A mild, overcast, windy morning turned into a wet afternoon with steady rain after 3 p.m. Temp still an unseasonal 17°C.
Lesser Scaup
Common Scoter
Yellow-legged and Mediterranean Gull
Short-eared Owl
Fieldfares and Redwings
Brambling, Siskins
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| Lapwing and Ringed Plover at Stratford Bay, Chew (George Stacey) |
BRISTOL
no reports
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
34 Pheasant, a high count of 7+ Rock Pipit (on shore/saltmarsh at Shepperdine).
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
34 Pheasant, a high count of 7+ Rock Pipit (on shore/saltmarsh at Shepperdine).
"Vismig" mainly to the SW: 36 Redwing, 1+ Brambling, 40 Chaffinch, 4 Siskin (2 heading NE).
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| Redwing (George Stacey) |
Short-eared Owl
New Passage:
NORTH SOMERSET
Yatton, Wemberham Lane:
8 Little Egret, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, 3 Raven, 8 Skylark (overflying migrants), 600 Starling, 5 Linnet.
RESERVOIRS
Chew Valley Lake
Hollow Brook:
1 f. Common Scoter
Villice & Parkland:
1 Green Sandpiper. 300+ thrushes, mostly Redwing with a few Fieldfare.
Heron's Green:
2 Green Sandpiper, ad. Yellow-legged Gull, ad. Mediterranean Gull
Stratford:
2 Ringed Plover, 1 Lapwing.
Herriott's inc Pool:
Reports: Chris Craig, Trevor Riddle, Tony Scott, George Stacey, blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG
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c200 Black-tailed Godwit, 134 Turnstone, c12 Knot, 1 Peregrine
NORTH SOMERSET
Yatton, Wemberham Lane:
8 Little Egret, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, 3 Raven, 8 Skylark (overflying migrants), 600 Starling, 5 Linnet.
BELOW M4 & BANES
No reports
No reports
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| Ringed Plovers at Stratford Bay, Chew (George Stacey) |
Chew Valley Lake
Hollow Brook:
Just a Green Sandpiper.
1 f. Common Scoter
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| Green Sandpiper at Chew (George Stacey) |
1 Green Sandpiper. 300+ thrushes, mostly Redwing with a few Fieldfare.
Heron's Green:
2 Green Sandpiper, ad. Yellow-legged Gull, ad. Mediterranean Gull
Stratford:
2 Ringed Plover, 1 Lapwing.
Herriott's inc Pool:
"Shedloads" of Pintail, distant Lesser Scaup in poor viewing conditions.
Reports: Chris Craig, Trevor Riddle, Tony Scott, George Stacey, blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG
The Report is 212 pages plus photos and apart from the regular features it has six papers of particular species seen in Avon.
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Send a cheques for £12 (£10 for the Report and £2 for postage) to the above address and made payable to AOG. Alternatively you can pay by bankers draft, details are available from Harvey at bktlgodwit@gmail.com
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