21-02-21 Sunday

Damp at times, but mild with an early spring feel to reports. Bristol temperatures 10 - 12°C  

Mediterranean Gull 

Cattle Egret

Barn Owl, Little Owl
Merlin

Black Redstart
Siskin 

BRISTOL

Coombe Dingle:

Garden - 5 Siskin ( up by one from previous highest total)

21-02-21 disgruntled-looking  Greenfinch, Stoke Park, Bristol (Patrick Hardyman Richards)

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
8 Canada Goose, 19 Mallard 13m, 6f, 23 Feral Pigeon, 9 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 9 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 1 Snipe, 7 Black-headed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Cormorant, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 6 Magpie, 10 Jackdaw, 7 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 12 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 2 Log-tailed Tit, 6 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Starling, 4m Blackbird, 11 Redwing, 6 Song Thrush, 4 Robin, 1 pr Stonechat, 11 House Sparrow, 5 Dunnock, 6 Greenfinch, 4 Goldfinch, 1m Reed Bunting

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Rockhampton:

1 pr Little Owl

New Passage/Northwick Warth:

1 Buzzard, 1 Merlin, 1 Green Woodpecker,1 Chiffchaff, 6 Fieldfare

Itchington:

1 Treecreeper  2 m/f Stonechat, 4 Bullfinch 

Coalpit Heath:

2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers drumming, 1 Raven, 12 Skylark, 27 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 5 Stonechat, 2 Bullfinch, 60 Linnet, 14 Yellowhammer, 20 Reed Bunting

Westerleigh:

Near Ridge Farm - 5 Pheasant, Buzzard, 2 Herring Gull, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Skylark, Long-tailed Tit, 30 Fieldfare, 40 Redwing, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Chaffinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Brockley Combe:

1 Siskin

Portbury Wharf:
At least 27 Stonechat present today - 12+ on the salt marsh and 15+ around the reserve. Mainly males. Also 18 Tufted Duck, 1 Pochard, 1 Water Rail,  1 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler

21-02-21 ringed Back-headed Gull, Portishead Boating Lake (Jason Williams)
[Possibly from a Norwegian ringing scheme]

Portishead:
Boating Lake -  2 Greylag Goose, c40 Canada Goose, 11 Tufted Duck

Seafront - 22 species, inc 4 Canada Goose, 4 Common Shelduck, 2 Oystercatcher, 3 Curlew, 1  Greenfinch

21-02-21 Mediterranean Gull, Dowlais  (Howard Taffs)

Clevedon-Yeo:
Dowlais - 12 Shelduck,30 Shoveler, 10 Teal, 20 Lapwing, 150+ Dunlin, 30+ Redshank, 200 + Black-headed Gull, 1 Mediterranean Gull (Golf Course pool), 1 m Merlin

 

21-02-21 Dunlin, Dowlais foreshore (Nigel Kendall)

21-02-21 more Dunlin, Dowlais foreshore  (Nigel Kendall)

Blind Yeo at Kenn Road bridge (5 minute stop) - 3 Mallard, 3 Goosander (1 drake), 2 Little Grebe, 13 Moorhen 

Kenn:
Garden - 1 f Black Redstart 

Kingston Seymour:

Ham Lane - 7 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard

Weston Airfield:

1 Barn Owl

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath:
Twerton garden -  1 pr Siskin

21-02-21 Barn Owl, Clandown Bottom, nr Radstock (Patrick Hancock)

Paulton:

Clandown Bottom - 1 Barn Owl

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake:

Heron's Green Bay:

1 Common Sandpiper

Bickfield Lane:

8 Cattle Egret

Herriott's Pool:

1 Egyptian Goose

21-02-21 Cormorant, Duchess Pond,  Stoke Park, Bristol (Patrick Hardyman Richards)

Reports: Peter Bryant, Chris Bungay,  Ben Crabb, Chris Craig, John Croxton, Jane Cumming, Heather England,  Alastair Fraser, Patrick Hancock, Jon Heywood,Mike Jackson, Nigel Kendall, Iris Langson, John Lewis, Lisegirl, Patrick Hardyman Richards, Matt Rogers, Matt Scott, Howard Taffs, Wayne Tucker, Jason Williams