14th November '17 Tuesday - Hawfinch

A dull rainy day seems to have kept most birders at home

Great White Egret
Hawfinch

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
BOC walk:
2 Mute Swan, plenty of Mallard, 4 Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Moorhen, 70 Black-headed Gull,

4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 150 Feral Pigeon, Woodpigeon, 3 Collared Dove, 

4 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 9 Magpie, 2 Jay, 6 Jackdaw, 17 Carrion Crow, 

4 Goldcrest, Blue Tit, Great Tit, 3 Coal Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 5 Wren, 4 Blackbird, 2 Redwing, 8 Robin, 

2 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 16 Goldfinch

No Firecrest but otter in the lake

14/11/17 Kingfishers (one a juv) in Eastville Park (Robert Hargreaves)

Fishponds:
1 garden Chiffchaff this morning, Market Square

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage/Northwick Warth:
1 Coal Tit

14/11/17 Coal Tit at New Passage (Rod Holbrook)

NORTH SOMERSET:

Banwell:
(Garden) Male Brambling, Marsh Tit, Nuthatch and Great Spotted Woodpeckers(2)

BELOW M4 & BANES
Keynsham:
5 Woodpigeon, 3 Collard Doves, 7 Starlings, 3 Carrion Crow, 12 Jackdaw, 9 Herring Gull, 

9 Goldfinch, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Magpie, 1 House Sparrow, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Robin

Bath:
Bath M4 J16: at least 30,000 Starling flying over in numerous flocks, 7.30am this morning

Timsbury:
2 Hawfinches seen at 10.45, slowly making their way through the village treetops.

14/11/17 One of two Hawfinches in Timsbury (Alex Carlisle)

RESERVOIRS:

Chew Valley Lake:

Dam:

14/11/17 Great Crested Grebe (Martin Tayler)

Herons Green:

14/11/17 Wigeon at Herons Green (Martin Tayler)

14/11/17 Goosander at Herons Green (Martin Tayler)

14/11/17 Black-tailed Godwit at Herons Green  (Martin Tayler)

Herriott's Bridge:
30 Great White Egret to roost

14/11/17 Great White Egret at Herriott's Bridge (Martin Tayler)

Reports: Phil Baber, Alex Carlisle, Rod Holbrook, Gary Hughes, Robert Hargreaves, Nick Hawkridge, John Martin, Talkingtobears, Martin Tayler, John Thorogood