Sunday, 24 November 2024

24-11-24 - Sunday - Storm Bert

Temp 18°C to 12°C - Storm Bert stops play. 45mm of rain. Strong SW winds to start, with gusts to nearly 50mph. Of course the wind weakened before any petrels, or any sea birds, got blown our way. Maybe something will show up tomorrow when things calm down.

Barnacle Goose
Firecrest

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
12 Mute Swan, c30 Mallard, 2 Moorhen, c30 Coot, c20 Black-headed Gull, 6 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 1 female Tawny Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 7 Magpie, 2 Great Tit, 2 Blackbird

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
50 Canada Goose, 2 Barnacle Goose, 4 Greylag Goose, 4 Shoveler, 120 Wigeon, 50 Curlew, 100 Dunlin, 80 Redshank

Severn Beach:
40 Oystercatcher, 20 Turnstone, 40 Dunlin, 5 Redshank

NORTH SOMERSET

W-s-Mare:
Garden: 1 Firecrest

BELOW M4 & BANES

Keynsham - Broadmead:
100 Mallard, 14 Snipe

Stanton Drew-Chew Magna:
c60 Egret, mainly Cattle

RESERVOIRS

No reports.

Out of area:
Slimbridge: Green-winged Teal still

Reported by: Chris Bungay, Lee Gardiner, Nick Page, Nigel Povey, Richard Scantlebury, Andy Stockhausen, blagdonlakebirdsopsbirdingsevernsidebirds