Whooper Swan
Long-tailed Duck, Red-breasted Merganser
Red-throated Diver
Great White Egret
Red Kite
Whimbrel, Greenshank, Woodcock, Jack Snipe, Spotted Redshank
Mediterranean Gull
Barn Owl
Merlin
Siskin
BRISTOL
Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
1 Woodcock, 25 Fieldfare, 50 Redwing, 2 Stonechat, 2 Meadow Pipit, 2 Bullfinch
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
03-11-2019 Kestrel Aust (Kev Stait) |
2 Kestrel
New Passage/Northwick:
28 Canada Goose, 6 Mute Swan, 6 Shoveler, 6 Gadwall, c.250 Wigeon, 5 Teal, 3 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 1 Cormorant, 5 Moorhen, 7 Coot, c.15 Lapwing, c.30 Curlew, 5 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Woodpecker, 9 LT Tit, c.60 Starling, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit
Northwick Warth:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 juv Merlin , Redwings dropping in, 6 Siskin to north
Pilning wetland:
1 Whimbrel, 1 Greenshank
03-11-19 leucistic f House Sparrow, Yate (Christopher Teague) |
8 Gadwall, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Red Kite, 2 Blackcap, 40+ Fieldfare
NORTH SOMERSET
03-11-19 Buzzard and Kestrel, Portishead coastal path (Pete Bunniss) |
03-11019, Grey Plover, Clevedon Sea Wall (Jason Williams) |
Clevedon-Yeo:
80+ Shelduck, 1 m Goosander, 1 Red-breasted Merganser 20 Wigeon, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Little Egret, 250 Lapwing, 12 Grey Plover, 8 Turnstone, 130 Dunlin, 1 Jack Snipe, 4 Snipe, 420 Redshank, 1 juv Spotted Redshank, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 3 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, 100+ Meadow Pipit, 2 Rock Pipit
Blind Yeo bridge - 1 m Goosander, 1 Barn Owl
03-11-19 Red-breasted Merganser, Yeo estuary (Jason Williams) |
Wemberham Lane - 400 BH Gulls moving SW, 1 Peregrine ( feeding on Pylon), 2 Raven
BELOW M4 & BANES
Marshfield:
south of Tormarton (off road to Marshfield) - 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Skylark, 15 Redwing, 45 Fieldfare, 6 Yellowhammer
03-11-19 Whooper Swan, Newton St Loe (NSL Birding) |
4 Buzzard, 3 Green Woodpecker, 2 Greater Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 3 Jay, 10+ Goldcrest, 3 Skylark, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Starling,7 Mistle Thrush, 4 Redwing, 2 Grey Wagtail, 7 Chaffinch, 25+ Goldfinch
Lakes - Whooper Swan still present for 5th day on Top Lake (Bath Spa Uni). Spent the day preening and sleeping.
Also 6 Mute Swan, 21 Mallard, 7 Teal, 5 Grey Heron, 3 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 1 Kingfisher
Marksbury:
300+ Carrion Crow + Jackdaw (field by traffic lights), 200+ Starling (on wires)
Paulton:
1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 100 Woodpigeon, 1 Kestrel, 6 Skylark, 20 Starling, 12 House Sparrow, 6 Meadow Pipit, 2 Linnet, 4 Yellowhammer
RESERVOIRS
Barrow Tanks:
1 Goldeneye, 1 Jack Snipe, 6 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper
Chew Valley Lake
03-11-19 Long-tailed Duck, Dam, CVL (Bri Thompson) |
1 m Long-tailed Duck - presumably last winter's bird returning
03-11-19 Red-throated Diver, Woodford bank, CVL (Bri Thompson) |
1 Red-throated Diver ( off sailing club slipway), 2 GBB Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 70+ Pied Wagtail (on one of the fish pens - a roost?), 2 Bullfinch
Heron's Green:
2 Goldeneye, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 4 GBB Gull, 200+ Starling (reeds back pool)
03-11-19 Kingfisher, Herriotts Pool, CVL (Ian Stapp) |
Herriotts, inc Pool:
2 Shelduck, 3 Great White Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 5 G-BB Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 50+ Starling
03-11-19 Gulls and Canada Goose late in the day, Heron's Green, CVL (Ian Stapp) |
Out of Avon:
Sharpness - 1 Yellow-browed Warbler with Long-tailed Tit flock and Goldcrest on south side of path to SARA at Sharpness (at end)
WWT Slimbridge - 2 Richard's Pipit
Reports: Rich Andrews, Peter Bryant, Pete Bunniss, Paul Chapman, Mark Coller, Sean Davies, Ian Dickie, Patrick Hancock, Andrew Jordan, Lois Pryce, Trevor Riddle, Harvey Rose, Kev Stait, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Christopher Teague,Gary Thoburn, Bri Thompson, Wayne and Lauren Tucker, Jason Williams, WWT Slimbridge, nslbirding