Wednesday 11 October 2023

11-10-23 Wednesday - Ring-necked Duck

Temp 16°C to 21°C. Cloudy. A moderate breeze from the SW.

Ring-necked Duck- returning drake
Garganey, Mediterranean Gull
Osprey, Marsh Harrier
Ring-necked Parakeet
Redpoll
Bearded Tit
Winter Thrushes
Curlew Sandpiper
Spotted Redshank

BRISTOL

Stoke Park/Duchess Pond:
2 Mute Swan, 12 Mallard, 60 Feral Pigeon, 2 Stock Dove, 129 Woodpigeon, 3 Collared Dove, 7 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 1 Little Grebe, 5 Black-headed Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 5 Ring-necked Parakeet, 2 Jay, 35 Magpie, 93 Jackdaw, 28 Carrion Crow, 6 Raven, 8 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 11 Skylark, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 1 Wren, 24 Starling, 75 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 10 Blackbird, 5 Fieldfare, 8 Robin, 5 Stonechat, 22 House Sparrow, 4 Dunnock, 1 Pied Wagtail, 7 Meadow Pipit, 5 Chaffinch, 4 Greenfinch,  2 Linnet, 1 Redpoll, 40+ Goldfinch
11-10-23 Blackbird, Stoke Park (Patrick Richards)
Redland Garden:
2 Herring Gull, 2 Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 10+ House Sparrow

New Cut/Ashton Avenue Bridge:
1 Common Sandpiper, 8 Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Peregrine, 1 Jay, 4 Grey Wagtail

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Severnside:
3 Pintail, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, c120 Dunlin, Redshank, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Peregrine (m)

Yate Rocks:
1 Sparrowhawk

NORTH SOMERSET

Bristol Airport:
2 Red Kite

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports.

RESERVOIRS
11-10-23 Ring-necked Duck, Blagdon (Dave Hughes)
Blagdon Lake:
1 Garganey, 1 Ring-necked Duck

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
6 Egyptian Goose

Sutton Wick:
2 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (immature, perhaps same as Herriots bird?), 1 Red Kite 

Woodford:
5 Common Gull, 200+ Cormorant, 20+ Redwing
11-10-23 Greylag Goose, CVL (Ian Stapp)
Herons Green:
350+ Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 3 Grey Heron, 4 Great White Egret,
5 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (M- same as Herriots?), 1 Buzzard, 1 Red Kite, 1 Kestrel

Moreton:
1 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Chiffchaff

Stratford:
1 Pintail, 1 Water Rail (heard calling), 1 Snipe, 1 Little Egret 

Herriott's:
4 Common Gull, 3 GBB Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Osprey, 2 Marsh Harrier (1m & 1 juv), 1 Kingfisher, 1 Bearded Tit, 13 Skylark, 3 Stonechat

Out of area:
Juvenile Squacco Heron still at Ham Wall, elusive in SW corner of Sharpham

Reports: Linda, Nancy Barrett, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Shaun Evans, Ken Hall, Adrian Hockey, Dave Hughes, Brian Lancastle, John Lewis, Andrew Mears, Patrick Richards, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, blagdonlakebirdseBirdopsbirdingsevernsidebirdsTBOSG