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| 14/2/16 Buzzard (Martin Tayler) over Eastville Park, Bristol today, nice inner city record |
Lawrence Weston (Bristol):
Moor: 1 Jack Snipe, 50 Snipe, moor fields along side the motorway.Avonmouth (Bristol):
Vosa pool WeBS: 4 Mallard, 2 Coot, 3 Snipe.
Sea Mills (Bristol):
WeBS: 17 Mallard, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Water Rail, 120 Lapwing, 15 Dunlin, 10 Snipe, 1 Greenshank (usual bird), 3 Common Sandpiper, 32 Redshank, 45 BH Gull, 1 Herring Gull.
St Werburgh's (Bristol) 13/2/16:
Mina Rd: 1 female type Black Redstart, garden.
Marshfield:
3 Buzzard, 10 Skylark, 2 Stonechat, 70 Yellowhammer of note.
Codrington:
Codrington Arms: 1 adult Mediterranean Gull.
Wick:
Golden Valley: 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Goldcrest, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Nuthatch, 3 Treecreeper.
Warmley Forest Park:
2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 4 Chaffinch, 9 Greenfinch, 10 Goldfinch, 12 Bullfinch (6 pairs feeding together).
Overscourt Woods:
Siston Rd: 2+ Great Spotted Woodpecker , drumming.
Longwell Green:
ASDA Warehouse: 1 Blackbird with 3 young (Derek Angell).
Oldbury Power Station:
WeBS: 2 Mute Swan, 9 Canada Goose, 181 Wigeon, 114 Teal, 80 Mallard, 5 Shoveler, 6 Tufted Duck, 7 Oystercatcher, 370 Lapwing, 350 Dunlin, 4 Jack Snipe, 248 Snipe (record count here, most on lagoon 3), 75 Curlew, only 1 Redshank.
Other stuff, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 1 Short-eared Owl, 18 Skylark, 3 Redpoll.
New Passage-Northwick:
1 db Brent Goose, 17 Tufted Duck, 1 Peregrine, 3 Snipe, 140 Curlew, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 singing Goldcrest, 30 Redwing, 4 Mistle Thrush, 1 Water Pipit.
Severn Beach:
3 Snipe, 1 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Rock Pipit.
Pill:
Cross Lanes: 1 Blackcap, 2 Siskin, garden feeders.
Portishead:
Battery Pt: 8 Purple Sandpiper.
Foreshore: 3 Curlew.
Marina: 3 Mute Swan, 6 Canada Goose.
Springfield Rd: 4 Blackcap (daily), 1 Coal Tit, 4 Long-tailed Tit.
South Rd: 1 female Blackcap, garden feeders.
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| 14/2/16 Purple Sandpiper (John Rickard) |
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| 14/2/16 female Blackcap (David Gale) |
Yatton:
Wemberham Lane: 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 2 Skylark, 250 Starling, 30 Linnet.Clevedon coast:
Wain's Hill-Yeo Est: 4 Mute Swan, 2 Canada Goose, 80 Shelduck, 120 Wigeon, 40 Teal, 3 Shoveler, 5 Goosander (Blind Yeo), 4 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 6 Little Grebe, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 42 Oystercatcher, 54 Grey Plover (good count for here, 47 fly-bys), 10 Lapwing, 600 Dunlin, 2 Jack Snipe, 140 Curlew, 360 Redshank, 18 Turnstone, 130 BH Gull, 1 GBB Gull, 1 Jay, 25 Skylark, 100 Starling, 40 mixed Fieldfare, 2 Stonechat, 2 Pied Wagtail, 4 Meadow Pipit.
Sand Bay:
Beach Rd: 1 Dartford Warbler still.
Uphill:
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| 14/2/16 Short-eared Owl (Simon Williams) just 1 bird today and not so showy this afternoon |
Keynsham:
Old Cadbury Factory: 4 Raven, on nearby pylon.Newton St Loe:
28 Teal, 9 Goosander, 1 Little Grebe, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 22 Stock Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 1 Coal tit, 7 Goldcrest, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Treecreeper, 30 Fieldfare, 40+ Redwing, 1 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Yellowhammer.
Backwell Lake:
2 Bar-headed Goose new in.
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| 14/2/16 Bar-headed Goose (Gill Sapsed) |
We do get a few Bar-heads turning up in the Gordano Valley from time to time over recent years. We suspect that they are not genuinely wild birds hot in from China, but more likely wanderers from an exotic wild fowl collection somewhere up on the Tickenham ridge.
We could be wrong of course.
Barrow Tanks:
33 Teal, 2 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 5 Raven, 6 Fieldfare, 40 Redwing.
Blagdon Lake:
2 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Mediterranean Gull.
Planet Chew:
6 Mediterranean Gull in the roost this evening (Dave Nevitt).
Pike fishing next week so the gate to Nunnery should be open if you want to go loopy checking out the gull roost.
Barrow Tanks:
33 Teal, 2 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 5 Raven, 6 Fieldfare, 40 Redwing.
Blagdon Lake:
2 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Mediterranean Gull.
Planet Chew:
6 Mediterranean Gull in the roost this evening (Dave Nevitt).
Pike fishing next week so the gate to Nunnery should be open if you want to go loopy checking out the gull roost.
Reports: Derek Angell, Teresa Chard, Pete Coslett, David Gale, Anthony Goodwin, Robert Hargreaves, Chris & Hugh Holden (per Harry Mac), Brian Lancastle, John Martin, Andy Middleton, Giles Morris, Dave nevitt, Chris Perry, Lois Pryce, John Rickard, Trevor Riddle, Harvey Rose, Gill Sapsed, Tony Scott, Chris Stone, Martin Tayler, Lauren & Wayne Tucker, Jason Williams, Simon Williams, BL birds, severnsidebirds.
