09-11-22 Wednesday - Common Scoter

A wet start to a fine day with high cumulus clouds, sunshine and a fresh westerly wind.  Max temp 13°C.

Common Scoters

Firecrest

Shovelers at Moreton hide, Chew (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL

Stoke Bishop garden:

2 Blackcap (1m, 1f) 

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:

Firecrest

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

68 Wigeon, 1 Little Grebe, 120 Lapwing, 200 Dunlin, 19 Curlew, 1 Blackcap, 7 Chiffchaff, 160 Redwing, 4 Stonechat, 3 Greenfinch.

Ridge Wood, Chipping Sodbury:1 Pheasant, Woodpigeon, 1 Black-headed Gull, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, 5 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 9 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap, 7 Goldcrest, 1 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Redwing, Blackbird, 3 Fieldfare, Robin, 3 Dunnock, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Goldfinch

Yate:

1 Redwing - in the garden

NORTH SOMERSET
no reports

Wren at KMP (Andrew Harrison)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Keynsham, Memorial Park:

38 Mallard, 50 Feral Pigeon, 2 Woodpigeon, 3 Moorhen, 4 Black-headed Gull, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 5 Wren, 2 Blackbird, 3 Robin, 1 Grey Wagtail

Keynsham-Saltford:

Lots of Redwing & Fieldfare

Marksbury:

50+ Corvid (Jackdaw and Carrion Crow, 150+ Starling

Female Goosanders at Chew (George Stacey)

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:

12+ Common Gull, 3 GBB Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 30+ Fieldfare (fly over)

Bittern Trail:
2 Bullfinch.

Hollow Brook:

10+ Snipe.

Walley Bank Path:

4 f. Goosander.

Mistle Thrush (George Stacey)

Woodford:
Mistle Thrush, lots of Redwing and Fieldfare.

Heron's Green:

7 Little Grebe, 7 Green Sandpiper, 18 Common Gull, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 5+ Pied Wagtail, 40+ Meadow Pipit.

Two drake Common Scoters from Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:

12+ Shoveler, 8 Wigeon, 40+ Teal, 2 m. Common Scoter (middle of the lake), 15+ Goldeneye,

30+ Great Crested Grebe, 1 m. Marsh Harrier, 1 Jay, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 6+ Pied Wagtail, 40+ Meadow Pipit, 20+ Linnet   

Stratford:

1 Scaup (f), 2 m. Common Scoter (middle of the lake -  also seen from Moreton), 4 Ringed Plover,1 Dunlin,.1 Little Stint, 1 Green Sandpiper,  1 Marsh Harrier (2nd winter m), 1 Kingfisher, 2 Stonechat, c.80 Meadow Pipit.

Redwing (George Stacey)

Reports: Chris Craig, Alan Daniells, Andy Davis, Andrew Harrison, Ann Hemming, Andy Middleton, Steve Richardson, George Stacey, Roger White, blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG