Wednesday, 3 November 2021

03-11-21 Wednesday - Whooper Swan

Temp 1 to 10°C. Cool cloudy start, light shower then Sunshine later

Whooper Swan
Lesser Scaup, Goosander
Golden Plover, Woodcock
Firecrest
Fieldfare
Black Redstart
Brambling, Redpoll
3-11-21 Black-headed Gull, CVL (George Stacey)
BRISTOL

Eastville BS56RH:
1 ad Common Gull

Fishponds Industrial Estate:
100 Woodpigeon, 1 Raven mobbed by Gulls, Long-tailed Tits, Pied Wagtails

Purdown Vis Mig 07.00 to 10.00:
11 Cormorant SW, 2370 Woodpigeon SW (+200N), 120 Starling SW, 6 Fieldfare N, 18 Redwing N/E, 1 Pied Wagtail N, 3 Meadow Pipit S, 30 Chaffinch N/E, 2 Greenfinch N, 7 Goldfinch N, 24 Siskin N, as well as 10 unidentified small passerines

Stoke Park:
1 Blackcap, 1 Firecrest, 4 Stonechat

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Services:
52 Redwing, 6 Fieldfare, 1 Rock Pipit, 155 Chaffinch, 8 Brambling, 2 Hawfinch, 3 Linnet, 10 Lesser Redpoll, 9 Goldfinch, 3 Reed Bunting

Yate Rocks garden:
Woodcock heard nearby

Yate, Brimsham Park:
10 Mallard, 3 f/juv Goosander, 6 Moorhen, 1 f Sparrowhawk, 5 Redwing

Yate, Kingsgate Park:
8 Mute Swan inc 6 cygnets, 11 Gadwall, 92 Mallard, 3 tufted Duck, 18 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 2 Common Gull, 3 Jay

NORTH SOMERSET

Failand, B3128 Clevedon Rd onto Tyntesfield Estate:
Woodcock

3-11-21 Black Redstart, Clevedon Pier (Paul Chapman)
Clevedon Pier:

1 f Black Redstart
3-11-21 Whooper Swan, River Banwell (Paul Gregory)
Sand Point/Middle Hope:
Whooper Swan by River Banwell, 8,000 Woodpigeon, 8 Goldcrest, 1 Mistle Thrush, 40 Redwing, 4 Fieldfare, 125 Chaffinch, 8 Brambling, 4 Hawfinch, 3 Redpoll, 25 Siskin

BELOW M4 & BANES

3-11-21 Chaffinch, Elm Farm (Ian Stapp)
Burnett, Elm Farm November survey:
27 Pheasant, 200 Woodpigeon, 4 Stock Dove, 2 Collared Dove, 3 BH Gull, 3 LBB Gull, 2 Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Jay, 15 Magpie, 100 Jackdaw, 120 Carrion Crow, 14 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 26 Skylark, 19 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Goldcrest, 4 Wren, 50 Starling, 3 Mistle Thrush, 3 Blackbird, 5 Robin, 2 Pied Wagtail, 15 Meadow Pipit, 3 Chaffinch, 3 Bullfinch, 30 Goldfinch

Bath, Lansdown Racecourse:
300+ Golden Plover

RESERVOIRS

3-11-21 Teal, CVL (George Stacey)
Chew Valley Lake


Villice/Parkland:
a few Redwing and Fieldfare

Herons Green:
1 Yellow-legged Gull

Herriotts:
1 m Lesser Scaup distantly, 14 Cattle Egret, 2 f/juv Marsh Harrier

Out of Avon
193,984 Woodpigeon SW over Portskewett, Gwent
Barred Warbler at Berrow Dunes LNR, near Brean

Reports: Paul Chapman, Andy Davis, Oscar Dewhurst, Katie Downes, Ollie Fournier, Paul Gregory, Matt Hull, Roger Joliffe, Glen Maddison, Linda Moysey, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Martin Wightman, blagdonlakebirdsnslbirding, ;opsbirdingsevernsidebirdsTBOSG

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