Friday, 31 January 2020

31-01-20 Friday - Woodcock

Temp 9 to 13°C. Very cold and windy OR a warm walk before the heavy drizzle arrived

Whooper Swan
Scaup
Great Northern Diver
Black-necked Grebe
Little Stint, Woodcock
Barn Owl
Firecrest
Bearded Tit

31-1-20 Bullfinch, Severn Beach (Rod Holbrook)
BRISTOL

Bishop Rd to Horfield Common:
7 BH Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 32 Woodpigeon, 3 Collared Dove, 25 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 7 Blue Tit, 2 m Blackcap, 1 Wren, 55 Starling, 10 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing, 7 Robin, 42 House Sparrow, 4 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Greenfinch, 17 Goldfinch - Dunnock started singing this week

31-1-20 Collared Dove in full song, Stoke Park (Patrick Richards)
Stoke Park & Duchess Lake:
5 Mallard (3m 1f), 1 Buzzard, 5 Moorhen, 3 Coot, 2 BH Gull, 3 Feral Pigeon, 7 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 15 Magpie, 22 Jackdaw, 37 Carrion Crow, 10 Blue Tit, 7 Great Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 35 Starling, 7 Blackbird (6m 1f), 12 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Robin, 2 Stonechat (1m 1f), 3 House Sparrow, 4 Greenfinch, 12 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

31-1-20 Woodcock, Almondsbury (Adam Cross)
Almondsbury - ringing arena, last night:
Woodcock

Severn Beach:
pair Bullfinch
31-1-20 Blackcap, Warmley (Peter Coslett)
Warmley:
Blackcap in the garden

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon-Yeo, 30th:
Little Stint

Causeway crossing Nailsea and Tickenham Moors:
Barn Owl

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath - Combe Down:
1 Firecrest

31-1-20 Whooper Swan, Newton Lake (Anthony Cook)
Newton St Loe:
6 Mute Swan, 1 Whooper Swan, Mallard, 16 Teal, 1 Little Grebe, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, 1 Moorhen, 2 Coot, c.30 BH Gull, c.80 Common Gull, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, 1 Jay, Magpie, c.30 Jackdaw, c.40 Rook, c.30 Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Goldcrest (heard only), Nuthatch (heard only), Robin, 1 Bullfinch

Midford, Tucking Mill:
3 Buzzard, 1 m Tawny Owl heard, 1 Raven, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Mistle Thrush

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
Great Northern Diver, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Jay, 1 Grey Wagtail

Chew Valley Lake:
10 Shelduck, 7 Pintail, 13 Scaup, 8 Goosander, 1 Black-necked Grebe (Moreton Hide), 5 Great White Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier, 30 Redwing, 2 Stonechat, 2 Chiffchaff

31-1-20 Treecreeper, Stratford (Geoff Daniels)
Stratford:
1 Treecreeper, 2 Bearded Tit

Reports: John Budd. Dave Child, Tony Cook, Peter Coslett, Simon Harris, Geoff Daniels, Rod Holbrook, Patrick Richards, Trevor Riddle, Harvey Rose, Keith Vinicombe