Tuesday 21 November 2023

21-11-23 Tuesday - Golden Plover

 Temp 3°C to 10°C - Light cloud and a gentle breeze from the North.

Brent Goose
Golden Plover
Long-tailed Duck
Scaup
Goldeneye

BRISTOL

No Reports

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station - WeBS:
67 Wigeon, 35 Mallard, 30 Teal, 6 Moorhen, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Oystercatcher, 74 Lapwing, 7 Grey Plover, 12 Curlew, 80 Turnstone, 1 Knot, 650 Dunlin, 15 Snipe, 32 Redshank, 250 Black-headed Gull, 70 Common Gull, 2 Raven, 75 Redwing, 70 Fieldfare, 2 Stonechat, 3 Greenfinch

Wickwar:
1 Tawny Owl (calling male)

NORTH SOMERSET

Bleadon:
200+ Lapwing, 100+ Fieldfare

BELOW M4 & BANES

Filton (Millenium Park):
(12 mixed Tit flock), 22 Goldfinch (flock)

Rodway Common:
1 Tawny Owl (calling)

Willsbridge Mill:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Redwing, 1 Fieldfare, 1 Dipper, 1 Grey Wagtail
Kestrel, Kelston (Nigel Jones)
Kelston:
1 Kestrel (male)

Bath (Odd Down):
c25 Golden Plover

Lansdown (Manor Farm):
14 Pheasant, 8 Woodpigeon, 8 Herring Gull, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 3 Jay, 7 Magpie, 20 Jackdaw, 6 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 6 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 6 Skylark, 14 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Goldcrest, 2 Wren, 1 Song Thrush, 25 Redwing, 6 Blackbird, 32 Fieldfare, 4 Robin, 3 Dunnock, 2 Pied/White Wagtail, 27 Meadow Pipit, 2 Greenfinch, 4 Goldfinch

Lansdown (Racecourse):
89 Golden Plover

Stanton Drew:
1 Red Kite

Hunstrete:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 11 Redwing, 20 Fieldfare, 1 Siskin, 12 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS
Long-tailed Duck, BG (Bri Thompson)
Barrow Tanks:

1 Long-tailed Duck

Chew Valley Lake
Goosander, Dam (Ian Stapp)
Dam:

3 Goosander (2f+m), 2 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Chiffchaff (calling), 1 Mistle Thrush

Woodford:
2 Great White Egret, 4 Magpie, 12+ Long-tailed Tit, 2 Song Thrush

Villice:
1 Marsh Harrier (male), (the cattle egrets moved to here)

Herons Green:
2 Little Grebe, 50+ Lapwing, 17 Cattle Egret (flyover), 2 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Pied/White Wagtail

Brent Geese/Scaup, Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:

5 Brent Goose (dark belliesflyover), 35+ Pochard, ++ Tufted Duck, 2 Scaup, 5 Goldeneye, 17 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Dunlin (flyover), 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 3+ Redwing, 80+ Fieldfare (feeding on mistletoe), 1 Siskin (calling)

Stratford:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, Blue Great Coal and LT Tits, 1 Cetti's Warbler, Redwings.

Herriotts inc Pool:
5 Shelduck, 8+ Common Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Cattle Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 5 Great White Egret, 1 Jay, 6 Jackdaw, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff (calling), 1 Reed Bunting

Out of area:

Hillesley (BOC walk - a smidge out-of-area to the North):
12 Mallard, 3 Pheasant, Feral Pigeon, 3 Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Moorhen, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Magpie, Jackdaw, 1 Rook, Carrion Crow, 2 Coal Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 8 Skylark, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Goldcrest, 3 Wren, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Mistle Thrush, 53 Redwing, 5 Blackbird, 38 Fieldfare, 5 Robin, 1 Stonechat, House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 4 Pied Wagtail, 2 Chaffinch, 22 Goldfinch, 30+ Siskin

Berrow Beach/Brean Down (a smidge out-of-area to the South):
3 Common Scoter, 150 Sanderling, 1 Barn Owl, (possible Shore Lark at the military base), 1 Rock Pipit

Reported by: John Angell, Pete Brain, Chris Craig, Jane Cumming, Alan Daniels, Andy Davis, Adrian Dutt, Paul Francis, Anthony Goodwin, Robert Hargreaves, Rob Laughton, Andy Middleton, Lois Pryce, Paul Sadley, Ian Stapp, Bri Thompson, John Thorogood