Tuesday 19 November 2019

19-11-19 Tuesday - Red-crested Pochard

Cold, thankfully not much wind, so pleasant when the sun shone.

Red-breasted Merganser
Mediterranean Gull
Long-tailed Duck
Black-throated Diver
Snow Bunting
Red-crested Pochard
Whooper Swan
Woodcock
Green-winged Teal
Black Redstart
Short-eared Owl


19-11-2019 Goosander Eastville Park (Rich Scantlebury)

BRISTOL
19-11-2019 Dipper Eastville Park (Keith Williams)
Eastville Park:
6 Mute Swan, c50 Mallard, 1 Goosander (m), 1 Little Grebe, 2 Grey Heron, 4 Cormorant, 11 Moorhen, 34 Black-headed Gull - including a colour-ringed bird ringed as a juvenile in Olsztyn, Poland in 2015, 1 Common Gull - ad, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Tawny Owl (f), 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Nuthatch, 6 Redwing, 1 Dipper, c30 Goldfinch

Snuff Mills - Vassals Park:
5 Mallard, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Chaffinch

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
3 Mallard, 3 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 1 Water Rail, 1 Black-headed Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 2 Raven, 1 Blackcap (f), 9 Fieldfare, 1 Redwing, 3 Stonechat, 60+ House Sparrow (single flock), 9 Greenfinch

Canford Park:
Small flock Black-headed Gull, with 1 Mediterranean Gull -ad

Whitchurch Village:
1 Great White Egret - over at 07:55

Clifton:
Tawney Owl - hooting at 04:00 ish - same as last week - uuh

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
52 Wigeon, 63 Teal, 1 Little Grebe, 3 Grey Heron, 21 Lapwing, 3 Ringed Plover, 15 Curlew -including an individual with yellow ring on right leg from Slimbridge head-starting scheme, 130 Dunlin, 55 Fieldfare, 75 Redwing, 1 Black Redstart, 2 Stonechat.

19-11-2019 Yellow-legged Gull or Argantatus Herring Gull OPS (Pete Hazelwood)
1 Yellow-Legged Gull or is it an Argentatus Herring Gull??

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon-Yeo:
Shelduck, 5 Goosander, 1 Little Egret, Dunlin,  150+ Redshank, 2 Jay, 3 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch

Backwell Lake - dawn watch 06:36 to 08:07:
28 Mute Swan, 7 Shoveler, 2 Gadwall, 2 Grey Heron, 30 Little Egret - 10 in view on arrival, all had quit the roost by 07:17 (35 into roost last night), 4 Cormorant, 11 Moorhen, 24 Jackdaw

Bristol Airport:
70 Golden Plover & a single Lapwing

Yatton - Wemberham Lane:
2 Little Egret, 1 Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 10 Fieldfare, 20 Redwing and 2 Stonechat

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield - 18-11-19:
1 Short-eared Owl - close to the Wilts border

19-11-2019 Starlings Manor Rd Keynsham (Ian Stapp)
Keynsham - 30 mins round the block:
60+ Black-headed Gull, 17 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 7 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 89 Jackdaw, 5 Magpie, 40+ Rook, 2 Raven, 3 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Wren, 50+ Starling, 2 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 14 House Sparrow, 6 Chaffinch, 16 Goldfinch

Saltford - BOC walk:
6 Gadwall, 9 Mallard, 1 Grey Heron, 7 Cormorant, 2 Buzzard, 30 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 9 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull,  Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 6 Magpie, 86 Jackdaw, 1 Rook, 8 Carrion Crow, 3 Raven, 2 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 2 Skylark, 17 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Wren, 2 Nuthatch, 89 Starling, 16 Blackbird, 14 Fieldfare, 9 Redwing, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Mistle Thrush, 7 Robin, 11 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 2 Grey Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail, 5 Meadow Pipit, 5 Chaffinch, 55 Linnet, 36 Goldfinch, 5 Siskin

Bath - Browns Folly:
3 Green Woodpecker, 5 Skylark, 12 Fieldfare, 7 Song Thrush, 5 Meadow Pipit, c60 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch (m), 15 Linnet, 8 Yellowhammer

Newton St Loe:
1 Whooper Swan.  Are there two? This one and the one at CVL

RESERVOIRS

19-11-2019 Snow Bunting BG tank3 (Rob Martin)
Barrow Tanks:
4 Goldeneye, 1 Long-tailed Duck (m), 1 Black-throated Diver - juv, 1 Little Egret, 33 Cormorant - incl one with gleaming white underparts, 1 Black-tailed Godwit - flyover, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Snow Bunting - 1st winter
19-11-2019 Long-tailed Duck BG tank 3 (Chris Snook)

Chew Valley Lake
1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Peregrine


19-11-2019 Goldeneye CVL (George Stacey)
Dam:
2 Egyptian Goose, 3 Goldeneye, Red-breasted Merganser, 1 Grey Wagtail

Wick Green Point:
1 Woodcock
19-11-2019 Bullfinch CVL (George Stacey)
Woodford:
3 Bullfinch (1m)

Moreton:
1 Kingfisher, 1 Brambling - calling

Stratford:
Red-crested Pochard (1f+2m)

Herriott's - inc Pool:
1 Green-winged Teal


19-11-2019 Snow Bunting BG tank 3 (Mike Trew)

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