31 Jan '17 Tuesday - Waxwing

Sunday 05 February 2017 – Exe Estuary Coach Trip
See the side bar for details - BOC Walks and Meetings

A miserable day by all accounts but Waxwing and Goosanders cheering

Waxwing still at Bradley Stoke
Jack Snipe at Clevedon
Eider off Weston-Super-Mare

31-1-17 Waxwing in Bristol (Dan Hill)

BRISTOL

Bristol Harbour:
1 Coot

Bradley Stoke, Willow Brook Centre:
13 Waxwing

31-1-17 The Coot in Bristol Harbour (Paul Clack)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Stonechat, 2 Rock Pipit

New Passage/Northwick:
30/1/17: 33 Shelduck, 500 Wigeon, 7 Tufted Duck, 450 Lapwing, 400 Black-tailed Godwit


NORTH SOMERSET:

31-1-17 Goosander (Robert Hargreaves)
22 Goosander seen here!

Clevedon, Wain's Hill to Yeo Estaury:
185 Shelduck, 615 Wigeon, 485 Teal, 2 Pintail, 30 Shoveler, 22 Goosander, 42 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Kestrel, 26 Oystercatcher, 525 Lapwing, 1750 Dunlin, 1 Jack Snipe, 14 Common Snipe, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 275 Curlew, 375 Redshank, 16 Turnstone, 37 Skylark, 2400 Starling (2 flocks), 4 Stonechat, 2 Grey Wagtail, 50 Meadow Pipit, 4 Rock Pipit, Greenfinch, 4 Reed Bunting

Weston-Super-Mare:
1 Eider off Birnbeck Island. 1 f Blackcap in Cecil Rd


BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield, Withymead:
Green Woodpecker laughing in thick fog, Mistle Thrush singing

31-1-17 House Sparrow opp Bath Mill ( Wayne Tucker)
First sighting of a House Sparrow here

Bath, Audley Park:
"Gaggle" of Siskins in usual location early this morning. A dozen or so perhaps.

"I'm not sure whether you consider Siskins too common to record but they clearly like the urban regions around Victoria Park, Bath. Small groups are regularly seen, but mainly heard, at the town end of the park, near the cafe and tennis courts, and also at the western end of the park, in the Audley Park and Locksbrook area. Probably of no great consequence?"

Please send in reports of sightings. They are all helpful, sometimes surprisingly so

31-1-17 Kestrel in Newton St Loe ( Wayne Tucker)

Newton St Loe:
2 Grey Heron, 10 Teal, No Goosander, 4 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Sparrowhawk, 300 BH Gull,  200 Common Gulls, 100 LBB Gulls, 265 Woodpigeon, 1 Stock Dove, 16 Magpie, 4 Skylark, 1 m Blackcap, 250 Redwing,
2 Stonechat, 11 Pied Wagtail, 15 Chaffinch

RESERVOIRS:

Blagdon Lake:
30/1/17: 2 Egyptian Geese, 2 Pintail, 21 Gadwall, 1 Peregrine, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper

Chew Valley Lake:
No reports

29-1-17 Waxwing without rings (Brian Thompson)
See the blog on 29th if you want to see the rings again

Details of the ringed Waxwing at Tesco, from the Grampian Ringing Group

10/12/2016, Aberdeen: 

Ringed as an adult male 

05/01/2017, Hinckley, Leicestershire:

Sighted 514 km south

29/01/2017, Tescos, Bradley Stoke, Bristol: 

The furthest South West re-sighting so far from this winter’s ringing in Aberdeen. Repeat sightings are quite scarce so thank you and well done to all.

Reports: Rich Andrews, Paul Bowerman, Gavin Boyland, Paul Clack, Chris Craig, David Gibbs, John Griffiths, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Dan Hill, Nigel Milbourne, Steve Sanins, Vic Savery, Chris Teague, Brain Thompson, Chris Trott, Nigel Tucker, Wayne Tucker, Denise Whittle,  blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

30 Jan '17 Monday - Waxwings

Drizzle on and off throughout the day. Quite mild.

Waxwings at Bradley Stoke
Great White Egret still at Chew
Mediterranean Gull at Blagdon

30/1/17 Waxwing at Bradley Stoke again today (Rod Holbrook)

30/1/17 Waxwing juggling a berry (Pete Blanchard)
Pete took this photo before he was banned by Tesco staff!

BRISTOL

Stockwood Open Spaces:
2 Collard Dove, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Goldcrest, 10+ Blackbird, 1 Fieldfare, 5 Song Thrush, 33 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Treecreeper, good numbers of Tits and Robins, 1f Stonechat, 3 Chaffinch, 15 Goldfinch, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

Totterdown:
1 Goldfinch, 1 Goldcrest

30/1/17 Goldfinch in Totterdown (Bailey Frazer)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
145 Teal, 20 Wigeon, 80 Lapwing, 58 Curlew, 5 Redshank, 2 Jay, 2 Goldcrest, 9 Bullfinch

Marshfield:
Marshfield churchyard: singing Nuthatch, drumming Great Spotted Woodpecker and Green Woodpecker on grass

BOC walk (28/1/17):

7 Red-legged Partridge, 3 Buzzard, 77 Golden Plover (3 flocks), 110 Lapwing, plenty of Jackdaw, Rook and Carrion Crow, c.40 Skylark, c.70 Fieldfare, c15 Redwing, 5 Stonechat, 2 Pied Wagtail, 18 Meadow Pipit, c.20 Linnet, c.40 Yellowhammer, 1 Reed Bunting, c.6 Corn Bunting

Bradley Stoke:
15 Waxwings showing again at Tesco Bradley Stoke this morning

30/1/17 3 of the Waxwing at Tesco Bradley Stoke (Lisa Presland)
Stocking up after the weekend

NORTH SOMERSET:

Portbury Wharf:
(29/1/17):

110 Shoveler, 1 Little Gull Ad winter (appeared approx. 2.00pm Main/North pools - must be wintering locally),
1 Mediterranean Gull Ad winter -( partial sum plum), 1 Yellow legged Gull Ad, c.40 Goldfinches, 4 Bullfinch

Weston-Super-Mare:
1 Female Eider, dropped in briefly, then flew wide out into the bay.


BELOW M4 & BANES

Huntingford Mill, Little River Avon:
25 Siskins and a Lesser Redpoll

Paulton:
1 Peregrine, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 5 Goldcrest, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Starling,  29 Blackbird, 3 Song Thrush, 12 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 12 Goldfinch, 1 Siskin

Sewage works:

8 Meadow Pipit, 70 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail

Bishop Sutton:

1 Buzzard, 2 Wood Pigeon

30/1/17 Buzzard struggling to keep dry (Bob Brewer)

RESERVOIRS:

Blagdon:
Of note: 2 Green Sandpipers in Pipe Bay, the wintering Common Sandpiper in Holt Bay, a Peregrine, at Top End 21 Gadwall , 2♂ Northern Pintails and 1 adult Mediterranean Gull on Wookey Point A pair of Egyptian Geese on Holt Farm.

Chew Valley Lake:
Dam:
9 Goosander, 3 Goldeneye, 6 Scaup (2 m 4 f), 1 Common Scoter, 1 Little Egret, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail

Woodford:
5 Bullfinch (car park), 1 Kingfisher, 10+ Goldeneye, 40+ Redwing, 12+ Redwing (orchard), 20+ Chaffinch

Heron's Green:
7 Shelduck (small pond), 2 Wigeon, 185 Teal, 2 Shoveler, 2 Goldeneye, 1 Bittern (at the end of the reeds left side bay standing high up in the reeds), 2 Grey Heron, 3 Little Grebe, 4 Black-necked Grebe (diving a lot),
1 Buzzard (the white one), 1 Water Rail

Moreton:
9 Teal,  10 Goldeneye, 2 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay,
2 Ravens, 8+ Long-tailed Tits, 20+Redwing & Fieldfare, 2 Stonechat, 20+ Chaffinch,  4 Bullfinch (trees cottage), 2 Fox (in front hide together)

Herriotts End:
6 Shelduck, 8 Pintail, 2 Goldeneye,  8 Shelduck (2 pond 6 lake), 2 Goosander, 4 Goldeneye, 1 Grey Wagtail,  4 Reed Bunting
The pond is quite a bit fuller & muddier after the recent rain Shelduck & Pintail have moved to clearer water in the lake it would seem.

Ever wondered why starlings flock in massive, swirling groups? Bristol scientists have come up with a new theory -  http://ow.ly/A7fz3086RQ7

Reports: Pete Blanchard, Bob Brewer, Alan Chard, Teresa Chard, Bailey Frazer, Patrick Hancock, Rod Holbrook, Andy Middleton, Lois Pryce, Vic Polley, Lisa Presland, Gill Sapsed, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Pete Traps, Denise White, blagdonlakebirds,  opsbirding,

29 Jan '17 Sunday - Kumlien's Gull

Light drizzle so not the best of weather, and counts mainly on the low side again (mild winter?)

29-1-17 Waxwing at Tesco's (Brian Thompson)

Waxwing at Bradley Stoke
Great White Egret at Clevedon
Cattle Egret at Toghill
Kumlien's Gull and Mediterranean Gull at Chew

29-1-17 Waxwing at Tesco (Lauren Tucker)

BRISTOL
Bradley Stoke, Willow Brook Centre, Tescos:
14 Waxwing

29-1-17 Waxwing at Tesco's (Brian Thompson)
R-leg metal, white; L-leg red, green, white

Stockwood Open Spaces:
2 Collard Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Goldcrest, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Treecreeper, 12 Blackbird, 6 Fieldfare, 1 Song Thrush, 5 Linnet, 2 Bullfinch

29-1-17 Robin (Lee Gardiner)

Bristol BigGardenWatch:
1 Robin, 1 Dunnock

Bedminster garden:
1 m Blackcap

29-1-17 Blackcap in Bedminster (Chris James)

NORTH SOMERSET:

Clevedon-Yeo:
62 Canada Goose (Dowlais at dawn), 40 Shelduck, 160 Wigeon, 30 Teal, 10 Mallard, 2 Little Egret,

18 Oystercatcher, 30 Grey Plover, 70 Curlew, 30 Turnstone 30 (6 Clevedon beach), 1050 Dunlin, 

180 Redshank, 4 Snipe, 18 Skylark (14 together once), 6 Rock Pipit, 1 Chiffchaff (seen 26th Dowlais)

29-1-17 Great White Egret on Blind Yeo (Jason Williams)

Clevedon, Blind Yeo:

18 Goosander, 1 Great White Egret

29-1-17 Eider out to sea (Gill Sapsed)

Weston-Super-Mare, Marine Lake:
1 Eider

BELOW M4 & BANES

28-1-17 Cattle Egret at Toghill (Geoff Harris)

Toghill Farm:
2 Cattle Egret

Bath:
Twerton BigGardenWatch:
2 Goldcrest, 4 (1m 3f) Blackcap, 4 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 4 Coal Tit, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Wren, 2 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 1 Chaffinch

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake:
1 adult Kumlien's Gull in the gull roost at 4.45 tonight and 1 adult Mediterranean Gull

29-1-17 Waxwing at Tesco (Peter Coslett)

Reports: Teresa Chard, Peter Coslett, Anne Crowe, Andy Davis, Alastair Fraser, Lee Gardiner, Geoff Harris, Rod Holbrook, Chris James, Harvey Rose, Gill Sapsed, Lauren Tucker, Jason Williams, blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

28 Jan '17 Saturday - Dartford Warbler

Grey start, some rain, some sun later

Strangely quiet for a reasonable weekend day

Great White Egret on Blind Yeo

Dartford Warbler at Sand Bay
Cattle Egret at Toghill Farm
Black-necked Grebe at Chew

BRISTOL
Bishopston Garden:
1 m Blackcap chasing Great Tits, Dunnocks, House Sparrows, and Goldfinches off the feeders

Bristol Garden:

1 Wood Pigeon, 2 Great Tit, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, 1 Pied Wagtail, 7 Goldfinch

Duchess Pond:
2 Teal, 4 Redwing
City Centre:
3 Peregrine

28-1-17 Peregrine (Dan White)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Peregrine

Littleton Pits:
3 Shoveler, 1 Water Rail, 120+ Lapwing over, Cetti's Warbler, 2m Bullfinch,  1 House Sparrow

Aust Wharf: 

1 Kestrel

New Passage/Northwick:
8 Gadwall, 11 Tufted Duck, Knot, Dunlin, c.300 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Rock Pipit

NORTH SOMERSET

Backwell Lake:

15 Mute swans; 4 Canada Geese; 2 Gadwall, Shoveler, 6 Pochard, 2 pair Goosander, 1 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Water Rail, 50 BH Gulls; 1 LBB Gull, 1 Kingfisher, plus resident Muscovy Duck

Clevedon-Blind Yeo:
1 Great White Egret

Yatton, Wemberham Lane:
3 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Song Thrush singing

Weston Moor:
2 Gadwall, 15 Meadow Pipit

28-1-17 Dartford Warbler at Sand Bay (Simon Williams)

Sand Bay:
2 Dartford Warbler

Below M4 & BANES

Pennsylvania:

4 Buzzard, 100 Golden Plover, 40 Fieldfare, 200 Starling, 1 Stonechat

Marshfield:
7 Red-legged Partridge, 3 Buzzard, 77 Golden Plover, 110 Lapwing, 300 Common Gull, 4 Collared Dove, 3 Magpie, plenty of Jackdaw, Rook and Carrion Crow. c.40 Skylark, c.30 Starling, c.70 Fieldfare, c.15 Redwing 5 Stonechat, 2 Pied Wagtail, 18 Meadow Pipit, 6 Chaffinch, c.20 Linnet, 2 Goldfinch, c.40 Yellowhammer,1 Reed Bunting, c.16 Corn Bunting

28-1-17 Cattle Egret at Toghill Farm (Nigel Johnston)

Toghill Farm:

2 Cattle Egret

Newton St Loe:
3 Mute Swans, 10 Goosander, 2 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 8 Moorhen, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 30+ Redwing, 18 Goldfinch


RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tank 3:
8 Gadwall, 30 Teal, 1 Long-tailed Duck, 36 Lapwing

Blagdon Lake:
No reports

28-1-17 Scaup at CVL (Lee Gardiner)

Chew Valley Lake:
10 Scaup, 1 Common Scoter (Dam)

Heron's Green:

4 Black-necked Grebe

Reports: Teresa Chard, Peter Coslett, Lee Gardiner, Nick Hawkridge, Peter Hazelwood, Robin Lambert, Nigel Johnston, John Martin, Trevor Riddle, Gareth Roberts, Mike Saffery, Richard Scantlebury, Chris Stone, Howard Taffs, Thomas, Mrs Trellis, Jason Williams, Simon Williams, blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, 

27 Jan '17 Friday - Yellowhammer

Weather: Cold, overcast with sunny spells, rain later

RSPB Big Garden Watch this weekend (Saturday, Sunday and Monday)

The biggest public contribution to science ever!

Yellowhammer turning up where they've not been seen for some years

BRISTOL
St Werburghs:
Grey Wagtail, 1 Raven
Montpelier:
2 Raven
St Andrews Park:
15 Redwing
Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
2 Teal, 4 Redwing

NORTH SOMERSET:

Easton in Gordano:
2 Yellowhammer Not seen in the area for past few years
Clevedon-Yeo:
1 Great Egret, 14 Goosander
Weston-Super-Mare:
Black Redstart on old police station

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield, Shire Valley:
1 Goldcrest, 1 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch
1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Wren

Newton St Loe:
26 Goosander, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Coot, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Raven, 1 Goldcrest,
1 Grey Wagtail

RESERVOIRS:

Chew Valley Lake:

Dam:

1 Buzzard, 2 Goldeneye, 3 Little Grebe, 2 Scaup (1m 1f), 1 Scoter, Redwings (berries trees road side)

Woodford:

1 Kingfisher, 2 Goosander, 20+ Goldeneye (off Nunnery), 146 Canada Goose

2 Ravens (displaying), 30+ Redwing & Field Fare (orchard),  2 Bullfinch (car park)

27/1/17 Redwing at Woodford (Bob Brewer)

Heron's Green:

1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Water Rail, 2 Goosander, 3 Little Grebe, 4 Black-necked Grebe, 4 Goldeneye

Moreton:

1 Chiffchaff, 1 Sparrowhawk. 3 Bullfinch, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker

 2 Scaup (1m 1f), 6 Goldeneye, 10+ Long Tailed Tits

27/1/17 Sparrowhawk at Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Herriots:

12 Shelduck, 5 Pintail, 2 Reed Bunting, 1 Goosander (F channel), 1 Kingfisher, 1 Water Rail      

1 Great White Egret (Stratford bay)

Other:

The R-N Duck was at the back Denny and the Bewick's Swans were there also (no numbers)

Reports: Richard Scantlebury,  Bill Blake, Giles Morris, Steve Sanin, Ian Stapp, Jeff Hosier, Bob Brewer, Robert Hargreaves,  blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

26 Jan '17 Thursday - Barn Owl

No rain but not a day to entice many out, cold and grey

This Sunday to Monday is Garden Bird-watch hour

Great White Egret back at Chew

Eider and Black Redstart at Weston Super Mare
Barn Owl at Marshfield
Cattle Egret at Toghill Farm
Caspian Gull and Black-necked Grebe at Chew

26-1-17 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Allan Chard)
Keeping the other birds away

BRISTOL
Bristol Garden:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker,  2 m Blackcaps, Goldcrest, Starlings, Dunnocks, House Sparrows, Goldfinches

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage/Northwick, 25-1-17:
600+ Wigeon, 10 Gadwall, 90 Teal, 20 Shoveler, 9 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 300+ Lapwing, 1500 Dunlin, 150 Black-tailed Godwits, 14 Snipe, 50 Redshank

NORTH SOMERSET

Tyntesfield:
1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 1  Song Thrush

Congressbury Moor:
4 Teal, 2 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 1 Water Rail 3 Snipe, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 2 Song Thrush, 20 Goldfinch, 1 Bullfinch

Weston-Super-Mare:

1 Eider on Marine Lake, 12 Ringed Plover, 11 Sanderling,  c.2000 Dunlin, 1 Black Redstart at the Police station

Uphill:
7 Bullfinch

Below M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
Big flocks of Lapwing and Golden Plover, 1 Barn Owl up close

Toghill Farm:

2 Cattle Egret

26-1-17 Blackcap in Bath (Sean Whyte)

Bath gardens:
1 m Blackcap (f sometimes), 3 Chaffinch, Goldfinch: 1 Goldcrest, 1 f Blackcap (m sometimes), 2 Chaffinch


RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
No reports

Chew Valley Lake:
Nunnery Point:
1 (1st winter) Caspian Gull

Heron's Green:

1 Great White Egret, 3 Black-necked Grebe

26-1-17 Blackcap at home (Allan Chard)

Reports: Allan Chard, Anne Crowe, David Gibbs, Peter Hazelwood, Adrian Hockey, Jean Oliver, Trevor Riddle, Jeanette Sakel, Nigel Sluman, Mrs Trellis, Keith Vinicombe, Sean Whyte,  blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, 

25 Jan '17 Wednesday - Common Scoter

Lovely day again, quite warm in the sun, fog mid afternoon

This is the first day for months no Great White Egrets have been reported

25-1-17 Mute Swan (Gill Sapsed)
But a Swan has appeared at Eastville after being absent for months

Red Kite in Bristol
Jack Snipe at Aust and Chew
Red-crested Pochard and Long-tailed Duck at Barrow Tanks
Black Redstart at Oldbury and Weston-Super-Mare
Common Scoter, Ring-necked Duck and Black-necked Grebe at Chew


BRISTOL

25-1-17 Kingfisher and Reed Bunting in Bristol (Allan Chard)

Bristol Garden:
1 f Blackcap, 1 f Reed Bunting

25-1-17 Long-tailed Tit & Great Spotted Woodpecker (Gill Sapsed)

Eastville Park:
Sunny frozen lake, 1 Mute Swan (missing for months), BH Gulls a plenty, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 small flocks Long-tailed Tit

Longwell Green, Court Barn Road:
3 m Bullfinches

Whitchurch, Court Farm Road:
1 Red Kite (11.50 am)


SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 ad m Black Redstart, 2 Stonechat

Aust Warth saftie: 
5 Shelduck, 70 Wigeon, 23 Teal, 5 Lapwing, 1,150 Dunlin, 1 Jack Snipe, 1 Snipe, 4 Curlew,
5 Redshank, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 6 House Sparrow, 1 Goldfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

NewPassage 23-1-17:
350+ Wigeon and 120 Teal, 10 Shoveler, 8 Tufted Duck, 350+ Lapwing, 500 Dunlin, 300 Black-tailed Godwits, 50 Redshank

Severn Beach: 
1 Mute Swan, 8 Gadwall, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 House Sparrow shopping

Tortworth, along the Little Avon River:
A flock of Siskin


NORTH SOMERSET

Weston-Super-Mare:

1 Black Redstart at the Police station, 7 Waxwings reported yesterday at Tesco's - keep a lookout

24-1-17 Short-eared Owl (George Stacey)
Showing 1 o'clock at Uphill yesterday

Uphill:
1 Peregrine attacking a magpie but not yesterday's Short-eared Owl


BANES

North Wick:
21 Buzzard, 17 in one field


RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tank 3:
3 Red-crested Pochard, 1 Long-tailed Duck

Blagdon Lake:

9 Barnacle Geese, 2 Egyptian Geese, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 ad Ring-billed Gull (yesterday), 
1 ad Mediterranean Gull, 2 Greenfinches, Chaffinches heard

Chew Valley Lake:

25-01-17 Common Scoter by the Dam (Ian Stapp)

Dam:

2 Egyptian Geese, 5 Scaup (3m 2f), 4 Goldeneye, 20 Goosander, 1 Common Scoter, 3 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Denny:

1 Ring-necked Duck, 4 Goosander

25-1-17 Fieldfare at Woodford  (Bob Brewer)

Woodford:
91 Canada Geese, 20 Goldeneye, 2 Goosander, 1 Pheasant, 1 Kingfisher, 9 Long-tailed Tit, 

40 Fieldfare, 12 Redwing, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Stonechat, 2 Bullfinch

Heron's Green:
3 Goosander, 4 Little Grebe, 4 Black-necked Grebe, The white Buzzard, 1 Water Rail, 1 Jack Snipe, 4 Snipe, 2 Stonechat

25-01-17 Water Pipit at Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:
6 Goldeneye, 3 Goosander, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Coal Tit, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Water Pipit, 20+ Chaffinch

25-1-17 Bewick's Swan at Stratford (Bob Brewer)

Stratford Bay:
7 (8) Bewick's Swans
Herriots End:
12 Shelduck, 2 Pintail, 6 Goldeneye, 2 Goosander, 3 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Wagtail

25-1-17 Wader flocks at Uphill (Simon Williams)

Reports: Philip Appleton, Bob Brewer, Ken Carruthers, Allan Chard, Anne Crowe, Trevor Ford, Robert Hargreaves, Jeff Hazel, Peter Hazelwood, David Hughes, Vic Polley, Trevor Riddle, Gill Sapsed, Vic Savery, Roger Staples, Ian Stapp, Simon Williams, Mrs Trellis, , blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, 

24 Jan '17 Tuesday - Red-crested Pochard

Lovely day, quite warm in the sun sometimes

Short-eared Owl at Uphill
Mediterranean Gull at Blagdon
Red-crested Pochard, Ring-necked Duck and Black-necked Grebe at Chew

24-01-17 Red-crested Pochard  with Black-necked Grebe (Ian Stapp)
Not asking for much at Heron's Green, Chew

BRISTOL
1 Peregrine

24-1-17 Peregrine in Bristol (Chris James)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

NewPassage 23-1-17:
350+ Wigeon and 120 Teal, 10 Shoveler, 8 Tufted Duck, 350+ Lapwing, 500 Dunlin, 300 Black-tailed Godwits, 50 Redshank

Chipping Sodbury Common:
2 Snipe, 4 Stonechat

NORTH SOMERSET:

Backwell Lake:
16 Shoveler, 3 Pochard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Water Rail, 1 Little Owl, 

8 Greenfinch

Yatton, Wemberham Lane:
1 Peregrine

24-1-17 White bird Blackbird at Weston  (Pagan Birder)

Weston-Super-Mare:

1 white Blackbird

Uphill:
1 Short-eared Owl (showed 16.15)

24-1-17 Blackbird (Glen Maddison)
Still sitting on her nest in Bath

BANES

Toghill Farm:
2 Cattle Egret

Willsbridge:
1 Treecreeper, 1 Dipper, 1 Grey Wagtail

24-1-17 Goosander at Newton Park (Sean Whyte)

Newton St Loe:
2 Goosander

24-1-17 Treecreeper at Pensford (Raoul Chandrasakera)

Pensford, River Chew, Bye-Mills:
1 Kingfisher, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Dipper, Fieldfare and Redwing, 1 Grey Wagtail, Siskin, Bullfinch


RESERVOIRS:

Blagdon Lake:

2 Egyptian Geese, 55 Shovelers, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 ad Mediterranean Gull, 3 Siskins, 1 Reed Bunting 

Litton Reservoir, saftie:

10 Mute Swan, 2 Wigeon, 7 Mallard, 18 Tufted Duck, 2 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 15 Little Grebe, 

3 Buzzard, 3 Chiffchaff, 9 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Treecreeper, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Chaffinch

24-1-17 Kingfisher (Brian Thompson)
Creating a splash at Chew

Chew Valley Lake:

1 Sparrowhawk

Dam:

5 Scaup, 2 Goosander, 3 Little Grebe, 2 Reed Bunting

Denny:

1 Ring-necked Duck

Woodford:
150 Canada Geese, 20+ Goldeneye, 1 Kingfisher,  1 Green Woodpecker, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 

9 Redwing, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Bullfinch

24-1-17 Water Rail at Chew (Bob Brewer)

Heron's Green:
6 (4m 2f) Red-crested Pochard, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Little Grebe, 4 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Water Rail, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Snipe, 2 Stonechat

Moreton:
4 Goldeneye, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Stonechat, 20+ Chaffinch

Stratford Bay:

5 Bewick's Swans
Chew Valley Ringing:
Canada goose ring from 1994 has been recently found in Yeovil, Somerset in a field by a metal detectorist!, Canada goose ringed CVRS in 2015, shot in Hampshire January 2017,  2 juv Reed Warblers both ringed 18.07.16 moved together to the Gironde, France 36 days later.

24-1-17 deformed bill Herring Gull (Alex Carlisle)

Herriots End:
14 Shelduck, 10 Pintail, 2 Goldeneye, 2 Goosander, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Water Rail, 1 Kingfisher,
1 Reed Bunting

Reports: Rich Andrews, Bob Brewer, Alex Carlisle, Raoul Chandrasakera, Robert Hargreaves, Chris James, Glen Maddison, Pagan Birder, Vic Polley, Trevor Riddle, Roger Staples, Ian Stapp, Brian Thompson, John Thorogood, Mrs Trellis, Sean Whyte, blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

23 Jan '17 Monday - Common Scoter

Weather Misty start, cold with sunny periods

Winterwatch at Arne starts tonight for four nights.

(BOC members coach trip to Arne in June. Watch out for details on Blog or Bird News)

Waxwings at Longwell Green Asda on Sunday and in Somerset today. Obviously moving South.
2 Cattle Egret still at Toghill
Ring-necked Duck and Common Scoter at Chew

BRISTOL
Stockwood Open Spaces:
4 Song Thrush, 25 Redwing, 8 Fieldfare, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Greenfinch, Kestrel
Southville, Greville Smyth Park
2 Treecreeper,, 1 Goldcrest, 8 Blue Tit, 3 Long-Tailed Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 10 Robin
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 8 Redwing, 1 Jay
Eastville Park:

23/1/17 Kingfisher (Alan Chard)
Fishing in the Frome

 NORTH SOMERSET:

Portishead:
Down Road garden:
Black Cap (2m, 1f),  Fieldfares the first in the garden for years. 20+ House Sparrow, 12+ Greenfinch,
6 Goldfinch, Coal Tit, Long Tailed Tit, Song thrush ,Pied wagtail

23/1/17 Fieldfare (Peter Evans)
Coming into some lucky gardens now

Clevedon-Yeo:

2 Gadwall, 1 Great White Egret (Clevedon side of M5 motorway)

Kenn Moor:

50 Mute Swan, 10 Little Grebe, 1 Kingfisher, 400 Redwing, 100 Fieldfare

Weston-Super-Mare:
Eider still around, Black Redstart

23/1/17 Female Eider (Paul Cousins)

Uphill:
Redwing, Oyster catcher, Dulnlin, Ringed Plover
200 Lapwing, 2 Stonechat, 3 Bullfinch (m, 2f)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath:
Haycombe:
60+ Yellowhammer
Newton St Loe:
26 Goosander, 25 Teal, 1 Little Egret (first for site), Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 4 Coot, 2 Nuthatch
4 Goldcrest, 2 Coal Tit
Paulton:
2 Buzzard, 9 Lapwing, 170 Redwing, 55 Meadow Pipit, 1 Jay
RESERVOIRS:

Barrow Tank No 3:
Long Tailed Duck, Pochard, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Common Sandpiper

Chew Valley Lake:
Herriots End:
1 Kingfisher, 14 Shelduck, 5 Pintail, 1 Reed Bunting (1 Wigeon Mallard hybrid)
Heron's Green:
2 Little Grebe, 2 Stonechat (very close to the road pond side), 1 Snipe, 2 Buzzard (1 the white one)
6 House Sparrow, 4 Goldeneye, 4 Black-necked Grebe

23/1/17 Black Necked Grebe (Ian Stapp)
Can you spot the difference between these and Slavonian Grebe?

23/1/17 Stonechat (Ian Stapp)
Nice shot of a handsome bird

Moreton:
4 Stonechat, (2 reeds past cottage 2 reeds by cattle trough), 3 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk,
1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 15+ Long Tailed Tit, 2 Goldeneye,
1 Chiffchaff, 25+ Chaffinch, 2 Scaup (male off Nunnery)
Dam:
2 Goosander, male Common Scoter

23/1/17 Common Scoter (Anon)
Photographer prefers to remain anonymous due to poor quality shot!

Denny:
Ring-necked Duck
Bishop Sutton:
Buzzard

23/1/17 Buzzard (Bob Brewer)
Unusual action shot

Reports: David Gibbs, Teresa Chard, Brian Thompson, Glenn Maddison, Ben McDonald, Alan Chard, Gareth Roberts, Steve Sanins, Ian Stapp, Alex Carlisle, Bob Brewer, Patrick Hancock, Paul Cousins, Alan Chard, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG