30-11-23 Thursday

Temp -2°C to +3°C. Frosty start. Mostly cloudy.  Gentle breeze from NNE, but windy over lakes.

Brent Goose

Mandarin Duck

Ring-necked Duck

Cattle Egret

Short-eared Owl

Firecrest

Lesser Redpoll

30-11-23 Mandarin Duck, Brimsham Park Lake Yate (Mark Coller)

BRISTOL

Bedminster:

Redwing (over, heading SW)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

1 Coot, 200+ Black-tailed Godwit (flying up-river), 1 remained with c1000 Dunlin, 4 GBB Gull

 Jobs Green Farm - 30 Stock Dove

Aust Cliffs:

240 Black-tailed Godwit (heading upriver), 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine, 2 Raven, 291 Redwing, 428 Fieldfare, 5 Brambling, 12 Siskin

Aust Warth:

1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Peregrine

Pilning Wetland / New Passage:

230 Canada Goose, 60 Greylag Goose, 22 Shelduck, 45 Shoveler, 16 Gadwall, 200 Wigeon, 200 Teal, 90 Lapwing, 34 Black-tailed Godwit, 400 Dunlin, 2 Great White Egret

Severn Beach:

7 Mute Swan, 12 Shelduck, 1 Gadwall, 70 Wigeon, 2 Teal, 1 Water Rail, 50 Oystercatcher, 28 Ringed Plover, 33 Curlew, 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 220 Turnstone, 700 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 165 Redshank, 3 GBB Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Kestrel, 1 Stonechat, 1 Rock Pipit

30-11-23 Stonechat, Wickwar (Paul Sadley)

Wickwar:

1 Sparrowhawk (m) trying to pluck Goldfinch from teasel,  1 Stonechat (m)

30-11-23 Greenfinch with Blue Tit, Wickwar (Alan Piper)

Wickwar gardens:

  garden 1:

1 Greenfinch among the usual diners

  garden 2:

1 Coal Tit, 3 Greenfinch

Yate Rocks garden:

1 Sparrowhawk (m), 1 Blackcap (m), 1 Goldcrest with the usual tit assortment

30-11-23 Goosander m&f, Brimsham Park Lake Yate (Chris Teague)

Brimsham Park Lake, Yate:

1 Mandarin Duck (m), 9 Goosander (4m, 5f), 1 Kingfisher, 1 Chiffchaff, a few Redwing

Kingsgate Park, Yate:

1 Tufted Duck (m), 1 Herring Gull, 1 Common Gull 

NORTH SOMERSET

30-11-23 Brent Goose, Woodspring Bay (Matt Hull)

Woodspring Bay:
1 Brent Goose associating with Mallards, 1 Peregrine

Sand Point / Middle Hope:

2 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest, 300 Starling, 2 Song Thrush, 15 Redwing, 50 Fieldfare, 1 Stonechat, 20 Meadow Pipit, 4 Greenfinch, 34 Linnet, 1 Siskin

Kenn Moor:

1 Short-eared Owl

Bristol Airport:
2 Great White Egret (over, heading SW)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Oldland Common:

2 Red Kite

Rush Hill, Bath:
AWBS ST7262: 1 Kingfisher, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Raven, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap, 6 Goldcrest, 3 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 8 Redwing, 2 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch 

Chew Magna:
50 Greenfinch at the pre-roost

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Ring-necked Duck, 1 Water Rail, 1 Cattle Egret, large flock Chaffinch 

Chew Valley Lake

30-11-23 Tufted Duck with VT nasal saddle, Dam CVL Ian Stapp)

30-11-23 Firecrest, Woodford CVL (Ian Stapp)

Woodford & path to Dam:

5 Goldeneye, 1 Tufted Duck (with a nasal saddle ring black VT on turquoise), 30+ Wood Pigeon, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, Blue Tit, Great Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 12+ Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Firecrest, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 3 Blackbird, 2 Dunnock, 7 Chaffinch, 4 Bullfinch, 1 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Goldfinch,

Dam:

2 Grey Wagtail

Herons Green:
7 Shoveler, 2 Goldeneye, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Pied Wagtail

Moreton:
2 Goldeneye, 21 Pheasant, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Mistle Thrush, 7+ Fieldfare, 20+ Chaffinch,

Stratford:
2 Goosander, 3 Marsh Harrier (1m, 2 juv), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 10+ Fieldfare

Herriotts inc Pool:
7 Shelduck, 4 Pintail, 30+ Common Gull, 2 GBB Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 4 Jackdaw, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1000+ Fieldfare + small number of Redwing (over to SW), 2 Robin, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

Out of Area:

Ammerdown nr Radstock:

13+ Red Kite

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Reported by Simon Carder, Mark Coller, Andy Davis, Rob Hargreaves, Adrian Hockey, Matt Hull, Craig Lewis, John Lewis, Jon McGreal, Linda Moysey, Alan Piper, Paul Sadley, Ian Stapp, Chris Teague:

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

29-11-23 Wednesday - Black Redstart

Temp 1°C to 5°C - Fog to start then overcast all day, apart from a burst of sun late morning. A Gentle Breeze from the North East gusting to 14mph

Black Redstart

Woodcock

Bearded Tit

Brent Goose

Cattle Egret

Purple Sandpiper.

BRISTOL

Ashton:

1 Black Redstart - around the chimney pots 

Bishopsworth - Dundry slope:

1 Woodcock - flushed 

Greville Smyth Park:

2 Woodpigeon, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk (m) being mobbed by Tits , 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Magpie, 10 Jackdaw, 2 Carrion Crow, 3 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 40 Starling - a flock, 1 Redwing, 1 Blackbird, 3 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 1 Pied Wagtail

New Cut and Cumberland Basin:
7 Mallard, 1 Woodpigeon, 1 Moorhen, 51 Black-headed Gull, 14 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Cormorant, 2 Magpie, 5 Jackdaw, 1 Great Tit, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Greenfinch

29-11-23 Green Woodpecker Redland (Nancy Barrett)

Redland - garden:

5 Feral Pigeon, 1 Woodpigeon, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Magpie, 1 Carrion Crow, 1o 2 Coal Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Robin, 1 Blackbird (m), 10 House Sparrow

Westbury Park:

1 Lesser Whitethroat - poss eastern race, still coming to the feeders

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Wickwar:

1 Tawny Owl - calling

Yate - Brimshaw Park:
11+ Mallard, 9 Goosanders (5f & 4m), 6 Collared Dove, Woodpigeon,  6 Moorhen, Black Headed Gull, Magpie and Carrion Crow. Blue Tit, Great Tit, 1 Goldcrest, Robin, 2+Redwing, Blackbird, 1 Bullfinch (m), 16+ Greenfinch, 4 Goldfinch, 

NORTH SOMERSET

29-11-23 Purple Sandpiper Battery Point (Jason Williams)

Portishead - Battery Point:

2 Purple Sandpiper.

Clevedon:

Dowlais: - 1 Brent Goose  db, Canada Goose, Shelduck, Wigeon, Teal, Oystercatcher, Curlew, 1 Snipe, Redshank, 2 Turnstone, Dunlin, 1 Little Egret, 1000+ Redwing with at least 1 Fieldfare, 5 Stonechat, Meadow Pipit, 1 Linnet

Blind Yeo: - 6 Goosander, 19 Moorhen, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Little Egret, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Kingston Seymour, Yeo Bank Lane: - 5 Cattle Egret

Banwell - garden:
2 Stock Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (f&m), 1 Marsh Tit, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Wren, 1 Nuthatch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield - Shire Bridge:

3 Little Egret, 4 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard, 80+ Fieldfare

Willsbridge, Siston Brook- R Avon:

2 Little Grebe

Bitton, fields by Meadow Wood:

5 Starling, 30 Redwing, 15 Fieldfare

Keynsham, Memorial Park:
37 Mallard, 4 Moorhen, 1 Blue Tit, 6 Wren, 1 Song Thrush, 5 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 1 Pied Wagtail

Hunstrete - Common Wood AWBS:

8 Pheasant, 72 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 5 Moorhen, 1 Woodcock, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker,
1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 10 Jackdaw, 7 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 2 Blue Tit, 6 Great Tit, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Goldcrest, 4 Wren, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Song Thrush, 8 Blackbird, 3 Fieldfare, 6 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 5 Chaffinch, 2 Goldfinch - and the best mammal count ever here: 7 Grey Squirrel, 1 Stoat, 2 Muntjac, 5 Roe Deer

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

29-11-23 Stonechat CVL (George Stacey)

Picnic Site 1 to 2:

1 Stonechat

Salt and Malt:

29-11-23 ringed BH Gull, CVL (Mike Moxon)

1 ringed (Polish) Black-headed Gull

Walley Bank Path:
8 Goosander (6f&2m)

Woodford - inc path to the dam:
3 Goldeneye, 4 Goosander, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Green Woodpecker - yaffling, 2 Jay, 5 Magpie, 2 Raven lots of calling, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff - on the path,  1 Firecrest, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Mistle Thrush, 3 Dunnock - 2 with the foot disease   

Herons Green:
7 Shoveler, 4 Goldeneye, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (m), 1 Buzzard, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Pied Wagtail    

29-11-23 Knot CVL (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:
1 Marsh Harrier (m), 1 Tawny Owl - calling

Lots of Tufted Duck - a long way off in the fog, 13 Goldeneye, 5 Goosander (4m), 3 Stock Dove, 1 Knot, 3 GBB Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 20+ L TT + other mixed Tits, 2 Goldcrest, 20+ Starling, 30+ Chaffinch

29-11-23 Goldeneye, CVL (Mike Moxon)

Herriotts inc Pool:

5 Shelduck, 2 Pintail, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Snipe, 1 Mediterranean Gull - 2nd wint, 50+ Common Gull, 2 G-BB Gull, 7 Cattle Egret - roost, 3 Grey Heron, 9 Great White Egret - roost, 1 Marsh Harrier, 3 Jay, 4 Jackdaw, 2 Raven, 4/5 Bearded Tit - lots of calling, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Robin, 2 Cetti's, 2 Reed Bunting.

Reported by: Nancy Barrett, Peter Coslett, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Andy Gibb, Andrew Harrison, Nick Hawkridge, Nigel Kempson, John Lewis, Andy Middleton, Mike Moxon, Mike Owen, Paul Sadley, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Mike Tranter, John Thorogood, Catherine & Robert Webber, Jason Williams

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

28-11-23 Tuesday - Great Northern Diver

Temp 1°C to 7°C - Sunny intervals. Very light winds - from the West earlier and from the South later. .

Brent Goose

Golden Plover, Jack Snipe

Great Northern Diver

Short-eared Owl

Firecrest

Black-necked Grebe

Twite

Long-tailed Duck

BRISTOL

Clifton Down:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Blackcap, 20+ Redwing, 2 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch, 3 Greenfinch

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

1 Little Grebe, 1 Mediterranean Gull (adult), 1 Kingfisher

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury (village):

1 Great Northern Diver (to SW, 1 mile inland)

Aust Wetlands:

1 Barn Owl, 1 Tawny Owl, 3 Kestrel 

Aust Warth:

1 Great Northern Diver (flew SW)

New Passage/Northwick:
3000+ Dunlin, 1 Great Northern Diver (presumed same bird as Aust and Oldbury), 1 Peregrine (flushed the Dunlin), 1 Twite (calling)

Severn Beach:
 1 Short-eared Owl

Wickwar:

2 Tawny Owl, 1 Kestrel

Yate:
1 Tawny Owl (calling male), 1 Marsh Tit (on feeder)

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
1 Black-necked Grebe, 2 Lapwing, 1 Curlew (Battery Point), 2 Common Gull

Portishead (ringing at Battery Point):
1 Firecrest (female), 1 Redwing

Brent Goose, Clevedon (Mike Moxon)

Clevedon - Yeo:
1 Brent Goose (juv dark bellied), 2 Stonechat, 1+ Rock Pipit

Watercress Farm:
2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Grey Wagtail

Weston-Super-Mare (airfield):
c150 Canada Goose, 14 Mute Swan, 1 Sparrowhawk, c100 Starling

