Wednesday 2 November 2016

2nd Nov '16 Wednesday - Crossbill, Crane

Headlines:
3 Common Crane on the ground in St Werburgh's, Bristol first thing this morning. The surprised observer nearly fell off her bike.
The drake Ring-necked Duck seems to have relocated to Blagdon.
1 Crossbill at Twycross, CVL - very rare for Chew.

Lots of photos sent in today - thank you! I tried to include at least one from everyone, but I'm afraid some had to hit the cutting room floor.

2-11-16 Peregrine (Paul Milsom)
Avon Gorge
Bristol
Aztec West:
2 Canada Goose, 1 Egyptian Goose
2-11-16 Canada and Egyptian Geese (Duncan McLaughlin)
Exotica at Aztec West Business Park
Concorde Way, St Werburgh's:
3 Common Crane (Leila Gamaz)

Duchess Ponds, Stoke Park:
1 Water Rail
2-11-16 Water Rail (Richard Scantlebury)
Duchess Ponds, Stoke Park Estate
Shepperdine:
8 Shelduck, 6 Teal, 2 Pheasant, 1 Cormorant, 5 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 5 Knot, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 7 Curlew, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Chiffchaff, 60+ Fieldfare, 2 Mistle Thrush, 3 Pied Wagtail, 15 Meadow Pipit

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Tawny Owl, 1,500 Starling into roost

2-11-16 Pintail (John Martin)
Northwick Warth this morning
New Passage/Northwick:
41 Canada Goose, 4 Shelduck, 700+ Wigeon, 12 Gadwall, 110 Teal, 11 Pintail, 26 Shoveler, 8 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Egret, 16 Ringed Plover, 40 Grey Plover, 140 Lapwing, 126 Knot, 600 Dunlin, 1 Ruff, 3 Snipe, 340+ Black-tailed Godwit, 80 Redshank, 1 Little Owl, 2 Chiffchaff, 2+ Rock Pipit, Water Pipit, 'a few' Chaffinch, 6+ Siskin, 5 Redpoll



2-11-16 Goldeneye (David Gale)
1 half of a pair at Portbury Wharf
Portbury Wharf:
2 Goldeneye

Iron Acton:
Green Woodpecker

2-11-16 Rook (Robert Hargreaves)
Fossicking in Newton St Loe
Newton St Loe:
5 Teal, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Grebe, 4 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Kestrel, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 2 Goldcrest, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 25 Redwing, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 3 Greenfinch, 15 Goldfinch

Blagdon Lake:
4 Bewick's Swan (including the returning 'Winkey'), 2 Red-crested Pochard, 1 (male) Ring-necked Duck, 8 Scaup, 11 Little Egret, 9 Great White Egret, 1 Peregrine, 1 Dunlin, several Raven, 1 Chiffchaff, several Skylark over, 18 Linnet
2-11-16 Great White Egret (Martin Tayler)
Seem to be settling in at least until the lakes start to fill again
Chew Valley Lake:
A number of reports from different observers today so possibly some duplication
East Shore:
2 Black-necked Grebe
Twycross:
1 (female-type) Crossbill

2-11-16 Jack Snipe (Ian Stapp)
Pool in front of Stratford hide still the best place
Heron's Green:
2 Goosander, 16 Little Egret, 4 Great White Egret, 13 Little Grebe, 1 Water Rail, 1 Jack Snipe, 4 Common Snipe, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Stonechat
Moreton:
1 (male) Goldeneye, 2 Little Egret, 4 Great White Egret, 2 Buzzard, 2 Water Rail, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Jay, 2 Raven, 12+ Long-tailed Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 5+ Fieldfare, 20+ Redwing, 2 Stonechat, 20+ Meadow Pipit

2-11-16 Kingfisher (Bob Brewer)
Stratford Bay, CVL
Stratford:
3 Goldeneye, 2 Jack Snipe, 20+ Woodpigeon (over), 1 Kingfisher, 50+ Redwing, 1 Meadow Pipit
Herriotts End:
6 Pintail, 1 (female) Scaup, 9 Little Egret, 13 Great White Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Water Rail, 22 Lapwing, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Grey Wagtail
Also from around the lake...
32 Pintail, 1 (male) Garganey, 1 (male) Tufted x Pochard hybrid, 2 (female) Scaup, 11 Goldeneye, 20 Little Egret, 44 Lapwing, 5 Common Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Green Sandpiper,  200+ Woodpigeon over, 6 Skylark, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Nuthatch, 60 Fieldfare, 1 Stonechat, 30 Meadow Pipit

Reports: Paul Bowerman, Bob Brewer, Chris Craig, David Gale, Leila Gamaz, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, John Martin, Paul Milsom, Duncan McLaughlin, Nigel Milbourne, Lois Pryce, Richard Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Martin Tayler, Christopher Teague, Keith Vinicombe, blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds