Friday 10 November 2023

10-11-23 Friday - Short-eared Owl

 Temp 3°C to 10°C - After a very wet start, Sunny intervals with a gentle breeze  from the West.

Great Northern Diver
Short-eared Owl
Firecrest
Little Gull
Redpoll

BRISTOL

Long-tailed Tit, Stoke Park (Patrick Hardyman Richards)

Greenfinch, Stoke Park (Patrick Hardyman Richards)

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond
:
17 Mallard, 112 Feral Pigeon, 25 Woodpigeon, 3 Collared Dove, 10 Moorhen, 1 Little Grebe, 3 Black-headed Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Green Woodpecker, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet, 3 Jay, 14 Magpie, 9 Jackdaw, 7 Carrion Crow, 6 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 25+ Long-tailed Tit, 3 Wren, 60+ Starling, 5 Blackbird, 1 Redwing, 2 Robin, 22 House Sparrow, 6 Dunnock, 1f Chaffinch,  30+ Greenfinch, 17 Goldfinch

Clifton (opp zoo):
1 Firecrest, 2 Goldcrest

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE


Short-eared Owl, Aust (Anthony Bridges)

Aust Warth:
2 Shelduck, 4 Stock Dove, 9 Oystercatcher, 1 Curlew, 2 Redshank, 1 Great Northern Diver (over - flying NE), 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Peregrine, 1 Raven, 3 Pied Wagtail

Wickwar:
1 Tawny Owl (male - calling)

NORTH SOMERSET

No Reports

BELOW M4 & BANES

Kingswood:
2 Raven (over - flying E)

Bathford:
1 Short-eared Owl (hunting ~1300hrs, seen from train)

Chew Magna
1 Redpoll (flew N)

RESERVOIRS


Chew Valley Lake


Chiffchaff, Bittern Trail (George Stacey)

Bittern Trail:

4 Chiffchaff

Herons Green:
1 Little Gull (1st Winter - flew N), 2 Great White Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 5 Redwing

Stratford:
71 Cattle Egret (flew towards Herriotts' roost)


Reported by: Anthony Bridges, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Oscar Dewhurst, Patrick Hardyman Richards, Rob Laughton, Lois Pryce, Paul Sadley, Joe Sargent, George Stacey