13-11-25 Thursday

Temp 11°C to 17°C. Warm, sunny day with a gentle southerly breeze.

Whooper Swan

Ring-necked Duck & Black-necked Grebe 

Little Stint

Penduline Tit

Bearded Tit

Brambling, Redpoll & Crossbill passing over

BRISTOL

Badocks Wood LNR & Henleaze Lake:

1 Raven, 15 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 3 Song Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail, 10 Siskin

Eastville Park:

10 Mute Swan, c30 Mallard, c200 Feral Pigeon, 1 Stock Dove, c30 Woodpigeon, 3 Moorhen, 20+ Coot, c40 BH Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 2 LBB Gull, 10 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Tawny Owl, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Jay, c20 Magpie, c50 Carrion Crow, c20 Blue Tit, c20 Great Tit, 20+ Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap, 3 Firecrest, 8 Goldcrest, 3 Wren, 1 Treecreeper, c20 Starling, 4 Blackbird, 20+ Robin, 1 Grey Wagtail

St Andrews garden:

2 Blackcap (m&f) - first of the autumn/winter here

Windmill Hill City Farm:

Chiffchaff singing

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
vismig -  19+ Raven (an OPS record, inc flock of 13 at dawn), 2 Skylark, 25 Chaffinch, 1 Brambling, 1 Redpoll, 3 Yellowhammer

present -  1 Mute Swan, 7 Wigeon, 6 Mallard, 8 Teal, 3 Pheasant, 8 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 3 Little Grebe, 17 Oystercatcher, 22 Lapwing, 6 Grey Plover, 5 Curlew, 170 Dunlin, 45 BH Gull, 2 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 1 probable Marsh Tit, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Black Redstart, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 14 Linnet, 2 Redpoll

13-11-25 Penduline Tit, Northwick Warth (Karen Wilkinson)

Northwick Warth / Aust:
1 Water Rail, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Penduline Tit, 3 Skylark, 1 Stonechat, 1 Meadow Pipit, 5 Reed Bunting

Pilning Wetland:

2 Shelduck, Shoveler, Gadwall, 50 Wigeon, Teal, 105 Lapwing. 30 Curlew, 37 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Little Stint, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron

New Passage:

5 Greylag Goose, 250 Canada Goose, 19 Shelduck, 300 Wigeon, 50 Curlew, 40 Redshank, 70 Turnstone, 1 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Grey Wagtail

Severn Beach:

11 Shelduck, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Yellowhammer (over)

NORTH SOMERSET

Cadbury Camp, Tickenham:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Marsh Tit, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 7 Chaffinch, 12 Goldfinch

Clevedon - Wains Hill:
vismig (too high for accurate counts): Skylarks, 1 Brambling, Crossbills, Siskins  -  heard amongst very few Chaffinch Flocks

Long Ashton - Yanley Patch:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Redwing, 5 Blackbird, 2 Chaffinch, 5 Bullfinch, 6 Goldfinch

Backwell garden:
5 different types of Tit: Coal Tit, Marsh Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long Tailed-Tit, 

+ Feral Pigeon, Woodpigeon, Jay, Jackdaw, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock

Goblin Combe:
1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Goldcrest, 4 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Mistle Thrush, 30 Redwing, 3 Blackbird

Sand Point / Middle Hope:
vismig -  45 Woodpigeon, 150 Dunlin, 1 GBB Gull, 1000 Starling, 8 Redwing, 9 Meadow Pipit, 286 Chaffinch, 6 Brambling, 2 Redpoll & 5 Siskin
present - 1 Great White Egret, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Firecrest, 6 Goldcrest, 7 Song Thrush, 1 Redwing, 1 Stonechat, 12 Meadow Pipit, 6 Greenfinch & 1 Reed Bunting

Uphill:
306 Shelduck, 98 Wigeon, 45 Teal, 42 Oystercatcher, 163 Lapwing, 17 Curlew, 57 Redshank, 120+ Dunlin,  27 BH Gull, 5 Herring Gull, 2 GBB Gull, 4 LBB Gull,  2 Cormorant,1 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Peregrine, 1 Raven, 12 Skylark, 800? Starling, 12 Pied Wagtail, 14 Meadow Pipit, 1 Rock Pipit

BELOW M4 & BANES

13-11-25 Grey Wagtail, Keynsham Lock (Paul Tompkins)

Keynsham Lock:

Kingfisher, Goldcrest, Grey Wagtail

Wick:
1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
3 Pintail, 1 Ring-necked Duck, 100+ Woodpigeon, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 230 Lapwing, singing Chiffchaff, c20 Linnet, 2 Siskin

Chew Valley Lake

13-11-25 Goosanders, Woodford CVL (George Stacey)

Woodford:
3 Goosander

Villice:
100+ Woodpigeon, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Lapwing, 400+ Cormorant, 6 Grey Heron, 5 Little Egret, 5 Redwing

Herons Green:
4 Whooper Swan, Shoveler, Gadwall, wigeon, Teal, Tufted Duck, 3 Green Sandpiper,  5 Little Egret, 20 Great White Egret, 6 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier

13-11-25 Dunlin, Stratford (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:

4 Whooper Swan, 2 Shelduck, Shoveler, Teal, Pochard, Tufted Duck, 1 Goldeneye, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Cormorant, Little Egret, Great White Egret,  c250 Lapwing, 5 Dunlin, 4 GBB Gull, 7 Little Egret, 43 Great White Egret, 14 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Marsh Harrier (inc the long-staying adult m), 1 Red Kite, 5+ Buzzard, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker,  3 Bearded Tit, 6+ Skylark (over), 2 Cetti's Warbler, Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 50+ Starling, 25+ Meadow Pipit, 6 Pied Wagtail, c100 Linnet, 1 Goldfinch

Herriotts inc Pool:

2 little Grebe, 15 Lapwing, 4 Dunlin, 2 GBB Gull, 6 Little Egret, 43 Great White Egret, 15 Grey Heron, 3 Marsh Harrier (m & 2f), 1 Kingfisher (channel), 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 50+ Starling, 1 Stonechat (m), 1 Grey Wagtail, 6 Pied Wagtail

OUT OF AREA

Burnham on sea - Kentish Plover

Reported by: Pete Allen, Jon Angell, Paul Bowerman, Andy Davis, Matt Hobbs, Matt Hull, Robin Lambert, Rob Laughton, Stephen Le Flohic, Emily Lomas,  Lucy Masters, Mike Moxon, Ross Nairn, Steve Newland, John Rossetti, Rich Scantlebury, Rach Sharvell-Smith, Nigel Sluman, Ian Stapp, Simon Stuart, Howard Taffs,  Clair Tait, Chris Teague, Bri Thompson, Paul Tompkins, Karen Thornton-Trippit, Karen Wilkinson, Terry Winter

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds