Friday 3 February 2017

3 Feb '17 Friday - Little Gull

Cold bright start followed by rain from mid-morning, generally miserable day

Waxwings they seem to love Bradley Stoke. 
Little Gull at Portbury Wharf
Bewick's Swan and Ring-necked Duck at Chew


BRISTOL
Stockwood Open Spaces:
1 Buzzard, 3 Fieldfare, 50 Black-Headed Gull, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Collared Dove
3 Song Thrush, 4 Long Tailed Tit, 8 Goldfinch, Magpie (with nesting material)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Bradley Stoke:
7 Waxwing

NORTH SOMERSET:

Portbury Wharf:
1 Little Gull (Adult, winter)
3/2/17 Little Gull at Portbury (Chris Stone)
Backwell Lake:
4 Goosander (2 pairs) , Buzzard
3/2/17 Pair of Goosander at Backwell (Richard Bedwell)
BELOW M4 & BANES

Keynsham:
30 + Goldfinch
3/2/17 Goldfinch at Keynsham (Ian Stapp)
Claverton:
1 Peregrine

RESERVOIRS:

Chew Valley Lake:

Dam:
1 Great Black-Backed Gull, 4 Goldeneye, 3 Little Grebe, 5 Scaup (back Denny)

Woodford:
6 Goldeneye (off Nunnery), 2 Goosander (1m 1f off Denny), 2 Bullfinch (car park),
8 Bewick's Swan, 1 Ring-necked Duck


3/2/17 Bewick's Swan at Chew (Raoul Chandrakasera)
Heron's Green:
12 Goosander (5m 7F in the bay some on the bank), 2 Goldeneye, 2 Little Grebe

Moreton:
2 Scaup (1m 1f), 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Cetti's (calling), 1 Buzzard, 1 Dunlin (fly through)
5 Meadow Pipit

Herriots:
2 Pintail (pond), 1 Shelduck (pond)

Reports: Terri Borash, Ian Stapp, Richard Bedwell, Patrick Hancock, Chris Stone, Raoul Chandrakasera, blagdonlakebirdsCVRSnslbirdingopsbirdingsevernsidebirdsTBOSG