Wednesday, 14 November 2018

14-11-18 Wednesday - Mandarin

Temp 12 to 16℃. Cool in the morning in the wind but a pretty good day after

Mandarin
Black-necked Grebe
Cattle Egret
Jack Snipe
Swift
Merlin
Marsh Tit
Richard's Pipit

14-11-18 Great White Egret at CVL (Bob Brewer)
BRISTOL

Dundry:
1 Swift over going SE

Eastville Park:
3 Goldcrest, 2 Mistle Thrush

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
60 Fieldfare, 30 Redwing, 2 Stonechat, 4 Meadow Pipit, 2 Reed Bunting

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station, 13th:
Short-eared Owl

Aust:
2 Short-eared Owl
14-11-18 Merlin on Northwick Warth (Rob Hargreaves)
Pilning Wetland/Northwick Warth:
3 Shelduck, 4 Shoveler, 300 Wigeon, 1 Tufted Duck, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 100 Lapwing, 40 Curlew, 53 Black-tailed Godwit, 22 Knot, 250 Dunlin, 100 Redshank, 40 Common Gull, 30 Stock Dove, 1 Merlin, 2 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 15 Fieldfare, plenty Redwings, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Richard's Pipit over calling (AR), Linnets over

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:
5 Cormorant (H&W)

Worlebury:
1 Redwing over 21.00

Churchill:
1 Raven

BELOW M4 & BANES

Midford to Tucking Mill and back:
2 Little Grebe, 3 Buzzard, 3 Jay, 1 Raven, 7 Coal Tit, 4 Marsh Tit (in 3 different areas - never seen more than 2 on this walk before!), 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 5 Redwing

Compton Martin:
Marsh Tit

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake, 13th:
Bewick's Swan, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Merlin

14-11-18 Mandarin at Stratford (Raoul Chandrasakera)
Chew Valley Reservoir:
2 Egyptian Geese, 1 Shelduck, 3m 1f Mandarin (Stratford)

14-11-18 Goldeneye at the Dam (Bob Brewer)
2 Goldeneye (Dam), 3 Black-necked Grebe, 10 Cattle Egret (HG)

14-11-18 Great White Egret at CVL (TalkingtoBears)
10 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Lapwing, 6 Black-tailed Godwit

14-11-18 Jack Snipe at Stratford (Raoul Chandrasakera)
1 Jack Snipe (S), 1 Water Pipit (S)

14-11-18 Chinook low over CVL (Raoul Chandrasakera)
Out of Avon:
Franklin's Gull & Ring-necked Duck at Radipole

Reports: Bob Brewer, Raoul Chandrasakera, John Clark, Chris Craig, Rob Hargreaves, Simon Harris, Peter Hazelwood, Brain Lancastle, John Martin, Glen Maddison, Dave Nevitt, George Rabin, Aravind Ramesh, Larry Sweetland, TalkingtoBears, Jason Williams