Brilliant clear cold day, frost and ice all day in shade, trees covered with hoar frost till afternoon
Bittern at Orchard Pools
Black-necked Grebe at Chew Valley
Also Bewick's Swans, Eider, Long-tailed Duck, Cattle Egret, Great White Egret, Jack Snipe, Short-eared Owl and Black Redstart
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| 21-1-17 Lapwing (Alex Dommett) by Cribbs Causeway |
City Centre and Harbourside:
1 Peregrine, 3 Cormorant
Cribbs Causeway:
1 Lapwing
Stockwood Open Spaces:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch,Stoke
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| 21-1-17 Peregrine in the city (Bailey Frazer) |
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
1 Grey Plover, 250 Fieldfare, 1 m Black Redstart, 4 Stonechat, 2 Grey Wagtail, c.40 Reed Bunting
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| 21-1-17 Ringed Plover at New Passage (Lisegirl) |
1 Egyptian goose, many Ringed Plover, 1 Jack Snipe, 1 Little Owl, 1 Short-eared Owl,
1 m Stonechat
Severn Beach:
20 Shelduck, 20 Wigeon, 100 Oystercatcher, 5 Ringed Plover, 35 Curlew, 20 Redshank, 1 Stonechat, 1 Blackcap (Montpelier Railway Station), 1 Grey Seal
Orchard Pools:
1 Bittern (Rod Holbrook), The first for S. Glos since 2011. Just the fifth ever record!
Chittening Warth:
Bristol end:
4 Shelduck , 11 Mallard , 26 Oystercatcher, 7 Snipe, 25 BH Gulls, 1 Kingfisher , 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Stonechat , 2 Skylarks, 1 Reed Bunting
South Glos. end:
6 Shelduck , 37 Oystercatcher , 45 Curlew , 6 Snipe, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Bullfinch
Marshwall Lane: 2 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 3 (2m 1f) Blackcap (Cope Park)
NORTH SOMERSET:
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| 21-1-17 Goosander at Backwell Lake (Richard Bedwell) |
39 Canada geese, 2 Little Egret, 1 juv Great White Egret
Backwell Lake:
4 Goosander 2 pair, Buzzard
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| 21-1-17 Black Redstart (William Hewitt) At the Police station in Weston-Super-Mare |
1 f Eider, 1 Black Redstart, 2 Rock Pipit
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| 21-1-17 Dunlin and Sanderling at Uphill (Simon Williams) |
2 Sanderling, Dunlin, Redshank, 1f Stonechat
Bleadon garden:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Long-tailed Tits, 4 Blackcap (2m, 2f )
BELOW M4 & BANES
Marshfield:
11 Red-legged Partridge, 3 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, c.100 Golden Plover, 75 Lapwing, 200+ Jackdaw,
3 Raven, 1 Treecreeper (my first here in 10 years), c.200 Fieldfare, 2 Stonechat, 4 Bullfinch,
50 Corn Bunting, 10 Yellowhammer
Shire valley:
1 Mistle Thrush, 5 Song Thrush, 20 Blackbird, 40 Redwing, 60 Fieldfare, 15 Robin
Toghill Farm:
2 Cattle Egret
Willsbridge:
1 Dipper
Bath, Haycombe:
50-60 Yellowhammer
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| 21-1-17 Buzzard at Backwell Lake (Richard Bedwell) |
2 Buzzard, 2 Nuthatch, 12 Song Thrush, 3 Mistle Thrush, 20+ Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch,
12 Yellowhammer
Paulton, fields east of:
1 Buzzard, 7 Common Gull, 10 Lapwing, 19 Golden Plover, 5 Stock Dove, 4 Skylark, 3 Fieldfare, 40 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush
Norton Malreward:
20+ Skylark, 250+ Linnet
RESERVOIRS:
Barrow Tanks:
1 Long-tailed Duck, 1 Common Sandpiper
Chew Valley Lake:
6 Bewick's Swans, 14+ Goosander, 8+ Goldeneye, 1 Great White Egret, 8+ Little Grebe,
3 Black-necked Grebe, Reed Bunting
Reports: Rich Andrews, Richard Bedwell, Bob Brewer, Karle Burford, Teresa Chard, Peter Coslett, Alex Dommett, Bailey Frazer, Patrick Hancock, Robert Hargreaves, Richard Hastings, Daphne Havercroft, Peter Hazelwood, William Hewitt, Rod Holbrook, Brian Lancastle, Lisegirl, Lynne, Glen Maddison, Jon Mortin, Greg Poole, Lois Pryce, Tony Scott, Chris Stone, Howard Taffs, Brian Thompson, Mrs Trellis, Chris Trott, Dan White, Les Williams, Simon Williams, blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG
Paulton, fields east of:
1 Buzzard, 7 Common Gull, 10 Lapwing, 19 Golden Plover, 5 Stock Dove, 4 Skylark, 3 Fieldfare, 40 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush
Norton Malreward:
20+ Skylark, 250+ Linnet
RESERVOIRS:
Barrow Tanks:
1 Long-tailed Duck, 1 Common Sandpiper
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| 21-1-17 Reed Bunting (Bob Brewer) Braving the cold at Herriott's End |
6 Bewick's Swans, 14+ Goosander, 8+ Goldeneye, 1 Great White Egret, 8+ Little Grebe,
3 Black-necked Grebe, Reed Bunting
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| 21-1-17 Little Grebe at Chew (Bob Brewer) |
