Tuesday, 3 December 2019

03-12-19 Tuesday - Whooper Swan

Dry and sunny

Long-tailed Duck, Black-throated Diver, Great Northern Diver
Whooper Swan
Firecrest
Black Redstart
Marsh Harrier 
Avocet


03-12-2019 Black Redstart Uphill Boat Yard (Suk Tripper)

BRISTOL

Horfield Common:
2 Redwing

03-12-2019 Kingfisher Eastville Park (Rich Scantlebury)
Eastville Park:
6 Mute Swan, c45 Mallard, 2 Grey Heron, 7 Moorhen, c100 Black-headed Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Stock Dove, 1 Tawny Owl (f), 1 Kingfisher, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Jay, 1 Raven, 4 Coal Tit, 1 Chiffchaff (calling) 1 Blackcap (m), 1 Goldcrest, 3 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, c20 Starling, 1 Redwing, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Chaffinch, 30+ Goldfinch

03-12-2019 Redwing St Andrews Park (Jon Mortin)
St Andrews Park:
5 Redwing, 3 Goldfinch.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
Long-tailed Tit flock with - 1 Firecrest, 8 Goldcrest, 1 Black Redstart (adult m),

Shepperdine:
2 Shoveler, 1 Curlew - Number 28 of the WWT head-started birds.

NORTH SOMERSET

03-12-2019 Black Redstart Uphill Boat Yard (Pete Bunniss)
Uphill:
54 Mute Swan, 65 Shelduck, 60 Wigeon, 200 Teal, 1 Marsh Harrier (m), 1 Buzzard, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 2 Cormorant, 48 Oystercatcher, 1 Avocet, 400 Lapwing, 34 Curlew, 4 Knot, 250 Dunlin, 2 Snipe, 225 Redshank, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Raven, 2 Skylark, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Fieldfare, 3 Song Thrush, 1 Black Redstart (f), Meadow Pipit, Greenfinch, Goldfinch

03-12-2019 Goldfinch Uphill (Paul Gregory)
03-12-2019 Marsh Harrier Uphill (Suk Tripper) - not full adult (m) so possible 2nd yr - mature by 3rd yr

BELOW M4 & BANES

Dyrham - Tollgate Cafe:
200+ Golden Plover - in flight over A46.

Bath - Walcot Gate:
1 Water Rail - in the garden

Newton St Loe:
7 Mute Swan, 1 Whooper Swan, 20 Teal, 12 Red-legged Partridge, 2 Buzzard, 6 Common Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 3 Skylark, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 15+ Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Mistle Thrush, 2 Redwing, 2 Pied Wagtail, 20+ Meadow Pipit, 1 Greenfinch.

03-12-2019 Blue Tit Chew Stoke (Lucy Masters)
Chew Stoke - garden:
1 Jackdaw, 4 Coal Tit, 15 Blue Tit, 6 Great Tit, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Robin, 2 Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

03-12-2019 Long-tailed Duck & Goldenyey BG tank 3 (Bri Thompson)
Barrow Tanks:
1 Long-tailed Duck, 4 Goldeneye, 1 Black-throated Diver, 1 Great Northern Diver, 2 Common Sandpiper,  2 Grey Wagtail
03-12-2019 Black-throated Diver BG tank 3 (Allan Chard)
03-12-2019 Black-throated Diver BG tank 3 (Rich Andrews)
CVL Herriott's:
11 Shelduck, 1 Shoveler, 4 Pintail, 149 Teal, 1 Kingfisher

Reports: Rich Andrews, Pete Bunniss, Allan Chard, Jane Cumming, Paul Gregory, Robert Hargreaves, Nick Hawkridge, Pete Hazelwood, Stephen Jones, Rob Laughton, Glen Maddison, Lucy Masters, Jon Morton, Rich Scantlebury, Bri Thompson, 
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