31-10-24 Thursday - White-rumped Sandpiper

Temp 7°C to 17°C - Another still, dry and sunny day. The first Avon White-rumped Sandpiper since 2001, let's hope it sticks around for people to see it. It's the 218 species seen in Avon this year, see the list here.

White-rumped Sandpiper

Possible Bonaparte's Gull
Spotted Redshank
Yellow-browed Warbler
Brent Goose
Merlin

Black Redstart

31-10-24 possible Bonaparte's Gull, Barrow (Karen Wilkinson)

BRISTOL

Hallen Marsh:

120 Stock Dove, 3 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Greenfinch, 4 Reed Bunting

Kings Weston House:
1 Yellow-browed Warbler, 2 Firecrest

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

31-10-24 Linnet, Severnside (David Minshall)

Aust to Littleton:

7 Barnacle Goose, Stonechat, Linnet

31-10-24 White-rumped Sandpiper, Pilning (Brian Lancastle)

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
1 White-rumped Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank

Yate - Kingsgate Park:
4 Gadwall, 12 Tufted Duck, 2 Raven, 5 Skylark, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, many Redwing, 1 Redpoll

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:

1 db Brent, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Merlin

Clevedon:
Clevdeon to Icelton cycle path: 1 Curlew, Little Egret, Kestrel, Chiffchaff, House Sparrow

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
2 Golden Plover, 2 Green Sandpiper, 490 Starling, 19 Song Thrush, 273 Redwing, 29 Fieldfare, 403 Chaffinch, 1 Brambling, 23 Siskin, 6 Reed Bunting

BELOW M4 & BANES

Warmley Brook- Felicity Park:
1 Little Egret

Whitchurch:

1 Black Redstart

Paulton lowlands:
2 Mute Swan, 40 Mallard, 1 Water Rail, 14 Moorhen, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Mistle Thrush, 8 Blackbird, 1 Stonechat, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Chaffinch, 2 Goldfinch, 3 Siskin

31-10-24 Siskin, Paulton (Patrick Hancock)

Paulton STW:

22 BH Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Grey Wagtail, 12 Pied Wagtail

RESERVOIRS

Barrow:
12 Teal, 6 Pochard, 16 Little Grebe, BH Gull, possible Bonaparte's Gull, Common Gull, 7 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret

Chew Valley Lake

31-10-24 Marsh Harrier stand off at dawn, CVL (Bri Thompson)

Moreton:

Marsh Harrier

Stratford:

Great White Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk

Reported by: Rich Andrews, Paul Bowerman, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Mark Coller, Andy Gibb, Nick Hawkridge, Matt Hull, Brian Lancastle, Patrick Hancock, David Minshall, Dan Nicholas, Nigel Povey, Aravind Ramesh, Matt Rogers, Andy Stockhausen, Bri Thompson, Karen Wilkinson, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

30-10-24 Wednesday - Short-eared Owl

Temp 13°C to 15°C - A calm and overcast, but pleasant, day.

Short-eared Owl
Crossbills - just out of area
Goosander

Bearded Tit

Water Pipit

BRISTOL

Bedminster:

heavy passage of Redwing - going over since 6pm

Eastville Park:
1 Tawny Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 2+ Firecrest

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Frampton Cotterell:
1 Short-eared Owl

Aust Cliff:
c1600 Woodpigeon, 50 Black-tailed Godwit, 444 Starling, 210 Redwing, 151 Fieldfare, c620 Chaffinch, 2 Brambling, 3 Bullfinch, 22 Linnet, 13 Redpoll, 2 Siskin, 1 Reed Bunting

Yate - Kingsgate Park:
4 Gadwall, 11 Tufted Duck, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 5 Goldcrest

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead - Seafront:

11 Shelduck, 1 Curlew, 2 Black-headed Gull, 14 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Pied Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Goldfinch, 

Clevedon:
Garden: 1 Herring Gull, 3 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw

Long Ashton:

Garden: 1 Sparrowhawk, Coal Tit, 3 Blackcap, 1 Redwing, 1 Goldcrest 

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
Vismig: 1 GBB Gull, 820 Starling, 7 Song Thrush, 95 Redwing, 1 Water Pipit, 928 Chaffinch, 4 Brambling, 1 Redpoll, 40 Goldfinch, 106 Siskin, 3 Reed Bunting

Present: 45 Skylark, 20 Meadow Pipit, 6 Stonechat

BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge:

2 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Dipper, 1 Grey Wagtail

Keynsham - Broadmead:
7 Snipe, Skylark, Meadow Pipit, 10+ Greenfinch, 6 Linnet

East Harptree Woods (just out of area into Somerset):

30-10-24 Crossbills, East Harptree (Wayne Tucker)

1 Stock Dove, 2 Coal Tit, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Chaffinch, 20+ Crossbill, 3 Siskin

30-10-24 Crossbills, East Harptree (Merv Carlyon)

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

30-10-24 Goosander, CVL (Merv Carlyon)

Dam:
2 Goosander, 1 Firecrest 

Herons Green:

17 Cattle Egret

Stratford:
1 Tawny Owl, 1+ Bearded Tit - one seen, others heard 

Reported by: Rod, John Budd, Merv Carlyon, Mark Coller, Ollie Fournier, Paul Francis, Peter Hazelwood, Matt Hobbs, Matt Hull, Stephen Jones, John Lewis, Nick Page, Nigel Povey,Wayne and Lauren Tucker, Karen Wilkinson, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

29-10-24 Tuesday

Temp 9°C to 15°C - A cloudy and windless day

Water Pipit

Hawfinch

Merlin

Bearded Tit

Firecrest

Yellow-browed Warbler

Dartford Warbler

BRISTOL

Kingfisher, Eastville Park (Martin Tayler)

Tawny Owl/Dipper, Eastville Park (Martin Tayler)

Eastville Park:

1 Tawny Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Dipper

Stoke Bishop (garden):

1 Blackcap

Clifton Down:

1 Green Woodpecker, 5 Jay, 8 Rook, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 2+ Firecrest, 3 Goldcrest, 2 Bullfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Severn Beach:
16 Little Egrets

Olveston (Old Down BOC walk):
12 Rock Dove, 2 Stock Dove, + Woodpigeon, 4 Moorhen, + Black-headed Gull, + Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Buzzard, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Jay, + Magpie, + Jackdaw, + Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Great Tit, 16 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Goldcrest, 3 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Mistle Thrush, 7 Redwing, + Blackbird, + Robin, + House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail, 5 Pied/White Wagtail, 30 Meadow Pipit, 3 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 1 Goldfinch

Yate (Kingsgate Park):
2 Gadwall, 11 Tufted Duck, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 1 Yellow-browed Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Brambling, 1 Siskin

Wickwar (West End):
2 Grey Heron, 10+ Jackdaw, 40+ Skylark, 2 Stonechat (m+f), 25 Pied/White Wagtail, 40+ Meadow Pipit, 20+ Linnet, 10+ Goldfinch, 8 Yellowhammer

Filton (garden):
1 Collared Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Magpie, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 2 Blackcap, 1 Wren, 9 Starling, 8 House Sparrow, 1 Greenfinch, 10 Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - Yeo (Channel View section):
1 Merlin, 4 Stonechat, c30 Goldfinch

Clevedon (garden):

2 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
1 Dartford Warbler (nr MOD Compound), 10 Hawfinch (flock of 7 east, 2 South, 1 in bushes SE of trig pt.)

Kestrel, Banwell (John Thorogood)

Banwell:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel

BELOW M4 & BANES

Chew Magna:

1 Yellow-browed Warbler

Sparrowhawk, Peasedown St. John (Merv Carlyon)

Peasedown St. John:
1 Sparrowhawk

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Nunnery:
1 Merlin (on the access track)

Moreton:
4 Bearded Tit

Stratford:
1 Water Pipit (flyby)

Reported by: Pete Brain, Mark Coller, Chris Craig, John Croxton, Alan Daniels, Paul Marshall, Alan Piper, Nigel Povey, Joe Sargent, Mark Smith, Martin Tayler, John Thorogood, Liza White, Roger White

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

28-10-24 Monday - RB Merganser, Garganey

Temp 12°C to 17°C - An ok morning then it turned miserable- overcast with drizzle. A strong to moderate SW/WSW wind with gusts to 19mph. A quiet day, but with some local quality birds.

Red-breasted Merganser

Garganey
Spotted Redshank
Water Rail

Hawfinch- the excellent autumn continues, hopefully some will stick around

BRISTOL

No reports.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

28-10-24 Garganey, New Passage (Derek Clarke)

New Passage:
1 juv Garganey, 150 Wigeon, 80 Oystercatcher, 80 Curlew, 20 Turnstone, 30 Dunlin, 7 Bar-tailed Godwit, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Spotted Redshank

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon:
Garden: 1 Magpie

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
1 Red-breasted Merganser, 325 Starling, 7 Redwing, 447 Chaffinch, 8 Brambling, 1 Hawfinch, 44 Siskin, 2 Reed Bunting

BELOW M4 & BANES

Siston Brook nr Warmley:
1 Water Rail, 1 Goldcrest

Keynsham- Broadmead:
Skylark, Blackcap, Song Thrush, Redwing, Meadow Pipit, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Chaffinch

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

28-10-24 Marsh Harrier, CVL (Bri Thompson)

Stratford:

2 Little Grebe, 1 Red Kite, 1 Marsh Harrier

28-10-24 Water Rail, CVL (Merv Carlyon)

Herriotts inc. Pool:
5 Shoveler, 6 Pintail, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Water Rail, 30 Common Gull

Reported by: Merv Carlyon, Derek Clarke, Matt Hull, Dan Nicholas, Nick Page, Nigel Povey, Bri Thompson, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

27-10-24 Sunday - Osprey

Temp 10°C to 14°C - Mostly sunny with some light cloud, thickening in the evening, A light breeze from the west south west, gusting to 18mph by nightfall.

Osprey

Hawfinch

Brambling

Yellow-browed Warbler

Bearded Tit

Firecrest

BRISTOL

Arnos Vale Cemetery:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 2 Firecrest, 12 Redwing

Bishopston:

- Elton Rd: 2 Jay, 2 Magpie, 2 Coal Tit

- Cricklade Rd: - 1 Blackcap (m) - 1st of the winter visitors?

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

27-10-24 Skylark Littleton (Vic Savery)

Littleton Warth:

1 Peregrine, Skylark

Aust Cliff / Services:

18500 Woodpigeon, 14 Lapwing, 34 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine, 2 Coal Tit, 62 Redwing, 3 Grey Wagtail, 1 Brambling, 2 Hawfinch, 3 Redpoll, 14 Siskin

Aust Warth:
2 Stonechat (f&m)

Pilning Wetlands:

Shoveler, Gadwall, Wigeon, 140+ Teal, 65 Lapwing, 1 Curlew, 85 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 120 Redshank, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 2 Kestrel, 1 Grey Wagtail

Severn Beach:

52 Shelduck, 40+ Wigeon, 2 Grey Heron, 5 Little Egret, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Stonechat

Yate - Kingsgate Park:
1 Yellow-browed Warbler

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard, 4 Raven, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Stonechat, 3 Bullfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

27-10-24 Siskin FC (Dave Hanks)

Frampton Cotterell:

4 Grey Heron, 15 Meadow Pipit, 2 Siskin

Dodington:

1 Red Kite

NORTH SOMERSET

Ham Green:

1 Curlew, 3 Common Sandpiper, 3 Redshank, many Robin - singing

Portbury Wharf:
2 Hawfinch - briefly perched before flying off

Portishead - Black Nore:
1 Osprey - flying up channel

Clevedon - Highdale garden:

1 Herring Gull, 6 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Robin

Clevedon - Wain's Hill - vismig:
55,000 Woodpigeon, 2 Mistle Thrush, Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch, 3 Brambling, 2 Siskin

Clevedon - Yeo, Tutshill Sluice:

2 Cattle Egret

Backwell Lake:
11 Gadwall - new in, 3 Water Rail - calling and in to roost - - 9 Cormorant, 31 Little Egret, 130 Jackdaw

27-10-24 Brambling SP (Matt Hull)

Sand Point/Middle Hope - vismig:
23800 Woodpigeon, 1 Golden Plover, 1 Merlin, 1 Goldcrest, 360 Starling, 1 Mistle Thrush, 17 Redwing, 77 Chaffinch, 5 Brambling, 1 Hawfinch, 3 Redpoll, 2+ Crossbill, 9 Siskin

BELOW M4 & BANES

Newton-St-Loe:

5 Mute Swan, 35 Mallard, 1 Teal, 55 Woodpigeon, 4 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 14 Black-headed Gull, 4 Common Gull, 6 Herring Gull, 31 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 8 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Jay, 23 Rook, 5 Skylark, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Mistle Thrush,
7 Redwing, 5 Pied Wagtail, 4 Meadow Pipit, 2 Greenfinch, 4 Goldfinch

27-10-24 Robin Chew Stoke (Lucy Masters)

Chew Stoke - garden:
5 Magpie, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Wren, 1 Robin, 3 Dunnock, 2 Chaffinch,1 Greenfinch, 5 Goldfinch

Paulton:

2 Common Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 1 Raven, 4 Blackbird, 1 Stonechat, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Chaffinch, 5 Linnet

27-10-24 Stonechat Clandown Btm (Patrick Hancock)

Clandown Bottom:
2 Stonechat

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Sutton Wick:

2 Scaup (f&m)

27-10-24 Bearded Tit CVL (Lee Gardiner)

Herons Green:
2 Wigeon, 2 Scaup, 1 Goldeneye (m), 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Bearded Tit (f&m), 3 Stonechat

Stratford:
1 Marsh Harrier (m), 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Kingfisher

Reported by: Rich Andrews Richard Belson, Mark Collar, Peter Coslett, Lee Gardiner, Patrick Hancock, Dave Hanks, Nick Hawkridge, Dave Horlick, Matt Hull, Roger Jolliffe, Lucy Master, Andy Mears, Andy Middleton, Blake Norton, James Payne, Nigel Povey, Vic Savery, Reuben Veal, Enid & Karen Wilkinson

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

26-10-24 Saturday - Significant Woodpigeon movement

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:

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)

Yate-Kingsgate Park:
5 Gadwall, 12 Tufted Duck, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Yellow-browed Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap

26-10-24 Robin, Willsbridge Mill (Denise Rudeforth)

Willsbridge Mill:
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

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.

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

25-10-24 Friday - Black Redstart

Temp 15°C to 18°C - Light rain and light SE/E wind to start. A nicer afternoon with a moderate S/SW wind. 

Black Redstart

Brambling

Redpoll

BRISTOL

25-10-24 Grey Wagtail, Blaise (Di Bunniss)

Blaise Estate:

1 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail- car hopping

25-10-24 Kingfisher, Eastville Park (Allan Chard)

Clifton Down:

2 Jay, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 15 Redwing - over, 1 Blackbird - black beaked, 1 Firecrest, 2 Goldcrest, 3 Pied Wagtail, 1 Greenfinch, 

Eastville Park:
1 Kingfisher

Greenbank Cemetery:

1 Black Redstart

Redland:
Garden- 2 Collared Dove returned

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Cliff:
vismig: 2 Stock Dove, c9000 Woodpiegeon, 42 Dunlin, 1 Common Gull, c300 Starling, 29 Redwing, 1 Grey Wagtail, 14 Meadow Pipit, 278 Chaffinch, 3 Brambling, 17 Redpoll, 24 Siskin

present: 1 Coal Tit, 35 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 7 Goldcrest

NORTH SOMERSET

25-10-24 Kestrel, Wain's Hill (Howard Taffs)

Clevedon:
Garden: 1 Herring Gull, 1 Magpie, 1 Crow

Wain's Hill: 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Kestrel

25-10-24 Fircrest SP (Matt Hull)

Sand Point: vismig - highlights

1 Firecrest, 2600 Starling. 13 Song Thrush - flock, 2 Redpoll

BELOW M4 & BANES

Keynsham: 

2 Coal Tit, 5 Goldcrest, 3 Meadow Pipit

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Stratford:
3 Goldeneye, 300 Woodpigeon over, 18 Snipe, 1+ Red Kite, 4+ Marsh Harrier, 1 Kingfisher, 7 Skylark over

Reported by: Allan Chard, Di Bunniss, Andy Davis, Matt Hobbs, Matt Hull, Tom O'Shea, Mike Owen, Nigel Povey, Joe Sargent, Howards Taffs,  

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

24-10-24 Thursday

Temp 09°C to 16°C. Sun and light cloud. A gentle ESE breeze.

Grey Partridge

Golden Plover

Merlin

Redpoll

Brambling

24-10-24 Kingfisher, CVL (Bri Thompson)

BRISTOL

Badocks Wood

50 Woodpigeon (over to SW),  1 Chiffchaff, 5 Goldcrest, 35 Starling (over to SW), 3 Redwing, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Bullfinch

Eastville Park:

2000 Woodpigeon (over) + 1 Little Egret, 100 Redwing, 1 Skylark, 2 Linnet, 1 Siskin

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust services / sewage works:
7 Barnacle Geese, c1000 Woodpigeon (over), 1 Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 18 Skylark, 12 Chiffchaff, 4 Goldcrest, 4 Song Thrush, 5 Mistle Thrush, 40+ Redwing, 7 Stonechat, 50+ Chaffinch, 3 Bullfinch, 6 Greenfinch, 7 Siskin, 1 Reed Bunting

24-10-24 Wigeon, New Passage (Rosemary Setter)

New Passage/Northwick:
160 Canada Geese, 2 Mute Swan, 18 Shelduck, Shoveler, Wigeon, Teal, 2 Tufted Duck, 86 Lapwing, 40 Curlew, 9+ Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Snipe, 50 Redshank, 3 Grey Heron, 3 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite, 2 Kestrel, 1 Chiffchaff, 20+ Redwing, 1 Fieldfare, 2 Stonechat, c20 Meadow Pipit, Pied Wagtail

Severn Beach:

6 Shelduck, 45+ Wigeon, 90 Oystercatcher, 110 Curlew, 2 Grey Heron, 8 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine, 2 singing Cetti’s Warbler, 3 Stonechat

Lower Woods:
1 Swallow, 2 Stonechat (1m, 1f), 1 Reed Bunting (m)

Hawkesbury Upton:

1 Red Kite

Aztec West:
1 Grey Heron, 14 Redwing (over), 2 Goldcrest

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - Wains Hill:
vismig: 560 Woodpigeon, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 7 Redwing, 9 Siskin, 1 Redpoll 

Clevedon garden:

1 Jay, 3 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw

Kenn Moor ( YACWAG Reserve):
32 Snipe

Sand Point/Bay:
vismig: 10 Golden Plover, 1 Merlin, 9 Raven, 4 Swallow, 690 Starling, 66 Redwing, 1 Fieldfare, 465 Chaffinch, 1 Brambling, 1 Redpoll, 28 Siskin

Banwell:
15+ Redwing (to N)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
1 Grey Partridge, 16 Red Kite, 3 Mistle Thrush

Avon Walkway, Bath:
1 Moorhen, 5 Herring Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Long-tailed Tit

24-10-24 Dipper, River Chew (Lee Wildwood)

River Chew:
1 Dipper

24-10-24 Sparrowhawk, Midsomer Norton (Tony & George Bridges)

Midsomer Norton:
1 Dipper

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

24-10-24 Redwing, Woodford CVL (Merv Carlyon)

Orchard at Woodford entrance:
c20-30 Redwing

Stratford:
2,000 Woodpigeon (to S), 2 Marsh Harrier (2m), 2 Tawny Owl, 1 Skylark (to SW), 2 Bearded Tit, 1 Stonechat, 3 Meadow Pipit, 6+ Linnet

Reported by: John Barnett, Tony & George Bridges, Merv Carlyon, Pete Coslett, Andy Davis, Matt Hobbs, Matt Hull, Mike Moxon, Linda Moysey, Nigel Povey, Trevor Riddle, Joe Sargent, Rosemary Setter, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Bri Thompson, Lee Wildwood

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

23-10-24 Wednesday

Temp 9°C to 18°C - Light rain, low level mist and no wind to start. Then quite a nice afternoon with light to moderate SW/SSW breeze.

Yellow-browed Warbler
Hawfinch

Merlin, White Wagtail
Whitethroat- 4 days short of latest Avon record

BRISTOL

Arnos Vale Cemetery:

10 Redwing, 2 Chaffinch

Easton:

Brambling over

Eastville Park:
Vismig: 6000 woodpigeon (patch record count), 2 Stock Dove, 3 Skylark, 18 Redwing, 8 Meadow Pipit, 4 Pied/White Wagtail, 10 Chaffinch, 10 Goldfinch, 2 Greenfinch

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
1 Little Egret, 2 Rook, 3 Stonechat, 2 Mistle Thrush, 6 Meadow Pipit, 7 Siskin

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Cliff:
3492 Woodpigeon, 2 Common Gull, 1 Merlin, 64 Skylark, 13 Redwing, 25 Meadow Pipit, 1 Rock/Water Pipit, 1 Hawfinch, 6 Bullfinch, 4 Redpoll, 18 Siskin

23-10-24 Stonechat, Linnet, New Passage (Lise)

New Passage:
pr Stonechat, Linnet

Severn Beach:
1 Kestrel, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Redwing, 1 Rock Pipit, 8 Stonechat, 2 Reed Bunting

23-10-24 Green Woodpecker, Filton (Liza White)

Filton:
Garden: 2 Collared Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 15 Starling, 2 House Sparrow, 4 Goldfinch

Yate - Kingsgate Park:

over: 4 Goosander, 1 Redpoll

present: 4 Gadwall, 11 Tufted Duck, 3 Chiffchaff, 6 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon:
Garden: 3 Herring Gull, 5 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 1 Crow

Sandford:
1300+ Woodpigeon, 20 Redwing

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
Present: 1 Yellow-browed Warbler

Vismig: 15 Skylark, 660 Starling, 3 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 3 House Sparrow, 17 alba Wag (incl 1 White), 785 Chaffinch, 4 Brambling, 18 Greenfinch, 2 Redpoll, 30 Siskin, 16 Reed Bunting

BELOW M4 & BANES

Radstock cycle path:
2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 1 Marsh Tit, 2+ Goldcrest, 1 Bullfinch

Marksbury to Hunstrete:
4000+ Woodpigeon over

Marksbury:

100 BH Gull, 50 LBB Gull, 6 Buzzard, 100 Starling in ploughed field

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 24 Cattle Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 1 Raven, 2 Grey Wagtail

Woodford:
1 Ring Ouzel (per BG)

23-10-24 Little Grebe, Villice (George Stacey)

Villice:
2 Shoveler, 2 Little Grebe

Herons Green:
40+ Pochard, pr Scaup, 4 Little Grebe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 4 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier

Moreton:
4 Shoveler, 2 Wigeon, 1 Goldeneye, 16 Pochard, 1 Water Rail, 2 Little Grebe, 4 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 1000+ Cormorant, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Raven, 20+ Redwing, 2 Stonechat

Stratford:
2 Egyptian Goose, 4 Goldeneye, 1 Scaup, c500 Woodpigeon, 1 Little Grebe, c10 Snipe, 4 GBB Gull, 4 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Marsh Harrier, 2 Tawny Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 10 Skylark, 1 Bearded Tit

23-10-24 Grey Heron, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc. Pool:
2 Egyptian Goose, 4 Shoveler, 40+ Teal, 2 Pintail, 4 GBB Gull, 9 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier

Out of area:

Stockhill Woods: Firecrest, 30+ Crossbill

Reported by: Lise, Mark Coller, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Matt Hobbs, Matt Hull, Marc Hunt, Jacky Morgan, Blake Norton, Mike Moxon, Tom OShea, Nick Page, Nigel Povey, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, , Larry Sweetland, Bri Thompson, Liza White, Roger White, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

22-10-24 Tuesday - Yellow-browed Warblers

Temp 10°C to 18°C - A largely nice day with a light to moderate SSW/SW wind.

Yellow-browed Warbler influx continues (but not on my patch)
Golden Plover, Swallow
Firecrests, Brambling
Siskin, Redpoll

Large Chaffinch movement

Massive Woodpigeon movement (where do they all end up?)

BRISTOL

Badock's Wood:
c35 Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, 1 Firecrest, 7 Goldcrest

Arnos Vale:

2 Firecrest, 1 Bullfinch

Eastville Park:

1 Swallow, 2 Firecrest

Parry's Lane:

1 Yellow-browed Warbler

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Yellow-browed Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 6+ Goldcrest

Aust Cliff/Sewage Works:
7 Barnacle Geese, 2-3,000 Woodpigeon (going east), 4 Lapwing, 2 Little Egret, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Kestrel, 5 Skylark, 3 Chiffchaff, 47 Redwing, 6 Mistle Thrush, 4 Stonechat, 20+ Meadow Pipit, c500 Chaffinch, 1 Brambling, 1 Siskin, 2 Redpoll, 1 Bullfinch, 20+Goldfinch, 4 Linnet

22-10-24 Blackcap, Wickwar (Alan Piper)

nr Wickwar Quarry:
150+ Woodpigeon, 20+ Jackdaw, 1m Blackcap, 20+ Meadow Pipit, 1m Stonechat, Greenfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead boating lake:

41 Canada Goose, 19 Mute Swan, 81 Mallard, 5 f./imm. Tufted Duck, 6 Moorhen, 53 BH Gull, 23 H Gull.

Clevedon:
Wain's Hill vismig: 1400 Wood Pigeon, 2 Skylark, 2 Mistle Thrush, 3270 Chaffinch
Present: 1 Great White Egret, 2 Peregrine, 3 Jay, 1 Grey Wagtail

Garden: 4 Feral Pigeon, 2 Herring Gull, 5 Magpie

While stuck in traffic on M5:

Several thousand Woodpigeon over

Walton Common:
Huge numbers of Woodpigeon over, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Marsh Tit

Yatton- Phipps Bridge:

2240 Woodpigeon, 1 Cormorant, 5 Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Raven, 5 Skylark, 1 Grey Wagtail, 110 Linnet

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
Vismig:  1 Red Kite, 1 Merlin, 835 Starling, 5 Mistle Thrush, 56 Meadow Pipit, 3 Brambling, 1 Bullfinch, 100 Greenfinch, 5 Redpoll, 4355 Chaffinch, 85 Siskin, 7 Reed Bunting

Present: 1 Yellow-browed Warbler- near car park still, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Firecrest, 6 Goldcrest

BELOW M4 & BANES

West Littleton:
1 Golden Plover, 2 Red Kite

Kingswood:
over: c400 Woodpigeon, 2 Cormorant, c50 Jackdaw

Radstock Cycle Path:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 1 Nuthatch, 3 Goldcrest, 2 Bullfinch

Compton Dando:
1 Barn Owl

RESERVOIRS

22-10-24 Buzzard, Litton (Dave Woodman)

Litton:
1 Buzzard

Chew Valley Lake

Stratford:
2 Goldeneye, 500 Wood Pigeon, 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Kingfisher, Bearded Tit heard, 1m Stonechat

Reported by: Jack, Phil, Serena, John Barnett, Jane Cumming, Andy Davis, Ollie Fournier, Andy Gibb, Ian Hayes, Martyn Hayes, Peter Hazelwood, Matt Hobbs, Dave Horlick, Matt Hull, Tom Oshea, Nick Page, Alan Piper, Nigel Povey, Aravind Ramesh, Trevor Riddle, Steve Sanins, Andy Stockhausen, Doug Woodman,  blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

21-10-24 Monday - Glossy Ibis

Temp 09°C to 15°C - Sunny with some light cloud, A gentle south south-west breeze with 18mph gusts

Scaup
Glossy Ibis
Yellow-browed Warbler
Firecrest

BRISTOL

Brentry, Wellbridge House:

1 Yellow-browed Warbler

Eastville - garden:

1 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 30 Redwing, 7 Chaffinch

Eastville Park:

1 Chiffchaff, 1 Firecrest, 3 Goldcrest, 3 Redwing

Greenbank Cemetery:

1 Firecrest, 3 Goldcrest

Sea Mills - WeBS:

30 Mallard, 1 Lapwing, 1 Snipe, 11 Common Sandpipers, 60 Redshank, 65 Black-headed Gull, 1 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 65 Black-headed Gull, 1 Grey Wagtail

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

300 Woodpigeon - south, 1 Common Gull, 2 Firecrest, 3 Stonechat, 1 Chaffinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Mute Swan, 3 Shelduck, 3 Gadwall, 64 Wigeon, 80 Mallard, 3 Teal, 28 Moorhen, 6 Coot, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Oystercatcher, 54 Lapwing, 52 Curlew, 65 Turnstone, 15 Dunlin, 61 Redshank, 4 Cormorant, 7 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 5 Raven, 8 Skylark, 75 Starling, 3 Redwing, 5 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 30+ Meadow Pipit, 32 Chaffinch, 4 Brambling - over, 5 Bullfinch, 1 Siskin, 6 Reed Bunting

Aust Services:

1 Cattle Egret, 6 Chiffchaff, 2 Grey Wagtail, 5 Pied Wagtail, 9 Siskin

Littleton Warth:

6 Barnacle Goose, 25 Oystercatcher 

Aust Warth:
1 Redwing, 4 Stonechat

Pilning Wetlands, New Passage/Northwick:
44 Shoveler, 4 Water Rail, 38 Lapwing, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 12 Black-t-Godwit, 115 Curlew, 1 Turnstone, 4 Knot, c300 Dunlin, 1 Little Egret, Buzzard, Peregrine, 1 Cetti's Warbler, Stonechat, 10 Linnet

Severn Beach:
1 Bar-t-Godwit, c60 Knot - south west  4 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 50+ Redwing, 1 Stonechat, 30 Meadow Pipit, 100+Chaffinch, 1 Brambling, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Redpoll, 8 Siskin

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - Highdale garden:

3 Herring Gull, 1 Magpie

Clevedon - Wain's Hill - vismig for 2.25hrs :
100 Starling, 5 Pied Wagtail, 25 Meadow Pipit, 3622 Chaffinch - inc 1500 in 1/4 hr, 5 Brambling, 17 Greenfinch, 20 Redpoll, 135 Siskin 

local - 1 Kestrel, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Grey Wagtail.

Clevedon - Yeo:
60 Shelduck, 4 Wigeon, 16 Mallard, 20 Oystercatcher. 18 Ringed Plover 18, 2 Curlew, 8 Turnstone, 30 Dunlin, 110 Redshank, a few Black-headed Gull, 4 Little Egret, 1+ Raven, Skylark, 3 Rock Pipit

Kenn Estuary:
2 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear

Sand Point - vismig:

590 Starling, 6 Mistle Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail, 9 Brambling, 4505 Chaffinch, 80 Greenfinch, 2 Redpoll, 63 Siskin, 1 Yellowhammer 

present 1 Yellow-browed Warbler

Weston-Super-Mare - STW:
1 Little Grebe, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1  Kestrel,  1 Jay, c1000 Starling

Uphill - WeBS:

1 Mute Swan, 570 Shelduck, 6 Wigeon, 47 Mallard, 106 Teal, 2 Grey Heron, 6 Little Egret, 3 Cormorant, 85 Oystercatcher. 95 Lapwing, 6 Curlew, 1 Knot, c100 Dunlin, c100 Redshank, 200 Black-headed Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 45 Herring Gull, 5 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine

local   20 Skylark, 1 Stonechat, 90 Meadow Pipit, Greenfinch, Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Keynsham, Broadmead flash:
56 Mallard, 2 Pintail, 2 Common Gull

Radstock:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Marsh Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 3+ Bullfinch

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake - inc WeBS:
26 Mute Swan, 5 Shoveler, 2 Gadwall, 4 Wigeon, 58 Mallard, 8 Pintail, 123 Pochard, 898 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe, 34 Great Crested Grebe, 18 Moorhen, 1735 Coot, 1 Common Sandpiper, 80 BH Gull, 2 Common Gull, 4 GBB Gull, 16 Cormorant, 4 Cattle Egret, 1 Great White Egret. 4 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Redwing

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
80+ Great crested Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 G-BB Gull - eating fish, 2 Grey Heron, 2 G-W Egret, 1 Little Egret, 4 Pied Wagtail

21-10-24 Common Sandpiper CVL (Ian Stapp)

Picnic Site Two:

24 Cattle Egret - roost on Denny Island, c24 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Goldcrest, 2 Treecreeper, 

Herons Green:
20+ Pochard, 1 Scaup, 2 L Grebe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Redshank - calling, 2 G BB Gull, 8 Cattle Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Pied Wagtail

21-10-2024 Glossy Ibis CVL (George Stacey)

Moreton:
1 Shoveler, 2 Wigeon, 5 Goldeneye (4f 1m), 1 Water Rail - calling, 2 Little Grebe, 20+Great Crested Grebe, 1 Glossy Ibis, 3 Grey Heron, 4 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 30+ Cormorant, 3 Marsh Harrier (1f 2m), 1 Tawny Owl - calling, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail

21-12-24 Kingfishers CVL (Dave Hughes)

Stratford:
c20 Snipe, 1 Glossy Ibis, 5 Grey Heron, 4 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 3 Marsh Harrier (1f 2m), 1 Red Kite, 2 Tawny Owl, 2 Kingfisher - agro, 1 GS Woodpecker, 2 Bearded Tit (f&m), 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Stonechat (f), 4 Meadow Pipit

21-10-24 Great White Egret CVL (Rob Hargreaves)

Herriotts inc Pool:
4 Pintail (1m), 27 Common Gull, 4 G-BB Gull, 2 Marsh Harrier, 3 Grey Heron, 6 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 2 Magpie, 4 Jackdaw, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Mistle Thrush - over

Reported by: John Croxton, Jan Cumming, Andy Davis, Jon Green, Paul Gregory, Robert Hargreaves, Pete Hazelwood, Matt Hobbs, Dave Hughes, Matt Hull, Nick Page, Nigel Povey, Harvey Rose, Rob Laughton, Aravind Ramesh, Steve Sanins, Tony Scott, Georgy Stacey, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Bri Thompson, Ruben Veal

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds