Tuesday, 6 February 2018

06-02-18 Tuesday - Black Redstart

Temp -1 to 3℃. Even colder start today, but nice and bright later on and not cold or windy

Scaup 
Black-necked Grebe
Cattle Egret
Short-eared Owl
Marsh Tit
Chiffchaff
Black Redstart
Hawfinch, Siskin
6-2-18 Goldcrest, Manor Rd Woodland (Ian Stapp)
BRISTOL

High Kingsdown:
3 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Blackcap 2♀ + 1♂
Blackcap 6th Feb 2018 High Kingsdown (Keith Williams)

Bishop Rd to Horfield Common:
5 Herring Gulls, 1 Black Headed Gull, 32 Wood Pigeons, 4 Collared Doves, 6 Crows, 3 Jackdaws, 13 Magpies, 6 Blue Tits, 7 Long tailed Tits, 1 Coal Tit, 9 Starlings, 4 Blackbirds, 9 Fieldfares, 4 Wrens, 8 Robins, 36 House Sparrows, 3 Dunnocks (now singing), 11 Goldfinches

Concorde Way:
2 BH Gull, 20 Feral Pigeon, 4 Collared Dove, 9 Magpie, 8 Jackdaw, 11 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 1 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 2m Blackbird, 60 Starling, 2 Robin, 40 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 6 Goldfinch

Castle Park:
2 GBB Gull

Finzels Reach:
2 Peregrine 
6-2-18 Treecreeper, Eastville Park (RH)
Snuff Mills to Duchess Lake to Eastville, BOC walk:
12 Canada Goose, 3 Mute Swan, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 14 Moorhen, 100 BH Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 5 LBB Gull, 1 Stock Dove, 2 Collared Dove, 2 Kingfisher, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 11 Magpie, 17 Jackdaw, 12 Carrion Crow, 2 Coal Tit, 8 Blue Tit, 11 Great Tit, 9 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Goldcrest, 6 Wren, 3 Treecreeper, 4 Blackbird, 1 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 9 Robin, 3 House Sparrow, 5 Dunnock, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Chaffinch, 7 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

6-2-18 Short-eared Owl, Aust (Matt Scott)
Aust Warth:
1 Barn Owl, 3 Short-eared Owl

Easter Compton:
6 Long-tailed Tit, 40 mixed Fieldfare & Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush

Nupdown: 40 Fieldfares, 30 Redwings
Shepperdine, Manor Farm: 2 Buzzard, 10 Magpies, 1 Blackbird
Kington: 2 Buzzards
Lane beside Titters Hill: 1 Buzzard
Olveston: 1 Jay

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead, Centre Quay:
1 f/1stW Black Redstart

Sea Mills:
1 Common Sandpiper, 13 Redshank, 250 BH Gull on Avon & Trym

Clevedon Pier:
13 Oystercatchers, 6 Ringed Plover, 7 Turnstone, 1 Black Redstart

Backwell garden, Uncombe Close:
Sparrowhawk, 3 Jay, 5 species of tit inc. 1 Marsh Tit, Nuthatch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield town:
1 singing Chiffchaff, 0 Hawfinch

Siston Brook
0 Ring-necked Parakeet, 5 Hawfinch, 1 Fox

Stockwood Open Space:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Magpie, 1 Goldcrest, 20 Blackbird, 8 Fieldfare, 2 Robin, 2 Greenfinch, 11 Goldfinch
6-2-18 Redwing, Manor Rd Woodland (Ian Stapp)
Keynsham Community Woodland, Manor Road:
2 Canada Geese over1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 5 Lapwing over, 11 BH Gull, 7 Stock Dove, 60 Woodpigeon, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 3 Jay, 11 Magpies, 31 Jackdaws, 100 Rook, 15 Carrion Crows, 1 Coal Tit, 13 Blue Tits, 21 Great Tits, 9 Long Tailed Tits, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest, 5 Wren, 3 Treecreeper, 47 Starling, 14 Blackbirds, 20 Fieldfare, 150 Redwing, 5 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 56 House Sparrow, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 5 Meadow Pipit, 12 Chaffinch, 3 Bullfinch, 4 Greenfinch, 27 Goldfinch, 1 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS:

Blagdon Lake, 5th:
1 Scaup, 2 f Goosander, Water Rail heard

Chew Valley Lake
6-2-18 Siskin, Moreton (Brian Thompson)
Moreton:
1 Black-necked Grebe, 20 Siskin

Stratford Lane:
2 Cattle Egret
6-2-18 Black-necked Grebe, Moreton (Brian Thompson)
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