Wednesday 30 November 2016

30th Nov '16 Wednesday - Cattle Egret

Another beautiful day, but overnights were as low as -6°C

30-11-16 Aust (Rod Holbrook)
White-fronted Geese at Clevedon
Mandarin Duck at Keynsham
Bewick's Swans at Blagdon
Cattle Egret at Chew Valley Lake

30-11-16 Peregrine (Keith Williams)
Peregine at Finzels Reach with 2 Pigeon Larder
BRISTOL 
Finzels Reach:
2 Peregrine
Fishpond's Chimneys:
1 Peregrine
Stockwood Open Spaces:
2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Fieldfare, 4 Redwing, 2 m + f  Stonechat, 10 Goldfinch,  2 Linnet, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Reed Bunting
Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
2 Water Rail, 2 Snipe, far fewer Redwings, 3 Meadow Pipit, 3 Bullfinch
West Town Lane:
1 Raven, 15 Starling, 3 Redwing (feeding on apples), Coal Tit, Robin, Jay, Crow, Magpie, Jackdaw, 18 House Sparrow

30-11-16 Fieldfare at OPS (Vic Savery)
Oldbury Power Station:
4 Teal, 1 Water Rail, 78 Dunlin, 4 Redshank, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, over Lagoon 2 a Starling murmuration, Lots of Fieldfare, Redwing & Robin everywhere, 2 male Black Redstart, 5 Stonechat

Aust Wharf:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Lapwing in a frozen field

New Passage/Northwick:
29/11/16:
28 Canada Geese, 400+ Wigeon, 150 Teal, 1 Pintail, 7 Tufted Ducks, 2 Water Rails, 3000+ Dunlin, 20 Lapwing, 300+ Black-tailed Godwits, 140 Curlew, 50 Redshank, 2 Little Owls, 1 Stonechat

30-11-16 Long-tailed Tit at Severn Beach (Rod Holbrook)
Severn Beach:
1 Brent Goose (29/11/16), Long-tailed Tit, 9 House Sparrow at the shops
Orchard frozen pools:
3 Water Rail, 2 Snipe, 3 Goldcrest, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff

Hambrook, Bradley Brook:
1 Kingfisher, 2 Dipper

Clevedon, Dowlais Farm:
3 Eurasian White-fronted Geese (on the scrape), 100+ flock of Redwing & Fieldfare

Kenn Moor, Manmoor Bridge:
20+ Mute Swan, 47 Canada Goose, 2 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Little Grebe, c.100+ Fieldfare

Yatton, Wemberham Lane:
3 Teal, 3 Cormorant, 6 Little Egret, 1 Heron, 2 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 3 Snipe, 1 Kingfisher, 300 Redwing, 200 Fieldfare, 1 Grey Wagtail,1 Reed Bunting.

30-11-16 Redwing at OPS (Mrs Trellis)
Bristol Airport:
33 Golden Plover

Weston-Super-Mare
Plumley Park, Worle:
2 Chiffchaff, 35 Redwing
Worlebury garden:
2 Jays, 1 male Blackcap

Keynsham duck pond:
1 Mandarin Duck yesterday and today 

Blagdon Lake:
17 Bewick's Swans, 1 ad♀ Goosander (Top End), 6 Little Egrets, 8 Great White Egrets, 1 Common Snipe (Lodge), 1 Green Sandpiper (Long Bay),
Please report any birds seen on feeders at the Lodge, sunflower hearts, and Ubley Hatchery, peanuts, to Nigel Milbourne at info@blagdonlakebirds.com

30-11-16 Water Pipit at Chew (David Hughes)
Chew Valley Lake:
25 Goosander on lake
Dam:
6 Goosander, 4 Little Grebe
Woodford:
6 Goldeneye, 9 Goosander, 1 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret (Villice), 1 Kingfisher, 1 Raven,
2 Meadow Pipit (slipway)
30-11-16 Song Thrush at Woodford (Ian Stapp)
Woodford car park & orchard way in:
8 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Fieldfare, 3 Song Thrush, 5 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Bullfinch
Heron's Green:
3 Goosander (1f), 1 Little Egret, 6 Great White Egrets, 1 Buzzard, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Raven , 40+ Starlings, 1 Stonechat, 3 Reed Bunting
Moreton:
1 Scaup,  4 Goldeneye, 6 Goosander, 2 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 1 Snipe, 4 Jays ,
1 Cetti's Warbler, 8+ Redwing, 2 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail,  1 Water Pipit, 20+ Chaffinch with 3 Brambling
Stratford:
1 Cattle Egret, 4 Great White Egrets, 1 Dunlin, 1 Jack Snipe, 3 Water Pipit
Herriotts End:
8 Shelduck, 5 Pintail , 4 Goosander, 1 Water Rail, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Reed Bunting

30-11-16 Marsh Harrier at Moreton (Ian Stapp)
Reports: Paul Bowerman, Teresa Chard, Paul Francis, Peter Hazelwood, Higgy, Adrian Hockey, David Hughes, Peter Mayfield, Nigel Milbourne, Nick Page, George Rabin, Trevor Riddle, Richard Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Mrs Trellis, Keith Williams, Paul Williams, blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds