Friday 18 November 2016

18th Nov '16 Friday


Much colder with rain and and some sunny spells. Clearly not a great day for birding though.

2 Red-crested Pochard at Blagdon
Great White Egrets at Blagdon and Chew

Bristol, Filton:
60 Jackdaw, 100+ Starling

Bristol, Stockwood Open Spaces:
10+ Fieldfare, 10+ Redwing, 2 Jay, 2 Bullfinch, 30+ Goldfinch, 8 Blackbird, 6 Long-tailed Tit

18-11-16 Fieldfare at Stockwood (Brian Thompson)

New Passage:
1 Kestrel, 1 Sparrowhawk and a Buzzard. Packed with waders including 70 Grey Plover and 22 Ring Plover.
Also noted were: 28 Canada Goose, 12 Shelduck, 600+ Wigeon, 80 Teal, 4 Tufted Duck,
120 Oystercatcher, 76 Grey Plover, 260 Lapwing, 120 Curlew, 200+ Black-tailed Godwit,
40 Knot, at least 3000 Dunlin, 80 Redshank,  2 Raven, 1 Rock Pipit, 1 Water Pipit,
1 Yellowhammer. 
18-11-16 Kestrel at New Passage (Dan White)

Portishead, Battery Point:
3 Purple Sandpiper

18-11-16 Welcome back to Purple Sandpiper at Battery Point (Jason Williams)
Kenn Moor:
2000+ Corvid (over Walton-in-Gordano to the west this morning) 
50 Mute Swan, 5 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Little Egret, 1 Little Grebe (Black Ditch), 4 Buzzard, 100 Starling

Blagdon Lake:
16 Bewick's (Tundra) Swan, 2 Red-crested Pochard, 11 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret
Adult Herring Gull Blue 'G:P'

Chew Valley Lake:
19 Great White Egret
Moreton:
4 Scaup, 4 Water Pipit
Stratford:
3 Water Pipit

Reports: Teresa Chard, Dan White, Andy Davis,  Higgy, Rich Mielcarek, Nigel Milbourne, Lisa Presland, Lois Price, Brian Thompson, Jason Williams, Severnsidebirds.