Gary Prescott is on his travels again. He's currently up at Slimbridge, then at Planet Chew tomorrow 7 January and farther south after that.
His wildlife charity quest is to see 300+ birds by bike in the UK in 2016.
Please support him if you see him whilst you are out either by making a donation to his chosen wildlife charities or just plain moral support for what he is doing.
Gary's details/blog at: http://bikingbirder2016.blogspot.co.uk/??m=1. Or e-mail him at 'bikingbirder2010@hotmail.com' or phone him at 07988754090.
Thanks everyone.
Eastville Park (Bristol):
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| Kittiwake (Lee Gardiner) the rescued bird 18/11/15 finally released today well done West Hatch |
Avonmouth (Bristol):
ASW square pool: 19 Gadwall, 7 Mallard, 15 Shoveler, 1 female Pochard, 1 Little Grebe, 6 Coot, 1 Buzzard, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff.Chipping Sodbury:
Golf Course: 6 Mistle Thrush.
Warmley Forest Park:
6 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Song Thrush, 3 Greenfinch, 4 Goldfinch, 25 Linnet, 12 Siskin, 1 Redpoll, 5 Bullfinch.
Almondsbury:
Marshwall Lane: 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 10 Rook, 20 Redwing.
Aust Warth:
21 Canada Goose, 1 Kestrel, 1 Short-eared Owl (mid-day), 2 Stonechat of note.
New Passage-Northwick:
40 Shelduck, 620 Wigeon, 250 Teal, 480 Lapwing, 1 Chiffchaff.
Severn Beach:
Orchard Pools: 3 Bullfinch.
Abbots Leigh:
Sandy Lane end: 1 Tawny Owl 5.30am calling, 3 Jay on the feeders. Normal day in the office here.
Portbury Wharf:
Pools: 4 Mute Swan, 2 Canada Goose, 35 Wigeon, 8 Gadwall, 18 Teal, 32 Shoveler, 2 Tufted Duck, 8 Little Grebe, 1 Water Rail, 5 Lapwing, 1 Snipe, 1 Stonechat, 11 Magpie.
Portishead:
Boating Lake: 4 Mute Swan, 1 Greylag Goose, 1 Pochard, 3 Tufted Duck.
Springfield Rd: 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap.
Kingston Seymour:
Middle Lane: 15 Little Egret.
Clevedon coast:
Wain's Hill-Yeo Est: 12 db Brent Goose up-channel, 165 Shelduck, 420 Wigeon, 625 Teal, 2 Pintail, 18 Shoveler, 5 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 8 Little Grebe (Blind Yeo), 8 Oystercatcher, 20 Grey Plover, 350 Lapwing, 45 Knot (CV Seawall), 3,250 Dunlin, 5 Snipe, 200 Curlew, 500 Redshank, 10 Turnstone, 6 Skylark, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Mistle Thrush, 6 Stonechat, 25 Meadow Pipit, 4 Rock Pipit.
Wick St Lawrence STW:
1 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Water Rail, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Fieldfare, 60 Redwing, 1 Grey Wagtail.
Banwell:
Winthill garden: 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Marsh Tit, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper.
Sand Bay:
Pontins: 1 Dartford Warbler, scrub opposite the camp (Paul Gregory). Present here for at least 6 weeks according to a local caravan dweller.
Other stuff, 1 Raven, 4 Stonechat.
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| 6/1/16 Dartford Warbler (Paul Gregory) |
W-s-M:
Anchor Head: 1 Blackcap, 1 female Black Redstart (Paul Gregory). Near the Madeira Cafe, between the Marine Lake and Birnbeck Pier. |
| 6/1/16 Black Redstart (Paul Gregory) |
Keynsham:
River Avon: 25 Jackdaw, 5 Goldcrest, 15+ Long-tailed Tit, 5 Song Thrush. No sign of yesterday's Goosander.Paulton:
Village environs: 3 Buzzard, 15 Stock Dove, 300 mixed Jackdaw/Rook, 60 Skylark, 13 Blackbird, 6 Fieldfare, 15 Redwing, 6 Meadow Pipit.
Planet Chew:
Lesser Scaup: The long-staying drake seen off Sutton Wick today (Chris Craig).
Little Egret: 24 at Heron's Green. A lot around here in the wet fields opposite the pool recent days.
Buzzard: 1 very pale bird lingering at HG recently. It's a Buzzard.
Otter: 1 at Heron's Green 11.05am again, it swam across the bay flushing all the birds.
Other stuff around, 16 Shelduck, 22 Wigeon, 2 Scaup (HG), 24 Goldeneye, 1 Red-breasted Merganser, 3 Goosander, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Peregrine, 42 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 GBB Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 10 House Sparrow, 2 Stonechat (HG), 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Siskin, 2 Reed Bunting.
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| 6/1/16 Little Egret (Ian Stapp) 20 years ago this would have been a big rarity... |
Reports: Allan Chard, Teresa Chard, Mark Coller, Chris Craig, Paul Gregory, Patrick Hancock, Wilf King, Brian Lancastle, Lois Pryce, John Rickard, Karin Rhodes, Trevor Riddle, Lyndon Roberts, Steve Sanins, Ian Stapp, John Thorogood, Mrs Trellis.
