Temp -2°C to 0°C - Lingering freezing fog made birding very difficult today. Almost no wind.
Brent Goose
Long-tailed Duck
Purple Sandpiper
Woodcock
Great Northern Diver
Barn Owl
Short-eared Owl
Bearded Tit
BRISTOL
Eastville Park:
7 Mute Swan, c.20 Mallard, c.70 Feral Pigeon, 1 Stock Dove, c.15 Woodpigeon, 4 Moorhen, 11 Coot, 60+Black-headed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (drumming!), 3 Jay, 6 Magpie, c.30 Carrion Crow, 30+ Long-tailed Tit (probably at least 3 flocks), 2 Goldcrest, c.20 Starling, 2 Redwing, 1 Pied Wagtail.
02-12-2023 Kingfisher, Eastville Park (Rich Scantlebury) |
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Damery:
1 Redwing, 1 Fieldfare, 1 Dipper, 2 Grey Wagtail, 100+ Siskin.
Oldbury Power Station:
1 'redhead' Goosander, 1 Ringed Plover, c.200 Dunlin.
Aust Cliff:
16 Mallard, 3 Teal, 5 Stock Dove, 10 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 23 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 1 Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 200 Jackdaw, 8 Rook, 2 Carrion Crow, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush, 23 Redwing, 8 Fieldfare, 25 House Sparrow, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail, 1 Rock Pipit, 21 Chaffinch.
New Passage/Northwick:
103 Canada Goose, 52 Greylag Goose, 1 Mute Swan, 5 Shelduck, 55 Shoveler, 30 Gadwall, 150 Wigeon, 80 Mallard, 110 Teal, 2 Feral Pigeon, 2 Stock Dove, 15 Woodpigeon, 24 Coot, 2 Lapwing, 10 Curlew, 150 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Turnstone, 100 Dunlin, 4 Snipe, 23 Redshank, 25 Black-headed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Skylark, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Song Thrush, 8 Redwing, 1 Stonechat, 15 House Sparrow, 2 Pied Wagtail, 11 Meadow Pipit, 1 Chaffinch.
Severn Beach:
1 Brent Goose, 2 Shelduck, 86 Wigeon, 12 Mallard, 48 Teal, 10 Woodpigeon, 3 Collared Dove, 25 Oystercatcher, 1 Lapwing, 9 Ringed Plover, 53 Curlew, 15 Black-tailed Godwit, 200 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 9 Redshank, 30 Black-headed Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 50 Herring Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Song Thrush, 23 Redwing, 4 Fieldfare, 4 Stonechat, 20 House Sparrow, 3 Pied Wagtail, 1 Meadow Pipit, 3 Rock Pipit, 5 Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, 4 Goldfinch, 3 Reed Bunting.
Wickwar:
16 Mallard, 3 Teal, 5 Stock Dove, 10 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 23 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 1 Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 200 Jackdaw, 8 Rook, 2 Carrion Crow, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush, 23 Redwing, 8 Fieldfare, 25 House Sparrow, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail, 1 Rock Pipit, 21 Chaffinch.
New Passage/Northwick:
103 Canada Goose, 52 Greylag Goose, 1 Mute Swan, 5 Shelduck, 55 Shoveler, 30 Gadwall, 150 Wigeon, 80 Mallard, 110 Teal, 2 Feral Pigeon, 2 Stock Dove, 15 Woodpigeon, 24 Coot, 2 Lapwing, 10 Curlew, 150 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Turnstone, 100 Dunlin, 4 Snipe, 23 Redshank, 25 Black-headed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Skylark, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Song Thrush, 8 Redwing, 1 Stonechat, 15 House Sparrow, 2 Pied Wagtail, 11 Meadow Pipit, 1 Chaffinch.
Severn Beach:
1 Brent Goose, 2 Shelduck, 86 Wigeon, 12 Mallard, 48 Teal, 10 Woodpigeon, 3 Collared Dove, 25 Oystercatcher, 1 Lapwing, 9 Ringed Plover, 53 Curlew, 15 Black-tailed Godwit, 200 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 9 Redshank, 30 Black-headed Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 50 Herring Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Song Thrush, 23 Redwing, 4 Fieldfare, 4 Stonechat, 20 House Sparrow, 3 Pied Wagtail, 1 Meadow Pipit, 3 Rock Pipit, 5 Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, 4 Goldfinch, 3 Reed Bunting.
Wickwar:
50 Lapwing, 6 Pied Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Goldfinch.
Yate-Common:
1 m Tawny Owl at 5AM.
Sims Hill:
1 Goosander - over, 2-3 Woodcock, 1 Barn Owl.
1 m Tawny Owl at 5AM.
Sims Hill:
1 Goosander - over, 2-3 Woodcock, 1 Barn Owl.
NORTH SOMERSET
Banwell - garden:
1 Marsh Tit
Portishead-Battery Point:
7+ Purple Sandpiper
02-12-2023 Purple Sandpiper, Battery Point (Paul Bowdler) |
Sand Point/Middle Hope:
1 m Pheasant, 5 Lapwing, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Tawny Owl - calling, 13 Goldcrest, 14 Song Thrush, 3 Redwing, 1 Fieldfare, 3 Stonechat, 5 Meadow Pipit, 1 Rock Pipit - perched in bush, 6 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Greenfinch, 25 Linnet, 2 Siskin, 1 Reed Bunting.
BELOW M4 & BANES
Keynsham, Burnett Business Park:
c.15 Fieldfare
c.15 Fieldfare
Keynsham Memorial Park & Steel Mills:
35 Mallard, 6 Moorhen, 15+ Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Stonechat.
Saltford:
1 m Blackcap, 5 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch.
Bath-Odd Down:
300 Starling, 1 Meadow Pipit, 2 Linnet.
RESERVOIRS
02-12-2023 Stonechat, Keynsham (Andrew Harrison) |
Saltford:
1 m Blackcap, 5 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch.
Bath-Odd Down:
300 Starling, 1 Meadow Pipit, 2 Linnet.
RESERVOIRS
Barrow Tanks:
1 Long-tailed Duck, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Great Northern Diver, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail.
02-12-2023 Long-tailed Duck, Barrow Tanks (Lee Gardiner) |
1 Water Rail, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Great White Egret.
Chew Valley Lake
Moreton:
6 Goldeneye (1m,5f), 1 Great White Egret, 2 Raven, 2 Treecreeper.
Stratford:
1 Water Rail, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 (m/f) Bearded Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler.
1 Water Rail, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 (m/f) Bearded Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler.
Herriotts inc Pool:
2 Snipe, 1 f Marsh Harrier.
Out of area:
Waxwing at Cheddar Gorge.
Reported by: Jon Angell, Paul Bowdler, Oscar Dewhurst, Heather England, Lee Gardiner, Anthony Goodwin, Andrew Harrison, Peter Hazelwood, Matt Hull, Simon Isgar, Andy Mears, Nigel Milbourne, Nick Page, Paul Sadley, Rich Scantlebury, Rick Seery, Larry Sweetland, John Thorogood