Thursday, 30 January 2020

30-01-20 Thursday - Little Stint

Temp 8 to 12°C. Early rain lifted to give good light before strong winds made it unpleasant on the coast

Whooper Swan
Scaup
Avocet, Bar-tailed Godwit, Little Stint, Jack Snipe
Bearded Tit
Black Redstart
Woodcock

30-1-20 Grey Heron, Newton St Loe (NSL-birding)
Early start at the nest for the Grey Herons
BRISTOL

30-1-20 Dunnock, Kingsdown (Keith Williams)
Kingsdown:
Great Tit, Blackcap, Dunnock

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 f Black Redstart, 4 Stonechat
30-01-2020 Woodcock Almondsbury ringing arena (Adam Cross)
Almondsbury - ringing arena:
1 Woodcock

New Passage:
8 Canada Goose, 15 Shelduck, 12 Shoveler, 4 Gadwall, c.40 Teal, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 7 Moorhen, 20 Coot, c.60 Lapwing, c.80 Curlew, 15 Dunlin, 3 Redshank, 1 Kestrel, 1 Grey Wagtail, 18 Pied Wagtail, 1 Meadow Pipit

Ingst, WBS:
5 Mallard, 1 Buzzard, 1 Moorhen, flock c.40 Herring Gull, flock 28 Rook, 2 Skylark, flock c.80 Redwing, 4 Song Thrush, 1 Goldcrest, 20 Robin

Yate, Kingsgate Park:
2 m and 4 f Goosander, 1 Tufted Duck, 4 Blackcap, 30+ Redwing

NORTH SOMERSET

30-1-20 Stonechat, Kenn Pill (digiscope Rob Hargreaves)
Clevedon-Yeo:
85 Canada Geese, 2 Mute Swan, 200 Shelduck, 2 Shoveler, 450 Wigeon, 315 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 2 Goosander, 4 Little Egret, 14 Coot, 18 Oystercatcher, 22 Avocet, 75 Lapwing, 18 Grey Plover, 10 Ringed Plover, 375 Curlew, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 50 Turnstone, 130 Knot, 1500 Dunlin, 1 Little Stint, 1 Jack Snipe, 16 Common Snipe, 150 Redshank, 250 BHGull, 2 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 14 Skylark, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 200 Starling, 80 Fieldfare, 25 Redwing, 7 Stonechat, 50 Meadow Pipit, 3 Bullfinch, 6 Reed Bunting

30-1-20 Greenfinch, Worle (Dean Reeves)
Worle:
House Sparrow, Dunnock, 8 Greenfinch, Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

30-1-20 Rosy-billed Duck, Bath (Glen Maddison)
Bath, Victoria Park:
1 f Rosy-billed Duck (unknown origin)

30-1-20 Whooper Swan, Newton St Loe (NSL-birding)
Newton St Loe:
6 Mute Swan, 1 Whooper Swan, 9 Teal, 1 f Tufted Duck, 8 Grey Heron (2 on nest), 2 Buzzard, 70+ BH Gull, 125 Common Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 11 LBB Gull, 10 Stock Dove, 4 Collared Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 3 Mistle Thrush, 4 Song Thrush, 1 Pied Wagtail, 5 Chaffinch, 8 Bullfinch

30-1-20 Bullfinch, Newton St Loe (NSL-birding)
RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake:

Moreton:
14 Scaup

Stratford:
1 f Scaup, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, Water Rail calling, 2 Bearded Tit,

Reports: Mark Coller, Chris Craig, Adam Cross, Andy Davis, Robert Hargreaves, Glen Maddison, Lois Pryce, Dean Reeves, Harvey Rose, Steve Sanins, Nigel Sluman, Keith Williams, blagdonlakebirds, nsl-birding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds