Wednesday 12 October 2016

12th Oct '16 Wednesday - Black Necked Grebe

Today's Headlines:
A bit quieter today. Rain over night, but a mostly sunny day and chilly in the breeze.
Spotted Crake back again at Chew after a day of absence yesterday
1,030 Chaffinch in 2hrs 20 mins over Aust Cliff this morning
3 Black-Necked Grebe new in at Chew
A Blagdon Lake record of 18 Great White Egret

BRISTOL
Whiteladies Road:
3 Jackdaw, 1 Long-Tailed Tit, 1 Grey Wagtail, 20 Goldfinch (office window highlights)


12-10-16 Little Grebe (Lee Gardiner)
St George Park, unusual at this relatively urban site 
St George Park Lake:
1 Little Grebe, 1 Kingfisher

Stockwood Open Space:
1 Buzzard, 10 Wood Pigeon, 8 Long-Tailed Tit, 15+ Goldfinch, 2 Linnet, 1 Bullfinch

Oldbury Power Station:
Lagoon 2: 1 Jack Snipe, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Stonechat
Lagoon 3: 23 Mallard, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Jay, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff

Littleton Brick Pits AWT Reserve:
Details from 4 ringing visits between 29/9 and 10/10: 167 birds trapped of 13 species, with 117 new and 50 re-traps. Chiffchaff (33) and Goldfinch (44) dominated proceedings with 0 and 16 re-traps respectively.

Aust Cliff:
Visible migration this morning, 07:30 - 09:50 (Matt Hobbs): 3 Shelduck, 6 Cormorant, 3 Black Tailed Godwit, 3 Skylark, 74 Starling, 265 Redwing, 2 Song Thrush, 66 Pied/White Wagtail, 5 Meadow Pipit, 1030 Chaffinch, 25 Greenfinch, 94 Linnet, 4 Lesser Redpoll, 155 Goldfinch, 3 Siskin, 2 Reed Bunting
Also: 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine, 12 Chiffchaff, 20 Goldcrest, 20 Robin
More detail at http://www.trektellen.org/count/view/520/20161012

12-10-16 Jack Snipe (Paul Bowerman)
Doing it's best not to be seen on Northwick Warth this morning

New Passage/Northwick Warth:
Visible migration this morning: 1 Fieldfare, 10 Redwing, 220 Chaffinch, 1 Brambling, 3 Bullfinch
Also 1 Jack Snipe

Bradley Stoke, Three Brooks Nature Reserve:
20 Teal, 3 Little Grebe (adults now chasing away the juvenile), 2 Grey Wagtail

Willsbridge:
40 Canada Geese (over)

Huntingford, Little Avon River:
Grey Wagtail, 3+ Siskin

Cameley, North Somerset:
1 Peregrine (roosting in an oak tree, much to the annoyance of the local crows), 4 Crows, 1 Blackcap, 1 Chiffchaff, a mini influx of robins and goldfinches to the area and the local swallows seem to have departed for warmer climes

Backwell Lake:
1 Water Rail

Blagdon Lake:
18 Little Egret, 18 Great White Egret (site record), 1 Ringed Plover, 1 (juv) Little Stint, 3 (juv) Ruff,
2 Common Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 (juv) Pectoral Sandpiper, 1 Yellow-Legged Gull,
79+ Meadow Pipit, 1 Siskin


Chew Valley Lake:
East Shore:
6 Goldeneye, 1 Great White Egret, 3 Black-Necked Grebe
12-10-16 Black-Necked Grebe (Chris Stone)
East Shore, CVL
Dam:
2 Egyptian Goose
Woodford:
3 Great White Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Black-Backed Gull
Villice Bay:
1 Spotted Crake
Heron's Green:
11 Little Grebe, the very pale Buzzard again, 1 Water Rail, 1 Jack Snipe (feeding out in the open), 2 Common Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Great Black-Backed Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 50+ Carrion Crow & Jackdaw, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Stonechat, 7 House Sparrows, 15 Goldfinch
12-10-16 House Sparrow (Ian Stapp)
1 of 7 on the wall at Heron's Green, CVL
Moreton:
1 Pintail, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Green Sandpiper     
Stratford:
1 Little Egret, 11 Lapwing, 2 Great Black-Backed Gull (eating a trout), 1  Cetti's Warbler
12-10-16 Great Black-Backed Gull and ex-Trout (Ian Stapp)
CVL
Stratford to Moreton lane:
1 Buzzard, 2 Stock Dove, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Bullfinch
Herriot's Bridge:
2 Pintail, 2 Little Egret, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Water Rail,  5 Common Gull, 4 Great Black-Backed Gull, 2 Grey Wagtail

Reports: Rich Andrews, Paul Bowerman, Teresa Chard, Michael Davis, Lee Gardiner, Matt Hobbs,  Paul House, Brian Lancastle, John Martin, Bob Medland, Nige Milbourne, Dave Nevitt, Christine O'Connor, Mike O'Connor, Vic Polley, Vic Savery, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Mrs Trellis, @avglochris, blagdonlakebirds