Tuesday 8 January 2019

08-01-19 Tuesday - Woodcock

8-1-19 Short-eared Owl at Aust (Lisegirl)

Temp 6  to 9℃. Some sun all morning but gloomier as the day went on


White-fronted Goose
Scaup, Long-tailed Duck
Cattle Egret
Woodcock, Jack Snipe, Spotted Redshank
Mediterranean Gull
Short-eared Owl
Merlin
Chiffchaff, Firecrest
Black Redstart, Lesser Redpoll


BRISTOL
8-1-19 Heron at Eastville Park (Pete Bunniss)
Duchess Park/Eastville Park, BOC Walk from Snuff Mills, 50 walkers:
2 Mute Swan, 21 Mallard, 1 Goosander, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, 10 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 40 BH Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 2 LBB Gull, 46 Feral Pigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Tawny Owl

8-1-19 Kingfisher at Eastville Park (Pete Bunniss)
3 Kingfisher, 6 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 13 Magpie, 18 Jackdaw, 23 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 9 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Goldcrest, 5 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 4 Starling, 4 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 8 Robin, 2 Stonechat, 3 House Sparrow, 1 Dipper, 2 Dunnock, 1 Pied Wagtail, 12 Meadow Pipit, 3 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch
8-01-2019 Goosander at Eastville Park Lake (Pat Richards)

Stockwood Open Space:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 6 Blue Tit, 1 Song Thrush in song, 2 Robin, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Black Redstart, 1 Lesser Redpoll heard

8-1-19 Short-eared Owl at Aust (Adam Rawson)
Aust:
12 Shelduck, 35 Wigeon, 4 Teal, 5 Curlew, 3 Redshank, 4 Short-eared Owl, 2 Skylark, 1 Redwing, 4 Meadow Pipit, flock 8 Linnet

New Passage, Northwick Warth:
White-fronted Goose, Lapwing, Curlew, Black-tailed Godwit, Turnstone, Dunlin, Snipe, Redshank, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Merlin, 1 Jay, Stonechat

Avonmouth:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker

NORTH SOMERSET

Sand Point, car park:
Chiffchaff, 1 Firecrest

Cleveland-Yeo, from Weston and Wains Hill:
5 Shoveler, 1 f Scaup, 1 Grey Plover, 1 Golden Plover, Jack Snipe, 200 Redshank, 1 Spotted Redshank

7-1-19 Starling in Weston (Bill Hewitt)
probably same bird that was seen at Bleadon recently
Wick St Lawrence, STW:
12 Shoveler, 6 Tufted Duck, 3 Little Grebe, 1 Coot, Cetti's Warbler
Grass field nr Village: 300 BH Gull, 1 Mediterranean Gull

Bleadon Level:
3 Cattle Egret, 5 Woodcock (Hellenge Hill),Short-eared Owl

BELOW M4 & BANES

Chew Magna, Moorledge:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 120 Starling, 25 Fieldfare, 50 Linnet (Paradise)

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
1 Long-tailed Duck
8-1-19 Lesser Black-backed Gull, CVL (TtB)
Chew Valley Lake:
Stratford:
Black-necked Grebe

Herriott's:
1 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher

Grey Wagtails at the Dam and Herons Green

It's that time of year again when the recorder is looking for a little story about rarities that were seen last year, but not yet written about. If you see any in the list that are yours please send in your tale to avonbirds@hotmail.co.uk

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
Leach's Petrel               1                      21/09/2018        Clevedon, Ladye Bay
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
Yellow-browed Warbler  1                      19/10/2018        Clevedon-Yeo (Cl-Y), Wain's Hill
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
Yellow-browed Warbler  1                      18/11/2018        Portbury Wharf (PW), Marsh/ Hide 2 & 3
Thanks

Reports: Pete Bunniss, Paul Chapman, Allan Chard, Teresa Chard, Paul Gregory, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Bill Hewitt, Adrian Hockey, Lisegirl, Paul Marshall, Lois Pryce, Adam Rawson, Pat Richards, Nigel Sluman, Howard Taffs