21 Feb '17 Tuesday - Waxwing

Foggy, wet, windy - you might say, fowl weather for birding?

Cattle Egrets and Waxwings, despite the weather

Mute Swan pair (from NSL-birding) - spring will arrive eventually....

BRISTOL
Montpelier station:
Blackcap in sub-song.

Temple Meads:
Chiffchaff singing.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Bradley Stoke:
15 Waxwing

NORTH SOMERSET:

Northwick Warth / Pilning Wetlands:
13 Shelduck, 140 Wigeon, 2 Gadwall, 8 Shoveler, 10 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Egret, 2 Little Grebe, 50 Black-tailed Godwit, 55 Lapwing, 45 Curlew, 12 Redshank, 9 Knot, 40 Pied Wagtail, 30 Meadow Pipit.

Severn Beach:
60 Shelduck, 30 Wigeon.

Backwell Lake:
17 Little Egret (roost on the east side of the island 16.43 - 17.49 hrs). Cattle Egret (obscured by branches).

BELOW M4 & BANES

Toghill Farm:
2 Cattle Egret

Waxwing in Bath today (from NSL-birding)

Bath:
2 Waxwing   (Monksdale Road / Poplar Close  junction)

Walk from Chew to Blagdon and back:
1 Teal, 3 Goldeneye, 5 Goosander, 5 Great Crested Grebe, 150 Black-headed Gull, 1 GBB Gull, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Jay, 2 Raven, 4 Goldcrest, 6 LT Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, 300 Starling, 100 Fieldfare, 120 Redwing, Stonechat, 20 House Sparrow.

RESERVOIRS:

Blagdon Lake:
2 m. Greater Scaup (North Shore), pr Egyptian Goose (Holt Farm near the head of Long Bay), 13 Linnet (Green Lawn).

Ringed adult Med Gull (Lee at Wildwood Photos)

Chew Valley Lake:
Ringed adult Mediterranean Gull.

Jack Snipe at Stratford (Allan Chard)

Stratford:
2 Jack Snipe.
Herriotts Bridge:
Pintail, Great Spotted Woodpecker.
Dam:
male Common Scoter.

Reports: Phil Baber, Des Bowring, Dru Brooke-Taylor Allan Chard, Ben Hoare, Mike Thomas, BOC Tuesday walkers,  blagdonlakebirds,  CVRS, nslbirding,  opsbirding,  severnsidebirds,  TBOSG

20 Feb '17 Monday - Marsh Tit

Dry, reasonably mild, overcast with some mist

Cattle Egret. New sighting of Waxwing. Marsh Tit and Nuthatch in Bristol. Winter Thrushes still about in numbers. Magpies moving about in large groups.

BRISTOL
Temple Meads:
Chiffchaff singing
Brandon Hill:
Nuthatch, 20 Redwing, Raven
Clifton:
1 Marsh Tit, 1 f Blackcap, 2 Nuthatch
Sea Mills Station:
16 Magpie, 150+ Black-headed Gull, 10 Dunlin, 2 Greenshank, 4 Redshank
Portway:
15 Redshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull
Black-headed Gull, 2 Mallard
New Cut:
2 Grey Wagtail
Stockwood Open Spaces:
2 Stonechat, 2 Greenfinch, 1 Jay, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Song Thrush,
70 Black-headed Gull, Goldfinch, Chaffinch
Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
1 Stonechat, 1 Snipe, 2 Meadow Pipit, 1 Green Woodpecker

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Bradley Stoke:
15 Waxwing


20/2/17 Waxwing at Bradley Stoke (Vic Savery)
The pics just keep coming

Easter Compton:
2 Kestrel

New Passage/Northwick:
2 Mute Swan, 13 Shelduck, 140 Wigeon, 2 Gadwall, 35 Teal, 8 Shoveler, 4 Tufted Duck
1 Little Egret, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Buzzard, 2 Moorhen, 5 Coot, 55 Lapwing, 45 Curlew
50 Black-tailed Godwit, 9 Knot, 12 Redshank, 1 Skylark, c. 40 Pied Wagtail, 30 Meadow Pipit

Toghill:
2 Cattle Egret

NORTH SOMERSET:
Portishead:
6 Siskin, 12 Greenfinch, 9 Chaffinch 5 Goldfinch, Coal tit, 4 Long Tailed Tit, 20 House Sparrow Garden feeder

Backwell Lake:
Cattle Egret with Little Egrets, 2 Water Rail, 50+ Redwing

Banwell:
Green Woodpecker in garden

20/2/17 Green Woodpecker (John Thorogood)

Kingston Seymour:
10 Little Egret, 1 Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Tawny Owl ( male calling 0930) , 1 Green Woodpecker
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Cettis Warbler, 88 Fieldfare, 3 Song Thrush
43 Redwing, 1 Grey Wagtail, 50+ Pied Wagtail ( all feeding in one field of maize stubble), 1 Jay

Ashton Court:
5 Goldfinch, 5 Blue Tit, 6 Great Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 3 Mistle Thrush (all in trees festooned with Mistletoe), 1 Song Thrush, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Buzzard, 1 Heron, 8 Magpie, 2 Skylark plenty of singing Robins, quite a number of Blackbirds but all male.

BELOW M4 & BANES
Bath:
2 Waxwing (Monksdale Road)
2 Herring Gull, 20 Magpie, 47 Redwing, 1 f Bullfinch (Haycombe Cemetery)

Twerton:
Tawny Owl

RESERVOIRS:
Barrow Tanks:

Long tailed duck, 4 Great Black-backed Gull two Ads + 2 1st winter, 19 Shoveler

Chew Valley Lake:
Dam:
2 Greylag Geese, 9 Barnacle Geese, 1 m Common Scoter
Stratford:
16 Common Snipe, 2 Jack Snipe, 11 Scaup, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper

20/2/17 Jack Snipe (Martin Tayler)

Herriotts End:
Hybrid Duck, Great Crested Grebe, Ring-billed Gull

20/2/17 Hybrid Duck and Great Crested Grebe at Chew (Martin Tayler)

Reports: Teresa Chard, Alastair Fraser, Adam Rawson, Glen Maddison, Robert Hargreaves, Paul Clack, ChrisPDuck, Martin Tayler, Phil Baber, Lisa Presland, Vic Savery, Chris Stone, Jean Oliver, John Thorogood,  Keith Vinicombe, Trevor Riddle, Larry Sweetland, Peter Evans, Ben Hoare, Lois Price,  blagdonlakebirds,  CVRS, nslbirding,  opsbirding,  severnsidebirds,  TBOSG

19 Feb '17 Sunday - Chiffchaff

Not a bad day today, dull at times, lots of hopeful birders looking for Gulls

Waxwing at Bradley Stoke
Bar-tailed Godwitat Chittening Warth
Black Redstart at Clevedon
Cattle Egretat Toghill
Chiffchaff at Paulton and Chew
Long-tailed Duck at Barrow Tanks
Scaup, Common Scoter, Jack Snipe, Mediterranean Gull at Chew

BRISTOL
Kingswood garden:
2 Goldcrest (new here)

Fishponds Road, on lawn of C of E Academy:

1 Redwing

Stockwood Open Spaces:

3 Collared Dove, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Goldcrest, 4 Song Thrush, 25+ Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Bradley Stoke, Three Brooks, Tesco Petrol:
Waxwings

Oldbury Power Station yesterday: 

1 Gadwall, 1 Lesser Redpoll over, calling, 2 Grey Wagtail. (60 species, equal best this year, 2 other dates same)

Aust Warth:
5 Stonechat

New Passage/Northwick Warth:
1 Sparrowhawk, 450+ Knot, 145 Black-tailed Godwit, 30 Fieldfare, 110 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 40 Goldfinch

Chittening Warth:
2 Shelduck, 0 Wigeon, 20 Gadwall, 5 Teal, 16 Mallard, 45 Oystercatcher, 2 Dunlin, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Curlew, 0 Turnstone, 35 BH Gull, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Stonechat, 1 Rock Pipit,  3 Reed Bunting

19-2-17 Coal Tit at Old Sodbury (Chris Teague)

Old Sodbury:
1 Coal Tit, flock Goldfinch, 4 Siskin

NORTH SOMERSET

19-2-17 Black Redstart at Church (Roger Staples)

Clevedon, St Andrews Churchyard:
1 Black Redstart

BELOW M4 & BANES

Warmley Forest Park:
2 Moorhens, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 15 Magpies, 3 Goldcrests, 2 Coal Tits, 50 Starlings, 20 Blackbirds, mixed flock of over 200 Fieldfare and Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 10 Chaffinch, 8 Goldfinch, 9 Greenfinch, 2 Bullfinch

Wick, Toghill Farm:
2 Cattle Egret

Newton St Loe:

27 Teal, 11 Grey Heron, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Sparrowhawk, 5 Skylark, 30+ Linnet, 5 Bullfinch,
15+ Yellowhammer

Paulton:
1 Kestrel, 5 Skylark, 1 Chiffchaff, 120 Fieldfare, 25 Redwing, 6 Meadow Pipit, 7 Yellowhammer

Stanton Drew, The Druids Arms fields:
6 Little Egrets


RESERVOIRS:

19-2-17 Long-tailed Duck (Sean Davies)

Barrow Tank 3:
1 Long-tailed Duck

Blagdon Lake yesterday:
Mute Swans, 2 Egyptian Geese, 2♂ Scaup, Buzzards

19-2-17 ringed Mediterranean Gull at Chew (Lee Gardiner)

Chew Valley Lake:
Dam/Picnic Site 1:
1 Common Scoter, 8 Goldeneye, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Buzzard, 1 Mediterranean Gull (Ring No (9?).606), 2 ringed BH Gulls, the Hooligan's Gull, 1 Cetti's Warbler
Herons Green:
1 f Goosander, 2 Little Grebe, 4 Snipe, 5 House Sparrow

19-2-17 Green Sandpiper,  Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:
6 Goldeneye, 2 Buzzard, 1 Water Rail, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker,  2 Coal Tit, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 25+ Redwing, 20+ Chaffinch, 5 Goldfinch, 2 Bullfinch, 

Stratford Hide:

12 Scaup, 1 Water Rail, 2 Jack Snipe, 30 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper

Herriotts End:
2 Greylag Goose, 8 Shelduck, 10 Pintail, 4 Scaup, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 25+ Starling, 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Mink in channel

19-2-17  Hybrid Duck at  Herriotts (Ian Stapp)

Reports: Rich Andrews, Teresa Chard, Sean Davies, Wendy Dickson, Lee Gardiner, Patrick Hancock, Peter Hazelwood, John Martin, Nigel Milbourne, Chris Perry, Adam Rawson, Gill Sapsed, Tony Scott, Roger Staples, Ian Stapp, Christopher Teague, Mrs Trellis, Wayne Tucker, blagdonlakebirds,  CVRS,  nslbirding, opsbirding, @RareBirdAlertUK, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

18 Feb '17 Saturday - Cattle Egret

Cloudy at first warming up with good sunshine around, like spring

18-2-17 Hooligan Gull at Chew (Lee Gardiner)

Waxwing at Bradley Stoke and Stoke Gifford
Merlin at New Passage
Short-eared Owl at Uphill
Cattle Egret at Toghill
Long-tailed Duck at Barrow Tanks
Scaup, Common Scoter, Cattle Egret, Mediterranean Gull, Yellow-legged Gull at Chew

18-2-17 Tufted Duck at Eastville (Allan Chard)

BRISTOL
Easton:
2 Siskin
Eastville Park:
9 Canada Geese, 1 m Tufted Duck, 3 Cormorants, 200+ BH Gulls

18-2-17 Cormorant at Eastville (Richard Scantlebury)

Stockwood Open Spaces:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, lots Goldcrest, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Song Thrush, 4 Chaffinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE


Bradley Stoke, Willow Brook, Tesco Extra, 8.30 and 16.45:
15 Waxwing

17-2-17 Waxwing at Tesco (Brain Thompson)

Stoke Gifford, Bakers Ground children's park, 12.30:
15 Waxwing

Oldbury Power Station: 

1 Gadwall, 1 Lesser Redpoll over, calling, 2 Grey Wagtail. (60 species, equal best this year, 2 other dates same)

Littleton Brick Pits:
1 Water Rail, 5 Snipe, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 8 Skylark, 3 Siskin, 2 Bullfinch

New Passage/Northwick Warth:
15 Canada Geese, 18 Gadwall, 15 Shoveler, 17 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Merlin, 2 Peregrine, 1 Golden Plover, 700+ Knot, 80 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Kingfisher

Severn Beach:
22 Shelduck, 16 Wigeon, c.70 Dunlin, 9 Curlew, 2 Turnstone, 170 BH Gull, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Stonechat, 1 Bullfinch.

16-2-17 Goosander on the Blind Yeo (David Gale)

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon-Yeo:
18 Goosander, 1 Water Rail, 2 Grey Plover, 1 Knot, 50 Curlew, 20 Turnstone, 20+ Skylark, 5 Stonechat (Stonechat numbers up over Avon)

Congressbury:

4 Goosander (river at Moor Lade bridge)

Strawberry Line:
4 Egrets (3 definite Little and  probable Cattle Egret),  Buzzard, Kingfisher, Goldcrest, Cetti's Warbler, large number of Starlings and a few Fieldfares, Bullfinch

18-2-17 Short-eared Owl (Paul Milo Milsom)

Uphill:
1 Short-eared Owl, 10+ Stonechat, 1 Reed Bunting

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
7 Stonechat

18-2-17 Stonechat (Peter Coslett)

Wick, Golden Valley: combined report

2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 3 Goldcrest, 4 Long-Tailed Tit,
2 Treecreeper, 7 Chaffinch, 10 Greenfinch, 10+Goldfinch, 4 Bullfinch, 1 Red Admiral butterfly

Toghill Farm:
2 Cattle Egret

18-2-17 Barn Owl at Pensford (Raoul Chandrasakera)

Pensford viaduct:

1 Barn Owl

RESERVOIRS:

Barrow Tanks:
3 Wigeon, 2 Gadwall, 19 Teal, 23 Mallard, 16 Shoveler, 13 Pochard, 69 Tufted Duck, 1 m Long-tailed Duck (He is moulting to show a 1st winter male, not a female as thought earlier this year),
1 f Goldeneye, 19 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 14 Little Grebe, 13 Great Crested Grebe, 63 Coot, 9 Lapwing, 2 Common Sandpiper, 5 Snipe, 200+ Common Gull, 2 GBB Gull, 4 Stock Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker

Blagdon Lake:
Mute Swans, 2 Egyptian Geese, 2♂ Scaup, Buzzards

18-2-17 ringed BH Gull at Chew (David Hughes)
Can anyone trace this ring? 5HE

Chew Valley Lake:

18-2-17 ringed Mediterranean Gull at Picnic Site 1 (Lee Gardiner)

Dam/Picnic Site 1:
2 Barnacle Geese, 3 Scaup, 1 Common Scoter, 1 Hooligan Gull, 1 Mediterranean Gull (Ring No (9?).606), 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Black Headed Gull (Ring 5HE)

18-2-17 Common Scoter at Chew (Brian Thompson)

18-2-17 Cattle Egret at Chew (John Martin)

Stratford Hide:

4 Scaup, 2 Jack Snipe




Herriotts End:
1 Cattle Egret, 2 Mediterranean Gull





Hooligan Gull - Update
Attached are two new photos by Simon Mackie of the Hooligan Gull, the strange gull which resides at the Picnic Site at Chew - now nicknamed by all and sundry as the 'Hooligan Gull'. It is staying around and is very confiding, spending much of its time sitting on the wooden barriers with the Black-headed Gulls. It is approachable down to about 10 feet. Aside from all it's other features, what is most intriguing is the fact that the bird has such short legs!
For comparison, the third photo is of a definite Heuglin's Gull that Richard Mielcarek sent me - apparently taken in Kuwait by Danielle Occhiato, where they winter. Similar or what?!                      
Keith Vinicombe

Hooligan and Heuglin's Gull below

Reports: Rich Andrews, Terri Borash, Allan Chard, Teresa Chard, Derek Clarke, Peter Coslett, Chris Craig, Sean Davies, Michael Davis, Alastair Fraser, David Gale, Lee Gardiner, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Bob Hindle, David Hughes, Michael Hutchinson, John Martin, Andy Middleton, Nigel Milbourne, Paul Milo Milsom, Chris Perry, Matt Plenty, Lois Pryce, Adam Rawson, Trevor Riddle, Vic Savery, Richard Scantlebury, Howard Taffs, Brian Thompson, Mrs Trellis, Thomas Weston, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

17 Feb '17, Friday - Merlin

Dull morning, brightening later, mild

Cattle Egret at Congresbury and Toghill
Short-Eared Owl at Uphill
Waxwing Bradley Stoke. Lots of great photos on Twitter feeds
Merlin at Aust
Tawny Owl Crew's Hole

New publication from the BOC

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History of the BOC
50 Birds of Avon, contributions from members
50 Years of change in Avon
50 Ways to improve your birding
and more ....

BRISTOL
New Cut and Harbour:
1 Kingfisher, 1 Jay, 2 Redshank, 2 Great Black-Backed Gull, 2 Grey Wagtail
Crew's Hole
Tawny Owl calling

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Bradley Stoke:
Waxwing at Tesco's

17/2/17 Waxwing at Bradley Stoke (Rod Holbrook)
Shopping for berries at Tesco (other retailers are available)

17/2/17 Waxwing (Higgy)
This one showing leg rings

Oldbury Power Station:
110 Wigeon, 2150+ Dunlin, 125+ Curlew, 4 Redshank, 2 Raven, 3 Stonechat
6 House Sparrow (village)

Aust Wharf:
1 Merlin, 3 Stonechat

 NORTH SOMERSET:

Congresbury - Strawberry Line
3 Little Egret, 2 Heron, 7 Buzzard, 30 Stock Dove, 6 Song Thrush, 1 Cettis Warbler, 1 Treecreeper
1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Raven

Wain's Hill to Clevedon-Yeo:
205 Shelduck, 195 Wigeon, 475 Teal, 1 Pintail, 2 Shoveler, 7 Buzzard, 1 Merlin, 1 Water Rail
11 Oystercatcher, 3 Golden Plover, 17 Grey Plover, 150 Lapwing, 2 Knot, 300 Dunlin, 1 Jack Snipe 6 Common Snipe, 180 Curlew, 310 Redshank, 35 Turnstone, 2 Mediterranean Gull (Blind Yeo).
30 Skylark, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 2000 Starling, 1 Black Redstart (St Andrew’s Church, Churchyard)
14 Stonechat (8 between Blackstone & Kenn and 6 near sea wall at Channel View Farm)
75 Meadow Pipit, 4 Rock Pipit, 2 Yellowhammer (Blake’s Pools), 4 Reed Bunting.

Kenn Moor:
1 Great White Egret (flew over Claverham Drove towards Clevedon) at 1pm

Uphill:
Short-Eared Owl

17/2/17 Short-Eared Owl at Uphill (Jeanette Sakel)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
2 Red Kite one in Shire valley, the other on Tormarton Road

Toghill Farm:
2 Cattle Egret

RESERVOIRS:

Barrow Tanks:
3 Snipe, Jack Snipe, 9 Lapwing, 2 Common Sandpiper, 22 Buzzard, 15 Skylark, 155 Redwing
62 Fieldfare, 1 Goosander, 1 Goldeneye, 1 Long-tailed Duck, 56 Coot, 58 Tufted Duck, 2 Gadwall
1 Canada Goose, 17 Shoveller, 11 Pochard, 14 Little Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 5 Grey Heron
1 Yellow-legged Gull, 1598 Common Gull, 13 Long-tailed Tit

Blagdon Lake:
2 Green Sandpipers, 2 Goosanders, 2♂ Greater Scaup, Wigeon, 7 (5♂) Pintails, 2 Egyptian Geese

Chew Valley Lake:
Dam:
1 m Scaup, 1 Scoter, 2 Little Grebe, 8 Barnacle Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Raven (fly over)
1 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Goldeneye

Heron's Green:
7 Snipe (Left side lake reeds), 1 m Scaup, 1 Goosander, 12 Goldeneye, 2 Little Grebe
9 House Sparrow

17/2/17 Goldeneye at Chew (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:
6 Bullfinch (3m 3f), 10+ Chaffinch, 4 Goldeneye, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Jay, 1 Meadow Pipit
1 Grey Wagtail, 8 Long Tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Stonechat, 2 Stock Dove
1 Green Woodpecker


17/2/17 Green sandpiper at Chew (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:
4 Scaup (1m 3f)

Herriots:
6 Pintail, 8 Shelduck, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 12 Goldeneye (lake)

Reports: John Barnett, Terry Bond, Paul Clack, Higgy, Rod Holbrook, Trevor Riddle, Jeanette Sakel, Steve Sanins, Ian Stapp, Mrs Trellis, Lee Wildwood,  blagdonlakebirds,  CVRS, , nslbirding,  opsbirding,  severnsidebirds,  TBOSG

16 Feb '17 Thursday - Short-eared Owl

Sunny day and warm for the time of year

Waxwing at Bradley Stoke
Cattle Egret at Stanton Drew and Toghill
Black Redstart at Clevedon
Short Eared Owls at Uphill
Scaup, Common Scoter, and Mediterranean Gulls at Chew

16-2-17 Waxwing at Tesco's (Vic Savery)

BRISTOL
Lords Wood, Pensford:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, lots Goldcrest, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Song Thrush, 4 Chaffinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Bradley Stoke, Tesco Extra:
15 Waxwing
Oldbury Power Station:Mute Swan pair back, 1 Ruff with Lapwings

Yate Common:
1 Red Kite

16-2-17 Long-tailed Tit at Chew (Ian Stapp)

NORTH SOMERSET:

Clevedon-Pier:
1 Black Redstart on rocks

Clevedon-Yeo:
68 Canada Goose, c.50 Shelduck, 170 Wigeon, 60 Teal, 3 Shoveler, 2 Pintail, 6 Goosander, 4 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 12 Oystercatcher, 28 Grey Plover, 60 Lapwing (One "singing" at Dowlais), 450 Dunlin (Well down on Sunday), 2 Jack Snipe, 9 Snipe, 140 Curlew, 250 Redshank, 28 Turnstone, 1 Raven, 2 Rock Pipit

Kenn Moor:
1 Little Egret, 1 Heron,  10 Teal, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 40 Redwing, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Skylark, 1 Raven, 40 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

16-2-17 Short-eared Owl at Uphill (Rojo)
15 photographers at Uphill and I have to put one of mine in as I have none

Uphill:
3 Short Eared Owls, 2 Stonechat, 2 Reed Bunting

BELOW M4 & BANES

Toghill Farm:
2 Cattle Egret

Stanton Drew:
1 Cattle Egret

RESERVOIRS:

Blagdon Lake:
Bewick's Keynell, By-Brook & their 3 cygnets reported back at WWT Slimbridge today after wintering at Blagdon & Chew

Chew Valley Lake:

16-2-17 Egyptian Goose (Allan Chard)

Dam:
1 Barnacle Goose, 2 Egyptian Geese, 14 Scaup, 1 Common Scoter, 1 Cetti's Warbler
Woodford:
9 Goldeneye, 1 Kingfisher,  20+ Redwing (orchard)

16-02-17 Scaup at Herons Green (Ian Stapp)

Heron's Green:

9 Scaup (4M 5F flew into the bay from the Dam), 2 Little Grebe, 1 Buzzard

Moreton:
3 Buzzard, 2 Jay, 60+ Fieldfare and Redwing, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail, 25+ Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch

Herriotts End:
8 Shelduck, 10 Pintail, 4 ad + 2 juv Mediterranean Gulls, 4000 mixed Gulls, 1  Cetti's Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting

Hooligan Gull
Attached are two photos of the strange gull which resides at the Picnic Site at Chew - now nicknamed by all and sundry as the 'Hooligan Gull'. It was there all day and it is very confiding, spending much of its time sitting on the wooden barriers with the Black-headed Gulls. It was approachable down to about 10 feet. For comparison, the third photo is of a definite Heuglin's Gull that Richard Mielcarek sent me - apparently taken in Kuwait, where they winter. Similar or what?! Keith Vinicombe

Odd gull at Chew and Heuglin's Gull below

Reports: Allan Chard, Teresa Chard, Andy Davis, Pete Dommett, Keith Fowler, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Adrian Hockey, Nigel Milbourne, Trevor Riddle, Mathew Rogers, Harvey Rose, Matt Scott, Ian Stapp, Brian Thompson, Mrs Trellis, Wayne Tucker, Gordon Youdale,  blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

15 Feb '17 Wednesday - Waxwings

Rain late morning but some sun later, warm for the time of year

Waxwing at Bradley Stoke and Stoke Gifford
Short Eared Owls at Uphill
Scaup, Common Scoter, and new Ring-billed Gull at Chew

BRISTOL

15-2-17 Buzzard in Stoke Park (Martin Tayler)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Bradley Stoke, Tesco Extra:

3 Waxwing

Stoke Gifford, Bakers Ground childrens park near Esporta:A flock of Waxwings this afternoon

NORTH SOMERSET:

15-2-17 Blackcap in Nailsea (Roger Staples)

Nailsea garden:
1m + 2f Blackcaps regularly visiting feeders since mid January

15-2-17 Short-eared Owls (William Hewitt & Keith Fowler)
Sporting by Uphill Boat yard

Uphill:
3 Short Eared Owls, 1 Stonechat, 2 Reed Bunting

BELOW M4 & BANES

15-2-17 Peregrine in Bath (Wayne Tucker)

Bath, St. John's Church:
3 Peregrines


RESERVOIRS:

Blagdon Lake, 14-2-17:
8 Bewick's Swans, 202 Canada Geese, 2 Egyptian Geese, 2♂ Scaup

15-2-17 Hooligan's Gull at Chew? (Wayne Tucker)
Herring x Lesser x Yellow, Heuglin's 

Chew Valley Lake:

Dam:
1 Greylag Goose, 2 Egyptian Geese, 14 Scaup, 1 Common Scoter, 11 Goldeneye, 3 Little Grebe
Heron's Green:
2 Goosander, 2 Little Grebe

Moreton:
2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Fieldfare, 20+ Redwing, 1 Grey Wagtail, 20 Chaffinch

Stratford:
9 Snipe, 1 Kingfisher

Herriotts End:
12 Shelduck, 1 ad Yellow-legged Gull, 3 ad Mediterranean Gulls, 1 Ring-billed Gull

15-2-17 Gulls at Chew (Gill Sapsed)

Reports: Philip Appleton, Andy Davis, Keith Fowler, Lee Gardiner, William Hewitt, Katie Horrocks, Robin Nash, Roger Staples, Martin Tayler, Wayne Tucker, Keith Vinicombe,  blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

14 Feb '17 Tuesday - Ring-billed Gull

Another dull day for the weather

Waxwing at Bath and Bradley Stoke
Cattle Egret at Toghill Farm
Bewick's Swan at Blagdon
Scaup, Common Scoter, and new Ring-billed Gull at Chew

14-2-17 Tufted Duck at Eastville (Steve Poulson)

BRISTOL
Eastville Park:
1 Tufted Duck, unusual here


SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Bradley Stoke, Tesco Extra:
15 Waxwing
Oldbury Power Station:
2 Golden Plover with c.300 Lapwing, 1 Mistle Thrush

14-2-17 Knot at New Passage (Paul Bowerman)

NORTH SOMERSET:

Clevedon-Wains Hill:
4 m and 5 f Goosander in the estuary 10.30 am, they drifted in to the creek and flew inland 12.45 pm

Weston-Super-Mare, Plumley Park:
1 Water Rail,  No Waxwing, Goldcrest, Grey Wagtail, Bullfinch, Reed Bunting

14-2-17 Green Woodpecker at Uphill (William Hewitt)

Uphill Boat Yard:

1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Stonechat, 2 Long Tailed Tits

Bleadon Garden:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Blackcap (m)
Bleadon Allotments:

30 Starlings, 40 Fieldfare, 10 Linnet

BELOW M4 & BANES

14-2-17 Cattle Egret (Roger Staples)
Easy and charming to see

Toghill Farm:
2 Cattle Egret

14-2-17 Waxwing (Suk Trippier)
Only get Waxwings in Bath on Valentines day

Bath, London Road:
3 Waxwing

Newton St Loe:
33 Teal, 3 Goosander, 1 Sparrowhawk, 9 Stock Dove, 24 Linnet, 37 Yellowhammer


RESERVOIRS:

Blagdon Lake:
8 Bewick's Swans, 202 Canada Geese, 2 Egyptian Geese, 2♂ Scaup

14-02-17 New Ring-billed Gull (Ian Stapp)
Found at Chew by Andy Davis, longer bill

Chew Valley Lake:

Dam:
12 Scaup (9 by Denny), 1 Common Scoter, 11 Goldeneye, 1 Goosander, 3 Little Grebe
Woodford:
4 Goldeneye, 100+ Fieldfare/Redwing/Starling

Heron's Green:
2 Little Grebe, 50 Starling, 20+ Redwing

Moreton:
1 m Goosander, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Tawny Owl,  1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Goldcrest, 10+ Long-tailed Tit, 2 Stonechat, 2 Grey Wagtail, 20 Chaffinch

14-2-17 Pintail at Herriott's (Sean Whyte)

Herriotts End:
12 Shelduck, 10 Pintail, 1 new Ring-billed Gull, 1 Kingfisher

Reports: Andy Davis, David Gibbs, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, William Hewitt, Adrian Hockey, Glen Maddison, Nigel Milbourne, Michael Newstead, Steve Poulsom, Ian Stapp, Mrs Trellis, Suk Trippier, Thomas Weston, Sean Whyte, blagdonlakebirds,  nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds