13°C - Heavy showers early on, sounds like the Stratford hide (CVL) was inaccessible due to floods. Sunny intervals and a gentle breeze in the afternoon.
Woodcock
Lesser Scaup
Firecrest
Short-eared Owl
Red Kite
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| 30-10-21 Yellowhammer, Wickwar (P Sadley) |
Zoo Banks:
2 Firecrest
Coombe Dingle:
2 Blackcap
Stoke Park - inc Duchess Pond:
1 Swallow
Troopers Hill
3 Siskin
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
2 Grey Heron, 1 Barn Owl, 3 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 3 Stonechat
Aust Warth:
4 Short-eared Owl - hunting over the salt marsh
Severn Beach:
134 Turnstone
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
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| 31-10-21 Stonechat, OPS (Heather England) |
2 Grey Heron, 1 Barn Owl, 3 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 3 Stonechat
Aust Warth:
4 Short-eared Owl - hunting over the salt marsh
Severn Beach:
134 Turnstone
Kingswood:
Steady passage of woodpigeon heading South-East - 200+
Wickwar (Meads Farm area):
1 Woodcock, 1 Stonechat, 1 Yellowhammer
Steady passage of woodpigeon heading South-East - 200+
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| 30-10-21 Stonechat, Wickwar (P Sadley) |
1 Woodcock, 1 Stonechat, 1 Yellowhammer
NORTH SOMERSET
Sand Point/Middle Hope:
20 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Firecrest, 8 Goldcrest, 790 Starling, 2 Redwing, 11 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 4 Pied Wagtail, 41 Meadow Pipit, 145 Chaffinch, 9 Brambling, 90 Goldfinch, 17 Siskin, 3 Reed Bunting
Yatton:
Sand Point/Middle Hope:
20 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Firecrest, 8 Goldcrest, 790 Starling, 2 Redwing, 11 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 4 Pied Wagtail, 41 Meadow Pipit, 145 Chaffinch, 9 Brambling, 90 Goldfinch, 17 Siskin, 3 Reed Bunting
Yatton:
1 Peregrine, 30 Redwings
BELOW M4 & BANES
Hanham (Magpie Bottom):
1 Kingfisher
Bath (Lansdown Racecourse):
118 Golden Plover
RESERVOIRS
Blagdon Lake (BOC Walk highlights):
3 Egyptian Goose, 10 Pintail, 90 Lapwing, 1 Green Sandpiper, 7 Common Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Red Kite, 1 Cetti's Warbler - singing by the lodge, 3 Goldcrest, 2 Treecreeper, 2 Redwing, 2 Grey Wagtail, c12 Siskin - made up of 2 groups
Chew Valley Lake
Sutton Wick:
1 Lesser Scaup
Reports: Derek Angell, Pete Bunniss, Ed Drewitt, Rob Emery, Heather England, Lee Gardiner, Nick Hawkridge, Pete Hazelwood, Matt Hull, Michael Hutchinson, Trevor Riddle, Paul Sadley, Paul Sawyer, Serina Sweeting, Chris Vines
BELOW M4 & BANES
Hanham (Magpie Bottom):
1 Kingfisher
Bath (Lansdown Racecourse):
118 Golden Plover
RESERVOIRS
Blagdon Lake (BOC Walk highlights):
3 Egyptian Goose, 10 Pintail, 90 Lapwing, 1 Green Sandpiper, 7 Common Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Red Kite, 1 Cetti's Warbler - singing by the lodge, 3 Goldcrest, 2 Treecreeper, 2 Redwing, 2 Grey Wagtail, c12 Siskin - made up of 2 groups
Chew Valley Lake
Sutton Wick:
1 Lesser Scaup
Reports: Derek Angell, Pete Bunniss, Ed Drewitt, Rob Emery, Heather England, Lee Gardiner, Nick Hawkridge, Pete Hazelwood, Matt Hull, Michael Hutchinson, Trevor Riddle, Paul Sadley, Paul Sawyer, Serina Sweeting, Chris Vines
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