Still a cold wind, a bit of misty sunshine, but dry
Scaup
Cattle Egret
Marsh Harrier
Red Kite
Mediterranean Gull
Ring-necked Parakeet
Hawfinch
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| 21-2-18 Marsh Harrier (adult male) Herriotts, CVL (Ian Stapp) |
BRISTOL
Stapleton, Frome Valley Walkway:
1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker and 2 Green Woodpecker.
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| Kingfisher 21st Feb 2018 Stapleton (Chris Perry) |
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Aust Warth: No Short-eared Owls seen from 15:30 to 17:20
Aust Services: Pied Wagtail roost up to 150 (with more arriving)
NORTH SOMERSET
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| 21-2-18 Mediterranean Gull, Portbury Wharf (Chris Stone) |
1 Mediterranean Gull in partial summer plumage on North Pool, 9 Stonechat
Clevedon-Yeo:
110 Shelduck, 25 Wigeon, 40 Teal, 3 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 4 Buzzard, 7 Oystercatcher, 35 Lapwing, 100 Curlew, 18 Turnstone, 1,300 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 340 Redshank, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Kestrel, 10 Raven, 18 Skylark ( several singing), 2 Bullfinch, 2 Reed Bunting
BELOW M4 & BANES
Willsbridge:
St Anne's Church: 1 Ring-necked Parakeet
Bath:
Twerton garden: 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (unusual visitor here)
Prior Park: 1 Hawfinch
Newton St Loe:
52 Species, including 9 Grey Heron (starting to sit on nests), 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, Coot (mating), 6 Stock Dove, 1 Kestrel, 1 Blackcap, 5 Greenfinch, 3 Bullfinch, 60 Linnet, 30 Yellowhammer
Marshfield:
7 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 60 Fieldfare
Chew Magna:
St Andrew's Churchyard: 1 Hawfinch still
RESERVOIRS:
Chew Valley Lake
Dam:
12 Goldeneye, 3 Lapwing, 1 GBB Gull
Woodford:
28 Goldeneye 1 Goosander, 2 Raven, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch
Villice:
2 Scaup (second-hand report of 5 Scaup there)
Heron's Green:
2 Goldeneye, 1 Little Grebe, 3 Buzzard, 9 House Sparrow
Moreton:
6 Goldeneye, 1 Marsh Harrier (adult male - seen at Moreton over reeds past cottage, later seen at Herriotts hunting over reeds), 2 Buzzard, 4 Snipe, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 12+ Long-tailed Tit, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Mistle Thrush, 4 Stonechat
Stratford:
2 Scaup (pair) 1 Cattle Egret + Little Egret again in fields from Stratford Lane
Herriotts:
4 Shelduck, 6 Pintail, 5 Goldeneye, 3 Mediterranean Gull (2 with black hood, 1 with just a little black), 1 Cetti's Warbler
Clevedon-Yeo:
110 Shelduck, 25 Wigeon, 40 Teal, 3 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 4 Buzzard, 7 Oystercatcher, 35 Lapwing, 100 Curlew, 18 Turnstone, 1,300 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 340 Redshank, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Kestrel, 10 Raven, 18 Skylark ( several singing), 2 Bullfinch, 2 Reed Bunting
BELOW M4 & BANES
Willsbridge:
St Anne's Church: 1 Ring-necked Parakeet
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| 21-2-18 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Bath (Robert Hargreaves) |
Twerton garden: 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (unusual visitor here)
Prior Park: 1 Hawfinch
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| 21-2-18 Grey Heron, Newton St Loe (NSL Birding) |
52 Species, including 9 Grey Heron (starting to sit on nests), 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, Coot (mating), 6 Stock Dove, 1 Kestrel, 1 Blackcap, 5 Greenfinch, 3 Bullfinch, 60 Linnet, 30 Yellowhammer
Marshfield:
7 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 60 Fieldfare
Drifton Hill: 3 Red-legged Partridge, 30+ flock Chaffinch, Bullfinch, Greenfinch and Yellowhammer
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| 21-2-18 Corn Bunting (Robert Hargreaves) part of a flock of 30 at New House Farm |
New House Farm: 30 Corn Bunting
St Andrew's Churchyard: 1 Hawfinch still
RESERVOIRS:
Chew Valley Lake
Dam:
12 Goldeneye, 3 Lapwing, 1 GBB Gull
Woodford:
28 Goldeneye 1 Goosander, 2 Raven, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch
Villice:
2 Scaup (second-hand report of 5 Scaup there)
Heron's Green:
2 Goldeneye, 1 Little Grebe, 3 Buzzard, 9 House Sparrow
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| 21-2-18 Marsh Harrier (adult male), CVL (Ian Stapp) |
6 Goldeneye, 1 Marsh Harrier (adult male - seen at Moreton over reeds past cottage, later seen at Herriotts hunting over reeds), 2 Buzzard, 4 Snipe, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 12+ Long-tailed Tit, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Mistle Thrush, 4 Stonechat
Stratford:
2 Scaup (pair) 1 Cattle Egret + Little Egret again in fields from Stratford Lane
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| 21-2-18 Mediterranean Gull Herriotts, CVL (Ian Stapp) a different bird from the one pictured in yesterday's blog... |
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| ...and ringed on its right leg (Chris Craig) |
4 Shelduck, 6 Pintail, 5 Goldeneye, 3 Mediterranean Gull (2 with black hood, 1 with just a little black), 1 Cetti's Warbler
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| 20-2-18 Hawfinch, St Anne's Church, Oldland (Paul Brennan) another nice portrait |
Reports:Paul Brennan, Chris Craig, Anne Crowe, Dan@twit1144, Andy Davis, Robert Hargreaves, Donna Harvey, Glenn Maddison, Chris Perry, Trevor Riddle, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG
