Monday 28 November 2016

28th Nov '16 Monday - Velvet Scoter

Lovely day today, cold in the wind but good birding.

Great White EgretVelvet Scoter at Chew Valley Lake
Red Kite at Bleadon

28-11-16 Jack Snipe at Chew Valley (Ian Stapp)
Bristol, UWE campus Filton:
1 Kestrel

Bristol, Stockwood Open Spaces:
1 f Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Goldcrest, 
10 Fieldfare, 15+ Redwing, 5 Bullfinch, 1 Reed Bunting, 25+ Goldfinch, 3 Linnet

Oldbury Power Station:
Shore & environs: 2 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine, 1 Oystercatcher, 4 Lapwing,
50 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 14 Curlew, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Raven

28-11-16 Peregrine at Oldbury Power Station (Mrs Trellis)

Frampton Cotterell:
1 Kestrel

Paulton:
2 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 17 Fieldfare, 50 Skylark, 6 Chaffinch, 3 Yellowhammer

Bleadon:
1 Red Kite soaring over Hellenge Hill (good for buzzards) and headed west over village in the direction of Purn Hill

Blagdon Lake:
17 Bewick's Swans, 1 1st-winter ♂ Scaup, 6 (3 adult ♂♂) Goosanders, 26 Little Egrets, 14 Great White Egrets, (Report on Cormorant seen on 11th Nov ringed in Holland on blagdonlakebirds.com)

Chew Valley Lake:
Dam:
2 Egyptian Goose, 3 Little Grebe
Woodford:
1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Little Egret, 2 Bullfinch (car park), 2 Goosander
Herons' Green:
The pond is back to normal water levels with a bit of mud around the edges.
7 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Little Grebe 1 Water Rail (pond) ,
1 Green Sandpiper (pond)), 3 Meadow Pipit (pond)1 Water Pipit (pond)),  2 Stonechat (reeds back pond) 
1 Grey Wagtail, 25+ Starlings.
28-11-16 Water Pipit (George Stacey)
Moreton:
Velvet Scoter (way out in the middle of the lake, later a bit closer in) , 6 Goldeneye, 1 Goosander, 1 Little Egret, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Ravens, 1 Stonechat (field), 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Meadow Pipit (hide), 3 Meadow Pipit (field),  2 Water Pipit (hide)

28-11-16 2 of the 3 Velvet Scoter getting closer at Moreton  (Ian Stapp)
Stratford:
3 Goldeneye, 2 Goosander, 1 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 3 Jack Snipe (pond in front hide),
1 Common Snipe, 1 Cetti's Warbler.

28-11-16 Goosander at Chew (Bill Hewitt)
Herriots Bridge:
2 Shelduck, 4 Pintail (pond), 1 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher

Review:
2 Egyptian Goose, 3 Velvet Scoter, 12 Little Egret. 2 Great White Egret, 3 Jack Snipe,
2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Water Pipit

Now that's not bad birding.

28-11-16 Kingfisher at Chew (Bill Hewitt)

Reports: Teresa Chard, Chris Craig, Paul Francis, Patrick Hancock, Bill Hewitt, Nigel Milbourne, George Stacey,  Ian Stapp, Mrs Trellis, blagdonlakebirds,  
nslbirding