12th Nov '17 Sunday - Grey Phalarope

T between 7˚C and 5˚C. Wind NNW, max 23 down to 12 mph. 0.8 mm rain showers but a sunny day

Bar-headed Goose
Lesser Scaup
Long-tailed Duck
Grey Phalarope
Great White Egret
Short-eared Owl
Firecrest 
Water Pipit

12-11-17 Long-tailed Duck at CVL (Rich Andrews)

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
2 Mute Swan, 2 Cormorant, 4 Grey Heron, 100 BH Gull, 1 Stock Dove, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Firecrest by the river 200m east of stone footbridge, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Dipper

12-11-17 Buzzard at Lamplighters Marsh, Bristol (Jon Mortin)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station, 11th:
2 m/f Wigeon +1 juv, 1 f Gadwall, 0 Mallard, Tufted Duck, 5 Moorhen, 2 Water Rail 

Aust, Cake Pill:

1 Short-eared Owl showing well at sunset, also seen on 9th

New Passage/Northwick Warth, 10th:

60 Canada Geese, 15 Shelduck, 350+ Wigeon, 14 Gadwall, 70 Teal, 20+ Shoveler, 8 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Egret, 1 Merlin, 2 Kestrel, 2+ Water Rail, 90 Lapwing, 48 Knot, 400 Dunlin, 60 Black-tailed Godwit, 175 Redshank, 2 Stonechat

Nibley walking to Frampton End:

1 Buzzard. 170 Woodpigeon. 1 Kestrel. 26 Skylark inc one singing. 20 Meadow Pipit. 2 Pied Wagtail. 1 singing Song Thrush. Scores of Redwing. 20 Fieldfare. 1 Mistle Thrush. 17 House Sparrow. 20 Chaffinch. 4+2 Bullfinch. 6+2 Yellowhammer.

NORTH SOMERSET

12-11-17 Pochard at Portishead (Jason Williams)

Portishead:

1 Greylag Goose, 1 Pochard, 2 Tufted Duck

Portbury Wharf:
6 Bar-headed Geese flew in at 3.45pm, seen from the Tower Hide
BELOW M4 & BANES

Keynsham:
3 Herring Gull, 4 Woodpigeon, 1 Collard Dove, 3 Magpie, 6 Jackdaw, 16 Carrion Crow, 3 Blue Tit, 0 Starling, 0 House Sparrow, 2 Chaffinch, 4 Goldfinch

12-11-17 Starling at Manor Road Community Woodland (Ian Stapp)

Keynsham, Manor Road Community Woodland:
8 Magpie, 3 Wren, 22 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 7 House Sparrow, 12+ Chaffinch, 6 Great Tit, 11 Blue Tit, 15 + 11 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Dunnock, 15 Crows, 46 Rook, 2 Jackdaw, 33 BH Gull, 2 Common Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, 5 Robin, 4 Redwing, 100+ Starling, 1 Buzzard, 1 G-S Wood, 2 Greenfinch, 20+ Goldfinch, 5 Pheasant, 50 Wood Pigeon, 1 Jay, 

Paulton:
1 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 100 Jackdaw, 60 Carrion Crow, 40 Rook, 100 Skylark, 2 Meadow Pipit, 1 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

12-11-17 Gadwall at Backwell (Mrs Trellis)

Backwell Lake saftie:

2 Gadwall, 6 Shoveler, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 240 BH Gull, 3 Common Gull, 1 Kingfisher

Blagdon Lake:
2 Scaup, 1 Little Egret, 9 Lapwings

12-11-17 Grey Phalarope at CVL (Brian Thompson)
Bird of the day but hard to photo

Chew Valley Lake:

1 Lesser Scaup from Stratford,

12-11-17 Long-tailed Duck at CVL (Brian Thompson)

1 Long-tailed Duck from Dam

1 Grey Phalarope, seen from Stratford and Moreton

12-11-17 Goosander at CVL (Brian Thompson)

8 Goosander, 28 Great White Egret from Herons Green
1 Peregrine from Moreton

2 Water Pipit from Moreton
34 Great White Egret to roost at Herriotts

12-11-17 Great White Egret at CVL (Keith Fowler)

CVL, Stratford Hide:

Closed Sunday, 26th November, possibly a week more if work not finished on the volunteer Sunday

Reports: Rich Andrews, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Keith Fowler, Dominic Godfrey, Patrick Hancock, Jack Hill, Mike Jackson, Paul Marshall, Paul Massett, Andy Mears, JonMortin, Roger Staples, Ian Stapp, Richard Scantlebury, Brian Thompson, Mrs Trellis, Jason Williams, talkingtobears, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nsl-birding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds,