Saturday 17 November 2018

17-11-2018 Saturday - White-fronted Goose

a lovely winters day

White-fronted Goose
Merlin, Common Scoter, 
Black-necked Grebe, Goldeneye, Great White Egret, Jack Snipe, Red-crested Pochard, Bewick's Swan, Short-eared Owl, Scaup
Brambling
Barn Owl 


Jackdaw Bristol 17-11-2018 (Gill Sapsed)

BRISTOL

Kingfisher Dipper Grey Wagtail Bristol 17-11-2018 (Lee Gardiner)

Eastville Park:
2 Kingfisher, 2 Dipper

St Andrews Park:
1 Black-headed Gull, several Herring Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Pied Wagtail.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
3 Mute Swan, 1 Chiffchaff, c10 Fieldfare, 20+ Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush.

Aust Warth:
1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Merlin (f), 1 Stoneshat (f),

New Passage/Northwick/ Pilning Wetlands:
White-fronted Goose - to NE, 4 Mute Swan, 2 Common Scoter (f+m), 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 280 Lapwing, 50 Black-tailed Godwit, 16 Ruff, 250 Dunlin, 4 Snipe, 75 Redshank, 1 Raven.
Chiffchaff 3 Brooks NR 17-11-2018 (Vic Savery)
Bradley Stoke, Three Brooks NR:
1 Chiffchaff

Wickwar - Lower Woods:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 4 Marsh Tit, 1 Nuthatch,13 Fieldfare, 100's++ Redwing, 2 Song Thrush (in song).

NORTH SOMERSET

Gordano - M5 J19:
1 Barn Owl 

Clevedon-Yeo:

Wains Hill - vismig:
Pitiful! Highlights - Ring-necked Parakeet, 2 Brambling.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath - Lower Weston:
26 Fieldfare

Paulton:
1 Buzzard, 60 Skylark, 1 Starling, 1 Fieldfare, 6 Redwing, 12 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS
Barn Owl Blagdon Lake 17-11-2018 (Robin Martin)
Blagdon Lake:
c100 Canada Goose, 25 Mute Swan, 20 Shoveler, c25 Gadwall, c30 Wigeon, Mallard, 1 m Pintail, 100+ Teal, c50 Pochard, 100 + Tufted Duck, 1 m Goldeneye, 6 Pheasant, 6 Little Grebe, c15 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 10 Cormorant, 2 Buzzard, Water Rail (heard), Moorhen, many Coot, c200 Lapwing, Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, 4 Great Black Back Gull, 3 Lesser Black Back Gull, Herring Gull, Barn Owl roosting in willows, Jay, 3 Wren, Treecreeper, 2 Pied Wagtail, 10 Goldfinch

Chew Valley Lake

Ringing Station:
31 Goldfinch inc 6 retraps,

Black-tailed Godwit CVL 17-11-2018 (Ian Stapp)

Hollowbrook:
6 Bewick's Swan (4ad+2juv), 2 Red-crested Pochard.

Cattle Egret CVL 17 -11- 2018 (Bob Brewer)

Heron's Green:
6 Little Grebe, 11 Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Water Rail, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 2 Raven, 1 Stonechat.

Moreton:
1 Scaup, 2 Buzzard, 1 Short-eared Owl - (16:10) 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Siskin

Jack Snipe and Snipe CVL 17-11-2018 (Raoul Chandrasakera)

Stratford:
2 Red-crested Pochard, 9 Black-necked Grebe, 13 Great White Egret, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Dunlin, 3 Jack Snipe

Herriotts:
3 Shelduck, 13 Pintail (8m), 2 Grey Heron, 16 Great White Egret - into roost at dusk, 3 Little Egret, 37 Lapwing, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 8 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Yellow-legged Gull (3rd wint), 1 Kingfisher, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail.

Reports: Rich Andrews, Des Bowring, Bob Brewer, Raoul, Chandrasakera, Allan Chard, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Lee Gardiner, John Griffiths, Patrick Hancock, Katie Horrocks, Mike Jackson, Henry Kirkwood, Paul Milsom, Brian Lancastle, Robin Martin, Gill Sapsed, Vic Savery, Tony Scott, Nigel Smith, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs,  blagdonlakebirdsCVRSnslbirdingopsbirdingsevernsidebirdsTBOSG