Overcast with sunny spells but also a lot of dark cloud. Moderate to fresh westerly wind. Temp 17°C
Bar-tailed Godwit
Little Stint
Glossy Ibis, Cattle Egrets
Bearded Tits
Bramblings, Siskins |
| Lapwing annoying a Peregrine - or vice versa (Raoul Chandrasakera) |
BRISTOL
Eastville:
(vismig) 204 Redwing, 4 alba wagtail, 3 Chaffinch.
Northville Road, BS7:
Northville Road, BS7:
Sparrowhawk
Stoke Park - inc Duchess Pond:
Stoke Park - inc Duchess Pond:
1 Teal, 11 recently hatched Mallard ducklings
Warmley:
Skylarks migrating over
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
127 Redwing (over this morning, inc. two flocks of 50)
Aust Warth:
(vismig) 5 Jay, 488 Starling (heading NE), 3345 Redwing (N/NE), 3 Rock Pipit (NE), 86 Chaffinch (SW/W), 1 Brambling, 1 Yellowhammer.
Skylarks migrating over
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
127 Redwing (over this morning, inc. two flocks of 50)
Aust Warth:
(vismig) 5 Jay, 488 Starling (heading NE), 3345 Redwing (N/NE), 3 Rock Pipit (NE), 86 Chaffinch (SW/W), 1 Brambling, 1 Yellowhammer.
New Passage/Northwick:
6 Grey Plover, 64 Knot, 800 Dunlin, 742 Black-tailed Godwit (a record sized flock spread out along the shore, possibly more than 1% of the UK winter population).
NORTH SOMERSET
Clevedon - R.Kenn, Dowlais:
133 Shelduck, 1 Mallard, 8 Oystercatcher, 4 Ringed Plover, 25 Curlew, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 200 Dunlin, 1 Redshank, 55 BH Gull, 1 Little Egret, 3 Skylark, 13 Linnet.
Sand Point/Bay:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Jay, 35+ Skylark, 3 Chiffchaff, 6 Goldcrest, 700 Redwing, 2 Fieldfare, 16 Song Thrush, 4 Grey Wagtail, 15 Pied Wagtail, 100 Meadow Pipit, 750 Starling (mostly 1 flock), 200 Chaffinch, 5 Brambling, 50 Linnet, 30 Goldfinch, 14 Siskin, 3 Reed Bunting.
BELOW M4 & BANES
no reports
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| female Bearded Tit in flight at Stratford (Raoul Chandrasakera) |
RESERVOIRS
Blagdon Lake:
3 Egyptian Goose, 44 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Green Sandpiper. 1 Common Sandpiper, 6 Great White Egret, 8 Little Egret. Noticeable build up of Black-headed Gull numbers with a few Common Gulls.
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| Little Stint and Ringed Plover at Herons Green, Chew (Ian Stapp) |
Report of 29 Cattle Egret early in the morning. Smaller counts listed under the sites below.
Heron's Green:
1 Water Rail, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Lapwing, 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Little Stint, 1 Snipe, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Buzzard, 2 Grey Wagtail, 5 Pied Wagtail.
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| Water Rail at Herriotts channel, Chew (Christopher Teague) |
Stratford:
12 Cattle Egret (fly-by), 2 Snipe, Sparrowhawk, Peregrine, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Bearded Tit.
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| Glossy Ibis at Herriotts Pool (Ian Stapp) |
Herriott's inc Pool:
2 Shelduck, 80+ Shoveler, 50+ Pintail, 100+ Teal, 2 Goldeneye (lake), 3 Little Grebe, 1 Water Rail, 8 Lapwing, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, 24+ Common Gull, 4 GBB Gull,
Glossy Ibis, 2 Cattle Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Jay, 30+ Jackdaw, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail.
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| A female Pintail at Chew (Christopher Teague) |
Reports: Paul Bowerman, Raoul Chandrasakera, Derek Clarke, Jane Cumming, Andy Davis, Nick Hudson, Matt Hull, Lois Pryce, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG
