Miserable - wet and windy. Marginally warmer: up to 5°C in Bristol
Avocet
Black Redstart (new location)
Siskin
BRISTOL
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| 14-02-21 Male Sparrowhawk, St Andrews, Bristol (John Rossetti) |
Malago Greenway:
1 Woodpigeon, 2 Moorhen, 8 Herring Gull, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 2 Robin, 1 Wren, 6 House Sparrow, 1 Grey Wagtail, 8 Goldfinch
Victoria Park:
4 Woodpigeon, 26 Black-headed Gull, 2 Carrion Crow, 18 Starling, 10 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail
South Street park:
Sparrowhawk -m: flashed by my head as it shot down British Road
WeBS count - 9 Mallard, 45 Black-headed Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 8 Herring Gull, 9 Redshank, 2 Common Sandpiper, 6 Snipe
Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
1 Common Snipe, 2 (ad) Common Gull, 1 Raven
1 Common Snipe, 2 (ad) Common Gull, 1 Raven
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Downend:
Garden - 2 Siskin
Garden - 2 Siskin
NORTH SOMERSET
Tyntesfield:
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| 14-02-21 male Black Redstart, Tyntesfield (Bryony Lewis) |
Male Black Redstart showing well in rose garden below the house this afternoon
Also 12 Woodpigeon, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Carrion Crow, 1 Great Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 7 Mistle Thrush, 2 Redwing, 3 Blackbird, 1 Pied Wagtail, 4 Chaffinch
Portishead:
2 Canada Goose, 12 Mute Swan, 3 m. Tufted Duck, 2 Moorhen
2 Canada Goose, 12 Mute Swan, 3 m. Tufted Duck, 2 Moorhen
Very changeable at the moment. The lake is down to about 60% ice. Most of the geese have gone missing but the swan count has doubled and a few Tufties have returned, having left when the lake was 90% frozen.
Clevedon-Yeo:
48 Canada Goose, 60+ Shelduck, 2 Shoveler, 180 Wigeon , 50 Teal, 10 Mallard, 8 Coot, 12 Avocet (again swimming on the river), 2 Oystercatcher, 1 (!) Lapwing, 16 Grey Plover, 1 Ringed Plover, 140 Curlew, 14 Turnstone, 60 Knot, 1600 Dunlin (my best count for some time), 250+ Redshank, 100+Black-headed Gull, 2 Little Egret, 300 Starling, 4 Rock Pipit
Clevedon-Yeo:
48 Canada Goose, 60+ Shelduck, 2 Shoveler, 180 Wigeon , 50 Teal, 10 Mallard, 8 Coot, 12 Avocet (again swimming on the river), 2 Oystercatcher, 1 (!) Lapwing, 16 Grey Plover, 1 Ringed Plover, 140 Curlew, 14 Turnstone, 60 Knot, 1600 Dunlin (my best count for some time), 250+ Redshank, 100+Black-headed Gull, 2 Little Egret, 300 Starling, 4 Rock Pipit
Backwell Lake:
8 Canada Geese, 39 Mute Swan, 14 Shoveler, 16 Gadwall, 25 Mallard, 6 Tufted Duck, 1 Water Rail, 7 Moorhen, 3 Coot, 100+ Black Headed Gull, 2 Cormorant, 1 Little EgretBELOW M4 & BANES
No reports
RESERVOIRS
Locked down
Reports: Jane Cuming, Barry Dursley, Richard Giles and Fiona Neate, Bryony Lewis and Peter O'Byrne, John Lewis, Harvey Rose, John Rossetti, Tony Scott, Larry Sweetland
