21-11-24 Thursday

Temp -1°C to +4°C. Frosty start, v cold but sunny day. Light easterly wind swung north then westerly.

Firecrest

Black Redstart

Hawfinch

Redpoll

BRISTOL

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

2 Little Grebe, 1 Water Rail, 1 Redwing

Eastville Park:

1 Little Grebe

Arnos Vale Cemetery:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Firecrest

21-11-24 Curlew, Lamplighters Marsh (David Minshall)

Lamplighters Marsh NR:

2 Curlew, 3 Redshank

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

21-11-24 Egyptian Geese, OPS (Pete Hazelwood)

Oldbury Power Station:
5 Egyptian Goose flying upriver, 29 Oystercatcher, 5 Song Thrush, 5 Redwing, 25 Blackbird, 10 Robin, 7 Redpoll, 1+ Siskin

Aust Services:
11 Stock Dove, 6 Song Thrush, 3 Mistle Thrush, c30 Redwing, 57 Fieldfare, c40 Chaffinch, 2 Hawfinch, 1 Redpoll

Aust Sewage Works: 

Grey Heron, Buzzard, Green Woodpecker, 2 Peregrine, 18 Redwing, 12 Blackbird, 2 Pied Wagtail, 14 Meadow Pipit

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
inc - 8 Shelduck, 15 Shoveler, 6 Gadwall, 1 Wigeon, 11 Teal, 2 Tufted Duck, 1 Water Rail, 7 Little Grebe, 1 Lapwing, 2 Curlew, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Snipe, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Reed Bunting

Clevedon - Blind Yeo:
1 Goosander (different bird from yesterday - imm or moulting drake)

Clevedon garden:
2 Woodpigeon, 2 Jackdaw, 3 Magpie

Claverham Drove:
1 Red Kite

Sand Point/Bay:
vismig inc 112 Woodpigeon, 1 Great White egret, 1 Little Egret, 69 Starling, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Redwing, 19 Fieldfare, 8 Meadow Pipit, 6 Siskin

present - 6 Teal, 170 Woodpigeon, 25 Oystercatcher, 4 Redshank, 1500 Dunlin, 1 Cormorant, 1 Peregrine, 2 Jay, 110 Carrion Crow, 1 Skylark, 7 Goldcrest, 5 Song Thrush, 2 Redwing, 1 Fieldfare, 1 Stonechat, 9 Meadow Pipit

Uphill Quarry:
1 Black Redstart (f)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Keynsham, Broadmead:
500 Starling passing through

Marksbury:
1 Red Kite

21-11-24 Blackcap, Radstock (Merv Carlyon)

Radstock garden:
1 Blackcap - 1st of the winter here

RESERVOIRS

21-11-24 Pochard, Barrow Tanks (Lee Wildwood)

Barrow Tanks:
Tank 1 - Pochard

Chew Valley Lake

21-11-24 Kingfisher, Stratford CVL (Lucy Masters)

Stratford:
6 Goosander (3m) flew past towards Herriott’s, 30 Lapwing, c15 Snipe, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Tawny Owl, 1 Kingfisher

21-11-24 Marsh Harrier, Herriotts CVL (Lee Patch)

Herriotts inc Pool:
2 Marsh Harrier

21-11-24 Green-winged Teal, Slimbridge (Rob Martin)

Out of Area - Slimbridge

Green-winged Teal

Reported by: Merv Carlyon, John Croxton, Jane Cumming, Andy Davis, Pete Hazelwood, Matt Hull, Rob Martin, Lucy Masters, David Minshall, Blake Norton, Nick Page, Lee Patch, Mark Ponsford, Nigel Povey, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Lee Wildwood 

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

20-11-24 Wednesday - Ring-necked Duck

Temp 0°C to 6°C - Icy, but sunny with a gentle breeze from the WNW gusting to 21 mph making it feel bitter. 

Ring-necked Duck

Ring Ouzel

Goosander

Firecrest

Spotted Redshank

BRISTOL

Arno's Vale Cemetery:

2 Stock Dove, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Redwing

Blaise Estate:

27 Robin

Eastville:

1 Great White Egret - over southwest

Golden Hill - AWBS:

inc - - 1 BH Gull, 14 Magpie, 2 Blackcap (m), 37 Starling

Hallen Marsh:

12 Mallard, 7 Teal, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 3 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 26 LT Tit - in 3 flocks, 1 Fieldfare, 1 Stonechat, 8 Meadow Pipit, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 5 Linnet, 7 Goldfinch

New Cut & Cumberland Basin:

inc - - 1 Mallard, 1 BH Gull, 27 Herring Gull, 3 LBB Gull, 9 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Jay, 1 Raven, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 18 Starling, 1 Redwing, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch

Redfield - garden:

3 Feral Pigeon, 1 Woodpigeon, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Robin, 30 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock

Snuff Mills:

1 Firecrest

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

20-11-24 Ring Ouzel OPS (Pete Hazelwood)

Oldbury Power Station:
30 Turnstone, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel (f), 1 Peregrine, 1 Ring Ouzel, 1 Black Redstart, 2 Pied Wagtail

20-11-24 Peregrine OPS (Chris Newton)

Yacht Club:

50+ Wigeon, 1 Teal, 5 Knot, c30 Redshank

20-11-24 Kestrel AW (Terry Winter)

Aust Warth:
1 Kestrel

New Passage/Northwick:
2 Barnacle Goose, 24 Shovelar, 2 Gadwall, 110 Wigeon, 1 Pintail, 138 Lapwing, 86 Curlew, 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 22 Turnstone, 210 Dunlin, 2 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine, 2 Stonechat

20-11-24 Spotted Redshank PIL (Roger Staples)

Pilning Wetlands:
1 Spotted Redshank

Winterbourne:

1 Grey Wagtail

Three Brooks Nature Reserve:

6 Teal, 1 Kingfisher

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead - Battery Point:
1 Common Sandpiper - on the 'sunny, warm side' 

Clevedon - Highdale garden:

2 Woodpigeon, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Woodpecker, 6 Magpie, 4 Jackdaw, 1 Robin

Clevedon - Pill:
1 Goosander, 5 Little Grebe, 1 Great White Egret

Kingston Seymour - Tutshill Sluice:

2 Green Sandpiper, 4 Cattle Egret, 3 Little Egret

Weston-Super-Mare - garden:
1 Blackcap, 1 Greenfinch - back for the winter?

Uphill - WeBS:
354 Shelduck, 92 Teal, Stock Dove, 1 Little Grebe (Marina Lake), 1 Grey Heron, 3 Little Egret, 45 Oystercatcher, 350 Lapwing, 29 Curlew, 600 Dunlin, 220 Redshank, 2 LBB Gull, 2 Raven, Starling - flocking

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath - Lower Bristol Rd, R Avon:
1 Chiffchaff - full song

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Ring-necked Duck, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (m)

Chew Valley Lake

Great White Egret, Little Egret

20-11-24 Goosander CVL (George Stacey)

Dam:
1 Goldeneye (m), 7 Goosander (4f&3m), 

Stratford:

20-11-24 Fox CVL (Tony Bridges)

Reported by: Tony     Bridges, Paul Chapman, Jane Cumming, Nick Hawkridge, Pete Hazelwood, David Howes, John Lewis, Jonathan Margetts, David Minshall, Chris Newton, Blake Notton, Howard Oakden, Nigel Povey, Lois Pryce, Aravind Ramesh, Dean Reeves, Vic Savery, Martin Seagrave, Rosemary Setter, George Stacey, Roger Staples, Larry Sweetland, Terry Winter

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

19-11-24 Tuesday - Kittiwake

Temp 13°C overnight down to 1.5°C. The rain quickly turned to snow, with some decent flurries, but no chance of it sticking for long in most places. Light wind from NE/NNE. 

Kittiwake

Merlin

19-11-24 Snipe, CVL (Lucy Masters)

BRISTOL

No reports.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

c100 Lapwing, 1 Golden Plover, c600 Dunlin, 1 Merlin

Aust Services/STW:
2 Kittiwake, 1 Red Kite

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:

2 pr Wigeon, 5 Lapwing

Clevedon:

Garden: 2 Feral Pigeon, 1 Pheasant (f)- unusual here, 3 Magpie, 1 Robin

BELOW M4 & BANES

Upton Cheney BOC walk:

26 species including 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Mistle Thrush, 6 Redwing, 1 Chaffinch, 18 Goldfinch

19-11-24 Starlings with Grey Wagtail, Keynsham (Ian Stapp)

Keynsham:
Garden: 1 Sparrowhawk eating 1 Starling, 50+ live Starling, 1 Grey Wagtail (first in garden for 10 years)

19-11-24 Sparrowhawk, Chew Stoke (Lucy Masters)

Chew Stoke:

1 Sparrowhawk

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Herons Green:
1 Goldeneye (m)

19-11-24 Cattle Egret, CVL (Bri Thompson)

Stratford:
1 Water Rail, 13 Lapwing, c30 Snipe, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Cattle Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kingfisher

Out of area:

Cheddar Res: 1 Black-necked Grebe still

Reported by: Chris Craig, Lucy Masters, Mike Moxon, Nick Page, Nigel Povey, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Bri Thompson blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

18-11-24 Monday - Common Scoter

Temp 7°C to 10°C - Overcast with drizzle for most of the day and very light breeze from SE.

Common Scoter
Firecrest
Black Redstart

Common Scoter, Portbury Wharf (Tim Mason)

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:

1 Kingfisher, 1 Jay

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine (m), 12 Bullfinch, 3 Rock Pipit

Aust Warth:

52 Wigeon, 4 Teal, 100+ Lapwing, 2 Golden Plover, c300 Dunlin, 6 Common Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 4 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 2 Mistle Thrush, 32 Redwing, 1 Fieldfare, 1 Black Redstart (f), 4 Stonechat

Pilning Wetlands:
1 Spotted Redshank

NORTH SOMERSET

Ashton Court

10+ Skylark

Portbury Wharf:
1 Common Scoter

Clevedon (garden):

1 Herring Gull, 2 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw

Spotted Redshank, Pilning Wetlands (Paul Bowerman)

Worle (garden):
1 Firecrest

Uphill:
15+ Teal, 300+ Lapwing, 1 Golden Plover (heard), 2 Little Egret, 1 Skylark, 1 Chiffchaff (heard), 4 Song Thrush, 4 Redwing, 4 Bullfinch, 30+ Linnet, 5 Reed Bunting

Banwell (garden):
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield Allotments:
1 Red Kite, 4 Stonechat, 40+ Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 40+ Goldfinch, c35 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake (WeBS):

20 Canada Goose, 19 Mute Swan (inc. 3 juvs.), 11 Shoveler, 48 Gadwall, 130 Wigeon, 95 Mallard, 1 Pintail, 53 Teal (u/count), 142 Pochard, 999 Tufted Duck, 13 Goldeneye, 20 Moorhen, 1286 Coot, 5 Little Grebe, 67 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, c30 Black headed Gull, c25 Common Gull, c10 Herring Gull, c1 Great Black-backed Gull, c5 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 22 Cormorant, 9 Grey Heron, 2 Marsh Harrier (f), 2 Grey Wagtail

Kingfisher, Eastville Park (Allan Chard)

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
15 Shoveler

Stratford:
2 Shelduck, 47 Snipe 

Herriotts inc Pool:
20 Shoveler, 15 Pintail, c150 Teal, 1 Goldeneye (f), 18 Lapwing

Reported by:

John Barnett, Paul Bowerman, Allan Chard, Tim Mason, Ross Nairn, Nick Page, Lee Patch, Nigel Povey, Dean Reeves, Andrew Stockhausen, Howard Taff, Bri Thompson, John Thorogood

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

17-11-24 Sunday

Temp 7°C to 10°C - Sunny intervals with a gentle breeze from the West. 

The 2023 Avon Bird Report is now available. Members of the BOC and BNS will as usual receive a copy. It is the largest ever, with 240 text and 20 colour pages, and contains a comprehensive round up of the area's birds, as well as some papers on the local avifauna. If you wish to order one, please email Harvey Rose  bktlgodwit@gmail.com. It costs £13 including p&p. The report contains many excellent photos, including this one on the front cover by Lee Gardiner, taken at CVL.

Spotted Redshank

Merlin

Jack Snipe

BRISTOL

Sea Mills (WeBS):

1 Mute Swan, 53 Mallard, 40 Lapwing, 3 Common Sandpiper, 15 Redshank, 96 Black-headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Kestrel, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Stonechat

Brislington:

1 Peregrine (on roof of Tesco)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Black Redstart, OPS (Christopher Teague)

Oldbury Power Station:4 Canada Goose, 4 Shelduck, 2 Gadwall, 101 Wigeon, 45 Mallard, 15 Teal, 13 Moorhen, 6 Coot, 2 Little Grebe, 155 Lapwing, 170 Curlew, 170 Turnstone, 120 Dunlin, 12 Snipe, 41 Redshank, 5 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Black Redstart (1m+1f), 2 Stonechat, 2 Greenfinch

Aust Warth:

1 Grey Plover, 2 Turnstone, c200 Dunlin, c30 Redshank, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Rock Pipit, 1 Redpoll

New Passage/Northwick:
2 Brent Goose (dark bellied), 2 Barnacle Goose, 2 Goosander (flying SW)

Pilning Wetlands:
2 Barnacle Goose, 6 Shoveler, c15 Gadwall, c50 Lapwing, 4 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Turnstone, 1 Knot, c700 Dunlin, c100 Redshank, 1 Spotted Redshank, 3 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail

Jack Snipe, CSC (Mark Coller)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Jack Snipe, 3 Snipe, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 5+ Skylark, 20+ Meadow Pipit, 3 Bullfinch, 4 Siskin, 1 Yellowhammer

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead (Battery Point):
5 Rock Pipit

Yellowhammer/Mistle Thrush, Watercress Farm (Robin Martin)

Watercress Farm:

Mistle thrush, Yellowhammer

(Grey Plover (largest), Turnstone (orange legs) & Dunlin, Clevedon
(Jason Williams)

Clevedon - Yeo (WeBS highlights):
33 Oystercatcher, 23 Grey Plover, 10 Turnstone, 450 Dunlin, 6 Cattle Egret, 1 Merlin, 1 Peregrine

Clevedon (garden):
1 Jay, 6 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 1 Robin

Claverham (garden):
4 Magpie, 16 Jackdaw, 4 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 5 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Wren, 20 Starling, 1 Song Thrush, 4 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 23 House Sparrow, 2 Pied/White Wagtail

BELOW M4 & BANES

Newton St Loe:
3 Mute Swan, 31 Mallard, 1 Pheasant, 15 Rock Dove, 3 Stock Dove, 30 Woodpigeon, 6 Moorhen, 3 Coot, 8 Little Grebe, 30 Black-headed Gull, 40 Common Gull, 5 Herring Gull, 6 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Red Kite, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 6 Magpie, 27 Jackdaw, 50 Rook, 10 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 6 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 5 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Song Thrush, 18 Redwing, 3 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 6 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail, 12 Pied/White Wagtail, 5 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 4 Goldfinch

Oldland Common / Willsbridge Valley:

3 Red Kites, 1 Dipper, 2 Grey Wagtail

RESERVOIRS

Tufted Duck, Barrow Tanks (David Minshall)

Barrow Tanks:
3+ Tufted Duck

Blagdon Lake:
1 Scaup (imm male at Green Lawn)

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
9 Goosander

Woodford:
5 Goosander

Bearded Tit, Moreton (Lee Gardiner)

Firecrest, Moreton (Merv Carlyon)

Moreton:
1 Kingfisher, c6 Bearded Tit, 1 Firecrest (lane, by cottage)

Stratford:
1 Jack Snipe, 36+ Snipe, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Tawny Owl, + Bearded Tit, + Siskin (heard)

Herriotts inc Pool (includes lake/Nunnery shore):
25 Shoveler, 15 Pintail, 18 Lapwing, 7 Grey Heron, c40 Great White Egret, c40 Little Egret, + Bearded Tit (heard)

Reported by: Graham Blacker, Merv Carlyon, Mark Coller, Chris Craig, Heather England, Paul Francis, Lee Gardiner, Rupert Higgins, David Howes, Robin Martin, Andy Mears, Andrew Middleton, David Minshall, Nick Page, Rowan Peters, Nigel Povey, Gill Sapsed, Joe Sargent, Tony Scott, Andrew Stockhausen, Christopher Teague, Bri Thompson, Reuben Veal, Jason Williams

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

16-11-24 Saturday - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

 Temp 7°C to 12°C - Overcast with patchy drizzle from around lunchtime. A force 2 WSW wind.

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

Yellow-browed Warbler

16-11-24 Sparrowhawk, Yate (Chris Teague)

BRISTOL

Ashton Marsh & Colliters Brook:

5 Mallard, 3 Water Rail, 14 Snipe, 4 Black-headed Gull, 39 Herring Gull, 1 Little Egret, 1 Green Woodpecker, 29 Jackdaw, 1 Rook, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Redwing, 1 alba Wagtail, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Greenfinch

Bishopston - garden:

1 Sparrowhawk, c30 Goldfinch

Lawrence Weston:

1 Yellow-browed Warbler - calling but not seen

Westbury Park:

21 Black-headed Gull, 2 Jay, 35 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

16-11-24 Barn Owl - camera trap, Wickwar (Paul Sadley)

Wickwar:
1 Barn Owl

Yate:

Brimsham Park:

4 f Goosander, 1 Chiffchaff

Coopers/Stanshaws Lake:

3 Mute Swan, 1 m Mandarin, 7 (2m/5f) Goosander, 1 Kingfisher

Kingsgate Park:
6 Gadwall, 17 Tufted Duck, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Chiffchaff, 6+ Goldcrest

Bitton - Holm Mead:
1 Red Kite, 3 Stonechat

NORTH SOMERSET

Ashton Court - Church Lodge:
1 Stock Dove, 1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Brambling - over

Clevedon - Highdale Road:

2 Woodpigeon, 3 Magpie, 3 Jackdaw, 1 Jay

Clevedon - Wain's Hill:

Vismig:
1 Brambling - Apparently the only bird found before filming forced a retreat...
Grounded:
2 Firecrest

Sand Point:
Vismig:

4 Shelduck, 12 Wigeon, 74 Woodpigeon, 62 Curlew, 58 Dunlin, 17 Herring Gull, 5 Rook, c.60 Carrion Crow, 273 Starling, 7 Redwing, 1 Fieldfare, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 alba Wagtail, 10 Meadow Pipit, 2 Rock Pipit, 178 Chaffinch, 1 Brambling, 8 Bullfinch, 14 Goldfinch, 3 Siskin

Grounded:

1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Peregrine, 1 Jay, 2 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Firecrest, 6 Goldcrest, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Stonechat, 5 Meadow Pipit, 2 Bullfinch, 8 Greenfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Keynsham - Broadmead:
1 possible Merlin, 7 Skylark, 12 Redwing, 3 Meadow Pipit, 1 Grey Wagtail, 30 Pied Wagtail, c.20 Chaffinch, c.30 Greenfinch, 10 Goldfinch

Keynsham - Manor Wood:
100 Woodpigeon, 1 Skylark, 1 Stonechat, 2 Meadow Pipit, c.30 Chaffinch, 1 Brambling, c.120 Greenfinch, c.40 Linnet, c.40 Goldfinch

16-11-24 Mistle Thrush, Newton St. Loe (Robert Hargreaves)

Newton St. Loe:

1 Tufted Duck, 4 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 5 Little Grebe, 12 Common Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Song Thrush, 5 Mistle Thrush, 44 Redwing, 9 Blackbird, 12 Fieldfare, 2 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail, 2 Chaffinch, 12 Greenfinch, 24 Goldfinch, 4 possible Siskin

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Herons Green:

5 Grey Heron, 20+ Great White Egret, 30+ Little Egret

16-11-24 Bearded Tit, Moreton-CVL (Bri Thompson)

Moreton:
2 (m/f) Bearded Tit

Reported by: Mark Coller, Nick Hawkridge, Matt Hull, Rob Laughton, John Lewis, Tom O'Shea, Nick Page, Lee Patch, Nigel Povey, Paul Sadley, Howard Taffs, Chris Teague, Gary Thoburn, Bri Thompson

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

15-11-24 Friday -

Temp 05°C to 10°C - Early mist then sunny with a light air from the SSE going round WSW, feeling chilly. 

Glossy Ibis

Bearded Tit

Firecrest

Crossbill

BRISTOL

Arno's Vale Cemetery:

1 Stock Dove, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Firecrest, 1 Chaffinch

Clifton Down:

1 Collared Dove, 1 Jay, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 

Eastville Park:

2 Teal

15-11-24 C Sandpiper & Redshank Lamplighters (David Minshall)

Lamplighters Marsh - R Avon:

2 Curlew, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 2 Grey Heron

Redland - garden:

1 Jay, 2 Blue Tits, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Redwing, 2 Blackbird, 1 Robin

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Cliff/Services

44 Wigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 2 Peregrine, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 25 Starling, 5 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 25 Redwing, 1 Fieldfare, 6 Meadow Pipit, 7 Chaffinch, 4 Redpoll

Aust Warth:
2 Water Rail, 40 Oystercatcher, 6 Curlew, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Rook, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Fieldfare, 2 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Rock Pipit, 6 Chaffinch, 9 Goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting

15-11-24 Jack Snipe CSC  (Chris Teague)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Jack Snipe, 3 Snipe, 1 Grey Heron, Buzzard, Mistle Thrush, Redwing, Blackbird, Robin, Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch, Bullfinch, Greenfinch, Linnet, Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

15-11-24 Goosander Cl-Y (Howard Taffs)

Clevedon - Wain's Hill:
1 Tufted Duck - rare here, 1 Goosander - 1st back, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Crossbill - going south.

Clevedon - Highdale Garden:

1 Woodpigeon, 3 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw, 1 Robi

BELOW M4 & BANES

Kingswood - Church

2 Raven, 1 Mistle Thrush

Keynsham/Saltford - Copse Rd:

flock of Finches, inc 1 Brambling 

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
8 Tufted Duck, 3 Teal, 2 Pochard, 4 Coot, 4 Little Grebe, 6 Great Crested Grebe, 6 Cormorant

15-11-24 Marsh Harrier CVL (Pete Bunniss)

Chew Valley Lake
Shoveler, Pochard, Tufted Duck, 2 Water Rail, Coot, Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kingfisher, Coal Tit,  Blue Tit, 1 Bearded Tit, Wren. 1 Nuthatch, Blackbird , Robin

Dam:
2 Goldeneye, 1 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Grey Wagtail

15-11-24 Little Egret (6X ringed) Stratford (Bri Thompson)

Woodford & Path:
2 Jay, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 12+ L TT, 4 Goldcrest, 20+ Redwing, 20+ Fieldfare

Herons Green:
4 Goldeneye, 40+ Great crested Grebe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 6+ Chaffinch

15-11-24 Herons and G Ibis CVL (Lucy Masters)

Moreton:
146 Canada Goose, 4 Goldeneye, 2 Snipe, 1 Glossy Ibis, 2 Cattle Egret, 6 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 3 Marsh Harrier, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Tawny Owl, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 4 Bearded Tit,  2 Cetti's Warbler, 20+ Redwing, 7 Fieldfare, 1 Grey Wagtail, 6+ Siskin

15-11-24 Bearded Tit CVL (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:
5 Goldeneye, 1 Water Rail - calling, 40+ Snipe, 4 Grey Heron, 19 Great White Egret, 11 Little Egret, 3 Marsh Harrier (f&2m), 1 Red Kite, 2 Tawny Owl, 1 G S Woodpecker, 9+ Bearded Tit, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, Siskin - calling 

15-11-24 Snipe CVL (Raoul Chandrasakera)

Herriotts inc Pool:
4 Shelduck, 42 Shoveler, 4 Gadwell, 26 Pintail, 80+ Teal, 15 Lapwing, many BH Gull, 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 G S Woodpecker, 6 Jackdaw, 3+ Bearded Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Reported by: Di & Pete Bunniss, Raoul Chandrasakera, Nick Hudson, John Lewis, Lucy Masters, David Minshall, Blake Norton, Nigel Povey, Joe Sargent, Tony Scott, Dominic Singleton, Ian Stapp, Lary Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Chris Teague, Bri Thompson, Chris Vines, Karen Wilkinson

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

14-11-24 Thursday

Temp 08°C to 14°C. Dry, light cloud & a fair bit of sun. Light breeze from north-east.

Bar-tailed Godwit

Jack Snipe

Spotted Redshank

Water Pipit

Brambling

Hawfinch

Redpoll

14-11-24 Marsh Harrier, Stratford CVL (Bri Thompson)

BRISTOL

Hallen Marsh:

1 Stock Dove, 1 Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, 2 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 5 Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, Long-tailed Tit, 1 Mistle Thrush, 3 Blackbird, 3 Robin, 2 Stonechat, Dunnock

Badocks Wood:

3 Goldcrest, 7 Song Thrush, 11 Redwing, 3 Blackbird, 1 Fieldfare, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Chaffinch

Arnos Vale Cemetery:

Green Woodpecker, Firecrest, Redwing

South Street Park, Bedminster:

1 Stock Dove (over, to south) - "very unusual in this patch"

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

14-11-24 Redwing, Aust Services (Andy Stockhausen)

Aust Services:

151 Woodpigeon, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, Peregrine, Chiffchaff, Long-tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 136 Starling, Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 109 Redwing, 57 Fieldfare, 9 Meadow Pipit, c100 Chaffinch, 1 Brambling, 6 Hawfinch, 1 Bullfinch, 7 Linnet, 4 Redpoll, c200 Goldfinch, 29 Siskin 

Northwick Warth / New Passage / Pilning Wetlands:
2 Barnacle Goose, 139 Canada Goose, 41 Greylag Goose, 3 Shoveler, 350 Wigeon, Tufted Duck, 2 Common Gull, 105 Oystercatcher, 40 Lapwing, 1 Golden Plover, 93 Curlew, 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 54 Black-tailed Godwit, 8 Knot, c600 Dunlin, Jack Snipe, 10 Snipe, 150 Redshank, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 2 Stonechat, 1 Water Pipit, 5 Rock Pipit, 30 Linnet

14-11-24 Grey Wagtail, Winterbourne (Vic Savery)

Winterbourne:

Great Spotted Woodpecker, Redwing, Grey Wagtail

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - Wains Hill:
vismig: 81 Woodpigeon, 154 Starling, 54 Chaffinch, 1 Siskin

Clevedon garden:

2 Woodpigeon 1 gull sp, 3 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 1 Carrion Crow

Watercress Farm, Wraxall:
1 Common Snipe, 2 Little Egret, 2 Barn Owl, 2+ Little Owl, 1+ Tawny Owl

Church Town, Backwell:

Peregrine - on church, Redwing - on yew berries

Long Lane, Brockley en:

100+ Redwing with some Fieldfare

Axe Estuary:
30 Ringed Plover, 8 Curlew - at high tide

BELOW M4 & BANES

14-11-24 Common Gulls, Charlcombe Common (Rob Hargreaves)

Charlcombe Common:
3 Pheasant, 1 Stock Dove, 2 Woodpigeon, 1 BH Gull, 210 Common Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Magpie, 3 Jackdaw, 3 Carrion Crow,3 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 3 Skylark, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 3 Wren, 1 Song Thrush, 7 Redwing, 6 Blackbird, 10 Fieldfare, 5 Robin, 2 Stonechat, 2 Dunnock, 1 Linnet

RESERVOIRS

14-11-24 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Barrow Tanks (Karen Wilkinson)

Barrow Tanks:
Tank 2: 6 Teal. 10 Pochard, 18 Little Grebe, 3 Cormorant, 

Car park: 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker

Chew ValleyLake:

14-11-24 Egyptian Goose, CVL (Merv Carlyon)

Herons Green:
5 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, Mallard, Teal, Pochard, Tufted Duck, Pheasant, 7 Woodpigeon, Coot, BH Gull, 1 Common Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 1 GBB gull, 1 LBB Gull, 2 Little Grebe, 17 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Jay, 3 Magpie, 9 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, Great Tit, Cetti's Warbler, Long-tailed Tit, Wren, 2 Song Thrush, 10 Redwing/Fieldfare, 1 Blackbird, Robin, 2 Stonechat, Dunnock, 4 alba Wagtail, 1 Reed Bunting

14-11-24 Common Snipe, Stratford CVL (Bri Thompson)

Stratford:
Common Snipe, Great White Egret, Marsh Harrier, 2 Tawny Owl, Kingfisher, 

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Merv Carlyon, Paul Chapman, Matt Hall, Rob Hargreaves, Matt Hobbs, Marc Hunt, John Lewis, Ross Nairn, Steve Newland, Blake Norton, Nigel Povey, Vic Savery, Nigel Sluman, Andy Stockhausen, Howard Taffs, Gwen Thomas, Bri Thompson, Karen Wilkinson:

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13-11-24 Wednesday - White Stork

Temp 09°C to 10°C - Sunny with a light breeze from the north, a bit chilly out of those warming rays. 

Glossy Ibis

Bearded Tit

Black Redstart

Swallow

White Stork

Hawfinch

Woodcock

BRISTOL

Bishopsworth - Crox Bottom:

1 Woodcock, 1 Chiffchaff

Cumberland Basin / New Cut:

6 Mallard, 2 Woodpigeon, 4 BH Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 GS Woodpecker, 2 Magpie, 6 Jackdaw, 2 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Wren 2 Starling, 1 Redwing, 2 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 4 House Sparrow, 1 Grey Wagtail

Stoke Park - Sims' Hill

2 or 3 Woodcock - dusk

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Black Redstart (m), 1 Swallow, 100 Pied Wagtail

Aust Cliff/services:

1 Brent Goose - db, 2 White-fronted Goose - albifrons, 82 Lapwing, and  - over north east

1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Peregrines, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 3 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1622 Redwing, 610 Fieldfare, c200 Chaffinch, 1 Brambling, 9 Hawfinch, 3 Bullfinch, 1 Redpoll, c100 Goldfinch, 6 Siskin

Aust Warth:
5 Pintail, 2 Stonechat

13-11-2024 White Stork NP (Paul Bowerman)

New Passage/Northwick:
400+ Canada Goose, 2 Barnacle Geese, 36 Greylag Goose, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Knot, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 White Stork - circled for 20 mins - drifted off south east, 1 Grey Heron

13-11-24 Redwing Winterbourne (Vic Savery)

Winterbourne:

Redwing

Little Stoke / Patchway - border:

1 Black Redstart

NORTH SOMERSET

Long Ashton - garden:

20 mixed Redwing & Fieldfare

Clevedon - Highdale garden:
2 Woodpigeon, 1 Herring Gull, 3 Magpie, 3 Jackdaw

BELOW M4 & BANES

13-11-24 Fieldfare, Corston Farm (Robert Hargreaves)

Corston Fields:

16 Pheasant, 2 Buzzard 1 Kestrel 2 Starling, 14 Redwing, 7 Blackbird, 50 Fieldfare, 3 Pied Wagtail, 4 Meadow Pipit, 12 Chaffinch, 200 Linnet, 8 Goldfinch, 8 Yellowhammer

13-11-24 Gadwall Paulton (Patrick Hancock)

Paulton:
2 Mute Swan, 1 Gadwall, 54 Mallard, 11 Moorhen, 2 Little Grebe, 11 BH Gull, 1 Common Gull, 1 Jay

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

13-11-24 Dunlin & Meadow Pipit CVL (Ian Stapp)

Dam:
1 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit

Woodford:
4 Coal Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 12+ L TT, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Treecreeper, 30+ Redwing, 12+ Fieldfare

Villice:
1 Glossy Ibis

Herons Green:
2 Wigeon, 24 Pochard, 40+ Great crested Grebe, 2 Common Sandpiper. 2 Grey Wagtail

13-11-24 Bearded Tit CVL (Lucy Masters)

Moreton:
3 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 1 Tawny Owl - calling, 1 Kingfisher, 1 G S Woodpecker, 6 Bearded Tit, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 40+ Redwing, 20+ Fieldfare, and one big flock comprising - - 2 Coal Tit, 20+ L TT, Blue & Great Tit, 5 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Robin and 10+ Siskin

Stratford:
3 Goldeneye (2f & 1m), 1 Water Rail (calling), 25+ Snipe, 4 Grey Heron, 11 Great White Egret, 9 Little Egret, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 G S Woodpecker, 3 Bearded Tit, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 

Herriotts inc Pool:
3 Shelduck, 46 Shoveler, 8 Gadwall, 22 Pintail, 84 Teal, 2 Marsh Harrier, 3 Buzzard, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Bearded Tit, 1 Reed Bunting

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Oscar Dewhurst, Matt Hall, Patrick Hancock, Robert Hargreaves, Pete Hazelwood, Rupert Higgins, Mike Jackson, John Lewis, Lucy Masters, Nigel Povey, Vic Savery, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Karen Wilkinson

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