Saturday 8 February 2020

08-02-20 Saturday - Merlin

Temp 6 to 12°C. Lovely sunny day, bit windy at times

Long-tailed Duck
Black-throated and Great Northern Diver
Marsh Harrier
Mediterranean Gull
Bearded Tit
Black Redstart

8-2-20 Bearded Tit, Stratford (David Hughes)
BRISTOL

St Anne's - garden:
1 Blackcap (m)

St George:
2 Canada Goose - on the river, 1 Blackcap (f) - in the garden, 1 Bullfinch calling close by.

Bradley Stoke:
Mediterranean Gull

08-02-2020 Green Woodpecker Stoke Park (Pat Richards)
Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
8 Mallard (5m 3f), 1 Sparrowhawk, 5 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Black-headed Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-headed Gull, 2 Feral Pigeon, 10 Woodpigeon, 2 Collard Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Green Woodpecker, 15 Magpie, 13 Jackdaw, 10 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 7 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Wren, 5 Starling, 7 Blackbird (5m 2f), 4 Song Thrush, 6 Robin, 2 Stone Chat, 10 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 2 Chaffinch (1m 1f), 8 Greenfinch, 12 Goldfinch.

Castlemead:
2 Peregrine

Filton, AWBS:
6 Collared Dove, 2 Jay, 9 Rook, 2 L-t Tit, 1 Blackcap  (m), 15 Starling, 34 House Sparrow, 6 Pied Wagtail, 2 Chaffinch, 4 Greenfinch, 8 Goldfinch

Henleaze Lake WeBS:
8 Mallard, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Cormorant, 6 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 2 B-h Gull, 2 Herring Gull, + 1 Stock Dove, 1 GS Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush

Downend - garden:
1 Blackcap (m) - on the feeder and then singing

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust:
1 Merlin

New Passage:
c.20 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, c.40 Shelduck, 8 Shoveler, 350 Wigeon, 40 Teal, 8 Tufted Duck, 2 Grey Heron, 7 Moorhen, 20 Coot, 18 Oystercatcher, 75 Lapwing, c.30 Curlew, c.40 Dunlin, 5 Redshank, 1 Goldcrest, 46 Pied Wagtail, 16 Meadow Pipit, 1 Greenfinch

8-2-20 Black-headed Gulls, Severn Beach (Jon Mortin)
Severn Beach:
27 Shelduck, 25 Wigeon, 1 Buzzard (Chittening Warth), 10 Curlew, 100 BH Gull, 1 Stonechat

NORTH SOMERSET

08-02-2020 Grey Heron Ham Green (Paul Milsom)
Ham Green:
1 Grey Heron, 1 Cormorant, 1 Coot, 1 Raven, 1 Nuthatch,

Portishead Marina:
1 Cormorant, 1 Dunnock, 2 Pied Wagtail

8-2-20 Buzzard, Kenn Moor (Higgy)
Kenn Moor:
20+ Mute Swan, 5 Little Grebe, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk,  1 very white Buzzard, 1 Water Rail, 30+ Long-tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper

Uphill garden:
1 f  Black Redstart

BELOW M4 & BANES

Toghill:
1 Barn Owl

Paulton:
1 Kestrel, 40 Redwing

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks, WeBS:
1 Mute Swan, 21 Mallard, 45 Teal, 13 Pochard, 68 Tufted Duck, 1 Long-tailed Duck, 1 Black-throated Diver, 1 Great Northern Diver, 6 Little Grebe, 9 Great Crested Grebe, 11 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 21 Coot, 2 Common Sandpiper

8-2-20 Marsh Harrier, Stratford (David Hughes)
Chew Valley Lake:

Stratford:
Lots Goldeneye, 3 Marsh Harrier, 2 Bearded Tit

Herriott's:
10 Great White Egret

Reports: John Clark, Chris Craig, Sean Davies, Greg Dawes, Ian Foster, Lee Gardiner, Patrick Hancock, Nick Hawkridge, Higgy, David Hughes, Paul Milsom, Jon Mortin, Lois Pryce, Dean Reeves, Pat Richards, Stuart Sammonds, Gill Sapsed, Bri Thompson, blagdonlakebirds, nsl-birding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds