Avocet
Bearded Tit
Long-tailed Duck
1 Black-throated Diver
1 Great Northern Diver
Yellowhammer
Black Redstart
18-1-20 Avocet, Clevedon-Yeo (Paul Chapman) |
Eastville Park:
1 Ring-necked Parakeet
Fishponds - garden:
1 Blackcap (f) - 1st time this winter.
4 Black-headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 25 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 11 Magpie, 4 Carrion Crow, 10 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Wren, 21 Starling, 6 Blackbird, 3 Fieldfare, 1 Mistle Thrush, 12 Robin, 1 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 2 Pied Wagtail, 3 Chaffinch, 6 Greenfinch, 24 Goldfinch
Hartcliffe - Crox Bottom:
1 Kingfisher
Cumberland Basin - B Bond:
1 Peregrine, 1 Song Thrush - singing from the old police stables.
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
6 Gadwall 6 - 4 on the lake, 2 on the river, 80 Wigeon, 31 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 1 Coot, 6 Moorhen, 6 Water Rail, 6 Oystercatcher, 13 Redshank, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 2 Cetti's Warbler, c5000 Starling going to roost, 1 Black Redstart (m), 2 Stonechat (f&m).
Pilning Wetlands:
c.30 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, c.40 Shelduck, 12 Shoveler, 10 Gadwall, c.250 Wigeon, 12 Teal, 8 Tufted Duck, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 9 Moorhen, 15 Coot, c.70 Lapwing, c.120 Curlew, c.100 Dunlin, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 4 Pied Wagtail, 9 Meadow Pipit, 1 Chaffinch, 8 Goldfinch.
NORTH SOMERSET
Portishead:
1 Cormorant,
Clevedon - Yeo:
Usual ducks, 1 Little Egret, usual waders, + 16 Avocet, 12 Grey Plover, 8 Ringed Plover, 6 Turnstone, 3 Knot, 1 Merlin (f), 2 Stonechat (f&m)
Clevedon - Blind Yeo - Kenn Rd Bridge:
7 Goosander (5 f & 2 m), 2 Little Grebe
Clevedon - Kenn Pier:
1 Kingfisher - with a tiddler
Backwell Lake:
38 Little Egret- into the roost tonight, 6 Cormorant, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Firecrest - lane to The Perrings, 2 Treecreeper, c !00 Redwing - field to the north,
Sand Point/Bay:
250 Shelduck, 2 Common Teal, 30 Oystercatcher, 19 Grey Plover, 80 Eurasian Curlew, 400 Dunlin, 50 Redshank, 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 1 Stonechat, 2 Greenfinch, 5 Linnet, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Yellowhammer
BELOW M4 & BANES
Hanham - garden:
1 Blackcap (f) 1st this year.
Chew Stoke - garden:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Magpie, 2 Coal Tit, 6 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap (f), 3 Starling, 2 Blackbird, 3 House Sparrow, 2 Goldfinch,
RESERVOIRS
Barrow Tanks - WeBS + :
49 Teal, 20 Mallard, 3 Shoveler, 36 Pochard, 54 Tufted Duck, 1 Long-tailed Duck, 1 Black-throated Diver, 1 Great Northern Diver, 11 Little Grebe, 16 Great Crested Grebe, 13 Cormorant, 5 Grey Heron, 61 Coot, 4 Common Sandpiper, 2 Raven, 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Grey Wagtail,
Chew Valley Lake
Scaup, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Cormorant, Green Sandpiper, 1 Marsh Harrier, Bearded Tit
Stratford:
1 Black-necked Grebe, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Bearded Tit (f&m),
News:
On Wednesday 19th February, at 7:30pm, Iolo Williams will be talking about "Birds of Prey" at Cheltenham Town Hall at an event organised by Gloucestershire Raptor Monitoring Group (GRMG).
Reports:Jon Angell, Bill Blake, Dru Brooke-Taylor, John Budd, Karl Burford, Paul Chapman, John Clark, John Croxton, Sean Davies, Alastair Fraser, Dave Hughes, Penny & John Huntley, Simon Isgar, Iris Langson, Old-Git 37, Lucy Masters, Andy Middleton, Matt Plenty, Sue Prince, Lois Pryce, Dean Reeves, Howard Taffs, Bri Thompson, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG
Hartcliffe - Crox Bottom:
1 Kingfisher
Cumberland Basin - B Bond:
1 Peregrine, 1 Song Thrush - singing from the old police stables.
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
6 Gadwall 6 - 4 on the lake, 2 on the river, 80 Wigeon, 31 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 1 Coot, 6 Moorhen, 6 Water Rail, 6 Oystercatcher, 13 Redshank, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 2 Cetti's Warbler, c5000 Starling going to roost, 1 Black Redstart (m), 2 Stonechat (f&m).
Pilning Wetlands:
c.30 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, c.40 Shelduck, 12 Shoveler, 10 Gadwall, c.250 Wigeon, 12 Teal, 8 Tufted Duck, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 9 Moorhen, 15 Coot, c.70 Lapwing, c.120 Curlew, c.100 Dunlin, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 4 Pied Wagtail, 9 Meadow Pipit, 1 Chaffinch, 8 Goldfinch.
NORTH SOMERSET
18-01-2020 Cormorant Portishead Marina (John Clark) - just one today |
1 Cormorant,
Clevedon - Yeo:
Usual ducks, 1 Little Egret, usual waders, + 16 Avocet, 12 Grey Plover, 8 Ringed Plover, 6 Turnstone, 3 Knot, 1 Merlin (f), 2 Stonechat (f&m)
Clevedon - Blind Yeo - Kenn Rd Bridge:
7 Goosander (5 f & 2 m), 2 Little Grebe
Clevedon - Kenn Pier:
1 Kingfisher - with a tiddler
Backwell Lake:
38 Little Egret- into the roost tonight, 6 Cormorant, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Firecrest - lane to The Perrings, 2 Treecreeper, c !00 Redwing - field to the north,
Sand Point/Bay:
250 Shelduck, 2 Common Teal, 30 Oystercatcher, 19 Grey Plover, 80 Eurasian Curlew, 400 Dunlin, 50 Redshank, 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 1 Stonechat, 2 Greenfinch, 5 Linnet, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Yellowhammer
BELOW M4 & BANES
Hanham - garden:
1 Blackcap (f) 1st this year.
18-01-2020 Great Spotted Woodpecker Chew Stoke (Lucy Masters) |
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Magpie, 2 Coal Tit, 6 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap (f), 3 Starling, 2 Blackbird, 3 House Sparrow, 2 Goldfinch,
RESERVOIRS
18-01-2020 Raven BG ( Dean Reeves) |
49 Teal, 20 Mallard, 3 Shoveler, 36 Pochard, 54 Tufted Duck, 1 Long-tailed Duck, 1 Black-throated Diver, 1 Great Northern Diver, 11 Little Grebe, 16 Great Crested Grebe, 13 Cormorant, 5 Grey Heron, 61 Coot, 4 Common Sandpiper, 2 Raven, 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Grey Wagtail,
Chew Valley Lake
Scaup, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Cormorant, Green Sandpiper, 1 Marsh Harrier, Bearded Tit
18-01-2020 Beaded Tit, Marsh Harrier CVL Stratford (Dave Hughes) |
1 Black-necked Grebe, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Bearded Tit (f&m),
News:
On Wednesday 19th February, at 7:30pm, Iolo Williams will be talking about "Birds of Prey" at Cheltenham Town Hall at an event organised by Gloucestershire Raptor Monitoring Group (GRMG).
Reports:Jon Angell, Bill Blake, Dru Brooke-Taylor, John Budd, Karl Burford, Paul Chapman, John Clark, John Croxton, Sean Davies, Alastair Fraser, Dave Hughes, Penny & John Huntley, Simon Isgar, Iris Langson, Old-Git 37, Lucy Masters, Andy Middleton, Matt Plenty, Sue Prince, Lois Pryce, Dean Reeves, Howard Taffs, Bri Thompson, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG