01-02-22 Tuesday - Merlin

Chilly, dry, lots of cloud with some sunshine.  Moderate NW wind.   Temperature 12°C.

Water Rail

Golden Plover, Merlin

Penduline Tit

Bramblings, Siskins

Yellowhammer at Elm Farm, Burnett (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL

Avon Gorge:

2 Mallard, 47+ Feral Pigeon, 6+ Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 2 Redshank, 142 Black-headed Gull, 35+ Herring Gull, 5 LBB Gull, 1 Cormorant, 8+ Magpie, 45+ Jackdaw, 4+ Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 2+ Great Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Greenfinch.     

Sea Mills:

Little Egret, Kingfisher (on R.Trym)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

Shelduck, Gadwall, Wigeon, Mallard, Teal, Grey Heron, Cormorant, Sparrowhawk, f. Marsh Harrier, Moorhen, Oystercatcher, Lapwing, Curlew, BH Gull, Common Gull, GBB Gull, Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Raven, Blue Tit, Great Tit, LT Tit, Goldcrest, Blackbird, Robin, pr. Stonechat, Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch, 9 Bullfinch (one flock).

Frampton Cotterell:

Sparrowhawk putting the Linnets up, 1 Kestrel, 1 Raven, singing Skylarks, c.20 Brambling at Tubbs Bottom Lane and a couple along Frampton End Lane.

Chipping Sodbury, R.Frome:
3 Little Egrets in field.

Buzzard (juv) at Cadbury Hill, Yatton (Mark Savage)

NORTH SOMERSET

Pill:
(yesterday) 11 Mallard, 1 Curlew, 2 Redshank.

Portishead:
Cormorant in the marina.

Cadbury Hill, Yatton:

2 Buzzard (1 juv chased off!), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 3 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, 1 Song Thrush, 6 Chaffinch, 15 Siskin.

Weston-super-Mare:

(West Wick housing estate)   16 Mallard, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, 7 Moorhen, 1 Black-headed Gull, 1 m. Sparrowhawk, Magpie, Starling, 4+ Great Tit, 11 Long-tailed Tit, 8+ Blackbird, 5+ Robin, House Sparrow, 1 Grey Wagtail, 18 Goldfinch.

Weston - disused airfield:

1 Penduline Tit 

Merlin at Lansdown (Alan Daniells)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath - garden:

1 Water Rail, 5 Moorhen, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Blackcap, 5 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 4 Redwing, 10 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 8 Goldfinch.

Bath - BOC walk on Lansdown:

Woodpigeon, 134 Golden Plover, Common Gull, Herring Gull, 2 Buzzard, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Merlin, 1 Jay, 5 Magpie, Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 8 Blue Tit, 9 Great Tit, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Wren, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, 50 Starling, 3 Song Thrush, 3 Mistle Thrush, 2 Redwing, 7 Blackbird, 12 Robin, 1 Stonechat, 3 Dunnock, 1 Pied Wagtail , 4 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 12 Goldfinch.

Brambling at Elm Farm, Burnett (Ian Stapp)

Burnet - Elm Farm:

11 Pheasant, 30+ Woodpigeon, 5 Stock Dove, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Green Woodpecker (calling), 8 Magpie, 20+ Jackdaw, 6+ Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 5 Blue Tit, 6 Great Tit, 6 LT Tit, 3 Wren, 50+ flyover Fieldfare, 150+ Chaffinch, 10+ Brambling, 4 Bullfinch, 5 Greenfinch, 15+ Linnet, 16 Goldfinch, 6 Siskin, 24+ Yellowhammer, 3 Reed Bunting (also, 1 Brown Hare, 4 Grey Squirrel, 1 Brown Rat).

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
1 m. Long-tailed Duck.

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
Kestrel.

Stratford:
5 Snipe, m. and f. Marsh Harrier (and an Otter)

Herriott's inc Pool:

1 m. Sparrowhawk, 2 Red Kite (flew to the west).

Otter apparently attacking Stratford hide (Raoul Chandrasakera)

Reports: John Allen, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Raoul Chandrasakera, John Clark, Tony Cook, Alan Daniells, Andy Davis, Richard Giles, Phil Quinn, Mark Savage, Ian Stapp.