Tuesday 16 November 2021

16-11-21 Tuesday - Woodcock, Jack Snipe

Temp 9 to 13°C. Calm day but not much sun, one rainbow

Bewick's Swan, Whooper Swan
Goosander
Woodcock, Jack Snipe
Merlin, Ring-necked Parakeet
Firecrest
Richard's Pipit
Brambling, Siskin

16-11-21 Firecrest, nr Bristol Zoo (George Cook)
BRISTOL

Clifton Downs, Bristol Zoo:
1 Peregrine, 25 Jackdaw, 1 Coal tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Firecrest, 3 Wren, 2 Redwing

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
14 Stock Dove, 170 Woodpigeon, 7 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 , 28 Snipe, 7 Fieldfare, 1 Brambling, 1 Redpoll, 100 Siskin (prev record 45)

Aust/wetlands vismig:
Brambling, 1 Redpoll, 46 Siskin

Pilning Wetland:
c.500 Black-tailed Godwit

New Passage:
418 Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 20+ Shelduck, 2 Shoveler, 6 Gadwall, 300+ Wigeon, 20+ Mallard, 40+ Teal (Wetlands), 2 Water Rail (heard), 5 Moorhen, 8 Coot, 50+ Oystercatcher, 100+ Lapwing (Wetlands), 30+ Curlew, 300+ Black-tailed Godwit, 97 Turnstone (shore), 2 Knot, 100+ Dunlin, 7 Snipe, 250+ Redshank, 100+ BH Gull, 1 Little Egret, 68 Pied Wagtail

Frampton Cotterell, Church Rd area:
Ring-necked Parakeet still

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon, Blind Yeo, Strode Bridge Rd:
1 m juv Goosander

Clevedon-Yeo:
1 Merlin, 1 Peregrine, 370 Redwing, 20 Fieldfare, 1 Richard's Pipit heard,  Rock Pipits, 2 Brambling, 1 Redpoll, 3 Siskin

Weston Woods/Worlebury:
Woodcock chased by Magpies

16-11-21 Whooper Swan, River Banwell (Adrian Dutt)
River Banwell:
3 Mute Swan, 2 Whooper Swan, 3 Egyptian Goose, Lapwing, Stonechat, Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

16-11-21 Brambling, Marshfield (Peter Coslett)
Marshfield:

7 Common gull, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, Jay, Raven, 30 Starling, 1 Stonechat, Chaffinch, 8 Brambling, Greenfinch, Linnet, Goldfinch, 40+ Corn Bunting, 8 Yellowhammer, 1 Reed Bunting

16-11-21 Redwing, Compton Dando (Ian Stapp)
Elm Farm Bird Survey, Compton Dando:
10 Pheasant, 20 Stock Dove, 15 Woodpigeon, 20+ Collared Dove, 4 BH Gull, 4 LBB Gull, 2 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 6 Jay, 10 Magpie, 10 Jackdaw, 2 Rook, 19 Carrion Crow, 7 Raven, 2 Skylark, 6 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 14 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 4 Goldcrest, 7 Wren, 1 Mistle Thrush, 100 Redwing, 20 Blackbird, 16 Fieldfare, 13 Robin, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 11 Meadow Pipit, 1 Bullfinch, 4 Goldfinch, 1 Yellowhammer, 1 Muntjac, 3 Squirrel, 1 Rabbit

Lansdown, Beckford's Tower and at Newton St Loe going towards Bath:
1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Gurney:
2 Mute Swan, 2 Gadwall, 23 Mallard, 14 Teal, 18 Pochard, 81 Tufted Duck, 25 Little Grebe, 9 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Moorhen, 88 Coot, 18 Lapwing, 16 BH Gull, 76 Common Gull, 135 Herring Gull, 16 LBB Gull2 GBB Gull, 15 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 m Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 f Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Redwing, 1 Grey Wagtail

16-11-21 Bewick's Swan, Herriotts (Rob Hargreaves)
Chew Valley Lake


16-11-21 Goldeneye, Dam (George Stacey) 
Dam:

1 Egyptian Goose, 3 m Pochard, 2 f Goldeneye, 17 Lapwing thru

16-11-21 Pochard, Herons Green (Rob Hargreaves)
Herons Green:

1 m Pochard, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron

Stratford:
c8 Shoveler, c50 Teal, 1 Water Rail, 3 Lapwing, 1 Snipe, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 m Brambling, 1 Bullfinch

16-11-21 Kingfisher, Herriotts (George Stacey)
Herriotts:

Bewick's Swan, 7 Shelduck, 29 Pintail, 2 m/f Goldeneye, 200+ Common Gull, 1 ad intermedius LBB Gull, 33 Cattle Egret to roost, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret to roost, 1 Little Egret, 2 m/juv Marsh Harrier, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Cetti's Warbler, c.50 Pied Wagtail to roost
The Bewick's Swans often go to Slimbridge at night

Out of Avon
  
16-11-21 Kestrel with a vole, Arlingham (Gill Hardman)
Arlingham BOC Walk:
4 Shelduck, 6 Mallard, 1 Pheasant, Woodpigeon, 8 Collared Dove, 100 Lapwing, 7 Golden Plover, 1 Curlew, 1 Common Sandpiper, 50 BH Gull, 2 GBB Gull, 10 Herring Gull, 200 LBB Gull, 5 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 4 Little Egret, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 1 Jay, 3 Magpie, 30 Jackdaw, 100 Rook, Carrion Crow, 4 Raven, 5 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Blackcap, 8 Wren, 45 Starling, 4 Song Thrush, 3 Mistle Thrush, 29 Redwing, 11 Blackbird, 2 Fieldfare, 9 Robin, 3 Stonechat, 25 House Sparrow, 3 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail, 5 Pied Wagtail, 7 Meadow Pipit, 30 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 25 Goldfinch

Reports: John. Barnet, Derek Clarke, George Cook, Tony Cook, Peter Coslett, Chris Craig, Alan Daniells, Adrian Dutt, Geoff Hardman, Rob Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Matt Hall, Matt Hull, Karen Jayne, John Lewis, Andy Middleton, Michael Moxon, Phil Quinn, Dean Reeves, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG