Saturday 12 November 2022

12-11-22 Saturday - Purple Sandpiper

 Sunshine most of the day. Max temp 17°C, light wind from the south east

Purple Sandpiper
Long-tailed Duck
Ring-necked Duck
Tree Sparrow
    
BRISTOL

Ashton - Greville Smyth Park:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 16 Long-tailed Tit
12-11-22 Mistle Thrush Blaise (Di Bunniss)
Blaise Estate:
1 Mistle Thrush

City Docks - New Cut:
1 Common Sandpiper

Combe Dingle - garden
3 Blackcap (m) - 1st this autumn
12-11-22 Kingfisher EP (Allan Chard)
Eastville Park:
1 Kingfisher

Filton Aerodrome:
c50 Starling in a small murmuration 

Knowle
flock of 500+ Woodpigeon - over high up going south

Lawrence Weston:
4 Redpoll - over and a new garden tick
12-11-22 Firecrest Stoke Park (Steve Richardson)
Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
1 Firecrest, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Redwing

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
3 Redpoll, 1 Siskin - over early doors

Aust Services:
1 Woodlark, 150 Fieldfare, 1850+ Redwing, 14 Brambling, 3 Hawfinch, 7 Redpoll, 22 Siskin

NP/NW/Pilning Wetlands:
300 Canada Geese, 24 Greylag Goose,10 Shelduck, 44 Shoveler, 220 Wigeon, 190 Teal, a Water Rail, 200 Lapwing, 12 Grey Plover, 40 Curlew, 700 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Knot, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 2000 Dunlin, 2 Little Stint, 40+ Snipe, 200 Redshank, 8 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 2 Ravens, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail
12-11-22 Siskin Wickwar (Paul Sadley)
Wickwar:
1 Sparrowhawk - on high, 2 Greenfinch, 2 Siskin

Yate:
flocks of 100 Woodpigeon - going over, 17 Fieldfare,

Chipping Sodbury:
Common - 3 Red Kite
Barnhill Quarry - 3 Little Grebe

Frampton Cottrell:
flocks of 20 to 200 Woodpigeon - going over

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead - Battery Point:
1 Purple Sandpiper

Clevedon - Wain's Hill:
3 Goosander, 6 Skylark, 1 Tree Sparrow, 170 Chaffinch, 3 Brambling, 3 Redpoll, 4 Siskin, 

Wraxall - Watercress Farm
4 Pheasant, 21 Stock Dove, 1 Woodpigeon, 1 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 4 Raven, 45 Skylark, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 20 Starling, 1 Fieldfare, c55 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, c10 Mistle Thrush, 11 Stonechat, 6 House Sparrow, 16 Dunnock, 34 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 5 Greenfinch, 43 Linnet, c75 Goldfinch, 9 Siskin, 31+ Yellowhammer, 3 Reed Bunting

BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge:
1 Dipper - finally gave up its BTO ring number
12-11-22 Long-tailed Tit Keynsham (Andrew Harrison)
Keynsham, Memorial Park:
82 Mallard, 3 Moorhen, 1 Jackdaw, 1 Great Tit, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Goldfinch

Chew Magna:
80 Greenfinch - pre roost gathering

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Ring-necked Duck, 262 Lapwing, 1 Golden Plover, 38 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Great White Egret, 8 Little Egret, 2 Stonechat - pr

Chew Valley Lake
25 Goldeneye, 35 Black-tailed Godwit
12-11-22 Goldeneye CVL (Richard Clease)
Dam:
12+ Goldeneye, 4 Goosander, 3 GB-b Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 GW Egret, 

Woodford:
20+ Goldeneye, 8 GB-b Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 3 GW Egret, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 40 Fieldfare, 30 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Robin

Heron's Green:
5 Little Grebe, 2 GB-b Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 3 GW Egret, 2 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Pied Wagtail, 30+ Meadow Pipit, 20+ Linnet
12-11-2022 Long-tailed Duck CVL (Ian Stapp)
Moreton:
lots of Tufted Duck, 1 Scaup, 1 Long-tailed Duck, 30 Goldeneye, 50+ Great Created Grebe, 8 GB-b Gull, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Goldcrest, 6 Pied Wagtail, 40+ Meadow Pipit, 20+ Linnet, 

Herriott's inc Pool:
1 Water Rail, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 300+ Common Gull, 5 GB-b Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 3 GW Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 12 Jackdaw, 1 Grey Wagtail, 

Reports: David Allward, Di Bunniss, Allan Chard, Richard Clease, Mark Coller, Alan Daniells, Andy Davis, Alastair Fraser, Andrew Harrison, Donna Harvey, Pete Hazelwood, Mike Jackson, Hilary Kington, John Klosinski, John Lewis, Jonathan Margetts, Andy Mears, Lois Pryce, Steve Richardson, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Gary Thoburn, 
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