14-02-22 Monday - St Valentine's Day x x x - - - Ring-billed Gull

 Scattered showers after a bright start, gusty westerly (but cold) breeze. temp a heady 8°C!

Marsh Tit
Penduline Tit
Brambling

Avocet

Yellowhammer

Ring-billed Gull

Little Owl

Firecrest

Merlin

14-02-22 Penduline Tit WsM (Dave Hughes)

BRISTOL

Bedminster:

1 Red Kite

Bishopston - garden:

3 Woodpigeon, 1 Sparrowhawk - missile through, 2 Blackcap, 1 Dunnock

Blaise Estate - inc Lower Pool:

1 Stock Dove, 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 5 Firecrest (as many as 10-15 on the estate??), 1 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Siskin - over,

Bishop Rd to Horfield Common:

16 Feral Pigeon, 24 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 10 Black-head Gull, 4 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 12 Magpie, 4 Jackdaw, 4 Carrion Crow, 1 Marsh Tit - a patch first, 5 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Wren, 44 Starling, 5 Blackbird, 3 Fieldfare, 22 Redwing, 6 Robin, 11 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 5 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage/Northwick:
Numerous Shelduck & Wigeon, 13 Avocet, 80+ Curlew, 150+ Dunlin

Pilning Wetlands:

12 Shoveler, 250 Wigeon, 50 Teal, 7 Tufted Duck, 150 Lapwing, 30 Redshank, 1 Little Egret

Pilning Marsh Common Station Rd:

1 Great White Egret - over the house (5:30pm)

Severn Beach:

12 Wigeon, 2 Ringed Plover, 6 Curlew, 60 Turnstone, 2 Kittiwake, 1 Merlin, 1 Peregrine

Frampton Cotterell - Tubbs Bottom Lane:

1 Goosander - over, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Goldcrest, many Fieldfare & Redwing, 11 Chaffinch, 15+ Brambling, c200 Linnet

Coalpit Heath inc Kendleshire Golf Lake:

2 Goosander (f&m), 1 Little Owl - singing & calling

NORTH SOMERSET

Nailsea

- Land Yeo: 23 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher

- Towerhouse Wood: 1 Firecrest

Backwell - Flax Bourton, cycle path:
30 Stock Dove, 6 Skylark, 3 Yellowhammer

14-02-22 Penduline Tit WsM (Véra Carpenter)

Weston-Super-Mare:

- disused airfield: 1 Little Egret, 3 Penduline Tit, 2 Stonechat

- private garden: 1 Grey Wagtail - has not feet

BELOW M4 & BANES

14-02-22 Robin Keynsham (Andrew Harrison)

Keynsham:

8 Woodpigeon, 11 Magpie, 10 Carrion Crow, 3 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 2 Wren, 4 Blackbird, 7 Robin, 2 Chaffinch

Saltford:

- Cycle Path: 1 Green Woodpecker, Long-tailed Tit, 1 Firecrest, Redwing, Greenfinch - display flight noted
- Manor Road Lane: 4 Woodpigeon, 1 Buzzard, 2 Magpie, 1 Blackbird, 1 Meadow Pipit

Bath - Walcot Gate:
1 Water Rail - clearing up under the feeders still

14-02-22 Yellowhammer Burnett (Ian Stapp)

Burnett:

2 Pheasant, 12 Stock Dove, 7 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 7 Magpie, 25+ Jackdaw, 4 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 3 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 2 Wren, 2 Blackbird, 50+ Redwing, 1 Song Thrush 2 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 100+ Chaffinch, 3 Brambling, 1 Bullfinch, 2 Greenfinch, 12+ Goldfinch, 14+ Yellowhammer

Compton Dando / Woolard:

2 Mallard, 3 Feral Pigeon, 14 Woodpigeon, 3 Collared Dove, 1 Cormorant, 2 Buzzard, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Magpie, 44 Jackdaw, 22 Rook, 3 Carrion Crow, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Marsh Tit, 9 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Goldcrest, 8 Wren, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 16 Blackbird, 3 Song Thrush, 4 Mistle Thrush, 20 Robin, 8 Dunnock, 32 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
 
Bittern Trail:
2 Chiffchaff - both singing

Woodford:
a good candidate for a Ring-billed Gull - 1st wint

14-02-22 Scaup CVL (George Stacey)

Villice:
8 Scaup (6f), 1 Great White Egret

Herriott's inc Pool:
1 Mediterranean Gull - ad, nearly full sum pl, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 

Reports: John Budd, Di Bunniss, Véra Carpenter, Ron Clevely, Ben Crabb, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Oscar Dewhurst, Steve George, Andrew Harrison, Nick Hawkridge, Dave Hughes, Paul Hull, Mike Jackson, Sue & Nigel Kempson, John Klosinski & friend Clare, Glen Maddison, Andy Mears, Dean Reeves, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Chris Vines

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