Wednesday 24 February 2021

24-02-21 Wednesday - Little Owl

 The wind abated as the day progressed. The sun tried - - - Temp 13°C.

Barn Owl
Cattle Egret
Red Kite
Mediterranean Gull
Little Owl

BRISTOL

Bedminster - Greville Smyth Park:
2 Woodpigeon, 1 Black-headed Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, 14 Jackdaw, 3 Carrion Crow, 1 Great Tit, 1 Blackbird, 3 Robin, 1 Pied Wagtail, 5 Goldfinch

Bishopston - 2 gardens:
1 Sparrowhawk (f), 1 Magpie, 3 Carrion Crow, 3 Blackcap (2f&m), 1 Wren, 1 Chaffinch (f)

Clifton - garden:
1 Marsh Tit, Blue Tit, 1 Blackcap (m) - chasing the MT off

24-02-21 Treecreeper EP (Allan Chard)
Eastville Park:

Long-tailed Tit, Treecreeper

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Severn Beach - Western Businees Park:
1 Cetti's Warbler - full song

NORTH SOMERSET

Backwell Lake - only from the new viewing platfroms:
14 Canada Goose, 20+ Mute Swan, 12 Tufted Duck, Coot, 50 Black-headed Gull, 2 Lesser Black-back Gulls, 2 Cormorant

Nailsea Loop and Watercress Farm:
Grey Heron, Little Egret, Green Woodpecker, Kestrel, 2 Raven, 2 Stonechat (f&m), c50 Redwing, Song Thrush, Grey Wagtail, Greenfinch, 20 Goldfinch


24-02-21 Med Gull Clevedon (Paul Chapman)
Clevedon - garden:
1 Mediterranean Gull 

Clevedon - Blind Yeo:
2 Oystercatcher, 4 Curlew, 15 Redshank, lots of Black-headed Gull, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Meadow Pipit

Clevedon - Dowlais:
40 Shelduck, 20+ Shoveler, a few Teal, 1000 waders at HT, mostly Dunlin, with rest made up of Redshank & Lapwing, 1 Greenfinch singing - by the farm.
Golf course; 1 Oystercatcher, 2 Curlew - over, 200 Black-h Gull, a few Herring and Lesser Black-b Gull,

Congresbury Moor:
1 Water Rail, 12 Snipe, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Kestrel 

Wick St Lawrance
2 Egyptian Goose, 3 Grey Partridge, 1 Red-legged Partridge, 1 Little Owl

BELOW M4 & BANES

Staple Hill:
3 Pied Wagtail - playing in the traffic!

Warmley - St Barnabas 
2 Chaffinch - rare now, 50 Goldfinch

Willsbridge Mill:
4 Great Spotted Woodpecker - 2 drumming, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Grey Wagtail

Bath - garden:
Woodpigeon, 1 Blackcap (f) - regularly today, Goldfinch - whose arrival signals the WP to come down to scavenge the spilt sunflower hearts.

24-02-21 Chaffinch Yellowhammer Burnett (Rob Hargreaves)
Burnett:
2 Stock Dove, 2 Collared Dove, 20 Black-h Gull, 6 Herring Gull, 7 Lesser Black-b Gull, 1 Red Kite, 6 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 9 Magpie, 1 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Skylark, 3 Long-t Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 4 Wren, 3 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, 10 Redwing, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 100 Chaffinch, 20 Greenfinch, 4 Linnet, 2 Goldfinch, 40 Yellowhammer

24-02-2021 Cattle Egret Stanton Drew (Raoul Chandrasakera)
Stanton Drew:
4 Cattle Egret

RESERVOIRS

All locked down - for now!!

Reports: Karen Ash, Raoul Chandrasakera, Paul Chapman, Allan Chard, Anne Crowe, Barry Dursley, David Esam, Paul Francis, Robert Hargreaves, Nick Hawkridge, Nick Hudson, Brian Martin, Rob Martin, Mike Meechem, Mike Moxon, Dean Reeves, Trevor Riddle,