02-03-20 Monday - Red Breasted Merganser

Mostly sunny, the odd spot of rain and still that cold wind.

Mediterranean Gull, Barn Owl
Avocet, Short-eared Owl, Red Breasted Merganser
Long-tailed Duck, Black-throated Dive, Great Northern Diver
Cattle Egret
Red Kite

02-03-2020 Reed Bunting CVL Stratford (Lucy Masters)

BRISTOL

Bristol Zoo:
1 Peregrine - chasing a flock of pigeons

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

02-03-2020 Barn Owl Pellet Littleton Brick Pits (Michael Davis)

Littleton Brick Pits - 1st :
Owl pellet found and dissected. Leg length suggest Redwing

New Passage/Northwick:
2 Goldcrest - by the outfall. Usual suspects on the feeders

NORTH SOMERSET

02-03-2020 Avocet Cl-Y (Howard Taffs)

Clevedon-Yeo:
1 Greylag Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose (Yeo), 150 Shelduck, 240 Wigeon, 100 Teal, 3 Tufted Duck, 7 Goosander (Blind Yeo), 1 Red Breasted Merganser (over Blake’s Pools), 4 Little Grebe, 4 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 16 Coot, 6 Oystercatcher, 17 Avocet (Yeo), 4 Lapwing, 1 Ringed Plover, 280 Curlew, 12 Turnstone, 125 Dunlin, 320 Redshank, 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 27 Skylark, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 1650 Starling, 14 Stonechat, 20 Meadow Pipit, 20 Greenfinch.

Clevedon - AvonWinterBirdSurvey  - highlights:
2 Stock Dove, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Jay, 23 Magpie, 1 Coal Tit, Cetti's Warbler - singing, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Song Thrush, 7 Robin, 2 Stonechat - new for the square, 6 Chaffinch, 1 Otter - ruining the duck count!

Backwell Lake:
2 Gadwall, 1 Tufted Duck (m), 1 Little Egret, 4 Cormorant, 3 Mediterranean Gull - 2 ad, 1 1st wint, 1 Kingfisher

Kenn Moor:
14 Little Egret - flock this morning

02-03-2020 Goldfinch Worle (Dean Reeves)

Worle:

BELOW M4 & BANES

02-03-2020 Peregrine Bath St John's (BUPP)

Bath:
Peregrine - beginning to see late night vigils by the falcon

Combe Hay:
Great Spotted Woodpecker - drumming, 2 Green Woodpecker - calling, Skylark - singing, Greenfinch - calling, Yellowhammer - heard

Stanton Wick:
1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard

Farrington Gurney:
1 Raven

Marksbury:
200 Starlings

Hunstrete:
1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard

Burnett:
200+ Woodpigeon. 200+ Carrion Crow; both on a wet stubble field

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
10 Tufted Duck, 1 Long-tailed Duck, 1 Black-throated Dive, 1 Great Northern Diver, 100+ Cormorant

Blagdon Lake:
2 Great White Egret

02-03-2020 Kestrel Litton Res (Steve Griffiths)

Litton Reservoir:
1 Kestrel, 1 Chiffchaff

02-03-2020 Cetti's Warbler  CVL Stratford (Simon Isgar)

Chew Valley Lake
1 Goosander (m), 5 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier - juv, 4 Raven,

02-03-2020 Mediterranean Gull CVL H Green (Ian Stapp)

Heron's Green - inc Pool:
3 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 7 Buzzard, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Mediterranean Gull - ad in sum plum, 1 Barn Owl, 6 - 7 Stonechat - possible spring migrants?

02-03-2020 Barn Owl CVL H Green. (Lucy Masters)

Summerlea Farm - fields:
1 Cattle Egret, 17 Little Egret, 2 Stock Dove,

Moreton:
2 Shelduck, 17 Scaup (7m), 1 Goosander (m), 1 Great White Egret, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Jay, 2 Raven, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff

02-03-2020 Cetti's Warbler  CVL Stratford (Lucy Masters)

Stratford:
2 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Moorhen, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Blue and 4 Great Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Wren, 2 Reed Bunting - singing as if he really means it

Herriott's - inc Pool:
3 Shelduck, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Cetti's Warbler

Reports: BUPP, Dave Child, John Croxton, Jane Cumming, Andy Davis, Michael Davis, Greg Dawes, Ed Drewitt, Barry Dursley, Steve Griffiths, Robert Hargreaves, Simon Isgar, Lucy Masters, Lisa Presland, Sue Prince, Dean Reeves, Steve Sanins, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Bri Thompson, 

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