Saturday 26 November 2016

26th Nov '16 Saturday - Woodcock

Another fine day with excellent sunsets, but autumn migration may be over

Bewick's Swans, Woodcock, Jack Snipe and Black Redstart along Severn
Purple Sandpiper at Battery Point
Scaup and Great White Egret (Blagdon also) at Chew Valley Lake


26-11-16 Water Rail (Gill Sapsed)
Breaking cover at Duchess pond
BRISTOL
Stockwood, Harrington Rd:
2 Woodpigeon, 2 Blue Tit, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Starling, 1 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 1 Chaffinch,
6 Goldfinch
Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
1 Water Rail (broke cover!), Moorhen, Green Woodpecker, Wrens, blackbirds, Song Thrush,
10 Redwing, Robins, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, 2 Bullfinch (m & f)
Warmley Forest Park:
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Moorhens, 30+ Wood Pigeons, 15 Magpies, 1 Jay, 2 Goldcrests, 6 Blue Tits,
8 Great Tits, 2 Coal Tits, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 20+ Blackbirds. 40+ Redwing, 5 Dunnocks,
1 Pied Wagtail, 6 Chaffinch, 7 Greenfinch, 60+ Goldfinch, 2 Bullfinch

26-11-16 Wren (Brian Thompson)
In a Harrington Road garden
Oldbury Power Station:
1 Peregrine , Raven , 100's Fieldfare and Redwing. 1 male Black Redstart, 5 Stonechat, Redpoll

26-11-16 Redwing at Oldbury (Vic Savery)
Littleton Warth:
5 Bewick's Swans (2ad, 3juv) flew very low North calling and headed past OPS in morning
2 Water Rail, Cetti's Warbler,  400+ Starling, 60+ Fieldfare N, 200+ Redwing N

Littleton Brick Pits:
Woodcock

Northwick to Aust:
2 Water Rail, 6 Golden Plover, 30 Grey Plover, 175 Knot, 3000 Dunlin, 2 Jack Snipe, 6 Snipe,
480 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Raven, Stonechat

New Passage:
2 Little Owl

Portishead, Battery Pt:
4 Purple Sandpiper, 2 Turnstone


26-11-16 Treecreeper (Paul Milo Milsom)
From Poet's Walk, Clevedon
Kenn Moor (Claverham Grove):
3 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Raven, 100+ Starling, 200+ Fieldfare/Redwing mix, 4 Stonechat

Weston-Super-Mare:
Prince Consort Gardens: Grey Wagtail

Bleadon Levels Reserve past the sewage works to the Weir:
On Flooded fields: Heron, 1 Kestrel, Oystercatcher, 40 Starling, 30+ Fieldfare wth a few Redwing
On Axe banks: Little Egret, 30+ Lapwing on Brean side, Curlew, Redshank, 20 Linnet

26-11-16 Starling at Manor Rd (Ian Stapp)
Keynsham, Manor Rd Woodland:
6 Pheasant, 2 Grey Heron (fly over), 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 17 Wood Pigeon, 1 Green Woodpecker (calling), 7 Magpie, 4 Jay, 30+ Jackdaw, 45 Rooks, 7 Blue Tit, 9 Great Tit, 1 Coal Tit,
4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff (calling), 2 Treecreeper, 2 Wrens, 100 + Starlings, 18 Blackbirds,
4 Fieldfare, 7 Song Thrush, 2 Redwing, 7 Dunnock, 35 House Sparrows (2 Groups), 2 Pied Wagtail,
12 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 22 Goldfinch, 2 Siskin, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Yellowhammer, 1 Reed Bunting        
26-11-16 Blue Tit at Manor Rd (Ian Stapp)
Marshfield:
25-11-16: The Shire Valley was flushed with winter thrush this morning particularly Redwing but plenty of Fieldfare, 1 Common Snipe and 12 Mallard at Lower Pond, West Littleton, c.200 Corn Bunting and 1 Reed Bunting by Rushmead Farm

Batheaston:
59 Canada Geese, 2 Teal, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Water Rail, 13 Snipe, 3 Goldcrest, 7 Redwing, 15 Pied Wagtail

Bath, Oldfield Park Garden:
1 male Blackcap, 2 Coal Tits and the usual Tits, Dunnocks and Sparrows.

Blagdon Lake:
14 Little Egrets, 10 Great White Egrets, 29 Lapwings

26-11-16 Stonechat from Kenn Moor (Higgy)
Chew Valley Lake:
1 Little Egret, 3 Great White Egret to roost
Chew Valley Community Farm:
1 Kestrel, Numerous Tits, 12 Blackbird, 20 Fieldfare, 4 Robin, 50+ mixed Finches, 50+ Linnets
Moreton:
3 Scaup 
Chew Valley Ringing Station:
3 new Chiffchaff, 4 Goldcrest, 3 Blackbird, 1 Robin (not seen since Jul-Nov '15)

Reports: Rich Andrews, John Barnett, Rob Capel, Anthony Cook, Mark Dadds, Brian Edge, Peter Hazelwood, William Hewitt, Higgy, Nigel Milbourne, Dave Nicholson, Chris Perry, Gill Sapsed, Vic Savery, Ian Stapp, Thomas Weston, Brian Thompson, Mrs Trellis, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBSOG