Wednesday 16 November 2022

16-11-22 - Wednesday - Smew

Temp 7 to 11°C. Some Sunshine then clouded over, showers midday

Smew, Goosander, Long-tailed Duck
Merlin
Firecrest

16-11-22 Goldeneye, CVL (George Stacey)
BRISTOL

Bishopston garden:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker

Sims Hill:
10 Meadow Pipit, 1 Reed Bunting
16-11-22 Firecrest Stoke Park (Allan Chard)
Stoke Park:

2 Mute Swan, 2 Mallard, 58+ Feral Pigeon, 5 Stock Dove, 1 Little Grebe,  15 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 1 Water Rail, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Jay, 22 Magpie, 1 Chiffchaff, 20 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Firecrest, 2 Goldcrest, 20 Starling, 10 Blackbird, 17 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Stonechat ( 2 f, 1m), 22 House Sparrow, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 1 Chaffinch, 6 Greenfinch, 7 Goldfinch.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

16-11-22 Coal Tit Wickwar garden (Paul Sadley)
Wickwar:
2 Kestrel, 1 Coal Tit

Northwick Warth/Pilning Wetland:
165 Canada Goose, 1 Mute swan, 12 Shelduck, 71 Shoveler, 344 Wigeon, 6 Gadwall, 12 Mallard, 89 Teal, 1 Little Grebe, 5 Moorhen, 27 Oystercatcher, 167 Lapwing, 16 Grey Plover, 53 Curlew, 58 Turnstone, 470 Black-tailed Godwit, 2100 Dunlin, 31 Snipe, 286 Redshank, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Cormorant, 1 Kestrel, 60 BH Gull, 69 Pied Wagtail, 44 Meadow Pipit

Holes Mouth area: 
16 Shelduck, 4 Gadwall, 48 Mallard, 46 Teal, 21 Oystercatcher, 1 Ringed Plover, 12 Curlew, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Turnstone, 300 Dunlin, 53 Redshank, 203 BH Gull, 3 Herring Gull

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead Seafront:
8 Curlew, Redshank, 2 GBB Gull

Weston Big Wood:
1 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Redwing

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield- Shire Valley
40 Lapwing - over

Keynsham Memorial Park:-
64 Mallard, 12 Feral Pigeon, 4 Moorhen, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Grey Wagtail
16-11-22 Kestrel over Somerdale (Andy Harrison)
Somerdale:-
2 Mallard, 2 Woodpigeon, 1 Kestrel, 3 Magpie, 2 Rook, 9 Carrion Crow, 1 Blackbird

Cameley:
2 Chiffchaff and 2 Blackcap ringed today

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
4 Goldeneye, plenty of Lapwing, 24 Golden Plover, 35 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 2 Stonechat
16-11-22 Goosander, Great Crested Grebe, CVL (George Stacey)
Chew Valley Lake
60 Canada Goose, 68 Mute Swan, 24 Northern Shoveler, 160 Gadwall, 18 Eurasian Wigeon, 80 Mallard, 4 Northern Pintail, 253 Teal, 32 Pochard, 270 Tufted Duck, 2m + 4f Goosander, 44 Great Crested Grebe, 123 Coot, 250 Lapwing, 13 Black-tailed Godwit, 9 Green Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 2 Common Gull, 10 Cattle Egret, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 f Merlin, 3 Raven, 46 Meadow Pipit

Picnic Site One:
9 Goosander
16-11-22 Dunlin, CVL (George Stacey)
Bernard King:
5 Dunlin

Herons Green:
1 Scaup, 1 Long-tailed Duck, 5 Little Grebe, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Green Sandpiper, 4 GBB Gull, 2 Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Merlin - over, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 6+ Pied Wagtail, 20+ Meadow Pipit, 12 Linnet
16-11-12 Chaffinch, Moreton (Ian Stapp)
Moreton:
Long-tailed Duck, 25+ Goldeneye, 1 Water Rail, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Tawny Owl, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 30 Meadow Pipit, 5 Chaffinch, 16 Linnet, 1 Reed Bunting
16-11-22 Smew, CVL (Bri Thompson)
Stratford:
1 Smew - redhead, diving, moved towards Morton and then Herriott's before drifting back.
16-11-22 Water Rail, Herriott's Bridge (Ian Stapp)
Herriott's:
3 Shelduck, 11 Shoveler, 7 Gadwall, 6 Pintail, 1 Smew, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Water Rail, 8 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Snipe, 5 GBB Gull, 2 Cattle Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 20 Redwing, 9 Fieldfare, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

Reports:  Chris Craig, eBird, Andy Harrison, Simon Isgar, Nigel Kempson, John Lewis, Bob Medland, Jean Oliver, Phil Quinn, Patrick Richards, Paul Sadley, Steve Richardson, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Bri Thompson, Chris Vines, blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG