Tuesday 17 December 2019

17-12-19 Tuesday - Merlin

Wet at first then cleared up by 11:00 - Mild

Short-eared owl
Merlin
Whooper Swan
Avocet

BRISTOL

Bishop Rd to Horfield Common:
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Herring Gull, 30 Woodpigeon, 3 Collared Dove, 9 Magpie, 4 Carrion Crow, 4 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 11 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Wren, 45 Starling, 3 Blackbird, 4 Fieldfare, 7 Robin, 15 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 5 Chaffinch, 10 Goldfinch.

St Georges's Park:
1 Mute Swan, 70 Mallard, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Cormorant, 2 Moorhen, 10 Coot, 

Stockwood Open Space:
4 Raven - unusual behaviour and calls, perhaps preparing for mating early 2020.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

17-12-2019 Merlin OPS - sailing club (Rod Holbrook) 
Oldbury Power Station - Sailing Club:
1 Merlin, 1 Yellowhammer (m),
1 Coot - still on the lake.


Pillhead Gout:
1 Avocet -downriver calling, 1 Grey Plover, 1 Knot,


Northwick:
1 Short-eared Owl


Filton - Abby Wood Station:
1 Ring Necked Parakeet


Easter Compton:
10 Herring Gull, 35 Rook, 1 Raven, 2 Goldcrest, c.30 Starling flock, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, 4 Pied Wagtail, 4 Bullfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

17-12-2019 Mandarin Duck Clevedon (Howard Taffs)
Clevedon- Town Ctr:
Mandarin Duck - coming for bread!

Clevedon-Yeo:
Counted while on escort duty - crew filming Curlew. Shelduck, Wigeon and Teal, 4 Little Egret, 2 Sparrowhawk, 20 Lapwing, 4 Golden Plover, 140 Curlew, 25 Turnstone, c 3,000 Dunlin, 3 Snipe, 450 Redshank, 1 Short-eared owl, 1 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 6 Skylark, 20 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Stonechat, 50 Meadow Pipit and 2 Bullfinch.
Dowlais:
1 Merlin, 2 Rock Pipit

Worle:
1 Goldcrest - in the garden

BELOW M4 & BANES

17-12-2019 Kestrel Willsbridge (Chris Hall)
Willsbridge:
1 Kestrel

Oldland Common - Garden:
2 Collared Dove, 1 Blackcap (m), 3 Redwing, 1 Fieldfare,

17-12- 2019 Whooper Swan NSL (Keith Williams)
Newton St Loe - BOC pre Christmas lunch walk:
6 Mute Swan, 1 Whooper Swan, Mallard, 6 Teal, 1 Pheasant, 2 Little Grebe, 4 Grey Heron, 3 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, 3 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 48 Black-headed Gull, 20+ Common Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 30 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 70 Jackdaw, 143 Rook, 1 Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, 9 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 4 Wren, 2 Nuthatch, 4 Blackbird, 16 Redwing, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush - singing, 3 Robin, 1 Stonechat, House Sparrow, 10 Meadow Pipit, 10 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 12 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting.

RESERVOIRS

No Reports

Reports: Paul Bowerman,  John Budd, Jon Ethridge, Paul Francis, Chris Hall, Nick Hawkridge, Rod Holbrook, Lois Pryce, Dean Reeves, Trevor Riddle, Rich Scantlebury, Nigel Strickland, Howard Taffs, Keith Williams, 
opsbirding,