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| 13-1-17 Marsh Tit in Banwell (John Thorogood) |
Marsh Tit, Blackcap and Siskin in gardens
Jack Snipe at Oldbury Power Station and Aust Warth
Little Gull at Portbury Wharf
Cattle Egret at Toghill Farm
Black-necked Grebe and Slavonian Grebe at Chew Valley
BRISTOL
Clifton, Garden feeder near Zoo:
1st Marsh Tit in 20 years living there
Fishponds, Garden:
1 Sparrowhawk, Goldcrests, Blackcaps
Little Stoke:
1 Little Egret in the trees, 2 Waxwing by playing fields, both unusual to be seen here
University West of England:
100+ Pied Wagtails to roost in trees outside Union shop
Oldbury Power Station:
Lagoon 3: 1 Jack Snipe, 35 Snipe, 6 Skylark
Littleton Warth:
Aust Wharf:
6 Teal, 100 Wigeon, 40 Redwing , 2 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 80 Lapwing, 22 Snipe sp. of which at least 6 were Jack Snipe, 6 Redshank
New Passage/Northwick:
11-1-17: 40 Canada Geese, 90 Teal, 300+ Wigeon, 11 Tufted Duck, just 50 Black-tailed Godwits,
Portbury Wharf:
70 Shoveler, 55 Lapwing, 1 Little Gull (ad winter), 4 Bullfinch
Portishead:
4 Cormorants on H & W pontoon
Backwell Lake:
15 Mute Swans, 9 Canada Geese. 3 Gadwall. 48 Mallards, 36 Shovelers, 4 Tufted Ducks, 6 Pochard, 2 pair Goosanders. 1 Cormorant., 4 Little Egret. 1 Grey Heron, 1 Water Rail (16.30), Coots, Moorhens, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Common Gulls, 100 BH Gull, 34 Woodpigeon
Nailsea, St Andrews Close, garden Field Maple:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 10 Goldfinch, 6 Greenfinch, 1 Siskin
Bleadon garden;
2 pair Blackcap
Banwell, garden:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (m & f), 2 Nuthatch, 1 Marsh Tit, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Bullfinch (2m 1f)
Lansdown to Wick:
2 Cattle Egrets at Toghill Farm,1510, 400+ Golden Plover (Lansdown RC entrance)
Bath:
Southgate:
500 Pied Wagtail roosting at night in a tree outside the Apple Store
Haycombe Cemetery:
100's of Fieldfare and Redwing on the trees, 27 Yellowhammer
Twerton garden:
2 Jay, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Blackcap, 2 Chaffinch
Newton Park:
21 Teal, 23 Goosander (11m) now on lake of Bath Spa Uni., 1 Water Rail
Burnett:
1 Kestrel
Marksbury:
1 Sparrowhawk
Stanton Prior:
200+ Rooks & Jackdaw in fields
Blagdon Lake:
Mute Swan 'BJB', 7 Goldeneyes, 8 Goosanders, 27 Grey Herons, 17 Great Crested Grebes,
1 Little Stint, 1 Common Sandpiper, 500 Common Gulls (roost at Chew), over 1000 BH Gulls,
a handful of GBB Gulls, a few more Herring Gulls, over 1000 Jackdaws, c.150-200 Redwings
Details of the Mute Swan Yellow 'BJB' on Blagdonlakebirds (BLB?)
Chew Valley Lake:
Dam:
8 Scaup, 2 Goldeneye, 2 Little Grebe
Woodford:
2 Scaup, 2 Goosander , 2 Bullfinch (car park)
Nunnery Point:
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| 13-1-17 Sparrowhawk in town (Allan Chard) |
1 Sparrowhawk, Goldcrests, Blackcaps
Little Stoke:
1 Little Egret in the trees, 2 Waxwing by playing fields, both unusual to be seen here
University West of England:
100+ Pied Wagtails to roost in trees outside Union shop
Oldbury Power Station:
Lagoon 3: 1 Jack Snipe, 35 Snipe, 6 Skylark
Littleton Warth:
Aust Wharf:
6 Teal, 100 Wigeon, 40 Redwing , 2 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 80 Lapwing, 22 Snipe sp. of which at least 6 were Jack Snipe, 6 Redshank
New Passage/Northwick:
11-1-17: 40 Canada Geese, 90 Teal, 300+ Wigeon, 11 Tufted Duck, just 50 Black-tailed Godwits,
100 Knot, 200+Lapwing, 600 Dunlin, 1 Water Pipit (by 2nd sentry box)
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| 13-1-17 Little Gull (Chris Stone) Adult winter at Portbury Wharf |
70 Shoveler, 55 Lapwing, 1 Little Gull (ad winter), 4 Bullfinch
Portishead:
4 Cormorants on H & W pontoon
Backwell Lake:
15 Mute Swans, 9 Canada Geese. 3 Gadwall. 48 Mallards, 36 Shovelers, 4 Tufted Ducks, 6 Pochard, 2 pair Goosanders. 1 Cormorant., 4 Little Egret. 1 Grey Heron, 1 Water Rail (16.30), Coots, Moorhens, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Common Gulls, 100 BH Gull, 34 Woodpigeon
Sadly no Bittern seen today, but numbers of duck rose through the day
Clevedon-Yeo, WeBS:
3 Mute Swan, 48 Canada Goose, 80+ Shelduck, 180 Wigeon, 60 Teal, 20 Mallard, 24 Oystercatcher, 18 Grey Plover, 70 Lapwing (all at Dowlais), 2 Ringed Plover, Curlew, 24+ Turnstone, 1400 Dunlin (800 at Kenn, 600 atYeo), 160 Redshank (80 at both Kenn and Yeo), 5 Snipe, 250 BH Gull, 10 Herring Gull, 8+ Skylark
3 Mute Swan, 48 Canada Goose, 80+ Shelduck, 180 Wigeon, 60 Teal, 20 Mallard, 24 Oystercatcher, 18 Grey Plover, 70 Lapwing (all at Dowlais), 2 Ringed Plover, Curlew, 24+ Turnstone, 1400 Dunlin (800 at Kenn, 600 atYeo), 160 Redshank (80 at both Kenn and Yeo), 5 Snipe, 250 BH Gull, 10 Herring Gull, 8+ Skylark
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| 13-1-17 Greenfinch in Nailsea (Mike Thomas) |
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 10 Goldfinch, 6 Greenfinch, 1 Siskin
Bleadon garden;
2 pair Blackcap
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| 13-1-17 Bullfinch in Banwell (John Thorogood) |
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (m & f), 2 Nuthatch, 1 Marsh Tit, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Bullfinch (2m 1f)
2 Cattle Egrets at Toghill Farm,1510, 400+ Golden Plover (Lansdown RC entrance)
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| 13-1-17 Pied Wagtail (Robert Hargreaves) Roosting by the Apple store at Southgate, Bath |
Southgate:
500 Pied Wagtail roosting at night in a tree outside the Apple Store
Haycombe Cemetery:
100's of Fieldfare and Redwing on the trees, 27 Yellowhammer
Twerton garden:
2 Jay, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Blackcap, 2 Chaffinch
Newton Park:
21 Teal, 23 Goosander (11m) now on lake of Bath Spa Uni., 1 Water Rail
Burnett:
1 Kestrel
Marksbury:
1 Sparrowhawk
Stanton Prior:
200+ Rooks & Jackdaw in fields
Blagdon Lake:
Mute Swan 'BJB', 7 Goldeneyes, 8 Goosanders, 27 Grey Herons, 17 Great Crested Grebes,
1 Little Stint, 1 Common Sandpiper, 500 Common Gulls (roost at Chew), over 1000 BH Gulls,
a handful of GBB Gulls, a few more Herring Gulls, over 1000 Jackdaws, c.150-200 Redwings
January has provided lean pickings! I've yet to see or hear a Green Woodpecker, Stock Dove, Collared Dove or Kestrel at the lake
Details of the Mute Swan Yellow 'BJB' on Blagdonlakebirds (BLB?)
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| 13-1-17 Scaup with a Pochard, Moreton (Ian Stapp) |
Dam:
8 Scaup, 2 Goldeneye, 2 Little Grebe
Woodford:
2 Scaup, 2 Goosander , 2 Bullfinch (car park)
1 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Slavonian Grebe at the South end of Denny Island
Heron's Green:
1 Little Egret (pond), 1 Great White Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Raven, 10 House Sparrows
Moreton:
8 Bewick's Swans (3 Cygnets), 50 Teal, 3 Goldeneye, 20 Tufted Duck, 3 Scaup (1 with a Pochard close to hide, 2 in entrance to Herons Green bay), 15 Pochard, 2 Goosander, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Tawny Owl (Cottage car park fly over calling), 2 Ravens, 12 & 8 Long-tailed Tit, 30 Fieldfare (stubble field), 25+ Chaffinch
West Harptree:
2 Buzzard
Herriotts End:
18 Shelduck, 10 Pintail (8 on pond 2 on lake), 1 Reed Bunting
BOC Photo competition - open to BOC members, Deadline extended to 21st January
Entries for the 50th anniversary photo competition must arrive no later than Saturday 21st January 2017. They need to be posted to Richard Belson, 4 Birdlip Close, Nailsea, BS48 4TG. Entry is by print as in the BBC Countryfile calendar competition. Prints may be up to A4 size. On the back of each print please put the following information:
Class (class 1, Avon Bird Report area, class 2, club holidays and weekends)
File name (e.g. DSC1234.JPG)
Subject (English names of species is fine)
Location
Date
Photographer’s Name
Reports: Derek John Angell, Allan Chard, John Clark, Chris Craig, Chris Duck, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, William Hewitt, Robin Lambert, Glen Maddison, Pete Maxfield, Nigel Milbourne, Jon Mortin, Katrina.Pailing, Harvey Rose, Tony Scott, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Mike Thomas, John Thorogood, Mrs Trellis, Wayne Tucker, Denise Whittle, blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG
Heron's Green:
1 Little Egret (pond), 1 Great White Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Raven, 10 House Sparrows
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| 13-1-17 Bewick's Swans at Moreton (Ian Stapp) |
8 Bewick's Swans (3 Cygnets), 50 Teal, 3 Goldeneye, 20 Tufted Duck, 3 Scaup (1 with a Pochard close to hide, 2 in entrance to Herons Green bay), 15 Pochard, 2 Goosander, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Tawny Owl (Cottage car park fly over calling), 2 Ravens, 12 & 8 Long-tailed Tit, 30 Fieldfare (stubble field), 25+ Chaffinch
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| 13-1-17 Goldeneye at Moreton (Ian Stapp) |
2 Buzzard
Herriotts End:
18 Shelduck, 10 Pintail (8 on pond 2 on lake), 1 Reed Bunting
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| 13-1-17 Pheasant in the Sun, Moreton (Ian Stapp) |
Still over a week to 21st January for Photo Competition entries
Entries for the 50th anniversary photo competition must arrive no later than Saturday 21st January 2017. They need to be posted to Richard Belson, 4 Birdlip Close, Nailsea, BS48 4TG. Entry is by print as in the BBC Countryfile calendar competition. Prints may be up to A4 size. On the back of each print please put the following information:
Class (class 1, Avon Bird Report area, class 2, club holidays and weekends)
File name (e.g. DSC1234.JPG)
Subject (English names of species is fine)
Location
Date
Photographer’s Name
Reports: Derek John Angell, Allan Chard, John Clark, Chris Craig, Chris Duck, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, William Hewitt, Robin Lambert, Glen Maddison, Pete Maxfield, Nigel Milbourne, Jon Mortin, Katrina.Pailing, Harvey Rose, Tony Scott, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Mike Thomas, John Thorogood, Mrs Trellis, Wayne Tucker, Denise Whittle, blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG
