Friday 13 October 2017

13th Oct '17 Friday - Bar-tailed Godwit

Temperature max 18˚C, Wind SW 16mph. Cloudy, sunny around midday, very dark in afternoon

Shag
Bar-tailed Godwit
Whinchat
13-10-17 Great White Egret (Gill Sapsed)
BRISTOL

Ashton, North Street:
50 Starling

Eastville:
1 Raven shouting

New Cut, Underfall Yard:
4 Redshank, 1 Kingfisher (12-10-17)

Patchway:
c. 100 Pied Wagtail flying to roost

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

12-10-17 Skylark at New Passage (Carl Bovis)
Longwell Green:
24 Canada Geese on annual flyover

NORTH SOMERSET

Weston Airfield:
40 Canada Geese, 14 Wigeon, 2 Gadwall, 2 Little Egret, 3 Snipe, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Wheatear, 3 Stonechat

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath:
St John's Church: 1 Peregrine
Victoria Park: 2 Jay

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake:
Wigeon, Gadwall, Teal, Pintail, Shoveler, Pochard, Tufted Duck. All in 100's bar Pintail, c.50

13-10-17  Egyptian Goose west side of Dam (Robert Hargreaves)
Dam:
2 Egyptian Geese, 1 Little Egret, 1 Common Sandpiper

13-10-17 Pintail behind Denny (George Stacey)
At least 20 here
Woodford:
1 Egyptian Geese, 150 Cormorant, 1 Shag, 2 Little Egret, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Common Sandpiper, 4 GBB Gull, 1 Raven, 20 Meadow Pipit

13-10-17 Common Gull at Herons Green (Ian Stapp)
Herons Green:
148 Wigeon, 16 Cormorant, 7 Little Egret, 8 Great White Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 11 Little Grebe, 3 Buzzard, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Gull, 1 Raven, 1 Kestrel, 1 Whinchat, 2 Stonechat

Moreton:
105 Canada Goose, 1 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Tawny Owl (calling Cottage), 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 2 Goldcrest, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Redwing (Orchard), 20 Meadow Pipit 
             
13-10-17 Ruff from Stratford Hide (Robert Hargreaves)
Looked like duck sitting in the water at first
Stratford:
176 male Pochard, 2 Pheasant, 2 Little Egret, 4 Great White Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Ruff

Herriotts:
9 Pintail (pond), 2 Little Egret, 6 Great White Egret, 1 Water Rail, 5 Common Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail
13-10-17 Rock Thrush in Gwent (John Martin)
Out of Avon:
The Rock Thrush in Gwent was very popular

This section of the A368 will be closed from16th October for 3 weeks
Out of UK
Bob Brewer in Uganda

Reports: Jim Callaway, Anne Crowe, Tim Ford, Lee Gardiner, Robert Hargreaves, Adrian Hockey, Adam Rawson, Rich Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, Robert Webber, blagdonlakebirdsnsl-birding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds