02-11-21 Tuesday - Shore Lark

Temp 4 to 12°C. Early frost, sunshine, light wind and dry, fine birding weather

Brent Goose

Lesser Scaup

Bar-tailed Godwit

Shore Lark

Bearded Tit

Firecrest

Fieldfare, Ring Ouzel
Black Redstart

Water Pipit

Brambling, Redpoll

2-11-21 Black Redstart, Clevedon Pier (Pagan Birder)

BRISTOL

Blaise Castle Estate:
1 Firecrest

Eastville garden, Vismig, 07.00 to 08.00:

3 Stock Dove, c.1700 Woodpigeon, 10 Little Egret, 1 Blackcap, 2 Skylark, c.550 Starling, 1 Mistle Thrush, 17 Redwing, 2 Fieldfare, 41 Chaffinch, 4 Siskin 

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Tytherington:

1 Barn Owl

Oldbury Power Station:

18 Wigeon, 1 Gadwall, 50 Lapwing, 3 Common Gull, 2 Redwing, 2 Stonechat, 1 House Sparrow, 3+ Brambling, 3 Greenfinch, 2 Redpoll, 4 Siskin

 

Northwick Warth / Chessel Pill / New Passage:

loads+ Wigeon, 1 f Pintail, loads Redshank, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Bullfinch

Lyde Green:

1 Cetti's Warbler

Kingswood:

c.7000 Woodpigeon to South-East

NORTH SOMERSET

2-11-21 Rock Pipit, Clevedon Pier (Paul Chapman)

Clevedon Pier:
1 Curlew, 6 Turnstone, 1 m Sparrowhawk, 2 Jay, 1 f Black Redstart, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Rock Pipit

2-11-21 dark-bellied Brent Goose, Clevedon Dowlais (Paul Chapman)

Clevedon-Dowlais/Pill:

1 dark-bellied Brent Goose, Curlew, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, Turnstone, 5 Mistle Thrush, 1 Stonechat, 3 Brambling, 4 Bullfinch, 4 Redpoll, 6 Siskin

Kenn Pier on Davis Lane:
Mute Swan with 7 cygnet, 4 Little Grebe, 2 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Otter!

Wemeberham Area:

16 Mute Swan, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Cormorant, 6 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 2 Jay, 1 Raven,  6 Skylark, 18 Redwing, 2 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail 7 Meadow Pipit, 1 Greenfinch

2-11-21 Ring Ouzel, Sand Point (David Gibbs)

Sand Point/Middle Hope:

c.150 Woodpigeon through, 10 Oystercatcher, 1 Ringed Plover, a few Curlew, c.35 Redshank, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 60 Skylark with a Shore Lark calling amongst them, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Firecrest car park, 16 Goldcrest, c.1050 Starling, 9 Song Thrush, 17 Redwing, 1 Fieldfare, 1 m Ring Ouzel around Trig Point, 1 Stonechat, 3 Grey Wagtail, 5 Pied Wagtail, 50 Meadow Pipit, 2/3 Water Pipit, 1 Rock Pipit, 280+ Chaffinch, 4 Brambling, 2 Bullfinch, 9 Greenfinch, 70 Linnet, 12 Redpoll, 40 Goldfinch, c.30 Siskin, 7 Reed Bunting

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield, Shire Valley:

70+ Woodpigeon, Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 5 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 f Kestrel, 1 Raven, 1 Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper

02-11-21 Jay Stanton Drew (Paul Tompkins)

Stanton Drew, BOC Walk:

1 Pheasant, 380 Woodpigeon, BH Gull, Common Gull, Herring Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Green Woodpecker, 3 Jay, 5 Magpie, 8 Rook, 1 Coal Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 6 Skylark, Long-tailed Tit, 8 Wren, 40 Starling, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Redwing, 5 Blackbird, 14 Robin, 1 Stonechat, 6 House Sparrow, 5 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 4 Meadow Pipit, 4 Bullfinch, 6 Greenfinch, 9 Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

2-11-21 Egyptian Goose, Blagdon Lake (Martin Tayler)

Blagdon Lake:

3 Egyptian Geese

2-11-21 Bearded Tit, Chew Valley Lake (larrynoshoes)

Chew Valley Lake
3 Bearded Tit

2-11-21 Redwing, Parkland (George Stacey)

Parkland:

a few Redwing and Fieldfare

Hollowbrook:

1 Grey Heron

Herons Green:
2 Pheasant, 2 Little Grebe, 4 Green Sandpiper, 1 GBB Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Pied Wagtail

2-11-21 Kingfisher, Herriott's (Ian Stapp)

Herriott's Bridge:
2 Shelduck, 60+ Shoveler, 50+ Wigeon, 2 Pintail, 80+ Pochard, 1 Lesser Scaup, 1000's flyover Woodpigeon, 2 Water Rail, 2 Little Grebe, 1 2nd winter Mediterranean Gull, 3 GBB Gull, 6 Cattle Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 2 f/j Marsh Harrier, 1 Red Kite, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Jay, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail

2-11-21 Marsh Harrier, CVL (Martin Tayler)

Reports: Paul Chapman, Derek Clarke, Alan Daniells, Andy Davis, Heather England, Ollie Fournier, David Gibbs, Matt Hall, Martin Hayes, Peter Hazelwood, Jeff Hosier, Iris & Andrew Langson, Larrynoshoes, Andy Middleton, Pagan Birder, Trevor Riddle, Mathew Rogers, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Martin Tayler, Paul Tompkins, Paul Williams, blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

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