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| 18-2-17 Hooligan Gull at Chew (Lee Gardiner) |
Waxwing at Bradley Stoke and Stoke Gifford
Merlin at New Passage
Short-eared Owl at Uphill
Cattle Egret at Toghill
Long-tailed Duck at Barrow Tanks
Scaup, Common Scoter, Cattle Egret, Mediterranean Gull, Yellow-legged Gull at Chew
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| 18-2-17 Tufted Duck at Eastville (Allan Chard) |
Easton:
2 Siskin
Eastville Park:
9 Canada Geese, 1 m Tufted Duck, 3 Cormorants, 200+ BH Gulls
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| 18-2-17 Cormorant at Eastville (Richard Scantlebury) |
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, lots Goldcrest, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Song Thrush, 4 Chaffinch
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Bradley Stoke, Willow Brook, Tesco Extra, 8.30 and 16.45:
15 Waxwing
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| 17-2-17 Waxwing at Tesco (Brain Thompson) |
Stoke Gifford, Bakers Ground children's park, 12.30:
15 Waxwing
Oldbury Power Station:
1 Gadwall, 1 Lesser Redpoll over, calling, 2 Grey Wagtail. (60 species, equal best this year, 2 other dates same)
Littleton Brick Pits:
1 Water Rail, 5 Snipe, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 8 Skylark, 3 Siskin, 2 Bullfinch
New Passage/Northwick Warth:
15 Canada Geese, 18 Gadwall, 15 Shoveler, 17 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Merlin, 2 Peregrine, 1 Golden Plover, 700+ Knot, 80 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Kingfisher
Severn Beach:
22 Shelduck, 16 Wigeon, c.70 Dunlin, 9 Curlew, 2 Turnstone, 170 BH Gull, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Stonechat, 1 Bullfinch.
1 Water Rail, 5 Snipe, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 8 Skylark, 3 Siskin, 2 Bullfinch
New Passage/Northwick Warth:
15 Canada Geese, 18 Gadwall, 15 Shoveler, 17 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Merlin, 2 Peregrine, 1 Golden Plover, 700+ Knot, 80 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Kingfisher
Severn Beach:
22 Shelduck, 16 Wigeon, c.70 Dunlin, 9 Curlew, 2 Turnstone, 170 BH Gull, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Stonechat, 1 Bullfinch.
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| 16-2-17 Goosander on the Blind Yeo (David Gale) |
Clevedon-Yeo:
18 Goosander, 1 Water Rail, 2 Grey Plover, 1 Knot, 50 Curlew, 20 Turnstone, 20+ Skylark, 5 Stonechat (Stonechat numbers up over Avon)
Congressbury:
4 Goosander (river at Moor Lade bridge)
Strawberry Line:
4 Egrets (3 definite Little and probable Cattle Egret), Buzzard, Kingfisher, Goldcrest, Cetti's Warbler, large number of Starlings and a few Fieldfares, Bullfinch
Strawberry Line:
4 Egrets (3 definite Little and probable Cattle Egret), Buzzard, Kingfisher, Goldcrest, Cetti's Warbler, large number of Starlings and a few Fieldfares, Bullfinch
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| 18-2-17 Short-eared Owl (Paul Milo Milsom) |
1 Short-eared Owl, 10+ Stonechat, 1 Reed Bunting
BELOW M4 & BANES
Marshfield:
7 Stonechat
Wick, Golden Valley: combined report
Toghill Farm:
2 Cattle Egret
Pensford viaduct:
Marshfield:
7 Stonechat
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| 18-2-17 Stonechat (Peter Coslett) |
2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 3 Goldcrest, 4 Long-Tailed Tit,
2 Treecreeper, 7 Chaffinch, 10 Greenfinch, 10+Goldfinch, 4 Bullfinch, 1 Red Admiral butterfly
2 Treecreeper, 7 Chaffinch, 10 Greenfinch, 10+Goldfinch, 4 Bullfinch, 1 Red Admiral butterfly
Toghill Farm:
2 Cattle Egret
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| 18-2-17 Barn Owl at Pensford (Raoul Chandrasakera) |
1 Barn Owl
RESERVOIRS:
Barrow Tanks:
3 Wigeon, 2 Gadwall, 19 Teal, 23 Mallard, 16 Shoveler, 13 Pochard, 69 Tufted Duck, 1 m Long-tailed Duck (He is moulting to show a 1st winter male, not a female as thought earlier this year),
1 f Goldeneye, 19 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 14 Little Grebe, 13 Great Crested Grebe, 63 Coot, 9 Lapwing, 2 Common Sandpiper, 5 Snipe, 200+ Common Gull, 2 GBB Gull, 4 Stock Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker
Blagdon Lake:
Mute Swans, 2 Egyptian Geese, 2♂ Scaup, Buzzards
Chew Valley Lake:
Dam/Picnic Site 1:
2 Barnacle Geese, 3 Scaup, 1 Common Scoter, 1 Hooligan Gull, 1 Mediterranean Gull (Ring No (9?).606), 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Black Headed Gull (Ring 5HE)
Stratford Hide:
RESERVOIRS:
Barrow Tanks:
3 Wigeon, 2 Gadwall, 19 Teal, 23 Mallard, 16 Shoveler, 13 Pochard, 69 Tufted Duck, 1 m Long-tailed Duck (He is moulting to show a 1st winter male, not a female as thought earlier this year),
1 f Goldeneye, 19 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 14 Little Grebe, 13 Great Crested Grebe, 63 Coot, 9 Lapwing, 2 Common Sandpiper, 5 Snipe, 200+ Common Gull, 2 GBB Gull, 4 Stock Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker
Blagdon Lake:
Mute Swans, 2 Egyptian Geese, 2♂ Scaup, Buzzards
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| 18-2-17 ringed BH Gull at Chew (David Hughes) Can anyone trace this ring? 5HE |
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| 18-2-17 ringed Mediterranean Gull at Picnic Site 1 (Lee Gardiner) |
2 Barnacle Geese, 3 Scaup, 1 Common Scoter, 1 Hooligan Gull, 1 Mediterranean Gull (Ring No (9?).606), 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Black Headed Gull (Ring 5HE)
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| 18-2-17 Common Scoter at Chew (Brian Thompson) |
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| 18-2-17 Cattle Egret at Chew (John Martin) |
Stratford Hide:
4 Scaup, 2 Jack Snipe
Herriotts End:
1 Cattle Egret, 2 Mediterranean Gull
Hooligan Gull - Update
Attached are two new photos by Simon Mackie of the Hooligan Gull, the strange gull which resides at the Picnic Site at Chew - now nicknamed by all and sundry as the 'Hooligan Gull'. It is staying around and is very confiding, spending much of its time sitting on the wooden barriers with the Black-headed Gulls. It is approachable down to about 10 feet. Aside from all it's other features, what is most intriguing is the fact that the bird has such short legs!
For comparison, the third photo is of a definite Heuglin's Gull that Richard Mielcarek sent me - apparently taken in Kuwait by Danielle Occhiato, where they winter. Similar or what?!
Keith Vinicombe
Reports: Rich Andrews, Terri Borash, Allan Chard, Teresa Chard, Derek Clarke, Peter Coslett, Chris Craig, Sean Davies, Michael Davis, Alastair Fraser, David Gale, Lee Gardiner, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Bob Hindle, David Hughes, Michael Hutchinson, John Martin, Andy Middleton, Nigel Milbourne, Paul Milo Milsom, Chris Perry, Matt Plenty, Lois Pryce, Adam Rawson, Trevor Riddle, Vic Savery, Richard Scantlebury, Howard Taffs, Brian Thompson, Mrs Trellis, Thomas Weston, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG
Herriotts End:
1 Cattle Egret, 2 Mediterranean Gull
Hooligan Gull - Update
Attached are two new photos by Simon Mackie of the Hooligan Gull, the strange gull which resides at the Picnic Site at Chew - now nicknamed by all and sundry as the 'Hooligan Gull'. It is staying around and is very confiding, spending much of its time sitting on the wooden barriers with the Black-headed Gulls. It is approachable down to about 10 feet. Aside from all it's other features, what is most intriguing is the fact that the bird has such short legs!
For comparison, the third photo is of a definite Heuglin's Gull that Richard Mielcarek sent me - apparently taken in Kuwait by Danielle Occhiato, where they winter. Similar or what?!
Keith Vinicombe
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| Hooligan and Heuglin's Gull below |
Reports: Rich Andrews, Terri Borash, Allan Chard, Teresa Chard, Derek Clarke, Peter Coslett, Chris Craig, Sean Davies, Michael Davis, Alastair Fraser, David Gale, Lee Gardiner, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Bob Hindle, David Hughes, Michael Hutchinson, John Martin, Andy Middleton, Nigel Milbourne, Paul Milo Milsom, Chris Perry, Matt Plenty, Lois Pryce, Adam Rawson, Trevor Riddle, Vic Savery, Richard Scantlebury, Howard Taffs, Brian Thompson, Mrs Trellis, Thomas Weston, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG
