Saturday, 20 January 2018

20-1-18 Saturday - Corn Bunting

Temp 5 to 6 ℃. Wind very low as cyclone passed slowly over. Misty rain most of the day

Bird order is IOC, BOU and Birdtrack, using 2018 BOU names. Copies of Avon list in Information Sites

Long-tailed Duck
Black-necked Grebe
Grey Plover, Jack Snipe
Firecrest 
Hawfinch
Corn Bunting

BRISTOL

Cabot Circus, roof car park:
60+ Pied Wagtail

Horfield Common, from Bishop Rd:
2 BH Gulls, 3 Herring Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 41 Wood Pigeons, 4 Collared Doves, 9 Magpies, 6 Crows, 13 Blue Tits, 6 Long-tailed Tits, 2 Wrens, 32 Starlings, 9 Blackbirds, 24 Fieldfares, 5 Redwings, 7 Robins, 16 House Sparrows, 1 Dunnock, 2 Pied Wagtails, 2 Chaffinches, 2 Greenfinches, 43 Goldfinches

Long Wood and Hermitage Wood:
15 Woodpigeons, 1 Jay, 4 Magpies, 4 Jackdaws, 12 Carrion Crow, 17 Blue Tits, 9 Great Tits, 11 Long Tailed Tits, 1m Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Wren, 1 Treecreeper, 7m 2f Blackbirds, 1 Robin, 6m 6f Bullfinches (enjoying the old Blackberries), 7 Goldfinches

20-1-18 Hawfinch, St Annes (Wildwood Photography)
Oldland, St Annes Churchyard:
6 Hawfinch

Redland garden:
2 m/f Blackcap

St Andrews Park:
1 Jay, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 30 Redwing, Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

20-1-18 Corn Bunting, OPS (Peter Hazelwood)
Oldbury Power Station, WeBS:
47 Wigeon, 54 Mallard, 7 Teal, 1 Water Rail, 54 Lapwing, 146 Curlew, 135 Dunlin, 1 Jack Snipe, 19 Snipe, 16 Redshank + 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Goldcrest, 32 Blackbird, 8 Stonechat, 1 Corn Bunting

New Passage/Northwick Warth:
52 Shelduck, 73 Oystercatcher, 300 Lapwing, 70 Curlew, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 30 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, Bullfinch, 35 Goldfinch 

Hoar Gout (VOSA pool):
6 Teal overhead, 8 Tufted Duck, 2 Coot, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Sea Mills, WeBS:
2 Shelduck, 31 Mallard, 1 Buzzard, 6 Snipe,  2 Common Sandpiper, 60 Redshank, 62 BH Gull, 3 Herring Gull

NORTH SOMERSET
20-1-18 Blackcap in the gloom, Portishead (RH)
Portishead, gdn:
3 Long-tailed Tit, 2 m/f Blackcap, 6 Greenfinch

Clevedon gdn:
1 f Blackcap (1m 19th)

Backwelll Lake:
20 Mute Swans, 1 Muscovy Duck (courting a Swan), 4 Shoveler, 2 Gadwall, 16 Tufted Ducks,  4 Cormorants (4-6 resident here for 2 weeks), 1 Water Rail, 20 BH Gulls, 1 LBB Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 2 1 drumming Greater Spotted Woodpecker 

Clevedon-Yeo:
1 Barnacle Goose with Canadas (cafe K Seymour), 60 Shelduck, 110 Wigeon, 20 Teal, 2 Water Rail, 5 Oystercatcher, 400 Lapwing, 15 Grey Plover, 6 Ringed Plover, 80 Curlew, 20 Turnstone, 30 Knot, 3,000 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 150 Redshank, 10 Skylark, 20 Greenfinch

Weston-Super-Mare, Balmoral Way:
1 Blackcap, 1 Firecrest, 1 Hawfinch

Churchill School, 19th:
1 Little Egret on bus to school in Haywood, 1 Treecreeper in Spanish, 6 3m/3f Bullfinch in Physics

20-1-18 Sparrowhawk, Bleadon (Bill Hewitt)
Bleadon:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Blackcap, 1 Stonechat, 1 Greenfinch

Bleadon Levels:
Unconfirmed reports of 2 Short-eared Owls

BELOW M4 and BANES

Marshfield garden:
 1 Hawfinch briefly
20-1-18 Buzzard, Siston (TtB)
Siston Common in ST6674:
1 Buzzard, 2 Tawny Owl (early), 1 Magpie, 2 Robin, 2 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Hawfinch, 1 Bullfinch

Keynsham, garden in ST6567:
1 Pheasant (roaming the streets on 19th), 1 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw, 1 Blue Tit, 4 Starling, 2 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 3 Dunnock, 2 Chaffinch, 3 Goldfinch

20-1-18 Blackcap, male, Bath (Brian Martin)
Bath, Bloomfield:
2 m/f Blackcap

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
1 Greylag Goose, 7 Shoveler, 3 Gadwall, 18 Mallard, 7 Teal, 11 Pochard, 71 Tufted Duck, 1 Long-tailed Duck, 2 Goldeneye, 16 Little Grebe, 7 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 3 Cormorant, 55 Coot, 10 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper

Blagdon Lake, 19th:
Black-necked Grebe

Chew Valley Lake, 18th
Dam:
3 Goldeneye, 5 Goosander
Woodford:
(1m) Scaup, 9 Goldeneye, 6 Goosander, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Bullfinch
Herons Green:
3 Goldeneye, 13 Lapwing, 1 GBB Gull, 25 Pied Wagtail
Moreton:
7 Wigeon, 1 Lesser Scaup, 8 Goldeneye, 2 Goosander, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Bullfinch
Herriotts:
8 Shelduck, 3 Pintail, 1 Peregrine

Out of Avon:
Forest of Dean, Soudley Ponds:
15 Mandarin Duck, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Moorhen, 1 Raven, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Grey Wagtail, 5 Hawfinch (Parkend)

Out of UK:
Bob Brewer in India

Reports: John Budd, Sean Davies, Geoff Dring, Lee Gardiner, Anthony Goodwin, Paul Gregory, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Bill Hewitt, Robin Lambert, Brian Martin, John Martin,  Jon Mortin, Andy Middleton, Jean Oliver, George Rabin, Patrick Richards, Trevor Riddle, Tony Scott, Howard Taffs, Martin Tayler, Denise Whittle, Blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, NSL-Birding, Opsbirding, Severnsidebirds, TalkingtoBears, TBOSG