Cattle Egrets and Waxwings still on station.
Smew, Short-eared Owls.
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| A good selection of 5 typical species at Chew (Ian Stapp) |
Ashton Court:
2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch.
Hanham:
1 Cormorant, 1 Moorhen, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Goldcrest.
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Bradley Stoke, Three Brooks, Tesco Petrol:
15 Waxwings.
Oldbury Power Station:
(1w) Kittiwake off Shepperdine at 8 a.m.
Frampton Cotterell:
1 Cormorant (not seen here before), 3 Little Egret yesterday, 1 today
Chipping Sodbury Fishing Lake:
Redhead Smew.
NORTH SOMERSET:
Portbury Wharf:
Wigeon, c.250 Teal, 3 Pochard, 250 Dunlin, 15 Skylark, c.25 Reed Bunting
Yatton (Wemberham Lane):
1 Buzzard and 1 Peregrine (perched on the same pylon).
Kenn Moor:
1 Kestrel, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Treecreeper, 3 Skylark, 1 Bullfinch.
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| One of the Uphill Short-eared Owls (Paul Cousins) |
1 Grey Heron, 2 Common Snipe spooked by one of 2 Short-eared Owl (after 3 p.m.), 2 Kestrel, 5 Stonechat, Song Thrushes singing, 3 Meadow Pipit, 3 Reed Bunting.
Bleadon / Walborough:
60 Stock Dove, 7 Skylark, albino Blackbird, 40 Linnet.
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| Short-eared Owl at Uphill (Bill Hewitt) |
Marshfield:
Peregrine with prey.
Wick, Toghill Farm:
2 Cattle Egret.
Newton St Loe:
23 Teal, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 4 Coot, 500+ gulls (flying SW at sunset), 6 Collared Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Goldcrest, 7 Song Thrush singing, 1 Grey Wagtail, 18 Chaffinch. 12 Goldfinch.
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| Buzzard at Pensford (very red tail) (Ian Stapp) |
4 Buzzard, 1 Grey Wagtail.
RESERVOIRS:
Blagdon Lake:
1 Egyptian Goose, 2 m. Scaup, Stock Dove, 7 Goldcrest, 15 Long-tailed Tit, 2 calling Chiffchaff,
4 Treecreeper singing.
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| Shoveler at Chew (Ian Stapp) |
Chew Valley Lake:
4 Goosander, 2 Common Sandpiper, 4 ad Mediterranean Gull, 9 Stonechat, 1000+ Jackdaw at roost
Dam:
3 Little Grebe, 2 GBB Gull.
Woodford:
9 Scaup (5m, 4f, off Nunnery stones). 1 m Common Scoter (off Nunnery), 12+ Goldeneye, 2 GBB Gull (on fish cage).
Villice:
Buzzard, Common Sandpiper, Green Woodpecker.
Heron's Green:
4 Goldeneye, 4 Snipe. 1 Cetti's Warbler.
Moreton:
2 Shelduck, 2 Scaup (f. in with Tufted Ducks), 6 Goldeneye, 3 Buzzard, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Stonechat (1m 3 f), 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Reed Bunting.
Herriotts End:
Barnacle Goose and Greylag Goose both presumed feral.
4 Shelduck, 6 Pintail, 3 Goldeneye, Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail.
