Thursday, 26 October 2023

26-10-23 Thursday - Yellow-browed Warbler

 Temp 9°C to 16°C. Beautiful sunny day. Light SW wind.

Mandarin Duck
Short-eared Owl
Ring-necked Parakeet
Bearded Tit
Yellow-browed Warbler
Firecrest
Brambling
Hawfinch
Crossbill

26-10-23 Yellow-browed Warbler, Sand Point (Penny Wills)
BRISTOL

Clifton Down:
2 Jay, 4 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Blackbird (in subsong)

Coombe Dingle garden:
2 Blackcap (1m, 1f, - first of the year at this site)

Eastville Park:
450 Woodpigeon (heading SW) 

Stoke Park incl Pond:
7 Ring-necked Parakeet (record total for this site)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

26-10-23 Short-eared Owl, OPS (Pete Hazelwood)
Oldbury Power Station:
40 Wigeon, 6 Teal, 1 Little Grebe, 51 Lapwing, 3 Grey Plover, 56 Redshank, 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Merlin, 1 Peregrine, Long-tailed Tit flock with 6 Goldcrest & 1 Treecreeper, 2 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, many Pied Wagtail and Meadow Pipit

26-10-23 Peregrine, Wickwar (Paul Sadley)
Wickwar:
1 Peregrine

Kingsgate Park:
2 Gadwall (pair), 2 Goosander (f), 1 Kingfisher, 4 Redwing

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon, Blind Yeo bridges:
1 Mallard, 1 Coot, 15 Moorhen, no Goosanders yet.

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
215 Woodpigeon, 60 Skylark, 1 Sand Martin, 1 Yellow-browed Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 1 Firecrest, 20 Goldcrest, 1430 Starling, 4 Fieldfare, 1 Redstart, 1 Wheatear, 310 Chaffinch, 3 Brambling,  4 Hawfinch, 9 Redpoll, 26 Siskin, 7 Reed Bunting


BELOW M4 & BANES

Hanham garden:
1 Crossbill (over, heading south)

Bath, Lansdown:
6 Stock Dove, 2 Golden Plover, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 3 Raven, 11 Great Tit, 2 Skylark, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Meadow Pipit

Hollow Marsh:
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Marsh Tit, 2 Chiffchaff,
1 Nuthatch, 14 Yellowhammer.

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Ring-necked Duck, 10 Lapwing (flying west), 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Cetti's Warbler, good numbers of Long-tailed Tit, 6 Chiffchaff

Chew Valley Lake

Herriotts inc Pool:
3 Mandarin Duck (drakes), 80 Woodpigeon (to SW), ca. 100 Lapwing (to WSW), 6 Great White Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier (1 v dark f  type, 1 juv), 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Peregrine (juv), 3 Bearded Tit, 50 Starling (to SW)

Reported by: Pete Brain, Mark Coller, Jane Cumming, Andy Davis, Ollie Fournier, Alastair Fraser, Paul Gregory, Rob Hargreaves, Pete Hazelwood, Matt Hull, Rob Laughton, Andy Mears, Andy Middleton, Alan Piper, Pat Richards, Paul Sadley, Joe Sargent, Larry Sweetland, Penny Wills: 
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