9th Nov '16 Wednesday - Long-tailed Duck

Headlines:
2 rather smart adult winter drake Long-tailed Ducks new in at Blagdon Lake
A Whooper Swan at Barrow Tank No.3
A single count of 25 Great White Egrets at Chew, breaks last week's record by 1

9-11-16 Long-tailed Duck (Ian Stapp)

New in at Blagdon Lake today

Aust Wharf:
200 Wigeon, 20 Teal, 1 Sparrowhawk, 8 Pied Wagtail, 12 Meadow Pipit

New Passage/Northwick:
24 Canada Goose, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 10+ Oystercatcher, 3 Grey Plover, 40+ Curlew, 200+ Black-tailed Godwit, 35 Knot, 400+ Dunlin, 80 Redshank, 25+ Turnstone, 1 Meadow Pipit

9-11-16 Cormorant (John Clark)

4 at Portishead Marina

Kenn Moor:
53 Mute Swan

9-11-16 Mute Swan (Higgy)

Bucolic scene on the River Kenn this evening

Newton St Loe:
1 Wigeon, 3 Teal, 3 Goosander, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 50+ Fieldfare, 60+ Redwing, 2 Stonechat, 40 Chaffinch

9-11-16 Fieldfare (NSL Birding)

1 of at least 50 in the Newton St Loe area today

Marksbury:
200+ Starling

9-11-16 Whooper Swan (Chris Stone)

A lone adult at Barrow Tanks, flew off at dusk

Barrow Tanks:
1 Whooper Swan (tank no.3), 2 Goosander

9-11-16 Long-tailed Duck (Ian Stapp)
Unusual to have individuals with full tails here

Blagdon Lake:
62 Mute Swan, 11 Bewick's Swan, 352 Canada Geese, 2 ♂ Red-crested Pochard, 5 Scaup, 2 ♂ Long-tailed Duck, 1 Goldeneye, 9 Little Egret, 21 Dunlin, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 30 Meadow Pipit

9-11-16 Red-crested Pochard (Nigel Milbourne)

At Blagdon Lake since at least 29th October

Chew Valley Lake:
Dam:
2 Egyptian Goose, 4 Goldeneye, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Green Sandpiper

9-11-16 Kingfisher (Ian Stapp)

Using the gate to the fishing boats as a vantage point, Woodford, CVL

Woodford:
2 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Meadow Pipit
Heron's Green:
2 Pintail, 4 ♂ Goosander, 30 Little Egret, 25 Great White Egret, 8 Grey Heron, 2 Water Rail, 2 Lapwing, 2 Common Snipe, 5 Meadow Pipit

9-11-16 Black-headed Gull (CVRS)

EY03442 ringed as a chick in 2013 at Cotswold Water Park

Herriotts End:
6 Shelduck, 1 Water Rail, 2 Great Black-back Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail

UK Waxwing sightings over the last week (Rare Bird Alert)

None in the area yet, but looking good for the winter

Reports: Rich Andrews, John Clark, Chris Craig, Robert Hargreaves, Higgy, Nigel Milbourne, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Mrs Trellis, blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, CVRS

8th Nov '16 Tuesday - Wheatear

Not quite so cold today - less wind chill

Bewick's Swan and Black Redstart at Oldbury Power Station
Bewick's Swan, Red-crested Pochard, Great White Egret and Yellow-legged Gull at Blagdon 

Still large numbers of Great White Egret flying between Blagdon and Chew

Wheatear still in the region at Clevedon - this may not be the last in Avon this year?

8-11-16 Water Rail (Ian Stapp)
One of 3 at Herriott's Bridge

Bristol, Stockwood Open Spaces:

30+ Wood Pigeon, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 30+ Redwing, 1 female Stonechat, 5 Meadow Pipit,
1 Greenfinch, 20+ Goldfinch, 2 Bullfinch

Oldbury Power Station:
1 ad Bewick's Swan at the yacht club, 1 Black Redstart along the bridleway to the shore

New Passage:
1 Sparrowhawk, Redwing

Chipping Sodbury Common:
Lunch time: 3 Snipe, c.300 Redwing, 2 Stonechat

8-11-16 Rock Pipit (Robert Hargreaves)
Pipit with problems at Clevedon

Clevedon-Yeo:

1 Canada Goose, 35 Shelduck, 12 Wigeon, 3 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Grebe,
1 Sparrowhawk, 11 Oystercatcher, 8 Curlew, 7 Turnstone, 200 Dunlin, 15 Redshank, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 8 Magpie, 2 Jay, 5 Goldcrest, 14 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Wren, 65 Starling, 3 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear  4 Pied Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 3 Reed Bunting

Clevedon-Dowlais: 1 Canada Goose, 46 Shelduck, 68 Wigeon, 38 Oystercatcher, 2 Grey Plover,
3 Lapwing, 25 Curlew, 7 Turnstone, 300 Dunlin, 200 Redshank, 5 Skylark, 15 Starling, 2 Stonechat, 18 Meadow Pipit, 3 Rock Pipit, 4 Chaffinch, 3 Linnet, 3 Reed Bunting

8-11-16 Dunlin (Robert Hargreaves)
Flock at Clevedon Dowlais

Kenn Estuary:

50 Wigeon, 20 Teal, 20 Shelduck, 2 Little Egret, 20 Oystercatcher, 700 Dunlin, 50 Curlew, 50 Redshank, 20 Skylark, 2 Stonechat, 10 Linnet, 5 Greenfinch

Blagdon Lake:
11 (9 ad & 2 juv) Bewick's Swan, 1 Egyptian Goose, 2 ad ♂ Red-crested Pochard, 5 Scaup, 15 Little Egret, 7 Great White Egret, 1 ad Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Chiffchaff

8-11-16 Shelduck (Ian Stapp)
New in on Herriott's Pool

Chew Valley Lake:
Over 150+Wigeon on the lake
Dam:
1 Egyptian Goose, 6 Goldfinch (trees by Dam)
Woodford:
4 Little Egret (scoped around the lake) , 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker,  1 Great Spotted Woodpecker,
1 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Meadow Pipit
Villice Bay:
4 Goosander, 3 Great White Egret,  1 Green Sandpiper

8-11-16 Egrets and Herons(Bob Brewer)
playing at Villice

Heron's Green:
5 Goosander, 6 Shelduck, 20 Great White Egret,  23 Little Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 6 Little Grebe,
2 Buzzard , 4 Water Rail, 3 Lapwing, 4 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 50 Woodpigeon (one group flyover), 1 Kingfisher (pond),  2 Stonechat, 4 Chaffinch, 2 Water Pipit

8-11-16 Green Sandpiper (Bob Brewer)
No one to play with at Villice

Moreton:

1 Scaup (F), 2 Jay, 12+ Long-tailed Tit,  1 Chiffchaff, 40+ Redwing & Fieldfare (cottage), 15 Blackbird (all together), 12 Goldfinch, 20 Linnet, 2 Stonechat
Lane Moreton to Stratford:
4 Stock Dove, Mixed Tit flock with Goldcrest, Blue Tit,  Great Tit, 1 Coal Tit, Long-tailed Tit, 15 Chaffinch, 40+ Redwing & Field Fare, 2 Treecreeper, 40 + Starling (drinking trough field) 4 Dunnock, 

Stratford:

1 Water Rail, 1 Bullfinch
Herriot's End:
6 Shelduck (pond), 1  Little Egret,  3 Water Rail (channel) - 7 reported later - 1 Lapwing, 2 Common Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail

The BOC team at WWTCaerlaverock and Castle Loch (Richard Scantlebury)

 Watching Whooper Swan, Scaup and male Hen Harrier 

Reports: BOC Walk, Teresa Chard, Robert Hargreaves, Nick Hawkridge, Ian Hayes, Peter Hazelwood and JS, Lisegirl, Vic Polley, Trevor Riddle, Richard Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, Mike Trew, nslbirding, 

7th Nov '16 Monday - Whooper Swan

Bright and cold again with a chilly NE wind.

Bristol:
Montpelier, St Andrew's Park - on a very average day!
1 Jay, 2 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 2 Goldfinch.

07-11-2016  Grey Wagtail  3 Brooks NR (Vic Savery)

Bradley Stoke, Three Brooks Nature Reserve
1 Grey Wagtail.
Westbury-on-Trym, Eastfield Rd.
1 ♂ Blackcap 'in the garden'.

Aust:
7 Jack Snipe, Grey Plover, Peregrine, 1 Stonechat.

Northwick Warth/Pilning Wetlands:

58 Canada Goose, 1 Little Egret, 2 Water Rail, 350 Black-tailed Godwits, 6 Jack Snipe, 9 Snipe, 30 Knot, 35 Redshank, 1 Grey Plover, 9 Golden Plover, 40 Lapwing, 3 Water Pipit, 1 Blackcap.

Portbury Hundred:
Red Kite at approx 3 p.m. (Theresa Stone)

Garden in Yatton:
Kingfisher lurking with intent at a Koi pond.

Paulton:
1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Kingfisher, 50 Woodpigeon, 50 Redwing, 7 Goldcrest, 50 Jackdaw, 7 Yellowhammer.
Paulton sewage works:
40 Meadow Pipit, 3 Grey Wagtail, 50 Pied Wagtail.

Barrow Gurney reservoirs:
3 Wigeon, 37 Teal, 13 Shoveler, 6 Pochard, 86 Cormorant, 17 Little Grebe, 5 Snipe, 1 Jack Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper.

Blagdon Lake:
11 Bewick's Swan (9 adults), 4 Scaup (beware a hybrid there), 2 ad m. Red-crested Pochard, 135 Cormorant, 15 Little Egret, 41 Grey Heron, 2 Dunlin (briefly at Top End), Fieldfare, Stonechat, Chiffchaff.

07-11-2016 Male and female Whooper Swans at Chew today (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake:
23 Pintail, 4 Scaup (1 ad f, 2 juv m, 1 juv f), 44 Goldeneye, 23 Great White Egret, 33 Little Egret,
2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 ad Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Stonechat, 2 Chiffchaff.
Dam:

2 Egyptian Goose, 9 Goosander,
Woodford:
1 Kingfisher, 2 Meadow Pipit (boat slipway), 1 Mistle Thrush, 4 Bullfinch (car park).

Herons Green:
5 Little Grebe,1 Water Rail, 2 Snipe, 2 Jack Snipe.

Moreton:
3 Buzzard, 1 Jay, 12+ Long-tailed Tit, 10+ Goldfinch, 30+ Linnet.

Stratford;
1 juv Common Scoter, 5 Buzzard (over hills across the lake), 1 Jack Snipe (showing well), 3 Water Pipit.

Herriotts Bridge:
5 Shelduck, 2 Water Rail, 2 Common Snipe, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Cetti's Warbler.

Herons Green Bay:

pr adult Whooper Swan.  [KV - "only the third time I've seen them at Chew in 53 years"] Pager reports one juv as well.  Also 2 Goosander, 4 Water Rail.

Reports: James Butcher, Peter Dolton, Patrick Hancock, 'Higgy', Larry Sweetland, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Keith Vinicombe, Des Bowring, Vic Savery, blagdonbirds, Severnsidebirds

6th Nov '16 Sunday - Blackcap

Blackcap at Portbury Wharf
Grey Plover at Clevedon
Corn Bunting at Marshfield
Bewick's Swan, Black-necked Grebe and Mediterranean Gull at Blagdon Lake
Great White Egret, Yellow-legged Gull, Jack Snipe at Chew Valley Lake

6-11-16 Great White Egret (Rich Andrews)
24 at ChewValley Lake

BRISTOL 
Stockwood open space:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 2 Buzzard, 1 Mistle Thrush. (So pleased to see Kestrel, not seen there in 2 years?)

06-11-16 Stonechat (Gill Sapsed)

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Water Rail, 14 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Redwing, 1 f Stonechat.
Eastville Park, River Frome & Oldbury Court:
10 Mallard, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Moorhen, 5 Black-headed Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker (Oldbury Court),
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Magpie, 1 Jay, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Grey Wagtail.
Warmley Forest Park:
1 Buzzard, 40+ Wood Pigeon, 10 Magpie, 1 Raven, 6 Goldcrests, 9 Great Tit, 7 Blue Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 12+ Redwing, 8 Blackbirds, 4 Pied Wagtails, 10+ Goldfinch, 2 Chaffinch,
6 Greenfinch

New Passage/Northwick:
Pintail, 350 Black-tailed Godwit, 95 Knot, 2 Water Pipits (Butts Pool to Salt Marsh), few finches to NE incl Siskin, 6 Redpoll, 5 Bullfinch
Lane by Severn Bridge: 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Jay

Portbury Wharf:
2 Goldeneye, 4 Blackcap

Portishead Battery Point:
3 Meadow Pipit
Good numbers of 'normal' stuff, Robins, Blackbirds, Dunnocks etc...

6-11-16 Shelduck (Higgy)

Clevedon Dowlais:
100 Shelduck, 30 Wigeon, 50+ Mallard, 2 Little Egret, 120+ Dunlin, 12 Curlew, 2 Redshank,
20+ Skylark, 12 Meadow Pipit

Clevedon-Yeo:
2 Mute Swan, 90 Shelduck, 100 Wigeon (Most off Kenn), 40 Teal, 40 Mallard, 5 Little Egret,
24 Oystercatcher, 15 Grey Plover, 10 Lapwing, ~30 Curlew, 15 Turnstone, 250 Dunlin,
200 Redshank (Most at Kenn), 150 Black-headed Gull, 4 Redwing

6-11-16 Little Egret (Richard Bedwell)
Backwell Lake

Backwell Lake:
1 Little Egret, 3 Shoveller, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard

Kenn Moor: 
50+ Mute Swan (across moor), 20+ Canada Goose, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel

6-11-16 Kestrel (PeterCoslett)
Rusmead Lane

Marshfield, Northfield Lane:
3 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 1 Lapwing, 4 Raven, 10 Sky Lark, 500 Starling, Meadow Pipit, 200 Linnet, Chaffinch, 3 Corn Bunting, 20 Yellowhammer

Rushmead Lane: 

1 Kestrel

Newton-St-Loe:
7 Teal, 2 Buzzard, 1 Coot (has returned!), 2 Kingfisher, 300+ Corvids, 9 Skylark, 1 Nuthatch, 3 Mistle Thrush, 1 Song Thrush, 6 Goldcrest, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail

Blagdon Lake:
11 (2 juv) Bewick's Swan, 2 ad♂ Red-crested Pochard, 11 Little Egret, 2 Scaup, 39 Grey Heron,
1 Black-necked Grebe, 2 Goldeneye, 1 ad Mediterranean Gull
1 ad Black-headed Gull yellow '2KXT' (ringed by the North Thames Gull Group)

Chew Valley Lake:
24 Great White Egret, 36 Little Egret

6-11-16 Yellow-legged Gull (Lee Gardiner)
Heron's Green

Heron's Green:
23 Great White Egret, 27 Little Egret, 7 Little Grebe, 2 Water Rail, 2 Common Snipe, 1 Jack Snipe,
1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Yellow-legged Gull
Moreton:
1 Goldeneye, 1 Scaup (f), 3 Goosander (2f 1m), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Jay, 2 Raven, 5 Stock Dove         12+ Long-tailed Tit, 20+ Redwing (cottage)

06-11-16 Fieldfare (Ian Stapp)
Moreton Lane

Moreton Lane to Stratford:
1 Sparrowhawk (same bird after a meal), 12 Fieldfare , 30+ Redwing, 7 Mistle Thrush, 13 Blackbird    
Stratford:
1 Jack Snipe (pond), 2 Siskin (car park trees), 2 Bullfinch
Chew Valley Ringing Station:
3 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest (ringed this morning)
Herriott's End:
5 Shelduck (pond), 1 Little Egret, 3 Water Rail (channel all showing together 2 one side 1 the other), 
2 GBB Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch
  

The Avon Bird Report for 2015 will be available by the end of the week - £9.50 including postage from H E Rose, Arncliffe, Coast Road, Walton Bay, Clevedon, BS21 7FW

Reports: Rich Andrews, Richard Bedwell, Teresa Chard, Peter Coslett, Chris Craig, Michael Davis, Robert Hargreaves, Higgy, Mark Hynam, Craig Lewis, Lisegirl, John Martin, Nigel Milbourne, Chris Perry, H E Rose, Gill Sapsed, Richard Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, Wayne Tucker, Jason Williams, Jon Angell blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding

5th Nov '16 Saturday - Water Pipit

A bright but cold day.

Always a sign of approaching winter -  Siskin at Chew (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL
Stoke Park:
2 Water Rail, f. Stonechat, 3 Redwing.
Willsbridge Mill:
15+ Long-tailed Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 14 Linnet.
Oldland Common:
1 Sparrowhawk - seen twice chasing birds in hedgerows, 40+ Goldfinch.
River Chew:
Dipper.

Water Rail and its reflection at Stoke Park (Gill Sapsed)

BATH
Newton St Loe:
2 Wigeon, 6 Teal, 43 Mallard, 5 Pheasant, 2 Buzzard, 4 Moorhen, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Goldcrest, 3 Redwing.
Twerton:
(all in one garden) 3 Magpie, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 9 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Wren, 2 Robin.

Oldbury Power Station:
10 Pheasant, Tawny Owl, 3 Redpoll.  2 Mistle Thrush and 1 Yellowhammer at Shepperdine.

Aust:
25 Wigeon, 120 Teal, 13 Curlew, 80 Dunlin, 90 Redshank.

Littleton Warth:
2 Pintail, 465 Wigeon, 85 Teal, 1 Grey Plover, 4 Turnstone, 11 Snipe, 70 Redshank, 800 Dunlin, 140 Curlew, 1+ Water Pipit, 6 Rock Pipit.

New Passage/Northwick Warth:
several hundred Wigeon, Shoveler, Teal, Gadwall, 1 Pintail, Little Grebe, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Peregrine, 1 Avocet, 1 Ruff, usual flocks of Knot and 100+ Black-tailed Godwit, 100+ Curlew, 3 Common Gull, 2 Water Pipit (Butts Pool), Redpoll over NE.

Portbury Wharf:
(WeBS count) 7 Mute Swan, 84 Wigeon, 8 Teal, 11 Mallard, 4 Tufted Duck, 12 Little Grebe, 1 Lapwing.

Clevedon-Yeo sea wall:
7 Golden Plover, 1 Jack Snipe, 2 Grey Plover, 60 Dunlin, 1 Green Sandpiper.

Blagdon Lake:
11 Bewick's Swan (Top End) (9 ad, 2 juv), 2 m. Red-created Pochard, pr Scaup, 6 Little Egret, 35 Grey Heron, 146 Lapwing, 3 Raven, 50+ Meadow Pipit.

Jack Snipe at Stratford (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake:
Water Rail showing well all around the lake now the water is so low.
Ringing Station:
3 Chiffchaff and 1 Goldcrest ringed, also first Redwing and first Greenfinch of the autumn.
Woodford:
4 Bullfinch (car park).
Herons Green:
3 Goosander, 23 Great White Egret, 29 Little Egret, 7 Grey Heron, 9 Little Grebe, 2 Water Rail, 3 Common Snipe, 1 Jack Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Stonechat, 150+ Redwing (trees at the back of the pond).

Moreton:
1 f Scaup, 1 Goldeneye, 2 Meadow Pipit, 1 Buzzard, 1 Tawny Owl, 12+ Long-tailed Tit, 2 Jay.

Stratford:
1 Jack Snipe,  2 Buzzard, 5 Stock Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 25+ Redwing, 2 Meadow Pipit, 4 Siskin (car park trees).  

Herriotts Bridge:
6 Pintail (pond), 1 Goosander (pond), 2 Little Egret, 2 Water Rail, 1 GBB Gull, 1 Kingfisher.

Reports:  Teresa Chard, Anne Crowe, David Esam, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Mark Hynam, Dave Littleton,  John Martin, Lisa Presland, Lois Pryce, Gill Sapsed, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Mrs Trellis, CVRS, Tim Ford.

4th Nov '16 Friday

Rain (good for the lakes) and then brightening up this afternoon.

All the drama was at Blagdon Lake (see http://www.blagdonlakebirds.com/ Daily News)
including 2 adult Red-crested Pochard, 2 Scaup, 3 Bewick's Swan

Bewick's Swan, Ring-necked Duck and Black-necked Grebe at Chew

Record count of 38 Little Egret, 24 Great White Egret at Heron's Green at Chew

4-11-16 Coal Tit at Moreton at Chew Valley Lake (Ian Stapp)

Oldbury Power Station:
5 Grey Heron, 1 Peregrine,1 Water Rail, 90 Lapwing, 384 Dunlin, 230 Curlew, 34 Redshank,

2 Stonechat, 15 Reed Bunting

New Passage:
48 Canada Geese, 1000 Wigeon, 110 Teal, 8 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Egret, 120 Lapwing, 70 Knot, 

400 Dunlin, 390+ Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Snipe, 60 Redshank, 2 Ravens

Backwell Lake:

1 Muscovy Duck, 5 Shoveler, 2 Tufted Duck, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Water Rail, 70 BH Gull, 1 Kingfisher,
1 Chiffchaff

4-11-16 Muscovy Duck at Backwell Lake (Mrs Trellis)

Weston Bay:
254 Shelduck

Paulton:
2 Raven, 11 Skylark, 7 Fieldfare, 10 Redwing, 10 Chaffinch, 10 Linnet

Barrow Tanks:

4-11-16 Kingfisher at Barrow Tank no 1 (Lee Gardiner)

No 1:
1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Common Snipe, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Fieldfare and lots of Redwing
No 2:
1 Kingfisher


Blagdon Lake:

Drama at Blagdon (see http://www.blagdonlakebirds.com/ Daily News)

 2 ad Red-crested Pochard, 5 Little Egret, 2 Great Scaup, 3 Dunlin (Lodge), 3 Bewick's Swan

Chew Valley Lake:
Wick Green Point:
4 ad Bewick's Swan, 800 Pochard, 1 ad male Ring-necked Duck, 3 Black-necked Grebe
Villice:
3 Scaup (2 juv male and a female)

Heron's Green:

24 Great White Egret, 38 Little Egrets (record count), 2 Dunlin, 9 Grey Heron, 2 Jack Snipe, 

6 Snipe, 4 Water Rail, 2 Goosander, 2 Common Snipe ,1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Sparrowhawk,
5 Little Grebe (bay), 2 Reed Bunting, 2 Stonechat,  30+ Pied Wagtail (collecting together on the wall)

Moreton:
1 Water Rail, 1 Kingfisher , (2 Coal Tit,  23 Long-tailed Tit, 7 Great Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 15 Chaffinch trees car park),  
50+ Redwing (cottage trees) 100 + Pied Wagtail (dropping in to the Elephant Grass to roost)
6 small flocks of Starling with from 30 to 100 birds in each heading towards Stratford past the hide to roost. About 350 birds all together

4-11-16 Long-tailed Tit at Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:

1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 ad Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Bearded Tit
Herriott's:
6 Pintail, 1 Little Egret, 2 Water Rail, 500 + Starlings, 40+ Pied Wagtail, 1 Kingfisher,
1 Cetti's Warbler

Reports: Derek Angell, Lee Gardiner, David Gibbs, Patrick Hancock, Andy Middleton, Nigel Milbourne, Ian Stapp, Mrs Trellis, Keith Vinicombe, blagdonlakebirds.

3rd Nov '16 Thursday - Grey Plover

Grey Plover on Severnside
Bewick's Swan, Black Necked Grebe and Scaup at Blagdon

3-11-16 Grey Plover (Mrs Trellis)
Aust Wharf

BRISTOL
Eastville Park:
1 Little Egret
Hanham Woods:
5 Mallard, 2 Moorhen, 1 Jay, 1 Nuthatch, 20+ Long-tailed Tit, 4 Blue Tit,  3 Great Tit

Oldbury Power Station:
Shellduck, Mallard, Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine (on power station), 1 Kestrel, Lapwing, Redshank, Dunlin, GBB Gull, Herring Gull, BH Gull, 4 Skylark, 200+ Starling, Song Thrush, Redwing, Blackbird, Meadow Pipit, Bullfinch, 1 f Yellowhammer

3-11-16 Stonechat (Mrs Trellis)
Aust Wharf

Oldbury yacht club:
60 Wigeon, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 42 Lapwing, 120 Dunlin, 3 Redshank, 1 Stonechat, 30 Goldfinch, 4 Greenfinch

Aust Wharf:
1 Kestrel, 13 Oystercatcher, 20 Grey Plover, 400 Dunlin. No owls into dusk

Bath - Inglesbatch:
200+ Fieldfare and Redwing, Marsh Tits, 6 Skylark, Bullfinch, Yellowhammer

Newton St Loe:
7 Teal, 2 Buzzard, 1 Common Gull, 9 Skylark, 10 Starling, 30 Redwing, 1 Stonechat, 1 Meadow Pipit, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Yellowhammer

Hunstrete:
1 Sparrow Hawk, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Fieldfare, 20 Redwing

Blagdon Lake:
4 Bewick's Swan, 9 Pintail, 2 Red Crested Pochard, 1 Peregrine, 1 Black Necked Grebe, 7 Scaup, 4 Little Egret, 8 Great White Egret, 38 Grey Heron,

03-11-16 Water Rail ( Ian Stapp)
Herriott's  End, Chew

Chew Valley Lake:
25 Little Egret, 23 Great White Egret, mostly roosting in Nunnery Woods
Dam:
2 Egyptian Goose, 3 f Goldeneye
Woodford:
4 Little Egret, 7 Magpie (together), 12+ Fieldfare (orchard), 20+ Redwing, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit
Heron's Green:
1 Goosander, 1 Buzzard, 12 Little Grebe, 22 Little Egret, 23 Great White Egret, 7 Grey Heron, 26 Lapwing, 1 Kestrel, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Stonechat
Moreton:
1 f Scaup, 2 m Goldeneye, 1 Little Egret, 5 Lapwing, 2 Jay, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 14 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Meadow Pipit, 2 Bullfinch    
Moreton Lane:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 14 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Bullfinch
Stratford:
1 m Goldeneye, 7 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Water Rail, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 25+ Redwing, 4 Meadow Pipit, 23 Pied Wagtail (eve), 6 Siskin (trees car park)
Herriotts End:
6 Pintail, 17 Shoveler, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Water Rail, 4 GBB Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 12+ Long-tailed Tit (fly over channel), 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

03-11-16 Kingfisher ( Ian Stapp)
Herriott's  End, Chew

Reports: Teresa Chard, Anne Crowe, Andy David, Alastair Fraser, Robert Hargreaves, Glen Maddison, Larry Sweetland, Mrs Trellis, Wayne Tucker, blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

2nd Nov '16 Wednesday - Crossbill, Crane

Headlines:
3 Common Crane on the ground in St Werburgh's, Bristol first thing this morning. The surprised observer nearly fell off her bike.
The drake Ring-necked Duck seems to have relocated to Blagdon.
1 Crossbill at Twycross, CVL - very rare for Chew.

Lots of photos sent in today - thank you! I tried to include at least one from everyone, but I'm afraid some had to hit the cutting room floor.

2-11-16 Peregrine (Paul Milsom)

Avon Gorge

Bristol
Aztec West:
2 Canada Goose, 1 Egyptian Goose

2-11-16 Canada and Egyptian Geese (Duncan McLaughlin)

Exotica at Aztec West Business Park

Concorde Way, St Werburgh's:
3 Common Crane (Leila Gamaz)

Duchess Ponds, Stoke Park:
1 Water Rail

2-11-16 Water Rail (Richard Scantlebury)

Duchess Ponds, Stoke Park Estate

Shepperdine:
8 Shelduck, 6 Teal, 2 Pheasant, 1 Cormorant, 5 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 5 Knot, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 7 Curlew, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Chiffchaff, 60+ Fieldfare, 2 Mistle Thrush, 3 Pied Wagtail, 15 Meadow Pipit

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Tawny Owl, 1,500 Starling into roost

2-11-16 Pintail (John Martin)

Northwick Warth this morning

New Passage/Northwick:
41 Canada Goose, 4 Shelduck, 700+ Wigeon, 12 Gadwall, 110 Teal, 11 Pintail, 26 Shoveler, 8 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Egret, 16 Ringed Plover, 40 Grey Plover, 140 Lapwing, 126 Knot, 600 Dunlin, 1 Ruff, 3 Snipe, 340+ Black-tailed Godwit, 80 Redshank, 1 Little Owl, 2 Chiffchaff, 2+ Rock Pipit, Water Pipit, 'a few' Chaffinch, 6+ Siskin, 5 Redpoll

2-11-16 Goldeneye (David Gale)

1 half of a pair at Portbury Wharf

Portbury Wharf:
2 Goldeneye

Iron Acton:
Green Woodpecker

2-11-16 Rook (Robert Hargreaves)

Fossicking in Newton St Loe

Newton St Loe:
5 Teal, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Grebe, 4 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Kestrel, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 2 Goldcrest, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 25 Redwing, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 3 Greenfinch, 15 Goldfinch

Blagdon Lake:
4 Bewick's Swan (including the returning 'Winkey'), 2 Red-crested Pochard, 1 (male) Ring-necked Duck, 8 Scaup, 11 Little Egret, 9 Great White Egret, 1 Peregrine, 1 Dunlin, several Raven, 1 Chiffchaff, several Skylark over, 18 Linnet

2-11-16 Great White Egret (Martin Tayler)

Seem to be settling in at least until the lakes start to fill again

Chew Valley Lake:
A number of reports from different observers today so possibly some duplication
East Shore:
2 Black-necked Grebe
Twycross:
1 (female-type) Crossbill

2-11-16 Jack Snipe (Ian Stapp)

Pool in front of Stratford hide still the best place

Heron's Green:
2 Goosander, 16 Little Egret, 4 Great White Egret, 13 Little Grebe, 1 Water Rail, 1 Jack Snipe, 4 Common Snipe, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Stonechat
Moreton:
1 (male) Goldeneye, 2 Little Egret, 4 Great White Egret, 2 Buzzard, 2 Water Rail, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Jay, 2 Raven, 12+ Long-tailed Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 5+ Fieldfare, 20+ Redwing, 2 Stonechat, 20+ Meadow Pipit

2-11-16 Kingfisher (Bob Brewer)

Stratford Bay, CVL

Stratford:
3 Goldeneye, 2 Jack Snipe, 20+ Woodpigeon (over), 1 Kingfisher, 50+ Redwing, 1 Meadow Pipit
Herriotts End:
6 Pintail, 1 (female) Scaup, 9 Little Egret, 13 Great White Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Water Rail, 22 Lapwing, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Grey Wagtail
Also from around the lake...
32 Pintail, 1 (male) Garganey, 1 (male) Tufted x Pochard hybrid, 2 (female) Scaup, 11 Goldeneye, 20 Little Egret, 44 Lapwing, 5 Common Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Green Sandpiper,  200+ Woodpigeon over, 6 Skylark, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Nuthatch, 60 Fieldfare, 1 Stonechat, 30 Meadow Pipit

Reports: Paul Bowerman, Bob Brewer, Chris Craig, David Gale, Leila Gamaz, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, John Martin, Paul Milsom, Duncan McLaughlin, Nigel Milbourne, Lois Pryce, Richard Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Martin Tayler, Christopher Teague, Keith Vinicombe, blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

1st Nov '16 Tuesday - Short-eared Owl

Headlines:
Short-eared Owl at Stratford Bay, CVL late afternoon
'Only' the 20 Great White Egret at Blagdon after yesterday's record of 24

Bristol:
Holy Trinty Church spire, Stapleton:
1 Peregrine

1-11-16 Mistle Thrush (Brian Thompson)

1 of several near Kingsweston School

Stoke Park & Eastville Park (BOC Walk):
12 Mallard, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 5 Moorhen, 1 Black-headed Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 5 Herring Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 60 Woodpigeon, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, 8 Magpie, 2 Jay, 17 Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, 2 Goldcrest, Blue Tit, Great Tit, 3 Skylark, 14 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Wren, 5 Blackbird, 42 Redwing, 5 Robin, 1 Stonechat, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 1 Greenfinch, 60 Goldfinch

1-11-16 Dipping the Dipper (Richard Scantlebury)

BOC walk at Eastville Park today

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Water Rail, 1 Woodcock, 12 Goldcrest

Congresbury Moor:
35 Canada Goose, 1 Water Rail, 5 Skylark, 35 Fieldfare, 4 Stonechat, 5 Meadow Pipit, 125 Goldfinch

Strawberry Line, Yatton:
Cetti's Warbler

Clutton:
1 Merlin

Marksbury:
100+ Starling

Compton Martin:
1 Kingfisher (village pond)

Blagdon Lake:
4 Bewick's Swan, 2 (male) Red-crested Pochard, 6 Scaup, 1 Goldeneye, 11+ Little Egret, 20 Great White Egret, 34 Grey Heron, 1 Green Sandpiper, several Skylark over

1-11-16 Kestrel (Ian Stapp)

Moreton Lane, CVL

Chew Valley Lake:
Woodford:
2 Little Egret, 25 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Meadow Pipit
Heron's Green:
1 Goosander, 1 Little Egret, 1 Water Rail, 2 Common Snipe, 22+ Jackdaw, 150+ mix of Fieldfare and Redwing, 1 Stonechat, 8 House Sparrow
Moreton:
7 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Stonechat, 13 Meadow Pipit, 2 Water Pipit
Moreton to Stratford Lane:
4 Stock Dove, 16 Woodpigeon, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 50+ Redwing, 1 Bullfinch
Stratford:
1 Scaup, 1 Water Rail, 1 Dunlin, 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Brambling
Denny Island:
5 Goosander
Herriotts End:
1 Egyptian Goose, 5 Pintail, 7 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Water Rail, 22 Lapwing, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Cetti's Warbler

Reports: Chris Craig, Robert Hargreaves, Nick Hawkridge, Peter Hazelwood, Martin Hunt, Mike Jenkins, Nigel Milbourne, Steve Sanins, Richard Scantlebury, Chris Stone, Brian Thompson, blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding