17-02-23 Friday - Murmuration

Temp 10° to 13°C. Heavy cloud and a moderate breeze from the west.

Ringed-neck Duck

Mediterranean Gulls

BRISTOL

Royal Fort Gardens:

2 Raven

Bishop Road to Horfield Common:

2 Collared Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 9 Crow, 85 Starling, 15 Redwing, 33 Fieldfare, 29 House Sparrow, 15 Pied Wagtail, 2 Greenfinch, 12 Goldfinch

Blaise Estate:
8 Mallard, 2 Jay, 6 Magpie, 2 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Goldcrest, 3 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 2  Mistle Thrush, 3 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 9 Goldfinch

17-02-23 Mistle Thrush, Blaise Estate (Pete Bunniss)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

1 Mediterranean Gull (flying to roost with BH Gulls), 1 Treecreeper

Yate- Kingsgate Park:

1 Pochard, 17 (13M 4F) Tufted Duck

17-02-23 Pochard, Kingsgate Park (Mark Coller)

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon:

7000-9000 Starling- murmuration at dusk

Clevedon - Yeo:

5 Mallard, 8 Goosander, 3 Moorhen, 3 Little Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 1 (m) Kingfisher, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 5 Long-tailed Tit

Clevedon- Dowlais:

6 Shoveler, 29 Lapwing, 3 Curlew

BELOW M4 & BANES

Paulton:

2 Red-legged Partridge, 7 Common Gull, 5 Herring Gull, 17 LBB Gull, 1 Red Kite, 6 Skylark, 100 Starling, 5 Redwing, 15 Fieldfare, 12 Meadow Pipit

Tunley:

10 Stock Dove, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 300 mixed Corvids (Jackdaw, Rook and Carrion Crow), 2 Skylark, 50 Starling, 6 Redwing, 55 Fieldfare

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Ring-necked Duck, 1 (f) Goosander, 9 Great White Egret, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Stonechats

Chew Valley Lake

Herriott's inc Pool:
1 (adult- near complete black hood) Mediterranean Gull

Out of area

Slimbridge:

1 White-rumped Sandpiper


Reported by: Andy Davis, Mark Coller, Howard Taffs, Pete & Diana Bunniss, Richard Giles, Fiona Neate, Stephen Curtis, Patrick Hancock, John Budd, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG