Great White Egret
Black-necked Grebes
Siskin, Brambling, Hawfinch
Song Thrush (Rod Holbrook) |
Westbury Park/Durdham Down:
30+ Redwing.
Redland:
garden Goldcrest.
Brandon Hill:
Green Woodpecker.
Stockwood Open Spaces:
9 Robin, 8 LT Tit. 1 Coal Tit, 4 Great Tit, 8 Blue Tit, 6 Linnet, 20+ Goldfinch.
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
no reports.
As this space is empty - here is a nice comparison pic - now that summer plumage is back
Mediterranean Gull and Black-headed Gull comparison pic (Chris Bell) |
NORTH SOMERSET
Portbury - Sheepway and docks:
Winter survey of ST4976: 3 Mallard, 3 Moorhen, 1 GS Woodpecker, 20 Meadow Pipit, 11 Redwing, 1 Bullfinch were the highlights. A passer-by reported 3 Siskin around Sheepway Station.
BELOW M4 & BANES
Bath:
Prior Park:
6 Hawfinch.
St Johns Church:
Peregrine pair - in for the breeding season.
Burnett:
1000+ mixed gulls in a ploughed field (mostly BH Gull & Common Gull, a few LBB Gull).
Paulton:
110 BH Gull, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 12 Redwing, 4 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 15 Chaffinch.
(At the STW) 6 Meadow Pipit, 4 Grey Wagtail, 25 Pied Wagtail, 1 Chiffchaff.
RESERVOIRS:
Blagdon Lake:
1 Egyptian Goose, 32 Mute Swan, 3 Black-necked Grebe.
Brambling at Chew (Ian Stapp) |
Dam:
4 Goldeneye.
Woodford:
2 Goldeneye, 1 Buzzard, 2 G BB Gull, 1 Raven, 20+ Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch.
Heron's Green:
20 Canada Goose, 2 feral Barnacle Goose, 1 Buzzard.
Siskins at Chew (Ian Stapp) |
3 Goldeneye, 1 flyover Great White Egret, 1 Stonechat, 40+ Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Cetti's Warbler. 3 Goldcrest, 12+ LT Tit, 3 Coal Tit, 1 Raven. 12+ Chaffinch, 1 Brambling (not a lot around this year), 6+ Siskin, 1 Bullfinch.
Herriotts Bridge:
4 Shelduck, 35 Teal, 16 Shoveler, 9 Pintail, 2 Goldeneye, 2 G BB Gull, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 8+ LT Tit, 1 Reed Bunting.
Reports: Nancy Barrett, Chris Bell,Teresa Chard, Adam Cross, Jane Cumming, Alastair Fraser, Patrick Hancock, Glen Maddison, Ian Stapp, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG