Tuesday 12 October 2021

12-10-21 Tuesday - Little Owl

Sunny start to the day with light cloud developing and a gentle breeze, top temperature 16 C

Grey Plover
Knot
Little Stint
Glossy Ibis
Cattle Egret
Little Owl
Mistle Thrush
Goldcrest
12-10-21 Glossy Ibis, Herriots Channel, CVL (Ian Stapp)
BRISTOL

St Andrews:
2 Ring-necked Parakeet

Hotwells:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Carrion Crow

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
190 Canada Geese, 2 Gadwall, 2 Jay, 15 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Blackbird, 3 Robin, 3 Stonechat, 7 Wheatear, 12 Goldfinch

New Passage:
6 Grey Plover, c400 Black-tailed Godwit (2 large flocks on salt-marshes and wetland), Dunlin (low hundreds), c150 Redshank, 1 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 3 Rook, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch    

Northwick Wharf shore: 
2  Shelduck, 50 + Wigeon, 10+ Teal, 60+ Oystercatcher, 9 Grey Plover, 27 Curlew, 300+ Dunlin, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk (female), 30 + Linnet

Pilning Wetland
112 Canada Geese, 2 Mute Swan, 3 Shoveler, 10 Gadwall, 4 Wigeon, 16 Mallard, 68 Teal, 2 Tufted Duck, 7 Moorhen, 12 Coot, 51 Lapwing, 450+ Black-tailed Godwit, 32 Knot, 250+ Dunlin, 80+ Redshank, 1 Grey Heron

Holes Mouth: 
21 Shelduck, 3 Wigeon, 7 Mallard, 78 Teal, 70+ Oystercatcher, 3 Curlew,  30+ Dunlin, 264 Redshank, 29 BH Gull, 18 Herring Gull, 1 Cormorant, 2000+ Starling, 1 Cetti's Warbler (m),17 Linnet

New Pill: 
12 Shelduck, 20+ Wigeon, 10+ Teal, 40+ Oystercatcher, 6 Curlew, 200+ BH Gull, 9 Herring Gull,  5 Little Egret, 1 Stonechat (f)

Severn Beach:
16 Ringed Plover, 110 Turnstone, 5 Dunlin, 1 Kestrel, 1 Wheatear,  1 Grey Wagtail

Emersons Green Science Park
1 Grey Heron, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 11 House Sparrow, 4 Meadow Pipit (fly over) 18 Goldfinch

Frampton Cotterell - Mill Lane/Black Rocks/Cog Mill:
1 Little Egret, 2 Ring-necked Parakeet, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Yellowhammer
12-10-21 Mistle Thrush, Saltford (Mike Landen)
NORTH SOMERSET

Backwell:
1 Peregrine, 1 Raven 

Backwell Lake:
2 Shoveler (m/f), 2 Cormorant, 2 Kingfisher

Uphill WeBS count:
530 Shelduck, 10 Wigeon, 6 Mallard, 29 Teal, 72 Oystercatcher, c30 Lapwings, 1 Ringed Plover (beach), 4 Curlew, 6 Dunlin, c175 Redshank,  750 BH Gull, 20 Herring Gull, 3 LBB Gull, 1 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 4 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Peregrine, 160 Starling, 30 Linnet

BELOW M4 & BANES
12-10-21 Little Owl, Saltford (Gill Hardman)
Saltford BOC walk:
7 Mallard, 5 Mallard cross breeds, 4 Teal, 8 Moorhen, 2 Pheasant, 3 BH Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 2 LBB Gull,1 Cormorant, 4 Buzzard, 2 Little Owl, 3 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, 9 Jay, 3 Skylark, 20 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 10 Wren, 10 Starling, 1 Song Thrush, 5 Mistle Thrush, 2 Blackbird, 3 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 25 Meadow Pipit, 30 Goldfinch

Marksbury:
250 Starling

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Heron's Green:
1 Ringed Plover, 1 Little Stint, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Cattle Egret (fly over), 1 Great White Egret
12-10-21 Glossy Ibis,  Herriots, CVL (Raoul Chandrasakera)
Herriott's inc Pool:
1 Water Rail (calling), 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, 27 Common Gull, 1 Glossy Ibis, 25 Cattle Egret, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Kingfisher

Reports: Dru Brooke-Taylor, Di Bunniss, Karle Burford, Raoul Chandrasakera, Derek Clarke, Jane Cumming, Alan Daniells Tim Ford, David Hanks, Geoff Hardman, Gill Hardman, Rob Hargreaves, Rupert Higgins, Simon Isgar, Robin Lambert, Mike Landen, Andrew Mears, Phil Quinn, Rosemary Setter, Ian Stapp, Gwen Thomas, Paul Tompkins