Tuesday 26 November 2019

26-11-19 Tuesday - Great Northern Diver

Showers on and off.

Long-tailed Duck
Black-throated Diver
Great Northern Diver
Pink-footed Goose
Green-winged Teal
Merlin

26-11-2019 Great Northern Diver BG tank 3 (Bri Thompson)

BRISTOL

Sneyde Park - gardens:
1 Blackcap (m) - in perfect condition (apart from being dead!)

Coombe Dingle - garden:
1 Sparrowhawk, 0 Woodpigeon, -1 Jackdaw!

26-11-2019 Dipper, Eastville Park (Robert Hargreaves)
Eastville Park - BOC walk:
6 Mute Swan, Mallard, 5 Grey Heron - inc 1 juv, 9 Cormorant - 8 in trees above the lake + 1 juv up the river, 9 Moorhen, Black-headed Gull, 6 Herring Gull, 36 Woodpigeon - inc flocks of 11 and 16, 1 Tawny Owl, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 8 Magpie, Jackdaw, 14 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Wren, 2 Blackbird, 4 Robin, 2 Dipper, 3 Dunnock, 3 Grey Wagtail, 2 Chaffinch, 23 Goldfinch - flocks 15 and 8.
26-11-2019 Tawny Owl Eastville Park (Robert Hargreaves)

Hotwells:
1 Sparrowhawk - seen twice

26-11-2019 Great Spotted Woodpecker Stoke Park (Pat Richards)
Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
3 Mallard (f,&2m), 1 Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 3 Moorhen, 3 Coot, 1 Black-headed Gull, 7 Woodpigeon, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 19 Magpie, 30+ Jackdaw, 40+ Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 4 Blue Tit, 2 Blackbird (f&m) 35+ House Sparrow, 1m Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, 20+ Goldfinch.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
120 Carrion Crow - Lagoon 3,  3 Rock Pipit on the seawall

NORTH SOMERSET

Battery Point:
1 Merlin past towards Woodhill Bay

Bristol Airport:
2 Snipe - over.

BELOW M4 & BANES

no reports

RESERVOIRS
26-11-2019 Black-throated Diver BG tank 3 (Bri Thompson)
Barrow Tanks:
1 Long-tailed Duck, 2 Goldeneye, 1 Black-throated Diver - did a flyby but landed back on the water, 1 Great Northern Diver, 1 Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, lots of Cormorant, 1 Common Sandpiper, a few Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Great Black-backed Gull

Blagdon Lake:
1 Pink-footed Goose - seen early but shoved off to CVL, 100 Starlings !!

Chew Valley Lake
3 Goosander, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier - juv, 200 Lapwing - south, 1 Peregrine,

26-11-2019 Bullfinch CVL (George Stacey)
Bittern Trail:
4 Redwing, 5 Bullfinch (3m)

Roman Shallows:
3 Red-crested Pochard (1f &2m),

Moreton:
6 Scaup - at least,

Herriott's - inc Pool:
1 Pink-footed Goose, 1 Green-winged Teal, 3 Great White Egret,

Reports: Dru Brooke-Taylor, Karle Burford, Allan Chard, Andy Davis, Alastair Fraser, Robert Hargreaves, Nick Hawkridge, Adrian Hockey, David Howes, Stephan Jones, Bob Lawrence, Pat Richards, Rich Scantlebury, George Stacey, Bri Thompson
Blagdon Lake Birds opsbirding,