Monday 13 February 2023

13-02-23 Monday - Hume's Warbler

Temp 11° to 3° C  Cloudy until lunch then sun till dusk, light south south east wind.

Spoonbill
Bar-tailed Godwit
Hume's Warbler
Barnacle Goose

BRISTOL

Avonmouth north to Mitchells Pill:
38 Shelduck, 15 Gadwall, 1 Mallard, 82 Teal, 23 Oystercatcher, 4 Ringed Plover, 7 Curlew, 22 Redshank, 320 Black-headed Gull, 34 Herring Gull

Temple Meads Station:
1 Peregrine - flying above being mobbed by 4 Raven

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
142 Wigeon, 40 Teal, 19 Oystercatcher, 6 Lapwing, 4 Grey Plover, 35 Curlew, 300 Dunlin, 26 Redshank, 1 Peregrine, 1 Black Redstart

Aust Warth:
6 Shelduck, 20 Wigeon, 1 Teal, 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven - with nest on pylon by sewage works, 2 Long-tailed Tit.

New Passage/Northwick/Pilning Wetlands:
21 Canada Goose, 2 Barnacle Goose, 5 Greylag Goose, 24 Shelduck, 50 Shoveler, 56 Wigeon, 14 Mallard, 98 Teal, 5 Moorhen, 12 Lapwing, 17 Curlew, 207 Black-tailed Godwit,  240 Dunlin, 78 Redshank, 70 Black-headed Gull

Wickwar:
1 Tawny Owl - calling 8.15 pm

Chipping Sodbury - Ridge Wood:
2 Sparrowhawk - pr, 1 Raven

Old Sodbury - AWBS highlights:
1 Stock Dove, 63 Rook, 2 Raven, 9 Skylark - singing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 6 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch, 75 Linnet - small flock

Tormarton - AWBS highlights:
1 Red Kite - tatty, 1 Buzzard, 10 Skylark, 340 Starling - flock, 174 Fieldfare - flock of 150, 14 Chaffinch, 1 Corn Bunting

NORTH SOMERSET

Pill:
1 Coot - v uncommon, 2 Oystercatcher - flew downstream, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Redshank, 1 Stonechat, 

Clevedon - Yeo:
6 Canada Goose, 120 Shelduck, 160 Wigeon, 60 Teal, 10 Mallard, 4 Oystercatcher, 210 Lapwing, 12 Grey Plover, 80+ Curlew, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 160 Dunlin, 410 Redshank, 200 Black-headed Gull, 12 Herring Gull, 10 LBB Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 Spoonbill, 4 Little Egret, 1 Merlin

Nailsea - Land Yeo
2 Little Egret, 2 Raven, 2 Stonechat, 2 Grey Wagtail, 

BELOW M4 & BANES

Mangotsfield:
2 Carrion Crow tussling with 2 Raven

Hanham Garden:  - 2 Little Egret - over to south
13-02-23 Buzzard Wick (Nigel Jones)
Wick, Riding Barn Hill:
1 LBB Gull, 1 Buzzard, 1 Tawny Owl - calling at 8pm, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 14 Jackdaw, 25 Rook, 3 Carrion Crow, 1 Green Woodpecker, c6 Greenfinch

Willsbridge-Somerdale-Hick's Gate-Hanham Hills circuit:
2 Canada Goose, 1 Mute Swan, 4 Mallard, 1 Moorhen, 4 Cormorant, 2 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 2 Jay, 30+ Magpie, 2 Raven, 15 Starling, 5 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 55 Redwing, 5 Fieldfare, 12 Goldfinch
13-02-23 Meadow Pipit North Common (Nigel Jones)
North Common:
12 Meadow Pipit

Bath - Lyncombe Vale:
1 Little Egret

Burnett:
1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel

Chelwood Roundabout:
1 Red Kite
13-02-2023 Hume's Warbler Compton Dando STW (Ian Stapp)
Compton Dando - inc 

 STW: - 1 Hume's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackbird, 3 Robin, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail,  
 - Lanes & Fields: - 20+ Lapwing, 3 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 100 Starling, 50+ Redwing, 30+ Meadow Pipit, 20+ Linnet, 3 Yellowhammer, 
 - Village: - 40+ Jackdaw, 2 Mistle Thrush, 40+ House Sparrow  

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Ring-necked Duck, 67 Pochard - raft, 1 Goosander (f), 5 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 17 Lapwing, 3 Chiffchaff, 50 Redwing, 2 Stonechat - pr 

Chew Valley Lake
13-02-23 Common Sandpiper CVL (Ian Stapp)
Heron's Green:

2 Wigeon, 6 Goldeneye, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Grey Heron, 1 G-W Egret, 1 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard - inc the white bird, 2 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler - calling, 200+ Starling - fly over, 3 Pied Wagtail,  

Moreton:
8+ Goldeneye,1 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard, 1 Tawny Owl - calling, 1 G-S Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Raven -carrying nesting material, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 200+ Starling, 1 Song Thrush - singing, 3 Blackbird, 2 Stonechat

Chew Valley Ringing Station:
1 Tawny Owl, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Siskin

Herriott's inc Pool:
22 Mute Swan, 16 Shelduck 2 Pintail, 5 Goldeneye, 1 Water Rail, 1 Grey Heron. 1 Marsh Harrier (f), 2 Buzzard,  1 G-S Woodpecker -  drumming, 5 Jackdaw, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Song Thrush - singing, 2 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail, 3 Reed Bunting - singing

Reported by: Chris Craig, Alan Daniells, Andy Gibb, Nick Hawkridge, Nigel Jones, John Lewis, Sue & Nigel Kempson, Jonathan Margetts, Andy Middleton, Brian Mulgrew,  Lois Pryce, Phil Quinn, Harvey Rose, Paul Sadley,     Ian Stapp, Nick Tippett
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