Friday 9 March 2018

09-03-18 Friday - Common Scoter

Short-eared Owl 9th Mar 2018 Aust Warth (Keith Fowler)
Miserable, wet, cold - roll on spring.

Common Scoter
Short-eared Owl

BRISTOL

Clifton -Alma rd area:
Pair of Jay - playing chase .

City Dock:
1 Great Crested Grebe. (not common here)
Dipper, 9th Mar 2018 Eastville Park R. Frome (Martin Tayler)
Eastville Park - inc Lake and R. Frome
2 Canada Goose, Mallard, 2 Moorhen, Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Kingfisher, lots of Blue and Great Tit, 1 Treecreeper, Blackbird, Robin and Dipper.

Bishop Rd to Horfield Common:
7 Black Headed Gull; 3 Herring Gull; 2 Lesser Black Backed Gull; 22 Woodpigeon; 3 Collared Dove; 19 Magpie; 3 Jackdaw; 4 Crow; 8 Blue Tit; 1 Blackcap (m); 2 Wren; 17 Starling; 6 Blackbird; 1 Song Thrush; 7 Robin; 25 House Sparrows; 3 Dunnock; 2 Chaffinch; 4 Greenfinch; 10 Goldfinch.


SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
On the lake it's Swan v Goose. At the yacht club - 4 Golden Plover, 1 Grey Plover 2 Bar-tailed Godwit (with Curlew), 1 Coal Tit and 1 Chiffchaff,


Short Eared Owl 9th Mar 2018 Aust Warth (Keith Fowler)
Aust Warth:
4 Short-eared Owl, 2 Kestrel (the top bird has the prey !)

New Passage:
12 Canada Goose, 80 Shelduck, 18 Shoveler, 14 Gadwall, 180 Wigeon, 50 Teal, 14 Tufted Duck, 1 Water Rail, 160 Dunlin, 50 Redshank,  a gang of 16 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper.
Goldfinch 9th Mar 2018 NP (Rod Holbrook)
Northwick Warth:
Goldfinch

Severn Beach:
6 Shelduck, 40 Wigeon, 30 Turnstone, 80 Dunlin, 30 Redshank. 1 Stonechat.

Chipping Sodbury:
Little Egret over the house this morning

Hambrook to Winterbourne Down - R Frome:
2 Dipper


NORTH SOMERSET
Ruff 9th Mar 2018 PW (Chris Stone)
Portbury Warth / Egology Park:
2 Ruff at each loc.

Portishead:
2 Cormorant fishing off the Hall and Woodhouse Pontoons


Goosander 9th Mar 2018 Strawberry line Congresbury Yeo (Mark Savage).

Congresbury- Strawberry Line / River Yeo:
5 Goosander, heading upriver.

Common Scoter 9th Mar 18 WSM - Marine Lake (Dave Hughes)

Weston-Super-Mare:
Common Scoter still on the Marine Lake today.


BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath - Oldfield:
1 Woodpigeon, 2 Magpie, Coal Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 2 Long Tailed Tit, Blackcap (m),  2 Blackbird, Wren, Robin, Dunnock, 2 Chaffinch (f) these being the first for over a year, and 4 Goldfinch.

Marshfield:
Mediterranean Gull (ad sum plum) on Rushmead Lane

Butcombe:
1 Buzzard, 2 Wood Pigeon, 1 Coal Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 1 Blackcap, 1 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 3 Bullfinch

RESERVOIRS:

Blagdon Lake:
1 Egyptian Goose, a small influx of Tufted Duck - possible in flight from the start of the fishing season at CVL and 6 Lapwing.

Chew Valley Lake:

Dam:
7 Goldeneye

Woodford:
3 Goldeneye, 100+ Fieldfare (heading North)       

Common Sandpiper 9th Mar 2018 CVL Heron's Green (Ian Stapp)

Heron's Green:

1 Buzzard, 1 Common Sand (on wall).

Moreton:
6 Goldeneye, 1 Buzzard, 1 G-S Wood, 1 Small Peregrine (chased off by 5 Jay), 7 Jay (together), 1 Raven, 1 Cetti's, 12+ L TT, 20+ Fieldfare (field drive in) 2 Flocks of Redwing 200+ & 300+ going North, 3 Stonechat, 3 Reed Bunting

Herriotts Bridge:
5 Shelduck (pool), 48 Shoveler (pool), 12 Pintail (pool), 28 Teal (pool), 2 Goldeneye (lake side), 1 Cetti's         

Reports: Rich Allsop, John Barnett, Nick Beamson, John Budd, John Clark, Anthony Cook,  Keith Fowler, Dave Hughes, Mike Jackson, Lisa Presland, Mark Savage, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone. Martin Tayler.  blagdonlakebirdsCVRSnslbirdingopsbirdingsevernsidebirdsTBOSG