Saturday, 25 January 2020

25-01-20 Saturday - Med Gull

Temp 6 to 8°C.

Jack Snipe
Mediterranean Gull
Black Redstart

***** The BOC trip to Wareham Forest this Sunday is cancelled  *****

BRISTOL

25-01-2020 Moorhen City Docks (Wierd Bristol)
City Docks:
2 Moorhen

Fishponds:
20 Herring Gull - very noisy going over towards CVL - BL

Eastville Park:
3 Canada Geese, 6 Mute Swan, 40 Mallard, 1 Cormorant, 9 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 90 BH Gull, 8 Herring Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 40 Feral Pigeon, 4 Stock Dove, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 5 Song Thrush, 1 Dipper, 5 Dunnock, 1 Greenfinch

25-1-20 female Blackcap, St Andrews Park (Jon Mortin)
St Andrews Park:
1 f Blackcap, 20 Starling, 5 Redwing, 20 Goldfinch

St Annes:
1 Blackcap (m) made the list (13 species during the BGBW) in the last 5 mins.

St George:
1 Blackcap (f) on the list (11 species during the BGBW)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station, HT at Pillhead Gout at dawn:
1 Buzzard, 236 Curlew, 400+ Dunlin, 13 Oystercatcher (12 was max. count in 2019 !), 5 Ringed Plover, 1 Grey Plover

Coalpit Heath east:
1 Pheasant, 1 Buzzard, 3 Stock Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 drumming Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Jay, 2 Goldcrest, c.40 Skylark, c.60 Starling, c.80 Fieldfare, 2 Song Thrush, c.30 Redwing, 26 House Sparrow, 2 Pied Wagtail, 30+ Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Yellowhammer, 1 Reed Bunting

NORTH SOMERSET

25-1-20 Coot, Portbury Wharf (Jason Williams)
Portbury Wharf:
10 Shoveler, 25 Gadwall, 250 Wigeon, 1 m Pochard, 4 Tufted Duck, 45 Coot

25-1-20 Black Redstart, Clevedon (Pagan Birder)
Clevedon Pier:
Black Redstart, 1 Peregrine, 3 Magpie, 100 Jackdaw, 8 Carrion Crow, 3 Raven, 30 Starling, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Pied Wagtail

Kenn Moor (Yacwag Reserve):
Jack Snipe, 40 Snipe

Yatton:
Charm of c50 Goldfinch - Mendip Rd

BELOW M4 & BANES

Keynsham Memorial Park:
1 Kingfisher

Oldfield Park garden:
2 Coal Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Blackcap (m/f), 1 Wren, 5 Blackbird (including strange coloured white), 2 Redwing, 1 Robin, 3 House Sparrow, 5 Goldfinch

Bath, Twerton garden:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Coal Tit, 8 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Blackcap (m/f), 2 m Blackbird, 1 Redwing, 2 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 3 Chaffinch

25-1-20 Bearded Tit, CVL (Tony Bridges)

RESERVOIRS

BlagdonLodge:
1 ad Mediterranean Gull


CHEW VALLEY LAKE:
7 Goosander, 1 Black-necked Grebe (Stratford), 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Bearded Tit

CVRS
a Goldfinch ringed here in December 2018 but bird-of-the-day was a male Reed Bunting ringed here in February 2015, turned up again in January 2017 and just seen again today

Reports: Jon Angell, Pagan Birder, Tony Bridges, Anthony Cook, Lee Gardiner, Rob Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Mike Jackson, Andy Mears, John Mortin, Nick Page, Trevor Riddle, Gill Sapsed, Rich Scantlebury, Adrian Sharp, Jason Williams, @WeirdBristol blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nsl-birding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds