Monday 13 November 2017

13th November '17 Monday - Merlin

A bit nippy early on, mostly cloudy with some sunny spells in the morning and later afternoon

Merlin, Long-tailed Duck, Marsh Tit, Bewick's Swan, Firecrest

BRISTOL

Bristol Docks (Arnolfini)
Robin (singing by streetlamp, never heard here before, unless you know better)

Clifton:
Marsh Tit, Nuthatch (both on garden feeder)

Coombe Dingle:
2 Blackcap (m, f)

Eastville Park:
WeBS
1 Kingfisher, 112 BH Gulls, 3 LBB Gull, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Water Rail, 3 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron
2 Mute Swan, 2 Moorhen, 69 Mallard.
Other stuff
1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Buzzard, 2 Firecrest 
13/11/17 Kingfisher at Eastville (Sid Simmons)
  
13/11/17 Stonechat (Martin Tayler)
Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
1 Black-headed Gull, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Meadow Pipit, 2 Stonechat, 3 Goldfinch
WeBS
5 Moorhen, 2 BH Gull.
Other stuff.
 1 Stonechat, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Goldcrest
13/11/17 Song Thrush and Goldfinch (Martin Tayler)
 
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Cettis Warbler, 2 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Goldcrest, 12 Greenfinch, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Stonechat
55 Fieldfare, 45 Redshank, 41 Curlew, 57 Dunlin
Cold Ashton:
30 Golden Plover (with Common Gulls in field by roundabout)

NORTH SOMERSET:

Clevedon-Yeo:
Wain's Hill to Yeo Estuary
High Tide visit between 1330-1645
190 Shelduck, 510 Wigeon, 65 Teal, 26 Shoveler, 5 Buzzard, 21 Oystercatcher, 2 Avocet (Yeo),
23 Grey Plover, 75 Lapwing, 800 Dunlin, 11 Common Snipe, 3 Bar Tailed Godwit (Yeo),
265 Curlew, 570 Redshank (180 Kenn, 390 Yeo).
4 Raven, 19 Skylark, 45 Fieldfare, 60 Redwing, 1 Stonechat, 75 Meadow Pipit, 2 Rock Pipit,
25 Greenfinch.

Congresbury Moor:
25 Canada Goose, 1 Merlin, 1 Water Rail, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 35 Redwing, 1 Stonechat,
4 Reed Bunting.

Tickenham:
Ridge and moor, 13.11:  2 Buzzard, 2 Great-spotted Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 6 Goldcrest,
c. 25 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, flock c. 25 Redwing, 5 Mistle Thrush

Yatton:
1 Water Rail

Bleadon:
1 Redwing, 1 Fieldfare, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker,
1 Blackbird (partially leucistic)
13/11/17 Partially leucistic Blackbird (Bill Hewitt)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Warmley Forest Park:
22 Magpie, 8 Moorhen, 10 Redwing, 8 L T Tit, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Buzzard, 4 Goldcrest, 3 Greenfinch,
2 Coal Tits, 9 Goldfinch, 4 Chaffinch, 2 Pied Wagtail, 6 Robin, 30+ Wood Pigeon, 20+ Jackdaw,
9 Blackbird

Keynsham:
11 Woodpigeon, 1 Collard Dove, 2 Carrion Crow, 8 Jackdaw, 2 Magpie, 5 Herring Gull, 9 Goldfinch
2 Chaffinch, 2 House Sparrow, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Robin
13/11/17 Blue Tit (talkingtobears)
 Paulton:
1 Grey Heron, 1 Mandarin Duck (male), 5 Moorhen, 2 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 12 Common Gull, 50 Black-headed Gull, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Great-spotted Woodpecker, 3 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush,
2 Stonechat, 1 Blackcap, 1 Treecreeper, 4 Linnet, 20 Goldfinch, 8 Yellowhammer
Sewage treatment works:
2 Grey Wagtail, 20 Pied Wagtail, 26 Meadow Pipit

South Stoke:
1 Treecreeper

RESERVOIRS:

Chew Valley Lake:

Denny Island:
Long-tailed Duck (NW corner), 10 GW Egret, Egyptian Goose
13/11/17 Long-tailed Duck (Ian Stapp)
Dam
1 Common Sandpiper, 6 Goldeneye

Woodford
35+ Goldeneye, 4 Fieldfare, 1 Song Thrush (car park), 1 Chiffchaff, 2 G BB Gull, 3 G-W Egret
4 L Egret, 3 Bullfinch, 2 Goldcrest (car park), 1 GS Woodpecker, 1 Grey Wagtail

Heron's Green
16 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 G-W Egret, 3 L Egret, 24 Lapwing, 8 Goosander (6 F/1 M), 2 G BB Gull
3 Green Sandpiper, 1 Kestrel, 1 Raven

Moreton
3 Goosander (F), 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Bewick's Swan, 12+ Linnet, 1 Buzzard, 2 Jay
13/11/17 Bewick's Swans (Ian Stapp)
Herriotts
8 Pintail, 2 G BB Gull, 1 Grey Wagtail

30 Great-white Egret in to roost



Reports: David Esam, Peter Coslett, Patrick Hancock, Martin Tayler, Andy Middleton, Lois Price, Chris Perry, Ian Stapp, talkingtobears, Robert Hargreaves, Alastair Fraser, Richard Scantlebury, Chris Stone, Bill Hewitt, Rich Andrews, Nigel Sluman, Sid Simmons, Steve Sanins, Simon Harris,   blagdonlakebirds,  CVRSnslbirding,  opsbirding,  severnsidebirds