Spotted Redshank and Water Pipit at Northwick Warth
Goldeneye, Great White Egret and Water Rail at Chew Valley Lake
BRISTOL
Bristol Harbourside:
1 Black Redstart (on rooftops of the Baltic Wharf estate!)
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| 15-11-16 Redwing at Stockwood (Brian Thompson) |
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Raven, 8 Blue Tit, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Fieldfare, 20+ Redwing, 2 (pair) Stonechat, 2 Bullfinch
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
New Passage/Northwick:
5000+ shorebirds just after high tide this am in Northwick Warth area
1 Spotted Redshank, 3 Jack Snipe, 2 Water Pipit
BATH & NORTH EAST SOMERSET
Newton-St-Loe:
6 Teal, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 35 Redwing, 6 Mistle Thrush, 4 Meadow Pipit, 7 Greenfinch
Stanton Wick:
300+ Carrion Crows, Jackdaws & Rooks in plowed field
Ubley, Bickfield Farm area:
BRISTOL WATER RESERVOIRS
Blagdon Lake:
1 Bar-tailed Godwit at Lodge end, 80 Pied Wagtail, 20 Meadow Pipit at Rainbow Pt
Chew Valley Lake:
Lake has good numbers of Wigeon, Teal, Gadwall, Shoveler, Pochard and Tufted Duck, as well as Cormorant, Great Crested Grebe, Moorhen and Coot
24 Pintail, 22 Little Egret, 19 Great White Egret, 7 Water Rail, 43 Lapwing, 2 Green Sandpiper,
1 pure white BH Gull except for black wing tips, 30 Fieldfare, 90 Redwing
Most, if not all Scaup, 1st winters
Dam:
2 Goldeneye
Woodford:
14 Little Egret, 13 Great White Egret (most in Villice bay entrance), 1 Kingfisher, 40+ Fieldfare and Redwing, 2 Meadow Pipit
Heron's Green:
2 Goosander, 11 Little Egret, 8 Great White Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 1 'white' Buzzard, 2 Water Rail,
1 Snipe, 4 GBB Gull, 1 Stonechat
Moreton:
5+ Scaup (hide), 3 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 11 Lapwing, 1 GBB Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker,
3 Jay, 60+ Fieldfare and Redwing, 2 Stonechat, 1 Reed Bunting
Herriotts End:
9 Shelduck(pond) , 2 Pintail, 2 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Water Rail, 16 Lapwing,
3 Dunlin, 1 Cetti's Warbler
Reports: Paul Bowerman, Teresa Chard, Andy Davis, Robert Hargreaves, Nick Hawkridge, Lisegirl, Nigel Milbourne, Mike Salter, Ian Stapp, Brian Thompson, Mrs Trellis, Wayne Tucker, Keith Vinicombe, blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds
New Passage/Northwick:
5000+ shorebirds just after high tide this am in Northwick Warth area
1 Spotted Redshank, 3 Jack Snipe, 2 Water Pipit
BATH & NORTH EAST SOMERSET
Newton-St-Loe:
6 Teal, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 35 Redwing, 6 Mistle Thrush, 4 Meadow Pipit, 7 Greenfinch
Stanton Wick:
300+ Carrion Crows, Jackdaws & Rooks in plowed field
Ubley, Bickfield Farm area:
1 Kingfisher, 25 House Sparrow
BRISTOL WATER RESERVOIRS
Blagdon Lake:
1 Bar-tailed Godwit at Lodge end, 80 Pied Wagtail, 20 Meadow Pipit at Rainbow Pt
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| 15-11-16 Reed Bunting at CVL (Ian Stapp) |
Lake has good numbers of Wigeon, Teal, Gadwall, Shoveler, Pochard and Tufted Duck, as well as Cormorant, Great Crested Grebe, Moorhen and Coot
24 Pintail, 22 Little Egret, 19 Great White Egret, 7 Water Rail, 43 Lapwing, 2 Green Sandpiper,
1 pure white BH Gull except for black wing tips, 30 Fieldfare, 90 Redwing
Most, if not all Scaup, 1st winters
Dam:
2 Goldeneye
Woodford:
14 Little Egret, 13 Great White Egret (most in Villice bay entrance), 1 Kingfisher, 40+ Fieldfare and Redwing, 2 Meadow Pipit
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| 15-11-16 Little Egret, Great White Egret, Heron at CVL (Ian Stapp) |
2 Goosander, 11 Little Egret, 8 Great White Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 1 'white' Buzzard, 2 Water Rail,
1 Snipe, 4 GBB Gull, 1 Stonechat
Moreton:
5+ Scaup (hide), 3 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 11 Lapwing, 1 GBB Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker,
3 Jay, 60+ Fieldfare and Redwing, 2 Stonechat, 1 Reed Bunting
Herriotts End:
9 Shelduck(pond) , 2 Pintail, 2 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Water Rail, 16 Lapwing,
3 Dunlin, 1 Cetti's Warbler
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