Sunday 26 January 2020

26-01-20 Sunday - Mandarin

Temp 8 to 10°C. Which means it was probably a dull wet day, which it was from early morning on

Mandarin
Red Kite
Avocet
Jack Snipe
Mediterranean Gull
Merlin
Siskin

BRISTOL

Bishopston, RSPB garden birdwatch:
1 Feral Pigeon, 2 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 2 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit,  2 Blackcap, 2 Starling, 1 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 3 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 1 Chaffinch, 7 Goldfinch

26-1-20 Blackcap, Kingsdown (Keith Williams)
Kingsdown, RSPB garden birdwatch:
3 Woodpigeon, 3 Collared Dove, 2 Jay, 1 Coal Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 2 Blackcap (m/f), 2 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 3 Dunnock, 4 Chaffinch

Sea Mills, River Avon:
4 Common Sandpiper, 2 ad Mediterranean Gull

St Andrews Park:
1 Jay,  11 Long-tailed Tit, 1 f Blackcap,  7 Redwing, 20 Goldfinch

Stoke Bishop RSPB garden birdwatch:
15 species included 7 Blackcaps (5 female), both Woodpeckers, Nuthatch, 5 Greenfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

North Yate, RSPB garden birdwatch:
10 Greenfinch

Old Sodbury:
1 possible, see Willsbridge Mill, Red Kite, 8 Fieldfare, 4 Redwing

NORTH SOMERSET

26-1-20 Mandarin, Clevedon (Jason Williams)
Clevedon:
Seafront, Pier to Bandstand: 1 Turnstone, 1 Black Redstart, 1-2 Rock Pipit
Blind Yeo: 12 Mallard, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 10 Moorhen
Land Yeo: 1 m Mandarin

Clevedon - Alexandra Road RSPB garden birdwatch:
1 Woodpigeon,  1 Jay, 1 Coal Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 5 Long Tail Tit, 1 Black Cap (f),  2 Nuthatch, 3 Blackbird (2m 1f), 1 Robin, 3 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 2 Chaffinch, 5 Goldfinch.

Clevedon-Yeo:
42 Canada Geese, 7 Mute Swan, Shelducks, 160+ Wigeon, 50+ Teal, 20+ Malard. 2 Little Egret, 1 Cormorant, 14 Oystercatcher, 7 Avocet, 50 Lapwing (Dowlais), 7 Ringed Plover, 190 Curlew, 19 Turnstone, 8 Knot, ~250 Dunlin, 1 Jack Snipe, 6 Snipe, 150 Redshank, 300 BH Gull, 1 f Merlin near Kenn

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
Shire Hill Farm: 3 Buzzard, 5 Red-legged Partridge, 15 Pheasant, 3 Wren, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Linnet
South of Tomarton: 3 Blue Tit, 3 Wren, 1 Robin, 2 Chaffinch, 15 Yellowhammer

Willsbridge Mill:
Red Kite 09:40, Siskin

26-1-20 Blackcap, Warmley (Peter Coslett)
Warmley garden:
pair Blackcap
26-1-20 Peregrine, Bath (BUPP)
Bath, St John's Church:
Peregrine tiercel AA has been checking out the work on the scrape by the falcon

Bath garden:
3 Blackcap 2m 1f

Newton St Loe:
1 Whooper Swan chased off the lake by cob Mute Swan

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
12 Pochard, 1 Long-tailed Duck on both 1 and 2 today, 2 Goldeneye, 1 Black-throated Diver, 1 Great Northern Diver, 4 Little Egret, 2 Common Sandpiper

CHEW VALLEY LAKE:

Moreton:
2 Pintail, 10 Scaup, 1 Kingfisher, 1 m Stonechat

Stratford:
1 Black-necked Grebe, 2 Bearded Tit, 1 loud Cetti's Warbler

Reports: Rich Andrews, Peter Bryant, Ken Carruthers, Peter Coslett, Jane Cumming, Alan Daniells, Sean Davies, Richard Giles, Peter Hazelwood, Nigel Kempson, Jon Mortin, Michael Moxon, Jean Oliver, Harvey Rose, Jean Tye, Roger White, Jason Williams, Keith Williams, Richard Williams, blagdonlakebirds, BUPP, nsl-birding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds