Thursday 1 December 2016

1st Dec '16 Thursday - Fog

After freezing temperatures overnight again, another gloriously sunny day for most, but some stubborn patches of fog about.
1-12-16 Wren in Stoke Park (Richard Scantlebury)
Bristol:
Eastville Park:
3 Grey Heron, 1 Chiffchaff, Starling, 1 Dipper, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail
Seamills:
2 Common Sandpiper, a few Redshank and Black-headed Gull, 1 Redpoll over
Stockwood Open Space:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 6 Fieldfare, many Dunnock, 6 Linnet, 2 Bullfinch
Stockwood, Pomfrett Gardens:
1 Coal Tit on feeder
Stoke Park:
Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Goldcrest, Nuthatch, Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Black Redstart
1-12-16 Skylark on Northwick Warth (Lisa Presland)
New Passage/Northwick:
30/11/16: 1 Mute Swan, 30 Canada Goose, 7 Shelduck, 500+ Wigeon, 2 Gadwall, 80 Teal, 6 Shoveler, 4 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Egret, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Water Rail, 9 Grey Plover, 330 Lapwing, 3,000+ Dunlin, 25 Snipe, 400+ Black-tailed Godwits, 1 Little Owl, 1 Stonechat

Severn Beach:
30/11/16: 1 dark-bellied Brent Goose along the shoreline and 3 Water Rail, 1 Woodcock, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff at Orchard Pools

Almondsbury, Over Lane:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Treecreeper

1-12-16 Redwing in Brinsmore Park, Yate (Dan White)
Clevedon-Yeo:
44 Mute Swan, 10 Barnacle Goose, 2 Shelduck, 140+ Wigeon, a few Teal, 2 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, c15 Oystercatcher, 20 Grey Plover, 25+ Lapwing, 2 Ringed Plover, 130 Curlew, 40+ Turnstone, c300 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, c60 Redshank, 1+ Snipe, c10 Fieldfare, 3 Stonechat, 20+ Meadow Pipit

Kenn Moor:
5 Teal, 1 Grey Heron, 5 Little Grebe, 3 Snipe, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 60 Goldfinch

1-12-16 Canada Coombe near W-S-M (Adrian Hockey)
Weston-Super-Mare, Canada Coombe:
1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Goldcrest, lots of Redwing

Keynsham, River Chew:
1 Mandarin Duck, 3 Pheasant, 2 Buzzard, 2 Peregrine, 8 Moorhen, 2 Jack Snipe, 2 Common Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 pairs of Rook in rookery, 1 Blackcap, 30+ Blackbird, 50+ mixed Fieldfare & Redwing, 4 Song Thrush, 1 Grey wagtail, 16 Meadow Pipit, 5 chaffinch, 30+ Goldfinch

Newton St Loe:
1 Wigeon, 1 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Nuthatch, 30 Meadow pipit

Compton Martin:
2 Collard Dove, 1 Marsh Tit

Blagdon Lake:
Fog-bound but 5 Little Egret, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk
Fishing season now over so be careful not to get locked in. For updates, keep an eye on www.blagdonlakebirds.com

Chew Valley Lake:
Dam:
4 Goldeneye, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Cetti's Warbler
Woodford:
5 Tufted Duck, 1 Pochard, 3 Goosander, 1 Cormorant, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Kingfisher, mixed flock of 20+ Fieldfare and Redwing (orchard), 2 Song Thrush, 6 Robin, 2 Dunnock 1 Pied Wagtail, 4 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch
1-12-16 Kingfisher at Chew (Ian Stapp)
Villice:
11 Canada Goose, 30 Wigeon, 8 Shoveller, 1 Gadwall, 2 Jay
Heron's Green:
2 Goldeneye, 5 Goosander, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Stonechat, 20+ Pied Wagtail, 8 Chaffinch
Moreton:
6 Goldeneye, 3 Goosander, 1 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Kestrel, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Grey Wagtail, 8 Meadow Pipit, 2 Water Pipit
Stratford:
9 Great White Egret, 2 Snipe, 1 Water Pipit
Herriotts End:
3 Canada Goose, 9 Shelduck, 20+ Shoveller, 20+ Pintail, 1 Goosander, 1 Little Egret, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Water Rail, 1000+ Black-headed Gull over, 1 juv Common Gull, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 500 Starling, 2 Grey Wagtail, 30+ Pied Wagtail, 4 Reed Bunting

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