14-01-23 Saturday - Sabine's Gull

Temp 12° to 4°C     Rain occasionally but the wind was still strong and from W, cooler as the day progressed.

Sabine's Gull
Purple Sandpiper

Barn Owl

Hawfinch

Avocet

BRISTOL

Downend - garden;

1 Sparrowhawk - seen off by Magpie and Carrion Crow

Montpelier:

1 Red-legged Partridge - 'why did the RLP cross the road' - -  'to test my ruddy brakes !!! '

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
3 Kittiwake, 1 Merlin

Aust:

4 Avocet, 1 Stonechat

New Passage/Northwick:
6 Pintail, 105 Black-tailed Godwit, 10,000 Dunlin, 3 Kittiwake, 1 Sabine's Gull - juv, moved down river to SB

Pilning Wetlands:
15 Lapwing, 100+ Black-tailed Godwit, 2000 Dunlin

14-01-23 Kittiwake SB (Dave Hughes)

Severn Beach:
2 Pintail, 30 Turnstone, 16 Kittiwake - 2 ad and several juv, 1 Sabine's Gull - juv, moved onto the river, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Fulmar, 1 Black Redstart

Wickwar:

1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker - playing chase

Yate - Kingsgate Park:
4 Gadwall, 11 Tufted Duck, 2 Goosander, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Treecreeper, 1 Mistle Thrush, 

14-01-23 Bullfinch 3 Brooks LNR (Vic Savery)

Bradley Stoke - Three Brooks LNR:

1 Bullfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
1 Barn Owl

14-01-2023 Purple Sandpiper Battery Point ( Jason Williams)

Portishead - Battery Point:
5 Purple Sandpiper

Wraxhall - Watercress Farm:

20 Stock Dove, 11 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 4 Skylark, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Stonechat, 3 Chaffinch, c20 Linnet, 

Nailsea Moor

1 Great White Egret

BELOW M4 & BANES

14-01-2023 Hawfinch MF (Tim Salkeld)

Marshfield:
20+ Hawfinch - Cloud Wood last destination

Wick - garden:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (m)

Hanham - Magpie Bottom:

1 Kingfisher - at the pond

Newton St Loe:
2 Red Kite - low over top lake

Marksbury:
2 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

No reports

Reported by:  Mark Coller, Richard Cox, Ben Crabb, Oscar Dewhurst, Barry Dursley, Paul Francis, Andy Gibb, Pete Harrison, Peter Hazelwood, Dave Hughes, Nigel Jones, Brian Lancastle, Jonathan Margetts, Chris Mott,  Darren Pearce, Paul Sadley, Tim Salkeld, Vic Savery, Tony Scott, Nige Sluman, Jason Williams
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG