9th November '17 Thursday - Firecrest

Temp max 12˚C, min 6˚C.  Wind NW, max 10 mph. Duller than yesterday and a bit of a cool wind at times

9-11-17 Fieldfare at Almondsbury (Vera Carpenter)

Great White Egret
Marsh Harrier
Avocet, Golden Plover, Jack Snipe,
Firecrest
Bearded Tit
Fieldfares back in the orchards
Black Redstart
Lesser Redpoll

BRISTOL

9-11-17 Firecrest in Eastville Park (Allan Chard)

Eastville Park:
2 Kingfisher, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Firecrest, Blackcap in garden

9-11-17 Stonechat at Stoke Park (Martin Tayler)

Stoke Park Estate:
1 Grey Heron, 2 BH Gull, 1 Dunnock, 2 Stonechat, 3 Meadow Pipits, 1 Goldfinch

9-11-17 Dunnock in Stoke Park (Patrick Hardyman Richards) ↑

Stockwood Open Space:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker,  1 Jay, 2 Goldcrest. 15 L-t Tit, 10 Blackbird, 5 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing, 3 1m Stonechat, 2 Chaffinch, 11 Goldfinch, 4 Bullfinch

9-11-17 Blackcap in Bristol garden (Allan Chard)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

9-11-17 Marsh Harrier at OPS (Peter Hazelwood) video

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Little Grebe, 1 imm f Marsh Harrier Lagoon 3

Littleton Brick Pits:

1 Cormorant, 4 Little Egret, 1 Water rail, 15 Lapwing S, 4 Snipe N, 5 Blackbird, 70+ Fieldfare, 6 Siskin, 1 Lesser Redpoll, and Curlew, Wigeon and Redshank heard

9-11-17 Fieldfare at Almondsbury (Vera Carpenter)

Almondsbury, a.m:
The orchard:
1 Woodpigeon, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Wren, 6 Blackbird,  50 Fieldfare, 3 Redwing, 6 Chaffinch, 5 Goldfinch

The village:
6 Jackdaw, 7 Starling, 2 Robin

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
110 Wigeon, 8 Shoveler, 1 Pochard, 1 Water Rail, 1 Avocet, 3 Lapwing, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 500 Starling, 4 Stonechat, 3 Red Bunting

Portishead Marina:
1 Black Redstart

Clevedon-Yeo:
1 Mute Swan, 2 Canada Geese, 100 Shelduck, 75 Wigeon, 10 Teal, 16 Shoveler, 4 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 35 Oystercatcher, 3 Avocet, 8 Golden Plover, 23 Grey Plover, 32 Turnstone, 400 Dunlin, 300 Redshank, 2 Jack Snipe, 4 Snipe, 350 BH Gull, 60 Meadow Pipit, 3 Rock Pipit

Bristol Airport:
30 Golden Plover

Congresbury Moor ( YACWAG snipe count):
1 Kestrel, 1 Water rail, 29 Snipe, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 20 Fieldfare

BELOW M4 & BANES

9-11-17 Starling in Keynsham (talkingtobears)

Keynsham:
2 Herring Gull, 3 Feral Pigeon, 5 Woodpigeon, 3 Collard Dove, 3 Magpie, 11 Jackdaw, 3 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 100 Starling, 2 House Sparrow, 2 Chaffinch, 6 Goldfinch,

Marksbury:
400+ Wood Pigeon in Maize field

RESERVOIRS

9-11-17 Great White Egret at CVL (Nigel Sluman)
Left, red, AAF & Right, red AAC. Chicks ringed in Somerset 2016 or '17

Chew Valley Lake:

13 Goosander, 32 Great White Egret - 29 Villice and 3 Herriotts mid afternoon

Dam:
2 Goldeneye, 1 Little Grebe

Woodford:

4 Little Egret, 9 Great White Egret, 3 GBB Gull, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 30 Fieldfare and 20 Redwing (in orchard), 2 Meadow Pipit

9-11-17 Kestrel at Herons Green (Raoul Chandrasakera)

Herons Green:

8 Pintail, 6 (1m) Goosander, 4 Little Egret, 8 Great White Egret, 39 Lapwing, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 7 Black-tailed Godwit

9-11-17 Great White Egret, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:

2 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Meadow Pipit

9-11-17 Bearded Tit at Stratford (Raoul Chandrasakera)

Stratford:

3 Great White Egret, 5 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 11 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Curlew, 3 Bearded Tit (2 ringed at CVRS)

9-11-17 Shelduck, Herriotts (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts:
3 Shelduck, 7 Pintail, 7 f Goosander, 4 Little Egret, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Water Rail,  1 Curlew calling, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Cetti's Warbler

CVL, Stratford Hide:

Closed Sunday, 26th November, possibly a week more if work not finished on the volunteer Sunday

Keith Fox funeral arrangements

See 8th November blog

Waxwing Photos

Required by Pete Dommett, dommett@blueyonder.co.uk, for an article. No payment, just publicity!

Reports: Susan Blackmore, Vera Carpenter, Raoul Chandrasakera, Allan Chard, Teresa Chard, Mark Dadds, Andy Davis, Peter Hazelwood, Adrian Hockey, Patrick Hardyman Richards,  Riddle, Harvey Rose, Nigel Sluman,  Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, talkingtobears, Thomas Weston, Dan White, Simon Williams, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nsl-birding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds,