Thursday 10 October 2024

10-10-24 Thursday - Lapland Bunting

Temp 8 to 12°C. Mainly cloudy with a little sun and rain. Northerly breeze gusting to 18mph.

Scaup
Common Scoter
Glossy Ibis
Cattle Egret
Lapland Bunting

10-10-24 Glossy Ibis, CVL (Tony Bridges)
BRISTOL

10-10-24 Redshank, Lamplighters Marsh (David Minshall)
Lamplighters Marsh NR:
2 Curlew, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Redshank

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Lapland Bunting (calling, over, to NE)

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - Wains Hill:
12 Wigeon, 1 Water Rail, 1 Common Sandpiper, + pair of Peregrines chasing the local Kestrel 

Clevedon garden:
1 Woodpigeon, 1 gull sp, 1 Magpie, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Robin

Wemberham Lane, Yatton:
3 Raven, 7 Skylark (over), 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Stonechat, 4 Yellow Wagtail, 6 Linnet, 1 Reed Bunting.

BELOW M4 & BANES

10-10-24 Red Kite, Marshfield (Pete Coslett)
Marshfield:
20 Stock Dove, 200+ Woodpigeon, 82 Common Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3+ Red Kite, 10+ Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Raven, a few Skylark, lots of Meadow Pipit, 1 Corn Bunting

10-10-24 Dipper, Midsomer Norton (Merv Carlyon)
Midsomer Norton:
1 Dipper

RESERVOIRS

10-10-24 Cattle Egrets, CVL (Bri Thompson)
Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
1 Goldeneye, 5 Common Gull, 2 GBB Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 5 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail

Bittern Trail:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Chiffchaff 

Bernard King Hide:
20 Teal

10-10-24 Green Sandpiper,  Hollowbrook CVL (George Stacey)
Hollowbrook:
3 Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper

10-10-24 Little Grebe, Herons Green CVL (Ian Stapp)
Herons Green:
1 Black Swan, 12 Shoveler, 2 Gadwall, 21 Teal, 30 Tufted Duck, 1 Scaup (m) with 11 Pochard, 4 Little Grebe, 20+ Great crested Grebe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 11 Cattle Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 6 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 2 Magpie, 1 Raven, 1 Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Pied Wagtail, 15 Meadow Pipit (to SW)

10-10-24 Marsh Harrier, Moreton CVL (Ian Stapp)
Moreton:
2 Egyptian Goose, 6 Stock Dove,  10 Lapwing, 4 Common Gull, 5 GBB Gull, 300+ Cormorant (flying around), 47 Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 5 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Marsh Harrier, 3 Buzzard, 1 Tawny Owl (calling), 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker,  2 Jay, 5 Magpie, 2 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 12+ Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Mistle Thrush, 4 Robin, 2 Pied Wagtail, 5 Goldfinch 

Stratford:
10 Shoveler, 12 Wigeon, 32 Teal, 280 Tufted Duck, 3 Common Scoter (with Coots), 2 Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Glossy Ibis, 3 Grey Heron, 18 Great White Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Red Kite, 2 Jay, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Herriotts inc. Pool:
11 Shoveler, 4 Gadwall, 22 Teal, 10 Tufted Duck, 12 Common Gull, GBB Gull, 5 Grey Heron, 9 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier,  1 Buzzard, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Jay, 2 Magpie, 4 Jackdaw, 2 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

Reported by: Tony Bridges, Merv Carlyon, Allan Chard, Pete Coslett, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Pete Hazelwood, John Lewis, David Minshall, Nigel Povey, Trevor Riddle, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Bri Thompson: