02-01-21 Saturday - Snow Bunting

Cold - a maximum of 4°C in Bristol. 

Scaup, Long-tailed Duck, Mandarin, Slavonian Grebe 

Avocet, Jack Snipe, Woodcock, Golden Plover 

Mediterranean Gull, Yellow-legged Gull 

Cattle Egret 

Red Kite, Merlin 

Marsh Tit, Firecrest, Corn Bunting, Snow Bunting 

2-1-21 Great Northern Diver, Barrow Tanks (Lauren Tucker)

BRISTOL

2-1-21 Redwing, Durdham Downs (Pete Bunniss)

Clifton Downs - Zoo entrance area:

1 Blackcap, 2 Firecrest (m and f), 1 Treecreeper, many Redwing feeding on berries, 1m Bullfinch

Clifton Downs:

1 Sparrowhawk, 20 Redwing

Redland (garden):

5 Feral Pigeon, 2 Woodpigeon, 2 Carrion Crow, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 2 f Blackcap, 3 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 8+ House Sparrow, 1 Grey Wagtail

St Werburgh's:

1 Grey Wagtail

Eastville Park:
12 Mute Swan, 20 Mallard, 4 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 1 Kingfisher

Colston Weir:

1 Kingfisher

Purdown:

1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 1 Stonechat 

Stockwood Open Spaces:
3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 20 + Redwing, 2 Bullfinch, 3 Greenfinch, 5 Linnet

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
3 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 1 Grey Heron

Oldbury Court:

1 Kingfisher

Ashton Gate:

2 Raven

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Egyptian Goose (01.01.21), Collared Dove, Water Rail, Oystercatcher, Curlew, Turnstone, c10 Snipe, BH Gull, 1 Common Gull, Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Jay, 2 Raven, Goldcrest, Fieldfare, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, Bullfinch, Goldfinch, 3 Reed Bunting

Aust Warth:
Knot, 1 Jack Snipe, Snipe, Meadow Pipit, Rock Pipit, 1 Snow Bunting

New Passage/Northwick:
Wigeon, Oystercatcher, Curlew, Dunlin, Redshank, Raven, 1m Blackcap, Redwing, Song Thrush

Severn Beach (Orchard Pools):

2 Mallard, 1 Moorhen, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Chiffchaff

2-1-21 Long-tailed Tit, Milbury Heath (Matt Scott)

Lower Woods:

3 Woodcock, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Marsh Tit

Warmley:

1 f Blackcap

NORTH SOMERSET

Weston Moor, Gordano:

6 Gadwall, 3 Mallard, 4 Teal, 3 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Coot, Buzzard, Kestrel, 10 LT Tit and no winter thrushes at all.

Clevedon-Yeo:

2 Egyptian Goose, 3 Avocet, 40 Grey Plover

Blind Yeo:

8 Goosander, 1 Cormorant, 4 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine, 1 Grey Wagtail

Land Yeo:

1m Mandarin

Clevedon (garden & town):

Goosander, 2 Collared Dove, Grey Heron, Little Egret, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1m & 1f Blackcap, 1 Wren, c.30 Starling, 3 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 2 Pied Wagtail, 11 Goldfinch

Kingston Seymour:

2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Grey Plover, 3 Little Egret, 2 Stonechat,

Congresbury:

3 Mallard, 1 BH Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 6 Magpie, 4 Carrion Crow, 3 Blue tit, 3 Great Tit, 2 Wren, I Nuthatch, 4 Blackbird, 9 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Robin, 2 House Sparrow, 3 Pied Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch, 4 Goldfinch

Weston-super-Mare:

1 dead Barn Owl on M5 northbound

Backwell Lake:

25+ Mute Swan; work being done for the next few months, with barricades around parking area

Nailsea:

11 Raven over - in a group of five, then ones and twos flying high towards the north east

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
3 Red-legged Partridge, 30 Golden Plover, 180 Common Gull, 2 Buzzard, 1 Merlin, 4 Raven, 40 Skylark, 100 Starling, Fieldfare, 2 Stonechat, 3 Pied Wagtail, 60+ Chaffinch, 80 Linnet, 40 Corn Bunting, 30 Yellowhammer

Bath, River Avon:

1 Peregrine, Grey & Pied Wagtail on river

Compton Dando:

20+ Pheasant (3 all-white birds), many Woodpigeon (shoots in the area, 500+ flying around), 1 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Little Owl, 200+ Rook & Jackdaw, 30+ Fieldfare, 100+ Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush, 50+ Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 20+ Goldfinch

Stanton Drew:

1 Cattle Egret - new garden tick!

2-1-21 Cattle Egret, Stanton Drew (Tim Kilbride)

Marksbury:

1 Stock Dove, 10 Woodpigeon, 50 Lapwing, 140 Golden Plover, 40+ BH Gull, 8 Common Gull, 1 Red Kite, 4 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 6+ Skylark, 60+ Starling, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 4 Meadow Pipit, 6 Chaffinch, 2 Yellowhammer

2-1-21 Golden Plover, Marksbury (Ian Stapp)

Northend:

1 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 2 Fieldfare, 140 Redwing, 20 Chaffinch, 20 Linnet, 24 Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
1 Gadwall (m), 1 Long-tailed Duck, 1 Goldeneye (m), 1 Great Northern Diver (with the familiar tale of a fisherman's hook in its bill), 1 Little Eget, 1 Red Kite, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Meadow Pipit

2-1-21 Great Northern Diver, Barrow Tanks (David Hughes)

2-1-21 Long-tailed Duck, Barrow Tanks (Lauren Tucker)

Blagdon Lake:
1m Goosander, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Great White Egret, 8 Stonechat 

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
1 Egyptian Goose, 4 Goldeneye

Heron's Green:

6 Goldeneye, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Stonechat, 2 Pied Wagtail

Stratford:

1 Scaup, 1 Marsh Harrier

Herriott's Bridge:

12 Shelduck, 2 Wigeon, 6 Pintail, 12+ Goldeneye, 1 Slavonian Grebe (Moreton Bay), 1 Water Rail, 3 Mediterranean Gull, 2 GBB Gull, 1 ad Yellow-legged Gull, 5 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 3 Marsh Harrier, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Jackdaw, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail

2-1-21 Moreton (Lucy Masters)

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