Wednesday 17 November 2021

17-11-21 Wednesday - Snow Bunting

 Sunny intervals with a gentle breeze. Temperature  5 - 11°C

Bewick's Swan
Long-tailed Duck
Goldeneye
Merlin
Black Redstart
Dipper
Brambling
Snow Bunting
Corn Bunting
17-11-21 Snow Bunting, Sand Point (David Gibbs)
BRISTOL

St Andrew's Park:
Redwing are back in the park!
17-11-21 Redwing, Villice/Parkland, CVL (George Stacey)
Redland garden:
3 Feral Pigeon, 2 Wood Pigeon, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Jay, 1 Magpie, 1 Carrion Crow,  2 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Blackbird, 12 House Sparrow

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Stoke Gifford:
Ring-necked Parakeet (at Travis Perkins) 
17-11-21 mixed wader flock, New Passage (Rosemary Setter)
New Passage/Northwick Warth:
Mixed wader flock

Holes Mouth
36 Shelduck, 18 Mallard, 13 Teal, 100+ Oystercatcher, 24 Curlew, 11 Turnstone, 30+ Dunlin, 91 Redshank, 400+ BH Gull, 57 Herring Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard (melanistic)

Tortworth - Avening Green, Little Avon River:
1 Dipper

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf: 
43 Shelduck, 61 Wigeon, 26 Mallard, 16 Teal, 30 Curlew, 2 Snipe, 5 Redshank, 300+ BH Gull, 21 Herring Gull,1 LBB Gull, 1 Cormorant, 3 Skylark, 1 Cetti's Warbler,  5 Meadow Pipit

Easton-in-Gordano:
2 Pheasant, 1 Buzzard, 200 corvid flock, 10 Fieldfare (flying over),14 Linnet, 3 Roe Deer
17-11-21 Black Redstart, Clevedon Pier (Paul Chapman)
Clevedon - Yeo:
1 Black Redstart (Clevedon pier), and 1 Otter seen from Clevedon, Blind Yeo, Lower Strode Road bridge at 16.45 to 16.50.

Sand Point/Bay:
3 Stock Dove, 60 Fieldfare, 1 Snow Bunting

Uphill:
2 (m) Pheasant, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Stonechat

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
1 m Merlin (nearly caught a Brambling), 2 Stonechat, 8 Brambling, 40+ Corn Bunting, 5+ Yellowhammer 

Stanton Prior:
1 Buzzard, 1 Red Kite, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 15 Redwing, 15 Fieldfare, 4 Chaffinch

RESERVOIRS
17-11-21 Pintail, Herriott's, CVL (Robin Martin)
Chew Valley Lake 

Dam:
40+ Tufted Duck , 1 (m) Long-tailed Duck, 5 Goldeneye (including 2 f),  4 GBB Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting
17-11-21 Goldeneye, Dam, CVL (George Stacey)
Villice/Parkland including the lane to Villice Bay:
Shoveler, Gadwall, Wigeon (few of each), 10 Little Grebe, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Jay,  2 Coal Tit, 20+ Long-tailed Tit, 1 Mistle Thrush, 40+ Redwing, 27+ Blackbird, 20 Fieldfare,  5 Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch, 5 Bullfinch

Heron's Green:
3 Little Grebe (pool), 4 GBB Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Chaffinch     
17-11-21 Long-tailed Duck, Dam, CVL (Ian Stapp)
Stratford:
5 Water Rail (including 1 heard), 1 Great White Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier interacting, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Nuthatch, 6 Redwing, 10 Fieldfare, 1 possibly 2 Brambling (car park at the hide), 1 Reed Bunting

Herriott's inc Pool:
17-11-21 Bewick's Swan, Herriott's, CVL (Mark Savage)
2 Bewick's Swan (lake near ringing station), 6 Shelduck (pool), 20+ Shoveler (pool), 22+ Pintail (pool), 40+ Teal (pool), 1 Water Rail (calling), 200+ Common Gull (pool), 4 GBB Gull, 34 Cattle Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (f), 1 Kingfisher, 2 Jay, 12+ Jackdaw, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 12+ Long-tailed Tit, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail  

Reports: Nancy Barrett, Paul Chapman, Judy Copeland, Chris Craig, Stephen Curtis, Andy Davis, Ian Foster, David Gibbs, Pete Harrison, Robin Martin, Phil Quinn, Carol Rushton, Mark Savage, Vic Savery, Rosemary Setter, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland
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