Wednesday 19 January 2022

19-01-22 Wednesday - Black Redstart

Partly cloudy but changing to clear, early evening  Temperature 7 to 11 °C

Black Redstart
Black-necked Grebe
Jack Snipe

EXE ESTUARY (Coach Trip) Sunday 6 February 
Transport leaves the Clifton Downs Water Tower  at 08:00 and returns c18:00. Please join us if you can - cost £18 pp. Walk the canal and river from Exminster to Powerham & coach on to Dawlish Warren.
Drop us an email if you're interested.

BRISTOL

Avonmouth - St Andrews Rd:
1 Black Redstart  (f)

Bishop Rd to Horfield Common:
33 Feral Pigeon, 32 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Black-headed Gull, 4 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 16 Magpie, 4 Jackdaw, 4 Carrion Crow, 3 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 48 Starling, 4 Blackbird, 1 Redwing, 9 Robin, 16 House Sparrow, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Greenfinch, 8 Goldfinch

Fishponds Trading Estate - Foundry Lane:
1 Black Redstart (m) - 2nd day

Stapleton - M32 fringe:
Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 10+ Blackbird, 6 Redwing, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 38 Pied Wagtail, 10 Meadow Pipit, 1 Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, 26+ Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage & Pilning Wetlands:
250 Canada Goose, 30 Shelduck, 300+ Wigeon,  60 Teal, 7 Tufted Duck, 80 Oystercatcher, 150 Lapwing, 70 Curlew, 500+ Black-tailed Godwit, 20 Turnstone, 40 Knot, 1200 Dunlin, 2 Snipe, 100 Redshank, 1 Peregrine, 2 Stonechat, 1 Rock Pipit

Almondsbury - Garden Ctr:
1 Tawny Owl - calling

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - Yeo:
32 Canada Goose, 1 Mute Swan, Shelduck, 17 Shoveler, 100+ Wigeon, Mallard, 120+ Teal, 6 Tufted Duck, 2 Moorhen, Coot, 42 Oystercatcher, 375 Lapwing, 1 Grey Plover, 190 Curlew, 60 Dunlin, 95 Redshank, 100~ Black-headed Gull, 6 Little Egret

Kenn Pier:
2 Kingfisher - what potential has that sighting got?
19-01-22 Stonechat WsM (Paul Chapman)
Weston-Super-Mare - disused airfield:

90c Wigeon, 90c Teal, 1 Sparrowhawk (f), poss Merlin, 20,00 Starling, 2 Stonechat (f), 3 Reed Bunting

Uphill:
1 Pintail (m) - seen from Brean!!

BELOW M4 & BANES

19-01-22 Goldcrest Oldland (Donna Harvey)
Oldland - Siston Brook:
1 Goldcrest

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Buzzard & 2 Carrion Crow - eating a Pike on the dam wall

Chew Valley Lake
19-01-22 Goldeneye CVL (Mike Moxon)
Woodford:

6 Goldeneye (4f & 2m)

Heron's Green:
4 Goldeneye (f), 1 Great White Egret, 1 Barn Owl, 

Stratford:
1 Wigeon, 250 Teal, 3 Scaup (2m), 12 Goldeneye - displaying, 1 Water Rail, 1 Jack Snipe, 24 Snipe, 2 Great White Egret 

Herriott's inc Pool:
1 Marsh Harrier (m), 

OUT OF AREA

19-01-22 Baikal Teal Greylake (Mark Savage)
Greylake:
1 rather posh Teal

Reports: John Budd, Paul Chapman, Chris Craig, John Croxton, Andy Davis, Kate Downes, Ollie Fournier, David Gibb, Donna Harvey, Nige Milbourne, Mike Moxon, Harvey Rose, Mark Savage, Helen Strong, Larry Sweetland,