Tuesday 5 November 2019

05-11-19 Tuesday - Red-breasted Merganser - Great Northern Diver

Heavy cloud but no rain - cold north wind.

Brent Goose
Whooper Swan
Long-tailed Duck, Red-breasted Merganser
Red-throated Diver
Brambling, Redpoll

Great Northern Diver

05-11-2019 Common Sandpiper, CVL (Chris Teague)

BRISTOL

no reports

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Brent Goose. 60 + Collared Dove - flushed high (record is 65 in 2016) 1 Chiffchaff, 4 Stonechat (2f+2m), 1 Redpoll & 10 Siskin - over to N (into wind).

Pilning Wetlands:
1 Canada Goose, 6 Mute Swan, Shelduck, Shoveler, Gadwall, Wigeon, Mallard, 1 Pintail (f), Teal, Tufted Duck, Little Grebe, Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, Buzzard, Moorhen, Coot, c20 Lapwing, c10 Curlew, 5 Snipe, c30 Redshank, Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Carrion Crow, Wren, Starling, Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, Pied Wagtail, Linnet.

04-11-2019 Meadow Pipit Lyde Green (Erik Evans)
Lyde Green, heart of the estate, 4th:
4 Meadow Pipit

NORTH SOMERSET

Leigh Woods - lunchtime birding:
1 Marsh Tit

05-11-2019 Peregrine PW (Chris Stone)
Portbury Warth:
24 Shoveler, 43 Gadwall, 64 Wigeon, 50 Coot, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, c20 Redwing.

Clevedon-Yeo- Wain's Hill:
1 Chaffinch, 1 Brambling

Winscombe - BOC walk:
Pheasant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 8 Buzzard, 7 Herring Gull, 2 LBB Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 350 Woodpigeon, 8 Collared Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 6 Jay, 16 Magpie, 230 Jackdaw, 1 Rook, 145 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler - calling by the pools, 27 Long-tailed Tit - flock 15, 5 Goldcrest, 4 Wren, 50 Starling, 5 Blackbird, 50 Fieldfare, 10 Redwing, 8 Robin, 12 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 3 Pied Wagtail, 9 Chaffinch, 4 Bullfinch, 2 Greenfinch, 24 Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath - Twerton:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker - back in the garden.

05-11-2019 Whooper Swan NSL (NSL Birding)
Newton St Loe:
1 Whooper Swan, 5 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 50+ BH Gull, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Goldcrest, 30 Redwing, 16 Fieldfare, 3 Mistle Thrush, 7 Greenfinch, 50+ Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
1 Red-breasted Merganser (juv/f) - early morning only

Chew Valley Lake
05-11-2019 Goldeneye CVL (George Stacey)
Dam:
1 Goldeneye, 1 Long-tailed Duck, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Grey Wagtail,

05-11-2019 Goosander CVL (George Stacey)
Nunnery:
3 Goosander,

Heron's Green:
1 Grey Heron, 7 Great White Egret, 8 Little Egret, 104 Lapwing,

Moreton:
1 Red-throated Diver - distant

OUT OF AREA

Cheddar Res:
1 Great Northern Diver

Reports: Paul Clement, Anthony Cook, Adam Cross, Anne Crowe, Sean Davies, Andy Davis, Robert Hargreaves, Nick Hawkridge, Pete Hazelwood, NSL birding, John Sanders, George Stacey, Chris Stone, Chris Teague, Sue Watson, Keith Williams, opsbirding