Friday, 12 January 2018

12-1-18 Friday - Brent Goose

Misty today, not that warm, light wind, with a little Sunshine at times

Today's blog has been done in the new order being adopted by the IOC, BOU and Birdtrack, but using current British names. Loonie at times, Full Avon list under Information Sites

Brent Geese
Black-necked Grebe
Cattle Egret
Mediterranean Gull, Yellow-legged Gull
Short-eared Owl
Chiffchaff
Brambling
12-1-18 Great Spot in Bristol (Allan Chard)
BRISTOL

Bishop Road to Horfield Common:
3 BH Gull, 8 Herring Gull, 4 LBB Gull, 28 Woodpigeon, 3 Collared Dove, 21 Magpie, 4 Jackdaw, 3 Crow, 8 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 9 Long-tailed Tit, 1 f Blackcap, 1 Wren, 28 Starling, 5 Blackbird, 1 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing, 9 Robin, 32 House Sparrow, 2 Greenfinches, 8 Goldfinches

Brandon Hill
11 Redwing

Filton, Millenium Park:
50 Starling

Oldland, St Annes Churchyard, NOT TODAY:
Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Hawfinch

Patchway:
1 Raven

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
260 Wigeon, 3 Pintail, 64 Teal, 2 Peregrine, 1 Treecreeper

12-1-18 Short-eared Owl takes on Kestrel at Aust (Steve Jones)
Aust:
1 Kestrel, 4 Short-eared Owl
12-1-18 Pochard, New Passage (Lisegirl)
New Passage:
4 Pochard!, 1 Water Rail, 1 Grey Wagtail withs Pieds

12-1-18 Mistle Thrush, Almondsbury (Vera Carpenter)
Almondsbury:
1 Jay 1 Mistle Thrush

Winterbourne, Monks Pool and Bradley Brook:
2 Mallard, 2 Buzzard, 3 Stock Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 22 Jackdaw, 9 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 12 Chaffinch.

NORTH SOMERSET

Weston in Gordano, Middle Hill:
2 Buzzard, 1 drumming Great Spotted Woodpecker, 16 Redwing, 2 m/f Bullfinch

Clevedon-Yeo:
2 dark bellied Brent Geese, Shelducks, Wigeon, Goosander, Oystercatchers, Curlew, Turnstones, Dunlin, Redshanks, Skylarks, Stonechats, Meadow & Rock Pipits

Backwell Lake:
7 Canada Geese, 25 Mute Swan, 1 Muscovy Duck, 2 Shoveler, 8 Mallard, 1 m Pochard, 8 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Egret, 3 Cormorant, 5 Moorhen, Coot, 100 BH Gull, 13 Common Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 1 Dunnock singing, 2 Bullfinch, 3 Goldfinch.

Grey Heron 12th Jan 2018 Hewish (Terri Borash)
Hewish:
1 Grey Heron

BELOW M4 and BANES

Warmley:
Raven back and forth
12-1-18 Starling, Keynsham (TtB)
Keynsham garden:
2 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Magpie, 2 Blue Tit, 4 Starling, 2 Blackbird, 1 Dunnock, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 4 Goldfinch

12-1-18 first Goldfinch in two years, How Hill (RH)
Bath, Twerton garden:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Magpie, 8 Carrion Crow, 4's of Coal, Blue and Great Tit, 1 m Blackcap, 1 Nuthatch, 2 courting Robin, 2 Dunnock, 2 Chaffinch, 2 Goldfinch

12-1-18 Cattle Egret, Bickfield Lane(Ian Stapp)
Compton Martin, Bickfield Lane:
1 Cattle Egret, 2 Little Egret

RESERVOIRS

12-1-18 Long-tailed Duck on Barrow Tanks (Wildwood Photos)
Barrow Tank No 1:
1 ad m Long-tailed Duck

Blagdon Lake:
Black-necked Grebe, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Brambling in garden

12-1-18 Long-tailed Tit, Denny (George Stacey)
Chew Valley Lake

12-1-18 Goldeneye at Dam (Bill Hewitt)
Dam:
3 Goldeneye, 3 Goosander, 2 Little Grebe, 18 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper

12-1-18 Goosander, Denny (George Stacey)
Bittern Trail/Denny:
13 4m/9f Goosander, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Long-tailed Tit, many Redwings, 1 Grey Wagtail

Woodford:
3 Goldeneye, 4 Goosander, 2 GBB Gull, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 1 Goldcrest, 30 Starling, 80 Fieldfare, 4 Song Thrush, 2 Dunnock, 3 Bullfinch

12-1-18 Common Gull, Herons Green (Bill Hewitt)
Trying to imitate a Ring-billed Gull
Herons Green:
3 Goosander, 1 Cattle Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 GBB Gull, 2 Yellow-legged Gull

12-1-18 Treecreeper, Moreton (Ian Stapp)
Moreton:
1 Buzzard, 2 Water Rail, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Jay, 1 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 8 Blackbird, 35 Fieldfare, 20 Redwing, 6 Bullfinch

Herriotts:
8 Shelduck, 3 Reed Bunting

12-1-18 Water Rail, New Passage (Lisegirl)
Reports: John Barnett, Terri Borash, John Budd, Vera Carpenter, Ken Carruthers, John Clark, Peter Coslett, Lee Gardiner, Robert Hargreaves, Bill Hewitt, Mike Jackson, Steve Jones, Lisegirl, John Martin, Robin Martin, Andrew Middleton, Nigel Milbourne, Brian Piercey, Lois Pryce, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Mike Thomas, Dan Whyte, Paul Williams, Rich Winn, Blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, NSL-Birding, Opsbirding, Severnsidebirds, TalkingtoBears, TBOSG