Monday 8 November 2021

08-11-21 Monday - Bewick's Swan

Overcast and murky but it did manage to creep up to 13°C

Bearded Tit
Lesser Scaup
Black Redstart
Common Scoter
Bewick's Swan
Scaup
Merlin
Hawfinch
Red Kite

BRISTOL

Bishop Rd to Horfield Common:
19 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Black-headed Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 10 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 3 Carrion Crow, 9 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 70 Starling, 5 Blackbird (including 1 continental type), 2 Fieldfare, 1 Mistle Thrush, 6 Robin, 37 House Sparrow, 1 Pied Wagtail, 4 Chaffinch, 17 Goldfinch

Eastville Park:
1 hybrid Gull - presumed Lesser Black-backed Gull crossed with Herring Gull.

Henleaze - garden:
1 Blackcap - 1st of the winter?

Sea Mills - WeBS:
31 Mallard, 1 Water Rail, c10 Lapwing, 2 Snipe, c100 Redshank, 5 Common Sandpiper,  28 Black-headed Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Grey Heron

Stoke Park - inc Duchess Pond:
5 Mallard ducklings, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Skylark over, 2 Stonechat

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station - inc WeBS:
6 Canada Goose, 5 Greylag Goose, 10 Shelduck, 3 Gadwall, 70 Wigeon, 74 Mallard, 27 Teal, 1 Water Rail - calling from Matts Marsh, 2 Oystercatcher, 67 Lapwing, 124 Curlew - 84 in fields, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 55 Turnstone, 630 Dunlin - flew up from Littleton as tide dropped, though 15 roosting on Ledges buoy with Turnstone, 14 Snipe, 34 Redshank, 2 Cormorant, 6 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 2 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 15 Skylark, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 100 Redwing, 100 Fieldfare,  2 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Redpoll, 1 Siskin, 3 Yellowhammer

Littleton Warth - inc WeBS:
5 Canada Goose, 5 Greylag Goose, 3 Shelduck, 85 Wigeon, 27 Mallard, 46 Teal, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 2 Cormorant, 13 Oystercatcher, 76 Lapwing, 5 Ringed Plover, 270 Curlew, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 27 Turnstone, 600 Dunlin, 49 Redshank, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Merlin, 10 Skylark, 40 Starling, 50 Redwing, 9 Meadow Pipit, 1 Brambling, 
08-11-21 Meadow Pipit NP (Rosemary Setter)
Severnside:

10 Shelduck, 2 Gadwall, 37 Wigeon, 9 Mallard, 72 Teal, 80+ Oystercatcher, 6 Curlew, 17 Turnstone, 200+ Dunlin, 200+ Redshank, 411+ Black-headed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Cetti's Warbler, many Blackbird -migrants, some Redwing, a few Song Thrush,  10 Meadow Pipit

Yate:
garden -1 Sparrowhawk
Ridge Wood (7th) - 6 Woodpigeon, 3 Magpie, 6 Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Wren, 2 Nuthatch, 9 Starling, 12 Redwing, 4 Blackbird, 4 Fieldfare, 4 Robin, 1 Bullfinch

NORTH SOMERSET
08-11-21 Merlin Cl-Y (Paul Williams)
Clevedon:
Cannongate - 1 Sparrowhawk - returned to feed on yesterdays kill, near my back garden - will it return tomorrow??
Pier Rocks - 1 Black Redstart (f)
Channel View - 1 Common Scoter
Cl-Y - 85 Canada Goose, 290 Shelduck, 5 Shoveler, 170 Wigeon, 95 Mallard, 1 Pintail, 310 Teal, 2 Moorhen, 10 Coot, 1 Common Scoter, 2 Little Grebe, 10 Oystercatcher, 72 Lapwing, 3 Grey Plover, 190 Curlew, 10 Turnstone, 80 Dunlin - Kenn mouth, 5 Common Snipe, 340 Redshank, 275 Black-headed Gull, 1 Great Black Backed Gull, 85 Herring Gull, 6 Lesser Black Backed Gull, 5 Cormorant, 9 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Merlin (f) - Yeo, 2 Jay, 12 Skylark, 4 Cetti’s Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 1585 Starling, 440 Fieldfare, 910 Redwing, 8 Stonechat, 9 Pied Wagtail, 130 Meadow Pipit, 4 Rock Pipit, 450 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch, 28 Greenfinch, 7 Siskin, 1 Lesser Redpoll, 15 Linnet, 8 Reed Bunting.

Backwell Lake:
12 Shoveler, 4 Gadwall in residence, 2 Cormorant, 35 Little Egret into roost last night - so must have departed this morning!

Sand Point - Middle Hope:
2 Whooper Swan - R Banwell, 1 Whimbrel - heard, 5 Little Egret, 1 Merlin, 15+ Skylark, 12 Goldcrest, 50 Fieldfare, 150 Redwing, 14 Song Thrush, 4 Mistle Thrush, 289 Chaffinch, 6 Brambling, 3 Hawfinch, 14 Bullfinch - over, 1 Redpoll,  16 Siskin,

BELOW M4 & BANES

Longwell Green:
2 Peregrine

Willsbridge:
1 Sparrowhawk - in the garden, took a Jackdaw

Lansdown Racecourse - field:
300 Golden Plover 

Wellow:
2 Red Kite 

08-11-21 Bewick's Swan CVL (Ian Stapp)

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake inc WeBS:
217 Canada Goose, 33 Mute Swan, 2 Egyptian Goose, 36 Shoveler, 120 Gadwall, 136 Wigeon, 269 Mallard, 8 Pintail, 565 Teal, 92 Pochard, 571 Tufted Duck, 9 Goldeneye, 24 Moorhen, 1970 Coot, 11 Little Grebe, 15 Great Crested Grebe, 38 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 85 Black-headed Gull, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 35 Common Gull, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 6 Herring Gull, 5 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 16 Cormorant, 3 Buzzard, 

Chew Valley Lake

Heron's Green:
3 Scaup, 2 Little Grebe, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 12 Little Egret,1 Buzzard, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Stonechat (f&m), 3 Pied Wagtail, 2 Chaffinch, 

Moreton:
1 Lesser Scaup, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Marsh Harrier (f&m), 1 Buzzard, 3 Chaffinch, 12+ Goldfinch, 6+ Siskin 

Stratford:
2 Bewick's Swan - Bybrook ringed in 2001, partner is/was Keynell, 2 Water Rail - calling, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 3 Marsh Harrier (2f&m), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Bearded Tit (f&2m), 
08-11-21 Kingfisher CVL (ian Stapp)
Herriott's inc Pool:

3 Shelduck, 20+ Shoveler, 30+ Pintail, 2 Water Rail - calling, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier (f&m), 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Jay, 20+ Jackdaw, 30+ Carrion Crow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail

Reports: Richard Belson, John Budd, John Croxton, Stephen Curtis, Alan Daniells, Geoff Daniels, Andy Davis, Bob Goodman, Chris Hall, Rupert Higgins, Nick Hudson, Matt Hull, Simon Isgar, Nigel Kempson, Andy Middleton, Matt Plenty, Brian Mulgrew, Phil Quinn, Howard Rose, Carol Rushton, Steve Sanins, Tony Scott, Rosemary Setter, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Wayne Tucker, Chris Vines, Paul Williams,