Monday 19 February 2018

19-02-18 Monday - Ring-billed Gull

Temp 8 to 13℃. Dull wet start, dried up and brightened up just a little but felt a bit cooler

Scaup, Long-tailed Duck
Black-necked Grebe
Cattle Egret, Great White Egret
Grey Plover, Jack Snipe
Mediterranean  Gull, Ring-billed Gull
Ring-necked Parakeet
Marsh Tit
Hawfinch, Siskin
19-2-18 Ring-billed Gull, Dam (Ian Stapp)
BRISTOL

Bishop Rd to Horfield Common
2 BH Gulls, 3 Herring Gulls, 1 LBB Gull, 40 Woodpigeons, 3 Collared Doves, 15 Magpies, 1 m Blackcap, 19 Starlings, 4 Blackbirds, 17 Fieldfares, 1 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 5 Robins, 37 House Sparrows, 3 Dunnock, 2 Pied Wagtails, 1 Chaffinch, 4 Greenfinch, 3 Goldfinch

Stockwood Open Space:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Treecreeper, 5 Song Thrush, 1 Stonechat, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Linnet

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Sheepway:
2 Little Owl calling at Dusk

Clevedon-Yeo, Wain's Hill to Yeo, 0800-1145:
215 Shelduck, 12 Shoveler, 315 Wigeon, 6 Pintail (Yeo), 175 Teal, 7 Goosander (Blind Yeo), 2 Little Grebe,16 Little Egret, 16 Cormorant, 12 Oystercatcher, 75 Lapwing, 75 Grey Plover, 5 Ringed Plover, 265 Curlew, 65 Turnstone, 22 Knot, 5000 Dunlin (single flock, Yeo), 2 Jack Snipe (Blake’s Pools), 15 Snipe, 515 Redshank, 38 Skylark, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 200 Fieldfare, 25 Redwing, 4 Stonechat, 30 Meadow Pipit, 2 Rock Pipit, 6 Bullfinch, 25 Greenfinch

19-2-18 Great White Egret, Backwell Lake (Gwen Thomas)
Backwell Lake:
1 Great White Egret, 20+ Little Egret

Uphill, WeBS:
60 Mute Swan, 106 Shelduck, 64 Wigeon, 38 Teal, 17 Mallard, 3 Little Grebe, 115 Oystercatcher, 500 Lapwing, 25 Ringed Plover, 39 Curlew, 600 Dunlin, 306 Redshank, 95 BH Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 9 LBB Gull

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield, town:
1  Marsh Tit, 1 Hawfinch, 2 Siskin

Willsbridge to Oldland, St Anne's Church:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, I Great Spotted Woodpecker (drumming), 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet, 3 Jay, 1 Raven, 4 Coal Tit, singing Blackcap, 4 Goldcrest, 3 Nuthatch, 32 Redwing, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Dipper, 1 Grey Wagtail, 7 Hawfinch, 4 Bullfinch, 3 Greenfinch

Chelwood roundabout:
4 Pheasant, 5 Buzzard


RESERVOIRS


Barrow Tank 2:
1 Long-tailed Duck

Blagdon Lake, WeBS:89 Camada Geese, 1 Egyptian Goose, 29 Mute Swan, 11 Shoveler, 7 Gadwall, 79 Mallard, 13 Teal, 98 Pochard, 506 Tufted Duck, 7m 11f  Goldeneye, 3 Goosander, 15 Little Grebe, 25 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Black-necked Grebe, 7 Grey Heron, 12 Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 19 Moorhen, 502 Coot, 1 Lapwing, 6 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 72 BH Gull, 15 Common Gull, 5 GBB Gull, 14 Herring Gull, 15 LBBGull, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch
19-2-18 Stonechat, Moreton (Ian Stapp)
Chew Valley Lake:
Dam
4 Goldeneye, 1 Ring-billed Gull

Woodford
2 m/f Goosander, 5 Goldeneye, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Jay, 2 Raven, 8 L TT, 2 Dunnock, 3 Bullfinch, 5 Greenfinch

H Green
1 Goldeneye, 1 Buzzard,  2 GBB Gull

19-2-18 Black-necked Grebe, Moreton (Ian Stapp)
Moreton
7 Goldeneye, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 2 Water Rail, 2 Snipe, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Tawny Owl calling, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 20+ L TT, 2 Chiffchaff, 5 Goldcrest, 2 Mistle Thrush, 4 Stonechat, 3 Bullfinch, 1 Peacock Butterfly

19-2-18 Cattle Egret, CVL (RH)
Stratford Lane:
1 Cattle Egret, 7 Little Egret

Herriotts
4 Shelduck, 7 Pintail, 1 Buzzard, 1 ad Mediterranean  Gull, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Song Thrush,  1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

Chew Valley Lake WeBS totals, 19-2-18:
60 Canada Geese, 50 Mute Swan, 15 Shoveler, 4 Gadwall, 355 Mallard, 9 Pintail, 190 Teal, 40 Pochard, 520 Tufted Duck, 7 Scaup, 90 Goldeneye, 2 Goosander, 2 Little Grebe, 14 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 10 Cormorant, 280 Coot, 15 Snipe

LAST CALL FOR RARITY NOTES
The Recorders Committee will be meeting shortly to finalise the records to be used in the compilation of the 2017 Avon Bird report. We are still lacking notes to support any of the records listed below so none of these records will be considered for inclusion. If you saw any of these birds please take the short amount of time needed to send some notes to:-
avonbirds@hotmail.co.uk

Thanks
Rich

Species Count Date Site  Comment
Balearic Shearwater 1 11/09/17 Weston-super-Mare, Anchor Head
Caspian Gull Present 02/03/17 Chew Valley Lake (CVL), Villice
Cattle Egret 2 11/02/17 Winterbourne, Moorend, R Frome
Cattle Egret 1 17/02/17 Congresbury
Great Northern Diver 1 11/11/17 Chew Valley Lake (CVL) seen from Morton
Great White Egret 1 17/02/17 Kenn Moor, Claverham Drove flying towards Clevedon
Great White Egret 1 21/04/17 New Passage / Northwick Warth, PW flyover 12:50
Grey Phalarope 1 11/09/17 Weston-super-Mare, Anchor Head sea watch 06:00 - 12:00
Hawfinch 1 15/10/17 Aust Cliff vismig 2.5hrs
Hawfinch 1 18/10/17 Aust Cliff vismig 2.25 hrs
Hawfinch 1 31/10/2017 Dundry, Garden
Hawfinch 2 02/11/17 Cribbs Causeway flyover 7 am
Hawfinch 1 10/11/17 Dundry perched
Hawfinch 1 30/11/17 Tortworth, Court calling
Lapland Bunting 1 15/10/2017 Clevedon-Yeo (Cl-Y) Wain's Hill  vismig 3 hrs
Leach's Petrel 1 11/09/17 Weston-super-Mare, Anchor Head
Leach's Petrel 4 13/09/17 Weston-super-Mare, Anchor Head 06:30 4hr seawatch.
Lesser Scaup 1 12/11/17 Chew Valley Lake (CVL)
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker 1 03/04/17 Tortworth, Michael Wood, Little River Avon
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker 3 13/04/17 R. Chew N of Compton Dando
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker 1 08/05/17 Wickwar, Lower Woods calling
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker 5 25/06/17 R. Chew N of Compton Dando
Nightjar 1 15/10/17 Avonmouth, Trading Estate, Severn Rd to Hallen
Richard's Pipit 1 24/09/17 Clevedon-Yeo (Cl-Y), Channel View farm sea wall
Ring-billed Gull Present 08/01/17 Chew Valley Lake (CVL)
Tree Sparrow 1 31/10/17 Dundry, Garden
Turtle Dove 1 25/04/17 Clevedon-Yeo (Cl-Y) Blake’s Pools
Turtle Dove 2 01/06/17 Bristol, Sea Mills, Sylvan Way
Waxwing 1 14/01/17 Yate
Waxwing 20 14/01/2017 Bristol, Fishponds, Staple Hill, CO-OP
Waxwing 1 17/01/17 Aust
Waxwing 6 04/02/17 Bristol, Staple Hill, Signal Rd
Waxwing 4 01/03/17 Thornbury
Whooper Swan 1 26/10/17 Clevedon-Yeo (Cl-Y), Clevedon Pill
Willow Tit 1 21/12/17 Radstock, Cycle Track
Yellow-browed Warbler 1 15/10/17 Winterbourne



Reports: John Budd, Ken Carruthers, Teresa Chard, Peter Coslett, Jane Cumming, Phil Delve, Robert Hargreaves, Rupert Higgins, Sue Kempson, Nigel Milbourne, Steve Sanins, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Gwen Thomas, Denise Whittle, BUPP, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG