12-02-24 Monday - Spoonbill

Temp 6°C to 9°C  -  a sunny day. The  WSW wind was strong enough to make it feel colder than advertised.

Spoonbill 

Hawfinch

Long-tailed Duck

Black Redstart

Bristol

Redland - garden:

7 Herring Gull, 5 Feral Pigeon, 2 Woodpigeon, 1 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit,
1 Long Tailed Tit, 1 Blackbird (m), 2 Robin (pr) 10 House Sparrow

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station - inc WeBS:

33 Canada Goose, 23 Shelduck, 92 Wigeon, 38 Mallard, 72 Teal, 6 Moorhen, 3 Little Grebe, 7 Oystercatcher, 45 Lapwing, 7 Curlew, 120 Turnstone, 1000 Dunlin, 1 Jack Snipe, 20 Snipe, 32 Redshank, 4 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 2 Peregrine, 1 Coal Tit, 4 Skylark, 80 Starling, 50 Fieldfare, 1 Black Redstart (m), 4 Stonechat, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Greenfinch

Littleton Warth - WeBS:

19 Canada Goose, 25 Shelduck, 63 Wigeon, 1 Mallard, 126 Teal, 21 Oystercatcher, 4 Grey Plover, 2 Ringed Plover, 32 Curlew, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Turnstone, c1800 Dunlin, 74 Redshank, 3 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Little Egret,

Northwick Warth/Pilning Wetlands:
12 Canada Geese, 2 Mute Swan, 7 Pintail, c300 Lapwing, 34 Oystercatcher, 100+ Curlew, 12 Turnstone, 3 Knot, c2,000 Dunlin, c 40 Redshank, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 21 Meadow Pipit 

Lower Woods:
6 Stock Dove, 2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Red Kite, 8 Buzzard, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Raven, 4 Marsh Tit, 3 Nuthatch, 2 Hawfinch - over

12-02-24 Mistle Thrush Wickwar (Paul Sadely)

Wickwar:

2 Mistle Thrush

Yate - Coopers Lake:

8 Goosander - in pairs

Yate Rocks

1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard - being attacked by - 2 Peregrine

Latteridge:

1 Song Thrush - singing 

Tormarton - Sheepcot Barn AWBS extract:
7 Stock Dove, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 18 Skylark - singing and calling, 2 Wren, 2 Fieldfare, 29 House Sparrow, 3 Dunnock, 1 Pied Wagtail, 11 Chaffinch, 3 Linnet, 2 Corn Bunting

Old Sodbury - Cross Hands AWBS extract:

1 Red Kite - worming, 1 Buzzard, 51 Jackdaw, 82 Rook, 26 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven. 10 Skylark - singing & calling, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Wren, 1 Song Thrush - singing, 9 Redwing. 3 Blackbird, 3 Stonechat, 3 Chaffinch, 5 Linnet, 2 Goldfinch, 1 Corn Bunting - singing

NORTH SOMERSET

12-02-24 Purple Sandpiper Battery Point (Mike Owen)

Portishead - Battery Point:
8 Purple Sandpiper, 1 Rock Pipit

Gordano Valley - Weston Moor  AWBS:
8 Gadwall, 2 Wigeon, 10 Mallard, 38 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 2 Coot, 8 Pheasant, 6 Woodpigeon, 51 Snipe, 1 Buzzard, 9 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 5 Blue Tit, 1 Wren, 3 Blackbird, 37 Fieldfare, 2 Robin, 4 Stonechat, 1 Dunnock, 1 Reed Bunting

Wains Hill, Clevedon Pill - Dowlais to Channel View:
260 Shelduck, 40 Shoveler, 60 Wigeon, 15 Teal, 7 Goosander, 6 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 60 Oystercatcher, 12 Lapwing, 2 Ringed Plover, 50 Curlew, 14 Turnstone, 1250 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 10 Redshank, 600 BH Gull, 4 GBB Gull, 15 Little Egret, 2 Merlin, 1 Peregrine, 8 Skylark, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 500 Starling, 1 Grey Wagtail, 50 Meadow Pipit, 12 Linnet, 5 Siskin

One Merlin and the Peregrine were hunting the Dunlin flock simultaneously

Kenn Moor:
2 Goosander

Kingston Seymour:

8 Cattle Egret

Weston-Super-Mare STW:

1 Spoonbill - imm, going north

Uphill - WeBS:

3 Canada Goose, 38 Mute Swan, 70 Shelduck, 17 Wigeon, 5 Mallard, 240 Teal, 4 Little Egret, 35 Oystercatcher, 12 Curlew, 3000 Dunlin, 122 Redshank, 110 Black-headed Gull. 2 Common Gull, 55 Herring Gull. 9 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Peregrine

BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge:
1 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Dipper, 

12-02-24 Wren Keynsham (Paul Tompkins)

Keynsham, Memorial Park:
Mallard, 1 Cormorant, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Coal Tit, multiple Blue and Great Tit 6 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Goldcrest, 5 Wren, 2 Treecreeper, 1 Redwing, 2 Grey Wagtail, 

Keynsham, Manor Road Community Woodlands:
11 Woodpigeon, 14 Magpie, 3 Jackdaw, 64+ Rook, 3 Carrion Crow, 9 Blue Tit, 6 Great Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Wren, 4 Song Thrush, 9+ Redwing, 16 Robin, 15 House Sparrow, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch

Bath - Haycombe cemetery:
1 Coal Tit - calling

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
24 Mallard, 15 Teal, 44 Pochard, 68 Tufted Duck, 1 Long-tailed Duck (m), 11 Little Grebe, 8 Great Crested Grebe, 44 Coot, 1 Common Sandpiper, 8 BH Gull, 4 Herring Gull, 13 LBB Gull, 5 Cormorant, 1 Raven, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Greenfinch - calling, 3 Goldfinch

12-02-24 Red Kite BL (Phil Delve)

Blagdon Lake:
113 Pochard, 1 Ring-necked Duck (m), 474 Tufted Duck, 1 Scaup (m), 25 Goldeneye, 32 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Red Kite

Chew Valley Lake

12-02-24 Bullfinch CVL (Ian Stapp)

Woodford & path to the Dam:
2 Raven, 2 Treecreeper, 4 Song Thrush, 20+ Redwing, 5 Bullfinch, 12+ Goldfinch 

12-02-24 Barn Owl CVL (Lucy Masters)

Herons Green:
2 Little Grebe, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Barn Owl

Reported by: Nancy Barrett, Graham Blacker, Mark Coller, Jane Cumming, Phil Delve, Paul Francis, Andrew Harrison, Colin Hawkins, Nick Hawkridge, Martyn Hayes, Pete Hazelwood, John Lewis, Lucy Masters, Andy Middleton, Linda Moysey, Mike Owen, Matt Plenty, Mark Ponsford, Trevor Riddle, Paul Sadley, Steve Sanins, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Simon Stuart, Chris Teague, Gordon Youdale,  blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG