A wild day with SW gales gusting up to 55 mph, frequent torrential downpours and occasional hail. Some brighter spells, mainly in the afternoon. A spectacular show of storm-driven seabirds on the Severn with Gannet counts breaking local records. Temp 10°C.
Jack SnipeFulmars
Gannets - hundreds of them
BRISTOL
Coombe Dingle:
Bonxie, Pomarine Skuas, Long-tailed Skua
Kittiwakes, Little Gull, Mediterranean Gull
Guillemot
Sand Martins, Wheatear
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| One of many Gannets at Severn Beach (Paul Bowerman) |
Coombe Dingle:
5 Mallard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 3 Crow, 2 Jackdaw, 2 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 6 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 3 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 5 Robin, 1 Dunnock,
Redland garden:
2 Herring Gull, 2 Woodpigeon, 1 Jay, 2 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 3 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 m. Blackcap, 1 Robin, 2 Blackbird, 1 Dunnock.
Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Portishead Battery Point (8:45-10:30 a.m.):
Easton-in-Gordano:
Anchor Head seawatch (7:30-8:50):
Reports: Nancy Barrett, Paul Bowerman, Di Bunniss, Derek Clarke, Judy Copeland, Chris Craig, John Croxton, Jane Cumming, Stephen Curtis & Carol Rushton, Andy Davis, Paul Gregory, Brian Lancastle, John Lewis, Lisa Presland, Phil Quinn, Steve Richardson, Nigel Sluman, Marcus Smith, Howard Taffs, Martin Wightman, Paul Williams, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG
Redland garden:
2 Herring Gull, 2 Woodpigeon, 1 Jay, 2 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 3 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 m. Blackcap, 1 Robin, 2 Blackbird, 1 Dunnock.
Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
5 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 14 Mallard, 1 domestic Mallard, 2 Buzzard, 7 Moorhen, 6 Coot, 12 Black-headed Gull, 1 flyover Cormorant, 3 Buzzard, 1 GS Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 12 Magpie, 16 Jackdaw, 9 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 1 LT Tit, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Greenfinch, 3 Goldfinch.
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| Flock of Gannets off Severn Beach (Paul Bowerman) |
Severn Beach:
Chittening Warth:
2 imm. dark morph Pomarine Skua (4:15 p.m.)
(from the bedroom window)
1 Fulmar, 1 ad. Little Gull, 1 auk sp.
(from the sea wall - check the video on Twitter)
300+ Gannet, 300 Kittiwake, 1 Long-tailed Skua (south at 4:10 p.m., several observers - only the 9th for S. Glos)
Shelduck, 2 Pintail, 20 Oystercatcher, 80 Turnstone, 25 Dunlin, Redshank, 2 GBB Gull, 3 Peregrine.
Chittening Warth:
2 imm. dark morph Pomarine Skua (4:15 p.m.)
Yate:
Kingsgate park:
2 Gadwall, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Grey Wagtail
Leisure Centre:
2 Jay
Garden:
2 Blackcap, 3 LT Tit.
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| Wheatear at Dowlais (Howard Taffs) |
NORTH SOMERSET
Portishead Battery Point (8:45-10:30 a.m.):
325 Gannets all heading SW
Portishead boating lake:
no Canada Geese at all, 2 Greylag Goose, 9 Mute Swan, 47 Mallard (low count), 15 Tufted Duck, 4 Moorhen, 42 BH Gull (count well down), 10 Herring Gull, 2 LBB Gull.
Portishead (from the living room):
106 Gannets (discontinuous watching over 3 hours, largest party was 38), 1 Bonxie with ten Gannets at noon. (Probably also 1 Fulmar and some Kittiwakes, but too much of a stretch at the distance).
106 Gannets (discontinuous watching over 3 hours, largest party was 38), 1 Bonxie with ten Gannets at noon. (Probably also 1 Fulmar and some Kittiwakes, but too much of a stretch at the distance).
Easton-in-Gordano:
pr. Siskin on garden feeder
Clevedon Ladye Bay:
(2 hour seawatch early):
9 Mute Swan, 1 Shelduck, 1 Fulmar, 220 Gannet (largest party was 41), 110 Kittiwake.
(2 hour seawatch 15:30-17:30):
2 Shelduck, 138 Gannet 1 ad. Mediterranean Gull, 2 Kittiwake.
Clevedon -Yeo:
1 m. Wheatear at Dowlais.
Kenn:
1 Black Redstart (back in the garden, after going AWOL yesterday)
Weston-super-Mare - airfield:
1 m. Wheatear at Dowlais.
Kenn:
1 Black Redstart (back in the garden, after going AWOL yesterday)
Weston-super-Mare - airfield:
North of Cross Rhyne
6 Teal, 1 Jack Snipe (flew over from south of the rhyne), 1 Little Egret, 1 m. Kestrel, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 f. Stonechat, 19 Pied Wagtail.
South of Cross Rhyne
50+ Wigeon, 20+ Teal, 2 Shoveler, 1 Buzzard.
60 Gannet up-river
2 Fulmar, 2 Kittiwake, 1 Guillemot down-river
BELOW M4 & BANES
Marksbury:
Marksbury:
2 Red Kite.
RESERVOIRS
Chew Valley Lake
Heron's Green:
6 Cattle Egret flew west over the road.
Herriott's Bridge:
Chew Valley Lake
Heron's Green:
6 Cattle Egret flew west over the road.
Herriott's Bridge:
1 Great White Egret in breeding plumes. 10 Sand Martin
Reports: Nancy Barrett, Paul Bowerman, Di Bunniss, Derek Clarke, Judy Copeland, Chris Craig, John Croxton, Jane Cumming, Stephen Curtis & Carol Rushton, Andy Davis, Paul Gregory, Brian Lancastle, John Lewis, Lisa Presland, Phil Quinn, Steve Richardson, Nigel Sluman, Marcus Smith, Howard Taffs, Martin Wightman, Paul Williams, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG
