Wednesday 12 January 2022

12-1-22 Wednesday - Merlin

 Foggy and frosty start clearing to bright sunshine with light winds.  Temperature 0-8°C

White-fronted Goose
Scaup
Avocet
Golden Plover
Jack Snipe
Yellow-legged Gull
Merlin

BRISTOL

Ashley Court Road (BS7 9BD):
2 Peregrine Falcon

Avonmouth Sewage Works:
2 Woodpigeon, 3 Collared Dove, 30 BH Gull, 400 Herring Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull (2W), 2 LBB Gull, 1 GBB Gull, 4 Jackdaw, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Pied Wagtail/White Wagtail
12-01-22 Kingfisher, Herriot's, CVL (Ian Stapp)
Kings Weston Lane
5 Woodpigeon, 1 BH Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 1 (m) Kestrel, 2 Jay, 2 Magpie, 4 Jackdaw, 6 Crow, 1 Marsh Tit, 6 Great Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest , 2 Nuthatch, 1 Wren , 1 Mistle Thrush, 4 Blackbird, 7 Robin, 1 Pied Wagtail/White Wagtail

Westbury-on-Trym garden:
3 Redwing, 1 Grey Wagtail 

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
16 White-fronted Geese (flew from inland to yacht club), 1(m) Black Redstart (SW side of jetty)

New Passage/Northwick:
1 Pied Wagtail

Yate garden:
1 (m) Blackcap, 9 Greenfinch

Yate Rocks:

2 Marsh Tit

Horton:
2 Little Owl

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:
Some Turnstone, 5 Purple Sandpiper (rocks near lighthouse), 1 Rock Pipit (Battery Point)
12-1-22 Jack Snipe, Stratford, CVL (Dave Hughes)
Clevedon - Yeo:
Channel View Bay to Blake's pools:
3 Shoveler, 30 Wigeon, 60 Teal, 24 Avocet, 100 Lapwing, 7 Grey Plover, 80 Curlew, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 (f) Merlin

Kingston Seymour seawall:
10 Shoveler, 2 Pochard, 4 Tufted Duck, 2 Stock Dove, 20 Avocet, 7 Grey Plover, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Raven, 1 Stonechat 

Weston Airfield:
1 Water Rail, 1 Jack Snipe, 3 Penduline Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler
12-1-22 Penduline Tit, Weston Airfield (Howard Taffs)
BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield area
Down Road: 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 100+ Chaffinch, 12+Brambling, 500+ Linnet 
Northfield Lane: 11 Golden Plover
Between Middledown and West Littleton lanes: 1 Jack Snipe

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
Seen around the lake with no specific location:  1 Cormorant, 2 Raven, 1 Pied Wagtail (yarrelli), 70 - 100 Starling

Hollowbrook:
2 (m/f) Goosander, 1 Pied Wagtail   

Heron's Green Pool:
1 Little Grebe

Stratford:
50 Teal, 1 (f) Scaup, 4 Water Rail, 2 Jack Snipe, c35 Snipe, 2 Cattle Egret (field between Stratford Hide and Blue Bowl), 2 Great White Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 (m) Marsh Harrier, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Song Thrush, Redwing (few in fields and hedgerows round Stratford Hide), 2 Hedge Sparrow, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Reed Bunting 
12-1-22 Goosander, Hollowbrook, CVL (George Stacey)
Herriott's inc Pool:
1 Egyptian Goose, 6 Shelduck, 3 Pintail, 8 + Teal, 2 Goldeneye, 2 GBB Gull, Common Gull (few), BH Gull (lots), 3 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher,  2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

Reports: John Barnett, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Paul Chapman, Alan Daniells, Paul Gregory, Pete Harrison, Pete Hazelwood,  David Hughes, John Lewis, Linda Moysey, Mike Owen, Robert Proctor, Rosemary Setter, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs