Wednesday 24 January 2024

24-01-24 Wednesday - Black-necked Grebe

Temp 10°C to 11°C - Sunny intervals and variable cloud. Much calmer after last night's storm, with just a 10mph south-westerly. 

Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Black-necked Grebe
Kittiwake
Yellow-legged Gull
Barn Owl
Merlin
Lesser Whitethroat
Redpoll

BRISTOL
24-01-24 Kingfisher, Blaise Castle - River Trym (Diana Bunniss)
Blaise Castle-River Trym:
1 Kingfisher

Redland:
Lesser Whitethroat

Avon Gorge:
1 Sparrowhawk - over, 2 (m/f) Peregrine - sat on Leigh Woods side.
24-01-24 Sparrowhawk Bishopston (J Roberts)
Bishopston:
1 Sparrowhawk, House Sparrow - minus one! 28 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Warth:
3 Shoveler, 166 Wigeon, 2 Teal, 1 Oystercatcher, 2 Curlew, 2 Snipe, 2 Redshank, 11 Black-headed Gull, 43 Common Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 25 Herring Gull, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Merlin, 4 Jackdaw, 6 Rook, 5 Carrion Crow, 3 Raven, 217 Starling, 1 Song Thrush, 8 Fieldfare, 4 Stonechat, 3 Meadow Pipit, 2 Linnet.

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
85 Canada Goose, 4 Greylag Goose, 11 Shelduck, 36 Shoveler, 17 Gadwall, 450 Wigeon, 3 Pintail (2m/1f), 350 Teal, 20 Oystercatcher, 90 Lapwing, 70 Curlew, 10 Black-tailed Godwit, 30 Turnstone, 500 Dunlin, 80 Snipe, 50 Redshank, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 2 Raven. 

Severn Beach:
5 Shelduck, 30 Wigeon, 45 Turnstone, 50 Dunlin, 1 Kittiwake, 1 Blackcap, 8 Greenfinch.

Tockington:
1 Kestrel

Wickwar:
Barn Owl

Yate Rocks:
1 Sparrowhawk

NORTH SOMERSET
24-01-24 Black-necked Grebe, Portbury Wharf NR (Tim Mason)
Portbury Wharf:
3 Mute Swan, 6+ Shelduck, 1 Shoveler, 5 Gadwall, 2 Wigeon, 11+ Mallard, 6+ Teal, 3 Tufted Duck, c.10 Woodpigeon, 10 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 17 Lapwing, 1 Curlew, 1 Snipe, c.15 Black-headed Gull, 60+ Herring Gull, 5 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 5+ Magpie, c.10 Jackdaw, 2 Stonechat, 4 Linnet, 3 Reed Bunting.
24-01-24 Rock Pipit, Battery Point (David Minshall)
Portishead-Battery Point:
1 Rock Pipit

Clevedon - Yeo:
1 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 6 Goosander (1m/5f).

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
6 Shelduck, 2 Curlew, 14 Black-headed Gull, 9 Common Gull, 22 Herring Gull, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Skylark - west, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Meadow Pipit, 2 Rock Pipit.

Langford-Havyatt Green:
Barn Owl

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
22 Goldeneye, 42 Goosander, 5 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 4 Chiffchaff.

Chew Valley Lake
24-01-24 redhead Goosander, Bittern Trail (George Stacey)
Bittern Trail:
1 f Goldeneye, 1 f Goosander, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Redpoll.

Herons Green:
1 f Scaup

Moreton:
4 (1m/2f/1 juv) Scaup, 1 Lesser Scaup
, 1 f Marsh Harrier, c.150 Lapwing.

Stratford:
1 Water Rail, c.100 Lapwing, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Cetti's Warbler

Herriotts inc. Pool:
1 f Mandarin, 1 Yellow-legged Gull.
24-01-24 Waxwing, Rodborough Common (Christopher Teague)
Out of area:
20+ Waxwing still at Rodborough Common.

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Diana Bunniss, Derek Clarke, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Simon Harding, Adrian Hockey, Matt Hull, Karen Jayne, Linda, Tim Mason, Nigel Milbourne, David Minshall, Mike Owen, Alan Piper, Joe Roberts, Paul Sadley, Tony Scott, George Stacey, Andy Stockhausen, Christopher Teague, Ron Thomas.