Monday, 17 February 2025

17-02-25 Monday - Green-winged Teal

Temp 02°C to 07°C - overcast and really cold to start in the light NE wind. The sun actually appeared after lunch when the wind dropped.

Green-winged Teal
Black Redstart
Scaup

BRISTOL

Eastville Lake:
19 Canada Goose, 15 Mute Swan, c 50 Mallard, 1 Cormorant, 1 Tawny Owl, c90 Carrion Crow
17-02-25 Blackcap, Highkingsdown (Keith Williams)
High Kingsdown:
Garden: 1 Blackcap

Hotwells/Cumberland Basin:
1 Canada Goose, 4 Mallard, 70 Feral Pigeon, 28 BH Gull, c30 Herring Gull, 2 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 50+ Jackdaw, 1 Chiffchaff, c10 House Sparrow, 4 Chaffinch

Oldbury Court:
1 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Dipper

Stoke Park:
Garden: 3 Ring-necked Parakeet

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Marsh Harrier, 4 Stonechat
17-02-25 Green-winged Teal, Littleton Wharf (Matt Plenty)
Littleton:
1 Green-winged Teal - last reported showing well on shore, downriver of Littleton Whale Wharf, 2 Stonechat

Yate - Kingsgate Park:
14 Tufted Duck, 3 Goosander, 46 BH Gull

NORTH SOMERSET

Backwell Lake:
13 Canada Geese, 17 Mute Swan, 14 Shoveller, 1 Gadwall, 8 Mallard, 3 Tufted Duck (1f & 2m), 18 Feral Pigeon, 12 Moorhen, 4 Little Grebe, Black Headed Gull, 2 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret.

Portishead Lake Grounds:
9 Canada Goose, 27 Mute Swan, 99 Mallard, 28 Tufted Duck, 3 Moorhen, 75 BH Gull, 1 Pied Wagtail
Battery Point: 4 Shelduck

Clevedon:
Garden: 1 Feral Pigeon, 1 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 8 Crow, 1 Blue Tit
Pier- 1 Black Redstart

Bristol Airport:
3 Red Kite

Congresbury Moor:
50 Linnet

BELOW M4 & BANES

Holm Mead:
18 Snipe, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine catching 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Skylark, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Redwing, 1 Stonechat, 3 Meadow Pipit, 4 Reed Bunting

Willsbridge:
1 Tawny Owl, 1 Dipper, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Greenfinch

Chelwood:
1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard

Keynsham:
Garden: 1 Sparrowhawk, 12+ Long-tailed Tit, 2 Blackcap, 9 Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon:
WeBS: 32 Shoveler, 8 Gadwall, 5 Wigeon, 22 Pochard, 2 Scaup, 13 Goldeneye, 710 Coot, 8 Little Grebe, 34 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 7 Great White Egret

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
1 Gadwall
17-02-25 Scaup, CVL (Ian Stapp)
Herons Green:
2 Scaup, 1 Goosander, 2 Little Grebe, 4+ Snipe, 28 Common Gull, 6 Little Egret, 2 Great White Eget, 1 Marsh Harrier

Moreton:
4 Shelduck, 10+ Goldeneye, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 4 Goldcrest
17-02-25 Goosander, CVL (Lee Gardiner)
Herriotts inc. Pool:
11 Shelduck, 4 Gadwall, 2 Pintail, 70+ Teal, 5 Pochard, 4 Goldeneye, 2 Goosander, 9 Great White Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1+ Chiffchaff

Reported by: Jon Angell, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Phillip Delve, Heather England, Trevor Ford, Paul Francis, Lee Gardiner, Richard Giles, Peter Hazlewood, Rob Laughton, Adrian Hockey, Ross Nairn, Fiona Neate, Nick Page, Matt Plenty, Nigel Povey, Steve Richardson, Mark Savage, Ian Stapp, Keith Williams, Gordon Youdale, blagdonlakebirdsopsbirdingsevernsidebirds