9-10-23 Monday - Winter Thrush arrival

 Temp 15°C to 21°C -  Cloud early, then sun from 9:30. Light W to WSW wind.

Osprey

Redwing

Fieldfare

Cattle Egret

BRISTOL

Eastville - vismig:

8 Swallow, 616 Redwing, 2 Fieldfare, 10 White/Pied Wagtail, 37 Meadow Pipit, 2 Chaffinch, 7 Siskin

Eastville Park:

1 Little Egret, 1 Alexandrine Parakeet, 41 Goldfinch

Hallen Marsh:

1 Pheasant, 25 Stock Dove, 43 Woodpigeon, 1 Moorhen, 1 Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 7 Magpie, 6 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 2 Skylark, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 14 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 9 Wren, 34 Starling, 2 Mistle Thrush, 6 Redwing, 6 Blackbird, 2 Fieldfare, 13 Robin, 1 Stonechat, 1 Dunnock, 4 Linnet, 80 Goldfinch

Purdown - vismig:

4 Skylark, 178 Redwing, 2 Fieldfare, 3 White/Pied Wagtail, 3 Meadow Pipit, 11 Redpoll - single flock, 13 Siskin

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

1 Little Grebe, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 4 Stonechat, 3 Meadow Pipit, 1 Chaffinch, 6 Greenfinch, 10 Goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting

Whitchurch - garden:

A few Skylark, 17 Redwing, Meadow Pipit all going over

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

11 Wigeon, 6 Teal, 8 Ringed Plover, 76 Curlew - out on the mud, 2 Dunlin, 5 Common Gull, 5 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine, c60 Redwing, 1 Grey Wagtail, 

NORTH SOMERSET

Sand Point/Middle Hope - vismig:

3 Snipe, 25 Skylark, 7 Swallow, 330 Starling, 25 Redwing, 70 Fieldfare, 22 alba Wag, 185 Meadow Pipit, 320 Chaffinch, 56 Greenfinch, 100 Linnet, 1 Redpoll, 2+ Crossbill, 60 Goldfinch, 90 Siskin, 1 Yellowhammer, +15 Reed Bunting

Weston-Super-Mare - Old Town Quarry:
40+ Redwing - over

BELOW M4 & BANES

Hanham - garden:

9 Redwing - over

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
6 Lapwing, 2 Snipe, 1 Redshank, 48 Cattle Egret - pm roost, 6 Grey Heron, 6 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret - pm roost, 1 Marsh Harrier (f), 2 Stonechat - pr, 

Chew Valley Lake

Hollowbrook:
2 Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper

9-10-23 Redwing CVL (George Stacey)

Parkland:

4 Redwing

Villice:
9 Mute Swan - inc 5 juv, Shoveler, 4 Gadwall, Mallard, Teal, Tufted Duck, 100 Coot, 10 Little Grebe, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 30 Black-headed Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher - with catch, 

Herons Green:
200+ Coot, 2 Little Grebe, 3 Common Sandpiper, 100+ BH Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Great Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 14+ Pied Wagtail

Moreton:
8+ Stock Dove, 30+ Woodpigeon, 1 Green Sandpiper - flypast, 1 GBB Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great Egret, 2 Raven, 2 Jay, 2 Cetti's Warbler, mixed Tit flock with 20+ Long-tailed Tit, 12 Chaffinch

9-10-23 Dunlin CVL (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:
 20+ Shoveler, 12+ Wigeon, 8 Pintail, 12 Pochard, 1 Water Rail - squealing, 1 Lapwing, 1 Dunlin, 5 Snipe,1 Osprey, 2 Marsh Harrier (f&m), 4 Red Kite, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Skylark - over, 3 Cetti's Warbler, c40 Redwing - over, 1 Stonechat (m), c10 Meadow Pipit, 2 Redpoll - at least

Lane to Stratford:

3 Stock Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 20+ mixed Tits, 2 Goldcrest, 12+ Chaffinch

Herriotts inc Pool:

64 Mute Swan, 2 Shelduck - one big duckling, 68 Shoveler, 26 Pintail, 128 Teal, 1 Little Grebe, 5 Moorhen, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Great Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 6 Jackdaw, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Stonechat (f&m), 3 Pied Wagtail
Lots of Gulls and Corvid circling over fields next to ringing station feeding on something flying

Out of area

Ham Wall - Long Drove lake:

1 Squacco Heron

Reported by: Rick Andrews, Rob Bright, Andy Davis, Tim Fell, Ollie Fournier, David Gibb, Nick Hawkridge, Matt Hull, Rob Laughton, Lucy Masters, Andy Middleton, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Bri Thompson

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