21-02-24 Wednesday - Siberian Lesser Whitethroat

Temp 8°C to 12°C - Raining mostly but dying away towards late afternoon. A strong and gusty West to WSW wind up to 35 mph

21-02-2024 Siberian Lesser Whitethroat Westbury Park (Jamie Dunning-Mike Owen)

Bristol

Breaking news - - 

The Lesser Whitethroat that has been haunting a private Westbury Park garden much of the winter, has had its DNA results back.

It's a Siberian Lesser Whitethroat  - a blythi

Many thanks to finder Mike Owen and the ringer Jamie Dunning who caught it and obtained the DNA sample

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

2 Mute Swan, 4 Shelduck, 2+ Wigeon, 5 Mallard, 20+ Teal, 2 Moorhen, 7 Oystercatcher, 5 Curlew, 5 Common Gull, 1 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, Red Kite, 2 Kestrel, 2+ Long-tailed Tit, 50+ Starling, 1 Song Thrush, 200+ Redwing, 100+ Fieldfare, 1 Stonechat

Yate - Kingsgate Park:

15 Tufted Duck, 7 Goosander (5f+2m), 1 Little Grebe, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail, 12+ Goldfinch, 15+ Siskin

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon, Highdale Rd - feeders:
1 Jay, 2 Magpie, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Robin

BELOW M4 & BANES

Oldland Common:

1 Red Kite

21-02-24 Mallard Keynsham (Andrew Harrison)

Keynsham Memorial Park:

3 Mallard, 1 Feral Pigeon, 6 Woodpigeon, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Magpie, 11 Jackdaw, 12 Rook, 2 Blue Tit, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap, 7 Wren, 1 Redwing, 4 Blackbird, 5 Robin, 1 Dunnock

Keynsham, Broadland Lane:
94 Canada Goose, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Chiffchaff - singing, 2 Fieldfare, 10 Linnet

Bath - Bloomfield Green:
1 Red Kite

East Harptree - Garrow Bottom/Harptree Combe;

1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Herons Green:
1 Barn Owl

Reported by: Mark Coller, Paul Davison, Jamie Dunning, Andrew Harrison, Pete Hazelwood, Craig Lewis, Jonathan Margetts, Mike Owen, Nick Page, Nigel Povey, Vince Simmons,  blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG