Tuesday 4 October 2016

4th Oct '16 Tuesday - Redwing, Merlin

Sightings Tuesday 4th October, 2016


3-10-16 Mysterious Stint, Northwick Warth (Brian Lancastle)
Old School! for more detail, see Brian's Twitter feed
Cloudy with sunny spells today, quite fresh in the breeze

Headlines:
Bit of a Redwing influx today
2 Marsh Tit at Stockwood Open Space
Merlin at Severnside
5 Great White Egret and a Spotted Redshank at Blagdon Lake
104 Golden Plover at Marshfield

Bristol, Clifton:
2 Buzzard

Bristol, Stapleton:
Redwing (heard passing over last night)

Bristol, Fishponds:
1 Peregrine

Bristol, Stockwood Open Space:
1 Buzzard, 3 Jay, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Marsh Tit, 8 Long Tailed Tit, 10+ Goldfinch, 1 Bullfinch

Bristol, Stockwood:
1 Blue Tit coming to a garden feeder

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Lapwing, 1 Skylark, 1 Mistle Thrush, 3 Stonechat (lagoon 3), 3 Chaffinch, 1 Redpoll (over to SW)

4-10-16, Merlin Northwick Warth (Brian Thompson)

Northwick Warth/New Passage:
1 Merlin, 1 Peregrine, 2 (Juv) Little Stint, 3 (Juv) Ruff, 2 House Martin, 6 Blackcap, 1 Song thrush, 10 Redwing, 1 Siskin
4-10-16 Ruff, Northwick Warth (Rod Holbrook)

Severn Beach:
1 Curlew Sandpiper
4-10-16 Curlew Sandpiper, Severn Beach (Vic Savery)

Portbury Coast:
2 Peregrine

Congresbury Moor:
1 Redwing

Marshfield:
Rushmead Lane: 1 Kestrel, 104 Golden Plover, 1 Collared Dove, 9 Skylark, 30 Starling,  60 Linnet,
2 Yellowhammer
Around Shire Valley: 45 Red-legged Partridge(2 groups), 80 Pheasant, 3 Buzzard, 2 Raven,
12 Greenfinch, 40 Linnet
4-10-16 Golden Plover, Marshfield (Robert Hargreaves)
Part of the flock of 104 today

Upton Cheney (BOC Walk):
3 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Jay, 2 Raven, 3 Swallow,
1 Nuthatch, 1 Song Thrush, 8 Redwing, 1 Grey Wagtail, 40 Goldfinch, 2 Siskin

Newton St Loe:
6 Teal, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 5 Moorhen,  1 Green and 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay,
4 Goldcrest, 20 Swallow, 14 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Nuthatch, 14 Mistle Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail

Bath, Haycombe Cemetery:
1 Red Kite

Bath, Audley Park:
8+ Siskin, regular here lately

Odd Down (Park and Ride):
4 Redwing over 8.30am

Compton Martin:
1 Cormorant still on the duck pond

4-10-16 Great White Egrets (Ian Stapp)
Some argy-bargy in The Camargue Blagdon Lake today

Blagdon Lake:
Top End: 1 Spotted Redshank (Chris Craig), 5 Great White Egret, 15 Little Egret, 106 Lapwing,
2 Buzzard, 4 Jay, small flock Meadow Pipit
Lodge: 2 Ringed Plover, 1 Little Stint, 1 Wheatear, 4 Lapwing

Chew Valley Lake:
Dam: 6 Long Tailed Tit, 2 Egyptian Goose
Woodford: 8 Pied Wagtail, 2 Great Black Backed Gull
Heron's Green: 1 Kestrel, 10 House Sparrow, 2 Little Grebe (pond), 16 Little Grebe (lake side),
1 Green Sandpiper
Moreton: 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Buzzard, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Common Snipe, 1 Lapwing, 4 Jay,
1 Raven,
Stratford Bay: 1 Little Egret, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Grey Wag, 1 Lapwing, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Water Rail,
1 Buzzard, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Bullfinch
Herriot's Bridge: 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Great White Egret

Outside the Area:
At least 8 Yellow-Browed Warbler just south of the border in Somerset today - there must be one in Avon somewhere!

Reports: blagdonlakebirds, Teresa Chard, Chris Craig, Lee Gardiner, John Griffiths, Robert Hargreaves, Nick Hawkridge, Pete Hazelwood, Rod Holbrook, John Martin, Richard Mielcarek, Nigel Milbourne, OPSBirding, Vic Savery, Steve Sanins, Richard Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, Brian Thompson, Mrs Trellis, Keith Vinicombe