Merlin

Hobby

Redwing

Brambling

27-10-21 Pintail, Herriots, Pool CVL (George Stacey)

BRISTOL

No reports

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage and Pilning Wetlands:

3 Grey Plover, 14 Ringed Plover, 550 Black-tailed Godwit, 35 Knot, 500+ Dunlin, 100+ Redshank, 1 Merlin,  2 Peregrine, 2 Rock Pipit, 

27-10-21 Green Sandpiper, Hollow Brook, CVL (George Stacey)

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead Boating Lake:
52 Canada Geese, 2 Greylag Geese, 5 Mute Swan, 109 Mallard, 2 f Tufted Duck, 8 Moorhen, 60 BH Gull

Clevedon - Yeo:

High tide visit between 0730-1300 -  235 Shelduck, 30 Wigeon, 55 Mallard, 185 Teal, 12 Coot, 6 Little Grebe, 9 Oystercatcher, 65 Lapwing, 170 Curlew, 30 Turnstone, 5 Dunlin, 175 Redshank, 425 BH Gull, 4 Common Gull, 70 Herring Gull, 8 LBB Gull, 20 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 9 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 1 f  Merlin, 1 Hobby (Yeo), 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 14 Skylark, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 375 Starling, 5 Redwing, 6 Stonechat, 45 Meadow Pipit, 2 Rock Pipit, 80 Chaffinch, 5 Brambling (Wain’s Hill), 1 Bullfinch, 4 Reed Bunting. 

27-10-21 Merlin, Blakes Pools (Howard Taffs)

Blakes Pools:

2 Egyptian Geese, 4 Wigeon, 58 Teal, 3 Snipe, 110 Redshank, 1 Barn Owl, 1 f Merlin,  9 Redwing (overhead), few Chaffinch 

Sand Point/Middle Hope: 

12 Cormorant, 7 Goldcrest, 220 Starling,13 Song Thrush, 2 Redwing, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail,

37 Chaffinch, 1 Brambling, 6 Reed Bunting 

Worle:
1 m Brambling on garden feeders

BELOW M4 & BANES

Hanham garden:
1 Grey Wagtail (50 m uphill from stream through Magpie Bottom)

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Hollowbrook:
1 posing f Pheasant, 3 Green Sandpiper.

27-10-21 Posing Pheasant, Hollow Brook, CVL (George Stacey)

Parkland:

50+ Redwing

Heron's Green:

2 Little Grebe (pool), 1 Ringed Plover (wall & mud), 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull,  2 Cattle Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret,  3 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 2 Raven,   2 Cetti's Warbler, 20+ Starling, 5 Pied Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, 3 Meadow Pipit (wall & mud with Chaffinch), 8 Chaffinch (wall) 

Sutton Wick:

1 Lesser Scaup

27-10-21 Ringed Plover, Herons Green, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriott's inc Pool:

2 Shelduck,  40+ Shoveler (pool), 80+ Wigeon (lake), 58+ Pintail (pool), 50+ Pochard (lake),  2 Water Rail, 1 Green Sandpiper, 21 Common Gull,  3 GBB Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 6 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 m Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 4 Jackdaw, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 40+ Starling, 2 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail  

Reports: Jane Cumming, Matt Hull, Brian Mulgrew, Dean Reeves, Steve Sanins, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs,

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26-10-21 Tuesday - Hobby

Temp 11 to 16°C. Heavy skies, some rain and the odd bit of sunshine

Lesser Scaup

Golden Plover

Mediterranean Gull
Merlin, Hobby

Bearded Tit
Firecrest

Fieldfare

Wheatear

Brambling

26-10-21 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Herons Green (Rob Hargreaves)

BRISTOL

Bishops Knoll NR:
2 vocal Firecrest

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Northwick Warth, Chessel Pill:

206 Canada Goose, 200+ Wigeon, 40+ Oystercatcher, 16 Ringed Plover, 68 Curlew, 300 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Turnstone, 300 Dunlin, 40+ Redshank, 100+ BH Gull, 1 Merlin, 11 Pied Wagtail, 10 Meadow Pipit, 100+ Linnet

Pilning Wetlands:

2 Mute Swan, 13 Shoveler, 18 Gadwall, 10 Wigeon, 75 Mallard, 30+ Teal, 21 Coot, 12 Moorhen, 3 Little Grebe, 109 Lapwing, 5 Curlew, 400+ Black-tailed Godwit, 400+ Dunlin, 200+ Redshank, 58 BH Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret

Severn Beach Warths:

12 Shelduck, 9 Wigeon, 16 Mallard, 16 Teal, 46 Oystercatcher, 1 Lapwing, 57 Curlew, 5 Turnstone, 70+ Dunlin, 120+ Redshank, 181 BH Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 400 Starling

NORTH SOMERSET

Sand Point and Middle Hope inc vismig:
1 Hobby, 1800 Starling, 5 Redwing, 1 poss f Ring Ouzel, 1 Wheatear, 282 Chaffinch, 3 Brambling, 55 Linnet, 30 Goldfinch, 10 Siskin

Clevedon Moor, Blind Yeo:

1 Mute Swan + 6 cygnets, 6+ Moorhen, 6 Little Grebe, 2 Stonechat

Weston Sewage Treatment Works, BOC Walk:
5 Mute Swan, 2 Shoveler, 40 Wigeon, 2 Mallard, 10 Teal, 1 Pheasant, 2 Feral Pigeon, 50+ Woodpigeon, 10 Moorhen, 1 Little Grebe, 7 Lapwing, 4 Curlew, 7 Snipe, 80 Redshank, 100+ BH Gull, 20+ Herring Gull, 11 LBB Gull, 1 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine, 5 Skylark, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 18 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 200+ Starling, 15 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Blackbird, 4 Robin, 3 Stonechat, 1 House Sparrow, 6 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail, 5 Meadow Pipit, 30 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 5 Linnet, 10 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

BELOW M4 & BANES

Lyde Green and Science Park:
1 Chiffchaff, 8 Fieldfare, House Sparrows and Goldfinches

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

26-10-21 Ringed Plover, Herons Green (Rob Hargreaves)

Herons Green:
1 Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Green Sandpiper, 1 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret

Stratford:
40 Golden Plover, 1 Ringed Plover, 1 m Marsh Harrier, 1 Peregrine, 1 f Bearded Tit

Herriotts:
1 Lesser Scaup, 17 Lapwing, 1 ad w Mediterranean Gull, 400 Common Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 4 Cetti's Warbler

Reports: Judy Copeland, Alan Daniels, Andy Davis, Tim Ford, Robert Hargreaves, Dave Hughes, Matt Hull, Simon Isgar, Phil Quinn, Mathew Rogers, blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

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25-10-21 Monday - Lesser Scaup, Glossy Ibis

Blue skies but some very heavy showers. Bristol max 15°C

Lesser Scaup 

Glossy Ibis

Marsh Harrier

Goshawk (probable)

Merlin

Penduline Tit, Bearded Tit

Brambling, Redpoll, Crossbill, Siskin

25-10-21 Glossy Ibis, Herriotts Pool, CVL (Mike Trew)

25-10-21 Marsh Harrier, Stratford, CVL (Raoul Chandrasakera)

BRISTOL

Blaise Estate/Coombe Dingle:

8 Crossbill over early a.m., heading SW

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Gadwall, 10 Teal, 5 Wigeon, 3 Little Grebe, 11 |Lapwing, 18 Curlew, 100+ Turnstone, 4 Redshank,  probable Goshawk (flew across Lagoon 1 in afternoon, hassled by a Carrion Crow), 1 Peregrine, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Redwing, Fieldfare (heard only), 1 Stonechat

Northwick Warth: 

97 Canada Goose, 300+ Wigeon, 150+ Oystercatcher, 19 Ringed Plover, 150+ Curlew, 50 + Redshank,  300+ Black-tailed Godwit, 200+ Dunlin,  2 Grey Heron, 1 Merlin, 1 Kestrel, 6 Skylark,  4 Pied Wagtail, 30+ Meadow Pipit, 100+ Linnet

Pilning Wetlands: 

2 Mute Swan, 23 Teal, 9 Shoveler, 12 Gadwall, 22 Mallard, 7 Wigeon, 18 Coot, 6 Moorhen, 2 Little Grebe, 80+ Lapwing, 200+ Redshank, 1 Turnstone, 450+ Dunlin,  65 Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Gull, 5 Herring Gull, 1 Little Egret, 1 Cormorant [ wader and duck numbers here additional to those recorded from Northwick Warth above] 

New Passage: 

23 Collared Dove, 3 Goldcrest

The Pipes / New Pill: 

4 Shelduck, 31 Mallard, 8 Wigeon, 2 Teal, 1 Little Egret, 6 Black-headed Gull, 1 GBB Gull, 4 Herring Gull

Holes Mouth: 

2 Shelduck, 2 Gadwall, 34 Teal, 8 Mallard, 39 Turnstone, 100+ Oystercatcher, 6 Curlew, 250+ Redshank,  50+ Dunlin,  50+ Black-headed Gull

25-10-21 Pintail, Herriotts Pool, CVL (Mike Trew)

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:
constant passage of Chaffinch early a.m.

Clevedon - Yeo:

Chaffinch: Visual migration to SW  throughout the morning, with the majority over Wain’s Hill between 0715-0915.

Siskin: Unusually large movement to SW, all seen over Wain’s Hill between 0715-0915.

 

Combined reports - 150 Shelduck, 260 Wigeon, 70 Mallard, 2 Pintail, 115 Teal, 6 Coot, 7 Oystercatcher, 140 Lapwing, 4 Ringed Plover,  220 Curlew, 21  Turnstone, 7 Dunlin, 8 Common Snipe, 560 Redshank, 300 Black Headed Gull, 3 Common Gull, 60 Herring Gull, 8 Cormorant, 12 Little Egret, 1 Grey heron  1 Marsh Harrier (Yeo), 1 Buzzard, 1 f  Merlin, 1 Peregrine, 3 Penduline Tit (in restricted area with no general access), 44 Skylark, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 1275 Starling, 635 Redwing, 8 Stonechat, 2 Grey Wagtail, 7 Pied Wagtail, 90 Meadow Pipit, 3775 Chaffinch, 3 Bullfinch, 60 Greenfinch, 35 Linnet, 25 Goldfinch, 5 Redpoll, 128 Siskin, 7 Reed Bunting

Sand Point/Bay:
1 Merlin, 120 Skylark, 1500 Starling, a few Pied Wagtail, 30 Meadow Pipit, 800 Chaffinch, 4 Brambling, 2 Redpoll, 40 Siskin (No Wood Pigeon or thrush movement this morning)

Weston-Super-Mare:
1 fem-type Marsh Harrier flew over, heading north

Banwell:
1 Pheasant, 1 Sparrowhawk (for the sixth consecutive day) checking out the feeder station, 2  Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay plus Red Fox (probably looking for Pheasant) 

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports

RESERVOIRS

25-10-21 Lesser Scaup, Herriotts Bridge, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake

25-10-21 Cattle Egret, Heron's Green, CVL (Mike Trew)

25-10-21 GBB Gull assaulting a Tufted Duck, Heron's Green, CVL (Ian Stapp)
[see below for outcome]

Heron's Green:

2 Little Grebe, 1 Ringed Plover, 2 Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 GBB Gull (one grabbed a Tufted Duck, killed it, then fed on it), 5 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret,  14 Cattle Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 30+ Starling, 50+ Redwing with small number of Fieldfare, 3 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail    

25-10-21 Ringed Plover, Stratford, CVL (George Stacey)

Stratford:
1 Water Rail, 1 Ringed Plover, 3 Lapwing , 1 male Marsh Harrier, 3 Swallow, 2 Bearded Tit (though possibly more)

Herriott's inc Pool:

85+ Wigeon,  50+ Pintail, 400+ Pochard, 1 Lesser Scaup (lake in with the Coot & ducks), 1 f  Scaup, 2 Water Rail, 2 Lapwing, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Glossy Ibis, 3 GBB Gull, 27 Common Gull, 1 Little Egret, 2 Great White Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher,     1 Jay, 6 Jackdaw, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 100+ Starling (small groups going south), 7 Redwing, 3 Pied Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail 

25-10-21 Lapwing, Stratford, CVL (George Stacey)

Reports:  Raoul Chandrasakera, Jane Cumming, William Earp, Paul Gregory, Paul Marshall, Andy Middleton, Rob Purveur, Phil Quinn, Trevor Riddle, Steve Sanins, Mark Savage, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Mike Trew, Wayne Tucker, John Thorogood, opsbirding,  

24-10-21 Sunday - Whooper Swan, Lesser Scaup

Rain early on; some warmth in the mild afternoon sunshine. 16°C

Whooper Swan 

Lesser Scaup

Bar-tailed Godwit

Mediterranean Gull

Glossy Ibis, Spoonbill, Cattle Egret 

Short-eared Owl 

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

Brambling

  

24-10-21 Lesser Scaup, CVL (Gary Thoburn)

BRISTOL

Blaise Estate:

Garden - 1 f Blackcap  (first of the winter)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

24-10-21 Merlin, Northwick Warth (Brian Lancastle)

Aust Warth:

2 Short-eared Owl hunting late afternoon ('Unfortunately views were by telescope from New Passage due to lack of access to Aust Warth')

New Passage/Northwick Warth/ Pilning Wetlands:

1000+ waders of 4 species, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Merlin,  5 Redwing, 25 Meadow Pipit

24-10-21 Mediterranean Gull, Pilning Wetland (Paul Bowerman)

Easter Compton:

2 Spoonbill flying south over the B4055 between Easter Compton & Pilning at 8.45am (seen from moving vehicle)

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:

1 Whooper Swan on the North Pool (same as at Clevedon below). Flew off north.

Clevedon - Yeo:

BOC walk - 1 Whooper Swan (called in at Portbury Wharf), 35 Shelduck, 10 Wigeon, 20 Mallard, 4 Wigeon, 20 Teal, 8 Feral Pigeon, hundreds Woodpigeon, 4 Moorhen, 25 Oystercatcher, 9 Lapwing, 5 Ringed Plover, 45 Curlew, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 Dunlin, 50 Redshank, hundreds Black-headed Gull, 1 GBB Gull, 5 Herring Gull, 2 LBB Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine, 2 Skylark, 2 Magpie, 8 Jackdaw, 1 Rook, 80 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 2 Skylark, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Wren, 200+ Starling, 1 Robin, 10 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, 1 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, hundreds Meadow Pipit, 3 Rock Pipit, 12 Chaffinch, 8 Greenfinch, 5 Linnet, 1 Reed Bunting

Maize field near Dowlais - most of the Canada Goose flock (see below) inland (c155), 20 Redwing, c35 Chaffinch

Early-morning further south to Blakes Pools - 2 Egyptian Goose, 180 Canada Goose, Wigeon, Teal, 70+ Mallard, 4 Coot, 2 Oystercatcher, 45 Lapwing, 1 Ringed Plover, 90 Curlew, 28 Turnstone, 60 Dunlin, 5 
Snipe, 350 Redshank, BH Gull, 7 Little Egret, 1 Jay (unusual at Blakes Pool), 20 Redwing, 2 Stonechat, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Rock Pipit, Meadow Pipit, 1+Reed Bunting

Bristol Airport:

30+ Golden Plover

BELOW M4 & BANES

24-10-21 Dipper, River Chew near Bristol (Lee@Wildwood photos)

River Avon, Saltford area:

Twerton Woods – 1 Jay
Newbridge – 4 Pheasant, 1 Mute Swan, 2 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Kingfisher, 6 Long-tailed Tit.

Kelston – 1 Moorhen, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Green Woodpecker
Saltford – 3 Mallard, 1 Grey Heron, 6 Long-tailed Tit

Bath:
1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Brambling

Newton St Loe:
9 Teal, 3 Cormorant, 1 Green Sandpiper (unusual here), 30 Common Gull, 3 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard, 10 Skylark, 1 Nuthatch, 12 Starling, 4 Mistle Thrush, 3 Pied Wagtail,  30 Meadow Pipit,  26 Goldfinch, 2 Yellowhammer 

24-10-21 Goldfinches, Chew Stoke (Lucy Masters)

Chew Stoke:
Garden - 2 Collared Dove, 2 Magpie, 6 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit,  4  Goldfinch

Paulton:
100 Woodpigeon, 1 Buzzard, 1 Raven, 5 Skylark, 2 Stonechat, 10 Meadow Pipit, 11 Linnet

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

24-10-21 Lapwing, Villice Bay, CVL (Dave Hughes)

Villice:
10 Wigeon, 20 Shoveler, 20 Gadwall, c 100 Teal, 6 Lapwing, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Great White Egret, 3 Raven

Stratford:
1 Lesser Scaup in middle of lake

Herriott's inc Pool:

1 Glossy Ibis still present, numerous ('half a shed load') Cattle Egret, 1 m  Marsh Harrier, 1 Peregrine

 
Reports: Paul Bowerman, Jane Cumming, Alan Daniells, Ian Dickie, William Earp, Richard Giles and Fiona Neate, Bob Goodman, Patrick Hancock, Adrian Hockey, Dave Hughes, Brian Lancastle, Lucy Masters, Andrew Mears, Steve Preddy,  Matt Rogers, Harvey Rose, Gary Thoburn, Jason Williams, nslbirding

23-10-21 Saturday - Lesser Redpoll

 15°C - Light cloud and a gentle breeze.

Firecrest

Lesser Redpoll

Golden Plover

Brambling

Red Kite

23-10-21 Stonechat, OPS (Peter Coslett)

BRISTOL

Bishopston (Residential Garden):

1 Brambling

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

23-10-21 Wheatear, OPS (Peter Coslett)

Oldbury Power Station:
30 Mallard, 2 Mallard, 3 Teal, 11 Moorhen, 40 Turnstone, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear

23-10-21 Black-tailed Godwit, New Passage (Rosemary Setter)

23-10-21 Redshank, New Passage (Rosemary Setter)

New Passage/Northwick:
150~ Black-tailed Godwit, 25~ Redshank.

Yate (Kingsgate Park):
8 Mute Swan, 1 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe.

NORTH SOMERSET

Sand Point/Bay:
3 Brambling

Weston-Super-Mare:
1 Firecrest (by the New Castle cafe)

Worlebury:
2 Firecrest

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath:
2 Red Kite (Juvs - Dean hill, Weston)

4 Stonechat, 22 Golden Plover (Lansdown Racecourse)

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

1 Marsh Harrier (adult male)

Ringing Station:
4 Lesser Redpoll

Heron's Green:
1 Ringed plover, 3 Common Sandpiper.

Reports: Rich Andrews, Derek Angell, Peter Bryant, Peter Coslett, Barry Dursley, Paul Gregory, Rupert Higgins, Matt Hull, Simon Isgar, Rosemary Setter, Howard Taffs

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22-10-21 Friday - Goosander

 Dry and bright but the wind was cold, knocking a couple of °C from the ambient 14°C

Glossy Ibis

Goosander

Scaup

Bearded Tit

Cattle Egret

BRISTOL

Blaise Estate:

3 Buzzard, 6 Jay, 5 Magpie, 7 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 3 Coal Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 4 Wren, 2 Nuthatch, 3 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 4 Robin, 3 Grey Wagtail

Kingsdown:

2 Chaffinch (f&m) - regularly this last week

22-10-21 Little Grebe Stoke Park (Martin Tayler)

Stoke Park - inc Duchess Pond:
2 Little Grebe, 

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Chipping Sodbury - Ridge Wood:
9 Woodpigeon, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 5 Magpie, 13 Jackdaw, 3 Rook, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 5 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 4 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 3 Blackbird, 6 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Goldfinch

Coalpit Heath - garden:

1 Chaffinch - must think it's winter

22-10-21 Peregrine Westerleigh (Peter Coslett)

Westerleigh:
1 Peregrine

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports

BELOW M4 & BANES

Lyde Green Lake:

1 Sparrowhawk (f), 1400 Starling - murmuration cloud

Willsbridge Mill:
1 Kingfisher, 1 Dipper, 

22-10-21 Jay Compton Dando (Ian Stapp)

Comptond Dando -Elm Farm, bird survey:
5 Stock Dove, 500+ Woodpigeon - all heading South through the morning in quite large flocks, 2 Black-headed Gull, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 7 Jay, 3 Magpie, 30 Jackdaw, 25+ Crow, 2 Raven, 8 Blue Tit, 6 Great Tit, 7+ Skylark 1 Chiffchaff, 5 Wren, 20+ Starling, 5 Blackbird, 20+ Redwing, 6 Robin, 2 Stonechat (f&m), 2 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Meadow Pipit, 120+ Linnet, 50+ Goldfinch, 7 Yellowhammer, 1 Brown Hare

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
1 Scaup (f) T3, Goldcrest and Treecreeper around the car park.

Blagdon Lake:

72+ Lapwing, 38 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 ad. Dunlin, 1 (1W) Mediterranean Gull, 4 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine.

Chew Valley Lake
30 Cattle Egret - roost

Vismig south/south west - 2,900 Woodpigeon in an hr, 10 Redwing 

Hollowbrook:
6 Long-tailed Tit

22-10-2021 Glossy Ibis CVL (George Stacey)

Villice:
Shoveler, Wigeon, 1 Glossy Ibis - feeding continuously, 

Heron's Green:
1 Goosander (f) in flight towards Blagdon, 1100 Coot - in the bay, 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Cattle Egret

22-10-2021 Bearded Tit CVL (Tony Bridges)

Stratford:
6 Bearded Tit

Herriott's inc Pool:

55 Pintail, 1 Peregrine - over

Reports: Tony Bridges, Di Bunniss, Derek Clarke, Peter Coslett, Alan Daniells, Andy Davis, Tony Goodwin, Simon Isgar, Mike Jackson, Brian Mulgrew, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Martin Tayler, Keith Williams

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