Bristol Avon Gorge Peregrine
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| (16/3/16) the Peregrine pair (Brian Thompson) |
The birds are currently in full courtship display and should be showing extremely well over the next few weeks until the serious business begins.
Best viewing is from the BOC watch-point at the Clifton Downs seawall. For more details, history and story on the Avon Gorge Peregrine, go to: http://www.boc-bristol.org.uk/.
Bath has Peregrine too, a couple of useful links: General info and Webcam action.
Stockwood (Bristol):
Open Space: 2 Buzzard, 20 Woodpigeon, 1 Green Woodpecker, 20 Magpie, 2 Goldcrest, 3 Blackcap, 20 Starling, 1 Song Thrush, 30 Goldfinch of note.
Hanham (Bristol):
Magpie Bottom NR: 1 Goldcrest, 2 Siskin, 2 Bullfinch.
Fishponds (Bristol):
Thingwall Park: 1 Blackcap, garden.
Lawrence Weston (Bristol):
AWT reserve: 1 Buzzard, 1 Water Rail, 1 Jack Snipe, 40 Snipe.
Marshfield:
Rushmead end: 3 Red-legged Partridge, 1 Kestrel, 63 Golden Plover.
Northfield lane: 50 Yellowhammer.
Oldbury Power Station:
2 flyover Greylag Goose (to severnside), 1 Green Sandpiper (yacht club ditches).
Littleton Warth:
25 Shelduck, 80 Wigeon, 1 Little Egret, 2 Oystercatcher, 80 Dunlin, 2 Curlew, 1 Skylark singing.
Aust STW:
1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 2 Goldcrest, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Bunting.
Aust Warth:
1 Kestrel, 100 Dunlin, 4 Snipe, 8 Redshank plus 70+ Meadow Pipit migrating through in small groups.
New Passage-Northwick:
2 flyover Crane at the wetland mid-afternoon (Penny Insole, Pete Taylor, thanks for the info Martyn Hayes). Presumably GCP birds but wild ones can't be ruled out either.
Shore & wetland: 10 Mute Swan, 4 Greylag Goose (2 from OPS), 25 Canada Goose, 120 Wigeon, 8 Gadwall, 215 Teal, 8 Tufted Duck, 3 Little Egret, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Water Rail, 1 flyover Golden Plover, 3 Ruff (wetland), 1 Snipe, 8 Black-tailed Godwit, 40 Redshank, 80 Turnstone, 2 Raven.
Severn Beach:
Shore: 22 Shelduck, 20 Wigeon, 1 Merlin, 3 Oystercatcher, 4 Grey Plover, 20 Redshank, 2 Siskin.
Orchard Pools: 2 Gadwall, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Cetti's Warbler.
Hallen:
Main Rd: 30 Starling, 5 Fieldfare.
Portishead:
Boating lake: 2 Canada Goose, 5 Tufted Duck.
Springfield Rd: 2 Blackcap, garden feeders.
Marina: 12 Mute Swan, 10 Dunlin, 9 Redshank, by the lock gates.
Congresbury Moor:
2 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff.
Clevedon coast:
Dowlais: 3 Ruff still, 3 Snipe, 4 Black-tailed Godwit.
Uphill:
Planet Chew:
1 Greylag Goose, 13 Barnacle Goose, 18 Shelduck, 4 Scaup (3m, 1f), 85 Goldeneye, 2 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 13 Buzzard, 3 Water Rail, 1 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 10 GBB Gull, 1 Tawny Owl hooting 11.20am, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 2 Goldcrest, 5 Sand Martin, 10 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Fieldfare, 10 Redwing, 5 House Sparrow, 8 Siskin.
Bath has Peregrine too, a couple of useful links: General info and Webcam action.
Stockwood (Bristol):
Open Space: 2 Buzzard, 20 Woodpigeon, 1 Green Woodpecker, 20 Magpie, 2 Goldcrest, 3 Blackcap, 20 Starling, 1 Song Thrush, 30 Goldfinch of note.
