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  • 31-10-26 Saturday - Woodlark

    Temp 04°C to 14°C - sunny intervals through high cloud carried on light air from the east with gusts to a heady 9 mph!!WoodlarkHawfinchYellow-browed WarblerWheatearJack SnipeBramblingMerlinLittle GullBlack RedstartBRISTOLStoke Park inc Duchess Pond:c3500 Woodpigeon, 1 Common Gull, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, c100 (possibly) Ring-necked Parakeet (a flock of c60 then a flock of c40 heading same way 7 mins later,) 1 Woodlark - south 9.08, new for patch, 2 Skylark, c60 Redwing, 10+ FieldfareSOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE31-10-26 Black Redstart Oldbury (Lee Gardiner)Oldbury-upon Severn:1 Black RedstartAust Services - vismig228 Stock Dove, 56 Grey Plover, 1 Merlin, 1 Woodlark, 1 Yellow-browed Warbler, 1485 Starling, 268 Redwing, 90 Fieldfare, 4 Brambling, 1476 Chaffinch, 3 Hawfinch, 34 Siskin, 1 YellowhammerNew Passage/Northwick:3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 750+ Black-tailed Godwit, 1 WheatearPilning Wetlands:110 Greylag Goose, 41 Lapwing, 3 Snipe, 30 DunlinNORTH SOMERSETLower Failand - garden:1 Marsh Tit, 1 TreecreeperClevedon - Pill:1 Jack Snipe - flushed, 3 Reed BuntingNailsea - Old Church area garden:1 Wren, 2 Blackbird, 1 RobinYatton:Ham Lane: 1 Collared Dove, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Raven, 14 Long-tailed Tit, 10 Redwing, 6 GreenfinchWemberham Lane: 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 19 Rook, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 143 Redwing, 1 Grey Wagtail, 30 LinnetSand Point/Middle Hope: vismig: 2 Wigeon, 3112 Woodpigeon, 5 Stock Dove, 5 Grey Plover, 64 Dunlin, 1 Little Egret, 10 Great White Egret, 1 Cattle Egret, 1 Merlin, 1340 Starling, 3 Song Thrush, 61 Redwing, 5 Fieldfare, 1 Grey Wagtail, 13 alba Wagtail, 117 Meadow Pipit, 1 Rock/Water Pipit, 12 Brambling, 787 Chaffinch, 12 Greenfinch, 19 Linnet, 6 Redpoll, 15 Goldfinch, 141 Siskin, 4 Reed Buntingpresent: 1 GS Woodpecker, 2 Goldcrest, 6 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 20 Redwing, 2 Greenfinch, 25 Linnet.BELOW M4 & BANESSaltford:1 Richard Pipit - over    31-10-26 Greenfinch Radstock (Merv Carlyon)Radstock :1 GreenfinchRESERVOIRSChew Valley Lake31-10-26 Red Kite CVL (Wayne Tucker)Moreton:1 Red KiteStratford:1 Whooper Swan, 1 Green-winged Teal, 1 Ringed Plover, 7 Dunlin, 2 Little Gull - 1st wint, 1 Marsh Harrier - and a Hen - ho ho hoReported by: Rich Andrews, Kevin Bainbridge, Merv Carlyon, Andy Davis, Oscar Dewhurst, Will Duckworth, Lee Gardiner,  Matt Hall, Matt Hull, Rob Laughton, Emily Lomas, Martin Lomax, Andy Mears, Lee Patch, Ann Rossiter, Larry Sweetland, Wayne Tucker, Jack Wylsonblagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding severnsidebirds

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