20-01-24 Saturday - Waxwing

Temp 6°C to 8°C - Overcast, gusty South South West winds to 30 mph, strengthening as the day wore on.

Waxwing

BOC are running a coach trip to the Exe Estuary on Sunday 18 February, leaving the Water Tower on the Downs at 0800, Cost £20. 

  If you would like to join the coach, please contact Judy Copeland - membershipatboc@gmail.com.

BRISTOL

Bishopston - Surry Rd

1 Waxwing

20-01-24 Kingfisher, EP (Allan Chard)

Eastville Park:

c 30 Mallard, 7 Mute Swan, 2 Moorhen, 11 Coot, 100 Black-headed Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Goldcrest

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond & Sims' Hill:

1 Little Grebe, 2 Jack Snipe, 1 Red Kite, 1 Barn Owl, 4 Ring-necked Parakeet - garden, 30 Redwing, 1 Stonechat, 3 Bullfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

8 Teal, 6 Moorhen - walkabout as the lake is frozen, 2 Cattle Egret - upriver at 8am

20-01-24 Stonechat NP (Rosemary Setter)

NorthwickWarth/New Passage:/Pilning Wetlands:

Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, Shelduck, Shoveler, 10 Gadwall, 500+ Wigeon, 2 Pintail (m), Teal, 2 Coot, 150+ Lapwing, Curlew, Black-tailed Godwit, 25 Turnstone, 400 Dunlin, Redshank, Grey Heron, 250 Starling, 2 Stonechat, 1 Pied Wagtail

20-01-24 Little Owl Wickwar (Paul Sadley)

Wickwar:
120 Lapwing, 6 Snipe, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Little Owl, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel (m), 40 Starling, many Redwing & Fieldfare, 1 Stonechat (f), 

Rangeworthy:

2 Goosander (f) - heading east, Buzzard, Little Egret, 100+ Redwing, 10+ Fieldfare, Stonechat, 3 Meadow Pipit, 

Yate - Coopers/Stanshaws Lake:

2 Mute Swan, 2 Mandarin (f&m), 11 Tufted Duck, 8 Goosander (6f&2m), 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 

Yate Common:
14 Lapwing - over 

Yate Rocks - Bury Hill circuit:

3 Goldcrest, 6 Redwing, 2 Stonechat (f&m), 6 Chaffinch 4 Bullfinch (2f&2m), c100 Linnet

Old Sodbury:

1 Red Kite

20-01-24 Dipper Hambrook (Mike Prior)

Hambrook:

8 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest. 1 Dipper, 2 Grey Wagtail, 

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
25 Shoveler, 8 Gadwall, 1 Snipe, Siskin present

20-01-24 Raven Gordano Big Wood (Jason Willams)

Gordano Valley, Weston Big Wood
35-40 Raven

Nailsea Moor:
8 Stock Dove, 1 Lapwing, 6 Snipe, 12 Common Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 6 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 1 Goldcrest, 400 Starling, 2 Song Thrush, 28 Redwing, 8 Fieldfare, 5 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch, 5 Greenfinch, 34 Goldfinch

Congresbury Moor:

8 Teal, 2 Goosander, 1 Common Snipe , 7 Green Sandpiper, 25 Meadow Pipit, 2 Bullfinch, 10 Siskin.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
1 Barn Owl

Keynsham, Lock & Somerdale:

2 Mute Swan, 2 Goosander, 3 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Raven, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 49 Redwing,  2 Fieldfare, 2 Mistle Thrush - singing, 1 Goldfinch

Bath - Egerton Rd & Linear Park Cycle Way: 

8 Long-Tailed Tits, 5 Goldcrest, 15 Redwing, 15-20 Siskin, 

Newton St Loe:

2 Mute Swan, 16 Mallard, 2 Teal, 2 Little Grebe, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Ravens, 2 Coal Tit, 100 Redwing

20-01-24 Bullfinch, Radstock (Merv Carlyon)

Radstock - Writhlington:

1 Bullfinch


RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Herriotts inc. Pool:

1 Mandarin  (f)
Reported by: Jon Angell, Jon Barnett, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Karle Burford, Merv Carlyon, Allan Chard, Mark Coller, Ben Crabb, Chris Craig, Pete Hazelwood, Karen Jayne, Nigel Kempson, Rob Laughton, Jonathan Margetts, Linda Moysey, Melanie Parker, Mike Prior, Dean Reeves, Steve Richardson, Paul Sadley, Steve Sanins, Rosemary Setter, Dave Stoddard, Larry Sweetland, Jason Williams , blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG