Tuesday 2 February 2021

02-02-21 Tuesday - Firecrest

Rather nice - even mild!! 

Firecrest
Avocet
Cattle Egret

BRISTOL

Bishopston - garden:
2 Woodpigeon, 2 Herring Gull, 2 Black-h Gull, 1 Grey Heron - over, 2 Coal Tit, 3 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Blackcap (m), 2 Robin (f&m), 1 Dunnock.

02-02-21 Greenfinch Coombe Dingle (Di Bunniss)
Coombe Dingle - garden:

1 Greenfinch

02-02-21 Coot EP (Rich Scantlebury)
Eastville Park:

6 Canada Geese, 9 Mute Swan (return of the cygnet from Duchess Pond), c20 Mallard, 1 Domestic Mallard, c40 Feral Pigeons (the flock at the lake), 2 Stock Dove, 8 Moorhen, 7 Coot, 11 Black-headed Gulls, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 Cormorant, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 3 Coal Tit, lots of singing Great Tit, 10+ Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 4 Wren, 6 Nuthatch, c20 Starling, 6 Song Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail
 
02-02-21 Kingfisher ('unwinding') EP (Allan Chard)

Westbury Park - AWBS:
11 Feral Pigeon, 29 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 37 Black-h Gull, 4 Herring Gull, 3 Lesser Black-b Gull, 6 Magpie, 19 Jackdaw, 9 Carrion Crow, 2 Coal Tit, 6 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Wren, 2 Nuthatch, 23 Starling, 12 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 12 Robin, 1 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 2 Chaffinch, 11 Goldfinch

02-02-21 Firecrest Cherry Orchard (Pete Bunniss)
Westbury-on-Trym - Cherry Orchard:

2 Jay, 3 Magpie, 2 Raven, Blue Tit, Great Tit, 1 Firecrest, 2 Wren, 2 Nuthatch, 6 Blackbird, 3 Song Thrush, 6 Robin.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage/Northwick:
9 Greenfinch - top count so far.

Severn Beach:
2 Stonechat - saltmarsh

02-02-21 Sparrowhawk Yate (Barry Dursley)
Yate - Dean Rd:

1 Sparrowhawk - through, 1 Wren, 2 Grey Wagtail,  1 Bullfinch, 

Chipping Sodbury - R Frome:
1 Grey Wagtail - St John's Way bridge

NORTH SOMERSET

Leigh Woods, Abbot's Leigh, Leigh Court, Carriage Drive:
Feral Pigeon, Wood Pigeon, Herring Gull, Great Spotted Woodpecker -heard, Kestrel, Jay - heard, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Skylark - singing, 1st this yr, Nuthatch, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Robin, Meadow Pipit

Portishead - Black Nore, AWBS:
1 Stock Dove, 32 Woodpigeon, 1 Curlew, 30 Black-h Gull, 10 Herring Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw, 20 Carrion Crow, 2 Coal Tit, 12 Blue Tit, 6 Great Tit, 2 Long-t TIt, 2 Goldcrest, 5 Blackbird, 15 Robin, 26 House Sparrow, 7 Dunnock, 6 Goldfinch.

Clevedon-Yeo:
80 Wigeon, 70 Teal, 8 Avocet, 29 Grey Plover, 220 Lapwing, 3 Snipe, 1 Great Black-b Gull, 2 Little Egret, 1 Raven, 2 Skylark, 4 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Stonechat, 4 Rock Pipit, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 2 Reed Bunting

Nailsea Wall:
4 Little Grebe - group, 1 Little Egret - over, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail

BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge - Mill:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker - drumming, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Greenfinch

Bath - garden:
1 Blackcap (m)

Charlcombe & Lansdown Woods:
1 Stock Dove, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 1 Skylark, 2 Nuthatch, 52 Starling, 20 Fieldfare, 12 Redwing, 2 Song Thrush, 50 Chaffinch, 9 Greenfinch, 20 Yellowhammer

Timsbury:
Peregrine - over

RESERVOIRS

Heron's Green - to Ubley:
Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Mallard, Pochard, Tufted Duck, Pheasant, Great Crested Grebe, 20 Cattle Egret, Cormorant, Buzzard, Coot , Common Sandpiper, Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Greater Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Magpie, Jackaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Wren, Starling, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow, Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit

Reports: John Allen, Dru Brooke -Taylor, Di & Pete Bunniss, Allan Chard, John Croxton, Jane Cumming, Barry Dursley, William Earp, Robert Hargreaves, Nick Hawkridge, Brian Martin, Andy Mears, Brian Mulgrew, Jean Oliver, Lisa Presland, Howard Taffs,