Hawfinch still at Villice Lane, Chew
Firecrest at the Blaise Estate
Grey Partridge - most unusual record of 10 at Clevedon-Yeo
Coast-watchers are clocking up some good numbers of Dunlin, Lapwing and Redshank now.
 |
| Portrait of a Jackdaw at Chew (Ian Stapp) |
BRISTOL
Blaise Estate:
1 Goldcrest, 1 Firecrest (William Earp).
 |
| Goldcrest in Eastville Park, where Firecrest refused to appear today (Brian Thompson) |
1 Goldcrest.
Kingswood:
Raven flying over.
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
1 Water Rail (on the lake, in the far left corner). c. 800 Dunlin, c. 120 Lapwing, 1 Rock Pipit (at the yacht club).
NORTH SOMERSET:
Portishead:
1 male Blackcap in my garden today, 10 days since the last one (a female). Are they still arriving?
Clevedon-Yeo:
80 Canada Goose, 255 Shelduck, 280 Wigeon, 25 Teal, 2 Pintail, 9 Shoveler, 10 Grey Partridge (Blake’s Pools), 4 Kestrel, 1 Water Rail. 16 Oystercatcher, 1 Golden Plover, 1 Grey Plover, 275 Lapwing, 2250 Dunlin, 12 Common Snipe, 230 Curlew, 515 Redshank, 19 Turnstone. 21 Skylark, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 35 Fieldfare, 15 Redwing, 4 Stonechat, 100 Meadow Pipit, 3 Rock Pipit, 5 Bullfinch.
Yatton/Kingston Seymour:
1 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Cormorant, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 1 (!) Lapwing, 1 Snipe, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Skylark, 2 Stonechat, 10 Redwing, 25 Fieldfare, 1 Mistle Thrush, 10 Meadow Pipit, 1 Raven.
A mixed flock of gulls, corvids and Starlings about 500 strong.
East Harptree:
33 Woodpigeon, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (drumming), 4 Jay, 4 Raven, 8 Goldcrest, 60 Starling, 26 Fieldfare, 25 Redwing, 3 Bullfinch.
Uphill: (WeBS count)
19 Mute Swan, 375 Shelduck, 22 Wigeon, 47 Teal, 25 Mallard. 2 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 2 Little Grebe. 113 Oystercatcher, 200 Lapwing, 1775 Dunlin, 17 Curlew, 324 Redshank.
 |
| Sparrowhawk at Bleadon (Bill Hewitt) |
1 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 2 Meadow Pipit, 1 Stonechat.
BELOW M4 & BANES
Marshfield:
3000 Starling in a murmuration on Down Road.
Keynsham (ST6567):
7 Herring Gull, 1 Coal Tit, 11 Starling, 10 Goldfinch.
2 Buzzard, 200 Woodpigeon, 100 Carrion Crow.
Paulton:
1 Little Grebe, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 3 Moorhen, 23 Pied Wagtail, 9 Redwing, 4 Goldfinch.
(Sewage treatment works) 13 Meadow Pipit, 11 Pied Wagtail.
 |
| Teal and Wigeon at Chew (Bob Brewer) |
Blagdon Lake:
78 Mute Swan, 13 Pintail, 4 Goldeneye (1 m.), 2 Great White Egret, 1 Green Woodpecker.
Chew Valley Lake:
1 Long-tailed Duck, 4 Goldeneye, 1 Little Egret, 2 Common Sandpiper, 6+ Redwing.
Bittern Trail:
1 Goldeneye, Goldcrests, Fieldfares.
Woodford:
3 G BB Gull, 30+ Redwing and Fieldfare, 10+ Long-tailed Tit.
Villice:
1 Kestrel, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Hawfinch, 4 Bullfinch.
 |
| Pair of Goosanders at Herons Green (Ian Stapp) |
2 Pintail, 5 Goosander, 4 Great White Egret, 6 Little Egret, 2 Little Grebe, 50 Lapwing, 7 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Green Sandpiper, 25 Redwing.
Moreton:
7 Goldeneye, 3 Goosander, 18 Great White Egret, 26 Lapwing, 2 G BB Gull, 3 Water Pipit, 20+ Redwing and Fieldfare, 2 Jay, 1 Raven.
 |
| Pair of Goldeneye (Robert Hargreaves) |
2 Shelduck, 5 Goldeneye (1 m.), 7 Goosander (1 m.), 14 Pheasant, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 300 Common Gull, 500 Starling, 30 Pied Wagtail.
 |
| Great White Egret and Pintails (Robert Hargreaves) |
6 Shelduck, 15 Teal, 25 Pintail, 77 Shoveler, 4 Little Egret, 15 Great White Egret (in the morning), 1 Water Rail, 1 Grey Wagtail.
Reports: John Barnett, Simon Carder, Andy Davis, William Earp, Robert Hargreaves, William Hewitt, Sue Kempson, Trevor Riddle, Steve Sanins. George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Christopher Teague, 'talkingtobears', blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds
