Monday 30 January 2017

30 Jan '17 Monday - Waxwings

Drizzle on and off throughout the day. Quite mild.

Waxwings at Bradley Stoke
Great White Egret still at Chew
Mediterranean Gull at Blagdon

30/1/17 Waxwing at Bradley Stoke again today (Rod Holbrook)


30/1/17 Waxwing juggling a berry (Pete Blanchard)
Pete took this photo before he was banned by Tesco staff!
BRISTOL

Stockwood Open Spaces:
2 Collard Dove, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Goldcrest, 10+ Blackbird, 1 Fieldfare, 5 Song Thrush, 33 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Treecreeper, good numbers of Tits and Robins, 1f Stonechat, 3 Chaffinch, 15 Goldfinch, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

Totterdown:
1 Goldfinch, 1 Goldcrest
30/1/17 Goldfinch in Totterdown (Bailey Frazer)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
145 Teal, 20 Wigeon, 80 Lapwing, 58 Curlew, 5 Redshank, 2 Jay, 2 Goldcrest, 9 Bullfinch

Marshfield:
Marshfield churchyard: singing Nuthatch, drumming Great Spotted Woodpecker and Green Woodpecker on grass
BOC walk (28/1/17):
7 Red-legged Partridge, 3 Buzzard, 77 Golden Plover (3 flocks), 110 Lapwing, plenty of Jackdaw, Rook and Carrion Crow, c.40 Skylark, c.70 Fieldfare, c15 Redwing, 5 Stonechat, 2 Pied Wagtail, 18 Meadow Pipit, c.20 Linnet, c.40 Yellowhammer, 1 Reed Bunting, c.6 Corn Bunting

Bradley Stoke:
15 Waxwings showing again at Tesco Bradley Stoke this morning

30/1/17 3 of the Waxwing at Tesco Bradley Stoke (Lisa Presland)
Stocking up after the weekend

NORTH SOMERSET:

Portbury Wharf:
(29/1/17):
110 Shoveler, 1 Little Gull Ad winter (appeared approx. 2.00pm Main/North pools - must be wintering locally),
1 Mediterranean Gull Ad winter -( partial sum plum), 1 Yellow legged Gull Ad, c.40 Goldfinches, 4 Bullfinch

Weston-Super-Mare:
1 Female Eider, dropped in briefly, then flew wide out into the bay.


BELOW M4 & BANES

Huntingford Mill, Little River Avon:
25 Siskins and a Lesser Redpoll

Paulton:
1 Peregrine, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 5 Goldcrest, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Starling,  29 Blackbird, 3 Song Thrush, 12 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 12 Goldfinch, 1 Siskin
Sewage works:
8 Meadow Pipit, 70 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail

Bishop Sutton:
1 Buzzard, 2 Wood Pigeon

30/1/17 Buzzard struggling to keep dry (Bob Brewer)

RESERVOIRS:

Blagdon:
Of note: 2 Green Sandpipers in Pipe Bay, the wintering Common Sandpiper in Holt Bay, a Peregrine, at Top End 21 Gadwall , 2♂ Northern Pintails and 1 adult Mediterranean Gull on Wookey Point A pair of Egyptian Geese on Holt Farm.

Chew Valley Lake:
Dam:
9 Goosander, 3 Goldeneye, 6 Scaup (2 m 4 f), 1 Common Scoter, 1 Little Egret, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail

Woodford:
5 Bullfinch (car park), 1 Kingfisher, 10+ Goldeneye, 40+ Redwing, 12+ Redwing (orchard), 20+ Chaffinch

Heron's Green:
7 Shelduck (small pond), 2 Wigeon, 185 Teal, 2 Shoveler, 2 Goldeneye, 1 Bittern (at the end of the reeds left side bay standing high up in the reeds), 2 Grey Heron, 3 Little Grebe, 4 Black-necked Grebe (diving a lot),
1 Buzzard (the white one), 1 Water Rail

Moreton:
9 Teal,  10 Goldeneye, 2 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay,
2 Ravens, 8+ Long-tailed Tits, 20+Redwing & Fieldfare, 2 Stonechat, 20+ Chaffinch,  4 Bullfinch (trees cottage), 2 Fox (in front hide together)

Herriotts End:
6 Shelduck, 8 Pintail, 2 Goldeneye,  8 Shelduck (2 pond 6 lake), 2 Goosander, 4 Goldeneye, 1 Grey Wagtail,  4 Reed Bunting
The pond is quite a bit fuller & muddier after the recent rain Shelduck & Pintail have moved to clearer water in the lake it would seem.




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Reports: Pete Blanchard, Bob Brewer, Alan Chard, Teresa Chard, Bailey Frazer, Patrick Hancock, Rod Holbrook, Andy Middleton, Lois Pryce, Vic Polley, Lisa Presland, Gill Sapsed, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Pete Traps, Denise White, blagdonlakebirds opsbirding,