BELOW M4 & BANES

Burnett:
2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 3 Sky Lark, 60 Starling, 30 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 40 Linnet, 2 Goldfinch, 3 Yellowhammer

Lansdown (BOC Walk):

2 Pheasant, 7 Feral Pigeon, 9 Woodpigeon, 4 Collared Dove, 500 Golden Plover, 8 Black-headed Gull, 142 Common Gull (135 flock), 7 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine (after the GP), 6 Magpie, 53 Jackdaw, 7 Rook, 15 Carrion Crow. 2 Raven, 3 Coal Tit, 7 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 3 Skylark, 7 Goldcrest, 4 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 39 Starling (30 flock), 12 Redwing, 6 Blackbird, 29 Fieldfare, 4 Robin, 2 Stonechat (pr), 4 House Sparrow, 4 Dunnock, 3 Pied Wagtail, 19 Chaffinch (12 flock), 10 Meadow Pipit, 3 Goldfinch

Newton St Loe:
1 Mute Swan, 22 Mallard, 4 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 9 Moorhen, 7 Coot, 8 Little Grebe, 20 BH Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 3 Cormorant, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Song Thrush 2 Mistle Thrush, 17 Redwing, 1 Grey Wagtail. 1 Pied Wagtail

Bathampton Meadows:

3 Mallard, 7 Teal, 5 Water Rail, 5 Snipe, 1 Jack Snipe, 1 Heron, 3 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great-spotted Woodpecker, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Jay, 2 Raven, 3 Song Thrush, 9 Redwing, 12 Blackbird, 1 Fieldfare, 1 Meadow Pipit, 13 Pied Wagtails, 21 Chaffinch, 34, Goldfinch, 2 m/f Bullfinch, 7 Siskin

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Gurney Tanks:

1 Long-tailed Duck, Little Grebe,  Cormorant, 1 Kingfisher, Fieldfare, Dunnock

Chew Valley Lake

Chiffchaff, Bittern Trail (George Stacey)

Bittern Trail:
3 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest

Firecrest, Woodford (Ian Stapp)

Mistle Thrush, Woodford (Ian Stapp)

Goldeneye, Dam (George Stacey)

Woodford (and path to dam):
6 Goldeneye, 8 Goosander, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 4 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Firecrest, 1 Mistle Thrush, 6+ Blackbird

Herons Green:
4 Shoveler, 2 Goldeneye, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Buzzard (a white individual), 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Pied/White Wagtail

Moreton:
++ Tufted Duck, 2 Scaup (+ a possible lesser Scaup, very distant), 6 Goldeneye, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier (m+f), 3 Raven, 3 Bearded Tit, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Blackbird, 3+ Fieldfare, 50+ Chaffinch

Herriotts inc Pool:

8 Shelduck, 2 Pintail, 30+ Common Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 4 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Jay, 6 Jackdaw, 2 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Pied/White Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

Reported by: ~Alan, Paul Bowerman, Tony Cook, Andy Davis, Matthew Hall, Andrew Harrison, Peter Hazelwood, Nick Hawkridge, David Howes, Glen Maddison, Mike Moxon, Linda Moysey, Jean Oliver, Nick Page, Paul Sadley, Joe Sargent, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

27-11-23 Monday - Goosander

27-11-23 Marsh Harrier, CVL ( NSL Birding)

Temp 0°C to 10°C - Cloudy in morning, rain more persistent from midday. Wind Force 3 veering from WSW to North

Long-tailed Duck
Great Northern Diver
Yellow-legged Gull

Woodcock

BRISTOL

Royal Fort Gardens: 

2 Peregrine

Stoke Park: 

2 Mute Swan, 1 Little Grebe, 6 Moorhen, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron,


SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Abbey Wood:
4 Moorhen, 1 Cormorant, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 1 Coal Tit, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports:

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
31 Grey Partridge - prob released birds, 1 Woodcock, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 3 Red Kite, 1 Kestrel, 400+ Fieldfare, c50 Redwing, 10+ Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush - singing, 15 Chaffinch, 25 Linnet, Corn Bunting - singing

RESERVOIRS

27-11-23 Long-tailed Duck giving female Tufted Duck the eye, CVL (Wayne Tucker)

Barrow Tank 1:
51 Pochard, 1 Long-tailed Duck, 14 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 30+ Common Gull, 3 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail, 10 Redwing, 5 Fieldfare

27-11-23 Fieldfare, CVL (Gill Sapsed)

Chew Valley Lake
Goldeneyes, 1 Sparrowhawk, Fieldfares,

Repetition of many species below

Wally Bank:
10 Goosander

Moreton:
2 Scaup, 9 Goosander, 2 juv Great Northern Diver, 1 f Marsh Harrier, 1 Tawny Owl heard, 1 Chiffchaff

Stratford:
2 f Marsh Harrier

Herriott's:
1 ad Yellow-legged Gull, 3 m/f/juv Marsh Harrier

Reports: John Barnett, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Rupert Higgins, Simon Isgar, NSL Birding, Mike Prior, Joe Sargent, Rod Taylor, blagdonlakebirds, eBird, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

26-11-23 Sunday - Blackcap

26-11-23 Fieldfare, CVL (Lee Gardiner)

Temp 0°C to 8°C - Cloudy day with some misty rain, heavier towards dusk. Calm SE Wind.

Ring-necked Duck

Long-tailed Duck
Black-necked Grebe
Great Northern Diver
Grey Plover
Blackcap, Lesser Whitethroat
Firecrest

BRISTOL

Arnos Vale Cemetery:

1 Firecrest

Coombe Dingle:

6+ Blackcap in the garden this morning, 4+m, 2+f

Eastville BS56RH:

2 m/f Blackcap 

26-11-23 Lesser Whitethroat, Redland (Mike Owen)

Redland:

Lesser Whitethroat still there

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

26-11-23 Grey Plover, OPS (Heather England)

Oldbury Power Station:
30+ Lapwing, 1 Grey Plover, 3 Curlew, Turnstones, 1000+ Dunlin, Redshank, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, lots Redwing and Fieldfare, 2 Stonechat, 2 Reed Bunting

26-11-23 Goosander, Kingsgate Park (Mark Coller)

Yate, Kingsgate Park:

1 m Goosander

Bradley Stoke:

1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Coal Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 6 Great Tit, 1 m Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Wren, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

26-11-23 Black-necked Grebe, Portbury Wharf (Robin Martin)

Portbury Wharf:

8 Canada Goose (salt marsh), 6 Shelduck, 12 Shoveler, 6 Gadwall, 2 Wigeon, 5 Tufted Duck, 2 Water Rail, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Black-necked Grebe on North Pool, 1 Oystercatcher, 8 Lapwing, 4 Curlew, 3 BH Gull, 30 Herring Gull, 2 Chiffchaff, 35 Redwing 

26-11-23 Goosander, Blind Yeo (Jason Williams)

Clevedon, Blind Yeo at Kenn Road:

16 Mallard, 6 Goosander, 30 Moorhen, 5 Little Grebe, 2 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret

Yatton, Wemberham Lane:
1 m Peregrine on one of the new 'T' Pylons!

BELOW M4 & BANES

Paulton:

2 Mute Swan, 66 Mallard, 5 Moorhen, 1 Little Grebe, 28 BH Gull.  And from the sewage works: 50 BH Gull, 20 Pied Wagtail, 11 Meadow Pipit

RESERVOIRS

26-11-23 Long-tailed Duck, Barrow Tanks (Gill Sapsed)

Barrow Tanks:
1 m Long-tailed Duck

Blagdon Lake:

1 m Ring-necked Duck

26-11-23 Red Kite, CVL (Lee Gardiner)

26-11-23 Fieldfare, CVL (Gill Sapsed)

Chew Valley Lake

Woodford:

1 Firecrest

Stratford Hide:

1 Red Kite, lots of Redwing and Fieldfare, Song Thrush

Out of Avon

1 Glossy Ibis at Ham Wall

25 Lesser Redpoll at Ham Wall

Reports: Alastair Fraser, Mark Coller, Jane Cumming, Heather England, Lee Gardiner, Patrick Hancock, Craig Lewis, Robin Martin, Mike Owen, Mike Prior, Gary Thorburn, Trevor Riddle, Gill Sapsed, Larry Sweetland, Jason Williams, Jack Wylson, blagdonlakebirds, eBird, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

25-11-23 Saturday - Woodcock

Temp -1°C to 6°C - Cold and frosty start, followed by beautiful, crisp sunshine. Virtually no wind. 

Ring-necked Duck, Scaup

Long-tailed Duck

Black-necked Grebe

Purple Sandpiper

Woodcock, Jack Snipe

Bittern, Cattle Egret

Barn Owl, Little Owl

Bearded Tit

Firecrest

Black Redstart

Water Pipit

Brambling

Twite

25-11-2023 Firecrest, Woodford (Merv Carlyon)

BRISTOL

Sea Mills:

25 Lapwing, 5 Snipe, 4 Common Sandpiper, 10 Redshank, 2 Grey Heron, 1 m Bullfinch. 

College Green-Bristol Cathedral:

1 m Black Redstart

St Anne's Park:

1 Mute Swan, 2 Cormorant, 1 Song Thrush.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

25-11-2023 Little Owl, Wickwar (Paul Sadley)

Oldbury Power Station:

310 Woodpigeon, 3 Water Rail, 1 Little Grebe, 27 Lapwing, c.500 Black-headed/Common Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Coal Tit, 29 Fieldfare, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 f Brambling, 6 Greenfinch, 4 Siskin.

Aust:

Cliff:

1 Goosander - SW, 4312 Woodpigeon, 12 Lapwing, 1 Golden Plover, 1 Snipe, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Peregrine, 1 Jay, 1 Raven, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 113 Starling, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 28 Redwing, 6 Fieldfare, 15 House Sparrow, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 3 Meadow Pipit, 49 Chaffinch. 1 Brambling, 3 Linnet, 7 Goldfinch, 12 Siskin. 

Warth:
20 Stock Dove, 300 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Water Rail, 1 Oystercatcher, 15 Lapwing, 3 Curlew, 2 Snipe, 50 Black-headed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Little Egret, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 40 Rook, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Goldcrest, 500 Starling, 3 Song Thrush, 200 Redwing, 500 Fieldfare, 3 Stonechat, 10 House Sparrow, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 6 Meadow Pipit, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 4 Linnet, 1 Reed Bunting. 

New Passage/Northwick:

150 Canada Goose, 40 Greylag Goose, 12 Shoveler, 25 Gadwall, 140 Wigeon, 438 Teal, 3 Stock Dove, 5 Moorhen, 8 Coot, 3 Little Grebe, 7 Avocet, 260 Lapwing, 1 Golden Plover, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1000 Dunlin, 6 Snipe, 2 Common Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 4 Little Egret, 3 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Skylark, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush, 6 Redwing, 4 Fieldfare, 1 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Rock Pipit, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 23 Linnet, 1 Twite,  Siskin, 1 Reed Bunting.

Pilning Wetlands:
35 Shoveler, 14 Gadwall, 300 Teal, 1 Little Grebe, 250 Lapwing, 150 Black-tailed Godwit, 120 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 3 Grey Heron.

Severn Beach:
6 Shelduck, 70 Wigeon, 4 Curlew, 90 BH Gull (one flock), 4 Little Egret, 1 Blackcap, 15 Redwing, 3 Meadow Pipit, 1 Water Pipit, 1 Linnet, 5 Goldfinch.

Wickwar:

100 Lapwing (one flock), 3 Snipe, 1 Little Owl, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Song Thrush.

25-11-2023 Coal Tit, Wickwar (Paul Sadley)

Yate-Coopers Lake:
9 Tufted Duck, 1 Goosander.

Chipping Sodbury Common:

2 Jack Snipe, 2 Snipe, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Stonechat.

Winterbourne - duck pond:

1 Grey Heron

25-11-2023 Grey Heron, Winterbourne (Les Williams)

Hanham Abbot's-Cleeve Wood:

6 Stock Dove, 1 Sparrowhawk hazing a Buzzard, 3 Bullfinch. 

Longwell Green:

1 Buzzard

NORTH SOMERSET

25-11-2023 Black-necked Grebe, Portbury Wharf NR (Jason Williams)

Portbury Wharf:
3 Little Grebe, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 6 Lapwing, 1 Cattle Egret. 

25-11-2023 Black-necked Grebe & Cattle Egret, Portbury Wharf (Mark Savage)

Portishead - Battery Point:
5 Purple Sandpiper

Ashton Court Estate:
1 Woodcock

Clevedon - Pier:
1 Slavonian/Black-necked Grebe - drifting north.

Kenn Moor:
3 Little Grebe, 6 Cormorant, 4 Grey Heron, 7 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Jay, 3 Redwing, 9 Fieldfare, 50 Starling (one flock), 2 Stonechat, 5 Meadow Pipit, 3 Greenfinch.

Kingston Seymour:
1 Pheasant, 3 Stock Dove, 120 Woodpigeon, 5 Collared Dove, 250+ Black-headed Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 170+ Jackdaw, 1 Raven, 1 Goldcrest, 160 Starling, 1 Song Thrush, 35+ Redwing, 30+ Fieldfare.

Sand Point/Middle Hope:

1 Goosander - NE, 965 Woodpigeon, 22 Lapwing, 1 Common Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 1+ Raven, 20 Skylark, 3 Chiffchaff, 10 Goldcrest, 910 Starling, 13 Song Thrush, 14 Redwing, 32 Fieldfare, 5 Stonechat, 2 Pied Wagtail, 8 Meadow Pipit, 1 Water Pipit, 1 Rock Pipit, 42 Chaffinch, 2 Brambling, 3 Greenfinch, 19 Linnet, 1 Redpoll, 15 Siskin, 1 Yellowhammer, 1 Reed Bunting.  

25-11-2023 Stonechat, Sand Point (Matt Hull)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:

Shire Valley:

12+ Red Kite 

25-11-2023 Redwing, Shire Hill Lane (Les Williams)

Shire Hill Lane:

c.100 Redwing/Fieldfare

Keynsham-Hick's Gate:
1 Peregrine

Bath-Lansdown:
450 Golden Plover, 30 Common Gull, 1 Peregrine, 5 Fieldfare, 1 Stonechat, 4 Pied Wagtail, 3 Meadow Pipit, 2 Chaffinch, 5 Goldfinch.

25-11-23 Golden Plover, Lansdown (Rob Hargreaves)

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
1 Long-tailed Duck, (T1), 3 Goosander (T3).

Blagdon Lake:
1 Ring-necked Duck

Chew Valley Lake

Woodford:

1 Firecrest, 1 Goldcrest.

25-11-2023 Goldcrest, Woodford (Merv Carlyon)

Nunnery:
c.40 Cattle Egret

25-11-2023 Cattle Egrets, Nunnery (Lucy Masters)

Moreton:
2 f Scaup

Stratford:
1 poss hybird Lesser Scaup, 1 Snipe, 5 Bearded Tit.

Herriotts inc Pool:

1 Bittern

Reported by: Pete Allen, Paul Bowerman, Peter Burston, Merv Carlyon, Mark Coller, Ben Crabb, Chris Craig, Jane Cumming, Oscar Dewhurst, Barry Dursley, Gill, Robert Hargreaves, Martyn Hayes, Peter Hazelwood, Matt Hull, Simon Isgar, Nigel Kempson, Lucy Masters, Andy Mears, Lois Pryce, Phil Quinn, Paul Sadley, Mark Savage, Ben Sykes, Bri Thompson, Tom, Les Williams.

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24-11-23 Friday - Black-necked Grebe

Temp 12°C to 8°C - Cold front moved through early morning to bring drop in temperature. A gentle 8mph north wind (sign of colder weather to come?)

A person is needed to count both the Cleeve and the Chew Valley Heronries for 2024.

Please contact Eve Tigwell (eve.tigwell@icloud.com) If you can you help.

Scaup

Long-tailed Duck

Black-necked Grebe

Cattle Egret

Merlin

Bearded Tit

Firecrest

Crossbill

24-11-23 f Goldeneye, Barrow Tanks (Peter Coslett)

BRISTOL

Clifton Down:

1 Firecrest

24-11-23 Firecrest, Clifton Down (Mike Moxon)

Bedminster:

South Street Park:

8 Starling, 9 House Sparrow, 3 alba Wagtail, 1 Greenfinch. 

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Damery Lane:

1 Red Kite - over.

Aust Warth:
20+ Shelduck, 3 Curlew, 50 Dunlin, 2 Redshank, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 1 Merlin, 1 Peregrine, 10+ Skylark, 1 Meadow Pipit, 6 Goldfinch. 

New Passage/Northwick:
121 Canada Goose, 47 Greylag Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 1 Gadwall, 2 Pintail, 1 Pochard, 1 Tufted Duck, 5 Feral Pigeon, 3 Stock Dove, 35 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 3 Coot, 100 Lapwing, 12 Dunlin, 50 Redshank, 25 Black-headed Gull, 6 Herring Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 1 Skylark, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 60 Starling, 6 Redwing, 2 Stonechat, 7 House Sparrow, 1 Pied Wagtail, 7 Meadow Pipit, 2 Chaffinch, 4 Greenfinch, 1 Linnet, 5 Crossbill, 8 Goldfinch. 

Wickwar:

1 Red Kite - NE, 2 m Tawny Owl - calling.

Old Sodbury:

20 Feral Pigeon, 33 Woodpigeon -flock of 26, 1 Red Kite - seen off by Raven, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel (m), 36 Jackdaw - flock of 25, 23 Rook - rookery, 2 Raven, 9 Skylark, 134 Starling - flock of 130, 1 Song Thrush, 5 Redwing, 98 Fieldfare - flocks of 40 & 50 ,4 Meadow Pipit, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Goldfinch, 2 Corn Bunting.

Tormarton:

2 Pheasant, 16 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 23 Lapwing, 9 Golden Plover, 1 Red Kite - attacked by 2 Buzzard, 7 Buzzard - group of 5 worming , 1 Raven, 3 Skylark, 1 Fieldfare, 29 House Sparrow, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch, 5 Yellowhammer.

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
1 Little Grebe, 1+ Black-necked Grebe

Clevedon - Blind Yeo:
6 Goosander

BELOW M4 & BANES

Newton St Loe:
56 Mallard, 4 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 4 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 4 Buzzard, 7 Skylark, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 3 Mistle Thrush, 4 Redwing, 2 Bullfinch, 7 Greenfinch, 10 Linnet. 

RESERVOIRS

24-11-23 Long-tailed Duck, Barrow Tanks (Lee Gardiner)

Barrow Tanks:
20+ Teal, 45 Pochard, 20+ Tufted Duck, 1 Long-tailed Duck, 1 Goldeneye, 21 Little Grebe, 8 Great Crested Grebe, 30+ Black-headed Gull, 70 Common Gull, 40+ Cormorant, 4 Grey Heron, 2 Raven, 2 Grey Wagtail.

24-11-23 Long-tailed Duck, Barrow Tanks (Peter Coslett)

Chew Valley Lake

24-11-23 Goldeneye, Scaup, Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Dam:
3 Goldeneye, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Pied Wagtail. 

Herons Green:
2 Little Grebe, 37 Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Pied Wagtail. 

Moreton:
65+ Pochard, 2 Scaup, 16 Goldeneye, 9 Great-crested Grebe, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 12+ Long-tailed Tit, 12+ Fieldfare, 2 Cetti's Warbler. 

24-11-23 Long-tailed Tit, Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:
2 Little Grebe, 3 (1m/2f) Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 2+ Bearded Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 25 Redwing, 1 Fieldfare. 

24-11-23 Redwing, Stratford (Raoul Chandrasakera)

Herriotts inc Pool:

8 Shelduck, 40+ Common Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, c.30 Cattle Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 3 Marsh Harrier, 2 Jay, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting. 

Reported by: Raoul Chandrasakera, Peter Coslett, Chris Craig, Jane Cumming, Andy Davis, Julian Eastoe, Fen, Matt Hall, Nick Hawkridge, John Lewis, Mike Moxon, Mike Prior, Paul Sadley, Joe Sargent, Ian Stapp, Bri Thompson, Lauren Tucker.  

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