Sunday, 17 October 2021

17-10-21 Sunday - Short-eared Owl

Temp 12 to 20°C. Pleasant end to the day with lots of sun and little wind

Golden Plover
Glossy Ibis
Red Kite, Short-eared Owl
Merlin, Ring-necked Parakeet
Redwing
Brambling


17-10-21 Common Sandpiper, Sea Mills (Robert Proctor)
BRISTOL

Sea Mills:
4 Common Sandpiper

Patchway:
Ring-necked Parakeet

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
Oystercatcher, Curlew, Turnstone, 3 Buzzard, Peregrine, Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, Stonechat, Pied Wagtail

Tortworth:
4 Snipe

A46 near SG border with Glos:
Red Kite

Aust Warth:
Short-eared Owl,

Coalpit Heath:
2 Sparrowhawk, 28 Skylark, 2 Stonechat, 3 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Nuthatch, 55 Meadow Pipit, 40 Linnet

17-10-21 Little Grebe, Kingsgate Park (Chris Taegue)
Kingsgate Park:
Gadwall, Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
2 Greylag Goose, 6 Shoveler, 20 Wigeon, 8 Teal, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Cetti's Warbler

Bristol Internatonal Airport:
Golden Plover, 6 Swallow

Nailsea, West End:
2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 3 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine, 16 Raven, 1 Redwing

Backwell Lake
3 Shoveler (m), 2 Gadwall (f&m), 2 Wigeon (f&m) - quite rare here, 1 Kingfisher 

Kenn Moor:
c20 Redwing

Yatton, Wemberhan Lane:
2 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 6 Raven, 2 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail , 20 Meadow Pipit, 30 Goldfinch

Sand Point:
7 Jay, 4 Chiffchaff, 14 Goldcrest, c190 Staring ,5 Song Thrush, 15 Redwing, 3 Grey Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail, 62 Meadow Pipit, 7 Rock Pipit, 490 Chaffinch, 1 Brambling, 18 Greenfinch, 25 Linnet, 35 Goldfinch, 18 Siskin

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
Buzzard, Kestrel, 20 Skylark, 4 Stonechat, Meadow Pipits, Linnets, 7 Corn Bunting, 8 Yellowhammer 

RESERVOIRS

17-10 21 Reed Warbler, Chew Valley Ringing
Chew Valley Lake


Chew Valley Ringing Station:
1 Reed Warbler

Herriotts:
Glossy Ibis, 1 f Merlin

Reports: Paul Bowerman, Peter Coslett, John Croxton, Barry Dursley, Adrian Hockey, Matt Hull, Mike Jackson, Fen Marshall, Nailsea Nature, Robert Proctor, Trevor Riddle, Manuela Stento, Chris Teague, Gwen Thomas, Gary Thorburn, Nigel Tucker,  Jason Williams, blagdonlakebirds, CVRSnslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG


Special notice


Copies of the 2020 edition of Avon Bird Report will be delivered free to BOC and BNS members in the next few days. 

The Report is 212 pages plus photos and apart from the regular features it has six papers of particular species seen in Avon.

If you would like a copy they are available from Harvey Rose; Arncliffe, Coast Road, Walton Bay, Clevedon, BS21 7FW

Send a cheques for £12 (£10 for the Report and £2 for postage) to the above address and made payable to AOG.