Tuesday, 7 November 2023

07-11-23 Tuesday - Snow Bunting

Temp 7°C to 13°C - Sunshine and some showers, cold west wind, peak 21mph. Nice in the sun

Scaup, Goosander
Great Northern Diver
Ruff, Purple Sandpiper
Cattle Egret
Bearded Tit
Water Pipit
Brambling, Redpoll
Snow Bunting

7-11-23 Bearded Tit, Stratford (Dave Hughes)
BRISTOL


Clifton Down:
3 Jay, 2 Song Thrush, Goldcrests, 3 Redwing, 2 Greenfinch, 1 m Bullfinch

Royal Fort Gardens:
1 Peregrine

Stoke Park:
13 newly hatched Mallard ducklings, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Stonechat, 1 Reed Bunting

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

7-11-23 Water Rail, OPS (Peter Hazelwood)
Oldbury Power Station:
30 Wigeon, 20 Woodpigeon, 1 Water Rail, 3 Oystercatcher, 4 Curlew, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 100+ Carrion Crow, 1 Skylark, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Pied Wagtail, 15 Chaffinch, 2 Brambling, 1 m Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Redpoll, 2 Goldfinch, 2 Siskin

7-11-23 Kestrel, OPS (Vera Carpenter)
Severn Beach:
2 Stonechat, 1 Rock Pipit

7-11-23 Fieldfare, Wickwar (Alan Piper)
Wickwar: 
60 Redwing, 3+ Fieldfare

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf North Ponds:
2 m/f Scaup
7-11-23 Purple Sandpiper, Battery Point (Mike Moxon)
Portishead, Battery Point:
Purple Sandpiper

Sand Point:
1 Turnstone, 3 Chiffchaff, 9 Goldcrest, 440 Starling, 4 Song Thrush, 3 Fieldfare, 1 Water Pipit, 20 Meadow Pipit, 195 Chaffinch, 7 Brambling, 15 Greenfinch, 60 Linnet, 1 Redpoll, 20 Siskin, 2 Reed Bunting, 1 Snow Bunting

BELOW M4 & BANES

Wick:
1 Red Kite, 1 Raven, 3 Bullfinch

CVL to Blagdon BOC walk today:
1 Pheasant, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Jay, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 9 Long-tailed Tit, 7 Goldcrest, 6 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Mistle Thrush, 18 Redwing, 12 Fieldfare, 7 Pied Wagtail, 7 Chaffinch, 1 Goldfinch, 10 Siskin (at Blagdon Lake Hatchery)

Chew Magna:
Redpoll

Stantonbury Hill:
2 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard

RESERVOIRS

7-11-23 Great Northern Diver, Barrow Tanks (Merv Carlyon)
Barrow Gurney Reservoir, Tank 1:
Great Northern Diver, 2 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Kingfisher

Chew Valley Lake

Bernard King Hide:
Goosander, 2 Water Rail

Villice:
8 Mute Swan (6 juv), 50+ Shoveler, 2 Gadwall, 1 Wigeon (m), 50+ Coot. 1 Little Grebe, 6 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Lapwing, 19 Cormorant, 2 Great White Egret, 7 Little Egret, 

Herons Green:
Scaup, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Great Egret, 2 Little Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Pied Wagtail

Moreton:
1 f Marsh Harrier, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 60 Canada Geese (field behind)

Stratford:
3 m Goldeneye, 1 Lapwing, 1 Ruff, 1 Snipe, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 m/f/juv Marsh Harrier, 2 m/f Bearded Tit, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Siskin, 3 Reed Bunting

Herriott's:
2 Shelduck, 9 Shoveler, 8 Pintail, 2 GBB Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 3 Great Egret, 1 Little Egret, 54 Cattle Egret, 4+ Bearded Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 100+ Fieldfare, 2 Reed Bunting

7-11-23 Crossbill, East Harptree (George Stacey)
7-11-23 Crossbill, East Harptree (Ian Stapp)

Out of Avon
1 Tawny Owl, 10+ Chaffinch, 40+ Crossbill, 12+ Siskin at East Harptree Wood
7 Red Kite at Shire Valley, Marshfield

Reports: Derek Angell, Paul Bowerman, Robert Bright, Merv Carlyon, Vera Carpenter, Peter Coslett, Andy Davis, Alan Daniells, Julian Eastoe, Peter Hazelwood, David Hughes, Matt Hull, Nigel Jones, Alan Piper, Paul Sadley, Joe Sargent, Tony Scott, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Jack Wylson, blagdonlakebirds, eBird, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG