16-02-26 Monday - Fulmar, Kittiwake

Temp 06°C to 10°C - sunny with some showers to start, clouding over later.  A strong W/WSW wind with gusts to 35mph.

The editors of the ABR have received a good range of photographs for possible inclusion in the next ABR - thanks to all. But if you have some that have not been posted to me so far, it is not too late to send them now. E-mail address for photos is blacktgodwit@gmail.com Many thanks, Harvey Rose,

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Ring-necked Duck
White-fronted Goose

Fulmar

Kittiwake

Black Redstart

16-02-26 Ring-necked Duck, CVL (Bri Thompson)

16-02-26 Pochard, CVL (Merv Carlyon)

16-02-26 Scaup, CVL (Bri Thompson)

BRISTOL

Bishop Rd to Horfield Common:
12 Feral Pigeon, 12 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 3 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 9 Magpie, 3 Crow, 9 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 1 Blackcap, 1 Wren, 19 Starling, 1 Redwing, 3 Blackbird, 9 Robin, 12 House Sparrow, 4 Dunnock, 1 Chaffinch, 5 Goldfinch

Hallen Marsh:

200 Lapwing, 2 Stonechat

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
1 Little Grebe, 1 Water Rail

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Warth:
3 Skylark singing

New Passage:
40+ Canada Geese, 7 Greylag Geese, 60+ Lapwing, 50+ Curlew, 30+ Redshank, 1 Kittiwake, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine

Severn Beach:
80+ Wigeon, 1 Cetti's Warbler

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead Marina:

20 Wigeon, 1 Oystercatcher, 3 Curlew, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Peregrine, 1 Black Redstart, 1 Stonechat, 2 Rock Pipit

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
1 Fulmar

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bitton:
Field Grove Farm: 45 Canada Goose, 6 White-fronted Goose

16-02-26 Kingfisher, Keynsham (Paul Tompkins)

Keynsham Marina:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3+ Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail

Saltford STW:
1 Black Redstart, Redpoll, Siskin

RESERVOIRS

16-02-26 Ring-necked Duck, CVL (Merv Carlyon)

Chew Valley Lake

16-02-26 Ring-necked Duck, CVL (Bri Thompson)

Herons Green:
1 Scaup, 1 Ring-necked Duck

16-02-26 Ring-necked Duck, with a ringed neck, CVL (Merv Carlyon)

16-02-26 Kingfisher, CVL (Keith Wisbey)

Moreton:

70+ Canada Goose, 4 Goldeneye, 2 Goosander, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 29 Cattle Egret, 4 Great White Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Marsh Harrier, 1 Green Woodpeker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Treecreeper

Stratford:
2 Pochard, 10 Goldeneye, 1 Goosander, 2 Sparrowhawk, 3 Red Kite, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Peregrine

Reported by: Jon Angell, Paul Bowerman, John Budd, Merv Carlyon, Andy Davis, Geoff Dring, Matt Hull, Rob Laughton, John Lewis, Steve Newland, Nick Page, Mike Prior, Larry Sweetland, Bri Thompson, Paul Tompkins, Keith Wisbey

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