Monday 11 December 2017

11th December '17 Monday - Bramblings

Bright and sunny after yesterday's rain/sleet/snow, but very cold.  Few rarities, plenty of photographs.

Snow still lying on the Mendips today (George Stacey)
Little Stint
Bramblings
Meadow Pipit in Stoke Park (Rich Scantlebury)

BRISTOL

Coombe Dingle:
Buzzard, Grey Wagtail, Mistle Thrush, 4 Goldcrest, 3 Nuthatch.

Stockwood Open Space:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Wren, 4 Dunnock, 5 Robin, 20+ Fieldfare, 9 Redwing, 16 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 6 Long-tailed Tit., 4 Carrion Crow,  f. Chaffinch, 5 Goldfinch, 4 Bullfinch.

Pair of Stonechats in Stoke Park (Patrick Hardyman Richards)

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 6 Moorhen, 1 BH Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 9 Meadow Pipit, 3 Pied Wagtail, pair of Stonechat, 9 Magpie, 8 Jackdaw, 5 Great Tit, 3 Blue Tit, 3 Goldfinch.

Eastville Park WeBS:

3 Mute Swan, 2 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 16 Moorhen, 80 BH Gull, 3 LB Gull, 1 H Gull, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Grey Wagtail.

Tawny Owl looking comfortable in Warmley
(Chris Perry)



Warmley Forest Park:
40+ Wood Pigeon, 1 Tawny Owl, 7 Robin, 1 Stonechat, 30+ Fieldfare, 100+ Redwing, 1 Blackcap, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 8 Blue Tit, 6 Great Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 3 Jay, 15 Magpie, 20 Jackdaw, 15 Chaffinch, 12 Goldfinch, 10 Greenfinch, 6 Bullfinch.



Dundry:
"Hundreds" of Redwing moving over Dundry this evening - presumably a hard-weather movement.






SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
c.45 Meadow Pipit (Lagoon 1). 5 Fieldfare, c.105 Redwing (south of Lagoon 2).

Meadow Pipit in the sunshine at Avonmouth (Jon Mortin)
Avonmouth:
15 Meadow Pipit.

Winterbourne:
Barn Owl - first here since Feb 15.


NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
1 Barn Owl, 2 Little Owl, 4 Bullfinch.

Portishead garden:
1 m. Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, 3 (1 m) Blackcap.

Backwell Lake:
pair Goosander.

Uphill:
2 Little Grebe, 1 Kestrel, 3 Redwing, 1 Reed Bunting.

Bleadon:
1 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker,  1 Stonechat, 1 Fieldfare, 40 Redwing, 1 partially leucistic Blackbird, 4 Song Thrush, 4 Greenfinch, 2 Reed Bunting.


Starling in Keynsham ('talkingtobears')
BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
2 Brambling in a garden.

Keynsham  (ST6567):
4 Herring Gull, 4 Woodpigeon, 3 Collared Dove, 2 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw, 4 Blue Tit, 8 Starling, 2 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 1 House Sparrow, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 3 Goldfinch.


Jay and Bullfinch (Ian Stapp)













Keynsham - Manor Road Woodland:

5 Mallard, 1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 60+ Woodpigeon, 2 Green Woodpecker, 8 Meadow Pipit, 2 Pied Wagtail, 3 Wren, 3 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 30+ Fieldfare, 12+ Redwing, 13 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush,  2 Blackcap (garden feeder), 2 Goldcrest, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 11 Blue Tit, 7 Great Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Treecreeper, 4 Jay, 11 Magpie, 3 Rook, 30+ Starling,  35+ House Sparrow, 15+ Chaffinch, 2 Brambling, 3 Greenfinch, 30+ Goldfinch, 5 Siskin, 6 Bullfinch, 1 Reed Bunting.

Paulton:
1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Song Thrush, 40 Redwing, 2 Jay, 25 Chaffinch, 1 Lesser Redpoll, 3 Siskin, 50 Goldfinch.

Sewage Works: 11 Meadow Pipit, 40 Pied Wagtail.


RESERVOIRS:

Blagdon Lake WeBS:
43 Mute Swan, 206 Canada Goose, 1 Egyptian Goose, 74 Wigeon, 78 Gadwall, 460 Teal, 237 Mallard, 2 Pintail, 37 Shoveler, 276 Pochard, 1272 Tufted Duck, 3 hybrids, 12 Goldeneye, 25 Cormorant, 1 Great White Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 13 Little Grebe, 33 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 38 Moorhen, 1547 Coot, 29 Lapwing, 25 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Green Woodpecker, 200 Starling, 50 Fieldfare, 100 Redwing, 3 Grey Wagtail, 2 Bullfinch.

Bewick's Swans off Denny Island, Chew (George Stacey)
Chew Valley Lake:

Dam:
1 Goldeneye, 24 Goosander.

Grey Wagtail at Chew (George Stacey)
Bernard King hide:
6+ Meadow Pipit, Grey Wagtail.

Woodford:
1 Little Egret, 8 Redwing 6 Bullfinch.

Denny Island:
4 Bewick's Swan.

Little Stint with Teal at Herons Green (Rob Hargreaves)
Heron's Green:
2 Great White Egret, 138 Lapwing, 12 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Little Stint.

Herriotts Bridge:
Mallard and 5 Pintail (no other ducks there this morning).



Reports: Teresa Chard, Patrick Hancock, William Hewitt, Rob Hargreaves, Dave Nevitt, Chris Perry, Patrick Hardyman Richards, Richard Scantlebury, Nigel Sluman, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, talkingtobears, Jon & Viv Tottle, Denise Whittle, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG