28-02-21 Sunday - Little Stint

Another day of glorious spring sunshine after a chilly start. Bristol temperatures 2 - 14°C. 

Mandarin Duck,  Long tailed Duck

Avocet, Bar-tailed Godwit, Little Stint, Jack Snipe

White Stork

Red Kite 

Barn Owl

Firecrest

White Wagtail

Redpoll, Siskin, Yellowhammer

 

28-02-21 Urban wall Heron, St George's Park, Bristol (Gill Sapsed)

BRISTOL

Clifton Down:

Zoo Bank - 10+ Redwing, 1 Firecrest, Goldcrest, Bullfinch  

Durdham Down - 1 Sparrowhawk

Leigh Woods side of the gorge -  Peregrine 

28-02-21 Little Egret, Coombe Dingle car park (Di Bunniss)

Coombe Dingle:

Car Park - 1 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher early morning

Garden - 1 Sparrowhawk

Bishopston, County Cricket Ground:

1 Buzzard circling

Eastville:

From rooftop vis mig point - 1 Red Kite (northeast at 15.35), 5+ Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Peregrine, 1 Kestrel 

Henleaze:

Eastfield Road - 2 Raven still present, on rooftop being mobbed by Carrion Crows

Narroways

8  Feral Pigeon, 35 Woodpigeon, 4 Herring Gull, 12 BH Gull, 6 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 18 Magpie, 2  LTTit, 14 Blue Tit, 10 Great Tit,   2 Chiffchaff,, 2 House Sparrow, 1 Goldcrest, 22 Wren, 12 Blackbird, 18 Robin,16 Dunnock,2  Grey Wagtail, 1 Goldfinch, 2 Greenfinch

28-02-21 Little Grebe, St George's Park, Bristol (Gill Sapsed)

St George's Park:

 5 Canada Geese, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 5 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, Goldcrest. a few Starling,  1 Mistle Thrush 

St Werburgh's Road:
2 Raven, 1 Grey Wagtail

Mina Road Park:
1 Grey Wagtail

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

28-02-21 Avocet, Oldbury Power Station (Jan Hanley-Platt)

Oldbury Power Station:
6 Shelduck,c 50  Wigeon, 1 Tufted Duck, 1  Water Rail, 1 Avocet, c 20 Curlew, c 50 Turnstone,  3 Green Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, 1 Skylark, 1 Cetti's Warbler, c 25 Long-tailed Tit, 5+ Chiffchaff, c 10  Fieldfare, c 20 Redwing, 2  Song Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Meadow Pipit, 4 Chaffinch, 3 Bullfinch, 3  Greenfinch, 1 Reed Bunting.

28-02-21 Peregrine, Aust (Mike Prior)

Severn Bridge Aust:
2 Peregrine, Green Woodpecker

Pilning Wetlands:
Mallard, Teal, Wigeon ,Shoveler, Tufted Duck, Coot, Moorhen, Little Grebe, Redshank, 2 Snipe, Dunlin, Grey Heron, Little Egret, Green Woodpecker, Sparrowhawk, Carrion Crow, Song Thrush, Pied Wagtail

Itchington:

1 White Stork- from Knepp Release programme. Same bird seen on Friday at Cribbs Causeway, subsequently moved here 

Webbs Heath and Overscourt Woods, Siston:

2 Pheasant, 2 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Green Woodpecker, Raven, 2 Chiffchaff, Nuthatch, 9 Redwing, 4 Song Thrush, 3 Bullfinch, 1 Redpoll, 3 Siskin

NORTH SOMERSET

Clapton-in-Gordano:

7 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 3 Mandarin Duck, 12 Mallard, 1 Moorhen, 5 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 5 Raven, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Nuthatch.

Clevedon-Yeo:

28 Canada Goose, 90+ Shelduck, 6 Shoveler, 180 Wigeon, 60 Teal, 10 Mallard, 14 Tufted Duck, 4 Coot, 0 Avocet 0 (maybe they have left, more likely I missed them) 16 Oystercatcher, 4 Lapwing, 3 Ringed Plover, 110 Curlew, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 900 Dunlin, 1 Little Stint  (in the same place as in January), 1 Jack Snipe, 13 Snipe, 200+ Redshank, 80+ Black-headed Gull, 8 Herring Gull, 4 Little Egret, 1 Barn Owl, 3 Raven, 1 White Wagtail, 10 Meadow Pipit

Bourton Combe:

18 Woodpigeon, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Magpie, 5 Jackdaw, 5 Carrion Crow, 2  Raven, 7 Coal Tit, 8 Blue Tit, 10 Great Tit, 1 Skylark, 2 Goldcrest, 5 Nuthatch, 5 Wren, 5 Mistle Thrush, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Redwing, 2 Blackbird, 11 Robin, 4 Dunnock, 21 Meadow Pipit, 4 Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, 3  Goldfinch

Tickenham Moor:

2 Raven.

Wraxall 

5 Pied Wagtail

Nailsea Jacklands Fishery:

1 Little Egret.

Claverham Drove (near Yatton):

40 Mute Swan

Kenn:
Garden - Black Redstart again

Kingston Seymour:

2 Mute Swan, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 GS Woodpecker, 105 Jackdaw, 1 Chiffchaff, 6 Redwing, 4 Meadow Pipit. Lots of song, notably Wrens and Song Thrushes

28-02-21 Firecrest, Grove Park, Weston-super-Mare (Adrian Dutt)

Weston-super-Mare:

Grove Park - 1 Firecrest

28-02-21 Siskins, Langford (David Goodliffe)

Langford:
Garden - 2 Woodpigeon, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1m Blackcap,3m 1f Blackbird, 2 Dunnock,  3 (1 m 2 f) Siskin

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
Shire Valley from West Littleton - Pheasant, Stock Dove, Collared Dove, 40 Common Gull, Lesser-black backed Gull, 2 Buzzards, Skylark, 15 Fieldfare, Song Thrush, Chaffinch, Yellowhammer

Saltford:
2 Chiffchaff, 10 Redwing, 1 Yellowhammer.  1 Otter catching fish

Bath:

Bloomfield garden - 1 f Blackcap, 1 m Chaffinch, a rare visitor, last seen about 12 months ago

28-02-21 Bullfinch pair from garden hide, NSL-Birding

Newton St Loe:
1 Stock Dove, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Tawny Owl (heard), 4 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel,  4 Raven, 9 Skylark, 1 Stonechat, 2 Pied Wagtail, 25 Meadow Pipit, 3 Bullfinch, 3 Siskin 

Compton Dando:

2 Buzzard, 3 Sparrowhawk displaying, 1 Nuthatch. Also 1 Brimstone.

Stanton Prior:

2 Collared Dove, 2 Moorhen, 1 Barn Owl flying near midday, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Fieldfare, 3 Song Thrush, 50 House Sparrow, 24 Chaffinch (19 singing), 1 Greenfinch, 4 Yellowhammer (1 singing)

RESERVOIRS

Still locked down 😒

Herriott's Bridge:

3+ Goldeneye, 1 Long-tailed duck - one very showy male scoped from Herriott's (the Barrow Tanks bird on the move?) 

Red Kite - circling south of lake, seen from Herons Green

28-02-21 Sunset with Prince of Wales Bridge (Mike Prior)

Reports: Jon Angell, Peter Bryant,  Di Bunniss, Karle Burford, Ken Carruthers, John Croxton, Jane Cumming, Adrian Dutt,  Heather England, Ollie Fournier, Alastair Fraser, Lee Gardiner, Richard Giles and Fiona Neate, David Goodliffe, Robert Hargreaves, John and Bryony Lewis, Gary Magill, Brian Martin, Chris Perry, Dendy Platt, Mike Prior, Robert Proctor, Lois Pryce, Harvey Rose, Gill Sapsed, Larry Sweetland,  nslbirding

27-02-21 Saturday

Temp 7 to 14°C. Another glorious day getting really warm in the middle of the sunny day

Red Kite
Chiffchaff

Black Redstart
Siskin

27-2-21 Kingfisher, Blaise (Diana Bunniss)

BRISTOL

Ashton Court:

1 LBB Gull, 1 Jay, 1 Skylark

 

Ashton Marsh:

2 Raven, 2 Reed Bunting

Coombe Dingle, River Trym to Cherry Orchards:

1 Little Egret, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Jay, 5 Magpie, 7 Great Tit, 3 Goldcrest, 15 Wren, 7 Nuthatch, 12 Blackbird, 3 Song Thrush, 8 Robin

Eastville Rooftop:
5 Buzzard, 2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Peregrine,  1 Raven, 33 Starling, 1 Chaffinch

27-2-21 Treecreeper, St Annes Wood (Gill Sapsed)

Duchess Pond:

1 Little Grebe, 12 Meadow Pipit, 1 singing male Reed Bunting

Henleaze Road:

2 Raven

Narroways:

2 Raven, 2 Goldcrest, 

St Annes Wood:

1 Treecreeper

Snuff Mills:

2 Dipper, 2 Grey Wagtail

Thringwall Park Allotments:

1 Chiffchaff

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

27-2-21 Curlew, OPS (Matt Plenty)

Oldbury Power Station:
262 Curlew out of fog with 2 Slimbridge head start birds and colour rings

Almondsbury garden:
2 Siskin

Downend:

2 m Blackcap, Goldfinch

Yate:

5 Buzzard

Horton Bushes:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Nuthatch, 20 Redwing, Chaffinch, Goldfinch + 2 Roe Deer

NORTH SOMERSET

Tickenham:

2 Mute Swan, 2 Mallard, 2 Little Egret, 10 Rook, 1 Raven, 3 Greenfinch

27-2-21 Red Kite, Clevedon (Paul Chapman)

Clevedon;
1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 2 Peregrine

Weston Airfield:

60 Wigeon and Teal, 2 Little Egret, Skylarks and Cetti's Warblers

27-2-21 Black Redstart, Kenn garden (John Croxton)

Kenn garden:

1 Black Redstart

BELOW M4 & BANES

Chew Magna:

1 Cormorant west, 2 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine (24th), 2 Raven, 10 Collared Dove, 1+ Siskin

Compton Dando:

2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Coal Tit, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Goldcrest, 2 Fieldfare, 2 Chaffinch

27-2-21 Buzzard, Lansdown (Rob Hargreaves)

Lansdown and Charlcombe:

1 Collared Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 21 Skylark, 2 Goldcrest, 3 Nuthatch, 52 Starling, 30 Fieldfare, 32 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush, 4 Stonechat, 2 Pied Wagtail, 15 Meadow Pipit, 84 Chaffinch, 7 Greenfinch, 15 Goldfinch, 2 Yellowhammer

27-2-21 Barn Owl, Clandown (Simon Carder)

Paulton:
1 Buzzard, 6 Skylark, 6 Redwing, 2 Stonechat, 1 Chaffinch, 5 Yellowhammer

Between Clandown and Welton Hill:
1 Barn Owl

RESERVOIRS

No reports

Reports: Dru Brooke-Taylor, Peter Bryant, Diana Bunniss, Karle Burford, Simon Carder, Vera Carpenter, John Croxton, Andy Davis, Oliver Fournier, Richard Giles, Patrick Hancock, Rob Hargreaves, Pete Harrison, Bryony Lewis, Thanks Michael Moxon, Fiona Neate, Peter O'Byrne, Matt Plenty, Robert Proctor, Larry Sweetland, Chris Teague, blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

26-02-21 Friday - White Stork

 Temp 8 to 10°C. A sunny Spring-like day. Light Westerly airstream.

Goosander

Little Ringed Plover

Red Kite
Merlin

White Stork

Great White Egret

Little Owl

Marsh Tit

Chiffchaff

Firecrest

Black Redstart               

   

26-0-21, Peregrine, Clifton Down ( Keith Williams )

BRISTOL 

Ashton Marsh and Colliters Brook:

25 species- Highlights :1 Kestrel,  2 Raven, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Meadow Pipit

26-02-21, Marsh Tit, Clifton Down ( K Williams)

Clifton to Downs/Gorge and back to Kingsdown:

1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Marsh Tit - zoo bank, 1 Blackcap, 1 Firecrest- zoo bank, 2 Redwing

26-02-21, Coots fighting, Eastville Park ( Allan Chard)

Eastville Park:

4 Coot, 1 Jay, 1 Long-Tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper

Narroways- Millenium green:

20 Woodpigeon, 8 Herring Gull, 3 Jay, 20 Magpie, 3 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven 18 Blue Tit, 14 Great Tit, 6 Long-Tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 4 Wren, 10 Blackbird, 1 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 10 Robin, 10 Dunnock, 3 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 4 Goldfinch  

Sea Mills:

600 Black-headed Gull

Westbury-on-Trym- wildlife park and golf course:

1 Nuthatch, 4 Grey Wagtail 

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

26-02-21, Little Ringed Plover, New Passage ( P. Bowerman)

Northwick Warth:

1 Little Ringed Plover 

New Passage:

1 Grey wagtail

26-02-21, Cormorant, Bradley Stoke ( V. Carpenter )

Bradley Stoke - Woodlands Golf Course:

4 Canada Goose, 1 Moorhen, 2 Cormorants 

26-02-21, White Stork, Cribbs Causeway (Steve George) 

Cribbs Causeway:

White Stork- Knepp reintroduced bird ( between Morrisons and Tile Flair !)

Chipping Sodbury Common:

1 Sparrowhawk,  9 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Merlin-m, 2 Peregrine, 10 Skylark, 5 Stonechat

26-02-21, Goosander, Yate ( Mark Coller)

Yate- Kingsgate Park:

6 Goosander -m,5f, 2 Coal Tit, 1Goldcrest, 1 Grey Wagtail- on river

Yate- Ridge Woods NNR

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 1+ Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Dunnock

NORTH SOMERSET

26-02-21, Skylark, Dowlais (Paul Chapman ) 

Clevedon-Blind Yeo, Dowlais:

40 species - Highlights: 60 Shelduck, 10 Shoveler, 2 Goosander-pr, 5 Little Grebes,10 Oystercatcher, 30 Lapwing, 15 Curlew, 300 Dunlin, 2 Common Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey heron ,3 Little Egret, 1 Little Owl 1 Kingfisher, 6 Skylark, 1 Chiffchaff, Song Thrush, Stonechat- pair

 

Kenn garden:

1 Black Redstart

26-02-21,Raven,Weston Moor ( Howard Taffs)

Weston Moor:

4 Canada Goose, 4 Gadwall,9 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Raven

Wraxall:

2 Mallard, 3 Little Grebe, 3 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Moorhen, 12 Stock Dove, 3 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker (all drumming), 5 Magpie, 10 Jackdaw, 19 Rook, 7 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 6 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Skylark, 2 Goldcrest, 6 Wren, 3 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 6 Robin, 1 Stonechat, 5 Dunnock, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath- Tucking Mill::

2 Mallard, 130 Feral Pigeon, 1 Moorhen, 5 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Coal Tit, 4 Marsh Tit, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Redwing, 30 Robin, 3 Grey Wagtail, 7 Chaffinch

Paulton:

2 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:

1 Common Sandpiper , 1 Great White Egret

26-02-21, Heron's Green ( Lucy Masters)

Chew Valley lake

Herriotts Bridge:

3 Great White Egret

Reports: Paul Bowerman, Simon Carder, Vera Carpenter, Paul Chapman, Allan Chard, Mark Coller, John Croxton, Jane Cumming, Jamie Edmonds, Rob Hargreaves, John Lewis, Lisegirl Lucy Masters Jean Oliver, Tony Scott, Christopher Teague, Keith Williams  blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

25-02-21 Thursday - Sand Martin

Temp 8 to 12°C. One of the best days of the year

Goldeneye
Avocet

Mediterranean Gull
Sand Martin

Chiffchaff

Black Redstart

Siskin

White Wagtail

Little Ringed Plover

25-2-21 Kestrel, Clifton (Keith Williams)

BRISTOL

Clifton to Downs and back to Kingsdown:

1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine, 1 Jay, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Greenfinch

Castle Park:

25-2-21 Grey Wagtail, Snuff Mills (Diana Bunniss)

1 Coal tit, 2 Goldcrest

Coombe Dingle car park:

1 Kingfisher

Greville Smyth Park:

1 Peregrine 16:20

Henleaze, Eastfield and Grange Park:

2 Raven

Redland garden:

2 Herring Gull, 1 Wood Pigeon, 1 Feral Pigeon, 1 Jay, 2 Magpie, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Blackcap (m & f), 3 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 7+ House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock

Redland Green:

1 Redwing

Snuff Mills:

1 Grey Wagtail

St Andrews garden:

1 Chiffchaff

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Wickwar, Lower Woods, Wetmoor, 24th:

1 Woodcock, 1 Goshawk, 3 Marsh Tit

Awkley:

8 Mallard, 1 Moorhen, 7 Buzzard (1 group of 4), 1 Barn Owl, 4 Green Woodpecker, c.40 Jackdaw, c.30 Rook, 3 Skylark, c.10 Fieldfare, c.20 Redwing, 3 Song Thrush, 1 Stonechat, 1 Chaffinch

Aust Services:

Large numbers of House Sparrow and 180+ Pied Wagtail - going to roost at sunset.

Aust Cliff:

1 Chiffchaff - singing briefly 

Northwich Warth:

1 Little Ringed Plover - flushed by an angler and headed off east, quite high.

Whiteshill:

2 Buzzard

Filton Park - garden:

1 Greenfinch (m), 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (m&f), 10 Sparrow, 3 Feral Pigeon, 3 Blackbird (2m,1f), 1 Great Tit, 1 Robin, 1 Chaffinch (f), 3 Starling, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Dunnock, 4 Goldfinch, 2 Collared Dove, 4 Magpie, 1 Woodpigeon, 2 Blackcap (m), 1 Sparrowhawk (m), 2 Long-tailed Tit

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:

3 Pochard, 40+ Lesser Black-b Gull - very active, vocal probably just back from their hols in Spain, 1 Stonechat (m), 1 White Wagtail (f)

25-2-21 Mediterranean Gull, Dowlais (Howard Taffs)

Clevedon-Yeo, Dowlais/Yeo Estuary/Woodspring Bay:
2 Egyptian Geese, 14 Shoveler, 1 Teal, 8 Red-legged Partridge, 32 Avocet, 18 Lapwing, 7 Curlew, 3+ Mediterranean Gull

Nailsea/Tower House Woods:

1 Buzzard, 1 Moorhen, 2 LBB Gull, 10 Feral Pigeon, 42 Woodpigeon, 2 Gt Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay,  3 Magpie, 18 Jackdaw, 7 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 12 Blue Tit, 9 Great Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 7 Wren, 5 Nuthatch, 28 Starling, 19 Blackbird, 5 Song Thrush, 23 Robin, 53 House Sparrow, 8 Dunnock, 1 Pied Wagtail, 4 Meadow Pipit, 3 Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, 8 Goldfinch, 1 Siskin

Lower Failand 24th: 

pair of Marsh Tits

Kenn garden:

1 Black Redstart

BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge - Mill:

2 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Dipper2 Grey Wagtail, 

Bath, Carrs Woodland:

