22-11-24 Friday - Firecrests

Temp 3°C to 8°C but feeling cooler in the wind.  Mod to fresh SW wind. plenty of sunshine.  Dry. 

Ring-necked Ducks, Scaup 

Spotted Redshank

Woodcock

Bearded Tits

Firecrests

Stonechat at Chew (George Stacey)

BRISTOL

Arnos Vale cemetery:

2 Stock Dove, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Firecrest.

Eastville Park:

11 Mute Swan, c.30 Mallard, 5 Moorhen, c.30 Coot, 40+ Black-headed Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 9 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 f. Tawny Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Jay, 10+ Magpie, 40+ Jackdaw, 20+ Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 4 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 20+ Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Firecrest, 3 Goldcrest, 5 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Starling, 1 Song Thrush, 4 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 1 Grey Wagtail (and one Red Admiral).

Hallen Marsh:

1 Jay, 4 Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 3 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper,  4 Blackbird, 5 Robin

Redland:

1 Carrion Crow(over), 1 Magpie, 2 Woodpigeon, 1 Great Tit, 3 Blue Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 4+ House Sparrow, 1 Blackbird, 1 Robin. 

Westbury-on-Trym:

Woodcock (flew out of Redmaids School)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2CY m. Marsh Harrier (flew in from SW and quartered Lagoon 3 briefly)

Pilning Wetlands:
130 Canada Goose, 3 Mute Swan, 12 Shoveler, 4 Gadwall, 230 Wigeon, 3 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 3 Little Grebe, 4 Lapwing, 50 Curlew, 2 Blackwit, 2 Turnstone, 30 Redshank, 1 Spotted Redshank, 50 BH Gull, 1 Little Egret, 2 Kestrel, 1 Stonechat.

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon:

1 Jay, 1 Jackdaw, 3 Magpie, 1 Robin, 1 Blackbird 

Uphill Quarry:
1 f. Black Redstart

Yatton:

2 Barn Owl

BELOW M4 & BANES

Stantonbury Hill:

2 Red Kites

Kingfisher at Chew (NSL-Birding)

Solsbury Hill:

4 Collared Dove, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 6 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Bullfinch, 2 Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
(Long Bay)  1 m. Ring-necked Duck

drake Ring-necked Duck in a flock at Chew (NSL-Birding)

Chew Valley Lake

Dam/Bittern Trail:
40+ Little and Great White Egrets, 2 Stonechat (m.+ f.)

Bittern Trail:

2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Chiffchaff.

Marsh Harrier at Chew (NSL-Birding)

Moreton:

1 m. Ring-necked Duck, 2 Scaup (m. and juv. m, 10 Goldeneye, 20 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 4 Bearded Tit, 1 Grey Wagtail.

Stratford:

2 Goosander, 7 Lapwing, 15 Snipe, 5 Little Egret, 4 Great White Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Grey Wagtail.

Great White Egrets at Chew (NSL-Birding)

Reported by:  Nancy Barrett, Di Bunniss, Andy Davis, Rob Hargreaves, Blake Norton, Lois Pryce, NSL-Birding, Nick Page, Richard Scantlebury, George Stacey, contributors to local WhatsApp groups and blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds