Tuesday 10 October 2023

10-10-23 Tuesday - Redwing and Fieldfare vismigs, Goosander

Temp 14°C to 19°C. Misty start, thin Sunshine about midday, Light SW wind, reaching 8 mph midday.

Goosander
Bearded Tit
Redwing, Fieldfare
Merlin
Firecrest
Ruff

BRISTOL

Avonmouth Bridge:
Redwing
10-10-23 Green Woodpecker, Combe Dingle (Pete Buniss)
Combe Dingle garden:
1 Green Woodpecker

Sea Mills - R Trym & Harbour
1 Ruff - in high tide roost, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Firecrest - very vocal

Stoke Park:
70 Redwing, 10 Siskin 

Stoke Park:
100 Redwing, 5 Linnet, 1 Siskin 

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

10-10-23 Avocet, OPS (Peter Hazelwood)
Oldbury Power Station:
1 f Goosander, 1 Avocet, 1 juv Hobby, 2 Skylark, 525 Redwing, 5 Fieldfare, 5 Chaffinch, 15 Siskin 

Northwick Warth/Pilning Wetland:
No reports

Wickwar:
1 Little Owl calling

Latteridge:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 16 Redwing

NORTH SOMERSET
10-10-23 Little Egret, Backwell Lake (Robin Martin)
Backwell Lake:
12 Mute Swan, 1 Shoveler male, 4 Gadwall, 25 Mallard, 1 Little Grebe, 12 Black-headed Gull, 2 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 4 little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Greenfinch,  + 1 ad and 2 juv Otter

Tickenham - BOC walk:
12 Woodpigeon, 3 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 2 Jay, 3 Magpie, 64 Jackdaw, 13 Rook, 9 Carrion Crow, 6 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 3 Skylark, 9 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Goldcrest, 4 Wren, 3 Starling - Landed in the grass below the pylons - nr PE roost site, 3 Blackbird, 7 Robin, 2 House Sparrow, 5 Pied Wagtail, 14 Meadow Pipit, 1 Bullfinch, 4 Goldfinch
10-10-23 Siskin, Strawberry Line, Yatton (Mark Savage)
Yatton Strawberry Line:
10 Mallard, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Jay, 5 Cetti’s Warbler (heard), 1 Chiffchaff (heard), 1 Blackcap, 2 Stonechat, 1 Meadow Pipit, 2 Greenfinch, 6 Siskin

Worle:
1 Harrier sp. (? Hen from flight)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bridgeyate:
1 Red Kite

Newton St Loe:
1st Teal, lots Mistle Thrush

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam: 
1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Pied Wagtail 

Woodford: 
3 Common Gull, 3 GBB Gull, 250+ Cormorant, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Goldcrest, 8+ Redwing 

Herons Green: 
6 Wigeon, 2 Pintail, 12+ Pochard, 2 Little Grebe, 16 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 f Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Jay, 11 House Sparrow, 5 Pied Wagtail 

Moreton: 
50+ Woodpigeon, 21 Stock Dove, 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 GBB Gull, 1 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite, 4 Buzzard, 2 Jay, 2 Coal Tit, 30+ Long-tailed Tit +mixed Tits, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 m Stonechat, 3 Meadow Pipit, 16+ Chaffinch
10-10-23 Water Rail, Stratford (Ian Stapp)
Stratford:
 
20+ Shoveler, 12+ Wigeon, 8 Pintail, 12+ Pochard, 2 Water Rail, 1 Dunlin, 6 Snipe, 5 Common Gull, 3 GBB Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 2 m/juv Marsh Harrier. 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Hobby, 1 Merlin, 1 Skylark, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 7+ Meadow Pipit, 2 Reed Bunting 

10-10-23 Kingfisher Herriotts Bridge (Ian Stapp)
Herriott's Bridge: 
53 Mute Swan, 2 Shelduck, 22 Shoveler, 26 Pintail, 54 Teal, 3 Little Grebe, 2 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Gull, 2 GBB Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 1 juv Marsh Harrier, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Bearded Tit, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 m/f Stonechat, 3 Pied Wagtail

Reports: Pete Bunniss, Tony Cook, Andy Davis, Ollie Fournier, Nick Hawkridge, Peter Hazelwood, Matt Hull, John Lewis, Robin Martin, Andy Middleton, Jan Pridie, Lois Pryce, Trevor Riddle, Matt Rogers, Paul Sadley, Mark Savage, Ian Stapp, Chris Teague, Nick Tippett, Keith Vinicombe, eBird, opsbirding>, severnsidebirds, TBOSG