Temp 01°C to 07°C - Wet overnight clearing to a cold, sunny day with some 20% cumulus cloud. Light but chilly northerly breeze.
White-fronted Geese
Whooper and Bewick's Swans
Ring-necked Duck
Avocets
Woodcocks, Jack Snipe
Cattle Egrets
Penduline Tits
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| Shorebirds - mostly Avocets - at Lamplighters (Alex Venner) |
BRISTOL
Clifton Park gardens:
16 Greenfinch
Oldbury Court:
1 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Firecrest.
Shirehampton - Lamplighters/Portway Park & Ride:
2 Shelduck, 6 Mallard, 53 Avocet, 1 Curlew, 4 Redshank, 20+ Black-headed Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 10+ Herring Gull, 4 Cormorant (appeared to be a family), 1 Grey Heron.
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| Flock of Avocets at Lamplighters (Alex Venner) |
Sims Hill:
2 Woodcock
Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
2 Little Grebe
UWE east entrance:
20 Siskin
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| Penduline Tit at Aust Wetland (Mark Smith) |
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
pr Gadwall, pr Tufted Duck (last here in June), 4 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 3 Mistle Thrush, pr Stonechat, female-type Black Redstart, pr Nuthatch, 7 Bullfinch.
Aust STW:
Firecrest
Aust Wetland:
1 m. sawbill, probably Goosander (over), Barn Owl, 3 Penduline Tit.
Northwick Warth (north end):
1 Common Sandpiper, 9 Jack Snipe, Whinchat, 8 Rock Pipit
Pilning Wetlands:
73 Canada Goose, 48 Greylag Goose, 16 White-fronted Goose, 2 Bewick's Swan (briefly, on flash, then flew NE), 10 Shueldck, flocks Wigeon, 4 Pochard, 75 Oystercatcher, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, Cattle Egret, .
1 m. sawbill, probably Goosander (over), Barn Owl, 3 Penduline Tit.
Northwick Warth (north end):
1 Common Sandpiper, 9 Jack Snipe, Whinchat, 8 Rock Pipit
Pilning Wetlands:
73 Canada Goose, 48 Greylag Goose, 16 White-fronted Goose, 2 Bewick's Swan (briefly, on flash, then flew NE), 10 Shueldck, flocks Wigeon, 4 Pochard, 75 Oystercatcher, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, Cattle Egret, .
Chipping Sodbury Common:
100+ Lapwing, 2 Jack Snipe, 2 Snipe, 7 Red Kite, 1 f. Merlin, 2 Raven, 1 Chiffchaff, 2+ Redpoll.
100+ Lapwing, 2 Jack Snipe, 2 Snipe, 7 Red Kite, 1 f. Merlin, 2 Raven, 1 Chiffchaff, 2+ Redpoll.
NORTH SOMERSET
Portishead Marina:
Common Sandpiper, Black Redstart.
Clevedon - Yeo:
Strode Road Bridge: 2 Little Egret, Grey Wagtail.
St Andrews Church: m. Peregrine, 10 Linnet.
Sea front to Dowlais: 7 Goosander (mouth of Land Yeo - 4 m., 3 f,), 4 Ringed Plover, 2 Grey Plover, 12 Curlew, 20 Dunlin, Redshank, 20 Redwing, 2 Fieldfare, 1 Song Thrush (Brown Hare).
Long Ashton - Yanley Patch:
1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 5 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, Wren, 25 Redwing, Stonechat, Meadow Pipit, Bullfinch.Worle:
2 Peregrine
2 Peregrine
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| Kestrel in suburban Keynsham (Ian Stapp) |
Holm Mead - inc R Avon:
5 White-fronted Goose,
RESERVOIRS
Blagdon Lake:
9 Egyptian Goose, Barnacle Goose with Canada Geese. 15+ Goldeneye, 3 Goosander, pr Stonechat, 2 Blackcap.
Dam: Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper.
Chew Magna Reservoir:
2 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, one Grey Heron, 1 ad. GBB Gull.
Chew Valley Lake
Villice:
3 Goldeneye (2 f, 1 m), 1 Water Rail calling, 1 Cetti’s Warbler calling.
Nunnery:
Ring-necked Duck
Herons Green:
7 Goldeneye (4 f.,3 m.), 1 Lapwing, 1 LBB Gull, 9 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Cattle Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 50 Redwing, 1 Chaffinch.Moreton:
2 Whooper Swan, 11 Cattle Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk (in field behind the hide) , c.500 Starling.
Herriotts Bridge Pool:
2 Egyptian Goose, 1 m. Mandarin, 4 Pintail, 1 Water Rail, 2 Cetti's Warbler (calling).
2 Egyptian Goose, 1 m. Mandarin, 4 Pintail, 1 Water Rail, 2 Cetti's Warbler (calling).
Reported by: Jon Angell, Jane Cumming, Stephen Curtis & Carol Rushton. Andy Davis, Stephen Le Flohic Larry Sweetland, Alex Venner, all contrinbutors to local WhatsApp groups, blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds
