Monday 20 February 2023

20-02-23 Monday - Dartford Warbler

Mild with max temp 11°C.  Overcast and murky with Scotch mist in the morning but sun breaking through now and then in the afternoon.  Moderate westerly wind.

Ring-necked Duck
Grey Partridges
Dartford Warbler
Hume's Warbler

BRISTOL

Cumberland Basin:
1 GBB Gull

Troopers Hill:
Dartford Warbler

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Northwick Warth and Chessel Pill:
2 Barnacle Goose, 43 Canada Goose, 32 Shelduck, 67 Wigeon, 5 Teal, 3 Mallard, 57 Oystercatcher, 44 Curlew, 9 Turnstone, 1800 Dunlin, 200 Redshank, 12 Black-headed Gull.

Pilning Wetland:
1 Shelduck, 6 Mallard, 19 Teal, 12 Wigeon, 2 Tufted Duck, 1 Pochard, 120 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Grey Heron.

Severn Beach:
Black Redstart

Yate:
Sparrowhawk took a Goldfinch.  2 Raven, Blackcap, 1 Greenfinch, 3 Goldfinch,  

Frampton Cotterell:
Grey Wagtail

Old Sodbury:
1 Red Kite

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:
2 Blackcap in my garden (m. and f.)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
2 Grey Partridge, 1 Red Kite, Skylarks, 8 Corn Bunting, 2 Yellowhammer

Keynsham:
Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Cormorant, Grey Heron, 2 Kingfisher.

Keynsham Hams:
3 Cormorant, Stonechat, Skylark, c.12 Meadow Pipit, 10 Pied Wagtail, Grey Heron, 2 Kingfisher.

Bath - Two Tunnels greenway:
2 Goldcrest, 4 Song Thrush, c.20 Starling, 3 Pied Wagtail, 

Compton Dando STW:
Hume's Warbler

Radstock:
1 Red Kite

Paulton:
4 Siskin

RESERVOIRS


Blagdon Lake:
(WeBS count - water level very high)
22 Mute Swan, 6 Shoveler, 7 Gadwall, 7 Wigeon, 36 Mallard, 58 Teal, 38 Pochard, 1 Ring-necked Duck, 297 Tufted Duck, 22 Goldeneye, 5 Moorhen, 387 Coot, 15 Great Crested Grebe, 20 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 41 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 5 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 6 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 7 Raven, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch.

Chew Valley Lake

Heron's Green:
1 Great White Egret

Herriott's inc Pool:
3 Scaup, 2 Mediterranean Gull (adult winter + 2CY winter), 1 ad. Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Chiffchaff

OUT  OF  AREA  (could Avon borrow some of these, please?)

Slimbridge:  White-rumped Sandpiper
Ham Wall:  3 Glossy Ibis, 2 Penduline Tit
Awre, Glos: Richard's Pipit

Reported by: John Allen, Graham Blacker, Chris Craig, Alan Daniells, Andy Davis, Sean Davies, Patrick Hancock, RobHargreaves, Mike Jackson, Rob Laughton, Kevin Mcnulty, Nick Page, Phil Quinn, Oliver Smart, Paul Tompkins,