Wednesday 11 November 2020

11-11-20 Wednesday - Pallid Swift

Murky - very dull, cold in the wind but dry - well mostly

Snow Bunting
Black Redstart
Mediterranean Gull
Brambling

BRISTOL

Interested in Urban Gulls? - open access paper 'Urban gulls adapt foraging schedule to human‐activity patterns' via the link above. Peter Rock in the authors list.

Eastville Park
13 Mute Swan, c,42 Mallard, 1 domestic Mallard, 4 Moorhen, 6 Coot, c.40 Black-headed Gull, 5 LBB Gull, 8 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 f. Tawny Owl, 6 Jay, 1 Nuthatch, c.20 Starling, 10 Goldfinch

Redland - garden:
2 Collared Dove, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Blackbird, 10+ House Sparrow, 1 Goldfinch

Sea Mills - Severn Way and River Trym:some
some Black-h Gull,.1 Mediterranean Gull - ad, 1 Herring Gull -ad - Scandanavian, 79 Redshank, 33 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper, 37 Lapwing, 2 Stonechat -pr, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Grey Wagtail

St Andrews:
2 Sparrowhawk - playing in the wind

Stoke Park - Duchess Pond:
1 Raven, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Wren, 2 Robin, 1 Song Thrush

Vasseles Park - Snuff Mills:
12 Mallard, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Jay, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Grey Wagtail

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Black Redstart (m - ad &1st wint)

11-11-20 Snow Bunting (m) NP (Dave Hughes)
New Passage/Northwick:

1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Snow Bunting (f&m) - only appeared when the hawk was flushed.
11-11-20 Snow Bunting NP (Chris Teague)

NORTH SOMERSET

Pill:
22 Mallard - in the harbour at high tide

11-11-20 Snipe PW (Chris Clarke)
Portbury Warth:
14 Canada Goose, 10 Shoveler, 6 Gadwall, 38 Wigeon, Mallard, 30 Teal, Coot, Moorhen, 2 Little Grebe, 5 Lapwing, 1 Snipe, gull, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 

11-11-2020 Pallid Swift Sand Bay (David Gibbs)
Sand Point/Bay:

1 Pallid Swift, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Brambling, 6 Siskin, 1 Yellowhammer

BELOW M4 & BANES

Peasedown St. John:
1 Black Redstart

RESERVOIRS

Dam:
1 Egyptian Goose, 8 Goldeneye, 2 Great Black-b Gull, 1 Cetti's Warbler - calling

11-11-20 Snipe + Mallard CVL H Green (Ian Stapp)
Heron's Green:

3 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 10 Little Egret, 5 Little Grebe - pool, 4 Snipe, 3 Great Black-b Gull, 1 Cetti's Warbler,  4+ Meadow Pipit

Moreton:
12+ Woodpigeon, 1 Water Rail - calling, 4 Lapwing, 5 Snipe, 1 Grey Heron,  1 Great Spotted Woodpecker - calling, 2 Raven - lots of calling, 2 Cetti's Warbler - calling, Chiffchaff, 4 Stonechat - 2 prs,  9 Goldfinch 

Herriott's Bridge:
3 Shelduck -pool, 20+ Goldeneye, 1 Water Rail - calling, 4 Great Black-b Gull, 5 Grey Heron, 25 Great White Egret - evening roost, 4 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Cetti's Warbler - calling, 4 Jackdaw 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Reed Bunting

Reports: Nancy Barrett, Chris Clarke, Chris Craig, David Gibbs, Paul Gregory, John Hansford,  Pete Harrison, Pete Hazelwood, Dave Hughes, John Lewis, Giles Morris, Jean Oliver Sue & John Prince, Rich Scantlebury, Matt Scott, Ian Stapp, David and Chris Teague

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