22-11-18 Thursday
Frosty morning, cold but sunny all day
Merlin (couple of sightings of probably the same bird), Short-eared Owl, Golden Plover (patch first at NSL), Marsh Tit, Avocet, Long-tailed Duck
BRISTOL
No reports
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
1 Short-eared Owl, 5 Yellowhammer
Aust Warth:
1 Merlin, 2 Peregrine (m & f)
New Passage/Northwick:
c. 80 Canada Goose, 15 Shelduck, 3 Shoveler, 8 Gadwall, c. 250 Wigeon, c.30 Teal, 2 Little Grebe,
1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, c.25 Coot, 7 Oystercatcher, c.300 Lapwing, 3 Curlew, c.250 Black-tailed Godwit, c.30 Redshank, 1 m. Blackcap, 3 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 7 Pied Wagtail, flock 15 Linnet, 1 Red Admiral
Northwick Warth:
1 Merlin (f), 1 Snipe, 20+ Redwing
NORTH SOMERSET
Backwell Lake:
Sand Point/Bay:
7 Avocet (feeding on tideline approx 2pm)
BELOW M4 & BANES
Newton St Loe:
1 m Goosander (top Lake), 2 Buzzard, 14 Golden Plover (first for the patch)
1 Greater Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 3 Jay, 1 Raven, 1 Skylark, 4 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Fieldfare, 50+ Redwing, 3 Song Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail, 15 Yellowhammer (back in normal place after being absent)
RESERVOIRS
Chew Valley Lake
Dam:
2 Egyptian Goose
Hollowbrook:
11 Bewick's Swan (easiest seen from the main picnic site as they are feeding between the two car parks at that end), GW Egret, 2 Grey Heron
Heron's Green:
1 Goldeneye, 1 Goosander, 4 Little Grebe, 4 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 5 G-W Egret, 1 Buzzard, 34 Lapwing, 5 Blackwits, 2 Snipe, 1 Stonechat, 11 House Sparrow, 4 Pied Wagtail, 3 Meadow Pipit
Stratford:
Water Rail, Jack Snipe
Moreton:
1 Long-tailed Duck
Herriott's:
2 Shelduck, 12 Pintail, 3 Goosander (near the Stratford shore), 2 Grey Heron, 3 G-W Egret, 1 L Egret, 1 Water Rail, more Lapwing, (which I couldn't see well enough to count), 2-3 Snipe, 3 Dunlin, 1 Green Sandpiper
Woodford:
1 Long-tailed Duck (way out on lake), 2 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 6 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Meadow Pipit
Reports: Lois Price, Henry Kirkwood, Peter Hazlewood, Rich Andrews, Robin Lambert, Jane Cumming, Steve Sanins, Ian Loats, Wayne Tucker, Peter Heather, Ian Stapp, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG
Merlin (couple of sightings of probably the same bird), Short-eared Owl, Golden Plover (patch first at NSL), Marsh Tit, Avocet, Long-tailed Duck
BRISTOL
No reports
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
1 Short-eared Owl, 5 Yellowhammer
Aust Warth:
1 Merlin, 2 Peregrine (m & f)
New Passage/Northwick:
c. 80 Canada Goose, 15 Shelduck, 3 Shoveler, 8 Gadwall, c. 250 Wigeon, c.30 Teal, 2 Little Grebe,
1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, c.25 Coot, 7 Oystercatcher, c.300 Lapwing, 3 Curlew, c.250 Black-tailed Godwit, c.30 Redshank, 1 m. Blackcap, 3 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 7 Pied Wagtail, flock 15 Linnet, 1 Red Admiral
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| 22-11-18 Merlin (Ian Loats) |
1 Merlin (f), 1 Snipe, 20+ Redwing
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| 22-11-18 Redwing (Ian Loats) |
NORTH SOMERSET
Backwell Lake:
1 Nuthatch (Uncombe Close), 2 Marsh Tit
Sand Point/Bay:
7 Avocet (feeding on tideline approx 2pm)
BELOW M4 & BANES
Newton St Loe:
1 m Goosander (top Lake), 2 Buzzard, 14 Golden Plover (first for the patch)
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| 22-11-18 Golden Plover (NSL Birding) Patch first |
1 Greater Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 3 Jay, 1 Raven, 1 Skylark, 4 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Fieldfare, 50+ Redwing, 3 Song Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail, 15 Yellowhammer (back in normal place after being absent)
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| 22-11-18 Yellowhammer (NSL Birding) |
Chew Valley Lake
Dam:
2 Egyptian Goose
Hollowbrook:
11 Bewick's Swan (easiest seen from the main picnic site as they are feeding between the two car parks at that end), GW Egret, 2 Grey Heron
Heron's Green:
1 Goldeneye, 1 Goosander, 4 Little Grebe, 4 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 5 G-W Egret, 1 Buzzard, 34 Lapwing, 5 Blackwits, 2 Snipe, 1 Stonechat, 11 House Sparrow, 4 Pied Wagtail, 3 Meadow Pipit
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| 22-11-18 Blackwits (Ian Stapp) |
Water Rail, Jack Snipe
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| 22-11-18 Water Rail & Jack Snipe (Peter Heather) |
1 Long-tailed Duck
Herriott's:
2 Shelduck, 12 Pintail, 3 Goosander (near the Stratford shore), 2 Grey Heron, 3 G-W Egret, 1 L Egret, 1 Water Rail, more Lapwing, (which I couldn't see well enough to count), 2-3 Snipe, 3 Dunlin, 1 Green Sandpiper
Woodford:
1 Long-tailed Duck (way out on lake), 2 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 6 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Meadow Pipit
Reports: Lois Price, Henry Kirkwood, Peter Hazlewood, Rich Andrews, Robin Lambert, Jane Cumming, Steve Sanins, Ian Loats, Wayne Tucker, Peter Heather, Ian Stapp, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG
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