13-01-23 Friday - Leach's Petrel and other storm birds

A sunny day at last, but still with moderate to fresh West wind, gusting strong at times. Temp 6 ° to 9°C   

Ring-necked Duck

Avocet, Purple Sandpiper

Kittiwake, Little Gull

Leach's Petrel

Fulmar

Little Owl

Black Redstart

Lesser Redpoll

13-01-23 Little Gull, Severn Beach ( Mark Coller)

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:

1 Kingfisher

Montpellier-garden:

1Red-legged Partridge

13-01-23 Little Grebe, Duchess Pond ( Patrick Richards)

13-01-23 Grey Heron, Duchess Pond ( Patrick Richards)

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:

2 Mute Swan, 23 Mallard, 100 Feral Pigeon, 8 Wood Pigeon, 7 Moorhen, 8 Coot, 3 Little Grebe, 75 Black-headed Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 2 Cormorant,  1 Grey Heron, 2 Jay, 8 Magpie, 42 Jackdaw, 23 Carrion Crow, 1 Great Tit, 35 Starling, 1 Robin, 9 House Sparrow, 5 Goldfinch.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
110 Curlew, 5 Kittiwake- 4ad, 1 imm, 1 Fulmar, 1 Peregrine, 1 Kestrel, 9 Raven, 2 Stonechat

Severn Beach:
1 Pintail, 15 Kittiwake, 1 Little Gull-imm,, 1 Leach's Petrel, 3 Fulmar, 1 Peregrine, 1 Black Redstart. 

Yate:

5 Goosander- garden flyover

Yate Rocks:
1 Peregrine, 1 Raven, 1 Nuthatch

Chipping Sodbury Common:

1Cormorant-flyover, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Snipe, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 55 Redwing, 1 Greenfinch, 35 Linnet, 10 Goldfinch 

13-01-23 Sparrowhawk, Wickwar ( Paul sadley)

Wickwar:

1 Snipe, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk-m, 1 Little Owl-calling in evening  1 Coal Tit

NORTH SOMERSET

Pill:

1 Canada Goose

Portishead- Battery Point:

6 Purple Sandpiper

Clevedon -Blind Yeo:

4 Mallard, 1 Goosander -f, 1 Collared Dove, 7 Moorhen, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Kingfisher, 6 Magpie, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Wren, 9 Blackbird (one white head area), 1 Grey Wagtail, 20 Chaffinch,  6 Goldfinch.

Wraxall-Watercress Farm:

300 Stock Dove, 1 Siskin, 3 Yellowhammer

Worle:

8Greenfinch-garden

Uphill :

WeBS count

27 Mute Swan, 190 Shelduck, 15 Wigeon, 27 Mallard, 120 Teal, 134 Oystercatcher, 38 Curlew, 90 Redshank, 150 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 35 Herring Gull, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard

Middle Hope-Banwell Mouth:

10 Avocet

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (one drumming), 3 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 4 Jay, 1 Raven, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Redwing, 25 Fieldfare, 1 Grey Wagtail

Keynsham, Wellsway:

1 Kestrel

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:

170 Canada Goose, 90 Wigeon,  65 Mallard, 11 Teal, 140 Pochard, 1 Ring-necked Duck - male Home Bay, 300 Tufted  Duck, 14 Goldeneye, 5  Little Grebe, 62 Great Crested Grebe, 820 Coot, 1 Common Sandpiper, 270 Black-headed Gull, 120 Common Gull,  5 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier,4 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel,  Long-tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 6 Redwing, 6 Fieldfare, 2 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Lesser Redpoll - on feeder

Chew Valley Lake

13-0-23 Goosander,  CVL ( George Stacey)

Dam-Wally bank:
15 Goosander- 9m,6f

13-01-23 Dunlin, Herons Green ( Andrew Harrison) 

13-01-23 Greylag Goose, Herons Green ( Ian Stapp) 

Heron's Green:
1 Greylag Goose, 1 Shelduck, 2 Goldeneye (mating), 11 Lapwing, 1 Dunlin (ringed bird on wall), 150 Black-headed Gull, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Pied Wagtail  

Moreton:

20 Teal, 2 Goldeneye, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Goldcrest, 50 Starling , 4 Fieldfare, 20 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Pied Wagtail

Herriott's inc Pool:
4 Shelduck (pool), 4 Goldeneye, 2 Water Rail- heard, 11 Lapwing, 100 Black-headed Gull, 12 Common Gull, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Jackdaw, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Pied Wagtail

 
Reported by: Peter Allen, Mark Coller, Judy Copeland, Nick Copley, Peter Coslett, Jane Cumming, Andy Gibb, Richard Giles, Andrew Harrison, Peter Hazelwood,  John Lewis, Fiona Neate, Chris Newton, Dean Reeves, Patrick Richards. Paul Sadley, George Stacey,  Ian Stapp, Gary Stone, Martin Wightman
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

Woodcock survey 2023 (Red listed species)

This year the BTO in partnership with the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust are running the 10 yearly breeding Woodcock survey. Woodcock are the only breeding wader to use woodland and it's been a long long time since the last documented record of breeding Woodcock in BTO Avon Group. Having said that, zero counts are of far more conservational value than no survey at all.

We currently have a Priority square in the Six area that need surveying:

ST4259 Churchill/Sandford

ST4665 Brockley

ST5270 Long Ashton

St5574 leigh Woods

St7657 Hinton Charterhouse

St7168 Lansdown (Bath)

The survey requires a maximum of four visits, in reality it will be three. The first visit should be undertaken in April for no other reason than to find the best point from which to carry out the survey. The next two visits will be to record the presence / absence of Woodcock between 1st May-30th June with visits being at least 1 week apart. The fourth visit would only take place in the unlikely event of Woodcock being present.

To take part in the survey you must have knowledge of Woodcock. You do not need to be an existing Member of BTO but you will need an online account.

This can be set up here - https://www.bto.org/user/register

Those with an online account already can request a square here -

https://app.bto.org/woodcock/main/data-home.jsp

Back to the newcomers, once an online account has been set up, you can register for the survey in "My BTO" here -

https://www.bto.org/my-bto?register=WOODCOCK

A square can then be requested here - https://app.bto.org/woodcock/login/login.jsp?s=1...

Gordon Youdale

British Trust for Ornithology

Regional Rep. ( Avon )