Tuesday, 18 February 2020

18-02-2020 Tuesday - Bearded Tit

Cold wind and heavy showers

Bearded Tit
Great Northern Diver
Black-throated Diver


18-02-20 Redwing Backwell, (Robert Hargreaves)


BRISTOL

St George:
1 Blackcap (m)

18-02-2020 Carrion Crow - with frog remains Redland (Nancy Barrett)
Redland - garden:
1 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 2 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 2 Blackbird (f & m), 12+ House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 1 Chaffinch (m), 1 Goldfinch

Fishponds - garden:
Redwing

Stoke Bishop:
1 Woodpigeon, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Blackcap (m) - garden, 2 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 5 Chaffinch, 8 Goldfinch,

18-02-2020 Peregrine Horfield Common (Susan Lovatt)
Horfield Common:
1 Peregrine - dismantling a B-h Gull

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
c55 Redwing

Over:
1 Redwing, 35 Chaffinch - flock

Filton - EWT, end of the runway:
2 Mute Swan, 4 Mallard, 1 Moorhen, 1 Coot.

NORTH SOMERSET

Cleeve:
2 Grey Heron - checking traditional nest site

18-02-2020 House Sparrow Backwell - Nailsea (Robert Hargreaves)
Backwell Lake - BOC walk:
16 Canada Goose, 23 Mute Swan, 8 Gadwall, 6 Mallard, 8 Tufted Duck, 9 Cormorant, 5 Buzzard, 6 Moorhen, 6 Coot, 90 Black-headed Gull, 10 Herring Gull, 11 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 2 Jay, 21 Magpie, 26 Jackdaw, 13 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 8 Blue Tit, 17 Great Tit, 1 Skylark, 6 Wren, 29 Starling, 6 Blackbird, 42 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 9 Robin, 50 House Sparrow, 13 Dunnock, 22 Pied Wagtail, 4 Chaffinch, 22 Goldfinch.

Bristol Airport:
45 Golden Plover

BELOW M4 & BANES

no reports from here today

RESERVOIRS

18-02-2020 Raven BG (Bri Thompson)
Barrow Tanks:
1 Black-throated Diver, 1 Great Northern Diver, 1 Raven

Chew Valley Lake
5 Great White Egret, 1 Mediterranean Gull

Osprey - Ringing report from Germany. Seen CVL - 23 Aug 19. Ringed in the nest - Brandenberg 1058km in 65 days

18-02-2020 Scaup Moreton CVL Morton (Ian Stapp)
Moreton:
17 Scaup, 7 Goldeneye, 1 Marsh Harrier.

18-02-2020 Great Grested Grebe CVL (Simon Isgar)
Stratford:
Great Crested Grebe - weed dance, 2 Bearded Tit (f & m)

Reports: Jon Angell, Nancy Barrett, Lee Gardiner, Robert Hargreaves, Nick Hawkridge, Adrian Hockey, Simon Isgar, Susan Lovatt, Sue & John Prince, Lois Pryce, Phil Quinn, Ian Stapp, Bri Thompson
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