Monday 7 November 2016

7th Nov '16 Monday - Whooper Swan

Bright and cold again with a chilly NE wind.

Bristol:
Montpelier, St Andrew's Park - on a very average day!
1 Jay, 2 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 2 Goldfinch.

07-11-2016  Grey Wagtail  3 Brooks NR (Vic Savery)
Bradley Stoke, Three Brooks Nature Reserve
1 Grey Wagtail.
Westbury-on-Trym, Eastfield Rd.
1 ♂ Blackcap 'in the garden'.

Aust:
7 Jack Snipe, Grey Plover, Peregrine, 1 Stonechat.

Northwick Warth/Pilning Wetlands:
58 Canada Goose, 1 Little Egret, 2 Water Rail, 350 Black-tailed Godwits, 6 Jack Snipe, 9 Snipe, 30 Knot, 35 Redshank, 1 Grey Plover, 9 Golden Plover, 40 Lapwing, Water Pipit, 1 Blackcap.

Portbury Hundred:
Red Kite at approx 3 p.m. (Theresa Stone)

Garden in Yatton:
Kingfisher lurking with intent at a Koi pond.

Paulton:
1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Kingfisher, 50 Woodpigeon, 50 Redwing, 7 Goldcrest, 50 Jackdaw, 7 Yellowhammer.
Paulton sewage works:
40 Meadow Pipit, 3 Grey Wagtail, 50 Pied Wagtail.

Barrow Gurney reservoirs:
3 Wigeon, 37 Teal, 13 Shoveler, 6 Pochard, 86 Cormorant, 17 Little Grebe, 5 Snipe, 1 Jack Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper.

Blagdon Lake:
11 Bewick's Swan (9 adults), 4 Scaup (beware a hybrid there), 2 ad m. Red-crested Pochard, 135 Cormorant, 15 Little Egret, 41 Grey Heron, 2 Dunlin (briefly at Top End), Fieldfare, Stonechat, Chiffchaff.

07-11-2016 Male and female Whooper Swans at Chew today (Ian Stapp)
Chew Valley Lake:
23 Pintail, 4 Scaup (1 ad f, 2 juv m, 1 juv f), 44 Goldeneye, 23 Great White Egret, 33 Little Egret,
2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 ad Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Stonechat, 2 Chiffchaff.
Dam:
2 Egyptian Goose, 9 Goosander,
Woodford:
1 Kingfisher, 2 Meadow Pipit (boat slipway), 1 Mistle Thrush, 4 Bullfinch (car park).
Herons Green:
5 Little Grebe,1 Water Rail, 2 Snipe, 2 Jack Snipe.
Moreton:
3 Buzzard, 1 Jay, 12+ Long-tailed Tit, 10+ Goldfinch, 30+ Linnet.
Stratford;
1 juv Common Scoter, 5 Buzzard (over hills across the lake), 1 Jack Snipe (showing well), 3 Water Pipit.
Herriotts Bridge:
5 Shelduck, 2 Water Rail, 2 Common Snipe, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Cetti's Warbler.
Herons Green Bay:
pr adult Whooper Swan.  [KV - "only the third time I've seen them at Chew in 53 years"] Pager reports one juv as well.  Also 2 Goosander, 4 Water Rail.

Reports: James Butcher, Peter Dolton, Patrick Hancock, 'Higgy', Larry Sweetland, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Keith Vinicombe, Des Bowring, Vic Savery, blagdonbirdsSevernsidebirds