Wednesday 27 October 2021

27-10-21 Wednesday - Barn Owl

Light cloud, some light drizzle in places, and a moderate breeze. Top temperature 16°C

Lesser Scaup
Water Rail
Cattle Egret
Barn Owl
Merlin
Hobby
Redwing
Brambling
27-10-21 Pintail, Herriots, Pool CVL (George Stacey)
BRISTOL

No reports

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage and Pilning Wetlands:
3 Grey Plover, 14 Ringed Plover, 550 Black-tailed Godwit, 35 Knot, 500+ Dunlin, 100+ Redshank, 1 Merlin,  2 Peregrine, 2 Rock Pipit, 

27-10-21 Green Sandpiper, Hollow Brook, CVL (George Stacey)
NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead Boating Lake:
52 Canada Geese, 2 Greylag Geese, 5 Mute Swan, 109 Mallard, 2 f Tufted Duck, 8 Moorhen, 60 BH Gull

Clevedon - Yeo:
High tide visit between 0730-1300 -  235 Shelduck, 30 Wigeon, 55 Mallard, 185 Teal, 12 Coot, 6 Little Grebe, 9 Oystercatcher, 65 Lapwing, 170 Curlew, 30 Turnstone, 5 Dunlin, 175 Redshank, 425 BH Gull, 4 Common Gull, 70 Herring Gull, 8 LBB Gull, 20 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 9 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 1 f  Merlin, 1 Hobby (Yeo), 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 14 Skylark, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 375 Starling, 5 Redwing, 6 Stonechat, 45 Meadow Pipit, 2 Rock Pipit, 80 Chaffinch, 5 Brambling (Wain’s Hill), 1 Bullfinch, 4 Reed Bunting. 
27-10-21 Merlin, Blakes Pools (Howard Taffs)
Blakes Pools:
2 Egyptian Geese, 4 Wigeon, 58 Teal, 3 Snipe, 110 Redshank, 1 Barn Owl, 1 f Merlin,  9 Redwing (overhead), few Chaffinch 

Sand Point/Middle Hope: 
12 Cormorant, 7 Goldcrest, 220 Starling,13 Song Thrush, 2 Redwing, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail,
37 Chaffinch, 1 Brambling, 6 Reed Bunting 

Worle:
1 m Brambling on garden feeders

BELOW M4 & BANES

Hanham garden:
1 Grey Wagtail (50 m uphill from stream through Magpie Bottom)

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Hollowbrook:
1 posing f Pheasant, 3 Green Sandpiper.
27-10-21 Posing Pheasant, Hollow Brook, CVL (George Stacey)
Parkland:
50+ Redwing

Heron's Green:
2 Little Grebe (pool), 1 Ringed Plover (wall & mud), 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull,  2 Cattle Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret,  3 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 2 Raven,   2 Cetti's Warbler, 20+ Starling, 5 Pied Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, 3 Meadow Pipit (wall & mud with Chaffinch), 8 Chaffinch (wall) 

Sutton Wick:
1 Lesser Scaup
27-10-21 Ringed Plover, Herons Green, CVL (Ian Stapp)
Herriott's inc Pool:
2 Shelduck,  40+ Shoveler (pool), 80+ Wigeon (lake), 58+ Pintail (pool), 50+ Pochard (lake),  2 Water Rail, 1 Green Sandpiper, 21 Common Gull,  3 GBB Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 6 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 m Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 4 Jackdaw, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 40+ Starling, 2 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail  

Reports: Jane Cumming, Matt Hull, Brian Mulgrew, Dean Reeves, Steve Sanins, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs,

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