Monday, 22 January 2024

22-01-24 Monday - Aftermath of Storm Isha

Temp 8°C to 10°C - Sunshine and showers. WSW wind gusting to 45mph.

Black-necked Grebe 
Scaup
Common Scoter
Kittiwake
Yellow-legged Gull
Cattle Egret
Little Owl
Bearded Tit

BRISTOL

Fishponds:
1 Raven - wind blown.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Warth/Services:
2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Raven, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 40 Redwing, 20 Fieldfare, 1 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail.

Northwick:
Little Owl

New Passage/Pilning Wetland:
140 Canada Goose, 13 Greylag Goose, 10 Shelduck, 23 Shoveler, 1 Gadwall, 250 Wigeon, 300 Teal, 4 Tufted Duck, 150 Oystercatcher, 300 Lapwing, 57 Curlew, 43 Black-tailed Godwit, 10 Turnstone, 200 Dunlin, 15 Redshank, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 1 Stonechat.

Severn Beach:
12 Shelduck, 50 Wigeon, 1 f Common Scoter, 8 Ringed Plover, 20 Turnstone, 50 Dunlin, 25 Redshank, 45 Kittiwake.

Yate Rocks:
1 Sparrowhawk with 1 Blue Tit - apparently Blue Tit did not survive this encounter...

Yate-Kingsgate Park:
14 Tufted Duck, 2 (m/f) Goosander, 3 Siskin.

Bridgeyate:
1 f Sparrowhawk, 1 Red Kite.

Hanham:
1 Sparrowhawk - harassed by Crow, 1 Raven.

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
1 Black-necked Grebe 

Sand Point (09:05-11:35):
1 Stock Dove, 1 Curlew, 63 Black-headed Gull, 18 Common Gull, 7 Herring Gull, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Cormorant.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Stanton Drew:
18 Cattle Egret

Paulton:
Lowlands:
2 Mute Swan, 45 Mallard, 6 Moorhen, 1 Little Grebe, 42 BH Gull, 1 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Chiffchaff, 24 Siskin.
STW:
17 Pied Wagtail, 3 Meadow Pipit.

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Sutton Wick:
31 Goldeneye, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Red Kite, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Song Thrush.

Heron's Green Bay:
45 Lapwing, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Chaffinch.

Moreton:
1 Great White Egret, 3 Coal Tit, 1 f Stonechat. 

Stratford:
87 Pochard, 550 Tufted Duck, 1 Ferruginous x Tufted Duck hybrid, 4 (1w-m/3f) Scaup, 1 Water Rail, 650 Coot, 19 Lapwing, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Great White Egret, 1 f Marsh Harrier, 1 Red Kite, 1 Jay, 21 Blue Tit - feeder, 1 Bearded Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Redwing.

Herriott's Pool:
11 Shelduck, 120 Mallard, 11 Teal, 110 Lapwing.
 
Reported by: Tony Adscott, Paul Bowerman, Chris Clarke, Mark Coller, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Patrick Hancock, Matt Hull, Nigel Jones, John Lewis, Linda, Brian Mulgrew, Rich Scantlebury, Andy Stockhausen.