30-11-23 Thursday

Temp -2°C to +3°C. Frosty start. Mostly cloudy.  Gentle breeze from NNE, but windy over lakes.

Brent Goose

Mandarin Duck

Ring-necked Duck

Cattle Egret

Short-eared Owl

Firecrest

Lesser Redpoll

30-11-23 Mandarin Duck, Brimsham Park Lake Yate (Mark Coller)

BRISTOL

Bedminster:

Redwing (over, heading SW)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

1 Coot, 200+ Black-tailed Godwit (flying up-river), 1 remained with c1000 Dunlin, 4 GBB Gull

 Jobs Green Farm - 30 Stock Dove

Aust Cliffs:

240 Black-tailed Godwit (heading upriver), 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine, 2 Raven, 291 Redwing, 428 Fieldfare, 5 Brambling, 12 Siskin

Aust Warth:

1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Peregrine

Pilning Wetland / New Passage:

230 Canada Goose, 60 Greylag Goose, 22 Shelduck, 45 Shoveler, 16 Gadwall, 200 Wigeon, 200 Teal, 90 Lapwing, 34 Black-tailed Godwit, 400 Dunlin, 2 Great White Egret

Severn Beach:

7 Mute Swan, 12 Shelduck, 1 Gadwall, 70 Wigeon, 2 Teal, 1 Water Rail, 50 Oystercatcher, 28 Ringed Plover, 33 Curlew, 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 220 Turnstone, 700 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 165 Redshank, 3 GBB Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Kestrel, 1 Stonechat, 1 Rock Pipit

30-11-23 Stonechat, Wickwar (Paul Sadley)

Wickwar:

1 Sparrowhawk (m) trying to pluck Goldfinch from teasel,  1 Stonechat (m)

30-11-23 Greenfinch with Blue Tit, Wickwar (Alan Piper)

Wickwar gardens:

  garden 1:

1 Greenfinch among the usual diners

  garden 2:

1 Coal Tit, 3 Greenfinch

Yate Rocks garden:

1 Sparrowhawk (m), 1 Blackcap (m), 1 Goldcrest with the usual tit assortment

30-11-23 Goosander m&f, Brimsham Park Lake Yate (Chris Teague)

Brimsham Park Lake, Yate:

1 Mandarin Duck (m), 9 Goosander (4m, 5f), 1 Kingfisher, 1 Chiffchaff, a few Redwing

Kingsgate Park, Yate:

1 Tufted Duck (m), 1 Herring Gull, 1 Common Gull 

NORTH SOMERSET

30-11-23 Brent Goose, Woodspring Bay (Matt Hull)

Woodspring Bay:
1 Brent Goose associating with Mallards, 1 Peregrine

Sand Point / Middle Hope:

2 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest, 300 Starling, 2 Song Thrush, 15 Redwing, 50 Fieldfare, 1 Stonechat, 20 Meadow Pipit, 4 Greenfinch, 34 Linnet, 1 Siskin

Kenn Moor:

1 Short-eared Owl

Bristol Airport:
2 Great White Egret (over, heading SW)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Oldland Common:

2 Red Kite

Rush Hill, Bath:
AWBS ST7262: 1 Kingfisher, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Raven, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap, 6 Goldcrest, 3 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 8 Redwing, 2 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch 

Chew Magna:
50 Greenfinch at the pre-roost

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Ring-necked Duck, 1 Water Rail, 1 Cattle Egret, large flock Chaffinch 

Chew Valley Lake

30-11-23 Tufted Duck with VT nasal saddle, Dam CVL Ian Stapp)

30-11-23 Firecrest, Woodford CVL (Ian Stapp)

Woodford & path to Dam:

5 Goldeneye, 1 Tufted Duck (with a nasal saddle ring black VT on turquoise), 30+ Wood Pigeon, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, Blue Tit, Great Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 12+ Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Firecrest, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 3 Blackbird, 2 Dunnock, 7 Chaffinch, 4 Bullfinch, 1 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Goldfinch,

Dam:

2 Grey Wagtail

Herons Green:
7 Shoveler, 2 Goldeneye, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Pied Wagtail

Moreton:
2 Goldeneye, 21 Pheasant, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Mistle Thrush, 7+ Fieldfare, 20+ Chaffinch,

Stratford:
2 Goosander, 3 Marsh Harrier (1m, 2 juv), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 10+ Fieldfare

Herriotts inc Pool:
7 Shelduck, 4 Pintail, 30+ Common Gull, 2 GBB Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 4 Jackdaw, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1000+ Fieldfare + small number of Redwing (over to SW), 2 Robin, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

Out of Area:

Ammerdown nr Radstock:

13+ Red Kite

Sponsorship requested:

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Reported by Simon Carder, Mark Coller, Andy Davis, Rob Hargreaves, Adrian Hockey, Matt Hull, Craig Lewis, John Lewis, Jon McGreal, Linda Moysey, Alan Piper, Paul Sadley, Ian Stapp, Chris Teague:

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG