18-10-23 Wednesday- Finch movement

Temp 11°C to 14°C -  Cloudy with rain on and off, then the heavens opened. A moderate NNE wind gusting to 19 mph.

Marsh Harrier

Siskin, Redpoll

Brambling, Crossbill

Short-eared Owl 

BRISTOL

18-10-23 Reed Bunting, Stoke Park (Patrick Richards)

Bishopston - Garden:

6 Feral Pigeon, 1 Wood Pigeon, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 30 Goldfinch 

Chittening Warth:

1 Short-eared Owl (per Birdguides), 4 Redpoll, 39 Siskin 

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

Snipe, Reed Bunting

18-10-23 Snipe, Stoke Park (Patrick Richards)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Warth:
5 Pintail, 3 Goosander, 3-5 Great White Egret, 2000 Starling, 268 Redwing, 52 Fieldfare, 32 Meadow Pipit, 2000+ Chaffinch, 12 Linnet, 10 Redpoll sp, 300+ Siskin

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - Wain's Hill:
2 Cormorant, 2 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine, 1 Jay, 5 Skylark, 2 Swallow, 8 Chiffchaff, 1250 Starling, 550 Redwing, 125 Fieldfare, 9 Pied Wagtail, 75 Meadow Pipit, 5135 Chaffinch, 75 Linnet, 5 Redpoll, 150 Goldfinch, 325 Siskin

Sand Point/Middle Hope:

1 Red Kite, 18 Skylark, 7 Chiffchaff, 13 Goldcrest, 1800 Starling, 4 Song Thrush, 130 Redwing, 2 Fieldfare, 75 Meadow Pipit, 2500 Chaffinch, 3 Brambling, 2 Redpoll, 1 Crossbill, 390 Siskin

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports.

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Stratford:
3 Greylag Goose, 16 Lapwing, 1 Snipe, 11 Great White Egret, 16 Little Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier (f & juv), 1 Grey Wagtail

Reported by: 

Andy Davis, Matt Hall, Matt Hull, Mike Meechem, Tom O'Shea, Patrick Richards, Steve Sanins, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG