Temp 5°C to 10°C - after some heavy rain, a few sunny hours, but rain not far away. Wind eventually settled down to a Westerly but light with some 24 mph gusts.
Hawfinch
Cattle Egret
Ring-necked Duck
Long-tailed Duck
Bishopston - AWBS
2 Blackcap (m), 3 Redwing
Eastville - All Hallows Rd:
Mouth of the R Avon:
1 Chiffchaff - a little video
4 Wigeon, 41 Avocet, c.10 Dunlin, 1 Mediterranean Gull - ad, 5 Meadow Pipit, 1 Rock Pipit, 7 Reed Bunting.
Sea Mills: WeBS count
33 Mallard, 6 Common Sandpiper, 10 Dunlin, 40 Redshank, c 450 Black-headed Gull, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Kingfisher
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
3 or 4 Skylark - singing
3 or 4 Skylark - singing
Wickwar - Lower Woods:
4 Stock Dove, 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 1 Marsh Tit, 3 Hawfinch
Yate - garden:
4 Stock Dove, 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 1 Marsh Tit, 3 Hawfinch
Yate - garden:
1 Sparrowhawk - chased off by Carrion Crow, 3 Greenfinsh
Almondsbury:
1 Red Kite - over
NORTH SOMERSET
NORTH SOMERSET
11-02-24 Black-necked Grebe PW (Jason Williams) |
15 Shoveler, 6 Gadwall, 10 Wigeon, 25 Tufted Duck, 1 Black-necked Grebe, c20 Lapwing, 3 Cetti's Warbler
Portishead Boating Lake:
22 Tufted Duck
11-02-24 Purple Sandpiper Battery Point (Jason Williams) |
8 Purple Sandpiper, 6 Rock Pipit
11-02-24 Common Sandpiper-Grey Wagtail CL-Y (Howard Taffs) |
1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Grey Wagtail
Gordano Valley:
22 Gadwall, 12 Mallard, 2 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe
BELOW M4 & BANES
Downend - garden:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (f&m)
Compton Martin - garden:
1 Marsh Tit, 1 Blackcap
Stanton Drew:
40+ Cattle Egret
Keynsham, Memorial Park:
12 Mallard, 25 Feral Pigeon, 6 Woodpigeon, 2 Moorhen, 3 Black-headed Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Great-Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Magpie, 3 Jackdaw, 1 Rook, 8 Carrion Crow, 7 Blue Tit, 7 Great Tit, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 7 Wren, 1 Song Thrush, 9 Robin, 1 House Sparrow, 1 Greenfinch
RESERVOIRS
Stanton Drew:
40+ Cattle Egret
11-02-24 Kingfisher Keynsham (Andrew Harrison) |
12 Mallard, 25 Feral Pigeon, 6 Woodpigeon, 2 Moorhen, 3 Black-headed Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Great-Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Magpie, 3 Jackdaw, 1 Rook, 8 Carrion Crow, 7 Blue Tit, 7 Great Tit, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 7 Wren, 1 Song Thrush, 9 Robin, 1 House Sparrow, 1 Greenfinch
RESERVOIRS
11-02-24 Long-tailed Duck BG (Bri Thompson) |
9 Mallard, 14 Teal, 58 Pochard, 64 Tufted Duck, 1 Long-tailed Duck, 1 Moorhen, 41 Coot, 12 Little Grebe, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, Herring Gull, 7 Cormorant
Blagdon Lake:
1 Ring-necked Duck, 1 Scaup (m), 4 Goldeneye, 6 Great White Egret, 1 Red Kite, 2 Tawny Owl - calling at 12:45
Chew Valley Lake
6+ Goldeneye, 3 Goosander (f), 1 Meadow Pipit
Dam:
1 Mediterranean Gull - ad
Herons Green:
1 Scaup (m) 1st wint, 1 Barn Owl
1 Mediterranean Gull - ad
Herons Green:
1 Scaup (m) 1st wint, 1 Barn Owl
Stratford:
1 Scaup (f), 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Red Kite, 1 Raven, 1 Coal Tit
1 Scaup (f), 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Red Kite, 1 Raven, 1 Coal Tit
Herriotts inc. Pool:
Reported by: Mark Coller, Matt Coward, Chris Craig, Jane Cumming, Alan Daniells, Sean Davies, Barry Dursley, Andy Gibb, Andrew Harrison, Tim McGrath, Howard Oakden, Nick Page, Lois Pryce, Harvey Rose, Joe Sargent, Tony Scott, Rosemary Setter, Howard Taffs, Bri Thompson, Jason Williams, Keith Williams