2-1-18 Tuesday - Hawfinch

Temp 5 to 11℃. Wind to 20 mph, medium rain, not much sun

Scaup, Lesser Scaup, Long-tailed Duck
Cattle Egret, Great White Egret not reported
Black-necked Grebe
Merlin
Mediterranean Gull
Short-eared Owl
Black Redstart
Water Pipit
Redpoll
Hawfinch - 17 + 6, 23 largest daily sighting in Avon this century

BRISTOL

2-1-18 Hawfinch, St Anne's Ch, Oldland (Lee Gardiner)

Oldland, St Annes Churchyard:

6 Hawfinch

Finzels Reach:
2 Peregrine

2-1-18 Grey Heron, Eastville (Oli Hambley)

Eastville Park/Stoke Park:
30 Mallard, 6 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 2 Moorhen, 50 BH Gull, 2 m Kingfisher, 3 Goldcrest, 23 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Stonechat, 20 House Sparrow, 35 Goldfinch

Totterdown and Ashton:
Canada Goose heard calling near New Cut Studios, 4 Raven over tobacco factory, North St

2-1-18 Blackcap, 1 of 2, Warmley (Peter Coslett)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 juv Mute Swan, 2 Pintail, 1 m Black Redstart

Severnside:
2 Merlin, 100 Lapwing, 150 Dunlin, 10 Curlew, 4 Redshank, 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Water Pipit, Rock Pipit

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf, North Pools:

66m 61f Wigeon, 4m 3f Gadwall, 4m 3f Teal, 10m 8f Mallard,  24m 23 f Shoveler, 4m 4f Tufted Duck, 2 Cormorant, 3 Little Grebe, 4 Moorhen, 40 Coot, 40 Lapwing, 10 BH Gull, 1 Barn Owl on South Pool, 1 Magpie

2-1-18 Clevedon Pier (Karle Burford)
Black Redstart below Green sign

Clevedon Pier:
1 Black Redstart, 1 Rock Pipit

BELOW M4 and BANES

Emersons Green:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Dunnock, 18 House Sparrow, 1 Redpoll

2-1-18 Collared Dove, Keynsham (TtB)

Keynsham, garden:

2 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 2 Magpie, 6 Jackdaw, 1 Blue Tit, 4 Starling, 2 Blackbird, 1 Dunnock, 1 Chaffinch, 6 Goldfinch

Bath, City Centre:
Flock 100 Goldfinch

2-1-18 Record flock of Hawfinch, Newton Park (NSL Birding)

Newton St Loe, BOC Walk:
4 Mute Swan, 25 Teal, 2 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 6 Moorhen, 31 Common Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 4 Goldcrest, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 20 Starling, 5 Fieldfare, 3 Song Thrush, 60 Redwing, 4 Mistle Thrush, 30 House Sparrow, 3 Pied Wagtail, 4 Chaffinch, 17 Hawfinch, 15 Greenfinch, 20 Linnet, 30 Goldfinch
Also reported:
1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Stock Dove, 4 Coal Tit, 1 Treecreeper, 26 Meadow Pipit, 21 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tank, No1:
1 Long-tailed Duck

Blagdon Lake:
1 ♂ Scaup, 1 ad ♂ Pochard x Ferruginous Duck, 2 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 ad Mediterranean Gull

2-1-18 Common Sandpiper, Herriotts (Bob Brewer)

Chew Valley Lake

4 Scaup, 1 m Lesser Scaup, 1 Cattle Egret, 1 Common Sandpiper, Bearded Tit

Out of Avon:
Most photographed Great Northern Diver still at Sharpness
Penduline Tit still at Plock Court

Reports: Bob Brewer, Karle Burford, Steve Emery, Tim Ford, Oli Hambley, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Gareth Jones, Glen Maddison, Nigel Milbourne, Bob Pepper, Patrick Richards, Nigel Sluman, Martin Tayler, Chris Teague, Robert Webber, Jason Williams, Blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, NSL-Birding, Opsbirding, Severnsidebirds, TalkingtoBears, TBOSG