Temp 7°C to 13°C - A miserable morning with wind and rain, followed by a nicer afternoon with some sun. A strong W/SW wind with gusts to 45mph.
Thursday's brief Bewick's Swans were at least the 222 species seen in Avon this year, see the list here. Ten days to go to see if anymore turn up.
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Glossy Ibis
Scaup
Black-necked Grebe
147 Egrets to Roost
Snow Bunting
BRISTOL
Redland:
Redland:
Garden: 2 Woodpigeon, 1 Blackcap (f), 1 Goldcrest, 1 Robin, 2+ House Sparrow
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Wickwar east AWBS:
44 Woodpigeon, c.100 Herring Gull, 1 Buzzard, 3 Marsh Tit, 84 Redwing, 3 Blackbird, 10 Meadow Pipit, c.50 Chaffinch
NORTH SOMERSET
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Wickwar east AWBS:
44 Woodpigeon, c.100 Herring Gull, 1 Buzzard, 3 Marsh Tit, 84 Redwing, 3 Blackbird, 10 Meadow Pipit, c.50 Chaffinch
NORTH SOMERSET
Clevedon:
Blind Yeo: 9 Goosander, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Peregrine
Blind Yeo: 9 Goosander, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Peregrine
Garden: 1 Feral Pigeon, 3 Herring Gull, 3 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw
Sand Bay:
4 Snow Bunting
BELOW M4 & BANES
Kingswood:
Garden: 1 Kestrel (f)
RESERVOIRS
Chew Valley Lake
Moreton:
1 Scaup (m), 1 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Glossy Ibis, 1 Marsh Harrier
Stratford:
1 Glossy Ibis (same as Moreton)
Herriotts inc. Pool:
2 Egyptian Goose, To Roost: 34 Little Egret, 61 Cattle Egret, 33 Great White Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 19 white egret sp. in deep twilight.
BELOW M4 & BANES
Kingswood:
Garden: 1 Kestrel (f)
RESERVOIRS
Chew Valley Lake
Moreton:
1 Scaup (m), 1 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Glossy Ibis, 1 Marsh Harrier
Stratford:
1 Glossy Ibis (same as Moreton)
Herriotts inc. Pool:
2 Egyptian Goose, To Roost: 34 Little Egret, 61 Cattle Egret, 33 Great White Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 19 white egret sp. in deep twilight.
Out of area:
Green-winged Teal still Slimbridge
Kentish Plover still Burnham
Reported by: Nancy Barrett, Paul Chapman, Chris Craig, Duncan Evered, Chris Holloway, Mike Jackson, Nigel Povey, Rod Taylor
Reported by: Nancy Barrett, Paul Chapman, Chris Craig, Duncan Evered, Chris Holloway, Mike Jackson, Nigel Povey, Rod Taylor
