Saturday, 22 February 2025

22-02-25 Saturday

Temp 07°C to 13°C - Sunny intervals all day - a glimpse of spring?  A gentle breeze from the south west going round to the west, with gusts around midday of 26mph 

Black Redstart
Mediterranean Gull
Barn Owl
Ring-necked Parakeet

BRISTOL

Hotwells - Cumberland Basin:
inc - 4 Mallard, 17 BH Gull, 20+ Herring Gull, 4 Cormorant, 21 Jackdaw, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Song Thrush

Eastville Park:
C20 Canada Goose, 16 Mute Swan, c30 Mallard, 100+ Feral Pigeon, 2 Stock Dove, 20+ Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 4 Moorhen, c20 Black-headed Gull, 5 Herring Gull, 4 Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Tawny Owl, 2 Kingfisher - pr, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 20+ Magpie, 40+ Carrion Crow, 3 Coal Tit, 10+ Blue Tit, 20+ Great Tit, 10+ Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff - singing, 6 Goldcrest, 7 Wren, 4 Song Thrush, 5 Blackbird, c20 Robin, 4 House Sparrow, 3 Dunnock, 3 Goldfinch
22-02-25 Redwing Redland (Mike Owen)
Redland Green Park:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (f), 1 Jay, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Redwing, 
22-02-25 Blackcap St George (Duncan Evered)
St George - Crews Hole Wood, ringing session:
2 Buzzard - displaying, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 1 Coal Tit - singing, 1 Chiffchaff, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap (m), 6 Goldcrest, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Chaffinch - over, 1 Greenfinch - over, 1 Siskin - singing

Stoke Park - garden:
4 Ring-necked Parakeet

Stoke Park - Sims' Hill :
1 Barn Owl - at first light

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
3 Coot, 3 Little Grebe, c500 Black-headed Gull, 1 Mediterranean Gull, c500 Common Gull, 2 Little Gull

Aust Cliff:
1 Shelduck, 40 Wigeon, 10 Oystercatcher, 200 BH Gull, 30 Herring Gull, 5 LT Tit, 1 Greenfinch, 35 Linnet - flock.

Pilning Wetlands:
200 Shelduck, 10 Shoveler, 20 Gadwall, 200 Wigeon, 50 Teal, 20 Lapwing, 50 Curlew, 7 Snipe, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Fieldfare, 

NORTH SOMERSET
22-02-25 Blackcap Clevedon (Howard Taffs)
Clevedon - garden:
1 Blackcap - singing softly

Clevedon - pier:
1 Black Redstart

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
1 Jack Snipe

Willsbridge:
2 Woodpigeon, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Magpie, 3 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 6 Blue Tit, 6 Great Tit, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Goldcrest, 4 Wren, 1 Treecreeper, 4 Blackbird, many Robin

Hunstrete - Common Wood AWBS:
inc - 3 Buzzard, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 2 Skylark, 4 Coal Tit, 4 Goldcrest - chasing, 2 Song Thrush, 4 Fieldfare

Bath - Charlcombe Rise:
1 Tawny Owl - calling, Jackdaw, 2 Raven, 2 Blackcap (f&m), 2 Siskin

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
22-02-25 Goldeneye Goosander CVL (George Stacey)
Dam:
2 Goldeneye (f&m), 2 Goosander (f&m), 1 Common Sandpiper

Bittern Trail:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Goldcrest
22-02-25 Scaup CVL (Merv Carlyon)
Herons Green:
3 Scaup (f & 2m), Cattle Egret
22-02-25 Barn Owl CVL (Merv Carlyon)
Reported by: Dru Brook-Taylor, Merv Carlyon, Chris Craig, Ian Duncan, Malcolm Gibbs, Pete Harrison, Nick Hawkridge, Mike Owen, Lois Pryce, Steve Richardson, Denise Rudeforth, George Stacey, Simon Stuart, Ben Sykes, Howard Taffs
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