Fine but a bit on the cool side 15°C
Cattle Egret
Little Stint
Bearded Tit
Grey Plover
Redwing
5 Wigeon, 6 Mallard, 9 Teal, 75 Oystercatcher, 46 Redshank, 208 Black-headed Gull
Eastville Park:
85 Black-headed Gull, 10 Cormorant
Hotwells:
Stoke Park - inc Duchess Pond:
2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 4 Stonechat, 9 Meadow Pipit, 1 Reed Bunting
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station - inc WeBS count:
102 Canada Goose, 1 Gadwall, 20 Wigeon, 60 Mallard, 7 Teal, 38 Lapwing, 6 Ringed Plover, 5 Curlew, 80 Turnstone, 39 Dunlin, 7 Cattle Egret - record count, 7 Grey Heron, 8 Little Egret, 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 3 Stonechat
New Passage to Severn Beach:
Eastville Park:
85 Black-headed Gull, 10 Cormorant
Hotwells:
1 Peregrine - flew over
Stoke Park - inc Duchess Pond:
2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 4 Stonechat, 9 Meadow Pipit, 1 Reed Bunting
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Huntingford Mill:
1 Grey Heron, 1 Dipper, 2 Grey Wagtail
Oldbury Power Station - inc WeBS count:
102 Canada Goose, 1 Gadwall, 20 Wigeon, 60 Mallard, 7 Teal, 38 Lapwing, 6 Ringed Plover, 5 Curlew, 80 Turnstone, 39 Dunlin, 7 Cattle Egret - record count, 7 Grey Heron, 8 Little Egret, 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 3 Stonechat
New Passage to Severn Beach:
Wigeon, Grey Heron, Wheater
Pilning Wetlands:
NORTH SOMERSET
Kenn Moor:
2 Tawny Owl - calling at 6:40 am, heard while still comfortably under the duvet.
Weston-Super-Mare - Junc 21:
1 Barn Owl - dead, looks like a RTA
BELOW M4 & BANES
Compton Dando - Elm Farm:
RESERVOIRS
Blagdon Lake - WeBS:
92 Canada Geese, 60 Mute Swan, 3 Egyptian Geese, 307 Shoveler, 203 Gadwall, 137 Wigeon, 384 Mallard, 4 Pintail, 1058 Teal, 11 Pochard, 359 Tufted Duck, 108 Moorhen, 1436 Coot, 31 Little Grebe, 31 Great Crested Grebe, 62 Lapwing, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 7 Great Black-backed Gull, 38 Cormorant, 5 Grey Heron, 5 Great White Egret, 6 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 White Wagtail
Chew Valley Lake
CV Ringing Station:
Pilning Wetlands:
116 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 20 Shelduck, 9 Shoveler, 23 Gadwall, 150+ Wigeon, 66 Mallard, 100+ Teal, 12 Tufted Duck, 1 Water Rail, 7 Moorhen, 19 Coot, 2 Little Grebe, 100+ Oystercatcher, 58 Lapwing, 6 Grey Plover, 203 Curlew, 600 Black-tailed Godwit, 55 Turnstone, 130+ Knot, 700 Dunlin, 117 Snipe, 350+ Redshank, 150+ Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 13 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 2 Sparrowhawk (f&m), 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 400+ Starling, 100+ Linnet, 1 Reed Bunting,
NORTH SOMERSET
247 Shelduck, 40 Wigeon, 145 Mallard, 50 Teal, 2 Water Rail - including one on salt marsh immediately next to the sea wall - never recorded one there before, 8 Coot, 4 Little Grebe, 15 Oystercatcher, 50 Lapwing, 20 Ringed Plover, 210 Curlew, 80 Black-tailed Godwit, - Yeo, 250 Dunlin - inc1 with apparently injured leg, 3 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 190 Redshank, 375 Black-headed Gull, 85 Herring Gull, 6 Lesser Black Backed Gull, 9 Cormorant, 6 Grey Heron, 9 Little Egret,.2 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 2 Jay, 170 Jackdaw - SW in 2 flocks, 325 Carrion Crow, 6 Raven, 62 Skylark - some migrants, 3 Cetti’s Warbler, 14 Chiffchaff, 525 Starling, 10 Fieldfare, 125 Redwing (Wain’s Hill), 8 Stonechat, 8 Wheatear, 21 Pied Wagtail, 175 Meadow Pipit, 3 Rock Pipit, 125 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Greenfinch 35 Linnet, 175 Goldfinch, 14 Siskin (Wain’s Hill), 8 Reed Bunting
Nailsea:
179 Jackdaw - over to south west this am, local movement or migration?
Kenn Moor:
2 Tawny Owl - calling at 6:40 am, heard while still comfortably under the duvet.
Weston-Super-Mare - Junc 21:
1 Barn Owl - dead, looks like a RTA
BELOW M4 & BANES
Compton Dando - Elm Farm:
Stock Dove, 40+ Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 10+ Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, 2 Coal Tit, 24 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, Skylark, 7 Long-tails Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, Wren, 12 Starling, Blackbird, 1 Redwing, 6+ Mistle Thrush, 20 Robin, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, 30+ Meadow Pipit, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Yellowhammer,
RESERVOIRS
Blagdon Lake - WeBS:
92 Canada Geese, 60 Mute Swan, 3 Egyptian Geese, 307 Shoveler, 203 Gadwall, 137 Wigeon, 384 Mallard, 4 Pintail, 1058 Teal, 11 Pochard, 359 Tufted Duck, 108 Moorhen, 1436 Coot, 31 Little Grebe, 31 Great Crested Grebe, 62 Lapwing, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 7 Great Black-backed Gull, 38 Cormorant, 5 Grey Heron, 5 Great White Egret, 6 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 White Wagtail
Chew Valley Lake
CV Ringing Station:
4 Bearded Tit (2f&2m) processed today. - - -
Dorset, Hampshire, Sussex, Kent and Suffolk are the counties from which we have records of Bearded Tit either moving to or from CVL10 Common Gull,
Reports: Richard Belson, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Chris Craig, John Croxton, Andy Davis, Robert Hargreaves, John Lewis, Lucy Masters, Andy Middleton, Vic Polley, Phil Quinn, Trevor Riddle, Steve Sanins, Mark Savage, Rosemary Setter, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland,