4 Feb '17 Saturday - Brent Goose

Fine and sunny but with a chilly wind.

The Waxwings are still about but a Brent Goose is arguably the most unexpected bird for our area today.

Today's Waxwing from "Lisegirl" at Bradley Stoke

BRISTOL
Staple Hill:
6 Waxwing briefly on Signal Road / Teewell Hill, Staple Hill, Bristol at 16:00.

Bradley Stoke:
13 Waxwing (with a large audience).

A different angle!  (Paul Milsom)

Coombe Dingle:
Tawny Owl (calling at 4 a.,m. this morning).

Montpellier, St Andrews Park: 
30 Redwing at tea time.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station (Shepperdine end):
235 Wigeon, 170 Teal, 9 Oystercatcher, 3 Ringed Plover, 180 Lapwing, 1 Golden Plover, 8 Snipe, 46 Turnstone, 12 Curlew, 1 Little Gull, 5 Bullfinch.

Littleton Pits:
3 flyover Shoveler, Water Rail, 2 Snipe, Kingfisher, Green Woodpecker, Reed Bunting.

New Passage/Northwick/Pilning Wetland:
730 Wigeon, 17 Gadwall, 13 Shoveler, 21 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Egret, 3 Water Rail, "dozens" of Ringed Plover, 400 Lapwing, 2000 Dunlin, 520 Knot, 150 Black-tailed Godwit, 90 Redshank, 70 Curlew, Water Pipit (by 2nd sentry box), Grey Wagtail, Chiffchaff.

Severn Beach:
2 Great Crested Grebe, 7 Pintail.
Orchard Pools:
Cetti's Warbler.

NORTH SOMERSET:

Brent Goose at Portishead today (David Gale)
(this local resident is gnashing her teeth with envy! - ed.)

Portishead:
Brent Goose (David Gale).

Clevedon seafront (near the Little Harp):
6 Ringed Plover with flock of Turnstone.

Clevedon-Yeo:
50+ Shelduck, 6 Mallard, 2 Wigeon, 24+ Goosander, Buzzard, Kestrel, 3 Oystercatcher, 20 Lapwing, 200+Dunlin, 40 Curlew, 26 Redshank, 2 Turnstone, 200+ Black- headed Gull,  2 Skylark, Grey Wagtail, 8 Meadow Pipit, 6 Stonechat, Black Redstart (in graveyard, NE corner nearest church), Reed Bunting,

Yatton:
1 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 60 Redwing, 1 Reed Bunting.

Sand Point:
70 Shelduck, 60 Oystercatcher, 4 Grey Plover, 10 Curlew, 20 Dunlin, 4 Stonechat, 1 m. Dartford Warbler (opposite number 42).

Weston-Super-Mare:
Worle (Plumley Park):
10 Canada Goose over, 1 Raven, 1 Goldcrest, 4 Bullfinch, 5 Reed Bunting.


BELOW M4 & BANES

Tormarton:
2 Buzzard, 23 Skylark, 61 Starling (3 flocks), 72 Fieldfare (part of same 3 flocks), pair Stonechat, 2 Grey Wagtail, 17 Pied Wagtail, 10 Meadow Pipit, 8 Linnet.

Marshfield:
3 Buzzard, 180 Lapwing, 60 Golden Plover, 20 Skylark, 2 Stonechat, 50 Linnet, 80 Corn Bunting. 

(In a garden) Grey Wagtail, m. Blackcap, Marsh Tit.

Wick / Doynton:
2 Cattle Egret still in fields west of Toghill Farm, Wick.
Merlin (hunting over Gorse Lane, west of Pennsylvania) (Mark Coller)

Paulton:
3 Buzzard, 30 Skylark, 1 Mistle Thrush.

RESERVOIRS:

Barrow Tank 3:
First-winter male Long-tailed Duck

Litton Reservoir:
8 Mute Swan, 2 Wigeon, 19 Tufted Duck, 12 Little Grebe, 10 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret,1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Tawny Owl, 2 Jay, 5 Goldcrest, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Treecreeper, 35+ Redwing, 3 Grey Wagtail.

Excellent action shot from Chew (Bob Brewer)

Chew Valley Lake:
3 Black-necked Grebe (East Shore), 5 ad Mediterranean Gull, 1 x 1W Yellow-legged Gull in roost, 1 x 3W lusitanius type Yellow-legged Gull on Herriott's Pool again and later in the roost (Keith Vinicombe), 1 Chiffchaff.

Gadwall, a subtly attractive duck always worth a second look
(Bob Brewer)

Villice:
4 Goldeneye.

Reports: Rich Andrews, Paul Bowerman, Bob Brewer, Ken Carruthers, Mark Coller, Sean Davis, Alastair Fraser, David Gale, Andy Gibb, Patrick Hancock, Nick Hawkridge, Adrian Hockey, Brian Lancastle, "Lisegirl", John Martin, Andy Middleton, "Thomas of Berkeley", Trevor Riddle, Mrs Trellis, Keith Vinicombe, Denise Whittle,  blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG