Wednesday, 5 January 2022

05-01-22 Wednesday - First Big Morning Frost

5-1-22 Penduline Tit, Weston Airfield (M Carylon)
Temp 2 to 7°C. Lot of frost early with clear blue skies, little more cloud later. Winds light

Brent Goose
Jack Snipe
Mediterranean Gull
Penduline Tit
Firecrest
Black Redstart

BRISTOL

Bradley Stoke garden:
3 1m 2f Blackcap, 4 Greenfinch, 16 Goldfinch

Redland garden:
2 Herring Gull, 2 Wood Pigeon, 4 Feral Pigeon, 1 Magpie, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 1 m Blackcap, 3 Blackbird(m), 2 Robin, 8+ House Sparrow 

5-1-22 Starling, Duchess Pond (Patrick Richards)
Stoke Park:

15 Mallard, 21 Feral Pigeon, 14 Woodpigeon, 13 Moorhen, 8 Coot, 4 Little Grebe, 8 Black-headedGull, 3 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Green Woodpecker,10 Magpie, 11 Jackdaw, 4 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 1 Firecrest (pale plantation), 2 Goldcrest 1 Wren, 43 Starling, 4 Blackbird, 5 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Robin, 12 House Sparrow, 10 Meadow Pipit, 2 Chaffinch , 2 Greenfinch, 1 Goldfinch

Sea Mills:
10 Lapwing, 4 Common Sandpiper, x.100 Redshank, 100 BH Gull (harbour)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
c 4000 Starling - murmuration 4 to 4:30 pm

Northwick Warth:
1 dark-bellied Brent Goose

Holes Mouth:
c.1000 Dunlin; Mitchells Pill: 54 Teal

Easter Compton:
c.80 Lapwing flying south, 1 Kestrel, c.60 Jackdaw, c.70 Rook with c.30 Gull (mostly Herring, some Common), 30 Starling, 5 Fieldfare, 1 Redwing, 1 Chaffinch, 6 Goldfinch

Yate garden:
2f+1m Blackcap, 1 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 2 Greenfinch, 1 Goldfinch

Chipping Sodbury, Ridge Woods:
3 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Wren, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 24 Redwing, 8 Blackbird, 8 Robin, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2f+1m Chaffinch, 1m Bullfinch, 4 Greenfinch, 4 Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead, Battery Point:
7 Purple Sandpiper, 1 Rock Pipit 

5-1-22 Ringed Plover & Turnstone, Clevedon Bandstand (David Hughes)

5-1-22 Black Redstart, Clevedon Pier Point (David Hughes)
Clevedon Bandstand:
1 Ringed Plover,  20 Turnstone, 1 f Black Redstart

5-1-22 Scandinavian Herring Gull (argentatus), Clevedon (Howard Taffs)
Clevedon-Yeo:

3 Shoveler, pr Gadwall, pr Pochard, 16 Goosander (Blind Yeo), 1 Water Rail,  5 Grey Plover, 5 Ringed Plover, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Jack Snipe, 6 Snipe, 1 ad Mediterranean Gull, 1 Scandinavian Herring Gull (argentatus), 1 m Peregrine, 1 Raven, 4 Stonechat, pr Bullfinch

Nailsea Moor:
12 Mute Swan, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 2 Common  Gull, 4 Herring Gull, 10 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 11 Magpie, 11 Carrion Crow, 2 Great Tit, 1 Wren, c. 90 Starling, 11 Blackbird, 5 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing, 1 Robin, 15 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock

Kenn, Duck Lane:
30 Redwing, 1 m Black Redstart, 1 Grey Wagtail

Worlebury:
Firecrest, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper

5-1-22 Penduline Tit (Diana Bunniss) and Stonechat, Weston Airfield (Pete Bunniss) copy
Weston Airfield:
2 Snipe flushed by 1 f Marsh Harrier, 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Kestrel, 3 Penduline Tit, 2 Stonechat

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
c.80 Linnet, 20 Corn Bunting some in song, 1 Yellowhammer

Marksbury to Corston:
150+ Golden Plover (Ashton Hill), 1 Red Kite

Bath Race Course:
c.20 Golden Plover

Wilts, Kingsdown:
6 Red-legged Partridge, Stock Doves,  Kestrel, 2 Marsh Tit. 6 Song Thrush, 3 Mistle Thrush, loads of Fieldfare and Redwings, 4 Brambling & 4 Bullfinch in with Chaffinch flock, 3 SiskinYellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tank 2:
1 Long-tailed Duck

Blagdon Lake:
1 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper

5-1-22 Common Sandpiper, CVL (George Stacey)
Chew Valley Lake


Dam:
1 Shelduck, 5 f Goldeneye, 1 Common Sandpiper

5-1-22 Chiffchaff, CVL (George Stacey).JPG
Bittern Trail:
4 Chiffchaff

5-1-22 Little Grebe, CVL (George Stacey).JPG
Villice:

1 Little Grebe, 2 Goldcrest

Nunnery:
6 Scaup

Herons Green:
1 m Goldeneye, c.15 Cattle Egret (09.30), 1 Great White Egret, 1 m Marsh Harrier

Moreton:
2 m + j Marsh Harrier, 

Stratford Lane:
Cattle Egret (damaged right wing), 3 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine overhead, c.30 Redwing

Herriotts:
1 Egyptian Goose, Shelducks, 1 Great White Egret

Reports: Nancy Barrett, Diana Bunniss, Pete Bunniss, Merv Carlyon, Paul Chapman, Derek Clarke, Chris Craig, John Croxton, Alan Daniells, Andy Davis, Geoff Dring, Sophie Harris, Rupert Higgins, David Hughes, Matt Hull, Michael Moxon, Dave Nevitt, NSL Birding, Jean Oliver, Pagan Birder, Lois Pryce, Phil Quinn, Aravind Ramesh, Patrick Richards, Mark Savage, Trevor Riddle & Steve Sanins, Tony Scott, George Stacey, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Chris Vines