30-11-22 Wednesday - Black-necked Grebe

Misty start clearing to dry cloudy day, max temp 9°C, light northeasterly wind.

Scaup

Long-tailed Duck

Goosander

Smew

Black-necked Grebe

Firecrest

Water Pipit

30-11-22 Goosanders, CVL (George Stacey)

BRISTOL

Sea Mills:

Lapwings, 1 Common Sandpiper, Redshanks, 1 Green Woodpecker

Trym at Blaise: 

3 Nuthatch, 1 singing Mistle Thrush

Bishopston garden:

1 Coal Tit, 9 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap (m) 

Redland garden:
4 Feral Pigeon, 1 Wood Pigeon, 4 Herring Gull, 1 Jay, 1 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 4 Redwing, 4 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 10 House Sparrow, 1 Grey Wagtail

 

St Andrews garden:

2 Blackcap (m) 

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Severn Beach:
40 Wigeon, 8 Ringed Plover, a few Oystercatcher, 30 Curlew, 120 Dunlin, 1 Redshank, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Black Redstart (on shaft beach just south of M4 crossing) 

Pilning Wetland:

60+ Shoveler, 50 Wigeon, 370 Teal, 350+ Lapwing, 600+ Black-tailed Godwit, 4000 Dunlin, 10+ Snipe, 120 Redshank, 1 Water Pipit 

New Passage: 

Canada Geese, Shelduck, Wigeon, Grey Plover, Curlew, Black-tailed Godwit, Dunlin, Redshank 

Wickwar:

2 Tawny Owl (pair calling), 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker

Easter Compton:

1 Collared Dove, 13 Common Gull, 6 Herring Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker,  4 Magpie, 12 Jackdaw, 6 Rook, 3 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 14 Redwing, 10 Blackbird, 6 Robin, 6 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 2 Chaffinch, 2 Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

30-11-22 Firecrest, Portishead (David Howes)

Portishead:
Firecrest caught and ringed near Battery Point

30-11-22 Common Sandpiper, Blind Yeo (Paul Chapman)

Clevedon - Yeo:
Blind Yeo riverbank: 1 Common Sandpiper

Dowlais & Kenn Estuary: 15 Shelduck, 20 Wigeon, 1 Teal, 5 Oystercatcher, 3 Grey Plover, 33 Curlew, 250 Dunlin, 20 Redshank, 3 Little Egret, 1 Merlin (m) 1 Raven, 30 Skylark, 2 Stonechat, 1 Reed Bunting

Yatton - Phipp's Bridge:

4 Teal, 2 Green Sandpiper, 3 Lt Egret, 10 Skylark and 2 Grey Wagtail.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Kingswood:

2 Raven, small flock Redwing

Hanham garden:
1 Blackcap

Willsbridge:
1 Tawny Owl

Warmley garden:

1 Coal Tit, 2 Redwing, 5 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 20 Goldfinch

30-11-22 Great White Egret, River Chew, Keynsham (Andrew Harrison)

Keynsham, River Chew at Steel Mills:

12 Moorhen, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Kingfisher

RESERVOIRS

30-11-22 Longtailed Duck, Barrow Tanks (John Kinchin)

Barrow Tanks:
Tank 1:  Long-tailed Duck (m), Little Grebe, Great-crested Grebe

Chew Valley Lake

30-11-22 Black-necked Grebe, Dam CVL (Ian Stapp)

Dam:

4 Goldeneye, 14+ Goosander (inc 4m), 1 Black-necked Grebe - posing obligingly for photos, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Pied Wagtail

Heron's Green:

6 Goldeneye, 3 GBB Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Moreton:
1 Scaup

Stratford:
1 Smew (f)

Herriott's inc Pool:
4 Shelduck, 8 Wigeon, 5 Pintail, 1 Water Rail  (calling in the reeds), 3 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff (calling)

Reported by:  Phil Barlow, Nancy Barrett, Paul Chapman, Chris Craig, Andy Gibb,  Chris Hall, John Hansford, Andrew Harrison, Nick Hawkridge, Martin Hayes,  David Howes,  David Hughes, John Kinchin, Andy Mears,  Brian Mulgrew, Jean Oliver, Trevor Riddle, Paul Sadley, Mark Savage, John Skinner, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Bri Thompson
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