Friday 8 February 2019

08-02-19 Friday - Rain

Temp 8 to 12℃. 16mm of rain so far today, mild but wet

Scaup
Goosander
Barn Owl

White-fronted Goose

8-2-19 Mallard  with Black-headed Gull, Kenn Moor (Higgy)
BRISTOL

No reports

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 m Yellowhammer

New Passage:
83 Canada Goose, 5 White-fronted Goose, 76 Shelduck, 585 Wigeon, 50+ Teal, 95 Oystercatcher, 500+ Lapwing, 75 Curlew, 175 Black-tailed Godwit, 34 Knot, 400 Dunlin, 60 Redshank, and a Kingfisher.

Severn BeachStorm Eric  - 1 Common Scoter, 1 Kittiwake.
12 Ringed Plover, 20 Turnstone, 50 Dunlin, 120 Redshank,

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon, Blind Yeo:
1 Green Sandpiper

8-2-19 Little Egret  with Goosander, Kenn Moor (Higgy)
Kenn Moor:
1 Canada Goose, 104 Mute Swan, 500+ BH Gull, 100+ Mixed Gull, 5 Little Grebe (River Kenn at Manmoor), 5 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 6 Goosander 1m+5F (River Kenn at Manmoor - rare here), 2 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 200+ Fieldfare - distributed across the moor in small flocks of about 50, 50 Redwing among Fieldfare

8-2-19 Sparrowhawk in Hewish (Terri Borash)

Hewish garden:
1 m Sparrowhawk


BELOW M4 & BANES


No reports

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
10 Mute Swans, 1 Egyptian Goose, 5 Great White Egrets, 1 Common Sandpiper

Chew Valley Lake:
40+ Mute Swan, No Shelduck or Pintail at Herriotts, 2 Wigeon, 2 Pochard flocks of 60, 3 f Scaup, 18 Goldeneye, 1 f Goosander, 2 Little Grebe, 4 Black-necked Grebe (Moreton), 3 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 100 Lapwing, 11 Snipe, 1 Barn Owl (15.25 at HG), 5 Roe Deer

8-2-19 Mute swan on Tickenham Moor (Higgy)
And to keep you entertained as there's not much on the blog

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: Terri Borash, Paul Chapman, Stephen Curtis, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Rich Mielcarek, Nigel Milbourne, Carol Rushton  severnsidebirds