NOVEMBER 2008
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sightings
30th - A Water Rail was in the farmyard near the
Hand Stadium at Clevedon today, at least 4 Little Grebes were on the Blind-Yeo.
Apart from 2 calling Water Rails at Clapton Moor it was very quiet there.
On the coast at Clevedon there was a build up of waders with 16 Oystercatchers,
10 Ringed Plover, 26 Grey Plover, 130 Lapwing, 1400 Dunlin, 24 Snipe(all at
mouth of Yeo), 270 Redshank, a Green Sandpiper, 16 Turnstones, 2 GBB Guls, a
Stonechat and 2 Ravens. Also here were 60+ Shelduck, 110 Wigeon, 25 Teal
and 3 Little Egrets.
27th - A Little Grebe was reported from
Portishead Marina (posh word for old docks!) the first record I have seen of
this species here.
26th - At Potbury Wharf Nature Reserve today
there were (on the coast) c.600+
Dunlin, 150 Teal plus a few Wigeon, Snipe, Redshank and Curlew and 2 Stonechats
on the saltmarsh. On the pools there were 5 Little Grebes, 3 Mute Swans, 16
Gadwall, 5 Shoveler, 3 Pochard, 14 Tufted. 1 female Goldeneye and up to 3 Cettis
Warblers around the poolside bushes.
21st - A blustery day at Clevedon today which
pushed a least 3 Kittiwakes up to the Yeo, also here were 52 Shelduck, 10 Wigeon,
15 Teal, 15 Oystercatcher, c50 Curlew. 75 Lapwing, c450 Dunlin, c90 Redshank, 3
Snipe, 5 Grey Plover, c20 Turnstones, a Merlin, a Peregrine, a Raven and 2
Little Egrets.
20th - At Clevedon today there were 95 Shelduck,
45 Wigeon, 100+ Lapwing, 900 Dunlin, 220 Curlew, 170 Redshank, 24 Turnstones and
2 GBB Gulls.
18th - A Grey Phalarope joined the Purple
Sandpipers at Battery Point on the high tide this morning, however by 11:30 it
had gone.
16th - Three Purple Sandpipers were at Battery
Point, also here were at least 4 Rock Pipits and a Snipe. A Pochard and a
Tufted Ducks were on Portishead Boating lake. At the Clevedon-Yeo one of
the Purple Sandipers from over a week ago was still present along with 35
Shelduck, 40 Wigeon, 45 Teal, 5 Little Egrets, 32 Oystercatchers, 11 Ringed
Plover, c300 Lapwing, 600+ Dunlin, 23 Snipe, c100 Curlew, 130 Redshank, a
Spotted Redshank, 32 Turnstone, c150-200 Fieldfare, 50 Redwing, a Cetti's
Warbler, 6 Stonechats and 20+ Linnet.
15th - The first report this winter of the Purple
Sandpipers at Battery Point with 3 seen today, a Med Gull was also on the
boating lake here. Remember, if you want to see the Sandpipers you need to
visit over a high tide.
14th - A Waxwing was reported this afternoon in
North Weston in a garden for 5 minutes. Check those supermarket car parks
carefully over the weekend!
9th - Seawatching from Ladye Bay produced a Red
Throated Diver, 2 Med Gulls and c200+ Kittiwakes today.
7th - Continuing the run of good birds for the
patch a juvenile Whooper Swan was at the mouth of the Clevedon Yeo today, before
being seen to fly off north. 19 Kittiwakes were also here.
6th - A Purple Sandpiper remains at the
Clevedon-Yeo, also here was a Spotted Redshank.
5th - A Yellow-browed Warbler was a great find at
Portbury Wharf Nature Reserve today, plenty of winter thrushes also here.
4th - A Snow Bunting was at heard at Clevedon
today but could not be located on the deck.
2nd- Three Purple Sandpipers at Clevedon were an
uncommon find today (still none at Battery Point), also here were 4 Knot, 12
Grey Plover, 3 Turnstones and c300 Dunlin. Just inland fro Channel View
Farm there were 23 Little Egrets. At least 3 Lesser Redpoll were at the
Perfect Bite pools.
1st = Two late migrants at Clevedon today with a
Ring Ouzel and a Greenland race Wheatear being seen.