Friday 7 October 2016

7th Oct '16 Friday - Yellow-browed Warbler, Fieldfare

Yellow-browed Warbler First time 2 have been recorded in Gloucestershire in one day
2 (un)Common Crane at New Passage
14 Great White Egret and 1 juv Pectoral Sandpiper still at Blagdon Lake
50+ House Martin and 50+ Swallow seen today (only 2 Swallow and no House Martin yesterday)
1st autumn Fieldfare today, 45 Redwing in Bristol, 8 Whinchat at Chipping Sodbury Common

7-10-16 Common Crane (Paul Bowerman)
First this year at New Passage
BRISTOL
Ashton Court:
2 Green and 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 45+ Mistle Thrush, 45 Redwing, 12 Goldfinch
Durdham Downs:
1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay
Fishponds:
2 Peregrine (usual chimneys), 6 Swallow
Stockwood, Pomfrett Gardens:
3 Pied Wagtail, 1 Greenfinch, 25+ Goldfinch
Stockwood, Sturminster, Top field:
16 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Blackbird, 3 Goldfinch

Aust Warth:
1 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, Aust Cliff: 2 Yellow-browed Warbler (Matt Hobbs)

Ruff (Rod Holbrook)
Not to forget the juv Ruff at New Passage
New Passage/Northwick:
2 adult Common Crane (no rings), 3 juv Ruff, 1 Little Owl (1st this year here)

Thornbury:
1 Fieldfare (Butt Lane)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
8 Whinchat, 4 Stonechat

Portbury Wharf:
53 Wigeon, 4 Cetti's Warbler

Walton Down:
50+ House Martin, 2 Redwing

7-10-16 Green Woodpecker (Brian Thompson)
One at Durdham Downs in Bristol
Kenn Moor:
4 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Jay, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail (in a gdn), 6 Meadow Pippit

Sand Point:
48 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 2 Chiffchaff, 5 Stonechat, 3 Chaffinch, 1 Wheatear, 2 Reed Bunting

Saltford:
1 Pheasant, 3 Buzzard, 1 Green and 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 20 Magpie (13 in one group), 1 Jay,
25+ Long-tailed Tit (3 groups, one of 12), 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Grey Wagtail (in a hedge on top field), 2 Pied Wagtail,
4 Chaffinch, 12 Goldfinch

Ubley Warren
3 Stonechat (2 males 1 female 1 of males a juv)

7-10-16 Common Tern (Lee Gardiner)
At Barrow Tank 3
Barrow Tanks:
1 juv Common Tern

Blagdon Lake:
1 Mute Swan (Yellow BNI), 43 Pintail, 15 Little Egret, 14 Great White Egret, 3 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine,
1 juv Pectoral Sandpiper, 2 juv Ruff, 7 Snipe, 1 GBB Gull (L42)

7-10-16 Pectoral Sandpiper (Brian Thompson)
A little lost juvenile at Blagdon
Chew Valley Lake:
Heron's Green:
2 Snipe
Moreton:
Great White Egret (A colour ringed individual- red ring with white lettering AAF)
Stratford:
3 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret
Herriott's End:
Great White Egret
6-10-16 Jay (Wayne Tucker)
An old man with a big beard at Newton St Loe
Reports: Kev Bainbridge, Paul Bowerman, Teresa Chard, John Croxton, Dan 1144, Andy Davis, Michael Davis, Lee Gardiner, David Gibbs, Robert Hargreaves, Matt Hobbs, Higgy, Rod Holbrook, Nige Milbourne, Marcus Smith, Mrs Trellis, Andrew Waygood, Paul Woollams, blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG