28-10-22 Friday - Firecrest, Yellow Wagtail

 Early rain, but sunny periods later. Light to moderate southerlies. Mild. Max temp 17°C.

Scaup

Yellow-legged Gull

Cattle Egret

Marsh Harrier

Short-eared Owl

Firecrest

Yellow Wagtail

28-10-22 Reed Bunting, OPS ( Paul Sadley)

BRISTOL

28-10-22 Dipper, Eastville Park ( Allan Chard )

Eastville Park:
Long-tailed Tit, 1 Dipper 

Arnos Vale Cemetery:

2 Stock Dove, 6 Woodpigeon, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker,2 Jay, 4 Magpie,3 Carrion Crow, 2 Coal Tit, 5  Blue Tit, 6 Great Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 6 Goldcrest,1 Firecrest ,7 Wren.,4 Blackbird,8 Robin, 3 Dunnock,3  Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 5 Goldfinch

Stockwood Open Space:

2 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Nuthatch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
9 Wigeon, 10 Lapwing, 9 Curlew, 1 Cormorant, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Short-eared Owl, 6 Stonechat, 1 Reed Bunting

28-10-22 Yellow Wagtail ( Brian Lancastle)

New Passage/Northwick:
1 Yellow Wagtail

Severn Beach:

1 Wren

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead- garden:

1 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff

Weston Moor:

2 Stonechat - m,f

28-10-22 Curlew, Clevedon Sea Wall  ( David Gale)

28-10-22 Wheatear,  Channel View Bay ( Howard Taffs)

Clevedon - Yeo:
1 Curlew, 1 Wheatear 

Backwell Lake:
9 Mute Swan, 8 Shoveler, 1 Gadwall, 27 Mallard, 18 Moorhen, 3 Little Grebe, Black Headed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Redwing.

BELOW M4 & BANES

28-10-22 Buzzard MF (Mike Prior)

Marshfield - Shire Valley
 50+ Red Legged Partridge, Pheasant, 8 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 40 Fieldfare, 20 Redwing, 2 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail

Willsbridge Mill:

1 Kingfisher, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Dipper, 4 Grey Wagtail

28-10-22 Starling. MRCW ( Andrew Harrison)

Keynsham, Manor Road Community Woodlands:

10 Feral Pigeon, 10 Woodpigeon, 1 Buzzard, 9 Magpie, 17 Rook, 8 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 9 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Starling, 12 Blackbird, 4 Robin, 24 House Sparrow, 1 Pied Wagtail, 4 Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Bittern Trail:
1 Nuthatch

28-10-22 Grey Wagtail, Hollowbrook ( George Stacey)

Hollowbrook:

1 Water Rail, 1 Grey Wagtail

Nunnery:

2 Goldeneye-m,  2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 7 Blackbird, 20 Redwing, 1 Grey Wagtail,  3 Pied Wagtail, 20 Meadow Pipit, 2 Bullfinch,  8 Goldfinch 

28-10-22 Goldfinch, Heron's Green ( Ian Stapp ) 

Heron's Green:

12 Little Grebe, 1 Black-tailed Godwit,  8 Common Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 5 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 4 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 20 House Sparrow, 2 Grey Wagtail, 30 Pied Wagtail, 50 Meadow Pipit, 20 Linnet., 4 Goldfinch

28-10-22 Buzzard, Moreton ( Ian Stapp ) 

Moreton:
250 Canada Goose- field behind hide, 1 Scaup -f, 200 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Great  White Egret, 2 Little  Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Marsh Harrier -f, 1 Tawny Owl -calling, 1 Peregrine, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 30 Meadow Pipit, 35 Linnet

28-10-22 Mallard, Herriott's Pool ( Andrew Harrison) 

Herriott's inc Pool:
1 Shelduck -pool, 1 Water Rail, 35 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Snipe-pool, 1 Green Sandpiper-pool, 10 Common Gull, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 5 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Marsh Harrier -m, 1 Kingfisher,1 Peregrine, 2 Jay, 6 Magpie, 29 Jackdaw, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 40 Starling- flyover, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Reed Bunting

Reports:  Allan Chard, David Gale, Paul Francis, Richard Giles, Andrew Harrison, Colin and Bette Hawkins, Tony Krajewski, Brian Lancastle, John Lewis, Fiona Neate, Mike Prior, Paul Sadley, Vic Savery, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs 

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Avon Bird Report 2021

     

(photo by Brian Lancastle)

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