Sunday 15 January 2023

15-01-23 Sunday - Short-eared Owl

Temp 7°C  most of the day. Rain and occasionally hail showers, but some nice sunny spells - apart from the wind still gusty from WSW not a bad day!!!

Smew
Sabine's Gull
Ring-necked Duck
Long-tailed Duck
Short-eared Owl

BRISTOL

Downend:
a dozen or so House Sparrow

Eastville Park:
Canada Goose, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Pied Wagtail

Redland - garden:
2 Blackcap

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
40-50 Wigeon, 12 Oystercatcher, c100 Curlew, 100 Dunlin, 1 Kittiwake - ad, 1 Peregrine, 1 Stonechat
15-01-23 Green Woodpecker Oldbury-on-Severn (Alan Gilbert)
Oldbury-on-Severn - garden:
2 Collared Dove, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker (f), 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap (f)
15-01-23 Short-eared Owl Aust ( Paul Dunham)
Aust Warth:
1 Short-eared Owl

Severn Beach:
2 Pintail, 1 Sabine's Gull - juv, 5 Kittiwake - 4 ad and 1st wint, 1 Black Redstart

Wickwar:
1 Sparrowhawk - attack on the feeder, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker

Yate - Common:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, mixed Tit flocks, 1 Goldcrest, Chaffinch, 

Nibley, Tubbs Bottom:
1 Snipe 

Kendleshire - Lake:
2 Goosander (f&m) - departed at dusk

Coalpit Heath - garden:
12 House Sparrow

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead - Battery Point:
9 Kittiwake - inc 3 1st wint

Clevedon - Yeo, BOC walk:
12 Goosander, c25 Lapwing, c50 Curlew, 4 Turnstone, c60 Redshank, 3 Peregrine, 1 Stonechat, 4 Rock Pipit, 1 Greenfinch   

Banwell - garden:
2 Stock Dove, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (f&m), 8 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap (m), 20+ Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Warmley:
1 Dipper - on the brook

Newton St Loe:
14 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 3 Little Grebe, 2 Mute Swan, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 8 Skylark, 3 Nuthatch, 2 Mistle Thrush, 6 Redwing, 50 Fieldfare, 1 Stonechat, 1 Bullfinch, 7 Greenfinch, 25 Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
1 Long-tailed Duck

Blagdon Lake:
1 Scaup (m), 1 Ring-necked Duck (m)

Chew Valley Lake

Heron's Green:
1 Greylag Goose, 9 Shelduck, 7 Goldeneye, 1 Smew (f), 2 Great Black-backed Gull k - juv, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Cetti's Warbler - singing

Moreton:
2 Scaup (f)

Reported by:  Louise Bailey, Alan Daniells, Paul Dunham, Barry Dursley, Heather England, John Hansford, Pete Harrison, Nick Hudson, Andy Mears, Toby Nowlan, Phil Quinn, Paul Sadley, John Thorogood, Lauren & Wayne Tucker, Jason Williams, Jack Wylson
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