Saturday, 7 January 2023

07-01-23 Saturday

Temp 12 to 8°C. Temperature dropping, 16mm of rain, pretty dismal day

Ring-necked Duck
Smew
Mediterranean Gull
Barn Owl

BRISTOL

No reports:

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Wickwar garden:
2 Green Woodpecker, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 1 m Blackcap

Northwick Warth/Pilning Wetland:
11 Oystercatcher, 1 Golden Plover, 150 Lapwing, 8 Curlew, 120 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Snipe, 80 Redshank

NORTH SOMERSET

Nailsea Moor:
3 Mute Swan, 6 Mallard, 3 Cormorant, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 5 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 4 Raven, 5 Skylark, 2 Chiffchaff, 900 Starling ,70 Redwing, 40 Fieldfare, 10 Stonechat, 53 Pied Wagtail, 25 Meadow Pipit, 2 Chaffinch, 9 Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Tunley:
1 Kestrel, 11 Fieldfare, 70 Chaffinch (flock predominantly of Chaffinch with some Linnet and a Goldfinch feeding in field of sown bird-seed mix)

Stanton Drew:
1 Barn Owl - 6:30 pm

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake
2 f/m Ring-necked Duck, 1 Scaup, 1 Common Sandpiper, 5 Great White Egret, 2 Stonechat

Chew Valley Lake

Herons Green:
1 f Smew, 2 Cattle Egret

Moreton, field:
1 imm Mediterranean Gull

Reports: Ben Crabb, Andy Davis, Patrick Hancock, Simon Isgar, Andy Mears, Nige Milbourne, Chris Vines, blagdonlakebirds, eBirdopsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG