Temp 13°C to 17°C - Glorious sunshine all day. A force 2 west wind.
The Yellow-browed Warbler influx continues with four individuals reported today. Good variety of finches seen on the coast and there should be even more coming through once the storm passes.
Water Rail seen in a very unusual place today.. (Keep reading to find out more!)
Scaup
Yellow-browed WarblerWater Pipit
Hawfinch, Redpoll, Crossbill
BRISTOL
Eastville Park:
1 Stock Dove, 1 Cormorant, 1 Kingfisher, 5 Jay, 3 Coal Tit, 6 Blue Tit, 2 Firecrest, 6 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 10+ Starling, 2 Dipper, 2 Grey Wagtail.
Stoke Park:
10 Ring-necked Parakeet
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Littleton Warth:
Hawfinch, Redpoll, Crossbill
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| 19-10-24 Water Rail, New Passage (Les Williams) |
Eastville Park:
1 Stock Dove, 1 Cormorant, 1 Kingfisher, 5 Jay, 3 Coal Tit, 6 Blue Tit, 2 Firecrest, 6 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 10+ Starling, 2 Dipper, 2 Grey Wagtail.
Stoke Park:
10 Ring-necked Parakeet
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Littleton Warth:
7 Barnacle Goose
Aust Services/STW:
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| 19-10-24 Yellow-browed Warbler, Aust Sewage Works (Jamie Dunning) |
6 Barnacle Geese, 4 Stock Dove, 227 Woodpigeon, 1 Sparrowhawk, 11 Skylark, 123 Starling, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 177 Redwing, 2 Grey Wagtail, 15 Meadow Pipit, 1 Rock Pipit/Water Pipit, 99 Chaffinch, 1 Brambling, 2 Hawfinch, 6 Greenfinch, 12 Linnet, 3 Goldfinch, 11 Siskin
Northwick Warth/Pilning Wetlands:
8 Tufted Duck, 44 Oystercatcher, 122 Curlew, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 41 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Turnstone, 1 Knot, c.200 Dunlin, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 1 Common Gull, 1 Little Egret, 2 Song Thrush, 15 Redwing, 1 Stonechat, 2 Reed Bunting
New Passage:
1 Water Rail - remarkably came in off the sea and landed in front of new flood defence wall!
Chittening Warth:
32 Knot, 1 Greenshank, 1 Water Pipit, 8 Redpoll
Yate - Kingsgate Park:
2 Gadwall, 12 Tufted Duck, 1 Cormorant, 2+ Skylark, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 m Blackcap, 4 Goldcrest, several Redwing & Meadow Pipit over
NORTH SOMERSET
Ashton Court Estate:
Weston-Super-Mare - Grove Park:
2 Yellow-browed Warbler
BELOW M4 & BANES
Keynsham - Broadmead:
1 Canada Goose, 80+ Mallard, 1 f Pintail, 1 Snipe, 200 mixed corvids, 1 Skylark - over, 20 Starling, 20 Redwing, 80 Pied Wagtail, 1 Meadow Pipit - over
RESERVOIRS
Blagdon Lake:
20+ Mute Swan (one cygnet), 3 Mallard, 10+ Pochard, 200+ Coot, 20+ Lapwing, 3 Cormorant, 1 Cattle Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 6 Jay, 7+ Long-tailed Tit, 3+ Chiffchaff, 1+ Goldcrest, 3+ Chaffinch
Chew Valley Lake
Herons Green:
2 (m/f) Scaup, 1 Common Sandpiper, 7 Cattle Egret
Northwick Warth/Pilning Wetlands:
8 Tufted Duck, 44 Oystercatcher, 122 Curlew, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 41 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Turnstone, 1 Knot, c.200 Dunlin, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 1 Common Gull, 1 Little Egret, 2 Song Thrush, 15 Redwing, 1 Stonechat, 2 Reed Bunting
New Passage:
1 Water Rail - remarkably came in off the sea and landed in front of new flood defence wall!
Chittening Warth:
32 Knot, 1 Greenshank, 1 Water Pipit, 8 Redpoll
Yate - Kingsgate Park:
2 Gadwall, 12 Tufted Duck, 1 Cormorant, 2+ Skylark, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 m Blackcap, 4 Goldcrest, several Redwing & Meadow Pipit over
NORTH SOMERSET
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| 19-10-24 Marsh Tit, Ashton Court Estate (Karen Wilkinson) |
3 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Nuthatch
Clevedon - Yeo:
30 Shelduck, 60 Oystercatcher, 20 Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 20 Curlew, 4 Turnstone, 10 Dunlin, 50 Redshank, 15 Skylark, 1 Stonechat, 3 Wheatear
Sand Point:
Vismig (07:20-13:00):
30 Shelduck, 60 Oystercatcher, 20 Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 20 Curlew, 4 Turnstone, 10 Dunlin, 50 Redshank, 15 Skylark, 1 Stonechat, 3 Wheatear
Sand Point:
Vismig (07:20-13:00):
40 Shelduck, 35 Woodpigeon, 1 Grey Plover, 1 Knot, 16 Jay, 2 Carrion Crow, 70 Skylark, 3 Swallow, 75 Redwing, 44 Meadow Pipit, 505 Chaffinch, 3 Brambling, 6 Bullfinch, 53 Greenfinch, 28 Linnet, 2 Redpoll, 1 Crossbill, 26 Goldfinch, 30 Siskin, 4 Reed Bunting
Present:
1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 50 Jackdaw, 1 Yellow-browed Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 4 Firecrest, 11 Goldcrest, 1 Bullfinch
Weston-Super-Mare - Grove Park:
2 Yellow-browed Warbler
BELOW M4 & BANES
Keynsham - Broadmead:
1 Canada Goose, 80+ Mallard, 1 f Pintail, 1 Snipe, 200 mixed corvids, 1 Skylark - over, 20 Starling, 20 Redwing, 80 Pied Wagtail, 1 Meadow Pipit - over
RESERVOIRS
Blagdon Lake:
20+ Mute Swan (one cygnet), 3 Mallard, 10+ Pochard, 200+ Coot, 20+ Lapwing, 3 Cormorant, 1 Cattle Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 6 Jay, 7+ Long-tailed Tit, 3+ Chiffchaff, 1+ Goldcrest, 3+ Chaffinch
Chew Valley Lake
Herons Green:
2 (m/f) Scaup, 1 Common Sandpiper, 7 Cattle Egret
Herriotts inc. Pool:
3 (1m/2f) Bearded Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler (heard only),
Reported by: Dru Brooke-Taylor, Allan Chard, Chris Craig, Mark Coller, Oscar Dewhurst, Jamie Dunning, Paul Gregory, Matt Hall, Peter Hazelwood, Matt Hull, Tom O'Shea, Nick Page, Steve Richardson, Trevor Riddle, Rich Scantlebury, Martyn Smith, Andy Stockhausen, Reuben Veal, Karen Wilkinson, Les Williams.
3 (1m/2f) Bearded Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler (heard only),
Reported by: Dru Brooke-Taylor, Allan Chard, Chris Craig, Mark Coller, Oscar Dewhurst, Jamie Dunning, Paul Gregory, Matt Hall, Peter Hazelwood, Matt Hull, Tom O'Shea, Nick Page, Steve Richardson, Trevor Riddle, Rich Scantlebury, Martyn Smith, Andy Stockhausen, Reuben Veal, Karen Wilkinson, Les Williams.
