Waxwing at Bradley Stoke
Hen Harrier at Oldbury Power Station
Black Redstart at OPS and WSM
Eider at WSM
Short-eared Owl at Uphill
Red Kite at Marshfield
Cattle Egret at Backwell Lake and Toghill
Mediterranean Gulls on the reservoirs
Scaup, Common Scoter at Chew
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| 24-2-17 Wren at Eastville (Steve Poulsom) But singing all over Avon |
Avon Gorge:
1 Peregrine
Eastville Park:
1 Mute Swan, 1 Grey Heron, 50 BH Gull, 4 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Wren, 8 Robin, 1 Grey Wagtail, small movement of Meadow Pipits and 1 Siskin over this a.m.
Stapleton:
Flock of 32 Goldfinch, 1 Starling
1 Peregrine
Eastville Park:
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| 24-2-17 Grey Heron at Eastville (Martin Tayler) Maybe had a bad day yesterday |
Stapleton:
Flock of 32 Goldfinch, 1 Starling
Stockwood Open Space:
1 Buzzard, 4 Collard Dove, 1 Green and 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 2 Jay, 3 Goldcrest, 5 Fieldfare,
3 Song Thrush, 4 Redwing, 3 Greenfinch
Stoke Park:
8 Mallard, 2 Moorhen
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Bradley Stoke, Three Brooks, Tesco Petrol:
13 Waxwings
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| 24-2-17 Little Grebe at Three Brooks, Bradley Stoke (Vic Savery) |
1 m Hen Harrier (see OPS website, PK) , 1 Raven, 1 ad m Black Redstart, 7 Stonechat
New Passage/Northwick Warth, yesterday:
220 Wigeon, 16 Gadwall, 18 Shoveler, 21 Tufted Duck, 6 Lapwing, 5 Knot, 130 Dunlin, 86 Black-tailed Godwits, 3 Stock Dove, 1 singing Skylark
NORTH SOMERSET
Backwell Hill (BET Reserve):
2 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine (quarry), 100+ Jackdaw (quarry), 4 Raven, 20+ Goldcrest, 50+ Fieldfare,
2 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine (quarry), 100+ Jackdaw (quarry), 4 Raven, 20+ Goldcrest, 50+ Fieldfare,
2 Goldfinch, 20+ Bullfinch, 2 Peacock butterflies
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| 24-2-17 Goldcrest at Backwell Hill (Higgy) |
15 Mute Swan, 8 Canada Geese, 1 pochard, 10+ Tufted Duck, 1 Cattle Egret flew in to join the 19 Little Egret at roost, 17.45, 2 Buzzard, 160+ BH Gull
Kenn Moor:
50+ Mute Swan, 1 f Goosander, 1 Buzzard, 100+ Starling/Fieldfare (Claverham Grove)
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| 24-2-17 Eider at Marine Lake (James Minifie) |
1 f Black Redstart, previous visits at this garden in 2013 and 2014. 1 f Eider at Marine Lake
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| 24-2-17 Redshank at Uphill (Simon Williams) |
1 Sparrowhawk, Dunlin, 1 Snipe, Redshank, 1 Short-eared Owl, 2 Stonechat, Meadow Pipit, 2 Reed Bunting
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| 24-2-17 Short-eared Owl at Uphill (Paul Cousins) |
2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Stonechat, Meadow Pipit, several singing Skylarks
Bleadon, River Axe:
1 Buzzard singing Skylark, c100 Fieldfare, 2 Stonechat,
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| 24-2-17 Sparrowhawk at Uphill (Simon Williams) |
BELOW M4 & BANES
Marshfield:
1 Red Kite
Wick, Toghill Farm:
1 Red Kite
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| 24-2-17 Red Kite at Marshfield (Martin Hayes) |
2 Cattle Egret
RESERVOIRS:
Blagdon Lake:
1 Egyptian Geese, 2♂ Scaup, 1 Mediterranean Gull
Litton Reservoir:
Blagdon Lake:
1 Egyptian Geese, 2♂ Scaup, 1 Mediterranean Gull
Litton Reservoir:
2 Mute Swan, 9 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Egret, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 13 Little Grebe, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 5 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Grey Wagtail
Chew Valley Lake:
Totals of 11 Pintail, 15 Scaup, Buzzards have come out of hibernation with 12 circling in the fine weather, 2 Common Sandpipers, 1 ad Mediterranean Gull, 2 Stonechat
Totals of 11 Pintail, 15 Scaup, Buzzards have come out of hibernation with 12 circling in the fine weather, 2 Common Sandpipers, 1 ad Mediterranean Gull, 2 Stonechat
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| 24-2-17 male Common Scoter (Lee Gardiner) |
1 Common Scoter, 18 Goldeneye, 3 Little Grebe, 1 Hooligan Gull, 1 Cetti's Warbler
Hollow Brook:
4 Fieldfare
Woodford:
4 Bullfinch
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| 24-2-17 Scaup at Chew (Ian Stapp) Scaup among the Tufted Ducks |
3 2f Scaup, 6 Snipe, 9 House Sparrow
Moreton:
11 4m Scaup, 4 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Tawny Owl, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 3 Goldcrest, 23 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Fox, 1 Roe Deer
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| 24-2-17 Green Sandpiper at Moreton (Ian Stapp) |
2 Jack Snipe
Herriott's End:
4 Shelduck, 3 Pintail
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| 24-2-17 Jack Snipe at Chew (Mrs Trellis) Hiding at the end |
