Monday 20 November 2017

20th November '17 Monday - Firecrest

Long Ashton:- Temp max 12˚C, wind gust 24 km/h, rain 8 mm. Incessant drizzle, strong wind, rainy glasses

Some of the blog is a repeat of the 19th, in case the weather is better tomorrow

Firecrest
Brambling
20-11-17 Pintail on lake at  Herriotts (Mrs Trellis)
BRISTOL

Finzels Reach:
2 Peregrine
20-11-17 Grey Heron at Eastville (Patrick Richards)
Looking like many of us felt, glum
Eastville Park:
2 Mute Swan, 1 Grey Heron, BH gulls, 1 Kingfisher, lots of Goldcrest and 2 Firecrest on 19th, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Robin

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station WeBS:
2 Mute Swan, 61 Wigeon, 38 Mallard, 1 Tufted Duck, 1 Gadwall,  1 Little Grebe, 15 Snipe, 58 Redshank, 35 Turnstone, 19 Curlew, 18 Lapwing, 220 Dunlin, also Fieldfare 35 in Orchard

NewPassage/Northwick Warth, 19th:
20 Shoveler, 2 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 1 Water Rail, 7 Ringed Plover, 1 Grey Plover, 145 Lapwing, 11 Knot, lots Dunlin, 46 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Stonechat, 1 Rock Pipit

Chipping Sodbury Common, 19th:
1 Snipe, 1 Little Owl, 2 Raven, 60 Fieldfare, 100 Redwing, 200 Linnet, 2 Hawfinch

20-11-17 Grey Robin at Eastville Park (Patrick Richards)
To brighten you up as you go through the blog
NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead, Redcliffe Bay:
1 m Brambling still among 50+ Chaffinch/Greenfinch

Clevedon-Yeo, 19th:
50 Shelduck, 120 Wigeon, 25 Teal, 22 Grey Plover, 1 Ringed Plover, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 10 Turnstone, 1800 Dunlin, 2 Snipe, 6 Skylark, 1 Raven, 40 Meadow Pipit, 3 Rock Pipit


Bleadon, too grey and wet to get out:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 3+ Goldcrest, 1 Redwing

BELOW M4 & BANES

20-11-17 Collared Dove in Keynsham (TtB)
Keynsham ST6567:
4 Herring Gull, 4 Feral Pigeon, 19 Woodpigeon, 1 Collard Dove, 0 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 0 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 3 Carrion Crow, 3 Blue, 1 Great and 1 Coal Tit, 20 Starling, 0 Blackbird, 0 Robin, 0 House Sparrow, 4 Chaffinch, 7 Goldfinch

Bath:
Lower Weston: 2 m/f Blackcap
Sion Hill:Firecrest in the gloom

Soggy Paulton:
19 Mallard 2 Moorhen 50 BH Gull 2 Jay  2 Chiffchaff 1 Fieldfare 10 Redwing 1 Mistle Thrush 2 Stonechat
Sewage treatment works:
13 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 13 Meadow Pipit

20-11-17 Song Thrush and Redwing in Bishop Sutton (Bob Brewer)
Bishop Sutton:
3 Fieldfare, 1 Song Thrush, 12 Redwing

RESERVOIRS all 

Backwell Lake, 19th:
2 Gadwall, 12 Shoveler, 1 Tufted Duck, 12 Little Egret, 1 Water Rail, 16 Long-tailed Tit, 40+ Greenfinch

Chew Valley Lake:
Bewick's Swan, Goosander, Long-tailed Duck and Black-tailed Godwit not reported

19 Great White Egret, 12 at Herriotts and some Pintail

20-11-17 Great White Egret at Herriotts (Mrs Trellis)
BTO South-West Conference, 18th March 2018
Details and book now info

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


Reports: Bob Brewer, John Griffiths, Patrick Hancock, Bill Hewitt, Roger Jolliffe, Andrew Middleton, Patrick Hardyman Richards, Mrs Trellis, Jason Williams, talkingtobears, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nsl-birding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds