Friday 20 January 2023

20-01-23 Friday - Dartford Warblers

 Temp -4°C to 6°C. Sunny with a gentle breeze.

Hume's Warbler
Dartford Warbler
Woodcock
Little Owl

BRISTOL


Mallard, Duchess Pond (Patrick Hardyman Richards)

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:

2 Mute Swan, 75+Feral Pigeon, 12 Woodpigeon, 16 Moorhen, 7 Coot, 4 Little Grebe, 5 Black-headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 20 Magpie, 15 Jackdaw, 5 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 5 Blue Tit,1 Great Tit, 1 Wren, 18 Starling, 7 Blackbird, 1 Fieldfare, 5 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Robin,40+ House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 9 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Alveston:
1 Buzzard

Tortworth (garden):
3 Great-spotted Woodpecker


Coal Tit/Lapwing, Wickwar (Paul Sadley)

Wickwar:
~60 Lapwing, 1 Red Kite, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Bullfinch (f)

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - Yeo:
2 Goosander (f), 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine (f)

Backwell Lake:
13 Canada Geese, 18 Mute Swan, 1 Gadwall (m), 19 Mallard, 4 Tufted Duck (3m,1f), 10 Feral Pigeon, 16 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 2 Little Grebe, c200 Black-headed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret (briefly with Little Egrets, headed south-west), 52 Little Egret (roosting), c100 Jackdaw, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Wren, 2 Robin


Dartford Warbler, Sand Point (Paul Chapman)

Sand Point/Bay:
1 Dartford Warbler

Weston-Super-Mare (Airfield):
2 Water Rail, 1 Jack Snipe, 10 Snipe, 1 Bearded Tit, 3 Stonechat

Woodspring Bay:
12 Avocet

Wraxall (Belmont Estate/ Watercress Farm):
1 Dartford Warbler, ++ Chaffinch, ++ Goldfinch, 1 Yellowhammer, 1 Reed Bunting

BELOW M4 & BANES

Mangotsfield:
1 Little Egret, 2 Raven, 2 Blackcap (m+f)

Stock Dove, Cleeve Wood (Nigel Kempson)

Willsbridge - Hanham circuit:
8 Mallard, 1 Pheasant, 3 Stock Dove, 1 Moorhen, 4 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 5+ Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 36 Redwing (1 flock), 28 Fieldfare (1 flock), 6+ House Sparrow, 4 Chaffinch, 6 Bullfinch(1 flock), 12 Greenfinch, 40+ Goldfinch (1 flock)


Red Kite, North Common (Nigel Jones)

North Common (Cann Brake Woods):
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 (possibly 4) Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jackdaw, 1 Rook, 1 Carrion Crow, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 14 Starling, 4 Redwing, 3 Fieldfare

Hume's Warbler, Compton Dando (Ian Stapp)

Hume's Warbler/Grey Wagtail/Goldcrest, Compton Dando (George Stacey)

Compton Dando (STW):
1 Great Tit, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Hume's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Firecrest, 4+ Goldcrest, 5+ Wren, 5 Dunnock, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied/White Wagtail

Compton Dando/Hunstrete (lanes and river):
6 Mallard, 5 Pheasant (1 all white bird), 60+ Woodpigeon, 1 Moorhen, 9 Lapwing, 3 Woodcock (field lane from Burnett), 5 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Red Kite, 1 Little Owl, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 30+ Jackdaw, 9 Rook, 40+ Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 4 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 20+ Long-tailed Tit, 7 Wren, 2 Mistle Thrush, 40+ Redwing, 5 Blackbird, 7 Fieldfare, 40+ House Sparrow (2 flocks), 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied/White Wagtail, 12+ Meadow Pipit, 12+ Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, 20+ Linnet, 12+ Goldfinch, 3 Yellowhammer

Burnett & Bathford Hill:
3 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (drumming), 2 Green Woodpecker
1 Eurasian Jay, 1 Raven, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Mistle Thrush, 16 Redwing, 3 Fieldfare

Paulton:
3 Chiffchaff, 14 Siskin

RESERVOIRS

No reports


Reported by:  Pete Allen, Paul Chapman, Heather England, Richard Giles, Patrick Hancock, Simon Harding, Robert Hargreaves, Nigel Jones, ~Nick, Phil Quinn, Patrick Richards, Paul Sadley, Ian Stapp