28-10-26 Wednesday - Merlin

Temp 09°C to 15°C - mostly cloudy with some showers. A moderate to strong WSW/SW wind with gusts to 20mph.

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Merlin

Whooper Swan

Little Gull

Chaffinch

BRISTOL 

No reports.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE 

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands: 
68 Greylag Goose, 1 Pintail, 300 Teal, 2 Grey Plover, 93 Lapwing, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 20 Black-tailed Godwit, 13 Common Gull, 1 GBB Gull, 1 Rock Pipit

Severn Beach: 
2 Ringed Plover, 13 Turnstone, 1 Dunlin, 1 Stonechat, 2 Rock Pipit

Downend: 
6 Ring-necked Parakeet

NORTH SOMERSET 

Hutton: 
1 Red Kite

Clevedon: 

Wain's Hill vis-mig 0730-1030: 125 Wood Pigeon, 100 Starling, 450 Redwing, 35 Meadow Pipit, 17375 Chaffinch, 3 Brambling, 15 Greenfinch, 15 Redpoll, 140 Siskin
Present: 15 Cormorant, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Merlin (male), 1 Raven, 1 Cetti’s Warbler

BELOW M4 & BANES 

Chelwood:

1 Mute Swan, 10 Mallard, 4 Teal, 5 Reeve's Pheasant - local releases, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 1 Merlin - only the 2nd in 23yrs, 1 Grey Wagtail

RESERVOIRS 

Chew Valley Lake 

Lapwing et al, CVL (George Stacey)

Herons Green: 
6 Lapwing, 1 Greenshank

Greenshank, CVL (George Stacey)

Stratford: 
1 Whooper Swan, 1 Little Gull

Great White & Little Egrets, CVL (George Stacey)

Herriotts inc. Pool: 
Little Egret, Great White Egret

Reported by: Ken Blake, Paul Bowerman, Rich Mielcarek, George Stacey, Steve Sanins, John Thorogood, Les Williams

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