Thursday, 7 February 2019

07-02-19 Thursday - Merlin

Temp 6 to 9℃. Bright, cold and breezy, heavy rain showers with hail at times

Long-tailed Duck
Black-necked Grebe
Mediterranean Gull
Merlin


7-2-19 Water Rail, Moreton (Ian Stapp)
BRISTOL

No reports

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
400+ Lapwing, 1 Golden Plover, c100 Curlew, c500 Dunlin, 1 juv/fem Merlin from driftwood by Pillhead Gout, which unfortunately then flushed the entire High Tide roost

Aust:
Barn Owl at dusk

Video of Blackcap at Severn Beach

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports

BELOW M4 & BANES

7-2-19 Blackcap, Keynsham (TtB)
Keynsham:
1 Woodpigeon, 2 Collard Dove, 1 Magpie, 6 Jackdaw, 2 Blue Tit, 1 m Blackcap, 6 Starling, 2 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 3 House Sparrow, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Goldfinch

Marshfield:
2 Buzzard, 3 Red-legged Partridge, 6 Golden Plover, 13 Skylark, 150 Starling, 40 Fieldfare, 6 Redwing, 1 Stonechat, 6 Pied Wagtail, 100 Chaffinch, 23 Linnet, 53 Corn Bunting, 3 Yellowhammer, 1 Reed Bunting

Bishop Sutton:
4 Collared Dove, 20 House Sparrow

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tank 3:
1 Mute Swan, 4 Gadwall, 4 Pochard, 10 Tufted Duck, 1 m Long-tailed Duck (No. 1), 1 Goldeneye, 2 Great Crested Grebe
7-2-19 Teal in the rain, Moreton (Ian Stapp)
Chew Valley Lake:
33+ Canada Goose, 38+ Mute Swan, 1 Shelduck (Herriotts), 2 Wigeon, 2 Pintail (Herriotts), 18 Goldeneye, 4 (2♂) Goosander, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 4 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Water Rail, 1 White Coot, 5 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper (Dam), 1 Green Sandpiper (HG), 2 ad sum plum Mediterranean Gull in the roost, 6 GBB Gull

4 Stock Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Jay, 1 Raven, 100 Rooks (West Harptree), 2 Coal Tit, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Goldcrest, 40+ Starling, 7 Blackbird, 50 Fieldfare, 30 Redwing,2 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail (H), 5 Pied Wagtail, 8 Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch (W), 20 Goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting

7-2-19 Moorhen, Moreton (Ian Stapp)
The Birds Of South Gloucestershire Annual Review 2018

Developments in bird tracking. A talk by Mike Bailey
Date: Wednesday, 13th February 2019
Time: 19:30 - 21:30
Venue: Westbury-on-Trym Methodist Church, Westbury Hill, Bristol BS9 3AA.
see previous days for more details

Reports: Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Rod Holbrook, Jon Mortin, Dean Reeves, Ian Stapp, TalkingtoBears, Brian Thompson, Keith Vinicombe, forthebirds