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, blagdonlakebirds, eBird, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG