Congratulations to our young paduan ALEX RHODES who has had his humble garden Dunnock photograph shortlisted in the competition. Mrs Trellis taught him well she has.
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Open Space: 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Jay, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Song Thrush, 20 Goldfinch.
Bishopsworth (Bristol):
Durville Rd: Up to 10 House Sparrow regular here.
Crox Bottom: 1 Little Grebe, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Jay, 13 Magpie, 1 Coal Tit, 13 Long-tailed Tit, 16 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail, 6 Goldfinch.
Church 24/2/16: 1 Tawny Owl calling 10.40pm.
Easton (Bristol):
Stapleton Rd: 1 Chiffchaff.
Eastville Park (Bristol):
Common Gull: 1 on the lake today, apparently it's a local mega-rarity, better than Kittiwake or Mediterranean (Larry Sweetland, now in orbit around the ISS).
Other stuff, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Firecrest again, 2 Treecreeper, 3 Siskin.
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| 25/2/16 Treecreeper (Dave Hughes) |
St Phillip's (Bristol):
Finzel's Reach: 1 Peregrine.Temple Quay (Bristol):
1 Chiffchaff.
New Passage-Northwick:
Little overall change, 10 Mute Swan, 1 Greylag Goose, 20 Canada Goose, 57 Shelduck, 300 Wigeon, 20 Gadwall, 140 Teal, 40 Shoveler, 10 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Peregrine, 1 Water Rail, 100 Oystercatcher, 400 Dunlin, 4 Snipe, 120 Curlew, 40 Redshank, 20 Pied Wagtail, 3 Water Pipit, 2 Siskin.
Abbots Leigh:
Sandy Lane: 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Coal Tit, 4 Long-tailed Tit plus the usual spread of the garden feeders birds.
Portishead:
Battery Pt: 4 Purple Sandpiper.
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| 25/2/16 Purple Sandpiper (Vic Savery) |
Clevedon coast:
Wain's Hill-Yeo Est: 5 Mute Swan, 4 Canada Goose, 70 Shelduck, 80 Wigeon, 60 Teal, 7 Shoveler, 4 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 35 Oystercatcher, 4 Ringed Plover, 24 Grey Plover, 40 Lapwing, 1 Knot, 850 Dunlin, 1 Jack Snipe, 4 Snipe, 90 Curlew, 250 Redshank, 35 Turnstone, 1 Kingfisher, 15 Skylark, 1 Stonechat, 4 Reed Bunting.Blagdon Lake:
2 Egyptian Goose, 32 Goldeneye, 3 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 525 BH Gull, 152 LBB Gull, 32 Herring Gull, 2 GBB Gull.
Litton Res:
5 Mute Swan, 3 Canada Goose, 7 Teal, 20 Tufted Duck, 1 flyover Grey Heron, 8 Little Grebe, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Buzzard, 1 calling Tawny Owl, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Goldcrest, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Grey Wagtail.
Planet Chew:
6 Mute Swan, 1 Greylag Goose, 16 Canada Goose, 1 Barnacle Goose, 18 Shelduck, 7 Wigeon, 2 Gadwall, 62 Teal, 44 Shoveler, 21 Pochard, 210 Tufted Duck, 2 Goldeneye, 2 Little Egret, 6 Grey Heron, 1 Little Grebe, 32 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 2 Water Rail, 1 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 GBB Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 1 Raven, 2 Goldcrest, 3 Coal Tit, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 10 Robin, 1 Treecreeper, 21 Redwing, 6 House Sparrow, 17 Pied Wagtail, 3 Siskin.
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| 25/2/16 Great Crested Grebe (Mrs Trellis) Many pairs in display around the lake today |
Reports: Phil Appleton, Des Bowring, Allan Chard, Teresa Chard, Nick Cryer, Dave Hughes, Chris Johnson, Harvey Rose, Vic Savery, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Mrs Trellis, BL birds, severnsidebirds.
