Thursday, 24 January 2019

24-01-19 Thursday

Temp 1 to 8℃. Overcast, dry, no wind, not as cold as yesterday

Scaup, Long-tailed Duck
Black-necked Grebe
Black Redstart
Avocet

24-1-19 Bullfinch, Concorde Way (Patrick Richards)
BRISTOL

Concorde Way:
17 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 3 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw, 4 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 17 Starling, 4m 1f Blackbird, 1 Fieldfare, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Robin, 30 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 1m 1f Chaffinch, 1m 1f Bullfinch, 14 Goldfinch

Brandon Hill:
2 Jay, 5 Coal Tit, 2 Nuthatch, 30 Redwing, singing Song Thrush, Dunnock, 7 Greenfinch, 25 Goldfinch

Eastville Park, WeBS:
3 Canada Geese, 47 Mallard, 2 pr Goosander, 3 Cormorant, 6 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 125 BH Gull, LBB Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, 3 Coal Tit, 1 Dipper, 1 Chaffinch

Montpelier:
2 Magpie, 1 Raven, 1 Blackcap (m) and a 1st for the garden this year, 4 Blackbird

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

24-1-19 Fieldfare & Redwing, Almondsbury (Vera Carpenter)
Almondsbury:
1 Buzzard, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap, 75 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Bullfinch

Hawkesbury Upton:
50 Chaffinch, 60 Linnet, 6 Corn Bunting, 7 Yellowhammer

24-1-19 Ringed Plover at Severn Beach (Brian Thompson)
NORTH SOMERSET

Tyntesfield:
2 Raven, 3 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Long-tailed Tit

Portbury Wharf:
2 Avocet 

Clevedon:
18 Goosander on estuary,  1 Black Redstart by the bandstand at 8.45, pier at 14.00

Clevedon-Yeo:
77 Canada Goose, 50 Shelduck, 4 Shoveler, 280 Wigeon, 40 Mallard, 75 Teal, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 36 Oystercatcher, 35 Lapwing, 2 Grey Plover, 70 Curlew, 1900 Dunlin, 9 Snipe, 100 Redshank, 150 BH Gull, 2 Raven, 20 Skylark

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bishop Sutton:
3 Collared Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker

RESERVOIRS

24-1-19 Long-tailed Duck Off Sailing Club (Ian Stapp)
Chew Valley Lake:
43 Canada Goose, 49 Mute Swan, 9 Shelduck, 18 Pintail (Herriotts), 2 Wigeon, 4 f Scaup, 1 Long-tailed Duck, 20 Goldeneye, 6 Pheasant, 3 Little Grebe, 5 Black-necked Grebe, 6 Grey Heron

24-1-19 Little Egret, Stratford (Bob Brewer)
1 Little Egret, 4 Buzzard, 1 White Coot, 1 Common Sandpiper (Dam), 200 Common Gull, 7 GBB Gull, 1 Barn Owl (Moreton), 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler

24-1-19 Long-tailed Tit, Moreton (Ian Stapp)
20 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Treecreeper, 30 Starling, 7 Blackbird, 40 Redwing, 3 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Stonechat, 20 House Sparrow, 2 Grey Wagtail, 8+ Chaffinch, 9 Bullfinch, 10 Goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting
24-1-19 Wren, Moreton Lane (Ian Stapp)
Out of Avon
Great Northern Diver at Cheddar Reservoir

24-1-19 Great Northern Diver at Cheddar Reservoir (Alex Carlisle)

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: Des Bowring, Bob Brewer, Vera Carpenter, Alex Carlisle, Peter Hazelwood, Jean Oliver, Patrick Richards, Trevor Riddle, Harvey Rose, Mark Savage, Rich Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Howard Taffs, Brian Thompson