Thursday, 9 February 2017

9 Feb '17 Thursday - Ring-billed Gull

Heavy cloud all day, bad for photos, fairly still, too cold for birding

Mediterranean Gull at Oldbury
Waxwing at Bradley Stoke
Eider on Marine Lake, Weston
Lesser Redpolls at Blagdon
Common Scoter, Ring-billed Gull, Yellow-Legged Gull at Chew

9-2-17 Ring-billed Gull at Chew (Wayne Tucker)
BRISTOL
New Cut:
1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Redshank, 2 Raven, 2 Grey Wagtail


SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
3 Gadwall, 1 Mediterranean Gull

Bradley Stoke, Tesco Extra, 16.00:
13 Waxwing


NORTH SOMERSET:
Portbury Wharf:
126 Wigeon, 42 Gadwall, 4 Pochard, 90 Lapwing, 3 Stonechat

Weston-Super-Mare:
2 Blackcap (Clarence Park), 1 f Blackcap (Prince Consort Park)
Marine Lake:
1 Eider
Weston Bay:
31 Ringed Plover, 7 Sanderling, 1000+ Dunlin

Uphill:
1 Short-eared Owl
9-2-17 Robin (Carl Bovis)
Maybe cold, but didn't stop this Robin singing at Chew
BELOW M4 & BANES
Toghill Farm:
Cattle Egret

Paulton:
1 Tawny Owl calling this evening

RESERVOIRS:
Blagdon Lake:
8 Bewick's Swans, 2 Egyptian Geese, 1 Shelduck, 2 Scaup, 2 Green Sandpipers, 3 Lesser Redpoll


9-2-17 Ring-billed Gull at Chew (Lee Gardiner)
Chew Valley Lake:
Dam:
2 Egyptian Geese, 7 Scaup (1m 6f), 4 Goldeneye, 1 Common Scoter, 1 Buzzard, 1 Ring-billed Gull

Herriotts End:
1 2nd winter Yellow-Legged Gull

Reports: Bill Blake, David Gibbs, Lee Gardiner, Patrick Hancock,  John Martin, Jonathan Mortin, Adam Rawson, Dean Reeves, Nigel Sluman, Chris Stone, Brian Thompson, Wayne Tucker, Denise Whittle,  blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG