Wednesday 31 January 2018

31-1-18 Wednesday - Wood Duck

Temp 8 down to 4 ℃. Nasty rain early, sunshine from midday but getting colder

Bird order is IOC, BOU and Birdtrack, using 2018 BOU names

Wood Duck
Long-tailed Duck
Black-necked Grebe
Ring-necked Parakeet
Marsh Tit

BRISTOL

Percival Road, BS8
1 Marsh Tit on feeders

Stapleton, Holy Trinity and Days Rd:
1 Peregrine

St Andrews Park:
14 Magpie in one tree, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 30 Redwing

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

31-1-18 Wood Duck, Westerleigh (Wilfred King)
Westerleigh Garden Centre:
1 Wood Duck

NORTH SOMERSET

31-1-18 Black Redstart, Uphill (Bill Hewitt)
Uphill:
1 (f) Black Redstart

Bleadon:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 1 (part leucistic) Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Bullfinch

BELOW M4 and BANES


31-1-18 Ring-necked Parakeet, St Anne's (David Gale)
Oldland, St Anne's Church:
Ring-necked Parakeet

Marshfield, Down Road:
200 Linnet, 5 Corn Bunting

30-1-18 Peregrine, Bath (Hamish Smith)
Falcon called all day for mate to no avail
Bath, St John's:
1 f Peregrine

RESERVOIRS
31-1-18 Long-tailed Duck, Barrow Tank 1 (Allan Chard)
Barrow Tanks:
Long-tailed Duck

Blagdon Lake, 30th
3 Barnacle Geese, 1 Egyptian Goose, 2 Scaup, 9 Goosander, 2 Black-necked Grebe, 2 Water Rail, 48 Lapwing, 2 Mediterranean Gulls, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Green Woodpecker

Chew Valley Lake:
31-1-18 Goldeneye, the Dam (George Stacey)
Dam:
4 2m/2f Goldeneye

31-1-18 Redwing, Bittern Trail (George Stacey)
Bittern Trail:
several Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff seen, many Redwing

31-1-18 Black-necked Grebe, Moreton (George Stacey)
Moreton:
Black-necked Grebe

Out of Uk 
Bob Brewer with Raptors in India

Reports: Alan Chard, David Esam, David Gale, Ginger Birder, Bill Hewitt, King, Nigel Milbourne, Jon Mortin, Hamish Smith, George Stacey, Martin Tayler, Blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, NSL-Birding, Opsbirding, Severnsidebirds, TalkingtoBears, TBOSG