Saturday 9 December 2023

09-12-23 Saturday - Sea birds

Temp 9°C to 13°C  Early rain cleared to give sunshine and showers. Passage of Storm Elin brought wind gusts of 45mph. 

Long-tailed Duck
Black-throated Diver
Gannet
Cattle Egret
Barn Owl

09-12-2023 Red Kite, Shire Valley (Mike Prior)
BRISTOL

Hotwells - Cumberland Basin:
1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 1 Peregrine - upriver, 1 Chaffinch (unusual here).

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
09-12-2023 Marsh Tit, Lower Woods (Paul Sadley)
Oldbury Power Station:
1 redhead Goosander - downriver. 

New Passage/Northwick:
130 Canada Goose, 55 Greylag Goose, 4 Shelduck, 150 Wigeon, 170 Oystercatcher, 10 Curlew.

Pilning Wetland:
8 Shelduck, 50 Shoveler, 20 Gadwall, 35 Wigeon, 1 Pintail, 260 Teal, 200 Lapwing, 11 Curlew, 50 Dunlin, 1 Little Egret.

Severn Beach:
20 Shelduck, 20 Wigeon, 2 Ringed Plover, 7 Curlew, 250 Dunlin, 52 Kittiwake - one flock.

Easter Compton:
45 Common Gull, 20 Herring Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, 50 Jackdaw, 170 Rook, 1 Chaffinch, 5 Goldfinch.

Wickwar:
Village;
1 Little Egret, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Long-tailed Tit.
Lower Woods:
1 Sparrowhawk, 6 Jay, 6 Raven, 2 Marsh Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper.
09-12-2023 Treecreeper, Lower Woods (Paul Sadley)
NORTH SOMERSET

Wraxall - Watercress Farm:
Route 1:
2 Stock Dove, 6 Snipe, 1 Black-headed Gull, 23 Herring Gull, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 5 Song Thrush, 1 Redwing, 2 Stonechat, 3 Meadow Pipit, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Linnet, 2 Goldfinch, c.75 Siskin. 
Route 2:
1 Stock Dove, 38 Herring Gull, 2 Little Egret, 2 Sparrowhawk, 5 Skylark, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 88 Redwing, 13 Meadow Pipit, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Goldfinch, c.50 Siskin, 7 Yellowhammer.

Backwell Lake:
34 Mute Swan, 12 Gadwall, 1 Water Rail, 16 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 12 Magpie, c.150 Jackdaw.

Sand Point (12:00-14:30):
Downriver:
50 Dunlin, 6 Kittiwake, 5 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 4 Gannet.
Upriver:
54 Shelduck, 3 Curlew, 1 Black-throated Diver.
Bay:
200 Shelduck, 3 Redwing, 1 Fieldfare.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield - Shire Valley:
2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 50+ Redwing, 100+ Fieldfare, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Siskin.
09-12-2023 Redwing, Shire Valley (MiKe Prior)

Keynsham, STW:
c.200 BH Gull, 10 Common Gull, 4 Herring Gull, 5 LBB Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Redwing, 7 Fieldfare, 40 Linnet.

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
Long-tailed Duck (Tank 1).
09-12-2023 Long-tailed Duck, Barrow Tank 1 (Merv Carlyon)
Chew Valley Lake

Herriotts inc Pool:
Cattle Egret, 12 Great White Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 (m/juv) Marsh Harrier, c.4000 Starling (incl 1 white individual) - roosting.

Reported by: Richard Belson, Paul Bowerman, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Merv Carlyon, Andy Davis, Alastair Fraser, Viv French, Alex Hart, Peter Hazelwood, Matt Hull, Andrea Jeanneret, Nick Page, Alan Piper, Mike Prior, Lois Pryce, Paul Sadley.