Temp 12°C to 14°C - Classic gloomy November day but at least it was dry! A force 2 ENE wind.
Many classic winter species now in with Redwings/Fieldfares being seen in more places and a few scarcities mixed in. Worth looking out for Black Redstarts around old buildings and in rocky places along the coast as quite a few probably go unnoticed.
Some decent birds turning up at the lakes too. Increased chance of birds like Red-throated Diver turning up if these NE winds continue (we are definitely overdue one!)
Scaup
Jack Snipe
Yellow-legged Gull
Caspian Gull
Shag
Black Redstart
Water Pipit
Snow Bunting
Brent Geese
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| 02-11-24 Red Kite, Bishop Sutton (Bri Thompson) |
BRISTOL
Arno's Vale Cemetery:
Mixed flock of Blue Tit, Long-tailed Tit, 1 Firecrest, Goldcrest - - - holly bush by main path between War Memorial and Rajah memorial,
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
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| 02-11-24 Black Redstart, Oldbury Power Station (Peter Hazelwood) |
Oldbury Power Station:
287 Woodpigeon NE (one flock), 1 m Marsh Harrier, 4 Fieldfare, 1 m Black Redstart
287 Woodpigeon NE (one flock), 1 m Marsh Harrier, 4 Fieldfare, 1 m Black Redstart
Aust services vismig (07:01-09:49):
6 Stock Dove, 1444 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 24 Black-headed Gull, 3 Common Gull, 10 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 403 Starling, 29 Redwing, 2 Fieldfare, 5 alba Wagtail, 7 Meadow Pipit, 225 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 17 Linnet, 119 Goldfinch, 2 Siskin
Present: 1 Brent Goose, 7 Barnacle Geese
Aust Warth:
1 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Snipe, 3 Jack Snipe, 1 m Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 12 Skylark, 2 Stonechat, 1 Water Pipit, 6+ Rock Pipit, 38 Linnet
New Passage:
1 Brent Goose, 1 Caspian Gull
NORTH SOMERSET
Portishead - The Windmill Inn:
1 Merlin
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| 02-11-24 Egyptian Geese, R. Yeo, Tutshill Sluice (Howard Taffs) |
125 Woodpigeon, 1 Cattle Egret, 50 Redwing, 140 Chaffinch
Kingston Seymour - Tutshill Sluice:
Kingston Seymour - Tutshill Sluice:
(This is a new cycle path that runs between Weston & Clevedon. Sluice is on River Yeo)
2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Green Sandpiper, 13 Cattle Egret
Yatton - Wemberham Lane:
8 Teal, 2 Goosander, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Cormorant, 2 Heron, 1 GW Egret, 5 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 20 Redwing, 20 Meadow Pipit, 30 Goldfinch, 200 finch sp. over (in two flocks)
Sand Point - Car Park:
1 Jay, 5 Firecrest, 4 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush, 4 Fieldfare, 3 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 3 Redpoll, 1 Siskin
Middle Hope vismig (06:35-12:17):
16 Shelduck, 2 Wigeon, 290 Woodpigeon, 170 Curlew, 83 Black-headed Gull, 15 Herring Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 22 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 Shag, 31 Carrion Crow, 6 Skylark, 2275 Starling, 4 Song Thrush, 40 Redwing, 38 Fieldfare, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 alba Wagtail, 14 Meadow Pipit, 3 Rock Pipit, 342 Chaffinch, 3 Brambling, 10 Redpoll, 167 Siskin, 1 Snow Bunting, 1 Reed Bunting
Banwell:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Grey Wagtail
BELOW M4 & BANES
2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Green Sandpiper, 13 Cattle Egret
Yatton - Wemberham Lane:
8 Teal, 2 Goosander, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Cormorant, 2 Heron, 1 GW Egret, 5 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 20 Redwing, 20 Meadow Pipit, 30 Goldfinch, 200 finch sp. over (in two flocks)
Sand Point - Car Park:
1 Jay, 5 Firecrest, 4 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush, 4 Fieldfare, 3 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 3 Redpoll, 1 Siskin
Middle Hope vismig (06:35-12:17):
16 Shelduck, 2 Wigeon, 290 Woodpigeon, 170 Curlew, 83 Black-headed Gull, 15 Herring Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 22 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 Shag, 31 Carrion Crow, 6 Skylark, 2275 Starling, 4 Song Thrush, 40 Redwing, 38 Fieldfare, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 alba Wagtail, 14 Meadow Pipit, 3 Rock Pipit, 342 Chaffinch, 3 Brambling, 10 Redpoll, 167 Siskin, 1 Snow Bunting, 1 Reed Bunting
Banwell:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Grey Wagtail
BELOW M4 & BANES
Marshfield - West Kingston:
12 Red-legged Partridge, 2 Stock Dove, c.100 Woodpigeon (one flock), 40 Herring Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 17+ Red Kite (14 flock over Ebdown), 8 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, c.300 Jackdaw/Carrion Crow, 3 Raven, 15 Skylark, 3 Nuthatch, 16 Redwing, 6 Fieldfare, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Meadow Pipit, 20 Chaffinch, 20 Goldfinch
RESERVOIRS
Blagdon Lake:
2 Goldeneye, 13 Lapwing, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier
Chew Valley Lake
Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Grey Wagtail
Wick Green Point:
2 (m/f) Scaup
Herriotts inc Pool:
1 ad Yellow-legged Gull
Reported by: Andy Gibb, Malcolm Gibbs, Peter Hazelwood, Matt Hobbs, Matt Hull, Andy Mears, Nigel Milbourne, Trevor Riddle, Mark Steer, Andy Stockhausen, Howard Taffs, Bri Thompson, John Thorogood.
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