Overcast and mild. Water levels generally high. Bristol temperatures 9 - 11°C
Brent Goose, Scaup. Long-tailed DuckBlack-necked Grebe
Avocet, Jack Snipe
Great Northern Diver
Leach's Petrel
Mediterranean Gull
Great White Egret, Cattle Egret
Marsh Harrier, Red Kite
BRISTOL
Bishopston:
Oldbury Power Station:
7 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Chiffchaff, 2,000 Starling (leaving roost at dawn), 2 (m +f) Black Redstart, 3 Stonechat
Aust Warth:
Yate:
Cog Mill - 6 Little Egret
NORTH SOMERSET
Portbury Wharf:
Shore - 35 Canada Goose, 30 Shelduck, 96 Wigeon, 268 Teal, 208 Oystercatcher, 14 Curlew, 550+ Dunlin, 3 Redshank, 60 Black-headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Cormorant
Failand:
Kenn:
YACWAG Reserve - Organised* count. 49 Snipe, 2 Jack Snipe, 2 Stonechat
Worlebury:
Burnett:
Short-eared Owl
Penduline Tit, Bearded Tit, Marsh Tit
Firecrest
Black Redstart
Water Pipit
Siskin, Lesser Redpoll, Yellowhammer
Siskin, Lesser Redpoll, Yellowhammer
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| 03-01-22 Leach's Petrel, Severn Beach (Matt Hull) |
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| 03-01-22 male Marsh Harrier, Moreton (Tony Bridges) |
BRISTOL
Bishopston:
Bishop Road to Horfield Common - 29 Feral Pigeon, 28 Woodpigeon, 3 Collared Dove, 2 Black-headed Gull, 7 Herring Gull, 2 Cormorant (flying east), 2 Jay, 12 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 8 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 6 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Blackcap (m), 44 Starling, 8 Blackbird, 13 Fieldfare, 28 Redwing, 13 Robin, 22 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 1 Pied Wagtail, 4 Greenfinch, 10 Goldfinch
Broadmead:
1 pair Peregrine, calling
Redland:
Garden - 2 m Blackcap
Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
34 Mallard,1 Teal (f), 22 Feral Pigeon, 6 Woodpigeon, 16 Moorhen,11 Coot, 3 Little Grebe, 54 Black-headed Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 3 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 5 Magpie, 14 Jackdaw, 12 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 6 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Firecrest, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Wren, 1 Treecreeper, 16 Starling, 3 Blackbird, 12 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 7 Robin, 2 Stonechat, (1f), (1m), 10 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch, (f), 1 Bullfinch (f),7 Goldfinch |
| 03-01-22 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Stoke Park, Bristol (Patrick Hardyman Richards) |
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE-
Oldbury Power Station:
7 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Chiffchaff, 2,000 Starling (leaving roost at dawn), 2 (m +f) Black Redstart, 3 Stonechat
Aust Warth:
1 Short-eared Owl
New Passage/Northwick:
1 Pochard (unusual here)
Severn Beach:
1 Brent Goose, 2 Great Northern Diver ( in flight over Shaft Rocks at 11.30), 1 Leach's Petrel
Hole's Mouth:
New Passage/Northwick:
1 Pochard (unusual here)
Severn Beach:
1 Brent Goose, 2 Great Northern Diver ( in flight over Shaft Rocks at 11.30), 1 Leach's Petrel
Hole's Mouth:
10 Shelduck, 9 Teal, 30 Mallard, 21 Oystercatcher, 4 Avocet, 9 Curlew, 200+ Dunlin, 9 Redshank, 6 Herring Gull, 63 Black-headed Gull
Avonmouth Docks:
15 Redshank,1 Jack Snipe, 1 pr Stonechat, 1 Rock Pipit
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| 03-01-22 Yellowhammer, Black Rocks, Yate (Frampton Cotterell Nature) |
Cog Mill - 6 Little Egret
Black Rocks - minimum 23 Yellowhammer
NORTH SOMERSET
Portbury Wharf:
Shore - 35 Canada Goose, 30 Shelduck, 96 Wigeon, 268 Teal, 208 Oystercatcher, 14 Curlew, 550+ Dunlin, 3 Redshank, 60 Black-headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Cormorant
Failand:
Sandy Lane and Tanpit Woods - 1 Woodpigeon, 1 Herring Gull,1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1Magpie, 5 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 1Wren, 5 Mistle Thrush, 3 Blackbird, 6 Robin, 1 Grey Wagtail, 12 Siskin
Weston Moor:
1 Chiffchaff, flock of c 100 Goldfinch and Siskin.
Fowlers Pool- 8 Mallard, 20 Gadwall, 1 Little Grebe
Portishead:
Boating Lake - 1 Greylag Goose, 10 + Tufted Duck, 2 m Pochard, 2 (?sinensis)Cormorant, probable Chiffchaff, single note call heard just as it flew out to the island.
Boating Lake - 1 Greylag Goose, 10 + Tufted Duck, 2 m Pochard, 2 (?sinensis)Cormorant, probable Chiffchaff, single note call heard just as it flew out to the island.
No Purple Sandpipers seen at Battery Point
Clevedon - Yeo:
Wain's Hill 2w Mediterranean Gull
Wain's Hill 2w Mediterranean Gull
Clevedon Pill - Shelduck, Mallard, 8 Woodpigeon, 3 Moorhen, few Oystercatcher, few Curlew, 10 Dunlin, 85 Redshank, lots Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, 1 Grey Heron, Carrion Crow, 1Stonechat, 2Rock Pipit
Blind Yeo at Kenn Road - 4 Mallard , 3 (2 m. 1 f.) Goosander, Woodpigeon, 12 Moorhen , 1Grey Heron, Carrion Crow, Starling
Kenn:
YACWAG Reserve - Organised* count. 49 Snipe, 2 Jack Snipe, 2 Stonechat
* six of us walk slowly across the wet rushy field - it is just one four acre field. We always count late afternoon as the Snipe will be waking up to feed at dusk.
Weston-Super-Mare:
Weston Airfield -many Wigeon+ Teal, 2 Water Rail, 2 Snipe, 8 Cetti’s Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Penduline Tit, 1 pair Bearded Tit, 2 Stonechat, 1 Water Pipit, 10 Reed Bunting
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| 03--01-22 Grey Wagtail, The Dam, Blagdon Lake (George Stacey) |
Weston Airfield -many Wigeon+ Teal, 2 Water Rail, 2 Snipe, 8 Cetti’s Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Penduline Tit, 1 pair Bearded Tit, 2 Stonechat, 1 Water Pipit, 10 Reed Bunting
Worlebury:
Garden - 2 (m + f ) Blackcap. The male's been a daily occurrence for several weeks but this is the first female that I've seen.
Worlebury Woods - Tawny Owl calls most evenings and sometimes pre-dawn
Worlebury Woods - Tawny Owl calls most evenings and sometimes pre-dawn
St George's, W-s-M:
Field west of the M5- flock of 200+ Lapwing in flightBELOW M4 & BANES
Marshfield:
Shire Valley - Mallard, 20 Stock Dove, Moorhen, 3 Grey Heron, 4 Buzzard, Green and Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Raven, Goldcrest, 100 Starling, Song Thrush,300-400 mixed Redwing/Fieldfare, Grey Wagtail, 25 Siskin
Marshfield:
Shire Valley - Mallard, 20 Stock Dove, Moorhen, 3 Grey Heron, 4 Buzzard, Green and Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Raven, Goldcrest, 100 Starling, Song Thrush,300-400 mixed Redwing/Fieldfare, Grey Wagtail, 25 Siskin
Burnett:
1 Red Kite at 11.00 am
Compton Mendip:
Blagdon Lake:
Chew Valley Lake
several Canada Goose, Mute Swan, 7 Shelduck, 4+ Gadwall, Mallard, 6+ Pintail, 2 + Pochard , Tufted Duck, 2 Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Coot (large numbers including a raft of several hundred, very close together and moving around the central of the Lake with a few Tufted Duck), 1 Great Crested Grebe, many Black-headed Gull, a few Common Gull , 2 + Great Black-backed Gull, many Herring Gull, fewer Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 6+ Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, 10 Starling, 1 Song Thrush, Robin, 1 Dunnock, c10 Pied Wagtail
Moreton:
180 Lapwing, 1 m Marsh Harrier, 2 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiff-chaff , 1 Reed Bunting
Stratford:
2 Goldeneye, 2Water Rail, 80 Lapwing, 7 Snipe, 8 + Jack Snipe (inc a group of 6 together in evening using thermal imaging), 4 Great White Egret, 1 m Marsh Harrier (presumed same as at Moreton above), 1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Raven, Coal Tit, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, Nuthatch, 1 Grey Wagtail, Bullfinch
Herriott's inc Pool:
1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Snipe, 2 Great White Egret
Reports: Paul Bowerman, Tony Bridges, Dru Brooke-Taylor, John Budd, Paul Chaman, Peter Coslett, Chris Craig, Jane Cumming, Stephen Curtis and Carol Rushton, Andy Davis, Farmpton Cotterell Nature, Geoff Hardman, Pete Hazelwood, Matt Hall, Matt Hull, John Lewis, Ian Loats, Richard Mielcarek, Phil Quinn, Dean Reeves, Patrick Hardyman Richards, Trevor Riddle, Toby, Vic Savery, Tony Scott, George Stacey, Howard Taffs, blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding
Compton Mendip:
Garden feeders- 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Lesser Redpoll
RESERVOIRS
Barrow Tanks:
2 Mute Swan, 21 Mallard, 4 Teal, 16 Tufted Duck,1 Long-tailed Duck (male on tank 2 in company of Tufted Duck), 24 Little Grebe, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Woodpigeon, 1 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 246 Black-headed Gull, 10 Common Gull, 58 Herring Gull, 8 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Cormorant, 1 Magpie, 1 Rook, 3 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Blackbird, 3 Robin, 3 Pied Wagtail
RESERVOIRS
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| 03-01-22 Long-tailed Duck Barrow Tanks (Lee Gardiner) |
2 Mute Swan, 21 Mallard, 4 Teal, 16 Tufted Duck,1 Long-tailed Duck (male on tank 2 in company of Tufted Duck), 24 Little Grebe, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Woodpigeon, 1 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 246 Black-headed Gull, 10 Common Gull, 58 Herring Gull, 8 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Cormorant, 1 Magpie, 1 Rook, 3 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Blackbird, 3 Robin, 3 Pied Wagtail
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| 03--01-22 Black-necked Grebe, Blagdon Lake (George Stacey) |
3 m Goosander, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Black-necked Grebe (off The Lodge), 75 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper (Dam), 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Bullfinch, 40 Siskin
Chew Valley Lake
several Canada Goose, Mute Swan, 7 Shelduck, 4+ Gadwall, Mallard, 6+ Pintail, 2 + Pochard , Tufted Duck, 2 Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Coot (large numbers including a raft of several hundred, very close together and moving around the central of the Lake with a few Tufted Duck), 1 Great Crested Grebe, many Black-headed Gull, a few Common Gull , 2 + Great Black-backed Gull, many Herring Gull, fewer Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 6+ Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, 10 Starling, 1 Song Thrush, Robin, 1 Dunnock, c10 Pied Wagtail
Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Common Gull, 20 Redwing, 4 Fieldfare
Nunnery:
3 f-type Scaup. Green Woodpecker, 10 Fieldfare, 6 Redwing.
Heron's Green:
1 m Goldeneye, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Red Kite
Bickfield Lane - 1 ad Mediterranean Gull, 37 Cattle Egret, 4 Little Egret
1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Common Gull, 20 Redwing, 4 Fieldfare
Nunnery:
3 f-type Scaup. Green Woodpecker, 10 Fieldfare, 6 Redwing.
Heron's Green:
1 m Goldeneye, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Red Kite
Bickfield Lane - 1 ad Mediterranean Gull, 37 Cattle Egret, 4 Little Egret
Moreton:
180 Lapwing, 1 m Marsh Harrier, 2 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiff-chaff , 1 Reed Bunting
Stratford:
2 Goldeneye, 2Water Rail, 80 Lapwing, 7 Snipe, 8 + Jack Snipe (inc a group of 6 together in evening using thermal imaging), 4 Great White Egret, 1 m Marsh Harrier (presumed same as at Moreton above), 1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Raven, Coal Tit, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, Nuthatch, 1 Grey Wagtail, Bullfinch
Herriott's inc Pool:
1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Snipe, 2 Great White Egret
Reports: Paul Bowerman, Tony Bridges, Dru Brooke-Taylor, John Budd, Paul Chaman, Peter Coslett, Chris Craig, Jane Cumming, Stephen Curtis and Carol Rushton, Andy Davis, Farmpton Cotterell Nature, Geoff Hardman, Pete Hazelwood, Matt Hall, Matt Hull, John Lewis, Ian Loats, Richard Mielcarek, Phil Quinn, Dean Reeves, Patrick Hardyman Richards, Trevor Riddle, Toby, Vic Savery, Tony Scott, George Stacey, Howard Taffs, blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding
