16-02-21 Tuesday

Mild, some sharp showers, but really quite nice. 11°c in town.

Merlin

Barn Owl

Jack Snipe

Green Sandpiper
 
BRISTOL

Bishop Rd to Horfield Common:

25 Feral Pigeon, 29 Woodpigeon, 3 Collared Dove, 1 Black-headed Gull, 4 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 17 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 7 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 9 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Blackcap (m), 3 Wren, 17 Starling, 2Blackbird, 18 Fieldfare, 11 Robin, 30 House Sparrow, 5 Dunnock, 1 Pied Wagtail, 4 Greenfinch, 10 Goldfinch
- - - and a Green Woodpecker but in a neighbours garden!

Bishopston - garden:

2 Woodpigeon, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-b Gull, 4 Carrion Crow, 3 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Blackcap (m), 1 Wren, 2 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 1 Dunnock

Bedminster - park:

2 Woodpigeon, 2 Lesser Black-b Gull, 1 Cormorant - over, 2 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 11 Starling, 3 Blackbird - singing, 18 House Sparrow, 33 Goldfinch

Clifton Down - Walcombe Slade:

1 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, c30 Redwing - very tame

16-02-21 Kingfisher Eastville Park (Allan Chard)

Finzels Reach & Castle Park:

1 Peregrine, c60 Greenfinch - going to roost

St George:

Greenfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

16-02-21 Dunlin OPS (Mike Prior)

Oldbury Power Station:
Shelduck, Wigeon, 100+ Lapwing, Grey Plover, Curlew, Turnstone, 200+ Dunlin, Redshank, Kestrel, Merlin, Redwing, Raven, Skylark - singing, Long-tailed Tit, 500+ Starling, Stonechat (at least 4 pairs), Pied Wagtail,

16-02-21 Turnstone NP (Lisa Presland)

New Passage/Northwick:
300 Wigeon, 50 Oystercatcher, 15 Turnstone, 100 Dunlin, Redshank, 1 Stonechat, 9 Greenfinch

Pilning Wetlands:

8 Shelduck, 2 Shoveler - pr courting, 5 Gadwall, dozens of Wigeon, 14 Teal, 8 Tufted Duck, 25 Lapwing, 49 Curlew, 1 Redshank, 2 Raven, 1 Grey Wagtail

Severn Beach:
2 Stonechat

16-02-21 Blackcap Yate (Martin Wightman)

Yate - inc garden:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Jay, 2 Blackcap (f & a new m), 3 Song Thrush - all singing

Coalpit Heath:

10 Herring Gull, 1 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 60+ Redwing, 1 Grey Wagtail,  5 Yellowhammer - 1st one singing

Rudgeway - garden:
2 Raven - low over the garden, calling

NORTH SOMERSET

Tyntesfield:

2 Woodpigeon, 6 Herring Gull - over, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Magpie, 18 Jackdaw, 2 Carrion Crow,, 2 Raven - residents over calling, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Wren, 4 Blackbird, 12 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 2 Goldfinch

Portbury Wharf:

25 Lapwing, 16 Ringed Plover, 59 Curlew, 1 Barn Owl

Gordano Valley - Ctr:

2 Little Grebe, 3 Lapwing, 90+ Fieldfare

Clevedon - Dowlais:
33 Shoveler, 4 Teal, 115 Lapwing, 150 Dunlin, 40 Redshank, 2 Peregrine - Strode rd radio mast

Woodspring Bay - WeBS (15th):
35 Canada Goose, 89 Shelduck, 11 Shoveler, 20 Wigeon, 24 Mallard, 114 Teal, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Oystercatcher, 130 Lapwing, 58 Curlew, 65 Dunlin, 1 Jack Snipe, 28 Snipe, 161 Redshank, 120 Black-headed Gull, 140 Herring Gull, 40 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Peregrine

16-02-21 Grey Wagtail Yatton (Mark Savage)

Yatton - Wemberham area:

110 Lapwing - over to south west, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Little Egret, 4 Skylark - singing, 1 Stonechat, 3 Grey Wagtail

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath - St John's Church:
Peregrine (f) - making the scrape in her preferred position LINK

16-02-21 Siskin NSL (NSL Birding)

Bath - Twerton:
2 Siskin (f&m) - on the feeders

RESERVOIRS

All locked down

16-02-21 Water Rail CVL (Nigel Kendall)

Herriott's Bridge:

1 Goldeneye, 3 Water Rail, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Pied Wagtail, 2 Chaffinch

Reports: BathPeregrines, Matthew Bowell,  John Budd, Allan Chard, Anne Crowe, Lee Gardiner, Annie & Nick Hawkridge, Mike Jackson, John Lewis, Giles Morris, Lisa Presland, Mike Prior, Phil Quinn, Trevor Riddle, Harvey Rose, Mark Savage, Rich Scantlebury, Martin Wightman

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