Thursday 31 January 2019

31-01-19 Thursday - Winter turning cold

Temp -3 to 3℃. Very cold and dull, Eastville lake 90% frozen over, the ice 15-25mm thick

White-fronted Geese
Black-necked Grebe
Jack Snipe
Short-eared Owl


31-1-19 Northwick Warth (Rod Holbrook)
BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
2 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 52 Mallard (all in the river), 1 Grey Heron, 1 Cormorant, 1 Water Rail (in the river), 8 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 114 BH Gull, 4 Herring Gull, 3 LBB Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Tawny Owl, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, 2 Jay, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 20 starlings, 11 Blackbird (none singing)

Stoke Park Estate:
9 Moorhen, 2 BH Gull, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Song Thrush,  1 Greenfinch

Stockwood Open Space:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 4 Blackbird, 6 Robin, 7 Dunnock, 4 Bullfinch, 3 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch

31-1-19 Curlew, New Passage (Ian Loats)
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
31-1-19 White-fronted Geese, Northwick Warth (Ian Loats)

Aust to Northwick Warth:
1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Kestrel, 1 Stonechat

New Passage/Northwick Warth:
100+ Canada Geese, 5 White-fronted Geese, 2 Mute Swan, 4 Curlew

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Teal, 17 Golden Plover, 1 Jack Snipe, 4 Snipe

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake, 30th:
36 Shovelers, 8 (1♂) Goosanders, 3 Great White Egrets, 5 Little Egrets, 10 Meadow Pipits

31-1-19 Nice People feeding ducks on cold days, Herriotts (Ian Stapp)
Chew Valley Lake:
19+ Canada Goose, 21+ Mute Swan, 11 Shelduck (Herriotts), 8 Wigeon, 15 Pintail (Herriotts), 25 Goldeneye, 8  5f Goosander, 6 Little Grebe (Villice)

31-1-19 Black-necked Grebes off Stratford (Peter Heather)
4 Black-necked Grebe, 4 Grey Heron, 0 Little Egret,  3 Buzzard, 1 Water Rail, 1 White Coot, 1 Common Sandpiper (Dam),7 GBB Gull

31-1-19 Gulls on ice (Ian Stapp)
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Jay, 7 Jackdaw, 2 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 20 Long-tailed Tit, 100+ Starling, 14 Blackbird, 20 Fieldfare, 60 Redwing, 5 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Stonechat (Moreton), 4 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail (H), 8 Pied Wagtail, 12 Chaffinch, 7 Bullfinch, 6 Goldfinch, 5 Reed Bunting

31-1-19 Redwing, Woodford (Ian Stapp)
Cheddar Reservoir:
Mandarin, Red-crested Pochard, Great Northern Diver, adult Mediterranean Gull in roost

The Birds Of South Gloucestershire Annual Review 2018

Developments in bird tracking. A talk by Mike Bailey
Date: Wednesday, 13th February 2019
Time: 19:30 - 21:30
Venue: Westbury-on-Trym Methodist Church, Westbury Hill, Bristol BS9 3AA.
see previous days for more details

Reports: Teresa Chard, Mark Coller, Peter Hazelwood, Peter Heather, Rod Holbrook, Ian Loats, Dave Nevitt, Rich Scantlebury, Ian Stapp

Wednesday 30 January 2019

30-01-19 Wednesday - probable Goshawk

Beautiful cold (down to -2 degrees), bright winter's day today; light wind

White-fronted Goose
Scaup
Great White Egret
Black-necked Grebe
probable Goshawk
Short-eared Owl
Marsh Tit
Water Pipit 
Siskin, Corn Bunting

30-01-19 Bullfinch pair, Moreton Cottage, CVL (Ian Stapp)
BRISTOL

Bishopston:
Bishop Rd to Horfield Common - 16 Black-headed Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 36 Woodpigeon, 3 Collared Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 10 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw, 6 Carrion Crow, 10 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 (m) Blackcap, 1 Wren, 9 Starling, 7 Blackbird, 2 Fieldfare, 3 Redwing, 7 Robin, 38 House Sparrow, 4 Dunnock, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, 9 Goldfinch

Observer asks: Is mine the only urban patch where there are only half the number of Magpies against the same period over the last 2/3 years?

Clifton:
Percival Road - 2 Marsh Tit regular on garden feeder

30-01-19 Black-headed Gull on thin ice,Stoke Park, Bristol (Patrick Hardyman Richards)
Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
1 Teal,  2 Snipe, 4 Redwing

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Corn Bunting still in hedge near yacht club, with 1+ Yellowhammer and 2+ Reed Bunting.
(Black Redstarts not seen for a week now - may have moved on?)

30-01-19  probable m Goshawk, Tortworth (Adam Rawson)
Tortworth:
Probable Goshawk drifting north from Tortworth towards the A38


30-01-19 Short-eared Owl + Fieldfare, Northwick Warth  (Ian Loats)
Northwick Warth:
5 White-fronted Goose, 2 Mute Swan, many Shelduck, 1 m Shoveler,1 m Sparrowhawk, 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 f Kestrel, 30+ Fieldfare

Almondsbury:
Below Almondsbury ST5985 (The Niatts) - 3 juv Mute Swan, 6 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Moorhen, 1 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing

Avonmouth: 
Flock of several hundred Starling crossed M5 around 0730 over the Caple Warehouse  next to the junction heading towards Bristol (Ed: could these be the birds currently roosting at New Passage?).

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:
Merchant Square - 1 Dunnock  (? first record for observer at this site), 2 Pied Wagtail daily visits.

Congresbury Moor:
5 Skylark, 50 Fieldfare, 1150 Redwing, 50 Goldfinch


Kenn Moor:
5 Goosander (flyover)

30-01-19 Little Owl, Avon (Brian Thompson)
BELOW M4 & BANES


Midford to Tucking Mill:
1 pr Goosander (the 1st I've ever seen on Midford Brook on a walk I do at least twice a week), 1 Raven, 2 Marsh Tit

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon:
36 Shoveler, 3 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 8 (1♂) Goosander 2 Mistle Thrush,  10 Meadow Pipit

Chew Valley Lake

30-01-18 Black-necked Grebe, Moreton, CVL (Ian Stapp)
32+ Canada Goose, 26+ Mute Swan, 18 Pintail (Herriotts), 11 Shelduck (Herriotts), 3 Wigeon, 30+ Goldeneye (Lake), 1 f Scaup (Moreton) 8 Little Grebe (Villice), 2 Black-necked Grebe (1 Moreton and 1 Stratford), 

30-901-19 Pintail, Stratford, CVL (Bob Brewer)

30-01-19 f Scaup, Nunnery Point, CVL (Geoff Daniels)
1 white Coot (Moreton), 6 Grey Heron, 4 Buzzard, 1 Common Sandpiper (Dam), 1 Green Sandpiper (HG), 1 Water Rail (Moreton), 20+Snipe, 7 GBB Gull (Lake), 2 Collared Dove (Bishop Sutton), 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Moreton), 4 Jay(Moreton), 2 Raven (Woodford), 12 Jackdaw, 30+ LTT (Moreton,Woodford and Dam), 1 Treecreeper (Moreton), 6+ Chiffchaff (1 reeds Moreton, 5+ Pumping Station Treatment Works by  Dam), 2 Cetti's  Warbler (Moreton and Herriotts), 60+ Starlings (Herriotts), 

30-01-19 Cormorant, Stratford, CVL (Bob Brewer)
5 Blackbird (Moreton), 5 Song Thrush (3 Moreton & 2 Woodford), 2 Mistle Thrush (Moreton), 30 Redwing (Woodford Orchard), 8 Fieldfare (Woodford Orchard), 1 Stonechat (Moreton), 15 House Sparrow (Bishop Sutton), 2 Grey Wagtail (HG and Woodford), 9 Pied Wag  1 Water Pipit (Stratford), 6 Chaffinch (Moreton), 9 Bullfinch (5 Woodford 4 Moreton Cottage), 4 Dunnock, 12+ Goldfinch,  3 Siskin (Moreton) 6 Reed Bunting (2 Moreton, 2 Herriotts 2 Dam)

30-01-19 Reed Bunting, Stratford, CVL (Brian Thompson)
Reports: Bob Brewer,  John Budd, John Clark, Geoff Daniels, David Esam, Richard Giles, Peter Hazelwood, Simon Harris, Ian Loats,   Lois Pryce, Adam Rawson, Patrick Hardyman Richards, Steve Sanins,  Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland   blagdonlakebirds

Tuesday 29 January 2019

29-01-19 Tuesday Pos Siberian Chiffchaff

Dull and cold with rain later

Pos Siberian Chiffchaff
Black-necked Grebe
Jan 2019 Peregrine Falcon Bristol (Gill Sapsed)

BRISTOL

29-01-2019 Redwing St Andrews Park (Jon Mortin)

St Andrews Park:
15 Redwing.

Montpelier, Narroways:
1 Raven - over, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Song Thrush - singing, 2 Grey Wagtail.

29-01-2019 Starling Stoke Park (Pat Richards)

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
3 Mallard, 1 Gray Heron, 1 Buzzard, 8 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 2 Stock Dove, 6 Woodpigeon, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 5 Magpie, 17 Jackdaw, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 3 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 1 Starling, 8 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Robin, 2 Stonechat, 12 House Sparrow, 2 Bullfinch,1 Greenfinch, 7 Goldfinch.

St Anne's:
2 Blackcap - f &m taking it in turns on the feeders.

29-01-2019 Great Spotted Woodpecker Fishponds Garden (Allan Chard)

Fishponds:
Great Spotted Woodpecker - in the garden.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Sparrowhawk - displaying over Lagoon 2
29-01-2019 Starling murmuration New Passage - screen grab from an excellent twitter video (Lisa Presland) 
New Passage/Northwick:
Starling murmuration - over the house.

Severn Beach:
1 Blackcap f - no room for two!

Little Stoke:
1 Sparrowhawk - f

Emerson's Green, Science Park:
6 Teal - a first for this site, 1 Little Egret

NORTH SOMERSET

Easton-in-Gordano:
2 Blackcap - f&m in the garden today.

Yatton, Wemberham lane:
60 Mute Swan (surprisingly flighty - sort of wild Mute Swans), 5 Teal, 2 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 2 Snipe, 1 Redshank, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Skylark and 1 Kestrel.

BELOW M4 & BANES

29-01-2019 Little Egret Willsbridge (Donna Harvey)
Willsbridge:
1 Little Egret.

Bath:

Walcot Gate: 
1 Water Rail - into the garden - plus. Moorhen, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Coal Tit, Blue & Great Tit, Redwing, 2 Song Thrush, Robin, House Sparrow, 9 Chaffinch, 7 Goldfinch, 

St John's Church:
2 Peregrine - making themselves comfortable in the tower.

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
37+ Canada Goose, 44+ Mute Swan, 5 Wigeon, 26 Goldeneye, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Black-necked Grebe, 5 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 20+ Snipe,  6 Great Black-backed Gull, 4 Collared Dove, 16 Jackdaw, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Stonechat,  20 House Sparrows,  7 Pied Wagtail, 7 Bullfinch, 5 Reed Bunting.

Dam:
1 Common Sand,
29-01-2019 Pos Siberian Chiffchaff Woodford (Ian Stapp)
Woodford:
2 Raven, 1 Chiffchaff (pos Siberian), 1 Treecreeper, 12 Fieldfare, 50 Redwing,

Heron's Green:
1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Goldfinch,

Moreton:
1 Water Rail - calling, 1 White Coot,  Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay,  2 Coal Tit, 5 Great Tit,  16 Long-tailed Tit, 7 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush,  2 Dunnock, 12+ Chaffinch,

29-01-2019 Pintail Herriotts Pool (Ian Stapp)
Herriott's:
12 Shelduck, 18 Pintail, 50+ Starling,

Last call please for any records that you want to be included in the 2018 Avon Bird Report. Entries must be in by Sunday 3rd.

Final list of rare birds that have not had a description submitted  - please submit as soon as you can.
Leach's Petrel                1 03/01/2018 Severn Beach
Glaucous Gull               1 1st wint 03/01/2018 Severn Beach
Goshawk                       1 ♂ 17/02/2018 Marshfield, Tormarton Rd, Newhouse Farm
Iceland Gull                  Present 07/04/2018 Sand Point
Hen Harrier                   1 ♂ 12/04/2018 Chew Valley Lake (CVL)
Common Redpoll         1 15/04/2018 New Passage / Northwick Warth
Nightingale                   1 19/04/2018 Wick
Goshawk                       1 21/04/2018 New Passage / Northwick Warth
Common Redpoll         3 21/04/2018 New Passage / Northwick Warth
Turtle Dove                   2 27/04/2018 Chew Valley Lake (CVL)
Spoonbill                      1 13/05/2018 Oldbury Power Station (OPS)
Honey-buzzard             1 17/05/2018 Chew Valley Lake (CVL), Stratford
Nightjar                        1 22/05/2018 Oldbury Power Station (OPS)
White Stork                  1 01/07/2018 Bristol, Lawrence Weston Moor
Purple Heron                1 juv 24/07/2018 Chew Valley Lake (CVL), Main Reedbed
Cattle Egret                  2 03/09/2018 Clevedon-Yeo (Cl-Y)
Purple Heron                1 juv 13/09/2018 Chew Valley Lake (CVL), Stratford
Cattle Egret                  4 15/09/2018 Barrow Gurney Res. (BG)
Leach's Petrel               1 19/09/2018 Severn Beach
Great Skua                   1 juv 23/09/2018 Chew Valley Lake (CVL), Stratford
Great Skua                   1 24/09/2018 Chew Valley Lake (CVL), Nunnery Point
Hen Harrier                  1 ringtail 05/10/2018 Sand Point
Yellow-browed Warbler 1 13/10/2018 Bristol, Southmead, Badock's Wood
Red-necked Grebe       1 13/10/2018 Chew Valley Lake (CVL), Villice
Bearded Tit                  2 ♀ + ♂ 19/10/2018 Chew Valley Lake (CVL), Herriott's
Hen Harrier                  1 21/10/2018 New Passage / Northwick Warth
Spoonbill                     1 juv 21/10/2018 Chew Valley Lake (CVL), Denny Island
Whooper Swan            7 22/10/2018 Tortworth
Hen Harrier                  1 ♂ 29/10/2018 Chew Valley Lake (CVL), Heron's Green
Cattle Egret                 4 04/11/2018 Portbury Wharf (PW), Marsh/ Hide 2 & 3
Woodlark                     2 18/11/2018 Aust, Services
Great Grey Shrike       1 22/03/2018 Acton Turville
Cattle Egret                 4 10/12/2018 Blagdon Lake

Reports: Des Bowring, Allan Chard, Judy Copeland, Donna Harvey, Rod Holbrook, Rob Laughton, Glen Maddison, Jon Mortin, Lisa Presland, Adam Rawson,  Pat Richards, Trevor Riddle, Gill Sapsed Ian Stapp,
 opsbirding,

Monday 28 January 2019

28-01-19 Monday - Barnacle Geese

Temp 2 to 7℃. Bright but cold, even colder in the wind

White-fronted Geese
Mandarin Duck
Black-necked Grebe, Scaup, Jack Snipe, Mediterranean Gull
Yellow-legged Gull
Short-eared Owl

BRISTOL
28-1-19 Robin, Severn Beach (Rod Holbrook)
Bristol and Avon, last day of Big Garden Birdwatch:
Gulls galore, Pigeons, Magpie, Jackdaw, Crow, Coal Tit, Marsh Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, lots of  Blackcaps, Wren, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Robin, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Chaffinch, Bullfinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch

Bishop Rd to Horfield Common:
5 BH Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 16 Woodpigeon, 8 Magpie, 7 Carrion Crow, 7 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap (m), 18 Starling, 3 Blackbird, 11 Fieldfare, 10 Redwing, 7 Robin, 17 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 1 Pied Wagtail, 3 Greenfinch, 5 Goldfinch

Blaise Estate:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Treecreeper, Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Littleton Wharf:
6 Barnacle Geese

Aust:
1 Short-eared Owl
28-1-19 White-fronted Geese, NP-NW (Matt Scott)
New Passage/Northwick Warth:
Canada Geese, 4 White-fronted Geese, 4 Mute Swan, 10 Shelduck, 1 Buzzard, 30 Lapwing, Curlew, Dunlin, Redshank
28-1-19 Buzzard, Northwick Warth (Ian Loats)
NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
122 Shelduck, 6 Gadwall, 46 Wigeon, 32 Mallard, 273 Teal, 5 Oystercatcher, 2 Avocet (Chapel Pill), 70 Curlew, 269 Dunlin, 75 Redshank, 206 BH Gull, 35 Herring Gull, 4 LBB Gull, 12 Skylark, 1 Grey Wagtail

28-1-19 Barnacle Geese over Clevedon (Howard Taffs)
Clevedon-Yeo:
21 Barnacle Geese, 1 Mandarin Duck flying over, 6 Shoveller, 1 Gadwall, 250 Wigeon, 100 Teal, 1 m Pintail,  90 Curlew, 150 Redshank, 1 adult Yellow-legged Gull

BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge:
1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 9 Magpie, 3 Rook, 3 Coal Tit, 14 Blue Tit, 10 Great Tit, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 9 Wren, 1 Treecreeper, 6 Blackbird, 5 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 9 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 3 Grey Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch

28-1-19 Peregrines at St Anne's, Bath (BUPP)
settling in at last
Bath, Haycombe:
2 Buzzard, 1 Stock Dove, 8 Magpie, 50 Jackdaw, 6 Great Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Blackbird, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 m/f Bullfinch, 20 Linnet

Bishop Sutton:
3 Collared Dove,  24 House Sparrow

Paulton:
2 Mute Swan, 6 Moorhen, 70 BH Gull, 2 Common Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 1 Coal Tit, 3 Goldcrest, 8 Blackbird, 12 Redwing, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Meadow Pipit
and from the STW:
6 Grey Wagtail, 50 Pied Wagtail, 7 Meadow Pipit

RESERVOIRS

28-1-19 Shoveler and Teal, Moreton (Ian Stapp)
Chew Valley Lake:
33+ Canada Goose, 47+ Mute Swan, 10 Shelduck (Herriotts), 5 Wigeon,18 Pintail (Herriotts),  200+ Teal, 4 Scaup - f (Nunnery Point), 28 Goldeneye, 1 Little Grebe, 5 Black-necked Grebe, 4 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret,  4 Buzzard, 1 Water Rail, 1 White Coot (Moreton), 1 Common Sandpiper (Dam), Jack Snipe, 

28-1-19 Snipe flushed into flight by Buzzard, Stratford (Bob Brewer)
50-60 Snipe, 1 Mediterranean Gull -ad, 7 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Black-headed Gull (Yellow T9TU, Dam)

28-1-19 Kingfisher, CVL (Peter Coslett)
1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, 16 Jackdaw, 23 Crows, 2 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 16 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff (Moreton), 1 Treecreeper (Woodford), 50+ Starling, 5 Blackbird, 6 Fieldfare, 25 Redwing, 3 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush (all thrushes at Moreton), 1 Stonechat (Moreton), 1 Grey Wagtail (HG), 11 Pied Wagtail, 6+ Chaffinch, 5 Bullfinch, 7 Goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting

28-1-19 Bullfinch, Moreton (Ian Stapp)
The Birds Of South Gloucestershire Annual Review 2018
Birds, butterflies and dragonflies in 2018. A huge thanks to everyone who contributed...! 👍 THANKS!

Developments in bird tracking. A talk by Mike Bailey
Date: Wednesday, 13th February 2019
Time: 19:30 - 21:30
Venue: Westbury-on-Trym Methodist Church, Westbury Hill, Bristol BS9 3AA.
see previous days for more details

Reports: John Budd, Allan Chard, Peter Coslett, Adam Cross, Anne Crowe, David Esam, Lee Gardiner, Patrick Hancock, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Rod Holbrook, Susan Kempson, Ian Loats, BUPP, Lyndon Roberts, Rich Scantlebury, Matt Scott, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, TBOSG, Keith Vinicombe, Keith Williams.

Sunday 27 January 2019

27-01-19 Sunday

Temp 8 to 10℃. Overcast, dry, turning to rain

White-fronted Geese
Cattle Egret, Great White Egret
Mediterranean Gull
Bearded Tit
Water Pipit

BRISTOL

Bristol and Avon garden birds:
Magpie, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, lots of  Blackcaps, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, Chaffinch, Bullfinch, Goldfinch

27-1-19 Kingfisher at Eastville Park (Rich Scantlebury)
Eastville Park:
2 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 32 Mallard, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Cormorant, 7 Moorhen, 1 Coot, about 120 BH Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Common Gull, 1 Tawny Owl, 2 Kingfisher, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Coal Tit, couple of Starlings, 6 Song Thrush, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Greenfinch

27-1-19 Peregrine take off, Finzells Reach (Gill Sapsed)
Finzel's Reach:
Pair of  Peregrine

27-1-19 Raven collecting nesting material, Stoke Park (Jon Mortin)
Stoke Park:
2 Raven (gathering nest material), 22 Jackdaw

Duchess Pond
Cormorant, 10 Moorhen, 1 Coot

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
Stonechats

Almondsbury:
10 Canada Geese, fly-over towards Pilning Reserve and coast in late afternoon

New Passage/Northwick Warth:
5 White-fronted Geese, pair Pintail, 1 Merganser, 125 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Water Pipit

Sea Mills WeBS.
32 Mallard.  2 Oystercatcher, 14 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 80 Redshank, 550 BH Gull, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 LBB Gull

NORTH SOMERSET

27-1-19 Goosander on the Yeo (Howard Taffs)Clevedon-Yeo:

Clevedon-Yeo:
10 Goosanders in the pill of which this was the only adult Male.

Worle garden:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Coal Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 4 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 5 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 7 Chaffinch, 4 Greenfinch, 10 Goldfinch,


Backwell Lake:
39+  Little Egret in to roost

Yatton, Wemberham Lane:
1 Kingfisher (first for months), lots of singing Blue Tits, 2 Bullfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

27-1-19 Blue Tit, Keynsham (TtB)
Keynsham Garden, ST6567, RSPB Big Garden Bird Watch:
1 Woodpigeon, 7 Jackdaw, 1 Coal Tit, 3 Blue Tit, 1 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Great White Egret, 1 Common Sandpiper

Chew Valley Lake
4 Cattle Egret Heron's Green late, 1 Common Sandpiper (Dam),  Kingfisher ( Herriotts and Stratford), Bearded Tit (heard from Stratford), 2 Cetti's Warbler (Stratford);  between 5 and 5.30 small flocks of Starling into roost circa 2000+ in total, also c 50 Redwing and Fieldfare roosting in reeds to left of hide, 1 Grey Wagtail ( Herriotts)

26-1-19 Siberian Chiffchaff ringed at
CVRS yesterday (Peter Burston)
CVRS:
Siberian Chiffchaff  trapped yesterday, DNA sample as proof

Big Garden Birdwatch - 26-28 January
Last day Monday to take part in Big Garden Birdwatch 2019! You can submit your results up until 17 Feb


Developments in bird tracking. A talk by Mike Bailey
Instead of a general talk about bird ringing, I’ll be concentrating more on the development of the ways in which birds are tracked. Starting with the individually numbered metal rings through to colour rings, isotopic and genetic analysis, GPS tracking and various trapping methods as well as the larger ‘citizen science’ projects such as Birdtrack.

Date: Wednesday, 13th February 2019
Time: 19:30 - 21:30
Venue: Westbury-on-Trym Methodist Church, Westbury Hill, Bristol BS9 3AA.

There is a very convenient, large (free) car park next to the Church.
Admission is also Free!

Reports: Nancy Barrett, Peter Burston, Mark Coller, Stephen Curtis, Andy DavisMichael Davis, Barry Dursley, Richard Giles and Fiona Neate, Rob Laughton, John Martin, Jon Mortin, Dean Reeves, Carol Rushton, Trevor Riddle, Gill Sapsed, Rich Scantlebury, Tony Scott, Howard Taffs, TalkingtoBears, Mike Thomas, Les Williams, 

Saturday 26 January 2019

26-01-19 Saturday - Garden Birdwatch

Temp 8 to 10℃. Overcast, dry, turning to rain

26-1-19 White-fronted Goose on Nortwick Warth (Brian Lancastle)
White-fronted Geese
Short-eared Owl
Merlin
Water Pipit

Barnacle Goose, Black Redstart 

BRISTOL

26-1-19 Blue Tit in Bristol (Lee Gardiner)
The Big Garden Birdwatch
Bristol garden birds:
Woodpigeon, Jay, Magpie, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Blackcap, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, Chaffinch, Bullfinch, Goldfinch

No Sparrows or Starlings reported

St Andrews Park:
10+ of Starling, Redwing and Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust:
1 Short-eared Owl

26-1-19 Black-tailed Godwit on Northwick Warth (Patrick Richards)
New Passage/Northwick Warth:
85 Canada Geese, 5 White-fronted Geese, 2 Mute Swan, 133 Shelduck, 8 Shoveler, 10 Gadwall, 500 Wigeon, 25 Mallard, 8 Teal, 1 m Pochard, 9 Tufted Duck, 1 Grey Heron, 5 Moorhen, 53 Coot, 125 Oystercatcher, 400 Lapwing, 40 Curlew, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 100 Dunlin, 72 Redshank, 37 BH Gull, 1 f Merlin, 1 Mistle Thrush, 65 Pied Wagtail, 1 Water Pipit

26-1-19 Bullfinch, Severn Beach (Rod Holbrook)
Severn Beach:
1 m Bullfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Backwell Lake:
4 Canada Goose, 20 Mute Swan, 6 Shoveler, 12 Gadwall, 3 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Egret, 4 Cormorant, 50 BH Gull, 10 Common Gull, 1 LBB Gull

Backwell Common:
1 Buzzard, 12 Redwing, 10 Goldfinch

26-1-19 Peregrine, Uphill (Bill Hewitt)

Cleavedon (Cl-Y):
21 Barnacle Goose, 26 Shoveler, 14 Goosander - m, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Plover, 4 Ringed Plover, 1 Jack Snipe, 70 Common Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 2 Peregrine, 1 Raven, 1 Black Redstart (pier).

Uphill:
4 Little Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine, 1 Stonechat, 1 Reed Bunting

Wellow, Baggeridge:
2 Red Kite low over the ridge 11:30

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath garden:
3 Woodpigeon, 1 Jackdaw, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap, 2 Blackbird, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 1 Chaffinch

Paulton:
1 Buzzard, 25 Jackdaw, 30 Carrion Crow, 70 Skylark, 2 Starling, 14 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing

RESERVOIRS

26-1-19 Coot at CVL (Raoul Chandrasakera)
Chew Valley Lake
5 Black-necked Grebe, 4 Cattle Egret at Herons Green, 49 Snipe at Stratford

Out of Avon
3 Spoonbill at WWT Steart

Big Garden Birdwatch - 26-28 January
It's time to take part in Big Garden Birdwatch 2019! You can submit your results up until 17 Feb


Developments in bird tracking. A talk by Mike Bailey
Instead of a general talk about bird ringing, I’ll be concentrating more on the development of the ways in which birds are tracked. Starting with the individually numbered metal rings through to colour rings, isotopic and genetic analysis, GPS tracking and various trapping methods as well as the larger ‘citizen science’ projects such as Birdtrack.

Date: Wednesday, 13th February 2019
Time: 19:30 - 21:30
Venue: Westbury-on-Trym Methodist Church, Westbury Hill, Bristol BS9 3AA.

There is a very convenient, large (free) car park next to the Church.
Admission is also Free!

Reports: Raoul Chandrasakera, PB Chapman & Howard Taffs, Dave Child, Anne Crowe, Lee Gardiner, Patrick Hancock, Bill Hewitt, Rod Holbrook, Craig Ingham, Robert Kelsh, Brian Lancastle, Robin Martin, Jon Mortin, Aravind Ramesh, Dean Reeves, Patrick Richards

Friday 25 January 2019

25-01-19 Friday

Nice day - just needed a coat on all the time!

Short-eared Owl
Goosander, Tawny Owl
Woodcock
White-fronted Goose, Water Pipit

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
1 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, Mallard ( not counted today), 2 Goosander - m&f, 2 Grey Heron, 6 Cormorant, 1 Peregrine, 11 Moorhen, 1 Coot, c110  Black-headed Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 4 Coal Tit, c 20 Starling, 3 Redwing, 8 Song Thrush, 2 Dunnock - singing, 2 Grey Wagtail

25-01-2019 Sparrowhawk Henleaze (Geoff Daniels)
Redland:
Coal Tit and 2 Blackcap - m&f,  on the feeders today

25-01-2019 Canada Goose Stoke Park (Patrick Hardiman Richards)
Stoke Park - Duchess Lake:
2 Canada Goose, 4m 2f Mallard, 10 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 2 Black-headed Gull, 5 Woodpigeon, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 5 Magpie, 15 Jackdaw, 3 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 6 Blue Tit, 7 Great Tit, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Starling, 4m 2f Blackbird, 3 Robin, 1m 1f Stonechat, 12 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 1m 5f Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 11 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

25-01-2019 Short-eared Owl NW (Ian Loats)
Northwick Warth:
2 Short-eared Owl, 1 Kestrel,

New Passage and Wetlands:
30 Canada Goose, 5 White-fronted Goose, 112 Shelduck, 400+ Wigeon, 80 Teal, 1 Pochard, 9 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Egret, 150 Oystercatcher, 250 Lapwing, 1 Golden Plover, 135 Curlew, 150 Dunlin, 92 Redshank, 2 Peregrine - ♀ + ♂ hunting, 58 Pied Wagtail, 1 Water Pipit.

Cribbs Causeway Shopping Centre - Stream by B & Q and Morrisons
12 Moorhen

Wickwar, Lower Woods, Horton Great Trench:
4 Woodcock

NORTH SOMERSET

25-01-2019 Chaffinch Ham Green (Paul Milsom)
Portishead:
Marina area:
1 Cormorant

Lake Grounds:
1 Pochard, 20 Tufted Duck, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Curlew, 10+ Snipe flushed by the tide - minus 1 courtesy of the SH,  2 Rock Pipit. 
Very sad -  no Purple Sandpiper seen - really poor this season, only 2 in late Nov and 1 early Dec. 
Last year - 5 from 5th Jan.

Clevedon-Yeo:
300 Dunlin, 6 Grey Plover, 30 Curlews, 400 + Black-headed Gull,

25-01-2019 Kestrel Bleadon Levels (Bill Hewitt)

Bleadon Levels and Uphill:
10 Shelduck, 3 Little Egret, 2 Curlew, 3 Short-eared Owl, 1 Kestrel,

BELOW M4 & BANES


25-01-2019 Grey Wagtail NSL (Robert Hargreaves)
Newton St Loe:
3 Mute Swan, 43 Mallard, 23 Teal, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Cormorant, 2 Buzzard, 5 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 45 Black-headed Gull, 21 Common Gull, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 3 Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 12 Blue Tit, 10 Great Tit, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Wren, 2 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Mistle Thrush, 6 Robin, 4 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail,
3 Pied Wagtail, 1 Greenfinch, 7 Goldfinch.

Reports: John Clark, Geoff Daniels, Alastair Fraser, Robert Hargreaves, Bill Hewitt, Mike Jackson, Ian Loats, Paul Milsom, Patrick Hardiman Richards, Richard Scantlebury, Tony Scott, Howard Taffs, Jason Williams.
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