11-01-23 Wednesday - Kittiwake & Little Gull

 Dry morning, wet afternoon. Temp 7-9°C. Blustery south-westerly wind.

Kittiwake

Little Gull

BRISTOL

River Avon at Portbury/Avonmouth Docks:

10,000 BH Gull

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
13 Coot, 2 Little Grebe 

Redfield garden:

3 Feral Pigeon, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Blackcap (f), 30 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage/Northwick:
3 Pintail, 10,000 Dunlin (highest ever site count)

11-01-23 Kittiwake, Severn Beach (Mark Coller)

Severn Beach:
5+ Kittiwake, 1 Little Gull (1st winter), 

Wickwar garden:
1 Blackcap (m)

11-01-23 Grey Wagtail and Long-tailed Tit, Yate garden (Chris Teague)

Yate Garden:
4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Grey Wagtail

NORTH SOMERSET

Long Ashton:
15 Woodpigeon, c250 BH Gull, 9 Herring Gull, 3 LBB Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 11 Magpie, c300 Jackdaw, 16 Rook, 10 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Redwing, 2 Blackbird, 3 Robin, 6 House Sparrow, 7 Pied Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch, 9 Goldfinch

Long Ashton to Nailsea cycleway:

1 Green Woodpecker yaffling, 1 Skylark singing, 6 Song Thrush singing, 20 Redwing

Blind Yeo at Strode Road Bridge, Clevedon: 

1 Canada Goose, 5 Mallard, 1 Common Sandpiper

BELOW M4 & BANES

2 Tunnels Greenway, Bath:
c15 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest, Blackbird, a few Robin, 1 Chaffinch

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Ring-necked Duck (m) (just off the boat quay), 1 Scaup (m), Ferruginous x Pochard hybrid (m), 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Jay, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Stonechat

Chew Valley Lake
3 Great White Egret, 1 Red Kite

Dam:
20+ Goosander (seen from Moreton Hide)

Heron's Green:

1 Marsh Harrier (juv)

11-01-23 Long-tailed Tit, Moreton CVL (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:

1 Greylag Goose, 1 Shelduck, 2 Wigeon, 6+ Teal, 40+ Pochard, 30+ Tufted Duck, 4 Goldeneye, 150+ Coot, 35+ Lapwing (fly over HG Bay), 1 Great White Egret, 1 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 2+ Long-tailed Tit, 1 Cetti's, 20+ Starling, 20+ Redwing, 1 Pied Wagtail

Herriott's inc Pool:

7 Shelduck (1 lake, 6 pool), 5 Goldeneye (lake),  150+ BH Gull, 12+ Common Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 4 Jackdaw, 2 Cetti's Warbler (calling)     

Reported by: Pete Allen, Graham Blacker, Mark Coller, Stephen Curtis, Andy Davis, Ed Drewitt, Sid Durruti, Matthew Hall, Karen Jayne, Jean Oliver, Carol Rushton, Paul Sadley, Vic Savery, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Chris Teague,  
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG