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| Short-eared Owl 9th Mar 2018 Aust Warth (Keith Fowler) |
Common Scoter
Short-eared Owl
BRISTOL
Clifton -Alma rd area:
Pair of Jay - playing chase .
City Dock:
1 Great Crested Grebe. (not common here)
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| Dipper, 9th Mar 2018 Eastville Park R. Frome (Martin Tayler) |
2 Canada Goose, Mallard, 2 Moorhen, Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Kingfisher, lots of Blue and Great Tit, 1 Treecreeper, Blackbird, Robin and Dipper.
Bishop Rd to Horfield Common:
7 Black Headed Gull; 3 Herring Gull; 2 Lesser Black Backed Gull; 22 Woodpigeon; 3 Collared Dove; 19 Magpie; 3 Jackdaw; 4 Crow; 8 Blue Tit; 1 Blackcap (m); 2 Wren; 17 Starling; 6 Blackbird; 1 Song Thrush; 7 Robin; 25 House Sparrows; 3 Dunnock; 2 Chaffinch; 4 Greenfinch; 10 Goldfinch.
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
On the lake it's Swan v Goose. At the yacht club - 4 Golden Plover, 1 Grey Plover 2 Bar-tailed Godwit (with Curlew), 1 Coal Tit and 1 Chiffchaff,
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| Short Eared Owl 9th Mar 2018 Aust Warth (Keith Fowler) |
4 Short-eared Owl, 2 Kestrel (the top bird has the prey !)
New Passage:
12 Canada Goose, 80 Shelduck, 18 Shoveler, 14 Gadwall, 180 Wigeon, 50 Teal, 14 Tufted Duck, 1 Water Rail, 160 Dunlin, 50 Redshank, a gang of 16 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper.
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| Goldfinch 9th Mar 2018 NP (Rod Holbrook) |
Goldfinch
Severn Beach:
6 Shelduck, 40 Wigeon, 30 Turnstone, 80 Dunlin, 30 Redshank. 1 Stonechat.
Chipping Sodbury:
Little Egret over the house this morning
Hambrook to Winterbourne Down - R Frome:
2 Dipper
NORTH SOMERSET
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| Ruff 9th Mar 2018 PW (Chris Stone) |
2 Ruff at each loc.
Portishead:
2 Cormorant fishing off the Hall and Woodhouse Pontoons
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| Goosander 9th Mar 2018 Strawberry line Congresbury Yeo (Mark Savage). |
Congresbury- Strawberry Line / River Yeo:
5 Goosander, heading upriver.
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| Common Scoter 9th Mar 18 WSM - Marine Lake (Dave Hughes) |
Weston-Super-Mare:
Common Scoter still on the Marine Lake today.
BELOW M4 & BANES
Bath - Oldfield:
1 Woodpigeon, 2 Magpie, Coal Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 2 Long Tailed Tit, Blackcap (m), 2 Blackbird, Wren, Robin, Dunnock, 2 Chaffinch (f) these being the first for over a year, and 4 Goldfinch.
Marshfield:
Mediterranean Gull (ad sum plum) on Rushmead Lane
Butcombe:
1 Buzzard, 2 Wood Pigeon, 1 Coal Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 1 Blackcap, 1 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 3 Bullfinch
RESERVOIRS:
Blagdon Lake:
1 Egyptian Goose, a small influx of Tufted Duck - possible in flight from the start of the fishing season at CVL and 6 Lapwing.
Chew Valley Lake:
Dam:
7 Goldeneye
Woodford:
3 Goldeneye, 100+ Fieldfare (heading North)
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| Common Sandpiper 9th Mar 2018 CVL Heron's Green (Ian Stapp) |
Heron's Green:
1 Buzzard, 1 Common Sand (on wall).
Moreton:
6 Goldeneye, 1 Buzzard, 1 G-S Wood, 1 Small Peregrine (chased off by 5 Jay), 7 Jay (together), 1 Raven, 1 Cetti's, 12+ L TT, 20+ Fieldfare (field drive in) 2 Flocks of Redwing 200+ & 300+ going North, 3 Stonechat, 3 Reed Bunting
5 Shelduck (pool), 48 Shoveler (pool), 12 Pintail (pool), 28 Teal (pool), 2 Goldeneye (lake side), 1 Cetti's
Reports: Rich Allsop, John Barnett, Nick Beamson, John Budd, John Clark, Anthony Cook, Keith Fowler, Dave Hughes, Mike Jackson, Lisa Presland, Mark Savage, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone. Martin Tayler. blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG