Tuesday 11 October 2022

11-10-22 Tuesday - Goosander

 Sunshine with cloud later in the day, a South East wind keeping the max temp to 15°C

Goosander
Little Stint
Ruff
Osprey
Golden Plover
Water Pipit

11-10-22 Red Kite Marshfield (Peter Coslett)
BRISTOL

Avonmouth - Holes Mouth:
1 Common Sandpiper

Brislington, Brislington Brook:
1 Little Egret

Eastville - garden:
1 Snipe - over 

St Andrews - garden:
2 Blackcap - about a month early

Stoke Park, Purdown - vismig 3.25 hrs:
5 Canada Goose (SW), 151 Jackdaw (SW), 4 Raven (SW), 18 Skylark (10SW 8SE), 8 Starling (4W 4E), 89 Redwing (51N 38S), 35 Pied Wagtail (23S 12NW), 73 Meadow Pipit (60S), 27 Chaffinch (15NE 9S 2W), 26 Linnet (23SE 3SW), 8 Greenfinch (SE), 9 Goldfinch (SE), 3 Siskin (W) 28 finch sp. (SE)
Also locally  - 5 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Chiffchaff - singing
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Littleton Warth - WeBS:
22 Mallard, 19 Wigeon, 43 Teal, 13 Oystercatcher, 1 Grey Plover, 3 Ringed Plover,9 Black-tailed Godwit, 67 Curlew, 70 Turnstone, 140 Dunlin, 91 Redshank, 1 Grey Heron

Northwick Warth:
29 Knot, 1 Hobby - juv, heading south

Pilning Wetlands:
150 Black-tailed Godwit, 40 Knot, 700 Dunlin, 2 Little Stint, 1 Sparrowhawk - flushed the lot, 1 Water Pipit

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon
 - Yeo:
2 Mute Swan, 5 Shelduck, many Oystercatcher, 2 Grey Plover, many Curlew - Dunlin and Redshank, 1 Common G
ull, 2 Little Egret, many Skylark, 1 Stonechat, many Meadow Pipit, 5 Greenfinch, may Linnet, 2 Reed Bunting

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
1 Red Kite
11-10-22 Mallard Keynsham (Andrew Harrison)
Keynsham, Memorial Park:
72 Mallard, 9 Feral Pigeon, 5 Wood Pigeon, 2 Moorhen, 2 Black-headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 2 Robin

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
1 Shelduck, 9 Pochard, 14 Little Grebe, 26 Great Crested, 1 Little Egret, 1 Raven, plus a goodly number of Meadow Pipit

Blagdon Lake:
80 Golden Plover

Chew Valley Lake
11-10-22 Common Sandpiper CVL (George Stacey)
Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper

Bittern Trail:
6 Bullfinch
11-10-22 Swan Attack - do you know these dogs ? let us know
Bernard King Hide:
Attach

Heron's Green:
11 Little Grebe, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 GBB Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 2 GW Egret, 8 Little Egret, 2 Red Kite, 4 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 1 Grey Wagtail, 20+ Meadow Pipit, 20+ Pied Wagtail, 
11-10-22 Goosander  CVL (Ian Stapp)
Stratford:

7 Greylag Goose - circled over. 1 Goosander - redhead, 6 Lapwing, 4 Golden Plover, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Ruff, 1 Dunlin, 1 Redshank, 5+ Common Gull, 4 GBB Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 3 GW Egret, 3 Little Egret, 1 Osprey - juv, 2 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 2 Raven, 12 Skylark - going over, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Pied Wagtail, 7 Meadow Pipit, 
11-10-22 Water Rail CVL (Geoff Daniels)
Herriott's inc Pool:

1 Shelduck, 4 Water Rail, 25+ Lapwing, 24+ Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Ruff, 1 Dunlin, 1 Little Stint, 45+ Snipe, 5 Green Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 6 Common Gull, 5 GBB Gull, 5 Grey Heron, 5 GW Egret, 3 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Peregrine, 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 30 Jackdaw, 20+ Carrion Crow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail, 20+ Pied Wagtail, 12+ Meadow Pipit, 2 Reed Bunting

Reports: Paul Bowerman, Peter Coslett, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Ollie Fournier, Andy Gibb,  Andrew Harrison, Steve Hurley, Rob Laughton, Andy Mears, Nige Milbourne, Matt Plenty, Phil Quinn, John Rossetti, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland