Friday, 5 November 2021

05-11-21 Friday - Mandarin

Temp 2 to 12°C. Frost and Sunshine first thing, cloud later but still cold

Brent Goose
Whooper Swan
Mandarin, Goosander
Grey Plover
Fieldfare
Black Redstart
Brambling, Redpoll

5-11-21 Redshank, New Passage (Martin Tayler)
BRISTOL

Blaise Woods:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 10 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 2 Coal Tit, 10 Blue Tit, 8 Great Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 6 Nuthatch, 1 Wren,  2 Treecreeper, 2 Blackbird, 4 Robin

Eastville garden BS56RH, vismig to North:
1 Rook, c120 mixed Fieldfare and Redwing, c.20 Chaffinch heard with 1 Brambling (garden tick)

Fishponds, Ridgeway Playing Fields:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Raven, small flock Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Huntingford Mill:
1 m Mandarin, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Grey Wagtail

Oldbury Power Station:
41 Stock Dove, 60 Fieldfare, 100 Redwing

Aust Services, vis mig:
Brent Goose, 6 Goosander, 190 Dunlin, 7 Stock Dove, 2148 Woodpigeon, 36 Jackdaw, 4 Skylark, 605 Starling, 874 Fieldfare, 2512 Redwing, 3 Grey Wagtail, 3 Meadow Pipit, 101 Chaffinch, 32 Brambling, 2 Bullfinch, 4 Greenfinch, 3 Lesser Redpoll, 54 Goldfinch, 19 Siskin

5-11-21 Waders at New Passage (Martin Tayler)
Hanham:
1 Raven NE

Warmley Forest Park:
2 Raven, small numbers Fieldfare and Redwing

NORTH SOMERSET

Easton-in-Gordano:
1 Green Woodpecker

Failand:
12+ Redwing
5-11-21 Black Redstart, Clevedon Pier (Robin Martin)
Clevedon Pier:

1 f Black Redstart

Sand Point/Middle Hope vismig:
2,450 Woodpigeon, 37 Oystercatcher, 10 Lapwing, 1 Grey Plover, 1 Ringed Plover, 32 Curlew, 24 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 12 Goldcrest, 1,550 Starling, 250 flock +5 Fieldfare, 440 Redwing, 193 Chaffinch, 3 Brambling, 2 Hawfinch, 2 Redpoll, 33 Siskin, 10+ Reed Bunting

5-11-21 Whooper Swan, Woodspring Bay (Pagan Birder)
Woodspring Priory, River Banwell:
Whooper Swan
5-11-21 Green Woodpecker, Uphill (David Gibbs)
Uphill:
2 Wigeon, 2 Goosander, 4 Snipe, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 m Blackcap

BELOW M4 & BANES

5-11-21 Corn Bunting, Drifton Hill (Peter Coslett)
Marshfield, Drifton Hill:
1 Lapwing, 5 Golden Plover, 30+ Skylark, Meadow Pipit, 20+ Linnet, Goldfinch, 20+ Corn Bunting

RESERVOIRS

5-11-21 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Herons Green (Ian Stapp)
Chew Valley Lake

5 Great White Egret, 30 Lapwing

5-11-21 Redwing, Parkland (George Stacey)
Villice/Parkland:
1 GreatSpotted Woodpecker, c.20 Redwing

5-11-21 Pied Wagtail, Herons Green (Ian Stapp)
Herons Green:

50+ Pochard, 1 juv f Scaup, 2 Little Grebe, 7 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 3 GBB Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Skylark over, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail

5-11-21 Siberian Chiffchaff, CVRS
Chew Valley Ringing Station:
1 Siberian Chiffchaff

Herriotts Bridge:
2 Shelduck, 70 Wigeon, 16 Pintail, 20 Pochard, 2 m Goldeneye, 2 Little Grebe, 14 Great Crested Grebe, 5 GBB Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 2 f/juv Marsh Harrier, 1 Jay, 14+ Jackdaw, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 20+ Startling, 2 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail

5-11-21 Barred Warbler, Berrow Dunes LNR (M Carlyon)

Out of Avon
Barred Warbler at Berrow Dunes LNR

Reports: Phil Barlow, Di Bunniss, M Carlyon, Paul Chapman, Judy Copeland, Peter Coslett, Andy Davis, Katie Downes, David Gibbs, Paul Gregory, Peter Hazelwood, Matt Hobbs, Matt Hull, Les Mears, Chris Mott, Pagan Birder, Vic Polley, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Martin Tayler, blagdonlakebirdsnslbirding, 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