20-2-18 Tuesday - Med Gull

Temp 8 to 11℃. Beautiful sunny day, but felt cold in the wind at the coast

Scaup, Long-tailed Duck
Cattle Egret
Mediterranean  Gull, Ring-billed Gull
Short-earded Owl
Merlin
Hawfinch
Great White Egret

BRISTOL

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

20-2-18 Merlin, Aust (Paul Milo)

Aust:
1 Short-earded Owl, 1 Merlin

NORTH SOMERSET

Great White Egret 20th Feb 2018 Backwell Lake roost. (Robin Martin)

Backwell Lake and Nailsea garden:
6 Canada goose, 24 Mute Swan, 1 Muscovy Duck, m&f Pochard,14 Tufted Duck. 1 Great White Egret,  with 20 Little Egret on the island roost this evening, 4 Cormorant, 4 Moorhen, 4 Coot, c 20 Black headed gulls, 10 Redwing 4 Grey Wagtail (roosting).

Green Woodpecker, ♀ + ♂ Blackcap

Clevedon-Yeo:
2m 3f Goosander (Blind Yeo)

20-2-18 Reed Bunting, Yatton (Higgy)

Yatton garden:
5m 2f Reed Bunting

20-2-18 Black Redstart, Uphill (RH)

Uphill, BOC Walk:
2 Canada Goose, 90 Shelduck, 140 Wigeon, 6 Mallard, 40 Teal, 3 Little Grebe, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Little Egret, 2 Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 36 Oystercatcher, 120 Lapwing, 52 Curlew, 447 Dunlin, 100 Redshank, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, 1 Raven, 3 Skylark, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 10 Starling, 1 Black Redstart, 3 Stonechat, 26 House Sparrow, 4 Dunnock, 3 Pied Wagtail, 1 f Bullfinch, 11 Goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield, Shire Valley:
3 Grey Heron, 2 Mallard, 2 Buzzard, 80 Common Gull (Tormarton Rd), 40 Woodpigeon, 1 Peregrine, 1 Jay, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Nuthatch, 3 Treecreeper, 6 Blackbird, 1 Fieldfare, 10 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 6 Robin, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 4 Chaffinch, 5 Goldfinch

Willsbridge to Oldland, St Anne's Church:
1 Buzzard, 1 Jay, 5 Coal Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 6 Robin, 1 Dipper, 1 Grey Wagtail, 5 Hawfinch, 2 Bullfinch, 3 Greenfinch

20-2-18 Peregrines, Bath (BUPP)

Chelwood roundabout:
6 Buzzard

RESERVOIRS

20-2-18 Long-tailed Duck, Barrow Tanks (Ian B)

Barrow Tank 1:
1 Long-tailed Duck

20-2-18 Goldeneye, Villice (Bob Brewer)

Chew Valley Lake:

2nd hand report of Ring-billed Gull today

Dam
12 Goldeneye, 5 Chaffinch

20-2-18 Greenfinch, Woodford (Ian Stapp)

Woodford
2m 1f Scaup (Villice), 2 m Goosander, 5 Goldeneye, 2 GBB Gull, 2 Raven, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Bullfinch, 2 Greenfinch

20-2-18 Goosander, Villice (Bob Brewer)

Herons Green
2 GBB Gull, 40 Starling

20-2-18 Song Thrush, Woodford (Ian Stapp)

Moreton

2 Wigeon, 6 Goldeneye, 2 Buzzard, 2 GBB Gull, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Coal Tit, 20+ Long-tailed Tit, 4 Stonechat, 30 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch

Stratford Lane:
1 Cattle Egret, 7 Little Egret

20-2-18 Mediterranean Gull, Herriotts (RH)

Herriotts
2 Shelduck, 19 Shoveler, 8 Pintail, 8 Buzzard, 1 ad Mediterranean  Gull, 2 Cetti's Warbler

20-2-18 Teal, Villice (Bob Brewer)

LAST CALL FOR RARITY NOTES
The Recorders Committee will be meeting shortly to finalise the records to be used in the compilation of the 2017 Avon Bird report. We are still lacking notes to support any of the records listed below so none of these records will be considered for inclusion. If you saw any of these birds please take the short amount of time needed to send some notes to:-
avonbirds@hotmail.co.uk

Thanks
Rich

Species	Count	Date	Site	Comment
Balearic Shearwater	1	11/09/17	Weston-super-Mare, Anchor Head
Caspian Gull	Present	02/03/17	Chew Valley Lake (CVL), Villice
Cattle Egret	2	11/02/17	Winterbourne, Moorend, R Frome
Cattle Egret	1	17/02/17	Congresbury
Great Northern Diver	1	11/11/17	Chew Valley Lake (CVL)	seen from Morton
Great White Egret	1	17/02/17	Kenn Moor, Claverham Drove	flying towards Clevedon
Great White Egret	1	21/04/17	New Passage / Northwick Warth, PW	flyover 12:50
Grey Phalarope	1	11/09/17	Weston-super-Mare, Anchor Head	sea watch 06:00 - 12:00
Hawfinch	1	15/10/17	Aust Cliff	vismig 2.5hrs
Hawfinch	1	18/10/17	Aust Cliff	vismig 2.25 hrs
Hawfinch	1	31/10/2017	Dundry, Garden
Hawfinch	2	02/11/17	Cribbs Causeway	flyover 7 am
Hawfinch	1	10/11/17	Dundry	perched
Hawfinch	1	30/11/17	Tortworth, Court	calling
Lapland Bunting	1	15/10/2017	Clevedon-Yeo (Cl-Y) Wain's Hill	vismig 3 hrs
Leach's Petrel	1	11/09/17	Weston-super-Mare, Anchor Head
Leach's Petrel	4	13/09/17	Weston-super-Mare, Anchor Head	06:30 4hr seawatch.
Lesser Scaup	1	12/11/17	Chew Valley Lake (CVL)
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker	1	03/04/17	Tortworth, Michael Wood, Little River Avon
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker	3	13/04/17	R. Chew N of Compton Dando
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker	1	08/05/17	Wickwar, Lower Woods	calling
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker	5	25/06/17	R. Chew N of Compton Dando
Nightjar	1	15/10/17	Avonmouth, Trading Estate, Severn Rd to Hallen
Richard's Pipit	1	24/09/17	Clevedon-Yeo (Cl-Y), Channel View farm sea wall
Ring-billed Gull	Present	08/01/17	Chew Valley Lake (CVL)
Tree Sparrow	1	31/10/17	Dundry, Garden
Turtle Dove	1	25/04/17	Clevedon-Yeo (Cl-Y)	Blake’s Pools
Turtle Dove	2	01/06/17	Bristol, Sea Mills, Sylvan Way
Waxwing	1	14/01/17	Yate
Waxwing	20	14/01/2017	Bristol, Fishponds, Staple Hill, CO-OP
Waxwing	1	17/01/17	Aust
Waxwing	6	04/02/17	Bristol, Staple Hill, Signal Rd
Waxwing	4	01/03/17	Thornbury
Whooper Swan	1	26/10/17	Clevedon-Yeo (Cl-Y), Clevedon Pill
Willow Tit	1	21/12/17	Radstock, Cycle Track
Yellow-browed Warbler	1	15/10/17	Winterbourne

Reports: Paul Brennan, Bob Brewer, IanB @488IanB, Teresa Chard, Peter Coslett, Chris Craig, Jane Cumming, Alastair Fraser, Lee Gardiner, Robert Hargreaves, Nick Hawkridge, Higgy, Robin Martin, Nigel Milbourne, Paul Milo, IanB @488IanB, Steve Sanins, Ian Stapp, Brian Thompson, Denise Whittle, BUPP, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG