Waxwing at Bradley Stoke
Cattle Egret at Stanton Drew and Toghill
Black Redstart at Clevedon
Short Eared Owls at Uphill
Scaup, Common Scoter, and Mediterranean Gulls at Chew
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| 16-2-17 Waxwing at Tesco's (Vic Savery) |
Lords Wood, Pensford:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, lots Goldcrest, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Song Thrush, 4 Chaffinch
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Bradley Stoke, Tesco Extra:
15 Waxwing
Oldbury Power Station:Mute Swan pair back, 1 Ruff with Lapwings
Yate Common:
1 Red Kite
NORTH SOMERSET:
Clevedon-Pier:
1 Black Redstart on rocks
Clevedon-Yeo:
68 Canada Goose, c.50 Shelduck, 170 Wigeon, 60 Teal, 3 Shoveler, 2 Pintail, 6 Goosander, 4 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 12 Oystercatcher, 28 Grey Plover, 60 Lapwing (One "singing" at Dowlais), 450 Dunlin (Well down on Sunday), 2 Jack Snipe, 9 Snipe, 140 Curlew, 250 Redshank, 28 Turnstone, 1 Raven, 2 Rock Pipit
Kenn Moor:
1 Little Egret, 1 Heron, 10 Teal, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 40 Redwing, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Skylark, 1 Raven, 40 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting
Uphill:
3 Short Eared Owls, 2 Stonechat, 2 Reed Bunting
1 Red Kite
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| 16-2-17 Long-tailed Tit at Chew (Ian Stapp) |
Clevedon-Pier:
1 Black Redstart on rocks
Clevedon-Yeo:
68 Canada Goose, c.50 Shelduck, 170 Wigeon, 60 Teal, 3 Shoveler, 2 Pintail, 6 Goosander, 4 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 12 Oystercatcher, 28 Grey Plover, 60 Lapwing (One "singing" at Dowlais), 450 Dunlin (Well down on Sunday), 2 Jack Snipe, 9 Snipe, 140 Curlew, 250 Redshank, 28 Turnstone, 1 Raven, 2 Rock Pipit
Kenn Moor:
1 Little Egret, 1 Heron, 10 Teal, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 40 Redwing, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Skylark, 1 Raven, 40 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting
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| 16-2-17 Short-eared Owl at Uphill (Rojo) 15 photographers at Uphill and I have to put one of mine in as I have none |
3 Short Eared Owls, 2 Stonechat, 2 Reed Bunting
BELOW M4 & BANES
Toghill Farm:
2 Cattle Egret
Stanton Drew:
1 Cattle Egret
RESERVOIRS:
Blagdon Lake:
Bewick's Keynell, By-Brook & their 3 cygnets reported back at WWT Slimbridge today after wintering at Blagdon & Chew
Chew Valley Lake:
Dam:
1 Barnacle Goose, 2 Egyptian Geese, 14 Scaup, 1 Common Scoter, 1 Cetti's Warbler
Woodford:
9 Goldeneye, 1 Kingfisher, 20+ Redwing (orchard)
Heron's Green:
Toghill Farm:
2 Cattle Egret
Stanton Drew:
1 Cattle Egret
RESERVOIRS:
Blagdon Lake:
Bewick's Keynell, By-Brook & their 3 cygnets reported back at WWT Slimbridge today after wintering at Blagdon & Chew
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| 16-2-17 Egyptian Goose (Allan Chard) |
1 Barnacle Goose, 2 Egyptian Geese, 14 Scaup, 1 Common Scoter, 1 Cetti's Warbler
Woodford:
9 Goldeneye, 1 Kingfisher, 20+ Redwing (orchard)
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| 16-02-17 Scaup at Herons Green (Ian Stapp) |
9 Scaup (4M 5F flew into the bay from the Dam), 2 Little Grebe, 1 Buzzard
Moreton:
3 Buzzard, 2 Jay, 60+ Fieldfare and Redwing, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail, 25+ Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch
Herriotts End:
8 Shelduck, 10 Pintail, 4 ad + 2 juv Mediterranean Gulls, 4000 mixed Gulls, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting
Hooligan Gull
Attached are two photos of the strange gull which resides at the Picnic Site at Chew - now nicknamed by all and sundry as the 'Hooligan Gull'. It was there all day and it is very confiding, spending much of its time sitting on the wooden barriers with the Black-headed Gulls. It was approachable down to about 10 feet. For comparison, the third photo is of a definite Heuglin's Gull that Richard Mielcarek sent me - apparently taken in Kuwait, where they winter. Similar or what?! Keith Vinicombe
Reports: Allan Chard, Teresa Chard, Andy Davis, Pete Dommett, Keith Fowler, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Adrian Hockey, Nigel Milbourne, Trevor Riddle, Mathew Rogers, Harvey Rose, Matt Scott, Ian Stapp, Brian Thompson, Mrs Trellis, Wayne Tucker, Gordon Youdale, blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG
Moreton:
3 Buzzard, 2 Jay, 60+ Fieldfare and Redwing, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail, 25+ Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch
Herriotts End:
8 Shelduck, 10 Pintail, 4 ad + 2 juv Mediterranean Gulls, 4000 mixed Gulls, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting
Hooligan Gull
Attached are two photos of the strange gull which resides at the Picnic Site at Chew - now nicknamed by all and sundry as the 'Hooligan Gull'. It was there all day and it is very confiding, spending much of its time sitting on the wooden barriers with the Black-headed Gulls. It was approachable down to about 10 feet. For comparison, the third photo is of a definite Heuglin's Gull that Richard Mielcarek sent me - apparently taken in Kuwait, where they winter. Similar or what?! Keith Vinicombe
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| Odd gull at Chew and Heuglin's Gull below |
