Monday 6 November 2017

6th Nov '17 Monday - Black Redstart

Mild day. Cloudy with sunny spells

Red Kite, Short-eared Owl, Black Redstart at Clevedon. Merlin at Northwick


BRISTOL

Finzell's Reach:
2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Peregrine

Eastville Park:
1 Grey Heron, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Dipper

6/11/17 Grey Wagtail and Dipper in Eastville Park (Martin Tayler)

Henleaze:
1 Fieldfare, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Greenfinch
6/11/17 Fieldfare in Henleaze garden (Geoff Daniels)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage/Northwick Warth:
Merlin (m), Sparrowhawk (f, mobbed by Merlin)


NORTH SOMERSET:

Clevedon-Yeo:

Wain's Hill to Yeo Estuary
High Tide visit between 0730-1130
28 Mute Swan, 85 Canada Goose, 350 Shelduck, 225 Wigeon, 50 Teal, 21 Shoveler, 22 Little Egret,
2 Water Rail, 2 Heron
1 Red Kite (Yeo), 3 Kestrel, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 1 Short-eared Owl
70 Oystercatcher, 2 Grey Plover, 185 Lapwing, 4 Knot (Yeo), 1100 Dunlin, 21 Common Snipe,
300 Curlew, 580 Redshank (150 Kenn, 430 Yeo), 20 Turnstone, 1 Bar tailed Godwit,
33 Skylark, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 1350 Starling (steady passage to SW), 20 Fieldfare, 35 Redwing,
2 Stonechat, 2 Grey Wagtail, 290 Meadow Pipit (small groups to SW), 3 Rock Pipit, 45 Greenfinch, 15 Linnet, 4 Bullfinch, 9 Reed Bunting, 1 Raven

Woodspring Bay
125 Shelduck

Clevedon Pier:
Black Redstart (f)

Bleadon:
3 Buzzard, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Goldcrest, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker,
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 3 Grey Heron


BELOW M4 & BANES

6/11/17 Redwing at NSL (Robert Hargreaves)
Newton St Loe:
3 Bullfinch (2m 1f), 20+ Goldfinch, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Collared Dove, 4 Mute Swan, 2 Grey Heron,
4 Buzzard, 60 BH Gull, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker,
1 Peregrine, 1 Jay, 8 Goldcrest, 8 Skylark, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 40 Redwing, 1 Grey Wagtail,
4 Pied Wagtail, 7 Chaffinch
6/11/17 Jay at NSL (Robert Hargreaves)
Twerton:
8 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Blackcap, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Wren, 2 Blackbird,
1 Robin, 1 Grey Wagtail

Paulton:
1 Stock Dove, 2 Fieldfare, 20 Redwing, 3 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Jay, 1 Treecreeper,
1 Stonechat, 20 Chaffinch, 15 Goldfinch, 2 Bullfinch

 Sewage treatment works
 11 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 5 Meadow Pipit


RESERVOIRS:

Chew Valley Lake:
Dam
4 Goldeneye, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Cetti's, 1 Grey Wagtail

Picnic site No2
1 Stonechat, 2 Reed Bunting, 5 Bearded Tit, 4 Redpoll

Woodford
2 Bullfinch, 12+ L TT, 2 Goosander, 5 Goldeneye, 3 G BB Gull, 2 Meadow Pipit, 4 L Egret,
1 Raven (calling)
6/11/17 Black-tailed Godwits at Herons Green (Ian Stapp)
Herons Green
42 Lapwing, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Dunlin, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Snipe, 8 Goosander, 2 Pintail
1 Kestrel, 8 G-W Egret, 7 L Egret, 1 Water Rail, 2 L Grebe, 1 Grey Wagtail, 12+ Goldfinch,
1 Peregrine
6/11/17 Lapwing, Wigeon, Teal, Dunlin at Herons Green (Ian Stapp)
Moreton
8+ Meadow Pipit 1 Water Pipit 30+ Linnet 1 Barnacle Goose 1 Cetti's 6+ Goldeneye 2 G BB Gull 3 L Egret 2 Jay 10+ L TT

Stratford
11 G-W Egret, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Dunlin, 2 G S Woodpecker

Herriotts
9 Black-tailed Godwit (the 4 from H G & the 5 from Stratford), 1 Dunlin, 6 Pintail (lake side)
12 Pintail (pond), 3 Shelduck, 1 Water Rail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 6 L Egret, 3 G-W Egret, 1 Kingfisher

(27 Great White Egrets came in to roost this evening)


Reports: Martin Tayler, Ian Stapp, Trevor Riddle, Geoff Daniels, Jon and Viv Tottle, Derek Angell, Steve Sanins,
Patrick Hancock, Robert Hargreaves, Bill Hewitt, Chris Craig, Paul Bowerman,  blagdonlakebirds,  CVRSnslbirding,  opsbirding,  severnsidebirds