Saturday 20 February 2021

20-02-21 Saturday - Sand Martin

Temp 10 to 13°C. Rain of some sort most of the day, 9mm, and unremitting cloud. Very close

Goosander
Water Rail
Sand Martin
Dipper, Siskin

20-02-21 Bullfinch, Clifton Down (Ian Loats)
BRISTOL

Clifton Down:
1 tiercel Peregrine, 5 Jay, 2 Raven, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Redwing, 1f + 2m Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch

Coombe Dingle garden:
2 f Blackcap, 3 Greenfinch, 1 Bullfinch, 4 Siskin at feeders several times a day

Duchess Park:
Water Rail, 11 Redwing, 8 Pied Wagtail 

Henbury Golf Course:
4 Woodpigeon, 3 Magpie, 1 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Great Tit, 1 Wren, 1 Blackbird, 2 Robin

Hengrove:
1 m Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest

Narroways pm:
3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Greenfinch

Westbury-on-Trym Wildlife Park:
Dipper

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

20-02-21 Curlew 21, OPS (Matt Plenty)
Oldbury Power Station:
2 ringed Curlew - Nos 21 and 23

Yate - garden:
1 Peregrine - over 

Behind Easter Compton:
12 Mallard, 70 Herring Gull, 50 LBB Gull, 90 Rook, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 35 Redwing, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Bullfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

20-02-21 Stonechat, Dowlais (Howard Taffs)
Clevedon-Dowlais:

25 Shelduck, 22 Shoveler, 10 Wigeon, 4 Teal, 3 Goosander, 1 Collared Dove, 3 Moorhen, 4 Oystercatcher, 20 Lapwing, 2 Curlew, 500 Dunlin, 100 Redshank, 200 BH Gull, 25 H Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 1 GBB Gull, 1 Little Egret, 4 Skylark, 1 Sand Martin, 1 Fieldfare, 9 Redwing, 4  2f Stonechat, 3 Pied Wagtail, 6 Meadow Pipit, 1 Chaffinch

The Sand Martin record is the earliest in Avon by three days - see the full list from the Information Sites in the sidebar Summer Migrant Arrival Dates

BELOW M4 & BANES

Conham River Park:
8 Mallard, 4 Moorhen, 3 BH Gull, 2 Cormorant, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Blackbird, 1 Dunnock

Bath, Beecham Cliff Wood:
1 Buzzard, 1 Blackcap in full Spring song, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 3 Song Thrush, 2 Chaffinch

Bath - Bloomfield garden:
1 Tawny Owl - hooting 03:20 and 04:10, 1 Blackcap (m) - on the sunflower hearts

Bath, Hensley Road Garden:
2 m Blackcap, 1 f Blackcap on feeders, 1 Sparrowhawk which swooped down and sadly took the female Blackcap! 

Newton St Loe:
16 Teal, 1 f Tufted Duck, 1 Collared Dove, 1 GBB Gull, 1 Cormorant, 6 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 40 Rook, 80 Starling, 27 Redwing, 2 Song Thrush, 1 m Stonechat, 2 Chaffinch

RESERVOIRS

No reports

Reports: Karle Burford, R Cox, Alan Daniells, Rob Daw, Ian Dickie, Alastair Fraser, Lee Gardiner, Robert Hargreaves, John Lewis, Ian Loats, Jonathan Margetts, Brian Martin, Matt Plenty, Lois Pryce, Tony Scott, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG