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

29th Nov '16 Tuesday - Brambling

Another beautiful but cold day

Great White Egret at Clevedon-Blind Yeo as well as reservoirs
Golden Plover at Priddy Hill Farm
Bewick's Swans and Lesser Redpolls at Blagdon Lake
Marsh Harrier and Brambling at Chew Valley Lake

29-11-16 Golden Plover at Priddy Farm (George Stacey)

BRISTOL
Blaise Castle Hazel Brook-Stratford Mill:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 4 Nuthatch
Bristol Gorge:
1 Peregrine
Eastville Park:
Chaffinches, not seen for a long time
Stapleton, Holy Trinity:
1 Peregrine
Stockwood Open Spaces:
3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Fieldfare, 5 Redwing, 1 male Stonechat,
6 Goldfinch, 2 Linnet,, 4 male Bullfinch
Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
1 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 1 Water Rail

29-11-16 Fieldfare (Brian Thompson)
Checking out the Scrumpers at Stockwood Open Space

New Passage/Northwick:
28/11/16: 57 Canada Geese, 13 Shelduck, 500+ Wigeon, 10 Gadwall, 80 Teal, 6 Shoveler, 5 Tufted Duck, 4 Cormorants, 2 Water Rails, 6 Golden Plover, 30+ Grey Plover, 70 Lapwing, 40 Knot, 3000+ Dunlin, 400 Black-tailed Godwits, 100 Curlew, 50 Redshank, 2 Little Owls, 2 Ravens

Clevedon-Yeo:
2 Little Egrets, 1 Great White Egret (next to the junction with Davis Lane / Manmoor Lane, Blind Yeo)

Backwell Lake:
Usual Swans and Ducks, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Water Rail, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail

29-11-16 Great Spotted Woodpecker at Bleadon (Bill Hewitt)

Bleadon:
Allotments:
1 Sparrowhawk, 60 Starling, 20 mixed Fieldfares and Redwing, 60 mixed finches, 2 Linnets
Garden:
1 m Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 8 Long-tailed Tits, 1 f  Reed Bunting
Levels nature reserve to weir:
1 Little Egret, 100 Lapwing, 60 Starlings feeding on flooded fields with mixed gulls and corvids,
40+ Fieldfare, 60+ Redwing in bushes
At Weir:
6 small ducks (probably Teal), 2 Curlew, 6 Redshank

Bath:
Red Admiral in garden yesterday

Newton St Loe:
4 Goosander female, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Common Gull, 1 Chiffchaff, 5 Nuthatch,
1 annoying dog walker !

Paulton:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Jay, 1+ Goldcrest, 3 Long-tailed Tits, 1+ Chiffchaff, 15+ Redwings,
2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Dunnock, 5 Goldfinch, 1 Bullfinch

29-11-16 Golden Plover at Priddy Farm (George Stacey)

Priddy Hill Farm fields:
many Lapwing, 500+ Golden Plover, Starlings, Fieldfare

Blagdon Lake:
16 Bewick's Swans, 4 (3 adult ♂♂)  Goosanders, 9 Little Egrets, 11 Great White Egrets, 9 Snipe, 1 ♂ Stonechat, 2 Lesser Redpolls

Chew Valley Lake to Chew Magna - BOC Walk:
2 Teal, 1 Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 14 Lapwing, 2 Common Gull, 3 Herring Gull,
2 Collared Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 6 Magpie, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Coal Tit,
5 Long-tailed Tit, 12 Wren, 30 Starling, 11 Blackbird, 5 Fieldfare, 2 Song Thrush, 11 Redwing,
5 Mistle Thrush, 9 Robin, 2 Stonechat, 3 Dunnock, 12 House Sparrow, 2 Grey Wagtail,
6 Pied Wagtail, 1 Meadow Pipit, 14 Chaffinch, 6 Linnet, 7 Goldfinch, 1 Yellowhammer

29-11-16 Great White Egrets at CVL (George Stacey)

Chew Valley Lake:
20+ Wrens,  10+ Robins
Dam:
3 Little Grebe
Woodford:
2 Wrens, 2 Song Thrush, 6 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 3 Robins, 12 Goldfinch, 2 Bullfinch (Car park)
5 Goosander, 2 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Raven (calling), 30+ Redwing & Fieldfare (orchard)
Heron's Green:
10 Little Egret, 14 Great White Egret, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Sparrowhawk (fly over), 1 Water Rail (pond) , 
1 Snipe (pond), 1 Kingfisher (pond), 2 Wrens, 1 Robin, 2 Stonechat (pond reeds)  

29-11-16 Water Pipit on ice (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:
6 Goldeneye, 4 Goosander 2m 2f, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 3 Wrens (hide), 4 Robins, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Meadow Pipit, 2 Water Pipit, 25+ Chaffinch with 2 Brambling            
Moreton /Stratford Lane:
2 Stock Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Jays, 12+ Long-tailed Tit, 11 Wrens, 4 Robins,
2 Stonechat (reeds)  
Stratford:
 2 Little Egret, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (same as Moreton), 2 Ravens, 2 Wrens,
1 Cetti's Warbler (calling)
Herriott's Bridge:
9 Shelduck, 4 Goosander 1m 3f, 2 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Water Rail, 1 Kingfisher,
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Meadow Pipit (fly over)                                  

29-11-16 Peregrine at Bristol Gorge (Paul Milo Mislom)

Reports: BOC Walk, Simon Carder, Chris Craig, Nick Hawkridge, Bill Hewitt, Higgy,  Robin Lambert, Paul Milo Milsom, Steve Sanins, Richard Scantlebury, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Brian Thompson, Mrs Trellis, Wayne Tucker, blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

28th Nov '16 Monday - Velvet Scoter

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

Great White Egret, Velvet 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:

3 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

27th Nov '16 Sunday - Mediterranean Gull

Misty day with low light

Black Redstart and Woodcock along Severn estuary
Mediterranean Gull at Sea Mills
Great White Egret at Bristol Airport
Goosander at Newton St Loe

27-11-16 Redwing (Lee Gardiner)
Redwing in Bristol, and in a berry bush near you

BRISTOL
Coombe Dingle Garden:
1 m Sparrowhawk having failed attack on feeder used by, Blue, Great and Coal Tit, Robin, Dunnock, 6 Chaffinch and 12 Goldfinch
Holy Trinity Stapleton:
1 Peregrine on the spire
Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
1 Water Rail, 1 Snipe

27-11-16 Black Redstart at Sharpness (Lee Gardiner)

Sharpness Docks:
3 Black Redstarts on South side of  at Gate 1

Littleton Warth:
36 Canada Goose, 9 Oystercatcher, 150 Dunlin, 6 Curlew, 10 Redshank, 40 Redwing

Aust Sewage Treatment Works:
1 Woodcock, (flushed from hedge undergrowth by the entrance gate), 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Raven,
1 Goldcrest, 8 Redwing, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 4 Meadow Pipit, 1 Bullfinch

Pilning to Northwick, Orchard:
1 Little Owl

Sea Mills:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 1 adult Mediterranean Gull, 1 Common Gull, 1 Common Sandpiper

27-11-16 Dipper (Dan White)
Eating anything it could find at Frome Valley Walkway

Hambrook:
Frome Valley Walkway: 1 Dipper

Bristol Airport:
1 Great White Egret flying South East towards Chew

Sand Bay:
'Martin' , probably Sand, darting about over the sand for two hours
Weston-Super-Mare:
Old Town Quarry:
3 Redwing, 5 Mistle Thrush, all North
Worle:
250 Redwing over in 30 mins

Newton St Loe:

2 Goosander, 3 Buzzard, 4 Jay, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 50+ Redwing, 4 Mistle Thrush, 

1 Grey Wagtail

Barrow Gurney Tanks:
10 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, c.100 Common Gull, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Rock Pipit

Chew Valley Lake:
Chew Valley Ringing Station:
Ringed: 3 Teal and 1 ringed here a fortnight ago recaptured, 6 Goldcrest, 1 Chiffchaff
Heron's Green:
Otter

1-08-16 Spotted Flycatcher and Chiffchaff (Wayne Tucker)
From summer days at Newton St Loe

Reports: Des Bowring, Paul Bowyer, Alastair Fraser, David Gibbs, Higgy, Adrain Hockey, Andrew Jordan, Duncan McLaughlin, Richard Scantlebury, Tony Scott, Gary Thorburn, Mrs Trellis, Wayne Tucker, Dan White, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

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

25th Nov '16 Friday - Gannet

A lot nicer day today, very cold in wind but warm in sun & still beautiful colour in the leaves

Mandarin Duck, Marsh Harrier and Black Redstart at Oldbury Power Station
White-fronted Geese and Little Owl at New Passage
Gannet at Locking Road, Weston-Super-Mare
Bewick's Swans, Great White Egrets and Water Pipits on the reservoirs

25-11-16 Redwing (Rod Holbrook)

BRISTOL
Henleaze:
Fieldfare in garden
Stoke Park:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Grey Heron, Goldcrest, Stonechat, Meadow pipit, pair Bullfinch
Stockwood Open Spaces:
2 Green Woodpecker, 15 Blackbird, 10 Fieldfare, 20+ Redwing, 30+ Goldfinch, 2 Linnet,
2 Reed Bunting

25-11-16 Reed Bunting at Oldbury (Mrs Trellis)

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Mandarin Duck, 97 Wigeon, 1 ad fem Marsh Harrier (downriver at 2pm), 120 Lapwing,
1200+ Dunlin, 25 Curlew, 30 Redshank, 1 Kestrel, 85 Fieldfare, 40 Redwing,
1 male Black Redstart, 2 Pied Wagtail, 6 Goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting

Aust Wharf:
300+ Lapwing flew in

New Passage/Northwick:
4 White-fronted Geese flying over, 1 Sparrowhawk chasing 1000+ Starlings, 2 Buzzards,
1 Kenny Kestrel, Waders galore, 2 Little Owl. 2 Grey Wagtail

25-11-16 Black Redstart at Clevedon (Vic Savery)

Clevedon:
2 Black Redstart

Yatton, Wemberham Lane:
2 Heron, 1 Peregrine, 4 Skylark, 60 Fieldfare, 120 Redwing, 2 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail

Weston-Super-Mare - Locking Road:
1 Gannet (Rob Purveur) landed to sit with gulls on a rooftop just off Locking Road  at 10:26am

Barrow Tank 2:
15 flyover Lapwing, 2 Common Snipe

Blagdon Lake:
16 Bewick's Swans, 20 Little Egrets, 8 Great White Egrets

25-11-16 Great White Egret at Herriotts End (Allan Chard)

Chew Valley Lake:
1 1st-w male Scaup, 2 Black-necked Grebes, 13 Little Egrets, 57 Lapwings, 1 Dunlin, 3 RavensDenny Island:
11 Goosander (4 m 7 f), 9 Goldeneye, 60+ Lapwing
Woodford:
1 Raven, 2 Meadow Pipit (slipway)
Heron's Green:
10 Canada Goose (pond), 2 Little Egret (bay), 4 Little Egret (wet field), 2 Great White Egret (wet field),
4 Little Grebe, 16 Lapwing (wet field), 1 Snipe, 100+ Corvids, 100+ Starlings, 1 Stonechat,
4 Meadow Pipit
Moreton:
1 Scaup (f), 1 Water Rail, 1 Tawny Owl (trees cottage), 1 Kingfisher, 2 Green Woodpecker (cottage),
1 Coal Tit, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 6+ Fieldfare (drive), 5 Meadow Pipit, 1 Water Pipit, 20+ Chaffinch
Stratford:
1 Water Pipit
Herriotts End:
6 Shelduck, 1 Pintail, 1 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Kingfisher,
1 Reed Bunting

25-11-16 Water Pipit at Moreton  (Ian Stapp)

Reports: Allan Chard, Teresa Chard, Geoff Daniels, Lee Gardiner, Peter Hazelwood, Lisegirl, Nigel Milbourne, Robert Purveur, Trevor Riddle, Vic Savery, Richard Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, Mrs Trellis, Keith Vinicombe, blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

24th Nov '16 Thursday - Brent Geese

Dull gloomy day with strong NE wind, but a Swallow was reported at Slimbridge yesterday

Jack Snipe and Brent Geese on Severnside
Golden Plover at Bristol Airport
Bewick's  Swans, Red-crested Pochards, Great White Egrets, & Water Pipit on the reservoirs

Robin to start the day (Paul Milo Milsom)

BRISTOL 
Greenbank, Easton:
6 Fieldfare

Aust Wharf:
1 Jack Snipe, 3 Common Snipe, 1 Kestrel, 40+ Redwing, 3 Skylarks, 1 Meadow Pipit

New Passage/Northwick:
38 Canada Geese, 7 Brent Geese, 5 Shelduck, 16 Wigeon on pools, 200+ Wigeon on sea, 4 Gadwall,
8 Teal, 14 Shoveler, 1 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Kestrel, 2 Little Grebe, 10 Coot, 150+ Knot, 75 Lapwing, 25 Curlew, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 7 Turnstone, 60+ Common Gull,
1 GBB Gull, 6 Pied wagtail, 3 Meadow Pipit

Latteridge:
Several Fieldfares and Redwing

24-11-16 Black Redstart (David Raymond)
One female of two+ on beach near pier at Clevedon

Clevedon Pier:
2 or 3 Black Redstarts

Bristol Airport:
20 Golden Plover, a pair of Ravens

Willsbridge:
3 Jay, 1 Dipper, 15 Blue & Great Tit, 20 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Redwing, 4 Goldfinch, 1 Chaffinch,
2 Bullfinch

Keynsham:
Mute Swan sat on road at the junction of Charlton Rd and Charlton Pk. Protected by a van and driver as Police arrived to deal with it

24-11-16 Ravens at Chew (Ian Stapp)
Ravens were reported at Newton St Loe and Chew

Newton St Loe:
3 Teal, 37 Mallard, 1 Cormorant, 2 Buzzard, 3 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 40+ BH Gull, 2 Collared Dove,
4 Raven, party of Goldcrest and Blue, Great and Coal Tits, 25+ Redwing, 5+ Mistle Thrush,
1 m Stonechat, 3 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, Goldfinch, Chaffinch

Barrow Tanks:
1 Brent Goose (dark bellied), 2 Wigeon, 1 Gadwall, 25+ Teal, 14 Shoveler, 6 Pochard, 9 Lapwing

Blagdon Lake:
The water level continues to rise. 16 Bewick's  Swans, 2 ad♂ Red-crested Pochards, 14 Little Egrets,   4 Great White Egrets, several flocks of Starlings (a passage migrant and winter visitor to the lake these days)

24-11-16 Wigeon (Mrs Trellis)
Unusual at Litton Reservoir

Litton Reservoir: 
1 Wigeon, 11 Cormorant, 12 Little Grebe, 1 Kingfisher, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Goldcrest,
2 Nuthatch, 2 Bullfinch.

Chew Valley Lake:
The unpopular heavily vandalised 'hide' on the Bittern Trail is being taken down. It is understood a more conventional and hopefully vandal-proof hide will replace it. The Bittern Trail is closed for the foreseeable future as the wooden boardwalk has fallen into disrepair

24-11-16 Meadow Pipit at Chew (Ian Stapp)

Numbers of Great White Egrets dropped hugely at Chew Valley Lake since heavy rains
Woodford:
8 Goosander (3 m 5 f in the lee of Denny), 1 Great White Egret (on Denny), 1 Green Woodpecker (car park), 1 Kingfisher    
Heron's Green:
148 Canada Goose (on the flooded pond), 1 Shelduck (pond), 2 Goosander (f), 1 Little Egret,
1 Great White Egret, 1 Water Rail (pond), 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Ravens (fly over),
200+ Starlings (in the reeds in the pond), 3 Meadow Pipit (wall)                               
Moreton:
2 Scaup, 2 Goosander (f), 2 Great White Egret (field right side drive way in), 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker (dead tree), 6 Fieldfare (trees way in), 1 Stonechat, 25+ Chaffinch, 3 Meadow Pipit,
1 Water Pipit
Stratford:
1 Goosander (f), 1 Water Pipit
Herriotts End:
6 Shelduck (pond)

21-10-16 Jack Snipe at Chew(Ian Stapp)
Seen at Aust today but from earlier sunny days

Reports: James Butcher, Allan Chard, Teresa Chard, Michael Davis, Robert Hargreaves, Adrian Hockey, Lisegirl, Nigel Milbourne, Lois Pryce, David Raymond, Tony Scott, Nigel Sluman, Ian Stapp,  Christopher Teague, Brian Thompson, Mrs Trellis, Wayne Tucker, Keith Vinicombe, blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

23rd Nov '16 Wednesday

A dry day with a north-easterly wind

Bristol:
Holy Trinty Church, Stapleton:
1 Peregrine

23-11-16 Stonechat (Allan Chard)

Stoke Park, Bristol

Stoke Park:
1 Woodcock, 1 Snipe, 10 Redwing, 1 Stonechat
Stockwood Open Space:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 15 Magpie, 2 Jay, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 10 Blackbird, 2 Fieldfare,
20+ Redwing, 2 Stonechat, 2 Linnet, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Reed Bunting

23-11-16 Common Snipe (Dan White)

1 of 9 at dusk, Oldbury Power Station

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Mute Swan, 32 Cananda Goose, 75 Wigeon, 63 Teal, 55 Mallard, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Buzzard,
32 Lapwing, 4 Dunlin, 16 Curlew, 9 Snipe, 4 Redshank, c.3,500 Starling roost at lagoon 3,
1 Chiffchaff, 1 Black Redstart (jetty), 40 Linnet, 2 Lesser Redpoll

Aust Wharf:
1 Sparrowhawk

23-11-16 Purple Sandpiper (Vic Savery)

Battery Point. Easiest to find at high tide

Battery Point, Portishead:
4 Purple Sandpiper

Kenn Moor:
40+ Swan, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzards, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel

Clevedon-Yeo:
50 Mute Swan, 200 Shelduck, 445 Wigeon, 175 Teal, 15 Pintail (Yeo Estuary), 4 Cormorant, 8 Little Egret, 4 Little Grebe (Blind Yeo), 14 Oystercatcher, 1 Grey Plover, 300 Lapwing, 65 Knot (Kenn Estuary), 1000 Dunlin, 1 Ruff (Dowlais), 240 Curlew, 350 Redshank, 2 Turnstone, 34 Skylark, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 275 Fieldfare, 360 Redwing, 1 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 12 Pied Wagtail, 4 Rock Pipit, 5 Bullfinch, 4 Reed Bunting.

Kingswood:
possible Waxwing over - check those rowans and cotoneasters!

Lambridge, Bath:
2 Buzzard

Barrow Gurney Reservoirs:
22/11/16: 1 Gadwall, 31 Shoveler, 120 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 15 Lapwing, 20 Snipe, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, c50 Redwing

Blagdon Lake:
16 Bewick's Swan, 2 Red-crested Pochard, 1 Goosander, 11 Little Egret, 17 Great White Egret,
3 Snipe

Chew Valley Lake:
Multiple reports so possible duplication...
Dam:
2 Goldeneye, 2 Little Grebe, 10 Lapwing
Bittern Trail
Closed for the foreseeable future and the vandalised Bernard King Hide is being dismantled.

23-11-16 Kingfisher (Ian Stapp)

Not trapped under the fish pen net this time. CVL

Woodford:
6 Goosander, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Raven, 1 Meadow Pipit, 2 Meadow Pipit, 12 Goldfinch
Heron's Green:
2 Little Egret, 3 Great White Egret, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 2 Water Rail,
1 Green Sandpiper, 50+ Starlings
Moreton:
4 Scaup, 4 Goosander, 1 Little Egret, 4 Buzzard, 50+ Lapwing, 1 Green Sandpiper, 4 Goldcrest,
12+ Long-tailed Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler,  mixed flock of 30+ Fieldfare and Redwing, 2 Stonechat,
1 Water Pipit, 6 Meadow Pipit, 6+ Chaffinch, 4 Goldfinch
Stratford:
2 Black-necked Grebe (East shore), 3 Snipe, 300+ Starling (lane), 2 Water Pipit
Herriotts End:
2 Goosander, 1 Water Rail, 11 Lapwing
From around the lake...
45 Pintail, 5 Scaup, 18 Goosander, 7 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine, 120 Lapwing,
1 Dunlin, 6 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher, 6 Chiffchaff, 35 Fieldfare, 50 Redwing

Reports: Allan Chard, Teresa Chard, Brian Edge, Martyn Hayes, Pete Hazelwood, Nigel Milbourne, Steve Sanins, Vic Savery, Richard Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Larry Sweetland, Mrs Trellis, Keith Vinicombe, Dan White, blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding,  TBOSG

22nd Nov '16 Tuesday - Post floods

The rain and drizzle subsiding, waters still high, 46 mm recorded yesterday at Bishop Sutton

The birds mostly washed out

Bittern and Jack Snipe at Chew

22-11-16 Dipper (Allan Chard)
In the Eastville Park gloom

BRISTOL
Blaise Castle, Hazel Brook Stratford Mill section:
5 Jay, 10+ Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 4 Grey Wagtail,
Eastville Park:
70 Mallard, Cormorants, 2 Grey Heron, c.300 BH Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Dipper

22-11-16 Grey Heron (Richard Scantlebury)
Even the perch are wet in Eastville Park lake

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
No Mallard, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Water Rail, 1 Kingfisher, Redwing

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Kestrel, Song Thrush, good numbers Redwing & Fieldfare, 1 Flashy adult male Black Redstart, Stonechat

22-11-16 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Allan Chard)
Coming to the kitchen window

New Passage/Northwick:
21/11/16: 20 Shoveler,  usual flocks of Redshank and Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Snipe

Wick:
2 Mute Swan, 8 Mallard, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, Common Gulls, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker,
5  Magpie, 2 Goldcrest, Blue Great & Coal Tit, 1 m Blackcap, 25 Starling, 40 Redwing,
10 House Sparrow, 2 Grey Wagtail, Chaffinch, 1 f Greenfinch, Goldfinch, 2+ Bullfinch

Blagdon Lake:
53 Mute Swans, 16 Bewick's Swans, 2 Little Egrets, 3 Great White Egrets, 2 ad ♂ Red-crested Pochards, no fewer than 200 Pied Wagtails going to roost

22-11-16 Heron's Green pond (Ian Stapp)
Still raining but can't stay in any more

Chew Valley Lake:
33 Pintail, 12 Great White Egret
Dam:
3 Goldeneye, 2 Goosander, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Kingfisher  
Woodford:
4 Goldeneye, 4 Goosander, 2 Little Egret (Villice bay), 30+ Fieldfare & Redwing (orchard), 2 Mistle Thrush
Heron's Green:
2 Goosander, 1 Buzzard (the white one), 1 Water Rail (pond), 1 Jack Snipe, 2 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper
Moreton:
6 Pintail, 6 Scaup, 2 Goldeneye, 4 Goosander, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Green Sandpiper, GBB Gull
1 Tawny Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, Cetti's Warbler, 6 Linnets
Stratford to Moreton lane:
Fieldfare, 20+ Redwing
East Shore:
1 Little Egret, 7 Great White Egret
Stratford:
20+ Pintail, Goldeneye, Little Egret, Great White Egret, Water Rail, Grey Wagtail      
Herriotts End:
2 Goosander, 1 Bittern, 1 Water Rail, 1 Kingfisher

22-11-16 Green Sandpiper at Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Reports: BOC Walk, Allan Chard, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Martin Hunt, David Poulton, Richard Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, Mrs Trellis, Mark Watson, blagdonlakebirds, severnsidebirds,