Monday 21 January 2019

21-01-19 Monday - Mandarin

Temp 3 to 7℃. Bright at times today, cool in the wind all in all not too bad

White-fronted Geese
Mandarin, Scaup
Black-necked Grebe
Black Redstart

21-1-18 Chiffchaff, Stratford hide, CVL (Ian Stapp)
With thoughts of summer
BRISTOL

Coombe Dingle garden:
Blue Tits, Great Tits, Long-tailed Tits, 2 Blackcap (m), Robin, 3 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch (m, f),
3 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch

Blaise Estate:
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Coal Tit, flock of 20 Great Tit, 1 Goldcrest,
1 Nuthatch, 1 Tree Creeper, 3 Wren

21-1-18 Dipper, Eastville Park (Allan Chard)
Eastville Park:
Kingfisher, Dipper

Stapleton church spire:1 Peregrine on north side 

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Shepperdine:
1 Peregrine, 1 Black Redstart, 13 Yellowhammer

21-1-18 White-fronted Goose, Northwick Warth (Paul Bowerman)
New Passage/Northwick Warth:
White-fronted Geese, 1 f Pochard

NORTH SOMERSET


21-1-18 Mandarin, Blind Yeo (Howard Taffs)
Clevedon:
1 Mandarin Blind-Yeo, pair Goosander and 1 Little Egret Strode Rd bridge, 1 Little Egret in town, 1 Black Redstart at pier

Clevedon-Yeo:
48 Canada Goose, 60 Shelduck, 150 Wigeon, 30 Mallard, Teal, 1 Little Egret, 2 Cormorant, 28
Oystercatcher, 210 Lapwing, 80 Curlew, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 800 Dunlin,  8 Snipe, 280 Redshank, 200 BH Gull, 1 Stonechat

BELOW M4 & BANES

Paulton:
1 Buzzard, 70 BH Gull, 6 Common Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Treecreeper, 9 Blackbird, 25 Redwing, 1 Grey Wagtail, 20 Meadow Pipit, 6 Chaffinch, 40 Linnet
STW: 2 Grey Wagtail, 120 Pied Wagtail, 5 Meadow Pipit

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake, WeBS:
323 Canada Geese, 2 Barnacle Geese, 1 Egyptian Goose, 9 Shoveler, 6 Gadwall, 76 Wigeon, 193 Mallard, 2♂ad Pintail, 131 Teal, 156 Pochard, 230 Tufted Duck, 18 Goldeneye, 1♂ad Goosander, 22 Little Grebes, 16 Great Crested Grebes, 7 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egrets, 2 Little Egrets, 12 Cormorants, 1 Sparrowhawk, 12 Moorhens, 659 Coot, 5 Lapwings, 5 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, Great Spotted Woodpeckers drumming, 2 Mistle Thrush

21-1-18 Egyptian Goose, Dam CVL (Brian Thompson)
Chew Valley Lake:
37+ Canada Goose, 1 Egyptian Goose, 16 Shelduck, 24 Pintail (Herriotts), 9 Wigeon, 4 f Scaup


21-1-18 Goldeneye, CVL (George Stacey)

24 Goldeneye, 1 Goosander (Dam), 4 Little Grebe, 5 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Great White Egret (Moreton), 11 Buzzard

21-1-18 White Coot, CVL (George Stacey)
1 White Coot, 1 Water Rail, 10+ Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper (Dam), 1 Green Sandpiper (HG), 7 GBB Gull, 1 Barn Owl (Moreton to Stratford), 1 Kingfisher, 7 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 18 Long-tailed Tit

21-1-18 Chiffchaff, Stratford  hide (Ian Stapp)
3 Chiffchaff (1 Moreton, 2 Stratford ), 2 Treecreeper, 30 Starling, 10+ Fieldfare, 70 Redwing, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Stonechat, 20 House Sparrow, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Meadow Pipit, 20+ Chaffinch, 9 Bullfinch, 16 Goldfinch, 5+ Reed Bunting

21-1-18 Reed Bunting, Stratford (Ian Stapp)
Reports: Paul Bowerman, Allan Chard, Stephen Curtis, Andy Davis, Alastair Fraser, Patrick Hancock, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Andy Middleton, Paul Milsom, Nigel Milbourne, Jon Mortin, Harvey Rose, Carol Rushton, Rich Scantlebury, Nigel Sluman, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Brian Thompson, ,blagdonlakebirds.com, nsl-birding, opsbirding.co.uk