Tuesday 12 November 2019

12-11-19 Tuesday - Red-breasted Merganser

Colder, windy and the sun made no difference!

Red-throated Diver, Long-tailed Duck,  Red-breasted Merganser, Scaup, Cattle Egret

BRISTOL

Portway, nr Lamplighter's Marsh, Shirehampton:
500 Jackdaw south-east c16:00

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

12-11-2019 Long-tailed Tit NP (Rod Holbrook)
New Passage/Northwick - low water:
25 Shelduck, c25 Wigeon, 1 Grey Heron, 95 Oystercatcher, 15-20 Curlew, c 20 Dunlin, 130 Redshank, Long-tailed Tit

NORTH SOMERSET

no reports

BELOW M4 & BANES

12-11-2019 Long-tailed tit Keynsham (TtB)
Keynsham - garden:
1 Collard Dove, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Long-tailed tit, 2 Starling, 1 Blackbird, 1 Robin

12-11-2019 Autumn Colours - East of Bath (Glen Maddison)
Bath - Brown's Folly:
1 Fieldfare, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Meadow Pipit, 50 Chaffinch, 70+ Linnet,  -  5 Roe Deer.

Marksbury:
100+ Starling

Bishop Sutton:
4 Collared Dove, 12+ Jackdaw

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
4 Scaup (m ad, m 2juv, f ad,), 5 Cattle Egret, 2 Little Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier - juv, 1 Yellow-legged Gull - ad, 180 Woodpigeon, c50 Redwing, c20 Fieldfare.

12-11-2019 Red-thoated Diver CVL (George Stacey)

Woodford - Dam - Sailing Club:
2 Egyptian Goose, 20+ Tufted Duck, 1 Long-tailed Duck, 4 Goldeneye, 1 Red-throated Diver
4 Goosander (f), 1 Red-breasted Merganser, 20+ Great Crested Grebe, 7 Cormorant, 4 Great Black-backed Gull.

12-11-2019 Long-tailed Duck CVL off sailing club (Ian Stapp)
Heron's Green:
28 Shoveler, 18 Wigeon, 4 Little Grebe, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 7 Moorhen, 68 Lapwing - roosting on floating vegetation - a new phenomenon, 7 Common Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 12+ Redwing - fly over, 6 Chaffinch 5 Pied Wagtail.

Moreton:
1 Merlin (m) - after the finches, 1 Raven - over, calling

Herriott's:
9 Shelduck, 14 Shoveler, 4 Pintail, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Water Rail - calling, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Jay, 7+ Jackdaw, Blue Tit, Great Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 20+ Long-tailed Tit, 4 Pied Wagtail, 7+ Chaffinch, 4 Reed Bunting,

OUT OF AREA

Somerset Levels - Westhay Moor - North China Drove:
23 Cattle Egret

Notice - all things from the Bristol Ornithological Club

This month's indoor meeting is this Thursday (14th)  - - Mysteries of Migration, Dr Ieuan Evans

A new issue of 'The Birds Of Avon' has been loaded to the BOC web site - publications tab. The report contains new data from 2018 and more pictures.

Reports: Derek Angell, TtB, Rod Holbrook, Nick Hudson, Glen Maddison, Phil Quinn, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Keith Vinicombe, 
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