Hanham (Bristol):
Magpie Bottom NR: 1 Goldcrest, 2 Siskin, 2 Bullfinch.
Fishponds (Bristol):
Thingwall Park: 1 Blackcap, garden.
Lawrence Weston (Bristol):
AWT reserve: 1 Buzzard, 1 Water Rail, 1 Jack Snipe, 40 Snipe.
Marshfield:
Rushmead end: 3 Red-legged Partridge, 1 Kestrel, 63 Golden Plover.
Northfield lane: 50 Yellowhammer.
Oldbury Power Station:
2 flyover Greylag Goose (to severnside), 1 Green Sandpiper (yacht club ditches).
Littleton Warth:
25 Shelduck, 80 Wigeon, 1 Little Egret, 2 Oystercatcher, 80 Dunlin, 2 Curlew, 1 Skylark singing.
Aust STW:
1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 2 Goldcrest, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Bunting.
Aust Warth:
1 Kestrel, 100 Dunlin, 4 Snipe, 8 Redshank plus 70+ Meadow Pipit migrating through in small groups.
New Passage-Northwick:
2 flyover Crane at the wetland mid-afternoon (Penny Insole, Pete Taylor, thanks for the info Martyn Hayes). Presumably GCP birds but wild ones can't be ruled out either.
Shore & wetland: 10 Mute Swan, 4 Greylag Goose (2 from OPS), 25 Canada Goose, 120 Wigeon, 8 Gadwall, 215 Teal, 8 Tufted Duck, 3 Little Egret, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Water Rail, 1 flyover Golden Plover, 3 Ruff (wetland), 1 Snipe, 8 Black-tailed Godwit, 40 Redshank, 80 Turnstone, 2 Raven.
Severn Beach:
Shore: 22 Shelduck, 20 Wigeon, 1 Merlin, 3 Oystercatcher, 4 Grey Plover, 20 Redshank, 2 Siskin.
Orchard Pools: 2 Gadwall, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Cetti's Warbler.
Hallen:
Main Rd: 30 Starling, 5 Fieldfare.
Portishead:
Boating lake: 2 Canada Goose, 5 Tufted Duck.
Springfield Rd: 2 Blackcap, garden feeders.
Marina: 12 Mute Swan, 10 Dunlin, 9 Redshank, by the lock gates.
Congresbury Moor:
2 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff.
Clevedon coast:
Dowlais: 3 Ruff still, 3 Snipe, 4 Black-tailed Godwit.
Uphill:
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| 17/3/16 Short-eared Owl (Paul Cousins) 2 birds out 5pm and showing well |
Newton St Loe:
21 Teal, 4 Grey Heron, 6 Pheasant, 1 Buzzard, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Jay, 3 Raven, 2 Goldcrest, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Nuthatch, 7 Starling, 5 Fieldfare, 1 Grey Wagtail.
Blagdon Lake:
1 Egyptian Goose (Top End gate), 1 Wigeon, 6 Goldeneye, 1 Black-necked Grebe (Top End, distant), 4 Buzzard, 250 mixed Gull, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Raven, 1 Nuthatch, 40 Starling, 2 Redwing, 2 Siskin.Planet Chew:
1 Greylag Goose, 13 Barnacle Goose, 18 Shelduck, 4 Scaup (3m, 1f), 85 Goldeneye, 2 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 13 Buzzard, 3 Water Rail, 1 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 10 GBB Gull, 1 Tawny Owl hooting 11.20am, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 2 Goldcrest, 5 Sand Martin, 10 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Fieldfare, 10 Redwing, 5 House Sparrow, 8 Siskin.
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| 17/3/16 Treecreeper (Ian Stapp) Woodford car-park |
Reports: Allan Chard, Teresa Chard, John Clark, Paul Cousins, Robert Hargreaves, Penny Insole, Brian Lancastle, Rob Laughton, Dick Reader, John Rickard, Trevor Riddle, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Howard Taffs, Pete Taylor, Keith Vinicombe, opsbirding, severnsidebirds.
