Sunday, 3 February 2019

03-02-19 Sunday - Firecrest

Nice bright day today, cold in the wind, lots of snow around, water bodies largely frozen.

White-fronted Goose
Mandarin Duck
Black-necked Grebe
Cattle Egret, Great White Egret
Marsh Harrier
Short-eared Owl, Barn Owl
Firecrest
Marsh Tit
Water Pipit
Siskin 
03-02-19 Firecrest, Portishead (David Howes)
[caught and ringed in my garden near to Battery Point today.
Crest and wing length suggest this is a male
. ]
BRISTOL

Clifton:
Percival Road- 1 m Blackcap, 2 Marsh Tit

Durdham Downs:
20 Redwing

St Andrew's Park: 
3 Jay, 30 Redwing

Eastville Park:
2 Mute Swan, Mallard (all on river & not counted), 1 Cormorant, 1 Coot, about 120 BH Gull, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Coal Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 5 Blackbird, 1 Fieldfare, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail, flock of 11 Chaffinch


SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
NB Tripod left by side of road by main gate to Oldbury Power Station this afternoon. Now at visitor reception

Tortworth Lake: 
(50% ice cover) -  figures include WeBS count 7 Mandarin Duck, 22 Gadwall, 26 Mallard, 3 Shoveler,  65 Teal, 54 Tufted Duck,  10  Little Grebe, 30 Coot, 4 Moorhen, 1 Kingfisher,  4 Great Tit, 7 Blue Tit, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Wren, 3 Blackbird, 1 Robin

Tortworth Area:
Whitfield - 1 Buzzard, 1 Raven.

Abbotside Farm - 2 Pheasant, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper,

03-02-19 Canada Goose, Northwick Warth (Patrick Hardyman Richards)
Northwick Warth/ Pilning Wetland: :
146 Canada Goose, 5 White-fronted Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 98 Shelduck, 107 Shoveler, 200+ Wigeon, 9 Gadwall, 38 Mallard, 15 Teal, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Moorhen, 25 Coot, 15 Oystercatcher, 520 Lapwing, 8 Curlew, 160  Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Knot, 23 Turnstone, 90 Dunlin, 3 Snipe, 21 Redshank, 7 Black-headed Gull, 12 Woodpigeon, 4 Collared Dove, 2 Short-eared Owl, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker,  2 Kestrel, 8 Magpie, 4 Jackdaw, 9 Carrion Crow, 1 Jay,  2 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap, 5 Starling, 10 Blackbird, 25 Fieldfare, 21 Redwing, 2 Song Thrush, 4 Robin, 5 House Sparrow, 22 Pied Wagtail, 8 Meadow Pipit, 9 Goldfinch.

Chipping Sodbury:
2 Little Egret

Grovesend (near Thornbury):
1 Kestrel, 1 Raven

Almondsbury: 
Below Almondsbury towards Awkley, ST5985 (The Niatts) -  2 Mute Swan, 1 Grey Heron, 5 Little Egret, 1 GS Woodpecker, 2 Moorhen, 14 Fieldfare, c.70 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, c.30 Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
50 Shoveler, 4 Gadwall, 120 Wigeon, 13 Tufted Duck, Little Grebe, 4 Curlew, 15 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 5 Redshank, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 2 Bullfinch, c10 Reed Bunting

Portishead:
Garden near Battery Point - 1 Firecrest ( see photo above)
Kilkenny Place - 1 m Pheasant, 1 Jay, 3 Goldfinch

Clevedon:
Alexandra Rd garden - 1 f Blackcap

Great White Egret fishing a rhyne with 3 Little Egrets viewable from Cook's Lane opposite Clevedon Potteries

Hewish / Kingston Seymour (viewed from M5): 
53 Mute Swans (groups each side of road).

Bristol Airport:
41 Golden Plover

Backwell Lake:
4 Canada Goose, 18 Mute Swan, 1 Muscovy Duck, 1 Shoveler, 23 Gadwall, 20 Mallard, 3 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Cormorant, 3 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 50 BHG, 2 Common Gull, 1 LBB Gull

03-02-19 Song Thrush, Yatton garden (Higgy)
Yatton:  
Garden- 2 Song Thrush (unusual in this garden)


BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
2 Buzzard, 10 Common Gull, 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 6 continental Blackbird, a. Few Fieldfare

03-02-19 Brambling, Claverton Down garden, Bath (Ian Johnston)
Bath:
Garden in Claverton Down - 1 f Blackcap, 1 Brambling,  4+ Siskin, 6+ Goldfinch
Garden in Weston - 4 Fieldfare plus assorted finches (see photos)


03-02-19 3 finch species, Weston garden, Bath  (Sean Whyte)


03-02-19 Fieldfare, Newton St Loe (NSLBirding)
Newton St Loe:
38 species inc 5 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel,1 Marsh Tit, 3 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper,  2 Song Thrush, 9 Redwing, 4 Fieldfare, 1 Bullfinch, 10 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch

No sign of any Water Rail(s)
03-02-19 Marsh Tit, Newton St Loe (NSLBirding)
Timsbury:
1 f Brambling

03-02-19 Brambling, Timsbury (Alex Carlisle)
RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
2 Barnacle Geese, 50 + Shoveler, 100+ Teal, an adult ♂Goosander, 4 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 4 Snipe,  the wintering Common Sandpiper

Chew Valley Lake

Lots of ice on the lake today,  approx 30% to 40% iced over, and many fewer duck about.

03-02-19 Black-necked Grebe, CVL (Robert Hargreaves)
19+ Canada Goose, 22+ Mute Swan, 20 Pintail (Herriotts + HG), 11 Shelduck (Herriotts), 5 Shoveler (Dam), 6 Wigeon, 100 Teal (Herriotts) 18+ Goldeneye (Lake), 6 Goosander , 1 Black-necked Grebe (Stratford), 2 Little Grebe, 1 white Coot (Moreton) ,7 Grey Heron, 2 Cattle Egret (flyover Stratford)

03-02-19 Pintail, Herriott's Pool, CVL (Bob Brewer)
5 Buzzard, 1 Marsh Harrier (Stratford), 22 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper (Woodford),74 Snipe (Moreton, Herriotts, HG),5 GBB Gull (Lake), 4 Collared Dove (Bishop Sutton) , 2 Stock Dove, 30+ Wood Pigeon , 1 Barn Owl (Moreton), 1 Kingfisher (Herriotts), 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker

03-02-19 Buzzard, Woodford, CVL (Ian Stapp)
4 Jay (Moreton), 1 Raven (Woodford), 7 Jackdaw (Herriotts), 5 Magpie (Woodford),30+ LTT (Moreton Woodford & Moreton), 10+ Goldcrest (Moreton), 1 Chiffchaff (Moreton), 3 Cetti's Warbler (2 Moreton+ 1 Herriotts), 60+ Starling (Herriotts), 7 Blackbird, 3 Song Thrush (1 Moreton & 2 Woodford), 1 Mistle Thrush (Woodford), 100+ Redwing,  60+ Fieldfare (inc 40 at Bishop Sutton),  1 Stonechat (Moreton)

03-02-19 Stonechat Moreton, CVL (Ian Stapp)

9+ House Sparrow (Bishop Sutton), 2 Grey Wagtail  (Woodford + Herriotts) 5 Pied Wagtail, 7+ Meadow Pipit, 2 Water Pipit (Moreton + Woodford), 4 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 4 Bullfinch, 8+ Goldfinch, 2 Dunnock,  4 Wren, 8 Robin, 2 Bullfinch,  4 Siskin (Moreton car park), 2 Reed Bunting


NB Tomorrow Monday 04-02-19 is the start of the boat Pike fishing at Chew Lake

Reports: Rich Andrews, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Alex Carlisle, Allan Chard, Mark Coller, Peter Coslett, Paul Chapman, David Esam, Richard Giles and Fiona Neate, Patrick Hardyman Richards, Robert Hargreaves, Pete Hazelwood, Higgy, Adrian Hockey, David Howes, Nigel Johnston, Lisegirl, David Littleton, John Martin, Rob Martin, Mike Meecham, Jon Mortin, Dee Pope, Lois Pryce, Rob Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, Sean Whyte, Jason Williams, nslbirding