Tuesday 10 January 2017

10th Jan '17 Tuesday - Cattle Egret

Dull but mostly dry today, chilly in the wind

10-1-17 Cattle Egret (Martyn Hayes, TBOSG)
Identified today but been around for a while
2 Cattle Egret have been found on Tog Hill Farm just outside Wick (grid ref: ST722 725)
A female Long-tailed Duck was new in on Barrow Tank No.3
Waxwing seen in the area today, all in Bradley Stoke

Not a bird but...
10-1-17 Otter in Eastville Park, Bristol (Allan Chard)
Been a number of sightings along the River Frome lately
Bristol
Finzel's Reach:
1 Peregrine devouring a pigeon
Stockwood Open Space:
1 Collared Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 20 Blackbird, 6 Fieldfare, 50+ Redwing, 1 Chaffinch, 4 Bullfinch

Oldbury-on-Severn:
(BTO Low Tide Count) 113 Wigeon, 54 Teal, 330 Lapwing, 120 Curlew, 800 Dunlin, 14 Snipe, 1 Peregrine, 110 Fieldfare
10-1-17 Common Gull (Bill Hewitt)
Heron's Green, CVL

Portbury Wharf:120 Wigeon, 34 Teal, 66 Shoveler, 1 Peregrine, 110 Lapwing, 1 melanistic Common Snipe, 1 Goldcrest c.75 Linnet

Kenn Moor:
2 Teal, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 100 Fieldfare, 1 Song Thrush, 200 Redwing, 1 Grey Wagtail,  50 Chaffinch, 50 Goldfinch

Bradley Stoke,:
Bailey's Court: 2 Waxwing
Willow Brook Centre: 2 Waxwing
10-1-17 Waxwing in Bradley Stoke (Rob Hargreaves)
Looks like there a still quite a few berries left

Wick, Tog Hill (ST722 725):
2 Cattle Egret

Newton St Loe:
2 Mute Swan, 16 Teal, 13 Goosander, 2 Cormorant, 2 Coot, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, mixed flock of Fieldfare & Redwing, 10 Meadow Pipit
10-1-17 Goldcrest (Wayne Tucker, NSLBirding)
Newton St Loe
Barrow Gurney Reservoirs:
15 Gadwall, 45 Teal, 1 Long-tailed Duck (Tank No. 3), 123 Cormorant, 106 Common Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull

Blagdon Lake:
1 Egyptian Goose, 13 Goosander, 13 Lapwing, 1 Little Stint, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher, 6 Bullfinch

Compton Martin:
3 Marsh Tit
10-1-17 Goosander (Ian Stapp)
Lots about today at Blagdon and Chew
Chew Valley Lake
Dam:
3 Scaup, 2 Goldeneye, 2 Goosander
Woodford:
4 Goldeneye, 5 Goosander, 2 Great White Egret, 5 Fieldfare, 20+ Redwing, 9 Bullfinch

10-1-17 Little and Great White Egret (Sean Whyte)
'Just' 7 GW Egrets around Chew today
Villice:
1 Common Sandpiper
Heron's Green:
3 Little Egret, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Sandpiper, 50+ mixed flock of Jackdaw & Crow, 1 Stonechat
10-1-17 Cetti's Warbler (Ian Stapp)
with ring
Moreton:
4 Goldeneye, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 1 Water Rail, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Green Woodpecker, 15+ Long-tailed Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 10 Redwing, 2 Stonechat

10-1-17 Green Sandpiper (Bob Brewer)
Moreton, CVL
Herriotts End:
7 Bewick's Swan, 16 Shelduck, 13 Pintail, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

And just over the border...
10-1-17 Black Redstart (George Stacey)
at Brean today
Reports: Bob Brewer, James Butcher, Allan Chard, Teresa Chard, Chris Craig, Jane Cumming, Rob Hargreaves, Martyn Hayes, Bill Hewitt, Andy Middleton, Jon Mortin, Trevor Riddle, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Wayne Tucker, Sean Whyte, blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG