Tuesday 16 January 2018

16-1-18 Tuesday - Woodcock


Very cold wind today, dry and bright so two out of three must be OK. Weather worsened in afternoon - dark clouds and hail in parts of Bristol.

Woodcock
Hawfinch

A nice splash of colour on a dull cold day
16-01-2018 Grey Wagtail, CVL (George Stacey)

BRISTOL

BAWA Sports field, Southmead Road: c120 LBB Gulls, 12 Rook
Greystoke Ave (Southmead, by Aldi) : c 50 Carrion Crow
16-01-2018 Dipper, Eastville Park (Martin Taylor)

Eastville Park:
1 Dipper, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail

Stoke Park:
1 Snipe, 2 Stonechat

St Andrews Park:
10 Goldfinch

Finzels Reach/ Castle Park/Harbourside:
6 Mute Swan, 1 Cormorant, 2 Peregrine


SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Thornbury:
1 Woodcock 

Lower Woods, Wickwar
2 Pheasant, 1 Sparrowhawk (f), 2 Buzzard, 22 Woodpigeon, 1 Jay, 3 Rook,1 Carrion Crow,2 Coal Tit, 2, Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 8 Long-tailed Tit,2 Goldcrest, 4 Wren, 4 Nuthatch ,3 Treecreeper, 16 Blackbird, 60 Redwing, 10 Robin


NORTH SOMERSET
16-01-2018 Rock Pipit, Clevedon (Brian Thompson)
Clevedon-Yeo:
2 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Dowlais)

Bleadon:
2 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Jay,  2 Blackcap, 7 Redwing, 4 Bullfinch, 3 Greenfinch, 3 Reed Bunting

Langford:
16-01-2018 Song Thrush, Langford (David Goodliffe)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Keynsham:
Garden in ST6567 - 3 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Black Cap, 2 Starling, 2 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 2 Chaffinch, 3 Goldfinch

Oldland:
St Anne's Church - 1 Kingfisher, 2 Hawfinch, 4 Bullfinch, 5 Greenfinch. (No sign of RN Parakeets)


Marksbury:1 Buzzard, 150+ Crows / Jackdaws ( Maize field)


RESERVOIRS:

Blagdon Lake:2 drake Scaup off Butcombe Bank


Chew Valley Lake
16-01-2018 Goldeneye pair off the Dam, CVL (George Stacey)
Dam:
2 Goldeneye, 1 Common Sandpiper

Bittern Trail or Hollowbrook:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Grey Wagtail

Woodford:
4 Goldeneye,  1 Raven, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Bullfinch

Heron's Green:
1 Goldeneye 1 Buzzard, 1 GBB Gull
Moreton:
16-01-2018 Bullfinch Pair, Moreton, CVL (Ian Stapp)

1 Scaup (F), 8 Goldeneye,  2 Goosander, 1 Little  Grebe , 6 Fieldfare, 4  Bullfinch

Herriotts:
8 Shelduck (pond), 3 Goldeneye (lake side)


Reminder: BTO Regional Conference: 
The BTO would love to meet you at the Regional Conference in Bradford on Avon on March 18th,so book your place at http://bto.org/events 


Reports: Ken Carruthers, David Goodliffe, William Hewitt, Nigel Milbourne, Jonathan Mortin, Lois Pryce,  Matt Scott, Nigel Sluman, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, talkingtobears, Martin Taylor, Brian Thompson, blagdonlakebirdsCVRS,   nslbirding,   opsbirding,  severnsidebirds,   TBOSG