Sunday, 3 November 2019

03-11-19 Sunday - Long-tailed Duck, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-throated Diver

Largely bright and sunny today - Bristol temperatures 8 - 13 °C

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)
Aust:
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,Greenshank

03-11-19 leucistic f House Sparrow, Yate (Christopher Teague)
Yate, Kingsgate Park:
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)
Yatton:
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)
Newton St Loe:
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)
Dam:
1 m Long-tailed Duck - presumably last winter's bird returning

03-11-19 Red-throated Diver, Woodford bank, CVL (Bri Thompson)
Woodford:
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