Friday 11 January 2019

11-01-19 Friday - Slavonian Grebe

Getting more cloudy as the day wore on, ending with drizzle - nice!

Black Redstart
Scaup,  Slavonian GrebeBlack-necked Grebe
Grey Plover, Jack Snipe
White-fronted Goose


11-01-2019 Blackcap and GS Woodpecker. (Allan Chard, Rod Holbrook)

BRISTOL

Horfield: Bishop Rd to Horfield Common
1 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 22 Woodpigeon, 4 Collared Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw, 8 Carrion Crow, 7 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Blackcap (m), 70 Starling, 5 Blackbird, 3 Fieldfare, 1 Redwing, 5 Robin, 20 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 2 Pied Wagtails, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 13 Goldfinch.

Clifton - Percival Rd
1 Marsh Tit - back on the sunflower hearts and 1 Blackcap (m).

High Kingsdown:
Blue and Great Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Blackcap (m), 4 Dunnock, 4 Chaffinch, 10 Goldfinch.

Ashley Down:
1 Sparrowhawk - killed a Woodpigeon right in front of me!

St George:
11-01-2019 Blackcap St George (Lee Gardiner)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Avening Green, Damery Bridge, Little River Avon:
1 Dipper, 35+ Siskin

Oldbury Power Station:
5 Lapwing, 5 Grey Plover, 8 Curlew, 45 Turnstone, 230 Dunlin, 20 Redshank, 1 Peregrine, 9 Fieldfare, 18 Redwing, 2 Black Redstart (f &m), 1 Stonechat, 1 Siskin (over) and 4 (at least)Yellowhammer.

New Passage/Northwick/Pilning wetland:
35 Canada Goose, 5 White-fronted Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 7 Shelduck, 18 Shoveler, 4 Gadwall, c.250 Wigeon, 12 Teal, 4 Tufted Duck, 7 Moorhen, 9 Coot, c.350 Lapwing, 3 Curlew, c.90 Godwit, c.200 Dunlin, 15 Redshank, 1 Song Thrush, flock c.50 Pied Wagtail, 2 Greenfinch.

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon-Yeo:
Shoveler, Gadwall, Pintail, 5 Grey Plover, 75 Curlew, 1 Jack Snipe, 2 Raven - seem regular now.

Backwell Lake:
6 Canada Goose, 20 Mute Swan, 3 Shoveler, 22 Gadwall, 1 Pochard, 8 Tufted Duck, 12 Little Egret into evening roost, 2 Cormorant.
BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath - Audley Park:
1 Sparrowhawk

RESERVOIRS


11-01-2019 Scaup (f) CVL (Keith Williams)

Chew Valley Lake

Nunnery:
Pochard, Tufted Duck, 3 Scaup (f), c12 Goldeneye (m & f), Coot, 1 Raven.

Moreton:
8 Goldeneye, Goosander, Grey Heron, Little Egret

Stratford:
Tufted, Pochard, 1 Slavonian Grebe, 5 Black-necked Grebe, 3 Buzzard, the white Coot. 6 Snipe (only 6!) Black-headed Gull, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker.

11-01-2019 Goldeneye pair CVL (Robin Martin)

Reports: Paul Bowerman, John Budd, David Esam, Lee Gardener, John Griffiths, Nick Hawkridge, Clive Lewis, Robin Martin, Andy Middleton, Lois Pryce, Adam Rawson,  Howard Taffs, Keith Williams,  blagdonlakebirdsCVRSnslbirdingopsbirdingsevernsidebirdsTBOSG