19-11-20 Thursday - Firecrests

Overcast and showery until mid-morning, then clearing to a fine and sunny afternoon.  Light NW wind and probably not as cold as the forecast suggested.

Mandarin

Long-tailed Duck
Great Northern Diver
Jack Snipe
Merlin
Bearded Tit
Firecrest
Black Redstart

Great Spot at Chew (George Stacey)

BRISTOL

Stockwood Open Spaces:

2 Stonechat (m. & f.), 2 Fieldfare, 6 Redwing

Leigh Woods and R.Avon:

Mallard, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Redshank, BH Gull, Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, 2 Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, Blue Tit, Great Tit, pr. Marsh Tit, LT Tit, 2 Firecrest, Wren, Robin.

Goldcrest at Portbury Wharf (Chris Clarke)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
3 Grey Heron,30 Dunlin,12 Curlew, 40 BH Gull, 4 Common Gull, 15 Meadow Pipit, Grey Wagtail, 20 Pied Wagtail, 3 Black Redstart (2 f., 1 m.), 4 Stonechat, 20 Fieldfare, 12 Redwing. 50 Starling.

New Passage/Northwick:

55 Canada Geese, 30 Shelduck, c.270 Wigeon, 76 Oystercatcher, 110 Curlew, 80 Dunlin.

(New Passage): 35 Redshank. 

Pilning Wetlands:

4 Tufted Duck, a few Teal and Lapwing, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 135 Black-headed Gull, 4 Common Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Little Egret, 1 Raven (over), 1 Stonechat.

Buzzard (George Stacey)

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury:

Mediterranean Gull (R.Avon), Kingfisher.

Portbury Wharf:

2 Shelduck, 22 Shoveler, 25 Gadwall. 2 Wigeon, 4 Mallard, 45 Teal, 3 Little Grebe, 11 Lapwing, c.750 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 4 Redshank, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Goldcrest, 20 Redwing, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail.

Portishead:
The first Blackcap of the season on the garden feeder - a fem./imm.

Clapton Moor, Gordano:
6 Mallard, 1 Pheasant, 8 Moorhen, 1-2 Sparrowhawk, 4 Buzzard, 25 BH Gull, 50+ Common Gull, few Herring Gull, 1 Stock Dove, Woodpigeons, 4 Collared Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Merlin, 1 Jay, 5 Magpie, 80 Jackdaw, 7+ C.Crow, 2 Raven, 5 Blue Tit, 9 Great Tit, 1 LT Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Wren, 8 Starling, 5 Blackbird, 30+ Fieldfare, 100+ Redwing, 2 Song Thrush, 7 Robin, pr. Stonechat, 2 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 3 Pied Wagtail, 4 Meadow Pipit, 3 Chaffinch, pr. Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 3 Goldfinch (in a 3 km. round walk from Clapton Court). 

Clevedon:

1 m. Mandarin, 1 Black Redstart.

Clevedon-Yeo:

32 Canada Goose (Dowlais), 150+ Shelduck, 50 Wigeon, 60 Mallard, 40 Teal, 3 Coot, 16 Oystercatcher, 90 Lapwing, c.100 Curlew, 26 Turnstone (a better count), 120 Dunlin, 1 Jack Snipe, 4 Snipe, 120 Redshank 120 (R. Kenn), 3 Little Egret, 4 Rock Pipit.

Sand Point/Bay:

Found the Firecrest after 1.5 hrs!
Tawny Owl calling, Jay, 6+ Goldcrest, 4+ Chiffchaff, 20+ Redwing, 4 Fieldfare. Bullfinch, Redpoll, Reed Bunting. Yellowhammer heard over Point., 4

BELOW M4 & BANES

Newton St Loe:
2 Mute Swan, 48 Mallard, 16 Teal, 2 Little Grebe, 6 Grey Heron, 2 Cormorant, 5 Buzzard, 2 Moorhen, 40 BH Gull, Woodpigeon, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, Blue Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 4 LT Tit, Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Mistle Thrush, 3 Redwing, Robin, 4 Pied Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch, 8 Goldfinch.

Lansdown to Weston, Bath:

Golden Plover (heard only), 85 Common Gull, 5 Fieldfare, 10 Redwing, 70+ Linnet, 8 Bullfinch.

Pensford:

7 Mallard, 5 Jackdaw, 1 Dipper, 2 Grey Wagtail.

   

Common Sandpiper at Chew (George Stacey)

RESERVOIRS

(If you lost a tripod yesterday - contact us on the email above, we may know who has it?)

Barrow Tanks:
1 ad. m. Long-tailed Duck (tank 1), 1 juv. Great Northern Diver and 1 Goldeneye (tank 2).

2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Raven, 3 Goldcrest, 2 Siskin, m. Bullfinch.

Stonechat and Goldfinch Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake

2 Jack Snipe.

Villice:

50+ Fieldfare in apple orchard north of Villice Bay.

Nunnery:

20+ Goldeneye (off Woodford), Great Spotted Woodpecker, 12+ Redwing.

Heron's Green:
6 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 G BB Gull, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 1 Cetti's Warbler. 1 m. Stonechat, 5 Pied Wagtail.

Moreton:

1 Water Rail (calling), 2 Buzzard, 100+ Woodpigeon, 4 Stock Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 4 Redwing, 50+ Crows & Jackdaw, 2 Raven, 25+ LT Tit in mixed tit flock, 4 Stonechat, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Pied Wagtail, 3+ Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting.

Stratford:
Great Spotted Woodpecker.

Herriott's Bridge:

4 Shelduck, 24 Pintail, 70+ Pochard, 20+ Goldeneye, 1 Water Rail (calling), 4 G BB Gull, 11 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 6 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Jackdaw, 3 Raven, 1+ Bearded Tit (heard calling), 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail.

Coot and Common Sand - what a size difference!  (George Stacey)

Reports:  Dru Brooke-Taylor, Allan Chard, Chris Clarke, Tony Cook, Chris Craig, Jane Cumming, Andy Davis,Paul Francis, Paul Gregory, Rob Hargreaves, Matt Hull, Glen Maddison, Jonathan Margetts, Nigel Jones, John Lewis, Dean Reeves, Matthew Rogers, Harvey Rose, Tony Scott, George Stacey, Roger Staples, Ian Stapp, Keith Vinicombe, Paul Williams, opsbirding,