Thursday 17 November 2022

17-11-22 Thursday

 Bright start, some cloud later. Max temp 12°C. Moderate southwesterly wind.

Scaup
Common Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Smew
Black Redstart 

17-11-22 Black Redstart, OPS (Paul Sadley)
BRISTOL

Redland garden:
1 Wood Pigeon, 2 Herring Gull, 2 Magpie, 2 Great Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Redwing, 4 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 6+ House Sparrow, 1 Chaffinch (m)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Water Rail, 6 Grey Plover, 700 Dunlin, 2 Black Redstart (1m, 1juv), 30 Chaffinch (over)

17-11-22 Kestrel, Aust (Paul Sadley)
Aust:
1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine

Yate Rocks garden:
1 Sparrowhawk (m)

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
2 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 5 Shoveler, 2 Gadwall, 20+ Wigeon, 12 Mallard, 40+ Teal, 1 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 4 Little Grebe, 10 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Redwing

17-11-22 Shoveler & Gadwall, Backwell Lake (Robin Martin)
Backwell Lake:
2 Canada Goose, 16 Mute Swan, 4 Shoveler, 4 Gadwall, 5 Mallard, 11 Feral Pigeon, 3 Woodpigeon, Water Rail, 3 Moorhen, Coot, 3 Little Grebe, 60 Black-headed Gull, 5 Common Gull, 5 Herring Gull, 2 Cormorant, Little Egret, Sparrowhawk, 4 Magpie, 3 Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Cetti’s Warbler, 10 Long-tailed Tit, Goldcrest, 3 Wren, Robin, Pied Wagtail, Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

17-11-22 Dipper, Warmley (Peter Coslett)
Warmley, by Grange School:
2 Dipper

Keynsham, Memorial Park:
56 Mallard, 4 Feral Pigeon, 1 Woodpigeon, 3 Moorhen, 2 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 5 Carrion Crow, 4 Wren, 3 Blackbird, 1 Robin

17-11-22 Stonechats, Somerdale (Andrew Harrison)
Keynsham, Somerdale:
7 Woodpigeon, 1 Cormorant, 5 Magpie, 4 Rook, 3 Carrion Crow, 5 Wren, 3 Redwing, 2 Robin, 2 Stonechat, 1 Pied Wagtail

Keynsham Hams:
1 Kestrel, 2 Stonechat

Chew Magna:
110+ Greenfinch (at pre-roost)

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
13 Golden Plover, 56 Black-tailed Godwit, 19 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Great White Egret

Chew Valley Lake

17-11-22 Goosander, Dam CVL (George Stacey)
Dam / Picnic one:
2 Goldeneye(2m), 8 Goosander

17-11-22 Long-tailed Tits, Bittern Trail CVL (George Stacey)
Bittern Trail:
2 Buzzard, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Bullfinch (1m, 1f)

Bernard King Hide:
11 Dunlin

Nunnery:
1 Goosander

Heron's Green:
1 Scaup, 1 Long-tailed Duck (same bird Moreton), 5 Little Grebe (lake), 6 Green Sandpiper, 4 GBB Gull, 1 Yellow-Legged Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 8 Pied Wagtail, 25+ Meadow Pipit,  20+ Linnet, 12+ Goldfinch 

17-11-22 Long-tailed Duck & Smew, Moreton & Stratford CVL (Ian Stapp)
Moreton:
1 Scaup (f/juv), 1 Scoter (f/juv, same bird Stratford), 1 Long-tailed Duck, 20+ Goldeneye (lake), 1 Smew (red head, same bird Stratford) 4 Goosander, 10+ Wood Pigeon, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 1 Tawny Owl (calling), 2 Peregrine, 2 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 20+ Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Wren, 2 Song Thrush, 30+ Redwing and Fieldfare, 2 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 40+ Meadow Pipit,  10 Chaffinch, 20+ Linnet, 1 Reed Bunting

Stratford:
1 Scoter, 1 Smew (red head), 20+ Goldeneye, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret,  2 Cetti's Warbler, 20+ Meadow Pipit, 2 Water Pipit

Herriott's inc Pool:
2 Shelduck, 11 Shoveler, 16 Pintail, 1 Water Rail (channel), Little Grebe, 34 Black-tailed Godwit (lake-side), 6+ Dunlin, 1 Snipe (channel), 5 GBB Gull, 5 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Barn Owl,1 Kingfisher (channel), 2 Jay, 10 Jackdaw, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 20+ Redwing, 20+ Fieldfare, 2 Grey Wagtail

Reports:  Pete Allen, Nancy Barrett,  Peter Coslett, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Andrew Harrison, Peter Hazelwood, Simon Isgar, Robin Martin,  Linda Moysey, Paul Sadley, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Bri Thompson, Paul Tomkins,