Friday, 29 November 2024

29-11-24 Friday - Red-breasted Merganser

Temp 7°C to 11°C - A dull, cold day with light winds from the S round to E.

Ring-necked Ducks
Scaup
Mandarin
Jack Snipe
Red-Breasted Merganser

BRISTOL

Arnos Vale Cemetery:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 1 Coal Tit, 6 Blue Tit, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Firecrest, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Chaffinch
29-11-24 Kingfisher, Eastville Park (Rich Scantlebury)
Eastville Park:
12 Mute Swan, c20 Mallard, c100 Feral Pigeon, 10+ Woodpigeon, 4 Moorhen, c30 Coot, c30Black-head Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 5 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 11 Magpie, 20+ Jackdaw, c30 Carrion Crow,1 Raven, 4 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 20+ Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Wren, 1 Treecreeper, 11 Starling, 1 Song Thrush, 4 Blackbird, 7 Robin, 1 Grey Wagtail 2 Goldfinch

Redcatch Park, Knowle:
2 Blue Tit, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest

Redland:
Garden: 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Blackcap (m)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Gadwall, 17 Teal, 26 Wigeon, 15 Lapwing, 22 Curlew, 1 Jack Snipe, 49 Snipe, 99 Common Gull, 4 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Stonechat
29-11-24 Goosander, Yate (Chris Teague)
New Passage/Northwich Warth:
1 Barnacle Goose, 2 Brent Goose, 1 Red-breasted Merganser (juv), 4 Bar-tailed Godwit, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, c450 Dunlin

Yate - Brimsham Lake:
12 Goosander, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kingfisher

Petty France, Bodkin Hazel Wood - AWBS:
inc - 5 Pheasant, 61 Jackdaw, 11 Rook, 56 Crow, 21 Skylark, 1 Fieldfare, 14 Redwing, 8 Meadow Pipit, 5 Linnet, 11 Yellowhammer

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon:
Blind Yeo- Kenn Road Bridge: 19 Mallard, 6 Goosander, 7 Moorhen, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret
Garden: 2 Feral Pigeon, 3 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath:
Garden: 5 Blackcap

Keynsham:
Broadmead: 2 Egyptian Geese, 1 Mandarin (m), 1 Snipe, 1 Meadow Pipit
Somerdale: 1 Shoveler (m), 200 BH Gull, 120 Common Gull

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Ring-necked Duck, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Red Kite, 1 Chiffchaff

Chew Valley Lake

Villice:
1 Marsh Harrier (m)
29-11-24 Ring-necked Duck, CVL (Wayne Tucker)
Stratford:
25 Pochard, 1 Ring-necked Duck (m), 1 Scaup (m), 4 Goldeneye, 1 Water Rail, 54 Snipe, 2 Little Egret, 9 Great White Egret, 3 Marsh Harrier, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven,1 Redpoll
29-11-24 Snipe, CVL (Wayne Tucker)
Herriotts inc. Pool:
9 Shelduck, 2 Shoveler, 3 Gadwall, 7 Mallard, 4 Pintail, 10 Teal, 5 Lapwing

Out of area:

East Harptree Woods: 40+ Crossbill
Cheddar Res: 2 Black-necked Grebe
Slimbridge: 1 Green-winged Teal

Reported by: David Allward, Nancy Barrett, Peter Bryant, Merv Carlyon, Chris & Mya Craig, Jane Cumming, Andy Davis, Brian Lancastle, Andrew Middleton, Nigel Milbourne, Blake Norton, Nick Page, Nigel Povey, Rich Scantlebury, Chris Teague, Wayne Tucker