16-10-23 Monday - Hen Harrier

Temp 9°C to 13°C -  touch of frost out of town. Cloudy all day, A light ENE wind gusting to 22mph.

Short-eared Owl

Ring-necked Duck

Hen Harrier

Merlin

Redwing

Fieldfare

Greenshank

Arctic Tern

Cattle Egret

BRISTOL

16-10-23 BH Gull Stoke Park (Patrick Richards)

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

2 Mute Swan, 7 Mallard, 112 Feral Pigeon, 1 Stock Dove, 62 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 10 Moorhen, 1 Little Grebe, 3 Black-headed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel,1 Ring-necked Parakeet, 3 Jay, 20 Magpie, 60+ Jackdaw, 8 Carrion Crow, 4 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Blackcap (m), 3 Wren, 52 Starling, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Redwing, 1 Robin, 1 Stonechat (f), 9 House Sparrow, 2 Pied Wagtail, 7 Meadow Pipit, 4 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 17 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

Canada Goose, 1 Shelduck, 19 Wigeon, 66 Mallard, 8 Teal, 8 Moorhen, 14 Lapwing,  25 Curlew, 75 Turnstone, 23 Dunlin,  6 Snipe, 5 Cormorant, 5 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Stonechat, 2 Wheatear, 2 Rock Pipit

New Passage/Northwick:

329 Canada Goose, 48 Greylag Goose, 5 Shelduck, 3 Shoveler, 40 Wigeon, 1 Pintail, 200 Teal, 22 Lapwing, 6 Curlew, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 150 Redshank, 1 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, Song Thrush, Chaffinch

Pilning Wetlands:
35 Shoveler, 80 Teal, 8 Coot, 7 Snipe, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier, Meadow Pipit

Severn Beach:
450 Black-headed Gull, 1 Little Egret, Greenfinch, Redpoll

Wickwar:

1 Tawny Owl - calling

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - Yeo:
625 Shelduck, 8 Shoveler, 6 Wigeon, 100 Mallard, 20 Teal, 2 Moorhen, 6 Coot, 77 Oystercatcher, 20 Grey Plover, 2 Ringed Plover, 170 Curlew, 25 Turnstone, 55 Dunlin, 4 Snipe, 325 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 150 Black-headed Gull, 45 Herring Gull, 10 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 8 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 14 Little Egret, 3 Raven, 71 Skylark, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 11 Chiffchaff, 150 Starling, 7 Fieldfare, 12 Stonechat, 2 Wheatear, 17 Pied Wagtail, 165 Meadow Pipit, 2 Bullfinch, 25 Greenfinch, 25 Linnet, 2 Redpoll, 100 Goldfinch, 5 Siskin, 5 Reed Bunting.

Yatton - Phipps Bridge:

45 Canada Goose, 25 Mute Swan, 102 Mallard - exceptionally high count here, 5 Stock Dove, 300 Woodpigeon - moving south, 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 2 GW Egret, 2 Little Egret, 3 Buzzard, 2 Kingfisher, 1 GS Woodpecker, 6 Skylark, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 6 Pied Wagtail, 6 Meadow Pipit, 4 Chaffinch and 30 Goldfinch

R Banwell Est:
1 Merlin (f)

Sand Point/Middle Hope:

1 Hen Harrier - ringtail, heading north

BELOW M4 & BANES

Sutton Wick:

1 Red Kite - flying, 3 Buzzard - sat on power poles, 200+ mixed Gulls, all around a ploughed field

Peasedown St John: 

1 Red Kite 

Writhlington:

1 Red Kite - maths class distraction!!

RESERVOIRS

16-10-23 Arctic Tern BL (Robert Hargreaves)

Blagdon Lake:
42 Canada Goose, 40 Mute Swan - inc 3 juv    , 180 Shoveler, 156 Gadwall, 20 Wigeon, 161 Mallard, 12 Pintail, 107 Teal, 72 Pochard, 1 Ring-necked Duck (m), 640 Tufted Duck, 54 Moorhen, 971 Coot, 11 Little Grebe, 48 Great Crested Grebe, 12 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 60 BH Gull, 12 GBB Gull, 4 Herring Gull, 4 LBB Gull, 1 Arctic Tern, 31 Cormorant, 30 Cattle Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 5 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (f), 3 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, 

Chew Valley Lake
1 Short-eared Owl - slowly flapping as it circled over the lake - mid-morning

Woodford:
1 Common Gull, 1 GBB Gull, 1 G-S Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Song Thrush, 20+ Redwing 

Herons Green:
2 Little Grebe, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Great Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 3 Buzzard, 2 Jay

16-10-23 Stonechat CVL (IanStapp)

Moreton:
1 Water Rail, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Great Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite 4 Buzzard, 2 Jay, 2 Cetti's Warbler,  1 Stonechat (m)

Ploughed field back of the hide: 100+ Canada Goose, 50+ Woodpigeon, 300+ mixed Corvid 

Stratford:
250 Woodpigeon - moving south, 4 Common Gull, 2 Marsh Harrier (f & juv), 2 Red Kite, 6 Skylark - over, 4 Redpoll - over, 

Herriotts inc Pool:
2 Shelduck, 2 Common Gull, 4 GBB Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 2 Great Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, possible Short-eared Owl - high and a long way off, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Stonechat

Reported by: Andy Davis, Robert Hargreaves, Matt Hull, Andy Middleton, Nick Page, Trevor Riddle, Paul Sadley, Ian Stapp, Jon Thobroe

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