3 Stock Dove, 6 Buzzard, 7 Coal Tit, 18 Blue Tit, 17 Great Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 12 Wren, 5 Nuthatch, 8 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 28 Robin, 4 Chaffinch, 12 Goldfinch

25-2-21 Stock Dove, Newton St Loe (NSL Birding)

Newton St Loe:
2 Canada Geese, 14 Teal, 2 m/f Tufted Duck, 7 Stock Dove, 2 Little Grebe, 200 Common Gull, 1 Cormorant, 7 Grey Heron (3 on nest), 1 Sparrowhawk, 7 Buzzard, 2 Barn Owl (1 on top lake), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 15 Skylark, 1 Chiffchaff, 6 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 12 Starling, 50 Fieldfare, 15 Redwing, 5 Song Thrush, 2 Pied Wagtail, 5 Meadow Pipit, 25 Chaffinch, 2 m Bullfinch, 3 Greenfinch, 15 Linnet, 2 Siskin, 19 Roe Deer, 2 Hare

Paulton:

1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 2 Raven, 10 Skylark, 500 Starling, 4 Blackbird, 10 Redwing, 6 Dunnock, 7 Meadow Pipit, 2 Chaffinch, 12 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:

1 Egyptian Goose, 2 Goldeneye

Picnic Site2:

1 singing Chiffchaff

Herons Green:

1 Common Sandpiper

25-3-21 Nuthatch, Stratford (Nigel Kendall)

Stratford:

3 Goldeneye, 2 Water Rail, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Coal Tit, 10 Blue Tit, 10 Great Tit, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Robin, 2 Dunnock

Herriotts Bridge:

3 Sand Martin

Reports: Liza Baker, Nancy Barrett, Diana Bunniss, Allan Chard, Ben Crabb, John Croxton, Sean Davies, Paul Francis, Alastair Fraser, Paul Gregory, Patrick Hancock, Robert Hargreaves, Ian Hayes, Nigel Kendall, Kohn Klosinski, John Lewis, Lisegirl, Judith Lord, Giles Morris, Michael Moxon, Robert Proctor, Lois Pryce, Phil Quinn, John Rosetti, Howard Taffs, Steve Thomas, Keith Williams, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

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, 

 blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

23-02-21 Tuesday - Red Kite

Tempestuous - wind 25mph from the south. Temp 12 °C.

Cattle Egret, Red Kite

Yellow-legged Gull

Black Redstart
 

23-02-21 Long-tailed Tit EP (Allan Chard)

BRISTOL

Bedminster - Greville Smyth Park:

2 Carrion Crow - mobbing a Raven

Bishopston - garden:

2 Woodpigeon, 2 Herring Gull, 4 Carrion Crow, 4 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Blackcap (f&m) - never on the feeders together but a nice brief snatch of song, 3 Blackbird - spare (f) got shoo'd off by the resident (f), 2 Dunnock, 1 Chaffinch (f) - rare

Coombe Dingle - garden:

1 Coal Tit, 1 Blackcap (f), 2 Bullfinch - pr, 3 Greenfinch, 4 Siskin

23-02-21 Grey Wagtail EP (Martin Tayler)

Eastville Park:

Cormorant, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Treecreeper, Grey Wagtail, Goldfinch

Redland - gardenburgs

1 Blackcap - singing

St Werburghs - Narroways:
12 Woodpigeon, 3 Herring Gull - over, 1 Peregrine - over, heading across the allotments fairly high to the south, 8 Magpie, 1 Common Raven - over, 1 Coal Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 7 Great Tit, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Blackbird, 3 Robin, 1 Chaffinch

23-02-21 Little Grebe Stoke Park (Patrick Richards)

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
6 Canada Goose, 14 Mallard (5f&9m) 8 Woodpecker, 6 Moorhen, 7 Coot, 2 Little Grebe (possible pair), 37 Black-backed Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 1 Cormorant, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 16 Magpie, 23 Jackdaw, 10 Carrion Crow, 5 Blue Tit, 18 Great Tit - 12 in a flock, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 10 Starling, 4 Blackbird (m) 6 Redwing, 9 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 2 Chaffinch - pr, 1 Greenfinch, 17 Goldfinch.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage:

Chaffinch

Almondsbury - garden:

1Stock Dove - rare here, 1 Mistle Thrush

NORTH SOMERSET

Pill:
23 Grey Heron - around 15 active nests, 1 Green Woodpecker

23-02-21 Shoveler Dowlais (Howard Taffs)

Clevedon - Dowlais:
29 Shoveler - 23 flew off when disturbed

Cambridge Batch to Tyntesfield:

Mallard, Woodpigeon, Moorhen, 3 +Little Grebe, Herring Gull, 2+ Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, Kestrel, Peregrine, Magpie, quite a lot of Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Raven, quite a lot of Blue Tit, Great Tit - heard them but never actually saw one, Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, Robin, 3 Stonechat (f&2m), House Sparrow, Dunnock, Greenfinch, Goldfinch

Nailsea Moor:

28 Mute Swan, 20 Woodpigeon, 40 Black-headed Gull, 9 Herring Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard, 3 Magpie, 13 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 3 long-tailed Tit, 200 Starling, 2 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 4 Stonechat, 5 House Sparrow, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Greenfinch, 3 Goldfinch.

Kenn:
1 Black Redstart (f) - back in the garden early

BELOW M4 & BANES

23-02-21 Treecreeper  MF (Martyn Hayes)

Marshfield:
1 Treecreeper

Warmley:

1 Grey Heron - over, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Mistle Thrush - singing, "no better sound", 1 Bullfinch

23-02-21 Peregrine Bath (BUPP)

Bath:

Bloomfield - garden - 1 Blackcap (f)
St John's Church - Peregrine (f) taken charge of the nest site

Twerton, Bath Mill - Dunnock, Goldfinch, 2 Siskin

Heronry - active 

23-02-21 Grey Heron Bath (Suk Trippier)

Stanton Drew:

1 Cattle Egret, 3 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite 

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Herriott's Bridge:

1 Yellow-legged Gull - sub adult, 2 Great White Egret 

Reports: Dru Brooke-Taylor, BUPP, Véra Carpenter, Raoul Chandrasakera, Allan Chard, John Croxton, Alastair Fraser, Pete Harrison, Nick Hawkridge, Martyn Hayes, Nick Hudson, John Lewis, Brian Martin, Jean Oliver, Lisa Presland, Patrick Richards, Tony Scott, Howard Taffs, Martin Tayler, Suk Trippier, Wayne Tucker

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

22-02-21 Monday - Mediterranean Gull

Lovely day in Bristol - attractive spring sunshine. Temperatures rose to 14°C. 

Mediterranean  Gull

Red Kite

Barn Owl 

Marsh Tit

Lesser Redpoll, Siskin

22-02-21 Mediterranean Gull, Duchess Pond, Stoke Park (Serena Sweeting)

BRISTOL

22-02-21 Barn Owl, Ashton Marsh, Bristol (Chris James)

Ashton Marsh and Colliters Brook:

Highlights - 1 Barn Owl, 1 Kestrel, 1Chiffchaff, 12 Redwing, 1 Stonechat- m, 11 Meadow Pipit (30 species in total)

Bedminster:

Acta Centre Gardens and South Street Park - 6 Woodpigeon , 2 Collared Dove,1 Black-headed Gull ,1 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Common Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow,,1 Raven- flyover, 3 Blue Tit, 1 Skylark- flyover, 2 Wren, 8 Starling,4 Blackbird, 3 Robin,1 Dunnock, 16 House Sparrow,, 2 Common Chaffinch, 1Goldfinch 

22-02-21 Jackdaw Clifton Down (Paul Dunham)

Clifton Down:

2 Peregrine - on the Leigh Woods side today, plenty of Jackdaw

22-02-21 Goldfinch and Siskin, Coombe Dingle (Alastair Fraser)

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
2 Little Grebe, 1 adult Mediterranean  Gull, 2 Stonechat, 2 Reed Bunting

Stockwood Openspace:

1 Moorhen, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Song Thrush, 1 Stonechat (m), 2 Bullfinch, 6 Greenfinch, 5 Linnet, 4 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

55 Wigeon, 84 Teal, 1 tufted Duck, 1 Water Rail, 18 Oystercatcher, 13 Stonechatm, 2 Lesser Redpoll 

22-02-21 Mistle Thrush, Almondsbury garden (Verta Carpenter)

Almondsbury:

Garden - 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Jackdaw, 1 Mistle Thrush, 4 Greenfinch, 8 Goldfinch

22-1-02-21 Wren, New Passage (Lisegirl)
[One of a lovely series of photos of common birds taken from her hide]

Filton Park:

Garden - 1 Collared Dove, 2 Woodpigeon, 1 f Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Magpie, 1 Great Tit, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 7 Starling, 2 m Blackbird, 2 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 10 House Sparrow, 5 Goldfinch

Siston:
Overscourt Woods - Stock Dove, Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 1 Red Kite, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, Skylark over farm land to NE, Bullfinch, Siskin

NORTH SOMERSET

Easton-in-Gordano:

1 Jay, 2 LTTit, 9 Skylark, 7 Yellowhammer ( record total) , 3 Reed Bunting plus 5 Roe Deer

Portbury Wharf:
Please avoid Portbury Wharf Nature Reserve until further notice. Avon and Somerset Police tweeted: 
Officers are currently at Portbury Wharf Nature Reserve following reports of ordnance being discovered this morning (Mon 22 Feb). The Explosive Ordnance Disposal team has been notified. Access is currently restricted and we'd please ask people to avoid the area at this time.

22-02-21 Meadow Pipit, Dowlais, Clevedon (Nigel Kendall)

Clevedon-Yeo:
Dowlais - 18 Shoveler, 21 Teal, 12 Curlew, 51 Lapwing, 6 Redshank, 1 Peregrine, 3 Skylark, 1 Stonechat, 1 Meadow Pipit

Backwell:
14 species today (average for this February) - m + f Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 different  Tit species,  including Marsh Tit

BELOW M4 & BANES

Oldland Common -garden:

3 Buzzard - circling overhead, 2 Greenfinch

Bath:
Bloomfield garden - 1 m Blackcap again

22-02-21 Linnet, Yellowhammer & Chaffinch, Burnett (Ian Stapp)

Burnett:

12 Pheasant,,50+ Wood Pigeon, 12 Stock Dove, 4 Collared Dove,  20+ Gulls (BH & L-BB), 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel,  12+ Jackdaw, 20+ Rook & Carrion Crow, 5 Magpie, 6 Blue 4 Great Tit, 10+ LTT, 2 Blackcap (M&F), 5 Dunnock, 2 Wren 30+2 Fieldfare, 3 Song Thrush, 4 Robin, 1 Pied Wagtail, Chaffinch, 12+ Goldfinch, 2 Bullfinch, 50+ Linnet, 50 to 60 Yellowhammer     

6 Grey Squirrel, 2 Roe Deer, 1 Muntjac, 1 Hare, 5 Bumble Bees, lots of Honey Bees feeding on catkins

  

Chew Magna:

6 Siskin inc males in song

RESERVOIRS

Locked down

22-02-21 Muntjac, Burnett (Ian Stapp)t

Reports: Vera Carpenter, Judy Copeland, Andy Davis, Paul Dunham. Paul Francis, Alastair Fraser, Nick Hudson, Chris James, Nigel Kendall,  Robin Lambert, John Lewis, Brian Martin, Andy Middleton, Ian Stapp, Serena Sweeting, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Andy and Liza White