Scaup
Great White Egrets, Cattle Egrets
Knots
Merlin
Common Sandpiper at Chew (George Stacey) |
Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
16 Mallard,1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 3 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 1 Black-headed Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 22 Woodpigeon, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 4 Magpie, 20 Jackdaw, 4 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 7 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 16 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Wren, 4 Blackbird, 1 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 6 Robin, pr. Stonechat, 3 House Sparrow, 2 Meadow Pipit, 3 Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 25 Goldfinch.
Kingfisher at Duchess Pond (Patrick Hardyman Richards) |
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
38 Canada Goose on the lake and another 300+ on the far side of the estuary.
c.50 Knot (downriver). 20 Lapwing, 68 Redshank, 5 Stonechat.
Yacht club: 25 Skylark, 4 Yellowhammer.
Overhead: 19 Skylark (high, in groups up to 6), 1 Redpoll, 2 Redwing.
Severn Beach - Sea Watch:
2 Shoveler, 1 Cormorant, 6 Curlew, 1 Great Black-backed Gull,
2 Shoveler, 1 Cormorant, 6 Curlew, 1 Great Black-backed Gull,
Yate:
1 m. Sparrowhawk (in a garden).
NORTH SOMERSET
Clevedon-Yeo:
1 thrush sp. (probably Redwing) also SW.
Bristol Airport:
250+ Pied Wagtail leaving roost at 7.10 a.m.
Weston-super-Mare:
Sparrowhawk.
Banwell:
Goldcrest, Treecreeper, Nuthatch (in the same tree, but not at the same time). 18 House Sparrow ("remarkable considering we spent very many years without any").
BELOW M4 & BANES
Newton St Loe:
7 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 2 Jay, 1 Raven, 6 Skylark, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Song Thrush, 4 Grey Wagtail, 5 Pied Wagtail, 3 Meadow Pipit, 10 Linnet, 25+ Goldfinch.
RESERVOIRS
Blagdon Lake:
1 Pintail, 2 Great White Egret, 39 Lapwing, 31 Pied Wagtail.
Chew Valley Lake
1 m. Sparrowhawk (in a garden).
NORTH SOMERSET
Clevedon-Yeo:
Shelducks, Oystercatchers, Curlews.
1 f./imm. Merlin heading SW low over the tide line at 09:45.1 thrush sp. (probably Redwing) also SW.
Bristol Airport:
250+ Pied Wagtail leaving roost at 7.10 a.m.
Sparrowhawk, WsM ( Phil Arnold) |
Sparrowhawk.
Banwell:
Goldcrest, Treecreeper, Nuthatch (in the same tree, but not at the same time). 18 House Sparrow ("remarkable considering we spent very many years without any").
BELOW M4 & BANES
Newton St Loe:
7 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 2 Jay, 1 Raven, 6 Skylark, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Song Thrush, 4 Grey Wagtail, 5 Pied Wagtail, 3 Meadow Pipit, 10 Linnet, 25+ Goldfinch.
Snipe at Stratford Bay (George Stacey) |
Blagdon Lake:
1 Pintail, 2 Great White Egret, 39 Lapwing, 31 Pied Wagtail.
Chew Valley Lake
5 Great White Egret, 6 Little Egret, 5 Swallow, 2 Skylark (flying west).
Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper.
Heron's Green - inc Pool:
3 Cattle Egret, 1 Common Sandpiper.
Moreton:
2 f. Scaup.
Stratford:
3 Snipe (but no Jack Snipe).
Reports: Alan Daniells, Andy Davis, Adrian Hockey, Patrick Hardyman Richards, Trevor Riddle, Nigel Sluman, George Stacey, John Thorogood, blagdonlakebirds,, nslbirding, opsbirding,
1 Common Sandpiper.
Heron's Green - inc Pool:
3 Cattle Egret, 1 Common Sandpiper.
Moreton:
2 f. Scaup.
Stratford:
3 Snipe (but no Jack Snipe).
Stonechat at Duchess Pond (Patrick Hardyman Richards) |
Reports: Alan Daniells, Andy Davis, Adrian Hockey, Patrick Hardyman Richards, Trevor Riddle, Nigel Sluman, George Stacey, John Thorogood, blagdonlakebirds,, nslbirding, opsbirding,