Saturday, 28 October 2023

28-10-23 Saturday - Great Northern Diver

Temp 10°C to 15°C -  A fine, sunny morning turned into a miserable, wet afternoon! A light 10mph SSE wind.

Red-breasted Merganser
Great White Egret
Merlin
Great Northern Diver
Bearded Tit
Yellow-browed Warbler
Wheatear
Brambling


28-10-23 Great White Egret, Stratford (Bri Thompson)
BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
1 Alexandrine Parakeet

Stoke Park:
4 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Raven, 2 Stonechat.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
11 Greylag Goose, 49 Lapwing, 7 Grey Plover, 3 Ringed Plover, 270 Curlew, c.50 Turnstone, c.1,000 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 30+ Redshank, 2 Wheatear

New Passage:
300 Canada Goose, 55 Greylag Goose, 40 Shoveler, 120 Wigeon, 80 Teal, 90 Redshank, 20 Turnstone, 1 Cormorant, 1 Raven.

Pilning Wetland:
4 Canada Goose, 50 Greylag Goose, 9 Mute Swan, 30 Shoveler, 2 Gadwall, 15 Wigeon, 450 Teal, 80 Lapwing, 150 Dunlin, 5 Snipe, 70 Redshank, 1 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 2 Stonechat. 

Severn Beach:
12 Shelduck, 30 Wigeon, 2 Teal, 5 Oystercatcher, 5 Curlew, 70 Dunlin, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 3 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Rock Pipit. 

Wickwar:
2 Coal Tit - garden.

Yate Rocks:
2 (m/f) Chaffinch - garden.

NORTH SOMERSET

Lower Failand:
1 Pheasant, 8 Woodpigeon, 4 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 5 Magpie, 27 Jackdaw, 18 Rook, 8 Carrion Crow, 2 Chiffchaff, 9 Starling, 10+ Chaffinch, 25+ Linnet, 2+ Goldfinch, c.5 Siskin. 

Clevedon - Yeo:
2 Egyptian Goose, 515 Shelduck, 15 Shoveler, 110 Wigeon, 135 Mallard, 3 Pintail, 125 Teal, 1 Red-breasted Merganser, 2 Moorhen, 12 Coot, 2 Little Grebe, 65 Oystercatcher, 200 Lapwing, 3 Golden Plover, 36 Grey Plover, 160 Curlew, 40 Turnstone, 275 Knot, 450 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 545 Redshank, 725 Black Headed Gull, 6 Common Gull, 200 Herring Gull, 16 Lesser Black Backed Gull, 1 Cormorant, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 7 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 72 Skylark, 4 Cetti’s Warbler, 10 Chiffchaff, 225 Starling, 20 Stonechat, 2 Wheatear, 1 Grey Wagtail, 18 Pied Wagtail, 285 Meadow Pipit, 2 Rock Pipit, 50 Chaffinch, 150 Greenfinch, 100 Linnet, 50 Goldfinch, 8 Siskin, 4 Reed Bunting.

Woodspring Bay:
Great Northern Diver

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
2 Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 f Merlin, 1 Peregrine, 7 Skylark, 1 Yellow-browed Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 11 Goldcrest, 580 Starling, 3 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 7 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 5 alba Wagtail, 63 Meadow Pipit, 127 Chaffinch, 1 Brambling, 36 Greenfinch, 25+ Linnet, 3 Redpoll, 8 Goldfinch, 10 Siskin, 1 Reed Bunting.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Keynsham:
Durley Lane;
1 Tawny Owl, 3+ Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Redwing, 1 Grey Wagtail, 5 Siskin, 1 Reed Bunting.

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Stratford:
Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Peregrine, 2 Bearded Tit.
28-10-23 Peregrine, Stratford (Bri Thompson)
Herriotts inc Pool:
2 Red  Kite

Out of Area:
Richard's Pipit still at Huntspill Sluice.

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Allan Chard, Paul Gregory, Peter Hazelwood, Matt Hull, Karen Jayne, Craig Lewis, Linda, Dean Reeves, Paul Sadley, Steve Sanins, Rich Scantlebury, Bri Thompson.