Wednesday 18 November 2020

18-11-20 Wednesday - Yellow-browed Warbler

A little rain, some blustery wind but generally mild.

Long-tailed Duck
Great Northern Diver
Black Redstart
Yellow-browed Warbler
Firecrest
Red Kite
Merlin

BRISTOL

Ashton Court:
21 Black-headed Gull, 1 Magpie, 4 Rook, 9 Carrion Crow, 2 Blackbird, 40+ Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Robin

18-11-20 Sparrowhawk Coombe Dingle (Alastair Fraser)
Coombe Dingle gardens:
2 Sparrowhawk - was watching this one and another shot past, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (f), and 4 Fieldfare over the other garden.

Brandon Hill - vismig:
20 Redwing the only thing going over, but some Goldcrest and 2 Greenfinch was nice

18-11-20 Blackcap Fishponds (Allan Chard)
Fishponds - garden:
2 Blackcap (f&m)

Stapleton - garden:
1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard very low - 13:20

St Mary Redcliff - church yard:
2 Blue Tit, 16 Long-t Tit, 2 Grey Wagtail

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage/Northwick:
Starling - small murmuration. lisegirl wants some help with counting - -  a little video
(don't say, but about 350)

NORTH SOMERSET

18-11-20 Redwing PW (Chris Clarke)
Portbury Wharf:

4 Canada Geese, 5 Shelduck, 28 Shoveler, 14 Gadwall, 8 Wigeon, 20 Mallard, 55 Teal, 2 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Grebe, 7 Lapwing, 1 Curlew, c1000 Dunlin, 3 Snipe, 100 Redshank, 40 Redwing, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch, 10 Goldfinch.

Clapton Moor:
2 Pheasant, 2 Mallard, 2 Moorhen, 1 Grey Heron, 5 Buzzard, c.60 Jackdaw, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Nuthatch, c.50 Starling, 25 Fieldfare, c.60 Redwing, 4 Pied Wagtail, 1 Linnet, 1 Reed Bunting.

Clevedon Pier:
1 Black Redstart - (f), showed briefly on the rocks. ps early am visiting is prime time

Backwell Lake:
27 Mute Swan, 9 Shoveler, 3 Cormorant, 31 Little Egret- into roost between 15.50 and 16.40

Sand Point - car park:
1 Yellow-browed Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Firecrest

Worle - garden:
1 Goldcrest - hope it stays for the winter.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
1 Merlin - over the allotments this morning

Paulton:
5 Stock Dove, 70 Woodpigeon, 8 Skylark, 13 Starling, 1 Fieldfare, 25 Redwing, 4 Meadow Pipit

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
1 Long-tailed Duck, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Great Northern Diver

Reports: Phil Arnold, Karen Ash, James Beaumont, Allan Chard, Chris Clarke, Sean Davies, William Earp, Alastair Fraser, Paul Gregory, Patrick Hancock, John Lewis, Jean Oliver, Lisa Presland,  Lois Pryce, Dean Reeves, Martin Tayler, Mike Thomas