Friday, 10 December 2021

10-12-21 Friday - Scaup

 A brisk day with some sunshine but a chilly wind blowing. Temperature 8°C

Pintail
Green-winged Teal 
Scaup
Purple Sandpiper
Jack Snipe
Black Redstart
10-12-21 Black-tailed Godwit, Villice, CVL (Alex Carlisle)
BRISTOL

Stoke Park - inc Duchess Pond:
16 Mallard (10m/6f), 40+ Feral Pigeon, 20 Woodpigeon, 15 Moorhen, 8 Coot, 1 Little Grebe, 5 BH Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 12 Magpie, 35+ Jackdaw, 7 Carrion Crow, 43 Starling, 6 Blackbird, 5 Robin, 27 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 5 Goldfinch
10-12-21 Moorhen, Stoke Park (Patrick Hardyman Richards)
Redland garden:
1 (f) Blackcap (first of the winter)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Yate Rocks:
1 (f) Peregrine Falcon

NORTH SOMERSET

10-12-21 Purple Sandpiper, Portishead (Paul Chapman)
Portishead:
50 Canada Geese, 1 Greylag Goose, 8 Mute Swan, 130 Mallard (2 domestic hybrids), 7 Tufted Duck, 14 Woodpigeon, 10 Moorhen, 2 Curlew, 6 Purple Sandpiper (Battery Point), 1 Redshank, 106 BH Gull, 1 (ad) GBB Gull, 57 Herring Gull (most bathing or loafing on the lake), 2 Cormorant, 1 Common Buzzard (flyover), 3 Magpie, 4 Jackdaw, 28 Carrion Crow, 4 Raven, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Wren, 6 Blackbird, 3 Robin,18 House Sparrow (one flock, no others which is unusual), 2 Dunnock, 4 Pied Wagtail/white Wagtail, 1 Rock Pipit (on the point)
10-12-21 Bewick Swan, Moreton, CVL (George Stacey)
Clevedon - Yeo:
- Clevedon Pier: 1 Black Redstart 
- Blind Yeo/ Mouth of Kenn: 1(m) Pintail 5 Goosander (3m/2f), 1 (m) Peregrine Falcon,
 2 Stonechat 
- Kingston Seymour: 1 Cattle Egret & 8 Little Egret 

Worlebury garden, (Weston-s-Mare):
1 (m) Blackcap

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield - Down Road:
5 Stock Dove, 52 Common Gull, 4 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 50+ corvids, 1 Raven, 1 Fieldfare,1 Pied Wagtail, 300+ Finch flock (mostly Linnet with some Chaffinch), 6 Yellowhammer

West Kington - Drifton Hill:
1 Peregrine (from the car)

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
10-12-21 Goldeneye, Dam, CVL (George Stacey)
East Denny Island:
17 Black-tailed Godwit

Dam:
1 Long-tailed Duck, 2 (f) Goldeneye

Woodford:
2 (m) Goldeneye.

Villice:
1 Black-tailed Godwit, 40-50 Redwing, c80 Fieldfare

Nunnery:
4 Scaup (1st winter m/3f)

Moreton:
3(1 juv/2 ad) Bewick Swan, 1 Green-winged Teal (Moreton Hide - asleep behind isolated reed clump then flew toward Herons Green Bay),  2 (m) Scaup (1st winter), 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Great White Egret 

Stratford:
2 Jack Snipe (hide), 1 Green Sandpiper, 12 Little Egret (Stratford Lane), 2 Marsh Harrier, 3 Bearded Tit (hide), 1 Chiffchaff

Herriott's inc Pool:
2 Great White Egret, 2 (m/juv) Marsh Harrier, 1 Chiffchaff

Reports: Alex  Carlisle, Paul Chapman,  Peter Coslett, Jane Cumming, Andy Davis, Patrick Hardyman Richards, David Howes, Simon Isgar, John Lewis, Paul Marshall, Phil Quinn, Tony Scott, George Stacey