Short-eared Owl
Long-tailed Duck
Scaup
Firecrest
BRISTOL
Cabot Circus:
Deceased Fieldfare blown from it peregrine cache.
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| Fieldfare (deceased)t 3rd Dec 2017 Cabot Circus (Chris Hall) |
1 or 2 Grey Heron, and a Dipper.
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| Grey Heron 3rd Dec 2017 Eastville Park Jon Mortin |
Male and female Sparrowhawk through the garden at separate times this morning. f Blackcap on fat ball, first of the year.
St George:
Coal Tit coming to the feeder - sorry about the glass.
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| Coal Tit 3rd Dec 2017 St George, (Lee Gardiner). |
1 Kingfisher, 1 Firecrest (about 400 yards from sighting 21/11/17 - also in same bush as my only other garden record, 27 years ago), 1 Marsh Tit, and 2 pairs of Mistle Thrush.
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Littleton Warth:
Summery of last month ringing activity ( numbers are - new / retraps)
Sparrowhawk 1,0
Kingfisher 0,1 Great Spotted Woodpecker 6,3 Goldcrest 7,10 Blue Tit 10,70
Great Tit
9,20 Coal Tit 0,2 Long-tailed Tit 0,18 Chiffchaff 2,0 Blackcap 1,0 Wren 1,4 Blackbird
9,3
Song
Thrush 0,1 Redwing 71,0 Robin 1,3 Dunnock 0,3 Meadow Pipit 6,0 Greenfinch
5,0
Goldfinch
8,3
Aust Warth:
26 Shelduck, 41 Oystercatcher, 17 Curlew, 1,110 Dunlin, 25 Redshank, 1 Short-eared Owl out this evening, 2 Kestrel,1 Stonechat.
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| Snipe 3rd Dec 2017 NW- NP John Martin |
New Passage/Northwick:
10 Tufted, 1 Little Egret, Water Rail, 19 Ringed Plover, 176 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Knot, 1050 Dunlin, some Fieldfare and 2 Water Pipit by the Pill
Warmley:
Forest Park
1 Teal, 4 Mallard, 4 Moorhen, 50+ Wood Pigeon, 2 Jays, 20+ Jackdaw, 4 Great Tit, 5 Blue Tit,
2 Treecreeper, 15 Blackbird, 30+ Fieldfare, 1 Song Thrush, 60+ Redwing, 5 Pied Wagtails,
5 Bullfinch, 20+ Goldfinch.
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| Nuthatch 3rd Dec 2017 Warmley Chris Perry |
4 Wood Pigeon, 3 Magpie, 1 Goldcrest, 3 Great Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 2 Coal Tits, 1 Nuthatch,1 Blackcap,
4 Blackbirds, 2 Robins, 7 Chaffinch, 6 Greenfinch, 3 Bullfinch, 12 Goldfinch.
NORTH SOMERSET
Clevedon-Yeo:
3 Mute Swan, 36 Canada Goose, a few Shelduck, 180 Wigeon, 6 Teal, 5 Pintail (inc 2 ♂ on KP), 4 Little Egret, a Buzzard (very dark individual), 15 Oystercatcher, 32 Grey Plover, 240 Lapwing, 100++ Curlew, 900 Dunlin (most at Kenn mouth), 200 Redshank (estimate), 2 Raven, 16+ Skylark, 30 Redwing, 2 Stonechat and 40+ Meadow Pipit.
Kingston Seymour:
Snipe, 200c Black-headed Gull, Kingfisher and a singing Mistle Thrush.
Kenn:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Goldcrest, 30+ Long-tailed Tit, and a Treecreeper.
Yatton:
1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, a stray Lapwing, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Stonechat, 40 Chaffinch, a Linnet, and 2 Reed Bunting.
Bristol Airport:
50c Golden Plover over this morning.
BELOW M4 & BANES
Marshfield:
1 ♀Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 200 Golden Plover, 5 Kestrel, 50+ Starling, 200 Fieldfare, a Christmas Robin, 4 Stonechat, and 15+ Yellowhammer.
Keynsham gardens:
5 Herring Gull, 2 Woodpigeon, 2 Collard Dove, 2 Magpie, 6 Jackdaw, 1 Carrion Crow, 8 Starling, 1 Blackbird, 2 House Sparrow, 1 Chaffinch, 3 Goldfinch
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| Goosander 3rd Dec 2017 NSL Wayne Tucker |
7 Teal, 3 Goosander have returned, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Nuthatch, 15 Fieldfare, 12 Redwing, 7 Meadow Pipit.
Pensford, Chelwood:
Only 5 Buzzard today
Paulton:
A Buzzard, 13 Common Gull, 1 Kestrel, 10 Fieldfare, 150 Redwing, 3 Meadow Pipit.
RESERVOIRS:
Blagdon Lake:
1 mobile Egyptian Goose, 3♀ Scaup, 6 Goldeneye, 1 Great White Egret (Top End), 50 Lapwing, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, a Redshank, Lesser Black-backed Gull and Herring Gull with rings and a Yellow-legged Gull.
Chew Valley Lake
Dam:
1 Long-tailed Duck, 5 Goldeneye, 2 Goosander 3 L Grebe.
Woodford:
6 Goldeneye, 4 Little Egret, 4 Great White Egret (scoped around lake), 2 Jay, 30+ Redwing & Fieldfare (Orchard) 2 Song Thrush (drive in), 3 Meadow Pipit, 1 Bullfinch.
Heron's Green:
12 Goosander, 2 Little Egret, 4 Great White Egret, 2 Little Grebe (pond), 1 Water Rail, 66 Lapwing, 29 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Great Black-backed Gull.
Moreton:
3 Little Grebe, 54 Great-crested Grebe (all together), 100 Wood Pigeon, 2 Jay, 1 Raven (calling), 3 Goldcrest, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Cetti's, 14+ Long-tailed Tit, 40 Fieldfare, 19 Redwing, 7 Meadow Pipit 1 Water Pipit.
Ringing Station
5 song thrush ringed over last 7 days - all birds hatched this year plus a recapture of a bird ringed as a juv here in Aug. We usually get a similar number (again mostly young birds) in Oct / Nov or early Dec.
Herriotts:
6 Shelduck, 20 Pintail (pond), 3 Little Egret, 7 Great White Egret, 36 Lapwing, 2 Dunlin (lake side mud), 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Peregrine (flushed everything off the mud lake side), 2 Jay, 1 Cetti's 50+ Fieldfare (fly over), 2 Reed Bunting
A visitor to CVL today highlighted the following:
3 Bewick's Swan, Pintail, female Scaup, Long-tailed Duck, Goldeneye, Goosander, Great White Egret (umpteen), Water Rail, and a Yellow-legged Gull.
Chew Stoke:
Three Blackcap trapped and ringed in the garden today.
Marksbury:
Paulton:
A Buzzard, 13 Common Gull, 1 Kestrel, 10 Fieldfare, 150 Redwing, 3 Meadow Pipit.
RESERVOIRS:
Blagdon Lake:
1 mobile Egyptian Goose, 3♀ Scaup, 6 Goldeneye, 1 Great White Egret (Top End), 50 Lapwing, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, a Redshank, Lesser Black-backed Gull and Herring Gull with rings and a Yellow-legged Gull.
Chew Valley Lake
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| Black-tailed Godwit 3rd Dec 2017 CVL H Green Ian Stapp |
Dam:
1 Long-tailed Duck, 5 Goldeneye, 2 Goosander 3 L Grebe.
Woodford:
6 Goldeneye, 4 Little Egret, 4 Great White Egret (scoped around lake), 2 Jay, 30+ Redwing & Fieldfare (Orchard) 2 Song Thrush (drive in), 3 Meadow Pipit, 1 Bullfinch.
Heron's Green:
12 Goosander, 2 Little Egret, 4 Great White Egret, 2 Little Grebe (pond), 1 Water Rail, 66 Lapwing, 29 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Great Black-backed Gull.
Moreton:
3 Little Grebe, 54 Great-crested Grebe (all together), 100 Wood Pigeon, 2 Jay, 1 Raven (calling), 3 Goldcrest, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Cetti's, 14+ Long-tailed Tit, 40 Fieldfare, 19 Redwing, 7 Meadow Pipit 1 Water Pipit.
Ringing Station
5 song thrush ringed over last 7 days - all birds hatched this year plus a recapture of a bird ringed as a juv here in Aug. We usually get a similar number (again mostly young birds) in Oct / Nov or early Dec.
Herriotts:
6 Shelduck, 20 Pintail (pond), 3 Little Egret, 7 Great White Egret, 36 Lapwing, 2 Dunlin (lake side mud), 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Peregrine (flushed everything off the mud lake side), 2 Jay, 1 Cetti's 50+ Fieldfare (fly over), 2 Reed Bunting
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| Reed Bunting 3rd Dec 2017 CVL Herriott's Ian Stapp |
A visitor to CVL today highlighted the following:
3 Bewick's Swan, Pintail, female Scaup, Long-tailed Duck, Goldeneye, Goosander, Great White Egret (umpteen), Water Rail, and a Yellow-legged Gull.
Chew Stoke:
Three Blackcap trapped and ringed in the garden today.
Marksbury:
200 Jackdaws & Crows (Maize field).
Reports: Jon Angell, Ashley Davies, William Earp, Andrew Ford, Lee Gardiner, Patrick Hancock, Chris Hall, Adrian Hockey, Mark Hynam, John Martin, Jon Mortin, Chris Perry, Trevor Riddle, Harvey Rose, talkingtobears, Mrs Trellis,
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG
Reports: Jon Angell, Ashley Davies, William Earp, Andrew Ford, Lee Gardiner, Patrick Hancock, Chris Hall, Adrian Hockey, Mark Hynam, John Martin, Jon Mortin, Chris Perry, Trevor Riddle, Harvey Rose, talkingtobears, Mrs Trellis,
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG
