Thursday, 27 October 2022

27-10-22 Thursday - Hen Harrier

 Warm again, max temp 20°C, cloudy with some sunny breaks, light wind easterly moving southerly

Swift sp
Curlew Sandpiper
Little Stint
Jack Snipe
11 Red Kite at Marshfield
Marsh Harrier 
Hen Harrier
Yellow Wagtail
Brambling
Hawfinch
Redpoll

27-10-22 Hen Harrier, Stratford CVL (Bri Thompson)

BRISTOL

27-10-22 Longtailed Tit & Stonechat, Stoke Park (Patrick Richards)
Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
2 Mute Swan, 2 Mallard, 80+ Feral Pigeon, 22 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 15 Moorhen, 6 Coot, 5 Black-headed Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Jay, 15 Magpie, 66 Jackdaw, 6 Carrion Crow, 5 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 20, Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Wren, 52 Starling, 1 Blackbird, 5 Robin, 1 Stonechat, 7 House Sparrow, 1 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

27-10-22 Yellowhammer, OPS (Peter Hazelwood)
Oldbury Power Station:
103 Lapwing, 6 Grey Plover, 250 Curlew, 14 Black-tailed Godwit, 500 Dunlin, 1 Jack Snipe,  6 Snipe, c50 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 15 song Thrush, 4 Mistle Thrush, c1`0 Redwing, 25 Blackbird, 1 Fieldfare, 1 Yellowhammer (m), 17 Reed Bunting

Aust:
4 Stock Dove, 65 Woodpigeon, 6 Great White Egret, 2 Peregrine, 1 Jay, 10 Jackdaw, 1 Rook, 1 Raven, 1 Coal Tit. small flock of Long-tailed Tit, 6 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest, 329 Starling, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Mistle Thrush, 1 Redwing, 10 Blackbird, 6 Alba Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 40 Chaffinch,  Brambling, 2 Hawfinch, 6 Greenfinch, 3 Linnet, Redpoll, 27 Goldfinch, 2 Siskin, Reed Bunting

27-10-22 Yellow Wagtail, Northwick Warth (Paul Bowerman)
New Passage/Northwick Warth:
1 Yellow Wagtail

27-10-22 Waders at Pilning Wetland (Paul Bowerman)
Pilning Wetlands:
120 Lapwing, 17 Grey Plover, 38 Black-tailed Godwit, Knot, Curlew Sandpiper, 1000+ Dunlin, 1 Little Stint (juv), 150 Redshank. 1 Great White Egret 

Yate garden:
1 Sparrowhawk (m)

Mangotsfield Station:
2 Fieldfare

NORTH SOMERSET

Wains GHill, Clevedon:
Fall of at least 6 Chiffchaff, 3 Redwing, 100 Chaffinch, 1 Brambling, 3 Redpoll, 2 Siskin

27-10-22 Redwing & Wheatear, Clevedon-Yeo (Mark Savage)
Clevedon - Yeo:
15 Canada Goose, 400 Shelduck, 2 Gadwall, 100 Wigeon, 250 Teal, 60 Oystercatcher, 65 Lapwing, 20 Grey Plover, 2 Ringed Plover, 130 Curlew, 2 Turnstone, 20 Dunlin, 4 Snipe, 300 Redshank, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Cormorant,2 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 30 Skylark, 1 Kestrel, 2 Cetti’s Warbler (heard only), 3 Redwing, 4 Stonechat,1 Wheatear, 2 Pied Wagtail, 100 Meadow Pipit, 10 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch, 60 Greenfinch, 120 Linnet, 40 Siskin (overhead), 2 Reed Bunting

 

Sand Point/Bay:
1 Swift sp, few Skylarks and Meadow Pipits, 2 Redwing, 600 Chaffinch, 4 Brambling, 2 Hawfinch, Redpoll, 5 Siskin, 

BELOW M4 & BANES

Shire Valley, Marshfield:
1 Mute Swan, 1 Grey Heron, 11(eleven) Red Kite, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, Small flock Longtailed Tit

27-10-22 Goldfinches, Keynsham (Andrew Harrison)
Keynsham, Manor Road Community Woodlands:
16 Woodpigeon, 2 Black-headed Gull, 1 Buzzard, 13 Magpie, 11 Rook, 11 Carrion Crow, 4 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 9 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Wren, 1 Mistle Thrush, 16 Blackbird, 7 Robin, 1 House Sparrow, 3 Dunnock, 2 Meadow Pipit, 5 Goldfinch

Saltford:
3 Little Owl

Pendown Hill to Priston:
6 Red Kite, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Common Kestrel, 25 Fieldfare

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

27-10-22 Great White Egrets, CVL (George Stacey)
Bernard King Hide:
2 Great White Egret

Stratford:
1 Marsh Harrier (m), 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 2 Stonechat

Herriott's inc Pool:
1 f Mallard with 6 ducklings

Reports: Paul Bowerman, Rob Bright, Chris Craig, Alan Daniells, Anthony Goodwin, Paul Gregory, Rob Hargreaves, Andrew Harrison, Peter Hazelwood, Simon Isgar, Aravind Ramesh, Patrick Richards, Trevor Riddle, Mark Savage, Tony Scott, George Stacey, Howard Taffs, Bri Thompson,