02-02-19 Saturday - Black-necked Grebe

Bright, clear and cold day; some snow still about. 

Scaup

Black-necked Grebe

Black Redstart

Water Pipit 

Brambling

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:

2 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 30+ Mallard, 1 Cormorant, 4 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 92+ BH Gull, 2 LBB Gull, 4 Herring Gull, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, 20 Carrion Crow, 5 Coal Tit, 20 Starling, 7 Blackbird, 9 Song Thrush, 1 Dipper, 1 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail.

02-02-19 Kingfisher, Eastville Park (Rich Scantlebury)

Brandon Hill Park:

Herring Gull, Feral Pigeon, Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 5 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 2 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 4 Blackbird, 20 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 6 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Greenfinch, 5 Goldfinch.

02-02-19 Song Thrush, Brandon Hill Park (Rupert Gale)

St. Andrew's Park:

20 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush. 

Finzel's Reach/Castle Park:

1 Peregrine, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Goldfinch, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Coal Tit, 5 Greenfinch. 

Duchess Lake:

6 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 25 Lapwing, 2 BH Gull, 5 Woodpigeon, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 7 Magpie, 8 Jackdaw, 5 Blue Tit, 7 Great Tit, 1 Goldcrest,1 Nuthatch, 2 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 10 House Sparrow, 4 Chaffinch, 10 Goldfinch.

Stoke Bishop:

9 Blackcap - 5f 4 m - record for the garden - (peanut cake tubes)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

8 Moorhen, 5 Grey Plover, 77 Curlew, 100+ Dunlin, 2 Raven, 2 Fieldfare, 60+ Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Black Redstart, 2 Stonechat.

Fields between OPS and Sailing Club:

c40 Skylark, 30 Fieldfare, c150 Redwing, 12 Yellowhammer, 14 Reed Bunting. 

Aust Warth: 

1 Sparrowhawk, 20 Lapwing, 3 Short-eared Owl, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine.

Northwick Warth:

5 White-fronted Goose, 133 Shelduck, 325 Wigeon, 19 Oystercatcher, 32 Lapwing, 28 Curlew, 200 Black-tailed Godwit, 41 Dunlin, 12 Redshank, 2 Kestrel, 1 Merlin, 4 Skylark, 30 Fieldfare, 13 Redwing, 8 Meadow Pipit. 

Almondsbury:

1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 19 Lapwing, 2 Coal Tit, c.25 Blue Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 13 Redwing.

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon:

1 Turnstone. 

Congesbury Moor:

2 Goosander, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 6 Fieldfare, 18 Redwing, 3 Song Thrush, 1 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Bullfinch and 57 Goldfinch.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Newton St. Loe:

3 Mute Swan, 24 Mallard, 12 Teal, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Cormorant, 4 Buzzard, 2 Water Rail (first seen here by reporter), 4 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 12 BH Gull, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Coal Tit, 20 Blue Tit, 26 Great Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 12 Blackbird, 16 Fieldfare, 14 Redwing, 12 Robin, 10 House Sparrow, 3 Dunnock, 6 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 4 Goldfinch.

02-02-19 Water Rail, Newton St Loe (Robert Hargreaves)

Timsbury:

1 Brambling (f). 

Weston:

1 Raven, 4 Blackcap, 1 Fieldfare, 2 Song Thrush, 8 Chaffinch, 6 Greenfinch.

02-02-19 Fieldfard, Weston Garden (Sean Whyte)

Paulton:

1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 80 BH Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, 14 Blackbird, 3 Redwing, 3 Song Thrush, 4 Grey Wagtail, 120 Pied Wagtail, 50 Meadow Pipit, 4 Chaffinch, 5 Goldfinch, 7 Siskin.

RESERVOIRS

02-02-19 Water Pipit, Chew Valley Lake (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake:

27+ Canada Goose, 31+ Mute Swan, 18 Pintail (Herriott's & HG), 10 Shelduck (Herriott's), 3 Wigeon, 27+ Goldeneye, 1 Scaup (Moreton), 4 Goosander, 9 Pheasant, 6 Little Grebe, 1 Black-necked Grebe (Moreton), 1 White Coot (Moreton), 5 Grey Heron, 6 Buzzard, 1 Common Sandpiper (Dam), 1 Green Sandpiper (HG), 1 Water Rail (Moreton), 8+ Snipe (Moreton), 5 GBB Gull, 2 Collared Dove, 3 Stock Dove, 100+ Woodpigeon, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Moreton), 1 Sparrowhawk , 4 Jay (Moreton), 2 Raven (Woodford), 18 Jackdaw, 9 Magpie, 30+ Long-tailed Tit, 1 Treecreeper (Moreton), 10+ Goldcrest, 1 Chiffchaff (Moreton), 1 Blackcap, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 100+ Starling, 14 Blackbird , 5 Song Thrush, 3 Mistle Thrush, 100+ Redwing (Woodford Orchard), 30+ Fieldfare (Woodford Orchard), 1 Stonechat (Moreton), 25+ House Sparrow (Bishop Sutton), 2 Grey Wagtail, 13 Pied Wagtail, 12+ Meadow Pipit, 2 Water Pipit (Moreton), 4 Chaffinch, 3 Wren, 7 Bullfinch, 2 Dunnock, 7 Robin, 20+ Goldfinch, 2 Siskin (Moreton), 3 Reed Bunting.

02-02-19 Feeding the Ducks, Chew Valley Lake (Ian Stapp)

Reports: Jon Angell, Alex Carlisle, Peter Coslett, Barry Dursley, Rupert Gale, Lee Gardiner, Patrick Hancock, Rob Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Andrew Middleton, Paul Milo, Jon Mortin, Matt Plenty, Lois Pryce, Dean Reaves, Adèle Remazeilles, Patrick Hardyman Richards, Trevor Riddle, Stuart Sammonds, Richard Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, Roger White, Sean Whyte.