24-10-21 Sunday - Whooper Swan, Lesser Scaup

Rain early on; some warmth in the mild afternoon sunshine. 16°C

Whooper Swan 

Lesser Scaup

Bar-tailed Godwit

Mediterranean Gull

Glossy Ibis, Spoonbill, Cattle Egret 

Short-eared Owl 

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

Brambling

  

24-10-21 Lesser Scaup, CVL (Gary Thoburn)

BRISTOL

Blaise Estate:

Garden - 1 f Blackcap  (first of the winter)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

24-10-21 Merlin, Northwick Warth (Brian Lancastle)

Aust Warth:

2 Short-eared Owl hunting late afternoon ('Unfortunately views were by telescope from New Passage due to lack of access to Aust Warth')

New Passage/Northwick Warth/ Pilning Wetlands:

1000+ waders of 4 species, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Merlin,  5 Redwing, 25 Meadow Pipit

24-10-21 Mediterranean Gull, Pilning Wetland (Paul Bowerman)

Easter Compton:

2 Spoonbill flying south over the B4055 between Easter Compton & Pilning at 8.45am (seen from moving vehicle)

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:

1 Whooper Swan on the North Pool (same as at Clevedon below). Flew off north.

Clevedon - Yeo:

BOC walk - 1 Whooper Swan (called in at Portbury Wharf), 35 Shelduck, 10 Wigeon, 20 Mallard, 4 Wigeon, 20 Teal, 8 Feral Pigeon, hundreds Woodpigeon, 4 Moorhen, 25 Oystercatcher, 9 Lapwing, 5 Ringed Plover, 45 Curlew, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 Dunlin, 50 Redshank, hundreds Black-headed Gull, 1 GBB Gull, 5 Herring Gull, 2 LBB Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine, 2 Skylark, 2 Magpie, 8 Jackdaw, 1 Rook, 80 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 2 Skylark, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Wren, 200+ Starling, 1 Robin, 10 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, 1 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, hundreds Meadow Pipit, 3 Rock Pipit, 12 Chaffinch, 8 Greenfinch, 5 Linnet, 1 Reed Bunting

Maize field near Dowlais - most of the Canada Goose flock (see below) inland (c155), 20 Redwing, c35 Chaffinch

Early-morning further south to Blakes Pools - 2 Egyptian Goose, 180 Canada Goose, Wigeon, Teal, 70+ Mallard, 4 Coot, 2 Oystercatcher, 45 Lapwing, 1 Ringed Plover, 90 Curlew, 28 Turnstone, 60 Dunlin, 5 
Snipe, 350 Redshank, BH Gull, 7 Little Egret, 1 Jay (unusual at Blakes Pool), 20 Redwing, 2 Stonechat, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Rock Pipit, Meadow Pipit, 1+Reed Bunting

Bristol Airport:

30+ Golden Plover

BELOW M4 & BANES

24-10-21 Dipper, River Chew near Bristol (Lee@Wildwood photos)

River Avon, Saltford area:

Twerton Woods – 1 Jay
Newbridge – 4 Pheasant, 1 Mute Swan, 2 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Kingfisher, 6 Long-tailed Tit.

Kelston – 1 Moorhen, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Green Woodpecker
Saltford – 3 Mallard, 1 Grey Heron, 6 Long-tailed Tit

Bath:
1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Brambling

Newton St Loe:
9 Teal, 3 Cormorant, 1 Green Sandpiper (unusual here), 30 Common Gull, 3 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard, 10 Skylark, 1 Nuthatch, 12 Starling, 4 Mistle Thrush, 3 Pied Wagtail,  30 Meadow Pipit,  26 Goldfinch, 2 Yellowhammer 

24-10-21 Goldfinches, Chew Stoke (Lucy Masters)

Chew Stoke:
Garden - 2 Collared Dove, 2 Magpie, 6 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit,  4  Goldfinch

Paulton:
100 Woodpigeon, 1 Buzzard, 1 Raven, 5 Skylark, 2 Stonechat, 10 Meadow Pipit, 11 Linnet

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

24-10-21 Lapwing, Villice Bay, CVL (Dave Hughes)

Villice:
10 Wigeon, 20 Shoveler, 20 Gadwall, c 100 Teal, 6 Lapwing, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Great White Egret, 3 Raven

Stratford:
1 Lesser Scaup in middle of lake

Herriott's inc Pool:

1 Glossy Ibis still present, numerous ('half a shed load') Cattle Egret, 1 m  Marsh Harrier, 1 Peregrine

 
Reports: Paul Bowerman, Jane Cumming, Alan Daniells, Ian Dickie, William Earp, Richard Giles and Fiona Neate, Bob Goodman, Patrick Hancock, Adrian Hockey, Dave Hughes, Brian Lancastle, Lucy Masters, Andrew Mears, Steve Preddy,  Matt Rogers, Harvey Rose, Gary Thoburn, Jason Williams, nslbirding