Saturday 19 November 2016

19th Nov '16 Saturday - Waxwing

Day started with heavy frost and sun, rain by end

Waxwing at Weston-Super-Mare
Great White Egret at Chew

19-11-16 Wren (Lisegirl)
And on the rocks at New Passage
BRISTOL
Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
1 Cormorant (brief stop on Lake), 2 Grey Heron, 1 Water Rail (seen bathing), 1 BH Gull,
1 Kingfisher (seen hovering)

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Chiffchaff, 1 female Blackcap, 4 Stonechat

19-11-16 Little Owl (Vic Savery)
Looking for a Wren at New Passage?
New Passage:
1 Little Owl, 1 Wren

New Passage/Northwick Warth, 18/11/16:
28 Canada Geese, 600+ Wigeon, 80 Teal, 12 Shelduck, 4 Tufted Duck, 1 Sparrowhawk,
1 Kestrel, 120 Oystercatchers, 22 Ringed Plover, 76 Grey Plover, 260 Lapwing, 40 Knot,
3000 Dunlin, 200+ Black-tailed Godwit, 120 Curlew, 80 Redshank, 2 Raven,
1 Yellowhammer, 1 Rock Pipit, 1 Water Pipit

Severn Beach, junc M4 & M49:
3 Barn Owl

Weston-Super-Mare:
Waxwing reported at 12:45 (BirdGuides)

Marshfield:
18/11/16: Good numbers of Pied Wagtail in the Down Road area with 100+ Yellowhammer from Down Track. In the Rushmead Farm area, Common Stonechat, a few Song Thrush and over 200 Corn Bunting. Another Common Stonechat  on Northfield Lane, with at least 10 Song Thrush


The Avon Bird Report for 2015 is available - £9.50 inc. postage from 
H E Rose, Arncliffe, Coast Road, Walton Bay, Clevedon, BS21 7FW
Willsbridge Mill:
2 Jay, 4 Goldcrest, 20 mix Great+Blue Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 15 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Dipper, 2 Song Thrush,
8 Redwing, 1 Grey Wagtail, 8 Goldfinch

Bath, Oldfield Park:
1 male Blackcap (1st of winter here)

Littleton Mills area, Chew Magna:
100+ Fieldfare, 2 Roe Deer

Barrow Tanks WeBS:
23 Teal, 12 Mallard, 3 Gadwall, 11 Shoveler, 5 Pochard, 63 Tufted Duck, 156 Coot, 9 Great Crested Grebe, 18 Little Grebe, 4 Heron, 54 Cormorant, 5 Lapwing, 13 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper,
1 Kingfisher
19-11-16 Kingfisher at Chew (Higgy)
Chew Valley Lake:
Chew Valley Ringing Station:
Ringed: 3 Moorhen, 5 Goldcrest, 6 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackbird
Recapture: female Blue Tit ringed as juv in 2010 (bred '12,'13 & '15), Moorhen in 2013
Herriotts End:
2 Great White Egret, 2 Little Grebe, 3 Water Rail, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Grey Wagtail

19-11-16 Great White Egret (Higgy)
Reports: John Barnett, Teresa Chard, Anthony Cook, Sean Davies, Peter Hazelwood, Higgy, Chris Jones, Lisegirl, Gill Sapsed, Vic Savery, Brian Thompson, blagdonlakebirds, CVRSnslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG