Monday 29 January 2018

29-1-18 Monday - Woodcock

Mild with misty rain, a bit windy at times, clearing somewhat in the afternoon.

Lesser Scaup 
Black-necked Grebe
Hawfinch
Short-eared Owl
Woodcock
Nice portrait of a Wren in Eastville Park (Allan Chard)
BRISTOL

Concorde Cycle Track:
14 Woodpigeon, 7 Collared Dove, 5 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 17 Carrion Crow, 3 Raven, 3 Blue Tit, 31 Starling, 6 Blackbird, 3 Song Thrush, 4 Robin, 10 House Sparrow, 6 Chaffinch, 3 Goldfinch.

Clifton Down:
1 Mistle Thrush, 37 Redwing, 2 singing Song Thrush, 1 Jay.

Oldland, St Annes Churchyard:
No Hawfinches but 2 Ring-necked Parakeets.

Horfield:

Woodcock - flying over Lockleaze road this afternoon. Very unexpected sighting!

Kingfisher 29th Jan 2018 Eastville Park (Allan Chard)
Eastville Park:
Kingfisher, Wren.

Fishponds:
4 Blackcap in the garden - 1♀ + 3♂

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
m. Black Redstart, 1 Kittiwake - 1st winter.

Almondsbury:
Tawny Owl.

Aust:
2 Short-eared Owl, 1 Kestrel

New Passage:
80 Shelduck, 300 + Wigeon, 62 Oystercatcher, 48 Lapwing, 114 Curlew, 92 Turnstone, 97 Dunlin, 18 Redshank.

NORTH SOMERSET

Ring-necked Parakeet in a Clevedon garden (Stephen Curtis)
Clevedon:
(Garden in Cannonsgate) Ring-necked Parakeet.

Ringed Plovers and Sanderling on Uphill beach (Simon Williams)
Uphill:
Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Sanderling.

BELOW M4 and BANES


Hawfinch still in the garden - lucky Denise Whittle!
Marshfield:
Hawfinch still in the garden

Bath - Walcot Gate:
9 Long-tailed Tit and 2 Song Thrush with other usual suspects on the 'enhanced' garden feeding station

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
Egyptian Goose, 3 feral Barnacle Geese with Canada Geese, 2 m. Scaup, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron.

Black-necked Grebe at Moreton, Chew (Ian Stapp)
Chew Valley Lake:

Dam:
5 Goldeneye, 2 Goosander, 50+ Lapwing.

Woodford/Villice Bay:
2 Scaup (1m., 1f.), 7 Goldeneye, 1 Peregrine, 2 G BB Gull, 40+ Fieldfare, 10+ L TTit, 2 Raven, 2 Bullfinch.

Herons Green:
2 Shelduck, 3 Goldeneye, 1 Little Grebe.

Moreton:
14 Wigeon, 2 f. Scaup, 1 Lesser Scaup, 6 Goldeneye, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Green Woodpecker,  15+ Fieldfare, 20+ Redwing,  1 Jay, 1 Raven, 20+ L TTit, 12+ Chaffinch.

Herriotts:
6 Shelduck, 1 G BB Gull.

Reports: Vera Carpenter, Allan Chard, Stephen Curtis, Rob Emery, Scott Petrek, Dean Reeves, Patrick Hardyman Richards, Gareth Roberts, Carol Rushton, Ian Stapp, Martin Tayler, Brian Thompson, Simon Williams, BlagdonlakebirdsCVRSNSL-BirdingOpsbirdingSevernsidebirdsTBOSG