Tuesday, 4 February 2020

04-02-20 Tuesday - Dipper; plenty on show today

Lovely sun - the wind took the edge off the day.

Dipper

04-02-2020 Dipper Snuff Mills (Sue Howard)

BRISTOL

04-02-2020 Redshank R Avon - Create Centre (Pete Bunniss)
City Centre - BOC walk:
6 Mute Swan, 13 Mallard, 2 Cormorant, 8 Moorhen - 6 in floating reed bed, 1 Common Sandpiper, 5 Redshank, 132 Black-headed Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 19 Herring Gull, 7 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 11 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 5 Magpie, 32 Jackdaw, 22 Carrion Crow, 3 Raven, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Blackcap (m), 2 Wren, 3 Starling, 5 Blackbird, 5 Redwing, 4 Robin, 17 House Sparrow, 3 Dunnock - singing, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 3 Greenfinch, 11 Goldfinch.

04-02-2020 Treecreeper & Goldcrest Snuff Mills (Sue Howard)
Snuff Mills to Oldbury Court:
14 Mallard (2 f & 12 m), 1 Buzzard, 1 Moorhen, lots of Woodpigeon, 2 Jay, 10 Magpie, c10 Carrion Crow, 2 Coal Tit, 8 Blue Tit, 8 Great Tit, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Goldcrest, 1 Wren, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Blackbird, 5 Robin, 2 Dipper.

Blaise - Avon Riding Centre:
34 Magpie - a mischief at dusk yesterday.

04-02-2020 Grey Wagtail Eastville Park (Keith Williams)
Eastville Park:
6 Mute Swan, 1 Canada Goose, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Tawny Owl, 13 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Grey Wagtail

High Kingsdown - garden:
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Jay, 1 Magpie, Blue and Great Tit, 2 Blackcap (f & m), 3 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 3 Dunnock, 4 Chaffinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
4 Wigeon, 1 Pheasant, 1 Cormorant, 8 Moorhen, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Fieldfare, 1 Goldfinch - (keen wind kept the birds under cover I guess)

04-02-2020 Water Rail NP (Lisa Presland)
New Passage - area:
1 Water Rail, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Wren, 1 Dunnock. Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Meadow Pipit,

04-02-2020 Dipper Winterbourne (Keith Williams)
Winterbourne:
1 Kingfisher, 2 Dipper, 1 Grey Wagtail

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:
Peregrine soaring over Nore Road

Clevedon - garden list:
1 Coal Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit - checking out the nest box, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Blackcap (m), 1 Goldcrest, 12 Starling, 2 Blackbird - (f &m), 8 Goldfinch, 1 Siskin.

Clevedon - Sea front:
1 Goosander (f), 2 Oystercatcher, 3 Turnstone, 300+ Dunlin, 1 Black Redstart (f),

Lower Claverham:
6 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite, 2 Herring Gull, 5 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Stock Dove, 4 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 30 Jackdaw, 25 Rook, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Wren, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Pied Wagtail.

Yatton:
2 Raven

BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge - Mill:
1 Dipper

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Heron's Green:
8 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Skylark - over.

Moreton:
12 Scaup (5 m)

Stratford:
3 Goosander (1 m), 1 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Marsh Harrier.
1 Otter seen at midday.

Reports: Pete Barlow, Nancy Barrett, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Nick Hawkridge, Sue Howard, Iris Langson, Lisa Presland, Lois Pryce, Phil Quinn, Adrian, Sharp, Keith Williams

Sunday 16 Feb – Exe Estuary Coach Trip
Still some space on the coach. Pick up at Nailsea - Blue Iris depot and The Downs Water Tower. Full instructions on the BOC web site - via the side bar.