Monday 18 January 2021

18-01-21 Monday - Black Redstart

Dry, with dull thin sunshine. Bristol temperatures between 5 and 8°C

Brent Goose
Mediterranean Gull
Merlin 
Black Redstart
Siskin  
  
BRISTOL

18-01-21 Black Redstart, Montpelier, Bristol (Bill Markham)
A welcome garden tick at any time, let alone during lockdown
Montpelier:
Black Redstart

New Cut and Cumberland Basin:
27 species on this afternoon's walk .Highlights- 1 Redshank, 19 Cormorant- including 14 in trees on New Cut at dusk, 2 Peregrine -m and f by Bonded Warehouses, 1 Redwing, 2 Grey Wagtail

Sneyd Park Nature Reserve:
35 Mallard, 2 Moorhen

Badock's Wood:
2 Wren, 4 Grey Wagtail

St Andrew's Park:
4 Herring Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 12 Carrion Crow, 6 Redwing, 3 Pied Wagtail, 20 Goldfinch

St Werburgh's:
Horfield Brook - 1 Grey Wagtail

Boiling Wells Lane - 1 Raven, 1 Goldcrest

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 (dark-bellied) Brent Goose, 62 Canada Goose, 174 Wigeon, 55 Teal, c 575 Lapwing, 2 Grey Plover,  c 250 Curlew, 45 Turnstone, c 850 Dunlin, 95 Snipe, 20 Redshank, 1 Merlin ( playing havoc with the Dunlin and Lapwing flock at Oldbury Pill), 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Stonechat

18-01-21 Dunnock, Latteridge  (Chris Teague)
Becoming a lot more active on mild days now
Yate:
Brimsham Park Lake -  8 Mallard, 2 Moorhen, 1 Grey Heron, 1 great spotted woodpecker, 2 Bullfinch

Garden 1 f Blackcap ( garden regular)

Latteridge:
1 f Kestrel, 5 Redwing, 2 Robin, 4 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail  

Oldland Common:
Garden - 1  Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
115 Wigeon, 6 Shoveler, 53 Teal, 1 Oystercatcher, 37 Lapwing, 13 Curlew, 15 Dunlin, 9 Snipe, 12 Redshank, 7 Skylark , 11 Reed Bunting

19-01-21 Rock Pipit, Dowlais,Clevedon  (Howard Taffs)
Clevedon-Yeo:
Dowlais - 1 ad Mediterranean Gull, 2 Peregrine going hunting together, 1 Rock Pipit

Kingston Seymour:
Field south of village - 14 Little Egret
Nearby field by M5 - 29 Mute Swan

Banwell:
Banwell Hill - 1 Bullfinch

18-01-21 Sparrowhawk, Worle, WsM (Graham Wagner)

Uphill:
Axe Estuary - 22 species, inc 60 Mute Swan, 38 Wigeon, 67 Teal, 250 Lapwing, 55 Dunlin, 235 Redshank 

BELOW M4 & BANES

18-01-21 Mallard and Crocodile, Keynsham Park (Ian Stapp)

Keynsham:

Keynsham Park - 45 Mallard, 4 hybrid Mallard, 14 Feral Pigeon, 8 Wood Pigeon, 2 Moorhen, 34 BH Gull, 7 Carrion Crow,  2 Jackdaw, 5 Magpie, 1 Kingfisher, 5 Blue Tit,  3 Great Tit,  9 LTTit, 7 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 11 Redwing, 2 Dunnock, 4 Robin, 12+ House Sparrow,  6 Chaffinch, 20+ Goldfinch, 5 Siskin 

18-01-21 LTT & G-S Woodpecker, Keynsham (Ian Stapp)

Garden - 9 Feral Pigeon, 6 Wood Pigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 7 Carrion Crow, 2 Jackdaw, 1 Rook, 1 Magpie, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 15+ LTT, 2 Blackcap, 12+ Starling (flock of 100+ around the area),  2 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 6 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 1 Chaffinch, 16 Goldfinch 

18-01-21 male Peregrine, St John's Church, Bath (BUPP)
Bath:
The new Bath tiercel is settling in well, and was caught on camera exploring the nest box today.(https://hawkandowltrust.org/index.php/web-cam-live/bath-1…)  He's not ringed, but is distinguishable from the falcon by way of his plain white breast and a white spot at the edge of his (left) moustache

Paulton:
1 Common Gull, 1 Buzzard, 40 Skylark, 7 Fieldfare, 50 Redwing, 5 Meadow Pipit, 10 Chaffinch, 2 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

Locked down

18-01-212 Moorhen, Keynsham Park (Ian Stapp)

Reports: Ken Carruthers,  Jane Cumming, Geoff Daniels,  Paul Francis, Patrick Hancock, Pete Harrison, John Lewis,  Bill Markham, Andy Middleton, Mike Moxon,, Jean Oliver, Phil Quinn, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Chris Teague, Martin Wightman, BUPP