10-10-21 Sunday - migrating Firecrest, Siskins and Redpolls

 Another warm and sunny day, feels more like May than October.  Dry, light wind, at least 18°C.

Mandarins

Bar-tailed Godwits, Little Stint

Mediterranean Gull

Great White Egrets, Cattle Egrets

Red Kite

Sand Martin, Swallows

Firecrest

Redwings

Siskins, Redpolls

Bramblings

Cattle Egret at Oldbury (Craig Lewis)

BRISTOL

Bishopston garden:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay

Bedminster:

5 Raven.

Coombe Dingle - garden:

4 Woodpigeon, 1 Magpie, 2 Coal Tit, 3 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Blackcap (m&f - first since last winter), 6 Starling, 1 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 2 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 3 Greenfinch, 4 Goldfinch.

Eastville Park:

Dipper

Sea Mills (WeBS count):

48 Mallard, 5 Lapwing, 7 Common Sandpiper, c.100 Redshank, 74 Black-headed Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Grey Heron.

Stockwood - a garden:

Skylark.

Canada Goose flock at Oldbury (Craig Lewis)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
100+ Canada Goose, 14 Wigeon, 3 Little Egret, 4 Cattle Egret.

Littleton Warth (WeBS count):
3 Grey Plover, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 4 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret.

Pilning Wetlands:

Little Stint

Inglestone Common & Lance Coppice:

1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 3 Raven, 5 Goldcrest, 2 Marsh Tit, 8 Skylark, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Treecreeper, 37 Starling, 4 Song Thrush, 9 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush.

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
1 ad. winter Mediterranean Gull flushed by a Sparrowhawk, 3 Swallow, 3 Stonechat.

Clevedon - Yeo (WeBS count):

c.80 Canada Goose (at Dowlais), 6 Mute Swan, 80 Shelduck, 2 Shoveler, 40+ Wigeon, 60 Teal, 120 

Mallard, 6 Coot, 27 Oystercatcher, 16 Lapwing, 9 Ringed Plover, 170 Curlew, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 160 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 170 Redshank, 300 Black-headed Gull, 4 Herring Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 1 Cormorant, 6 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 140 Jackdaw (mostly moving SW in groups up to 40 - local movement or migration?), 1 Sand Martin, 10+ Robin, 15+ Stonechat ("definite influx"), 3 Wheatear, 150+ Meadow Pipit, few Linnet, 90 Goldfinch (all feeding on Teasel at Blake's Pool).

Yatton:
pr. Stonechat ("local pair back")

Sand Point/Bay:
15 Oystercatcher, 70+ Curlew, 20+ Redshank, 

9 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 12 Jay, 20+ Skylark (heading south), singing Cetti's Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Firecrest, 2 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, 2 Grey Wagtail, 20+ Meadow Pipit, 200 Chaffinch (moving over), 2 Brambling (over and calling), 2 Bullfinch, 16 Linnet, 3 Redpoll, 30 Siskin.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath:
Red Kite, 6 Buzzard, 2 Raven over Oldfield Park around noon. 

Sparrowhawk at Chew (Mike Prior)

RESERVOIRS

Peregrine at Chew (Mike Prior)

Barrow Tanks (WeBS count):

170 Canada Goose, 5 Mute Swan, 2 Gadwall, 19 Teal, 26 Mallard, 1 Shoveler, 13 Pochard, 135 Tufted Duck (record count for October), 3 m. Mandarin, 78 Coot, 42 Little Grebe, 33 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 90 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret.

Chew Valley Lake:

Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper, Greenshank, Sparrowhawk, Marsh Harrier, Peregrine Falcon, 

Stonechat.

OUT OF AREA

Steart Marshes (BOC trip):

250+ Lapwing, 120 Golden Plover, 7 Grey Plover, 14 Ringed Plover, 20 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Curlew, 1 Ruff, 150+ Dunlin, 3 Little Stint, few Redshank, 7 Spoonbill, 20+ Little Egret, 1 Cattle Egret, 4 Marsh Harrier, 15 Redwing, Stonechat, Wheatear.

Reports:  Allan Chard, Anthony Cook, Sean Davies, Alastair Fraser, Paul Gregory, Mike Jackson, Craig Lewis, John Lewis, Matt Plenty, Mike Prior, Phil Quinn, Dean Reeves, Trevor Riddle, Matthew Rogers, Harvey Rose, Tony Scott, Bri Thompson,

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