Wednesday 22 November 2023

22-11-23 Wednesday - Black-necked Grebe

Temp 6°C to 12°C - Cloudy all day, no rain, West wind, Force 2.

Scaup, Long-tailed Duck
Black-necked Grebe
Purple Sandpiper
Merlin, Ring-necked Parakeet
Lesser Whitethroat
Bearded Tit
Redpoll

22-11-23 Goldeneye, (Merv Carlyon)
BRISTOL


Clifton Downs:
2 Jay, 4-5 Redwing, 4-5 Goldcrest, 3 Bullfinch

22-11-23 Lesser Whitethroat, Redland (Mike Owen)
Redland:
Lesser Whitethroat

Redland garden:
1 Jay, 2 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 6 Blue Tit, 1 f Blackcap, 10+ House Sparrow

22-11-23 Grey Wagtail, Stoke Park (Patrick Richards)
Stoke Park & Duchess Pond: 
2 Mute Swan, 8 Mallard, 100+ Feral Pigeon, 16 Woodpigeon, 3 Collared Dove, 10 Moorhen, 1 Little Grebe, 4 BH Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Ring-necked Parakeet, 3 Jay, 15 Magpie, 71 Jackdaw, 18 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 12 Blue Tit, 7 Great Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 3 Wren, 19 Starling, 2 Song Thrush, 15 Redwing, 9 Blackbird, 5 Fieldfare, 2 Robin, 1 f Stonechat, 5 House Sparrow, 6 Dunnock 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 1m/1f, Chaffinch, 20+ Greenfinch, 24 Goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting

Eastville Park:
1 m Teal

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

22-11-23 Turnstone, New Passge (Lisegirl)
Northwick Warth/Pilning Wetland:
41 Greylag Goose, 169 Canada Goose, 12 Shelduck, 38 Shoveler, 22 Gadwall, 2 Pintail, 3 Stock Dove, 1 Water Rail, 2 Oystercatcher, 3 Golden Plover, 100 Lapwing, 38 Curlew, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 100 Turnstone, 3 Snipe, 50 Dunlin, 120 Redshank, 1 Tern sp (Sandwich?), 3 Redwing, 1 Kingfisher, 16 Fieldfare, 2 Stonechat, 11 Meadow Pipit, 1 Rock Pipit, 38 Siskin, 1 Reed Bunting

Wickwar:
2 Kestrel, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, lots Redwing, odd Fieldfare

Yate Rocks:
1 Marsh Tit, 2 Bullfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

22-11-23 Black-necked Grebe, Portbury Wharf (Shaun Evans)
Portbury Wharf:
Black-necked Grebe

Portishead Lake grounds:
40 Canada Goose, 11 Mute Swan, 90 Mallard, 1 domestic Mallard, 7 Tufted Duck, 4 Moorhen, 4 Purple Sandpiper, 26 BH Gull, 30 Herring Gull, 2 Jackdaw, 32 Carrion Crow, 1 Pied Wagtail

Bristol International Airport:
4 Lapwing, 30 Golden Plover, 1 Peregrine

Sand Point:
130 Woodpigeon, 1 diver sp., 1 Red Kite, 1 Merlin, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 m Blackcap, 9 Goldcrest, 1100 Starling, 7 Song Thrush, 50 Redwing, 100 Fieldfare, 4 Pied Wagtail, 25 Meadow Pipit, 70 Chaffinch, 5 Greenfinch, 1 Redpoll, 18 Siskin, 2 Reed Bunting

Banwell:
2 Stock Dove inc 1 juv, Tawny Owl heard overnight, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Marsh Tit, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Nuthatch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield, West of Shire Bridge:
11 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

22-11-23 Long-tailed Duck, Barrow Tank 1 (Robin Martin)
Barrow Tank 1:
Long-tailed Duck
22-11-23 Goosander, Dam (George Stacey)
Chew Valley Lake

22-11-23 Goldeneye, Dam (George Stacey)
Dam:
4 3m/1f Goldeneye, 3 m/2f Goosander, 2 Cattle Egret over, Fieldfare, 1 Grey Wagtail

Bittern Trail:
12+ Long-tailed Tit, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest

22-11-23 Scaup, Moreton (Ian Stapp)
Moreton:
19 Goldeneye, 3 f Scaup, 14 Wigeon, 30+ Teal, 4 Shoveler, 30+ Pochard, Lots of Tufted Duck, 9 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Grey Heron, 4 Great White Egret, 30 Lapwing, 1 Buzzard, 1 Red Kite over Burledge, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Tawny Owl (calling by hide), 3 GBB Gull,, 2 Raven,, 1 Jay, 1 Bearded Tit, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 12+ L TT, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Treecreeper, 2 m/f Stonechat, Siskin (calling)

Stratford:
1 Red Kite, 2 Marsh Harrier

Sutton Wick:
hybrid male Aythya resembling Lesser Scaup (likely greater scaup x tufted duck hybrid) 

22-11-23 Tufted Duck number 19 Herriotts pool (Ian Stapp)
Herriott's:
8 Shelduck, 8 Shoveler, 6+ Tufted Duck (one with a nasal ring Turquoise Black 19), 70 Lapwing SW, 2 GBB Gull, 40+ Common Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 1 juv Marsh Harrier, 1 Jay, 8 Jackdaw, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 30 Starling SW, 20 Redwing NW, 150 Fieldfare SW, 2 Reed Bunting

Reports: Nancy Barrett, Merv Carlyon, Chris Craig, Jane Cumming, Shaun Evans, Adrian Hockey, Matt Hall, Matt Hull, Lisegirl, Robin Martin, Linda Moysey, Mike Owen, Patrick Richards, Paul Sadley, Joe Sargent, Nigel Sluman, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Rod Taylor, John Thorogood, Jack Wylson, blagdonlakebirds, eBird, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG