Thursday 6 February 2020

06-02-20 Thursday - Jack Snipe

Temp 0 to 6°C. But sunny and warm out in a windless day

Whooper Swan
Red Kite
Marsh Harrier
Jack Snipe

BRISTOL
6-2-20 Peregrine, Avon Gorge (Keith Williams)
Avon Gorge:
2 Peregrine, Jackdaw, 1 Song Thrush

6-2-20 Song Thrush, Avon Gorge (Keith Williams)
Redland - AWBS Square:
14 Feral Pigeon, 13 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 11 Magpie, 1 Jay, 6 Crow, 2 Goldcrest, 29 Blue Tit, 8 Great Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 10 Blackbird, 6 Robin, 8 Dunnock, 38 House Sparrow, 7 Goldfinch

Redland garden:
2 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 4 Feral Pigeon, 1 Jay, 3 Magpie, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 2 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 10 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 1 m Chaffinch

Downend:
4 Jay - on the feeders, 4 Magpie - waiting !

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
Black Redstart, 1 Reed Bunting

Gaunt's Earthcott, ST6384:
3 Buzzard, flock c.30 Redwing, 20 Pied Wagtail in one field and 10 more flying or perched on roofs, 3 Meadow Pipit
6-2-20 Jack Snipe, CSC (Mark Coller)
Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Jack Snipe

Patchway:
6 Redwing - into the frosty garden

Old Sodbury - AWBS:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 30 BhGull, 80 Common Gull, 30 LBB Gull, 60 Herring Gull, 30 Rook, 2 Raven, 8 Skylark, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Stonechat (f&m)

Tormarton - AWBS: 
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 3 Stock Dove, 1 Raven, 27 Skylark, 2 Stonechat, 2 Meadow Pipit, 30 Chaffinch, 2 Yellowhammer, 2 Corn Bunting

NORTH SOMERSET

Bristol Airport:
A few Buzzard and Raven plus singing Skylark.

Pill:
1 Red Kite

Congressbury Moor:
1 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 1 Goldcrest, 6 Song Thrush, 22 Fieldfare, 113 Redwing, 1 Stonechat, 5 Greenfinch, 2 Bullfinch

Lower Claverham ST4366:
10 Teal in ditch, 1 Buzzard, 2 Herring Gull, pair Stock Dove , pair Little Owl catching morning sun, c.40 Rook, 4 Raven high overhead, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

6-2-20 Peregrine, Bath (BUPP)
Bath, St Johns Church:
Bonding, courtship and copulation are regular occurrences, a preliminary scrape has been crafted and Tiercel AA is spending a considerable time making a show of guarding his nest

6-2-20 Blue Tit, Newton St Loe (NSL Birding)
Newton St Loe:
Whooper Swan, 17 Teal, 1 f Tufted Duck, 7 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 3 Treecreeper, 2 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Mistle Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail. Sheep drowned in incident with a dog. All dogs must be on leads through Newton Park, if any birders see otherwise security office, Bath Spa, happy to assist. Tel: 01225 87 55 55

6-2-20 Treecreeper, Newton St Loe (NSL Birding)
RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Marsh Harrier

Chew Valley Lake:
14 Wigeon, 8 Pintail, 155 Teal (HP), 5 Scaup, 10 Great White Egret (8 at HP), 3 Little Egret, 1 juv Marsh Harrier, 1 ad Mediterranean Gull, 2 Stonechat, and very confiding Grey Wagtail

Reports: Nancy Barrett, MarkColler, Andy Davis, Rob Emery, Barry Dursley, Nick Hawkridge, Adrian Hockey, Paul Milsom, Mike O'Connor, Lois Pryce, Trevor Riddle, Adrian Sharp, Nigel Sluman, Keith Vinicombe, Keith Williams, blagdonlakebirds, nsl-birding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

6-2-20 Jackdaw, Avon Gorge (Keith Williams)