24-11-23 Friday - Black-necked Grebe

Temp 12°C to 8°C - Cold front moved through early morning to bring drop in temperature. A gentle 8mph north wind (sign of colder weather to come?)

A person is needed to count both the Cleeve and the Chew Valley Heronries for 2024.

Please contact Eve Tigwell (eve.tigwell@icloud.com) If you can you help.

Scaup

Long-tailed Duck

Black-necked Grebe

Cattle Egret

Merlin

Bearded Tit

Firecrest

Crossbill

24-11-23 f Goldeneye, Barrow Tanks (Peter Coslett)

BRISTOL

Clifton Down:

1 Firecrest

24-11-23 Firecrest, Clifton Down (Mike Moxon)

Bedminster:

South Street Park:

8 Starling, 9 House Sparrow, 3 alba Wagtail, 1 Greenfinch. 

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Damery Lane:

1 Red Kite - over.

Aust Warth:
20+ Shelduck, 3 Curlew, 50 Dunlin, 2 Redshank, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 1 Merlin, 1 Peregrine, 10+ Skylark, 1 Meadow Pipit, 6 Goldfinch. 

New Passage/Northwick:
121 Canada Goose, 47 Greylag Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 1 Gadwall, 2 Pintail, 1 Pochard, 1 Tufted Duck, 5 Feral Pigeon, 3 Stock Dove, 35 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 3 Coot, 100 Lapwing, 12 Dunlin, 50 Redshank, 25 Black-headed Gull, 6 Herring Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 1 Skylark, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 60 Starling, 6 Redwing, 2 Stonechat, 7 House Sparrow, 1 Pied Wagtail, 7 Meadow Pipit, 2 Chaffinch, 4 Greenfinch, 1 Linnet, 5 Crossbill, 8 Goldfinch. 

Wickwar:

1 Red Kite - NE, 2 m Tawny Owl - calling.

Old Sodbury:

20 Feral Pigeon, 33 Woodpigeon -flock of 26, 1 Red Kite - seen off by Raven, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel (m), 36 Jackdaw - flock of 25, 23 Rook - rookery, 2 Raven, 9 Skylark, 134 Starling - flock of 130, 1 Song Thrush, 5 Redwing, 98 Fieldfare - flocks of 40 & 50 ,4 Meadow Pipit, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Goldfinch, 2 Corn Bunting.

Tormarton:

2 Pheasant, 16 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 23 Lapwing, 9 Golden Plover, 1 Red Kite - attacked by 2 Buzzard, 7 Buzzard - group of 5 worming , 1 Raven, 3 Skylark, 1 Fieldfare, 29 House Sparrow, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch, 5 Yellowhammer.

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
1 Little Grebe, 1+ Black-necked Grebe

Clevedon - Blind Yeo:
6 Goosander

BELOW M4 & BANES

Newton St Loe:
56 Mallard, 4 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 4 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 4 Buzzard, 7 Skylark, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 3 Mistle Thrush, 4 Redwing, 2 Bullfinch, 7 Greenfinch, 10 Linnet. 

RESERVOIRS

24-11-23 Long-tailed Duck, Barrow Tanks (Lee Gardiner)

Barrow Tanks:
20+ Teal, 45 Pochard, 20+ Tufted Duck, 1 Long-tailed Duck, 1 Goldeneye, 21 Little Grebe, 8 Great Crested Grebe, 30+ Black-headed Gull, 70 Common Gull, 40+ Cormorant, 4 Grey Heron, 2 Raven, 2 Grey Wagtail.

24-11-23 Long-tailed Duck, Barrow Tanks (Peter Coslett)

Chew Valley Lake

24-11-23 Goldeneye, Scaup, Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Dam:
3 Goldeneye, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Pied Wagtail. 

Herons Green:
2 Little Grebe, 37 Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Pied Wagtail. 

Moreton:
65+ Pochard, 2 Scaup, 16 Goldeneye, 9 Great-crested Grebe, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 12+ Long-tailed Tit, 12+ Fieldfare, 2 Cetti's Warbler. 

24-11-23 Long-tailed Tit, Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:
2 Little Grebe, 3 (1m/2f) Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 2+ Bearded Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 25 Redwing, 1 Fieldfare. 

24-11-23 Redwing, Stratford (Raoul Chandrasakera)

Herriotts inc Pool:

8 Shelduck, 40+ Common Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, c.30 Cattle Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 3 Marsh Harrier, 2 Jay, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting. 

Reported by: Raoul Chandrasakera, Peter Coslett, Chris Craig, Jane Cumming, Andy Davis, Julian Eastoe, Fen, Matt Hall, Nick Hawkridge, John Lewis, Mike Moxon, Mike Prior, Paul Sadley, Joe Sargent, Ian Stapp, Bri Thompson, Lauren Tucker.  

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