Tuesday 21 January 2020

21-01-20 Tuesday - Grey Partridge

Freezing and foggy, all burnt off by lunch and then it was lovely.

Whooper Swan
Grey Partridge
Avocet

BRISTOL

Hotwells:
3 Redshank, 1 Kestrel, plenty of Blue Tit - after territories, 4 Redwing, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Bullfinch,

Eastville Park - inc WeBS count:
6 Mute Swan, 35 Mallard, 3 Coot, c50 Black-headed Gull, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Female Tawny Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (f&m), 3 Nuthatch (1 singing), 2 Song Thrush, 1 Dipper, 3 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail.

21-01-2020 Coal Tit and Goldcrest St Andrews Park  - using the same tree to feed on (Jon Mortin)
St Andrews Park:
1 Coal Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 3 Redwing

21-01-2020 Kestrel Stoke Park (Pat Richards)
Stoke Park, Duchess Pond - inc WeBS count:
5 Mallard 3m 2f, 2 Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Water Rail, 5 Moorhen, 3 Coot, 4 Black-headed Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Feral Pigeon, 12 Woodpigeon, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 6 Magpie, 10 Jackdaw, 20 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 7 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Wren, 12 Starling, 4 Blackbird 3m 1f, 2 Song Thrush,11 Redwing, 6 Robin, 2 Stonechat (f&m), 25 House Sparrow, 3 Dunnock, 1 Pied Wagtail 4 Greenfinch, 3 Goldfinch.

21-01-2020 Sparrowhawk (I'm not here; really) Horfield (Barry Hawkins)
Horfield:
1 Sparrowhawk, a few Long-tailed Tit, 1 Wren, several House Sparrow - but he missed this time!

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
Red Kite - 2 reported this year, 1 Treecreeper,

21-01-2020 Waders New Passage (Nigel Jones)
New Passage/Northwick/Pilning Wetlands - half frozen:
22 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, c.50 Shelduck, 2 Shoveler, c.200 Wigeon, 30 Teal, 6 Tufted Duck, 1 Grey Heron, 11 Moorhen, 25 Coot, 28 Oystercatcher, c.60 Lapwing, 28 Curlew, c.300 Dunlin, 21 Snipe (in 3 different groups), 20 Redshank, 1 Chiffchaff, 4 Pied Wagtail, 4 Goldfinch.

21-01-2020 Treecreeper Moorend (Dan White)
Hambrook - Moorend:
1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Dipper, 1 Grey Wagtail,

Warmley Brook - Ring Road :
1 Little Egret - fishing the brook.

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon-Yeo:
2 Pintail, 28 Avocet, 4 Grey Plover, Curlew, 2 Raven - calling, 1 Stonechat (f),

21-01-2020 Water Rail Backwell Lake (Geoff Stafford)
Backwell Lake:
A few Gadwall and Tufted Duck, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Water Rail, a flock of Redwing - adjacent field,

Bristol Airport:
80 Golden Plover

Wick St Lawrence:
2 Grey Partridge.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
Red-legged Partridge, Stock Dove, 1 Merlin, Raven, 1 Skylark, 1 Dipper, Stonechat, Meadow Pipit, Linnet - large flock, Yellowhammer, 100's Corn Bunting,

Bath - golf course:
Anyone see a large bird of prey? A contributor asks "It looks a good bit larger than a buzzard with a dark grey back and light coloured front"

Newton St Loe:
6 Mute Swan,1 Whooper Swan  - starting to see aggression from Mute Swan, 30 Mallard, 12 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck (f), 4 Grey Heron, 2 Cormorant, 2 Buzzard,  4 Moorhen, 1 Coot,  50 Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Gull, 2 Jay, 1 Raven, 1 Marsh Tit, 5 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 6 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Pied Wagtail,

Pensford - BOC Tuesday walk - plus Bathford Hill and Woollard:
11 Mallard, 2 Teal, 1 Cormorant, 20 Black-headed Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 14 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 3 Magpie, 30+ Jackdaw, 12+ Rook, 12 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, 1 Skylark, 22 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Goldcrest, 3 Wren, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 3 Starling, 4 Blackbird, 50+ Fieldfare, 50+ Redwing, 1 Song Thrush. 12 Robin, 5 House Sparrow, 4 Dunnock, 3 Pied Wagtail, 4 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Goldfinch.

21-01-2020 Blue Tit Chew Stoke (Lucy Masters)
Chew Stoke - garden:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Magpie, 6 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap (f), 5 Starling, 2 Blackbird, 3 Robin, 2 Goldfinch.

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks - early visit:
1 Long-tailed Duck, 1 Goldeneye, 1 Great Northern Diver, 3 Common Sandpiper,

Blagdon Lake:
1 Great White Egret, 1 Raven, 1 Grey Wagtail,

Chew Valley Lake
21-01-2020 Nuthatch CVL Bittern Trail (George Stacey)
Bittern Trail:
1 Goldeneye (f) - BK hide, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, Redwing, Song Thrush
21-01-2020 Bearded Tit (f) CVL Stratford (Don Smith)
Stratford:
2 Bearded Tit (f&m)

Reports: Phil Barlow, John Barnett, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Sean Davies, Paul Gregory, David Halewood, Geoff Hardman, Robert Hargreaves, Barry Hawkins, Nick Hawkridge, Adrian Hockey, Nigel Jones, Lucy Masters, Jon Mortin, Lois Pryce, Pat Richards, Carol Rushton, Rich Scantlebury, Don Smith, George Stacey, Geoff Stafford, Bri Thompson, Wayne Tucker, Dan White, 
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