Saturday, 10 February 2018

10-02-18 Saturday - Barn Owl

Temp 2 to 10℃. Wind mostly SSW up to 20 mph. Damp day with up to 1 inch of rain, some sun

Barn Owl
Gyr Falcon
Ring-necked Parakeet
Hawfinch, RedpollSiskin

BRISTOL

Bishop Rd to Horfield Common:
2 Black-headed Gull, 4 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black Backed Gull, 30 Wood Pigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 9 Magpie, 7 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Wren, 70 Starling, some Blackbird, 30 Fieldfare, 29 Redwing (best winter thrush count so far), 2 Robin, 21 House Sparrow, 3 Dunnock, 2 Chaffinch, 8 Goldfinch.

One Tawny Owl heard in a back garden on Bishop Rd.

Crews Hole:
Tawny Owl calling early am

10-2-18 Magpie, Love is 2 together in a bush (Patrick Richards)
Stoke Park Woods:
1 BH Gull, 3 Herring Gulls, 18 Woodpigeons, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jays, 21 Magpies, 31 Jackdaws, 6 Carrion Crows, 1 Raven, 2 Coal Tits, 1 Marsh Tit, 18 Blue Tits, 16 Great Tits, 5 Long-tailed Tits, 2 Nuthatches, 2 Treecreepers, 4m 3f Blackbirds, 1 Robin, 8 Goldfinches.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station, 9th:
4 Tufted Duck, 300 BH Gull, 220 Common Gull, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Treecreeper, 2 Stonechat

10-2-18 Bullfinch, Bradley Stoke (Mike Prior)
Bradley Stoke South:
Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Blue Tit, Great Tit, 6 Long-tailed Tit, Blackbird, Chaffinch, 3 Bullfinch, Greenfinch, 10+ Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead, Kilkenny Place:
2 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 m Blackcap, 1 Robin, 1 Dunnock

Bristol Airport:
70 Golden Plover over

Backwell Lake:
25 Mute Swan, 1 Muschovy Duck, 2 Gadwall, 14 Tufted Duck, 3 (2f) Goosander, 4 Cormorant

10-2-18 Blackcap, Langford (David Goodliffe)
Langford:
2 Coal Tit, 2 Great Tit, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 3m 2f Blackcap, 1 Song Thrush, 1 f Chaffinch, 1m 2f Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 10 Goldfinch, 2 m/f Siskin

BELOW M4 & BANES
10-2-18 Little Egret, Shire bridge (Peter Coslett)
Marshfield:
Shire Valley:
2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 3 Buzzard, 5 Raven

10-2-18 Linnet, Down Road (Peter Coslett)
Down Road:
2 BH Gull, 190 Common Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 1 Stock Dove, 50 Woodpigeon, 2 Stonechat, 48 Pied Wagtail, 200 Linnet

Marshfield town:
Hawfinch

Siston Brook, Oldland:
2 Ring-necked Parakeet,Hawfinch

10-2-18 Peregrine, Bath (BUPP)
Courtship rituals, tiercel demonstrating his nest to falcon
Chew Magna, St Andrew's Churchyard:
Hawfinch

Pensford/Belluton:
1 Barn Owl

RESERVOIRS:

Blagdon Lake, 9th:
3 Barnacle Geese, 63 Wigeon, 1 m Scaup, 7 Goosanders, 2 Black-necked Grebes, 1 Blackcap

Chew Valley Lake:
Moreton:
2 Snipe, 1 Redpoll, few Siskin

Herriotts:
1 Green Sandpiper
10-2-18 Gyr Falcon, Priddy (Chris Craig)
Out of Avon
Presumed Gyr Falcon again, 16.05 for 5 mins on minor Yoxter / Priddy Road, Mendips

Urban peregrines - by Ed Drewitt, School of Biological Sciences, on 22 February 2018, 7.30 - 9.00 PM
Public Lecture in association with the Friends of the Botanic Garden at
The Frank Theatre, Wills Physics Laboratory, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol, BS8 1TL

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