Monday, 1 November 2021

01-11-21 Monday - Woodpigeon

Temp 8 to 12°C. Sunshine and heavy showers with rainbows, cool

Woodpigeon
Mediterranean Gull
Cattle Egret
Black Redstart 
Siskin

1-11-21 Yellow-legged Gull, Herons Green (Ian Stapp)
BRISTOL

Bishop Rd to Horfield Common:
18 Feral pigeon, 9 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 2 Herring Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 2 Jay, 10 Magpie, 3 Jackdaw,  4 Carrion Crow, 2 Wren, 36 Starling, 3 Blackbird, 1 Mistle Thrush, 3 Robin, 36 House Sparrow, 1 Pied Wagtail, 4 Chaffinch, 32 Goldfinch, 7 Siskin

Eastville garden, Vismig, mostly to South East:
2000+ Woodpigeon, 6+ Stock Dove, 4 Redwing, 1 Meadow Pipit, c100 Chaffinch, 1 Siskin 

Eastville Park:
12 Cormorant, 2 Peregrine

Hanham garden:
2 Grey Wagtail

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Northwick Warth / Chessel Pill / New Passage:
200+ Canada Goose, 250+ Wigeon, 40+ Oystercatcher, 90+ Lapwing (flushed from the Wetlands), 8 Ringed Plover, 106 Curlew, 109 Turnstone (New Passage Rocks), 100+ Dunlin, 40+ BH Gull, 1 Cormorant

New Pill: 
11 Shelduck, 4 Teal, 23 Curlew, 18 BH Gull, 1 Grey Heron

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Stonechat, I Meadow Pipit

NORTH SOMERSET

1-11-21 Black Redstart, Clevedon Pier (Paul Chapman)
Clevedon Pier:

1 f Black Redstart

Clevedon-Dowlais:
17 Lapwing, 2 Curlew, 60 Chaffinch, 2 Siskin

Nailsea, 07.45:
250 Woodpigeon going South + large flock, but smaller,  later

Banwell garden:
2 m/f Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Nuthatch  

BELOW M4 & BANES

1-11-21 Blackcap, Chew Stoke (Lucy Masters)
Chew Stoke:

8 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 2 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Goldfinch

Willsbridge Hill footpath:
23+ Pied Wagtail, 1 Meadow Pipit

Keynsham, Manor Rd:
2000 Woodpigeon going South

Bitton, Meadow Wood:
20 Redwing, 2 m Bullfinch

RESERVOIRS

1-11-21 Meadow Pipit, Herons Green (Ian Stapp)
Chew Valley Lake


1-11-21 Little Grebe, Herons Green (Ian Stapp)
Herons Green:

2 Little Grebe, 14 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Cattle Egret, 8 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 40+ Starling, 2 Stonechat, 2 Grey Wagtail, 10+ Pied Wagtail, 12 Meadow Pipit

Herriotts:
10 Shelduck, 60+ Shoveler, 50 Wigeon, 30+ Pintail, 50+ Pochard, 1000 Woodpigeon going South, 2 Water Rail, 1 2nd winter Mediterranean Gull, 3 GBB Gull, 5 Cattle Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 m/f Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 2 Jay, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 20 Starling, 2 Grey Wagtail, 12+ Pied Wagtail

Reports: John Budd, Paul Chapman, Andy Davis, Martin Hayes, Nigel Kempson, Lucy Masters, Chris Mott, Vic Polley, Phill Quinn, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, John Thorogood, blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, ;opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

Rare Sightings from 2021 missing supporting notes

If you can provide notes to support any of the sightings below please send them to Rich Mielcarek at avonbirds@hotmail.co.uk