Wednesday 15 November 2023

15-11-23 Wednesday - Leach's Petrel

Temp 7°C to 15°C - Sunny most of the day, a little cloud in the afternoon, a light West South West breeze gusting to 18 mph.

Leach's Petrel, 
Short-eared Owl
Ring-necked Duck, Cattle Egret
Scaup
Bearded Tit
Firecrest
Water Pipit, Brambling
Mandarin, Goosander
White Wagtail

BRISTOL

Clifton Down & Zoo Bank:
1 Firecrest, Goldcrest, 1 Pied Wagtail

Downend:
1 Tawny Owl

Golden Hill - AWBS
8 Feral Pigeon, 28 Woodpigeon, 4 Black-headed Gull, 25 Herring Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 12 Magpie, 4 Jackdaw, 7 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Wren, 39 Starling, 2 Blackbird, 7 Robin, 21 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 2 Goldfinch

Stoke Park - Pale Plantation:
1 Firecrest

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
15-11-23 SEO Aust (Chris Snook)
Aust Warth:
3 Curlew, 2 Black-headed Gull, 8 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Short-eared Owl - hunting, 3 Peregrine - juv on top of electricity pylon, joined in vocal chase with 1 imm + 1 adult, 2 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 4 Carrion Crow, 4 Blue Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Wren, 2 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 4 Stonechat - pairs, 1 Dunnock, 1 Linnet, 2 Goldfinch

New Passage/Northwick:
Shoveler, 92 Wigeon, 2 Teal, Oystercatcher, 1 Curlew, Redshank, Dunlin, 1 Leach's Petrel, 4 Fieldfare, 2 Greenfinch

Pilning Wetlands:
14 Greylag Goose, 28 Canada Goose, 37 Wigeon, 38 Curlew, 21 Black-headed Gull

Severn Beach:
45 Wigeon, 1 Ringed Plover, 5 Curlew, 6 Turnstone, 2 Dunlin, 1 Kestrel, 1 Pied Wagtail

Yate - Kingsgate Park:
1 Tufted Duck, 2 Common Gull, 

NORTH SOMERSET

Tyntesfield:
1 Buzzard, 2 Raven

Nailsea - High Street:
1 White Wagtail

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
200 Shelduck - west, 2 Ringed Plovers - east, 1 Godwit sp - west, 26 Common Gull - west, 3 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron - R. Banwell field, 1 Peregrine, 12 Raven - one flock, 18 Skylark, 1-2 singing Cetti’s Warbler - car park, 2 Chiffchaff, 15 Goldcrest, 1770 Starling, 3 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 4 Redwing, 12 Fieldfare, 6 Stonechat, 1 Pied Wagtail, 38 Meadow Pipit, 1 Water Pipit, 2 Rock Pipit, 150 Chaffinch, 2 Brambling, 7+ Bullfinch - one flock of 5, 5 Greenfinch, 65+ Linnet, 15 Goldfinch, 13 Siskin.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bathampoton:
1 Short-eared Owl

Chelwood:
2 Red Kite

Chew Magna:
22 Cattle Egret - by the river

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Shoveler, 2 Wigeon, 50 Teal, 1 Ring-necked Duck, 2 Goldeneye, 5 Little Grebe, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 14 Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Buzzard,  1 Song Thrush, 2 Redwing, 1 Pied Wagtail

Chew Valley Lake

1 Marsh Harrier (m) - wandering all over the lake    
15-11-23 Goldeneye CVL (George Stacey)
Dam:
1 Goldeneye, 
15-11-23 Goldcrest CVL (George Stacey)
Bittern Trail:

4 Blue Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 

Herons Green:
2 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard - white, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Pied Wagtail,
15-11-23 Scaup CVL (Ian Stapp)
Moreton:

4 Wigeon (2f+2m), 12 Teal, 26 Pochard, lots of Tufted Duck, 3 Scaup (2f) + juv, 5 Goldeneye (3f+2m), 26 G-C Grebe, 2 GBB Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 12+ L TT, 4 Reed Bunting

Stratford:
1 Mandarin (f), 2 Goosander 

Herriotts inc Pool:
3 Shelduck, 1 Water Rail, 2 GBB Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 40+ Cormorant, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kingfisher, 1 G-S Woodpecker, 3 Jay, 5 Jackdaw, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2+ Bearded Tit - calling in the reeds, 50+ Starling - in small flocks of 6 to 12 - going South, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 4 Reed Bunting

Reported by: Richard Belson, Jake Belton, Allan Chard, Andy Davis, Andy Gibb, Graham Green, Nick Hawkridge, Matt Hull, Craig Lewis, John Lewis, Andrew Mears, Steve Newland, Jean Oliver, Joe Sargent, Chris Snook, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Bri Thompson