Wednesday, 15 February 2017

15 Feb '17 Wednesday - Waxwings

Rain late morning but some sun later, warm for the time of year

Waxwing at Bradley Stoke and Stoke Gifford
Short Eared Owls at Uphill
Scaup, Common Scoter, and new Ring-billed Gull at Chew

BRISTOL
15-2-17 Buzzard in Stoke Park (Martin Tayler)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Bradley Stoke, Tesco Extra:
3 Waxwing

Stoke Gifford, Bakers Ground childrens park near Esporta:A flock of Waxwings this afternoon

NORTH SOMERSET:


15-2-17 Blackcap in Nailsea (Roger Staples)
Nailsea garden:
1m + 2f Blackcaps regularly visiting feeders since mid January

15-2-17 Short-eared Owls (William Hewitt & Keith Fowler)
Sporting by Uphill Boat yard
Uphill:
3 Short Eared Owls, 1 Stonechat, 2 Reed Bunting


BELOW M4 & BANES


15-2-17 Peregrine in Bath (Wayne Tucker)
Bath, St. John's Church:
3 Peregrines


RESERVOIRS:

Blagdon Lake, 14-2-17:
Bewick's Swans, 202 Canada Geese, 2 Egyptian Geese, 2♂ Scaup

15-2-17 Hooligan's Gull at Chew? (Wayne Tucker)
Herring x Lesser x Yellow, Heuglin's 
Chew Valley Lake:

Dam:
1 Greylag Goose, 2 Egyptian Geese, 14 Scaup, 1 Common Scoter, 11 Goldeneye, 3 Little Grebe
Heron's Green:
2 Goosander, 2 Little Grebe

Moreton:
2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Fieldfare, 20+ Redwing, 1 Grey Wagtail, 20 Chaffinch

Stratford:
9 Snipe, 1 Kingfisher

Herriotts End:
12 Shelduck, 1 ad Yellow-legged Gull, 3 ad Mediterranean Gulls, 1 Ring-billed Gull

15-2-17 Gulls at Chew (Gill Sapsed)
Reports: Philip Appleton, Andy Davis, Keith Fowler, Lee Gardiner, William Hewitt, Katie Horrocks, Robin Nash, Roger Staples, Martin Tayler, Wayne Tucker, Keith Vinicombe,  blagdonlakebirds, nslbirdingopsbirdingsevernsidebirdsTBOSG