29-01-22 - Saturday - Woodcock, Merlin

Temp 10 to 11°C. Warmish but strong winds and misty rain in the morning

Black-necked Grebe
Golden Plover, Jack Snipe, Woodcock
Short-eared Owl, Merlin
Firecrest
Brambling

29-1-22 Goldfinch, Bath (NSL Birding)

BRISTOL

Blaise Woods:

1 Firecrest in holly

New Cut and Cumberland Basin:

1 Common Sandpiper by lock gates at high tide, 65 BH Gull, 39 Herring Gull, 34 LBB Gull, 4 Cormorant, 2 Magpie, 13 Jackdaw, 3 Carrion Crow, 2 Wren, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Blackbird, 4 Robin, 1 Grey Wagtail

UWE, Stoke Lane:

1 Woodcock flushed this morning from pond by roundabout

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

29-1-22 Merlin, Hall End (Paul Sadley)

Hall End:

1 Little Egret, 1 Merlin

Aust Warth:
A few Wigeon, 50 Teal, 1 Jack Snipe, 20 Redshank, 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Peregrine, 1 Skylark, 3 Stonechat, 1 Reed Bunting

Ingst late WBS, 28.1:
67 Herring Gull, 8 Common Gull, 55 Jackdaw, 26 Rook, 45 Redwing. 2 Mallard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Pied Wagtail

Frampton End:

Chaffinch, 5 Brambling, Linnet

Kingsgate Park:

6 pair Gadwall, 2 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Grebe

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports

BELOW M4 & BANES

29-1-22 Starling & House Sparrow, Keynsham garden (Andrew 

Keynsham, Courtenay Rd: 

1 Kestrel, 100 Redwing

Saltford Golf Course:

60 Golden Plover, 1 Buzzard 

29-1-22 Brambling, Burnett (Rob Hargreaves)

Burnett:

2 Collared Dove, 2 Red Kite, 1 Kestrel, 2 Jay, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 15+ Fieldfare, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, c.80 Chaffinch, 6+ Brambling, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, 8+ Yellowhammer

29-1-22 Woodpigeon, Bath (Bath Birding)

Bath, BGBW:

18 Woodpigeon, 5 Magpie, 4 Jackdaw, 5 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Blackbird, 2 House Sparrow

Bath, Pennyquick:

2 m/f Blackcap, 2 m/f Bullfinch, 10 Goldfinch

Bath, Midford Brook:
2 Dipper + 1 along Cam footbridge, 3 Marsh Tit

Paulton:

9 Stock Dove, 7 BH Gull, 120 Jackdaw, 40 Rook, 40 Carrion Crow, 4 Skylark, 100 Starling, 5 Blackbird, 36 Fieldfare, 2 Meadow Pipit

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:

1 Black-necked Grebe

Chew Valley Lake

Denny:
25 Cattle Egret

Reports: Bath Birding, Anne Crowe, Patrick Hancock, Rob Hargreaves, Andrew Harrison, Matt Hobbs, Simon Isgar, Mike Jackson, John Lewis, Glen Maddison, Andy Mears, Lois Pryce, Tony Scott, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Wayne and Lauren ,blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG