Wednesday, 29 January 2020

29-01-20 Wednesday - Goshawk

Nice - if a tad chilly out of the sun.

Marsh Tit
Goshawk

BRISTOL

Bishopston:
1 Coal Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Blackcap (f)

29-01-2020 Grey Heron Hanham East Wood (Geoff Daniels)
Hanham, East Wood:
8 Grey Herons - 6 nests occupied, 4 Cormorants. 1 Buzzard, Coal Tit, 4 Blue Tits, 3 Great Tits, 4 Long-tailed Tits,  Blackbirds, Robin.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
Spent some time looking over the river - see out of area below.

New Passage - garden:
1 Coal Tit, Blue and Great Tit, 2 Greenfinch, 8 Goldfinch,

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - Blind Yeo:
2 Mallard, 13 Goosander (2m), 7 Little Grebe, 3 Moorhen, 50 Black-headed Gull,

Lower Failand - farm & Failand Lane:
1 Marsh Tit, 20+ Skylark, flock of 200+ finches - only Chaffinch ID for certain - - but in that number? (No white rump of Brambling visible unfortunately!).

Worle:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (m), 1 Redwing

Yatton - Wemberham Lane:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard - displaying, 100 Lapwing, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 1 Raven, 2 Stonechat.

BELOW M4 & BANES

29-01-2020 Redwing Saltford (Robert Hargreaves)
Saltford:
1 Grey Heron, 3 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, 6 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 100 Black-headed Gull, 150 Herring Gull, 3 Green Woodpecker, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 20 Starling, 16 Blackbird, 200 Redwing, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Mistle Thrush, 18 Robin, 3 Bullfinch (m), 28 Goldfinch

29-01-2020 Blackcap Bath Twerton (Wayne Tucker)
Bath - Twerton:
1 Blackcap (m)

Bathampton Meadows - AWT working party:
30+ Canada Goose - one with orange neck ring, 16 Teal, 10 Cormorant, 2 Water Rail -calling, 8 Snipe, 1 Mistle Thrush,

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

29-01-2020 Goldcrest CVL Bittern Trail (George Stacey)
Bittern Trail:
2 Goosander (m), 3 Little Grebe,  1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Bullfinch (m),

Woodford:
1 Common Sandpiper,

29-01-2020 Common Sandpiper CVL (George Stacey)
Heron's Green:
5 Great White Egret, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Pied Wagtail

29-01-2020 Tufted Duck CVL Herriott's (TtB)
Herriott's - inc Pool:
5 Shelduck, 12 Tufted Duck, 1 Great White Egret,


OUT OF AREA

Gloucs - Tidenham ? :
Scoped a displaying Goshawk along ridge on far side of estuary (i.e. Gloucs.) at 11am. c3 mile distance, but perfect viewing conditions. Also 4 Buzzard, and a pair of Peregrine together, along same ridge.

Reports: Rob Bright, Jane Cumming, Geoff Daniels, Annie Hawkridge, Robert Hargreaves, Pete Hazelwood, Andy Middleton, Giles Morris, Lisa Presland, Dean Reeves, Trevor Riddle, George Stacey, TtB, Wayne Tucker, 
 blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG


AVON BIRD REPORT 2019

Photos:
If you have any photos you think might be OK for this Report could you please send them to Harvey Rose at the following e-mail address:  blacktgodwit@gmail.com    Photos need to have been taken in Avon in 2019

Added Rarities: - Last call for rarity notes on the following claims:
If you saw any of these birds please send supporting notes to avonbirds@hotmail.co.uk so the record can be considered for inclusion in the 2019 Avon Bird Report

Great Northern Diver1
10/01/2019Barrow Gurney Res.
Tree Sparrow

25/01/2019Bristol, Clifton, Richmond Hill
Hen Harrier1ring tail17/03/2019Chew Valley Lake (CVL), Heron's Green
Goshawk1
29/03/2019Clevedon, Kennaway Rd
Hoopoe1
29/03/2019Lansdown
Cattle Egret1
08/04/2019Uphill, The Grange Heronry
Hen Harrier1
17/04/2019Clevedon-Yeo (Cl-Y), Dowlais
Turtle Dove2
22/04/2019Old Sodbury
Nordic Jackdaw

23/04/2019Portbury Wharf 
Channel Wagtail 1♂26/04/2019New Passage / Northwick Warth, PWL
Channel Wagtail 1
27/04/2019New Passage / Northwick Warth, PWL
Spoonbill1sub adult05/05/2019Portbury Wharf
Cattle Egret2
05/05/2019Chew Valley Lake (CVL)
Goshawk1
30/06/2019Hunstrete Plantation 
Sabine's Gull1
10/08/2019Severn Beach
Honey Buzzard1
25/08/2019OPS
Grey Phalarope1
27/09/2019Severn Beach
Rough-legged Buzzard1
21/10/2019Burrington
Twite1
21/10/2019New Passage
Tree Sparrow3
13/11/2019Clevedon to Portishead trail
Tree Sparrow2
23/11/2019Lyde Green Lake
Common Redpoll10
08/01/2019Midford Road, Bath
Common Redpoll2
05/10/2019Aust Services