Wednesday 22 January 2020

22-01-20 Wednesday - Mediterranean Gull

Overcast and dank and miserable and - - a stay at home day!

Mediterranean Gull

BRISTOL

Bishopston - garden:
4 Long-tailed Tit - very flighty, in and gone, 1 Blackcap (m) - no sign of (f) Exocet today.

22-01-2020 Goldcrest Arnos Vale (Keith Williams)
Arnos Vale - nice way to spend time waiting for the car to be MOT'd:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Jay, plenty of Magpie, 1 Coal Tit, Blue & Great Tit, Wren, Blackbird and Robin

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Mediterranean Gull - amongst 5000 gulls in the roost, 1 Black Redstart (m),

Severn Beach:
1 Buzzard, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Stonechat (m),

Yate - Kingsgate Park:
3 Mute Swan, many Mallard & Black-headed Gull, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Nuthatch, c35 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, small gathering of Chaffinch & Goldfinch, plus the usual suspects.

Coalpit Heath -garden:
3 Blackcap (2f & m) a first - eating suet and sunflower hearts

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
71 Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 9 Mute Swas, 21 Shelduck, 53 Gadwall, 165 Wigeon, Mallard, 13 Teal, 1 Pochard, 5 Tufted Duck, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Cormorant, 7 Moorhen, 46 Coot, 1 Oystercatcher, 21 Lapwing, 8 Curlew, 185 Dunlin, 9 Snipe, 8 Redshank, Black-headed Gull, 8 Common Gull, Herring Gull, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, all the usual suspects down to 2 Stonechat, more suspects, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch, Goldfinch and 3 Reed Bunting

Lower Claverham:
1 Black-headed Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 25 Jackdaw, 2 Rook, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Greenfinch.

Clevedon Pier:
1 Black Redstart - still there.

Clevedon-Yeo:
7 Grey Plover, 100 Curlew, 1,500 Dunlin, 100 Redshank, 4 Stonechat.

Worle - Plumley Park:
1 Kingfisher - fly by, very vocal

BELOW M4 & BANES

Hanham:
1 Blackcap (m)

Bath - Oldfield Park garden:
1 Woodpigeon, 1 Magpie, 2 Coal Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap (f), 1 Wren, 5 Blackbird (including the strange coloured one), 2 Robin, 2 House Sparrow, 2 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch, the finches were a first for over a year.

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

21-01-2020 Great Crested Grebe CVL Stratford (Peter Heather) Perched on the edge of destruction 
Stratford:
Close up from yesterday.

22-01-2020 Mediterranean Gull CVL Hettiott's Pool (Chris Craig)
Herriott's - inc Pool:
1 Mediterranean Gull - ad

Reports: Karle Burford, Anthony Cook, Chris Craig, Rob Emery, Nick Hawkridge, Pete Hazelwood, Peter Heather, Adrian Hockey, Mike Jackson, Rob Laughton,Alex Rhodes, Trevor Riddle, Adrian Sharp, Keith Williams
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