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Latteridge 2nd November 2021
It maybe early November, but there was still enough sun & warmth for this Red Admiral to be on the wing in Latteridge today.
Lapwing [Adult]
Slimbridge WWT 5th November 2021
We went to Slimbridge WWT for a couple of hours. In the Rushy Pen, we saw Lapwing, Pintails, Bewick's Swans, Mallards, Moorhens & an Avocet. On the Tack Piece, The European White-
Pintail [Female]
Bewick’s Swan [Adult]
A Female Common Teal was seen from Martin Smith Hide. The Water Rail was seen briefly from the Willow Hide. I also photographed captive Baer's Pochards & Nene. We took Mum around the new Aviary. A Rook was perched on the post & foraging around the floor in the Theatre part of aviary. We stayed for the talk & to see ‘Sprout’ the Male Pink-
European & Greenland Whitefronts
Common Teal [Female]
Greylag Goose [Adult]
Nene [Captive]
Common Redshank [Captive]
Common Redshank [Captive]
Smew [Captive]
Ringed Plover [Captive]
Little Egret [Captive]
European Spoonbills [Captive]
Rook [Adult]
Sprout the Pink-
Peregrine Falcon 7th November 2021
Took a quick photo of one of the local Peregrines in Chipping Sodbury.
Tornado, Yate 12th November 2021
Me & Dad went to Yate to see 60163 Tornado passing through with a light engine movement from York NRM-
Somerset Levels 13th November 2021
We went to Ham Wall RSPB to look for the Ring-
A Great White Egret was seen from the Viewing Platform 1. At the feeding station were Blue, Great & Coal Tits. Afterwards, we headed to Catcott. We spotted the Juvenile Glossy Ibis in the roadside fields with Little Egrets between Burtle & Westhay.
From the the viewing screen at Catcott Lows NNR there were loads of Wigeon, a few Teal, Shovelers & a Male Pintail. One of the Eurasian Wigeons was a possible hybrid with American Wigeon. Near Burtle, we saw another Great White Egret by the peat bogs, before flying off. We saw a lot of Cattle Egrets in the roadside fields at Tealham Moor on the way back home.
Eurasian x American Wigeon [Hybrid]
Blue Tit [Adult]
Great Tit [Female]
Coal Tit [Adult]
Eurasian Wigeon [Male]
Pintail [Male]
Shoveler [Male]
Cattle Egret [Flock Winter]
Glossy Ibis [Juvenile]
Great White Egret [Adult Winter]
Cattle Egret [Flock Winter]
Marshfield 14th November 2021
We had a quick drive out around Marshfield, but didn't see anything out of ordinary. We did see some Spiderwebs on top of the manure heaps, which was very odd. These belong to a small Money Spider family group of Linyphiidae called Ostearius melanopygius. A few Redwings & Fieldfares & a Female Reed Bunting on Shirehill Lane. On our way home, we saw a Mistle Thrush near Old Sodbury.
Money Spider [Ostearius melanopygius]
Money Spider [Ostearius melanopygius]
Reed Bunting [Female]
Mistle Thrush [Adult]
Latteridge 16th November 2021
I photographed a Wood Pigeon perched in the tree, while working a Organic Blooms.
Cleeve Hill 28th November 2021
Me & Dad went to Cleeve Hill near Cheltenham to see the Snow Bunting. The 1st Winter Female was first reported on the golf course on Wednesday 17th November 2021, before moving to the Dew Pond which is 300M east of the car park. The bird remained in the area until Thusday 2nd December 2021.
November 2021