Squally: sunshine with rainbows, heavy showers and a cold wind. Temperature 7- 9°C
Scaup, Long-tailed Duck
Woodcock
Yellow-legged Gull
Cattle Egret
Marsh Harrier
Black Redstart
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| 26-11-21 Egyptian Goose, Dam CVL (Ian Stapp) |
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| 26-11-21 Snipe, Stratford Hide, CVL (Dave Hughes) |
BRISTOL
No reports
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Frampton Cotterell:
Mayshill, late afternoon/dusk - 1 Buzzard, 2 Woodcock, 20+ Magpie, 100 Carrion Crow/Rook mixed flock + 3 Roe Deer
NORTH SOMERSET
Kenn:
Duck Lane - 1 m Black Redstart in garden
BELOW M4 & BANES
Cameley:
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| 26-11-21 Jackdaw, Herriotts Bridge CVL (Ian Stapp) |
Kenn:
Duck Lane - 1 m Black Redstart in garden
BELOW M4 & BANES
Cameley:
An interesting week for Redwings just gone:
Hundreds around (and dozens ringed) until yesterday when numbers plummeted, barely any today.
The flocks brought in a few Song & Mistle Thrushes with them.
A couple of Redwings were very dark, possible of the Icelandic race T. i. coburni but difficult to be certain.
Hundreds around (and dozens ringed) until yesterday when numbers plummeted, barely any today.
The flocks brought in a few Song & Mistle Thrushes with them.
A couple of Redwings were very dark, possible of the Icelandic race T. i. coburni but difficult to be certain.
One immature had three remarkable sets of
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| 23-11-21 Redwing showing fault bars, Cameley (Bob Medland) |
when it was a nestling earlier this year.
[See attached photo.]
If seen from behind in the field
it might have had the observer guessing.
Two Blackcaps each on the 17th.
Two Greenfinches on the 18th.
Jays are more obvious than usual, probably as they are having to forage about in the open for other food due to this non-acorn autumn following the mast year in 2020.
Chew Magna:
c30 Greenfinch (pre-roost gathering)
RESERVOIRS
Chew Valley Lake
Dam:
1 Egyptian Goose, 30+ Goldeneye, 1 m Long-tailed Duck, 2 GBB Gull, 3 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail
Woodford:
24 Pochard, 30+ Goldeneye, 1 Goosander, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Song Thrush, 20+ Redwing, 3 Fieldfare
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| 26-11-21 Redwing, Parklands CVL (George Stacey) |
6 Redwing (Parklands)
Heron's Green:
12 Wigeon, 4 Little Grebe, 2 G-BB Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret,1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Stonechat, 2 Pied Wagtail
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| 26-11-21 Green Sandpiper, Moreton CVL (George Stacey) |
Moreton:
2 juv Scaup, 6 Lapwing, 2 Green Sandpiper,1 Great White Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Chiffchaff, c30 Redwing
2 juv Scaup, 6 Lapwing, 2 Green Sandpiper,1 Great White Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Chiffchaff, c30 Redwing
Stratford:
4 Snipe
Herriott's inc Pool:
6 Shelduck, 28+ Pintail, 12 Shoveler, 300+ Teal (no sign of Green-winged Teal today), 1 Water Rail, 6 Lapwing, 4 GBB Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 17 Cattle Egret, 1 m Marsh Harrier, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Peregrine, 2 Jay, 9 Jackdaw, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting
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| 26-11-21 Gadwell and Pintail, Herriotts Pool, CVL (Ian Stapp) |
