Tuesday 7 January 2020

07-01-20 Tuesday - Brambling

Heavy cloud, with occasional breaks. 8°C

Whooper Swan
Brambling
Scaup
Marsh Harrier
Ring-necked Parakeet
Long-tailed Duck
Black-throated Diver
Great Northern Diver
Lesser Redpoll
Barn Owl
Little Owl
Merlin

BRISTOL

Fishponds:
2 Greenfinch - rare occurrence lately

07-01-2020 Long-tailed Tit St George (Lee Gardiner)
St George:
1 Sparrowhawk - scaring Long-tailed Tit, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker  - very close to the feeder!!

Ashton - Park and Ride:
1 Barn Owl -Swooshing over the fields last night.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Tormarton - AWBS:
130 Fieldfare, 35 Redwing, and new for the sq - 2 Stonechat.

Yate - garden:
2 Black headed Gull, Lesser black backed Gull, Herring Gull, 7 Woodpigeon, 6 Collared Dove, 2 Magpie, Jackdaw, 4 Carrion Crow, Coal Tit, 4 Blue Tit, Great Tit, 14 Starling, Blackbird, 2 Robin, 4 House Sparrow, Dunnock, Pied Wagtail, 6 Chaffinch, Brambling (m) - daily visitor, 2 Greenfinch, 10 Goldfinch,

Coalpit Heath - east:
2 Buzzard, 8 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 38 Woodpigeon, 7 Collared Dove, Green Woodpecker (heard not seen), 1 Magpie, 2 Jay, 9 Carrion Crow, Raven (heard not seen), 10 Blue Tit, 6 Great Tit, 2 Skylark, 1 Wren, c40 Starling, 5 Blackbird, 23 Redwing, c8 Robin, 1 Dunnock, c30 House Sparrow, 13 Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit (heard not seen).

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Warth:
174 Wigeon, 2 Goldeneye (f), Bullfinch - singing

Lower Claverham:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Little Owl - in pollard Ash, 1 Merlin - mobbed by covid, 1 Goldcrest, Meadow Pipit.


07-01-2020 Greefinch Worle (Dean Reeves)
Worle:
7 Greenfinch - on the feeders today

BELOW M4 & BANES

07-01-2020 Blackcap Bath (Glen Maddison)
Bath Walcot Gate:
2 Blackcap (f) - no sign of the bolshy male

Bath - Oldfield Park garden:
1 Blackcap (f), Redwing

07-01-2020 Ring-necked Parakeet Twerton (NSLbirding)

Bath - Twerton:

1 Ring-necked Parakeet

07-01-2020 Fieldfare NSL (Anthony Cook)
Newton St Loe:
6 Mute Swan, 1 Whooper Swan, 37 Mallard, 10 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck (f), 1 Little Grebe, 2 Cormorant, 2 Moorhen, 3 Coot, 25 Black-headed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, 1 Kingfisher (f), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Magpie, Jackdaw. Rook, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, Blackbird, 1 Mistle Thrush, Robin, 1 Grey Wagtail.

RESERVOIRS

07-01-2020 Long-tailed Duck BG (Roy Kinchin)
Barrow Tanks:
1 Long-tailed Duck, 1 Black-throated Diver, 1 Great Northern Diver,

Blagdon Lake:2 1
2  Grey Heron in pursuit of 1 Great White Egret,  Common Sandpiper, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Bullfinch, 7 Lesser Redpoll,

Chew Valley Lake

07-01-2019 Siberian Chiffchaff CVL (George Stacey)
Bittern Trail:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Siberian Chiffchaff,

Nunnery:
2 Goosander (f&m)

07-01-2020 Great Crested Grebe - Lesser Black-backed Gull (rather dark) CVL (Mike Landen)
Heron's Green to Blagdon and return - BOC walk:
2 Goldeneye, 4 Goosander, 2 Little Grebe, 17 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 1 Lapwing, 200 Black-headed Gull, 3 Common Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Coal Tit, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Wren, 3 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 35 Starling, 2 Blackbird, 3 Fieldfare, 26 Redwing, 1 Grey Wagtail, 6 Pied Wagtail - plus the usual suspects.

Moreton:
Tufted Duck, Pochard, 11 Scaup (4m), 10 Snipe - flew from wet fields behind.

Stratford:
a few Goldeneye - in pairs, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Peregrine, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Treecreeper.

Herriott's - inc Pool:
Shelduck, Pintail, Common Gull,

Reports: Dru Brooke-Taylor, Allan Chard, Anthony Cook, Abi Deas, William Earp, Lee Gardiner, Robert Hargreaves, Nick Hawkridge, Mike Jackson, Roy Kinchin, Mike Landen, Glen Maddison, Rich Mielcarek, NSLbirding Sue & John Prince, Dean Reeves, Adrian Sharp, George Stacey, Chris Stone,  blagdonlakebirds.