27-02-22 Sunday - Scoter, Ring-billed Gull

27-2-22 Ring-billed Gull, Herriotts (Chris Craig)

Temp 3 to 13°C. Bright start, cloudy and then beautiful. Wind light





Common Scoter

Long-tailed Duck

Stock Dove

Jack Snipe
Mediterranean Gull

Ring-billed Gull

Merlin

Penduline Tit
Firecrest

Brambling, Crossbill





BRISTOL

Bristol Harbour:

3 GBB Gull

27-2-22 Firecrest, Blaise Castle (Karen Jayne)

Blaise Castle:

5 Firecrest, 2 Goldcrest

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Wickwar:

1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Merlin, 2 Stonechat

Oldbury Power Station:

2 Siskin and 100 species seen at OPS this year

Frampton Cotterell - inc Tubbs Bottom res:
350 Stock Dove, 1 Red Kite, 100 Chaffinch, 100 Linnet, 50+ Brambling, 5 Yellowhammer

Chipping Sodbury, River Frome - off St John's Way:
1 Kingfisher

Downend:

1 Red Kite

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon, Cannonsgate:

1 flyover Crossbill heard

Clevedon-Yeo:
8 Shelduck, 9 Wigeon, 6 Mallard, 9 Goosander, 4 Woodpigeon, 2 Moorhen, 3 Oystercatcher, 1 Curlew, 10 Redshank, 107 BH Gull, 15+ Herring Gull, 3 LBB Gull, 1 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 2 Peregrine, 4 Magpie, 35 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 7 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 1 Skylark, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 3  Wren, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Blackbird, 5 Robin, 3 Stonechat, 4 Dunnock, 1 House Sparrow, 1 Rock Pipit, 4 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 4 Goldfinch

Gordano Valley - Weston Moor AWBS:

19 Teal, 2 Lapwing, 24 Snipe

Kenn Moor YACWAG Reserve:

1 Curlew (site record), 1 Jack Snipe, 17 Snipe, 1 Stonechat, 2 Meadow Pipit.

Weston Airfield:

Shoveler, a few Wigeon, Teal, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Kingfisher, Skylark, 2 Penduline Tit, Cetti's Warbler, 5000 Starling to roast, pair Stonechat, 2 Reed Bunting

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield, 

Tormarton Rd & Rushmead Lane: 1 Red Kite
Down Road: c1000 mixed Gulls in Common Gull, 10 Buzzard, 12 Redwing, 12 Fieldfare, 10 Pied Wagtail, 20 Linnet, 1 Yellowhammer

27-2-22 Golden Plovers in field behind Long Wood, Saltford (Andy Harrison)

Saltford:

24+ Golden Plover, 1 Buzzard, 2 Song Thrush, 15+ Redwing, 3 Blackbird, 5 Robin, 1 Chaffinch

Lansdown:

1 Red Kite

Bitton, River Avon:
1 Mallard, Buzzard, Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail

Pensford - Chelwood Roundabout:

2 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

27-2-22 Long-tailed Duck, Barrow Tanks (Bri Thompson)

Barrow Tanks:

1 Long-tailed Duck

27-2-22 Common Scoter, Blagdon (Bri Thompson)

Blagdon Lake:

1 Common Scoter, 1 Common Sandpiper

Chew Valley Lake

Moreton:
3 Scaup, 1 Marsh Harrier

27-2-22 Little Egret, Stratford (Lucy Masters)

Stratford:
1 Little Egret

Herriotts:
9 Shelduck, 22 Shoveler, 5 Pintail, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 1st winter Ring-billed Gull, 1 Kingfisher

Reports: John Barnett, Peter Bryant, Chris Craig, Stephen Curtis, David00644332, Barry Dursley, Tim Ford, Alastair Fraser, Steve George, Robert Hargreaves, Any Harrison, Pete Harrison, Colin Hawkins, Peter Hazelwood, Karen Jayne, Lucy Masters, Andy Mears, Nigel Milbourne, Michael Moxon, Dean Reeves, Trevor Riddle, Paul Sadley, Cliff Smith, Ian Stapp, Bri Thompson, blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG