Thursday 7 October 2021

07-10-21 Thursday - Redwing

Temp 14 to 20°C. Calm but grey day

Redwing
Brent Goose
Bar-tailed Godwit
Cattle Egret
Merlin, Hobby
Jay
Bearded Tit
Firecrest

BRISTOL

M5 bridge at Avonmouth:
20 Jay

Old Sneed Park - garden:
Redwing going over high
7-10-21 Meadow Pipit, Duchess Park (Patrick Richards).
Stoke Park:
6 Mallard, 18 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 12 Moorhen, 6 Coot, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrow Hawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 14 Magpie, 60+ Jackdaw, 5 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 30+ Blue Tit and Great Tit in one flock, 20+ Long-tailed Tit, 2 Wren, 31 Starling, 3 Blackbird 2m 1f, 4 Song Thrush in one tree,5 Robin, 2 Stonechat 1m 1f, 12 House Sparrow, 24 Meadow Pipit, 19 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
7-10-21 first Cattle Egret at OPS (Peter Hazelwood)
Oldbury Power Station:

75 Canada Goose, 1 Mute Swan, 16 Wigeon, 2 Teal, 1 Oystercatcher, 14 Lapwing, 1 Ringed Plover, 115 Curlew, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 70 Turnstone, 76 Redshank, 3 Cattle Egret, 7 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 7 Jay, 12 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, 

NorthWick Warth:
62 Canada Goose, c.50 Shelduck, c.150 Wigeon, 51 Mallard, 1 Teal, 300+ Oystercatcher, 300+ Curlew, 100+ Knot, 200+ Dunlin, 200+ Redshank, 11 BH Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 3 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Kestrel, 200+ Starling, 4 Wheatear, 12 Pied Wagtail, 7 Meadow Pipit, 100+ Linnet

Pilning Wetland:
2 Mute Swan, 7 Shoveler, 45 Mallard, 22 Gadwall, 126 Wigeon, 71 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 5 Moorhen, 6 Coot, 2 Little Grebe, 53 Lapwing, 19 Redshank, 18 BH Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Cetti's Warbler (in song), 10 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff

Severn Beach, Burger Bar Bay:
1 dark-bellied Brent Goose

Chipping Sodbury Common:
3 Snipe, 9 Jay, 40+ Skylark, 100+ Swallow,  6 House Martin, 7 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1f Stonechat

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead marina:
first Cormorant for some weeks - back in winter quarters?

Sand Point:
3 Stock Dove, 18 Jay, 25+ Skylark, 14 Swallow, 14 House Martin, 5 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 1 Firecrest, 5 Goldcrest, 40 Starling, 3 Mistle Thrush, 3 Grey Wagtail, 7 Pied Wagtail, 90 Meadow Pipit, 29 Chaffinch, 9 Greenfinch, 42 Linnet, 1 Siskin, 18 Goldfinch, 5 Reed Bunting
7-10-21 Whinchat, Channel View (Paul Chapman)
Clevedon, Channel View to Blake's Pools:

20 Wigeon, 40 Teal, 12 Stock Dove, Oystercatcher, 7 Ringed Plover, 40 Curlew, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 10 Black-tailed Godwit, Turnstone, 5 Dunlin, 2 Snipe, 30 Redshank, 7 Little Egret, 1 f Merlin, 5 Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Whinchat, 4 Stonechat, 2 Wheatear

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports

RESERVOIRS
7-10-21 Greenshank, CVL (Keith Williams)
Chew Valley Lake

Pintail. 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Snipe, 5 Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank. 12 Cattle Egret, 3 Great White Egret. 10 Little Egret, 5 House Martin

Herons Green:
1 Ringed Plover, 7 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 1 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 1 Common Gull.
7-10-21 Ruff, Stratford (Dave Hughes)
Stratford:

Water Rail calling, 6 Lapwing, 10 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Ruff, 1 Snipe, 1 Greenshank, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 f. Marsh Harrier, 1 Hobby, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Bearded Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler calling. 

Herriotts:
3 Snipe, 1 Greenshank, 2 Common Gull, 4 Great White Egret, 15 Jackdaw, 1 Redwing over SW

Reports: Paul Chapman, John & Janey Clark, Derek Clarke, Mark Coller, Jane Cumming, Andy Davis, Ed Drewitt, Patrick Haigh, Peter Hazelwood, David Hughes,  Matt Hull, Simon Isgar, Andy Middleton, Phil Quinn, Patrick Richards, Keith Williams, blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG