Wednesday, 1 November 2023

01-11-23 Wednesday - Scaup

Temp 9°C to 14°C - Sunny intervals with heavy showers inc rain and hail. Moderate SW to SE wind gusting to 38mph.

Scaup
Bearded Tit
Goldeneye
Dartford Warbler
Gannet
Brambling

BRISTOL

Arnos Vale Cemetery and Court Park:
7 Firecrest

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
1 Cetti's Warbler

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Severn Beach:
1 Gannet - imm, moving North East and later at New Passage
1-11-23  Mistle Thrush Almondsbury (Vĕra Carpenter)
Almondsbury - garden:
1 Mistle Thrush

Acton Turville:
1 Red Kite

Easter Compton - Bristol Zoo Project / Wild Place - survey:
2 Stock Dove, 12 Woodpigeon, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 10 Magpie, 12 Jackdaw, 4 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 6 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Goldcrest, 8 Wren, 2 Treecreeper, 3 Blackbird, 9 Robin, 4 Dunnock, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch, c50 Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
1 Mute Swan, 3 Shelduck, 1 Shoveler (m), 8 Gadwall, 1 Wigeon (m), 27 Mallard, 1 Teal, 15 Woodpigeon, 5 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 3 Little Grebe, 1 Curlew, 4 Black-headed Gull, 58 Herring Gull, 1 Jay, 2 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 2 Stonechat

Portishead - Lakegrounds:
34 Canada Goose, 15 Mute Swan, 120 Mallard, 1 Tufted Duck, Woodpigeon, 6 Moorhen, 1 Black-headed Gull, 6 Herring Gull

Clevedon - Yeo:
15 Canada Goose, 7 Mute Swan, 4 Shelduck, 20 Wigeon, 2 Teal, 40 Mallard, 2 Tufted Duck, 85 Oystercatcher - all at Kenn, 65 Lapwing, 9 Grey Plover, 180 Curlew, 12 Turnstone, 32 Knot - all at Kenn, 2200 Dunlin - all on seawall south of the Kenn, 200+ Redshank, 1 Greenshank - only probable, clear call heard but once, 80 Black-headed Gull, 1 Grey Heron - Dowlais,1 Great White Egret - on Yeo bank, 3 Little Egret, 2 Raven, 1 Stonechat - imm, 4 Pied Wagtail, 20 Linnet

Bristol Airport:
4 Dunlin - moving West

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
6 Dunlin - down river, 1 Dartford Warbler, 1 Wheatear

BELOW M4 & BANES

Hanham:
1 Brambling - garden tick

Between Stanton Wick, & Chelwood roundabout:
1000 Woodpigeon - moving South

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Herons Green:
1 Goldeneye (f), 2 Little Grebe, 13+ Great Crested Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret,
1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Pied Wagtail

Moreton:
1 Goldeneye (m), 1 Grey Heron 3 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 20+ Mixed Tits - most L TT, 2 Reed Bunting

Stratford:
1 Scaup - juv, 7 Goldeneye (f) + imm, 2 Marsh Harrier (f type & m), 1 Red Kite, 1 Peregrine, 1 Bearded Tit (m), 
1-11-23 Marsh Harrier CVL (Ian Stapp)
Herriotts inc Pool:

2 Shelduck, 14 Shoveler 30+ Teal 7 Pintail, 2 GBB Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret - around the lake, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Jay, 5 Jackdaw, Bearded Tit -  calling from the reeds but not seen, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Stonechat (m), 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

Reported by: Vĕra Carpenter, Jane Cumming, Alan Daniells, Andy Davis, Matt Hall, Adrian Hockey, Matt Hull, Brian Lancastle, Brian Mulgrew,  Harvey Rose, Ian Stapp, Jack Wylson