Wednesday 17 January 2018

17-1-18 Wednesday - Redpoll

Temp 0 to 8 ℃. West wind to 24 mph. Bit's of snow around, very cold wind but dry and bright

Today's blog has been done in the new order being adopted by the IOC, BOU and Birdtrack, using the 2018 BOU names. Avon list under Information Sites, two versions

Black-necked Grebe
Black Redstart
Brambling, Hawfinch, Redpoll
Corn Bunting

BRISTOL

Old Lloyd’s building opposite M Shed Bristol harbour:
11 Mute Swan (Harbourside), 1 Black Redstart @ 13:45

17-1-18 Hawfinch, St Anne's Ch (Wildwood Photography)
Hengrove, Airport Road:
Redpoll

Oldland, St Annes Churchyard:
Hawfinch

St Andrews Park:
10 Redwing

Lockleaze - Concorde Cycle path:
9 Wood Pigeons, 2 Collared Doves, 6 Magpies, 10 Carrion Crows, 2 Ravens, 5 Blue Tits, 3 Great Tits, 2 Wrens, 30+ Starlings, 4m 1f Blackbirds, 2 Robins, 14 House Sparrows, 1 Dunnuck,1f Bullfinch and 4 Goldfiinches.


SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Frampton Cotterell:
2 Buzzard

Yate, Kingsgate Park:
3 Tufted Duck, 10 Gadwall, 1 Peregrine, 1 f Blackcap 

Chipping Sodbury Common:
2 Wigeon, 2 Lapwing, 1 Peregrine, 3 Stonechat

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead Marina:
2 Cormorant
17-1-18 Mute Swan, Kenn Moor (Higgy)
Anyone know about the eating habits of Swans?


Kenn Moor:
51 Mute Swan, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 200 Starling (1000 yesterday)

17-1-18 Blackcaps in Langford (David Goodliffe)
Langford:
2m + 3f Blackcap

17-1-18 Long-tailed Tit, Bleadon (Bill Hewitt)
Bleadon:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 10 Long tailed Tit, 2 Blackcap, 3 Redwing, 4 Bullfinch, 2 Greenfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

BELOW M4 and BANES

Marshfield, Drifton Hill:
30 Red-legged Partridge, 1 Sparrowhawk, flock Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Stonechat, 20 Chaffinch, 6 Bullfinch, 15 Linnet, 10 Goldfinch, 20 Corn Bunting (Tormarton Rd), 4 Yellowhammer

Keynsham, Manor Road Playing fileds:
23 BH Gull, 150+ Rook, 50+ Starling

Keynsham garden:
4 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 4 Jackdaw, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit 4 Starling, 2 Blackbird, 1 Dunnock, 2 Chaffinch, 5 Goldfinch

Burnett:
3 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Raven, 10+ Blue Tit, 10+ Great Tit, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 12 Goldcrest, 30+ Fieldfare, 5 Redwing, 7 Robin, 6 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 100+ Chaffinch, 1 Brambling, 1 Bullfinch, 2 Linnet, Siskin heard, 20+Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

BlagdonLake:
2 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper
Chew Valley Lake
17-1-18 Pied Wagtail, Dam (TtB)
Dam:
3 Goldeneye, 1 Pied Wagtail

Woodford:
3 Goldeneye, 2 Coal Tit, 5 Bullfinch

17-1-18 Kestrel & Black Headed Gull, Herons Green (Ian Stapp)
Herons Green:
8 Shoveler, 1 Goosander, 1 GBB Gull, 1 Kestrel

Moreton:
1 Lesser Scaup, 5 Goldeneye, 1 Goosander, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 1 Jay, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Bullfinch
17-1-18 Reed Bunting, Herriotts (Ian Stapp)
Herriotts:
7 Shelduck, 4 Pintail, 3 Tufted Duck, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

17-1-18 Tufted Duck, Herriotts (TtB)
Avon Ornithological Group

We will shortly start planning for the 2017 AVON BIRD REPORT. If you have any local 2017 bird records you have not yet submitted can you let the BOC team have them by the end of the month please. Similarly if you have notes on any local rarities you have not yet submitted

Thanks

Rich Mielcarek
Chairman

Reports: Paul Clack, John Clark, Mark Coller, Lee Gardiner, David Goodliffe, Patrick Hardyman Richards, Robert Hargreaves, Bill Hewitt, Higgy, Jon Mortin, Jean Oliver, Chris Perry, Ian Stapp, Blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, NSL-Birding, Opsbirding, Severnsidebirds, TalkingtoBears, TBOSG