Temp 10°C to 18°C - Early mist cleared to give a glorious sunny day everywhere. A force 1 SW wind.
Large Woodpigeon movement over many places today with a maximum count of 27,000 over Aust Services. Clear skies and light winds forecast again tomorrow so it should be another very good day for them.
Jack Snipe
Yellow-browed Warbler, Dartford Warbler
Black Redstart
Water Pipit
Hawfinch
BRISTOL
Avonmouth STW:
1000+ Jackdaw - murmurating
Eastville Park:
1 Tawny Owl
26-10-24 Black Redstart, Greenbank Cemetary Church (Allan Chard) |
Greenbank Cemetary Church:
1 Black Redstart
Montpelier:
Montpelier:
1 Redpoll - over
Yesterday:
c.700 Woodpigeon over
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Aust Services vismig (07:48-10:42):
2 Stock Dove, 27171 Woodpigeon, 6 Black-headed Gull, 11 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 7 Cormorant, 26 Jackdaw, 2 Rook, 22 Skylark, 434 Starling, 15 Redwing, 8 alba Wagtail, 23 Meadow Pipit, 147 Chaffinch, 2 Brambling, 6 Hawfinch, 11 Greenfinch, 12 Linnet, 8 Redpoll, 22 Goldfinch, 11 Siskin
Aust Warth:
3 Knot, 1 Jack Snipe, 3 Snipe, 1 Greenshank, 1 Water Pipit, 2 Rock Pipit
26-10-24 Yellow-browed Warbler, Yate-Kingsgate Park (Mark Coller) |
5 Gadwall, 12 Tufted Duck, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Yellow-browed Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap
26-10-24 Robin, Willsbridge Mill (Denise Rudeforth) |
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Jay, 1 Grey Wagtail
NORTH SOMERSET
Ashton Hill Plantation:
1 Marsh Tit
Clevedon - Highdale Road:
1 Woodpigeon, 1 Herring Gull, 4 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 1 Carrion Crow
Clevedon - Wain's Hill:
6850 Woodpigeon - moving E or ESE, 50 Chaffinch, 1 Brambling, 2 Redpoll, 8 Siskin
Nailsea Moor:
2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Stonechat
Yatton - Wemberham Lane:
4 Grey Heron, 3 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 1 Skylark (over), 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Stonechat
Sand Point/Middle Hope:
Vismig:
109 Shelduck, 13 Woodpigeon (pathetic I know!), 1 Common Gull, 3 Cormorant, 1 Merlin, 49 Jackdaw, 11 Rook, 65 Carrion Crow, 69 Skylark, 186 Starling, 3 Redwing, 7 alba Wagtail, 26 Meadow Pipit, 232 Chaffinch, 5 Brambling, 5 Greenfinch, 1 Redpoll, 47 Siskin, 3 Reed Bunting
Present:
c.20 Wigeon (Woodspring Bay), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, 3 Jay, 7 Skylark, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Dartford Warbler, 3 Firecrest, 12 Goldcrest, 600 Starling, 9 Song Thrush, 3 Redwing, 4 Stonechat, 35 Meadow Pipit, 1 Bullfinch, 14 Greenfinch, 1 Yellowhammer, 1 Reed Bunting
BELOW M4 & BANES
No reports
RESERVOIRS
Chew Valley Lake
Woodford:
200+ Cormorant
26-10-24 Wigeon, Stratford-CVL (David Hughes) |
Stratford:
2 Wigeon, 5 Teal, 10 Goldeneye, 1 Water Rail, 10 Lapwing, 19 Snipe, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 2 (m/f) Sparrowhawk, 3 Marsh Harrier, 1 Red Kite, 2 Tawny Owl (roosting), 1 m Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Bearded Tit, 3+ Cetti's Warbler
2 Wigeon, 5 Teal, 10 Goldeneye, 1 Water Rail, 10 Lapwing, 19 Snipe, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 2 (m/f) Sparrowhawk, 3 Marsh Harrier, 1 Red Kite, 2 Tawny Owl (roosting), 1 m Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Bearded Tit, 3+ Cetti's Warbler
Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Allan Chard, Mark Coller, John Croxton, Oscar Dewhurst, Matt Hall, Pete Harrison, David Hughes, Matt Hull, Nigel Povey, Phil Quinn, Trevor Riddle, Denise Rudeforth, Joe Sargent, Martyn Smith, Andy Stockhausen, Howard Taffs, Reuben Veal.
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