Thursday 13 October 2022

13-10-22 Thurs - Bearded Tit

Fog and cloudy to start then sunshine with a light West wind; max temp 16°C

Osprey
Swallow
Bearded Tit
Little Stint    
Merlin
Little Owl
Golden Plover
Spotted Redshank

BRISTOL

Blaise Estate:
1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, Magpie, Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 5 Goldcrest, 1 Wren, 7 Nuthatch - inc 4 larking, noisily, 2 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 7 Robin
13-10-22 Kingfisher EP (Allan Chard)
Eastville Park:

1 Kingfisher
13-10-22 Blackcap Stoke Park (Patrick Richards)
Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:

2 Mute Swan, 44+ Feral Pigeons, 1 Stock Dove, 25 Woodpigeon, 4 Collared Dove, 15 Moorhen, 3 Little Grebe, 1 Black-headed Gull, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Ring-necked Parakeet, 4 Jay, 36 Magpie, 12 Jackdaw, 4 Carrion Crow, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 3 Wren, 30+Starling, 4 Blackbird, 1 Mistle Thrush, 6 Robin, 30+ House Sparrow, 7 Dunnock, 1 Pied Wagtail. 2 Goldfinch.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Coal Tit, 1 Treecreeper - seen despite the fog

Coalpit Heath - Golf course:
132 Mallard, 2 Grey Heron, 1 or 2 Kingfisher

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
Shoveler, Wigeon Teal - all returned to both pools

Clevedon - Wains Hill, vismig:
14 Siskin - north east

Clevedon - Yeo:
190 Canada Goose, 3 Mute Swan, 190 Shelduck, 4 Wigeon, 70 Mallard, 20 Teal, 30 Oystercatcher, 10 Lapwing, 40 Curlew, 120 Dunlin, 110 Redshank, 100 Black-headed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 5 Little Egret, 300 Jackdaw - one flock, 4 Skylark, 1 Wheatear, 3 Grey Wagtail, 50 Meadow Pipit, 1 Rock Pipit, 30 Linnet, 

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
1 Merlin (f)

Keynsham, Manor Road Playing fields:
11 Feral Pigeon, 1 Woodpigeon, 11 Rook, 8 Carrion Crow, 6 House Sparrow
13-10-22 BH Gull Keynsham (Andrew Harrison)
Keynsham, Manor Road Community Woodlands:
2 Woodpigeon, 5 Black-headed Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 7 Magpie, 11 Rook, 5 Carrion Crow, 5 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 6 Starling, 1 Blackbird, 6 Robin

Saltfordc- R Avon:

1 Buzzard, 1 Little Owl, 1 Mistle Thrush

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
32 Lapwing, 14 Golden Plover, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Snipe, 1 Spotted Redshank, 14 Great White Egret, 7 Little Egret

Chew Valley Lake
1 Osprey - juv, 1 Marsh Harrier - juv, 2 Swallow - south
13-10-22 Buzzard CVL (George Stacey)
Bittern Trail:

3 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Bullfinch

Heron's Green:
7 Great White Egret, 80 Meadow Pipit

Stratford:
4 Ruff, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Stonechat

Herriott's inc Pool:
40 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Little Stint, 33 Snipe, 23 Cattle Egret, 1 Red Kite, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Bearded Tit - burst of song

Reports: John Barnett, Graham Blacker, Di Bunniss, Allan Chard, Andy Davis, Mike Hargreaves, Andrew Harrison, Mike Jackson, Patrick Richards, Harvey Rose, George Stacey, Howard Taffs, Bri Thompson