Friday 23 February 2018

23-02-18 Friday - Glaucous Gull

Temp -2 to 6℃. Very cold in the wind, bright Sunshine, nice out of the wind

Scaup
Cattle Egret, Great White Egret
Red Kite
Mediterranean Gull, Glaucous Gull
Hawfinch, RedpollSiskin,

BRISTOL

Bishop Rd to Horfield Common:
30 BH Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 24 Woodpigeon, 4 Collared Dove, 21 Magpie, 4 Crow, 1 Wren, 8 Starling, 3 Fieldfare, 4 Redwing, 6 Robin, 18 House Sparrow, 4 Dunnock, 1 Greenfinch, 7 Goldfinch

Sea Mills:
2 Oystercatcher, 25 Redshank, 200 BH Gull, 2 Greenfinch

Stockwood Open Space:
1 Sparrowhawk, 6 Magpie, 3 Coal Tit, 10 Blue & 10 Great Tit, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Wren, 2 Song Thrush, 5 Robin, 4 Dunnock,  6 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Littleton and whale Warth:
9 Buzzard (STW), 90 Dunlin, 11 Redshank, 1 Raven, 100 winter Thrush, 2 Stonechat

23-2-18 Stonechat, Severn Beach (Rob Emery)
Severn Beach:
44 Oystercatcher, 39 Curlew, 90 Dunlin, 1 Stonechat, 3 Bullfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Nailsea, West End (Blue Flame area):
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 50 Redwing (on Dung heap)

23-2-18 Buzzard (Higgy)
Kenn Moor: 1 Sparrowhawk
Pumping station: 51 Mute Swan, 40 Teal, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 3 Buzzard
Claverham Grove: 27 Mute Swan, 2 Grey Heron, 5 Little Egret
Manmoor Bridge: 2 Canada Geese, 5 Little Grebe

Weston-super-Mare:
1st winter Glaucous Gull

Sandford: (late report)
Lesser Redpoll - a pair on the garden feeder


BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge to Oldland, St Anne's Church:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Jay, 4 Coal Tit, 1 Dipper, 1 Grey Wagtail, 5 Hawfinch, 1 Greenfinch

23-2-18 Hawfinch, Prior Park (Glen Maddison)
Bath, Prior Park:
17-22 Hawfinch

Bath, Kelston Roundhill:
6 Raven

Bishop Sutton, Church Lane:
Nice garden list - 2 Magpie, 2 Coal Tit, 5 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Blackcap (1m&2f), 1 Wren, 2 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 10 House Sparrow, 4 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch (m&f), 6 Greenfinch, 12 goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting (m&f).


RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake:

Dam:
5 Goldeneye, 2 Goosander
23-2-18 Treecreeper (George Stacey)
Bittern Trail:
1 Treecreeper, 20+ Redwing, 4 Bullfinch

Woodford:
7 Goldeneye, 3 Goosander, 1 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Treecreeper, 50 Starling, 1 Fieldfare, 20+ Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Greenfinch
23-2-18 Scaup, Villice (Bob Brewer)
Villice:
Teal, 3m 2f Scaup, 20 Redwing

Herons Green:
1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel
23-2-18 Red Kite, Moreton (Ian Stapp)
Moreton:
6 Goldeneye, 1 Cattle Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Jay, 2 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 15 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Goldcrest, 20 Filedfare, 2 Mistle Thrush, 12 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Redpoll, 6 Siskin, 5 Goldfinch

23-2-18 Pintail, Herriotts (Bob Brewer)
Herriotts:
1 Barnacle Goose, 8 Shelduck, 26 Shoveler, 2 Pintail, 36 Teal, 2 Buzzard, 2 Mediterranean  Gull, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Grey Wagtail

23-2-18 Shoveler, Herriotts Pond (Ian Stapp)
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

SpeciesCountDateSite Comment
Balearic Shearwater111/09/17Weston-super-Mare, Anchor Head
Caspian GullPresent02/03/17Chew Valley Lake (CVL), Villice
Cattle Egret211/02/17Winterbourne, Moorend, R Frome
Cattle Egret117/02/17Congresbury
Great Northern Diver111/11/17Chew Valley Lake (CVL)seen from Morton
Great White Egret117/02/17Kenn Moor, Claverham Droveflying towards Clevedon
Great White Egret121/04/17New Passage / Northwick Warth, PWflyover 12:50
Grey Phalarope111/09/17Weston-super-Mare, Anchor Headsea watch 06:00 - 12:00
Hawfinch115/10/17Aust Cliffvismig 2.5hrs
Hawfinch118/10/17Aust Cliffvismig 2.25 hrs
Hawfinch131/10/2017Dundry, Garden
Hawfinch202/11/17Cribbs Causewayflyover 7 am
Hawfinch110/11/17Dundryperched
Hawfinch130/11/17Tortworth, Courtcalling
Lapland Bunting115/10/2017Clevedon-Yeo (Cl-Y) Wain's Hill vismig 3 hrs
Leach's Petrel111/09/17Weston-super-Mare, Anchor Head
Leach's Petrel413/09/17Weston-super-Mare, Anchor Head06:30 4hr seawatch.
Lesser Scaup112/11/17Chew Valley Lake (CVL)
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker103/04/17Tortworth, Michael Wood, Little River Avon
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker313/04/17R. Chew N of Compton Dando
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker108/05/17Wickwar, Lower Woodscalling
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker525/06/17R. Chew N of Compton Dando
Nightjar115/10/17Avonmouth, Trading Estate, Severn Rd to Hallen
Richard's Pipit124/09/17Clevedon-Yeo (Cl-Y), Channel View farm sea wall
Ring-billed GullPresent08/01/17Chew Valley Lake (CVL)
Tree Sparrow131/10/17Dundry, Garden
Turtle Dove125/04/17Clevedon-Yeo (Cl-Y)Blake’s Pools
Turtle Dove201/06/17Bristol, Sea Mills, Sylvan Way
Waxwing114/01/17Yate
Waxwing2014/01/2017Bristol, Fishponds, Staple Hill, CO-OP
Waxwing117/01/17Aust
Waxwing604/02/17Bristol, Staple Hill, Signal Rd
Waxwing401/03/17Thornbury
Whooper Swan126/10/17Clevedon-Yeo (Cl-Y), Clevedon Pill
Willow Tit121/12/17Radstock, Cycle Track
Yellow-browed Warbler115/10/17Winterbourne

Reports: Derek Angell, Bob Brewer, John Budd, Teresa Chard, Chris Craig, , Rob Emery, Dominic Godfrey, Higgy, Clare Hill,  Rich Keel, Susan Kempson,  Glen Maddison, Lois Pryce, Robert Purveur, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG