American Wigeon at Littleton Warth
Red Headed Smew at Chipping Sodbury Common
Jack Snipe at Chittening Warth and Clevedon-Yeo
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| 2-1-17 American Wigeon at Littleton Warth (Brian Lancastle) Brian's record shot of male American Wigeon at Littleton Warth, his previous record was a male at CVL 27 Dec 1978
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Cumberland Basin:
Up to 12 Redwing this afternoon, (some by the B Bond carpark and more in trees between the allotments and the railway line to Portishead). Also a Peregrine flew over, quite a large one and so probably a ♀.
New Cut (by the Underfall outlet):
Common Sandpiper
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| 2-1-17 Common Sandpiper (Margaret Gorely) |
Oldbury Power Station:
Adult male Black Redstart at south end of towers (in sun)
Littleton Warth:
American Wigeon
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| 2-1-17 American Wigeon at Littleton Warth (Paul Bowerman) |
Two Great White Egrets flew low over car approx 4.30pm.
3 Shelduck, 15 Redshank, 80 Curlew, 10 Dunlin, 55 Oystercatcher, 2 Jack Snipe, 4 Common Snipe, 1 Peregrine, 1 Stonechat, 2 Rock Pipit, 3 Meadow Pipit, 1 Water Rail, 1 Skylark, 6 Bullfinch, 6 Reed Bunting
New Passage/Northwick:
Water Pipit dropped into fields beyond Grebe Pond, yearlies Linnet, 2 Raven, 1 Sparrowhawk,
11 Grey Plover, Blackwit flock, Little Egret, 2 PochardOrchard Pools:
2 Peregrines together overhead (loud calling, possible pair interaction), 4 Gadwall
Severn Beach:
1 Stonechat
Chipping Sodbury Common:
Red Headed Smew, small numbers of Fieldfares and Redwings
Tyntesfield:
2 Jay, 2 Wren, 4 Blackbird. 1 Song Thrush, 1 Nuthatch, 5 Robin,
Strawberry Line Congresbury to Yatton:
Around 50 Redwing feeding in various fields with the odd Fieldfare mixed in. Common Buzzard, Grey Heron, Chaffinches.
Portishead Boating Lake/Battery Point/East Wood:
2 Pochard, 2 Tufted Duck, Greylag, 1 Purple Sandpiper, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Nuthatch , 2-3 Great Spotted Woodpecker.
Gordano Valley:
Marsh Tit, 3 Mistle Thrush
Portbury Wharf:
6 Snipe, c50 Linnet,
Clevedon-Yeo:
12 Mute Swan, 48 Canada Goose, 120 Shelduck, 200 Wigeon, 150 Teal, Mallard present, 2 Shoveler, 2 Cormorant, 3 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 10 Oystercatcher, 18 Grey Plover, 80 Lapwing (all at Dowlais), 100~ Curlew (60 at Dowlais), 1 Water Rail, 2 Grey Plover, 30 Turnstone, 8 Knot, 550 Dunlin, 120 Redshank (none at Yeo), 2 Jack Snipe, 32 Snipe, 2 GBB Gull,
Chew Valley Ringing Station:
2016 ringing total for the year: 3903 new birds. Nearly 800 less than 2015. Symptomatic of a poor breeding season this year.
2 Peregrines together overhead (loud calling, possible pair interaction), 4 Gadwall
Severn Beach:
1 Stonechat
Chipping Sodbury Common:
Red Headed Smew, small numbers of Fieldfares and Redwings
2 Jay, 2 Wren, 4 Blackbird. 1 Song Thrush, 1 Nuthatch, 5 Robin,
Strawberry Line Congresbury to Yatton:
Around 50 Redwing feeding in various fields with the odd Fieldfare mixed in. Common Buzzard, Grey Heron, Chaffinches.
Portishead Boating Lake/Battery Point/East Wood:
2 Pochard, 2 Tufted Duck, Greylag, 1 Purple Sandpiper, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Nuthatch , 2-3 Great Spotted Woodpecker.
Marsh Tit, 3 Mistle Thrush
Portbury Wharf:
6 Snipe, c50 Linnet,
12 Mute Swan, 48 Canada Goose, 120 Shelduck, 200 Wigeon, 150 Teal, Mallard present, 2 Shoveler, 2 Cormorant, 3 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 10 Oystercatcher, 18 Grey Plover, 80 Lapwing (all at Dowlais), 100~ Curlew (60 at Dowlais), 1 Water Rail, 2 Grey Plover, 30 Turnstone, 8 Knot, 550 Dunlin, 120 Redshank (none at Yeo), 2 Jack Snipe, 32 Snipe, 2 GBB Gull,
60 Black-headed Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 10 Skylark, 1 Cettis Warbler, 20 Meadow Pipit, 6 Reed Bunting.
Redwing and Fieldfare on the path to the coast
Redwing and Fieldfare on the path to the coast
Weston Moor:
4 Snipe. No Woodcock seen.
4 Snipe. No Woodcock seen.
Bleadon and Uphill:
Garden: Reed Bunting, Blackcap, Great spotted Woodpecker, 3 Long tailed tits
Brean Cross Sluice: Raven, Kestrel, Little grebe, 2 Shellduck, 11 Teal, Common Sandpiper,
Garden: Reed Bunting, Blackcap, Great spotted Woodpecker, 3 Long tailed tits
Brean Cross Sluice: Raven, Kestrel, Little grebe, 2 Shellduck, 11 Teal, Common Sandpiper,
5 Redshank, 2 Song Thrush, Stonechat, 10 Redwing
Uphill: Kestrel, Short Eared Owl (have had reports that up to 5 Short-eared Owls have been seen in the Bleadon levels to Uphill area)
Uphill: Kestrel, Short Eared Owl (have had reports that up to 5 Short-eared Owls have been seen in the Bleadon levels to Uphill area)
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| 2-1-17 Short-eared Owl at Uphill (William Hewitt) |
Weston-Super-Mare:
Weston beach had a flock of c.80 Dunlin and c.30 Ringed Plover.
Weston beach had a flock of c.80 Dunlin and c.30 Ringed Plover.
Marine Lake still held the female immature Eider, which appears to be in fine health still and feeding well on crabs.
Two Blackcaps in Grove Park (a male and a brown cap)
Paulton:
4 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 20 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 4 Red-legged Partridge,
3 Raven, 2 Meadow Pipit, 11 Blackbird, 2 Mistle Thrush, 19 Fieldfare, 6 Redwing, 1 Bullfinch,
Two Blackcaps in Grove Park (a male and a brown cap)
Paulton:
4 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 20 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 4 Red-legged Partridge,
3 Raven, 2 Meadow Pipit, 11 Blackbird, 2 Mistle Thrush, 19 Fieldfare, 6 Redwing, 1 Bullfinch,
4 Goldfinch
Barrow Gurney:
18 Lapwing to North. 2 Buzzard, 1 Raven. 3 Cormorants to South
Blagdon Lake:
Great White Egret, Little Egret, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, Egyptian Goose, Common Shelduck
Chew Valley Lake:
Dam:
2 Little Grebe
Heron's Green:
1 Bittern (reeds left side of the bay just for a little while around 11.00 am), 7 Great White Egret,
3 Little Egret, 8 Pochard, 12 Teal, 1 Kingfisher (pond), 2 Stonechat (pond)
Moreton:
5 Bewick's Swans (2A+ 3 cygnets), 2 Ravens (taking a bath in the lake not a common sight),
Barrow Gurney:
18 Lapwing to North. 2 Buzzard, 1 Raven. 3 Cormorants to South
Great White Egret, Little Egret, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, Egyptian Goose, Common Shelduck
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| 2-1-17 Great White Egret flying over Blagdon Lake (Martin Tayler) |
Chew Valley Lake:
Dam:
2 Little Grebe
Heron's Green:
1 Bittern (reeds left side of the bay just for a little while around 11.00 am), 7 Great White Egret,
3 Little Egret, 8 Pochard, 12 Teal, 1 Kingfisher (pond), 2 Stonechat (pond)
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| 2-1-17 Great White Egrets (Martin Tayler) Synchronised dancing from 2 of the 7 Great White Egrets at Heron's Green
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5 Bewick's Swans (2A+ 3 cygnets), 2 Ravens (taking a bath in the lake not a common sight),
1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Siskin, 2 Treecreeper, 2 Bullfinch, 20+ Chaffinch, 6 Goldcrest, 1 Chiffchaff,
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 6 Redwing, 2 Fieldfare
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| 2-1-17 Bewick Swan at Moreton (Bob Brewer) |
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| 2-1-17 Treecreeper at Moreton (Ian Stapp) |
Herriott's End:
3 Bewick's Swans (all adult), 12 Shelduck, 5 Pintail, 1 Bittern, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Reed Bunting,
3 Bewick's Swans (all adult), 12 Shelduck, 5 Pintail, 1 Bittern, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Reed Bunting,
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| 2-1-17 Kingfisher at Herriot's (Bob Brewer) |
2016 ringing total for the year: 3903 new birds. Nearly 800 less than 2015. Symptomatic of a poor breeding season this year.
BOC Photo competition - open to BOC members, Deadline 7th January
Entries for the 50th anniversary photo competition must arrive no later than Saturday 7 January 2017. They need to be posted to Richard Belson, 4 Birdlip Close, Nailsea, BS48 4TG. Entry is by print as in the BBC Countryfile calendar competition. Prints may be up to A4 size. On the back of each print please put the following information:
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Location
Date
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Entries for the 50th anniversary photo competition must arrive no later than Saturday 7 January 2017. They need to be posted to Richard Belson, 4 Birdlip Close, Nailsea, BS48 4TG. Entry is by print as in the BBC Countryfile calendar competition. Prints may be up to A4 size. On the back of each print please put the following information:
Class (class 1, Avon Bird Report area, class 2, club holidays and weekends)
File name (e.g. DSC1234.JPG)
Subject (English names of species is fine)
Location
Date
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