Sunday, 24 November 2019

24-11-19 Sunday - Pink-footed Goose

Overcast but mild.  Bristol temperature around 10 °C all day

Still present today
Long-tailed Duck + Black-throated Diver (Barrow no 3 Tank)
Green-winged Teal  (CVL)
Pink-footed Goose 
Cattle Egret, Great White Egret
Marsh Harrier
Jack Snipe, Knot 
Marsh Tit
Black Redstart (now 3 at OPS)

24-11-19 Black-throated Diver, Barrow no 3 Tank (Roger Staples)
BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
6 Mute Swan, c50 Mallard, 1 m Goosander, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Grey Heron, Cormorant, 8 Moorhen, c50+ Black-headed Gull, I Herring gGll, 1 f Tawny Owl, 1 m Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (was drumming briefly).  A recce for Tuesday's BOC walk -  21 species in total

24-11-19 Little Grebe, Eastville Park (Allan Chard)

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
11 Mallard, 1 Grey Heron, 6 Moorhen, 3 Coot, Bullfinch

24-11-2019 Goldcrest Stockwood (Bri Thompson)
Stockwood - garden:
Long-tailed Tit with Goldcrest follower.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

24-11-19 m Black Redstart, OPS (Barry Dursley)
Oldbury Power Station:
3 (2m, 1 f) Black Redstart, 1 Grey Wagtail

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
11 Lapwing, 3 m Shoveler, 100+ Wigeon, 5+ Teal, 2f Goldeneye, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Snipe, 12 BH Gull, 6 Herring Gull, 0 LBBG, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 1f Reed Bunting

Portishead:
Black Nore - AWBS count - 20 species, highlights 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Curlew, 25 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 1 Nuthatch

Kenn Moor:
YACWAG reserve - 33 Snipe, 1 Jack Snipe

Weston-Super-Mare:
Worle garden - 1 f Blackcap , Goldcrest, 31 Redwing over,  Chaffinch

Banwell:
Winthill garden - 2 Stock Dove, 1 f Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, Marsh Tit

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath - Weston Cut + Winsor Villas Riverside Park:
1 Kingfisher - or 2 if wasn't the same bird at both locations.

Bath:
Twerton garden - 4 Magpie, 1 Rook, 2 Coal Tit, 6 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 1 m Blackcap, 1 Redwing, 1 Robin, lots House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 6 Goldfinch
Englishcombe Lane garden - 1 m Blackcap (1st of winter here)

24-11-19 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Keynsham (TalkingtoBears)
Keynsham:
Garden - 2 Collared Dove, 1 m Great Spotted Woodpecker,, 1 Jackdaw, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 2 Starling,  1 Robin

RESERVOIRS

24-11-2019 Knot BG tank 3 (Penny Wills)
Barrow Tank no 3:
9 Wigeon, 4 Goldeneye, 1 Long-tailed Duck, 1 Black-throated Diver, 1 Knot, 2 Common Sandpiper

Blagdon:
Pink-footed Goose (details on  blagdonlakebirds)

24-11-19 Goldeneye, CVL (Lisegirl)
Chew Valley Lake
9+ Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier

24-11-19 Egyptian Goose, Dam, CVL (John Osborne)
Dam:
2 Goldeneye, 2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Goldeneye

Heron's Green:
5 Cattle Egret

Moreton:
6 Goldeneye, Jay

24-11-19 Green-winged Teal, Herriott's Pool, CVL (John Osborne)
Herriott's:
Green-winged Teal, 3 Pintail, 7 Great White Egret to roost at the back of Herriott’s Pool

24-11-19 Black-headed Gull in training for the gymnastics team, CVL (Paul Milo)

Reports: TtB, Allan Chard, Dave Child, Bryan Cook, Jane Cumming, Sean Davies, Andy Davis, Barry Dursley,  Hayden James, Lisa Presland, Paul Milsom, John Osborne,  Matt Plenty, Dean Reeves,  Trevor Riddle, Richard Scantlebury, Roger Staples, Bri Thompson, John Thorogood, Jean Tye, Penny Wills,  blagdonlakebirds