Friday, 15 February 2019

15-02-19 Friday - Black Redstart

Beautiful weather today with temperatures reaching 16 degrees Celsius and a gentle breeze.

White-fronted Goose 
Mandarin Duck
Black-necked Grebe 
Bittern 
Red Kite 
Yellow-legged Gull 
Black Redstart 
Siskin

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
Grey Heron, Cormorant, 1 Tawny Owl, Kingfisher, Robin, Dipper.

15-02-19 Grey Heron, Eastville Park (Martin Tayler)
15-02-19 Dipper, Eastville Park (Allan Chard)
Finzel's Reach:
Black Redstart.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage:
Wigeon, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, Grey Wagtail.

Northwick Warth:
5 White-fronted Goose, 1 Short-eared Owl. 

Wick and Golden Valley:
2 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 5 Stock Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 60+ Jackdaw, 30+ Rook, 2 Coal Tit, 8 Blue Tit, 6 Great Tit, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 7 Blackbird, 2 Mistle Thrush, 15 House Sparrow, 2 Greenfinch, 7 Goldfinch. Butterflies: 2 Peacock, 1 Small Tortoishell, 7+ Brimstone.

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf (14.02.19):
1 Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Peregrine.

15-2-19 Siskin In Portishead (David Howes)
Portishead:
1 Siskin (f) ringed.

Portishead Yacht Club:
1 Oystercatcher, 2 Curlew, 1 Redshank, 7 Black-headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 16 Woodpigeon, 1 Magpie, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 6 Great Tit, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Wren, 2 Blackbird, 4 Robin, 5 House Sparrow, 4 Dunnock, 4 Meadow Pipit, 4 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 15 Goldfinch.

15-02-19 Greylag, Portishead Boating Lake (Patrick Hardyman Richards)

Portishead Boating Lake:
20 Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 6 Mute Swan, 69 Mallard, 22 Tufted Duck, 4 Moorhen, 38 Black-headed Gull, 7 Herring Gull, 5 Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap, 1 Starling, 1 Dunnock, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 5 Goldfinch.

Battery Point:
1 Oystercatcher, 1 Curlew, 3 Woodpigeon, 4 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Stonechat, 7 House Sparrow, 4 Dunnock, 4 Linnet, 9 Goldfinch.

Clevedon:
1 Red Kite (11:45, heading west).

Yeo-Strode Road:
1 Mandarin Duck with Mallards.

Backwell Lake:
2 Goosander.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Stanton Drew:
3 Little Egret, 50+ BH Gull, 1 Brimstone butterfly. 


RESERVOIRS
15-02-19 Yellow-legged Gull, Dam (CVL) (Ian Stapp)
Blagdon Lake:
5 Goldeneye, 23 Goosanders, 1 Common Sandpiper.

Chew Valley Lake:
48+ Canada Goose, 1 Greylag, 56+ Mute Swan, 6 Shelduck, 30+ Goldeneye, 6 Pintail (Herriott’s Pond), 4 Pochard (Herriott's), 4 Little Grebe, 4 Black-necked Grebe (Moreton), 3 Wigeon, 1 White Coot, 1 Bittern (Stratford), 5 Grey Heron, 1 Cormorant, 4 Buzzard, 1 Common Sandpiper (Dam), 6 GBB Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull (ad. Dam), 4 Collared Dove, 2 Stock Dove, 20+ Wood Pigeon, 1 Kingfisher (Moreton), 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Jay, 2 Raven, 50+ Rook, 20+ Jackdaw, 30+ Long-tailed Tit, 2 Treecreeper, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Blackcap (Woodford), 4 Cetti's Warbler, 50+ Starling, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush (Woodford), 5 Blackbird, 4+ Redwing (Woodford Orchard), 1 Stonechat (Moreton), 20+ House Sparrow, 3 Grey Wagtail, 15+ Pied Wagtail, 9 Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 2 Dunnock, 5 Wren, 5 Robin, 7 Reed Bunting, 1 Otter.

15-02-19 Greylag, Chew Valley Lake (TalkingtoBears)

15-02-19 Blackcap, Moreton (CVL) (Ian Stapp)
Reports: Phil Baber, Paul Bowerman, Allan Chard, Andy Davis, David Howes, Robin Lambert, Iris Langson,Chris Perry, Lisa Presland, Patrick Hardyman Richards, Ian Stapp, TalkingtoBears, Bri Thompson, Martin Tayler, Paul Williams, Blagdonlakebirds.