Thursday 30 November 2017

30th Nov '17 Thursday - Purple Sandpiper

Cold and sunny

Purple Sandpiper, Golden Plover

30/11/17 Otter in Eastville Park (Richard Scantlebury)

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
2 Cormorant, 5 Moorhen, 3 Kingfisher, 1 Dipper, BH Gulls, 1 LB Gull, 2 Canada Goose
3 GS Woodpecker, 2 Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk
1 Otter
30/11/17 Kingfisher and Dipper (Richard Scantlebury)
 SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Iron Acton/Latteridge:
Fieldfare, Redwing, Mistle Thrush, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Green Woodpecker


NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:
Buzzard (flyover marina), 4 Purple Sandpiper (Battery Point)

30/11/17 Purple Sandpiper (Keith Williams)
Feltham Common:
1 Brambling

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
Shire Valley: 14 Red-legged Partridge, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 380 Golden Plover, 100 Common Gull, 200 Starling, 50 Fieldfare, 10 Redwing, 5 Corn Bunting

30/11/17 Golden Plover (Robert Hargreaves)

30/11/17 Red-legged Partridge and Fieldfare (Robert Hargreaves)
Keynsham ST6567:
2 Herring Gull, 2 Woodpigeon, 2 Collard Dove, 4 Magpie, 6 Jackdaw, 5 Starling, 1 Blackbird, 3 Chaffinch,
1 Wren, 1 Great Tit, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 3 Goldfinch, 1 Robin

Keynsham ST6569 - River Avon:
1 Grey Heron, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Moorhen, 4 Magpie, 1 Blue Tit, 2 Robin, 2 Blackbird

30/11/17 Grey Heron (Talkingtobears)
RESERVOIRS:

Barrow Tanks:
No 3 Tank: Greylag Goose, Mallard (pair),  30 Tufted Duck,  8 Great Crested Grebe,  2 Grebe (small species), 1 Sparrowhawk,  38 Coot,  1 Common Sandpiper,  450c Black-headed Gull,  14 Herring Gull, 9 LBB Gull, 5 Pied Wagtail,  4 Meadow Pipit

Chew Valley Lake

Around the lake:
2 Bewick's Swan, 36+ Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Water Pipit.

Dam
2 L Grebe, 4 Goldeneye, 1 L Egret, 5 Pied Wagtail, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Cetti's, 7 Chaffinch,
1 Blackcap, 4 L Grebe, 14 Goosander

30/11/17 Greenfinch at Woodford - unusual for Chew (Ian Stapp)
Woodford:
3 Goosander, 6 Goldeneye, 3 L Egret, 2 G-W Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Long-tailed Duck (In front sailing club slipway),

Car park; Drive:
3 Bullfinch, 1 Brambling, 2 Greenfinch (not that common at Chew), 16 Chaffinch, 1 Treecreeper,
7 Goldfinch, 7 Fieldfare, 14 Redwing, 12+ L TT + Blue & Great Tits, 2 Song Thrush, 4 Robin,
2 Dunnock, 11 Blackbird

30/11/17 Long-tailed Duck (Ian Stapp)
Heron's Green:
7 G-W Egret, 4 L Egret, 17 Lapwing, 29 Black-tailed Godwit, 7 Goosander, 3 L Grebe (pond),
2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sand, 1 Buzzard, 1 Water Rail, 7 House Sparrow, 9 Pied Wagtail

30/11/17 Fighting Lapwing (Ian Stapp)
Moreton:
14 Blackbird, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Jay, 1 Cetti's, 2 Reed Bunting, 1 G-W Egret, 1 L Egret, 12+ Goldfinch, 15+ Meadow Pipit, 2 Water Pipit, 2 Raven, 2 Goldcrest, 20+ L TT, 5 Goldeneye, 7 Pintail, 5 Pied Wagtail, 1 Buzzard

Herriotts:
8 Shelduck (6 lake 2 Pond), 4 L Grebe (pond), 5 G-W Egret, 14 Pintail (pond), 2 G BB Gull, Goosander (channel), 4 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail

Reports: Peter Coslett, Dave Nevitt, Christopher Teague, Ian Stapp, talkingtobears, Nick Hawkridge, John Clark, Keith Williams, Robert Hargreaves, Richard Scantlebury, Rich Mielcarek   blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG