Temp 05°C to 10°C - overcast with rain until lunch time, then short spells of dry but soon raining again. The light breeze from the south east veered to south west and the finally from the west. The gusts increased to 35 mph as the evening drew on.
Ring-necked Duck
BRISTOL
High Kingsdown:
1 Blackcap (m)
Redland - garden:
2 Blackcap - pr on most days since christmas
Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
1 Jack Snipe, 2 Stonechat, 16 Meadow Pipit
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
no reports
NORTH SOMERSET
- garden: 1 Green Woodpecker - calling
- Eastwood LNR: 1 Treecreeper
Kingston Seymour - Tutshill Sluice:
Kingston Seymour - Tutshill Sluice:
4 Egyptian Goose
Backwell Lake:
6 Mute Swan, 16 Canada Goose, 4 Tufted Duck (f&3m), 2 Mallard (m) 4 Little Grebe, Woodpigeon, 11 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 13 Black Headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard - over, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Jackdaw, 1 Blue Tit, 3 Wren, 1 Mistle Thrush - in mistletoe, 1 Blackbird, 3 Robin, 2 Bullfinch - pr, 1 Greenfinch
BELOW M4 & BANES
Backwell Lake:
6 Mute Swan, 16 Canada Goose, 4 Tufted Duck (f&3m), 2 Mallard (m) 4 Little Grebe, Woodpigeon, 11 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 13 Black Headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard - over, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Jackdaw, 1 Blue Tit, 3 Wren, 1 Mistle Thrush - in mistletoe, 1 Blackbird, 3 Robin, 2 Bullfinch - pr, 1 Greenfinch
BELOW M4 & BANES
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| 15-02-26 Linnet MF (Les Williams) |
5 Red Kite, 1 Merlin - hunting (up Drifton Hill), 4 Raven, Skylark, 4 Stonechat, Chaffinch, Linnet, 10 Corn Bunting
Kingswood - garden:
2 Blackcap - pr
Wick:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker - pr, feeder space at a premium!!
Keynsham to Salford - River Avon:
White-fronted Goose, Cormorant
Chelwood:
Wick:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker - pr, feeder space at a premium!!
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| 15-02-26 White Fronted Goose R Avon (Paul Barham) |
White-fronted Goose, Cormorant
Chelwood:
2 Teal, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Sparrowhawk (f), 7 Raven - low, heading south,
Paulton:
3 Red-legged Partridge, 1 Buzzard, 70 Starling, 10 Redwing, 12 Chaffinch, 50 Linnet, 34 Yellowhammer
Paulton:
3 Red-legged Partridge, 1 Buzzard, 70 Starling, 10 Redwing, 12 Chaffinch, 50 Linnet, 34 Yellowhammer
RESERVOIRS
Blagdon Lake:
1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Red Kite - over, 1 Sib Chiffchaff - Bells Bush,
Chew Valley Lake
Woodford Lodge:
1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Red Kite - over, 1 Sib Chiffchaff - Bells Bush,
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| 15-02-26 Ring-necked Duck CVL (Lee Gardiner) |
Woodford Lodge:
2 Gossander
Picnic Site 1:
Picnic Site 1:
1 Greylag Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose
Herons Green:
2 Goldeneye (f), 1 Ring-necked Duck, 1 Mediterranean Gull
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| 15-02-26 Med Gull CVL (Merv Carlyon) |
2 Goldeneye (f), 1 Ring-necked Duck, 1 Mediterranean Gull
Stratford:
40+ Cattle Egret - over
40+ Cattle Egret - over
Reported by: Paul Barham, Phil Barlow, Ken Blake, Beth Burton, Merv Carlyon, Trevor Ford, Lee Gardiner, Alison Griffies, Patrick Hancock, Nigel Jones, David Minshall, Sue Sayers, Larry Sweetland, Bri Thompson, Keith Williams Les Williams, Jack Wylson,
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