01-02-18 Thursday - Spotted Redshank

A lively bright day, cold in the NW wind but no ice.

Long-tailed Duck
Black-necked Grebe
Spotted Redshank
Chiffchaff
Hawfinch

Curlew with Dunlins at Northwick Warth (Martin Tayler)

BRISTOL

Blaise:
Grey Wagtail.

Redland:
2 Blackcap.

Stockwood Open Spaces:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 6 Long-tailed Tit.

Jay in an Almondsbury garden (Vera Carpenter)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust:
1 Short-eared Owl.

High tide at Northwick Warth (Martin Tayler)

Northwick Warth:
40+ Shelduck, large flocks of Wigeon, 3 Oystercatcher, Dunlin, Redshank, 50+ Curlew.

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon, Colehouse Lane:
(winter survey) 7 Canada Goose, 19 Mallard, 3 Goosander (2m., 1f.), 2 Grey Heron, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, 15 Moorhen, 37 Woodpigeon, 7 Collared Dove, 15 Magpie, 45 Jackdaw, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 m. Blackcap, 40 Starling, 35 Redwing, 3 Pied Wagtail, 1 Bullfinch (plus common stuff).

Clevedon-Yeo:
2 Mute Swan, 6 Canada Goose, 90 Shelduck, 220 Wigeon, 70 Teal, 2 Shoveler, 7 Goosander (Strode Road bridge, 3m., 4f.), 3 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 37 Oystercatcher, 1 Grey Plover, 70
Lapwing, 6 Ringed Plover, 450 Dunlin, 210 Curlew, 2 Snipe, 160 Redshank, 1 Spotted Redshank, 9 Turnstone, 300 Black-headed Gull, 10 Herring Gull, 1 GBB Gull, 3 Raven, 20 Skylark, 20 Meadow Pipit, 4 Rock Pipit, 1 Stonechat.

Kenn Moor and Claverham Grove:
105 Mute Swan, 2 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 5 Stonechat, 9 Fieldfare, 70+ Starling.

Puxton Moor:
1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 4 Snipe, 1 Kestrel, 1 Skylark, 9 Redwing, 1 Stonechat, 2 Pied Wagtail (alba), 5 Meadow Pipit, 2 Reed Bunting.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield (Cloud Woods):
 Tawny Owl, Raven, Goldcrest, 50+ Redwing, 20+ Fieldfare, 2 Song Thrush.

Marshfield:

Hawfinch still in the garden

Ring-necked Parakeets still at St Anne's (Peter Coslett)

St Anne's, Oldland:
3 Ring-necked Parakeet, 5 Hawfinch (4 p.m., possibly a pre-roost gathering).

Burnett:
5 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard, 1 Snipe, 1 G S Woodpecker, 7 Meadow Pipit, 1 Pied Wagtail, 6 Wren, 8 Robin, 10 Fieldfare, 15 Redwing, 15+ Goldcrest, 17 L T Tit, 2 Raven, 100+ Chaffinch, 1 m. Brambling, 5 Linnet, 2 Siskin, 5 Goldfinch, 30+ Yellowhammer.

Cormorant (sinensis?) with breeding-plumage thigh patch (Ian Stapp)

RESERVOIRS:

Barrow Tanks:
1 Long-tailed Duck (No.1).

A Stonechat glows in the sunshine (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
4 Goldeneye, 2 Goosander, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Treecreeper.

Woodford:
5 Goldeneye, 4 Goosander (the Villice birds?), 2 G BB Gull, 1 Tawny Owl (calling), 12+ L TTit, 2 Treecreeper, 2 Raven, 4 Bullfinch.

Villice:
5 Scaup (1 m.), 4 Goosander (2 m., 2f.).

Heron's Green:
 2 Shelduck, 2 Goldeneye, 20 Lapwing.

Black-necked Grebe off Moreton again today (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:
1 Black-necked Grebe, 9 Goldeneye. 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Stonechat, 3 Song Thrush, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest, 2 Coal Tit, 10+ L TTit, 2 Treecreeper, 1 Jay, 2 Raven, 12+ Chaffinch, 7 Bullfinch.

Herriotts:
4 Shelduck. 2 Pintail, 1 Raven, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Reed Bunting

How to get to the BTO South-west Conference Sat 18th March

Out of UK
Bob Brewer in India

Reports: Teresa Chard, Jane Cumming, Alastair Fraser, Chris Perry, Phil Quinn, Gareth Roberts, Tony Scott, Martin Smith, Ian Stapp, Martin Tayler, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG