14th Oct '16 Friday

Wet first thing then brightened up

Great White Egret still at Chew/Blagdon
2 Reeve at Pilning Wetland

14-10-16 Nuthatch at Compton Dando (Ian Stapp)

Bristol, Eastville Park:
1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher,  4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Grey Wagtail, 6 Goldfinch

14-10-16 Grey Wagtail on Colston Weir in Eastville Park (Martin Tayler)

Shepperdine:139 Black-tailed Godwit (feeding on the shore - quite a sight!)

Littleton Warth:

63 Canada, 2 Little Egret, 6 Oystercatchers, 80 Dunlin, 18 Redshank, 1 Stonechat, 2 Wheatear, 50 Meadow Pipit, 70 Linnet, 3 Reed Bunting

14-10-16 Reed Bunting at Littleton Warth (Mrs Trellis)

Aust STW:
11 Fieldfare (feeding in the bushes), 2 Grey Wagtail

New Passage/Northwick:
1 Marsh Harrier Female (Kevin Bainbridge) (over Pilning Wetland at 10.57am), 1 Egyptian Goose in with Canada Geese, 2 Reeve (on scrape), 2 Pintail, 1 Kestrel, 6 Redwing, 1 Wheatear (on Saltmarsh)

Tickenham:
6 Mistle Thrush (at Tickenham Church at 12.30pm today).

Backwell Lake:
1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 2 Grey Wagtail, Pair of Wigeon (unusual for here), 1 Shoveler, plus resident Mute Swan family of 8 cygnets.

Clevedon-Yeo:
1 Mute Swan, 73 Canada Goose (Dawn roost on Estuary), a few Shelduck, 60 Wigeon, Teal present,

80 Mallard, 7 Cormorant, 6 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 20 Oystercatcher, 16 Grey Plover, 

18 Lapwing, 22 Knot, 80 Curlew, 160 Dunlin, 180 Redshank, 17 Turnstone,  a few gulls,

1S Stonechat, 2 Wheatear, 2 Rock Pipit.

Sand Point and Bay:
1 f Pintail, 4 Reed Bunting, 9 Stonechat, 10 Skylark, 1 CC, c10 Chaffinch, 2 Linnet

14-10-16 female Pintail at Sand Point this morning (David Gibbs)

Bath, Victoria Park:
7 Buzzard (circling together briefly over the park around 2pm as if playing a thermal).

Compton Dando:
Farm Land Bird Survey at Compton Dando this morning:
11 Herring Gull, 4 L BB Gull,  23 Crow,  48 Jackdaw,  23 Robin, 23 Blue Tit,  5 Pheasant,  

78 Starling, 15 Redwing, 6 Dunnock,  4 Yellowhammer, 10 Blackbird, 1 Buzzard, 8 Wren, 

1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 20 Linnet, 6 Goldfinch, 9 Wood Pigeon, 6 Jay, 15 Pied Wagtail, 

8 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Magpie, 2 Great Tit,  2 Green Woodpecker,  2 Chaffinch, 2 Raven, 

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker,  1 Nuthatch, 2 Skylark  (31 Species of bird in 1 hour 45 min - not too bad!)

14-10-16 Redwing at Compton Dando (Ian Stapp)

Bristol Airport:

A lone Swallow over Bristol airport this lunchtime

Chew Valley Lake:
Woodford:
1 Peregrine (dead branch Denny Island), 3 Meadow Pipit (boat slipway), 9 Pied Wagtail,  1 Jay
Villice:
Spotted Crake, 10 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret

14-10-16 Spotted Crake came out at Villice today (Bob Brewer)

Heron's Green:
3 Snipe (bay), 2 Stonechat,  1 Green Sandpiper,  10 Little Grebe, 1 Buzzard
Moreton:
1 Tawny Owl, 5 Jay, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Cetti's Warbler,  

4 Meadow Pipit,  2 Buzzard

14-10-16 Great Spotted Woodpecker at Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:
6 Great White Egrets, 4 Lapwing, 2 Pintail

14-10-16 Great White Egret devouring the delights of Chew (Bob Brewer)

Herriotts End:
10 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Pintail, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Probably 13 Great White Egret at the lake today

Reports: Kevin Bainbridge, Paul Bowerman Bob Brewer, David Gibbs, Peter Hazlewood, Adrian Hockey, John Grifffiths, Ian Stapp, Martin Tayler, Mrs Trellis, Timothy Warren