Thursday 26 November 2020

26-11-20 Thursday - Pallas's Warbler

Cold and foggy to start but a glorious day, finishing with fog !

Pallas's Warbler, Short-eared Owl
Firecrest
Little Owl
Bearded Tit
Marsh Harrier
Long-tailed Duck, Great Northern Diver

BRISTOL

City Centre - Finzells Reach:
2 Mallard, 20 Black-h Gull, 10 Herring Gull, 4 Lesser Black-b Gull, 1 Peregrine (f)

Clifton Down:
Buzzard, Raven, Jay, Firecrest- in holm oak opposite College Road, 2 Redwing, Bullfinch.

Cumberland Basin:
1 Great Black-b Gull, 

Eastville Park - WeBS:
13 Mute Swan, 34 Mallard, 7 Moorhen, 7 Coot, 113 Black-h Gull, 6 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-b Gull, 10 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 50+ Jackdaw - flock, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Nuthatch, 30 Starling, 1 Song Thrush - singing, 2 Grey Wagtail

Hotwells to Leigh Wood and return:
Mute Swan, Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, Cormorant, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Peregrine, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Goldcrest, Wren, 2 Nuthatch, Blackbird, Redwing, Mistle Thrush, Robin

Purdown:
2 Jay, 9 Magpie, 16 Carrion Crow, 1 Black Redstart - on BT Tower between 2nd and 3rd platforms, 20+ House Sparrow, 2 Pied Wagtail, 7 Goldfinch

Stoke Bishop -garden:
5 Blackcap (3m) - snatch of sub-song heard

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond - W2eBS:
11 Mallard - inc 1 duckling, 3 Moorhen, 4 Black-h Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Stonechat, 1 Greenfinch

St Werburgh's:
1 Grey Wagtail

Victoria Park:
1 Raven - calling from the tree tops as sunset.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

26-11-20 Black Redstart OPD (Di Bunniss)
Oldbury Power Station:

15 Shelduck, 10 Wigeon, 2 Teal, 30 Lapwing, 12 Curlew, 20 Dunlin, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Magpie, 15 Carrion Crow, 10 Blue Tit, 1 Wren, 2 Blackbird, 2 Fieldfare, 34 Redwing, 8 Robin, 1 Black Redstart (f), 2 Stonechat, 1 Dunnock, 3 Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Nailsea Moor:
1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Long-t Tit, 20 Fieldfare, 2 Stonechat, 15 Meadow Pipit.

Puxton:
5 Mute Swan, 9 Mallard, 2 Collared Dove, 4 Herring Gull, 3 Cormorant, 6 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Jay, 7 Magpie, 1 Rook, 1 Raven, 1 Great Tit, c.130 Starling, 19 Blackbird, 2 Fieldfare, c.70 Redwing, 3 Robin, 6 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 3 Pied Wagtail, 4 Goldfinch.

26-11-20 Pallas's Warbler Sand Point (Paul Gregory)
Sand Point & car park area:

1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Tawny Owl - calling, 2 Jay, 1 Pallas's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Firecrest, 2+2 Goldcrest, 1 Fieldfare, 1+1 Redwing

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
1 Buzzard, c.100 Starling with c.300 Fieldfare, 40 Redwing, 12 Chaffinch, 3 Bullfinch

Bath:

Victoria Park:
1 Nuthatch

Twerton - garden:
1 Green Woodpecker (first here), 2 Jay, 2 Coal Tit, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 6 Blackbird, first 3 Redwing this winter, 3 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch

Pendown Hill:
1 Red-legged Partridge, 20 Pheasant, 1 Red Kite, 8 Buzzard (one field), 2 Raven, 2 long-tailed Tit, 2 Fieldfare, 7 Redwing, 1 Pied Wagtail

26-11-20 Red Kite NSL (NSLBrding)
Newton St Loe:

16 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 1 Stock Dove, 2 Red Kite, 6 Buzzard,  3 Kestrel, 2 Jay, 5 Skylark, 50+ Starling, 15 Fieldfare, 30 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Stonechat, 4 Pied Wagtail, 30 Meadow Pipit, 20+ Chaffinch, 20 Goldfinch, 20 Linnet, 10 Yellowhammer, 

26-11-20 Little Owl Compton Dando (Ian Stapp)
Compton Dando:

1 Little Owl, 1 Green Woodpecker,  500 mix of Rook, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon, 2 Raven, 100 Fieldfare and Redwing

RESERVOIRS

26-11-20 Long-tailed Duck, Great Northern Diver BG (Graham Wagner)
Barrow Tanks:

1 Long-tailed Duck, 1 Great Northern Diver

Chew Valley Lake

26-11-20 Goldeneye CVL (George Stacey)
Dam:

3 Goldeneye, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Woodford:
70+ Fieldfare and Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush

Hollow Brook/ Grebe Trail:
15 Goosander (2m), 1 Water Rail, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Kingfisher, lots of Long-T Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Nuthatch, 


26-11-20 Common Sandpiper CVL (Ian Stapp)
Heron's Green:

2 Little Grebe - pool, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Great Black-b Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 5 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Stonechat - pool, 2+ Chaffinch, 2 Reed Bunting

Moreton:
7 Stock Dove, 100+ Woodpigeon, 1 Water Rail - calling, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay,  2 Raven, 9 (pos 12) Bearded Tit, 2 Cetti's Warbler - calling, 20 Long-t Tit + mixed other Tit, 4 Stonechat (f & m), 8 Goldfinch, 

Herriott's Bridge:
3 Shelduck, 9 Pintail, 4 Goldeneye, 1 Water Rail, 5 Great Black-b Gull, 2 Marsh Harrier - 1 with wing tags, 1 Buzzard, 7 Grey Heron, 6 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Jackdaw, 2 Bearded Tit,  2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 

Reports: Di and Pete Bunniss, Ken Carruthers, Allan Chard, Mike Moxon, Andy Davis, Paul Gregory, Robert Hargreaves, Matt Hull, Simon Isgar, John Lewis, Brian Martin, Dave Nevitt, NSL Birding, Jean Oliver, Lois Pryce, Sue & John Prince, Aravind Ramesh,  Rich Scantlebury George Stacy, Ian Stapp, Bri Thompson, Graham Wagner, Dan White, Roger White