Friday 16 February 2018

16-02-18 Friday - Little Gull

Temp 1 to 10℃. Frost overnight. Bright again, dry, not windy, a lot more birdsong heard in the sunshine

Long-tailed Duck
Cattle Egret
Jack Snipe
Little Gull
Barn Owl
Ring-necked Parakeet
Marsh Tit
Chiffchaff
Hawfinch, Siskin
16-2-18 Barn Owl, Rushmead (Dan White)
BRISTOL

Bishop Rd to Horfield Common:
1 Herring Gull, 22 BH Gull, 39 Woodpigeon, 3 Collared Dove, 5 Crows, 23 Magpie, 6 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Wren, 13 Starling, 4 Blackbird, 1 Fieldfare, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 10 Robin, 24 House Sparrow, 4 Dunnock, 4 Greenfinch, 8 Goldfinch

Eastville Park, WeBS:
5 Canada Geese, 2 Mute Swan, 32 Mallard, 2 Cormorant, 15 Moorhen, 28 BH Gull, 3 H Gull, 7 LBB Gull

Stoke Park, WeBS:
7 Mallard, 6 Moorhen, 1 Stock Dove, 2 Collared Dove, 30 Redwing, 1 Stonechat

Netham Park:
1 Buzzard

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station, 14th:
1 Gadwall, 117 Wigeon, 44 Teal, 2 Tufted Duck, 2 Ringed Plover, 540 Dunlin, 210 Curlew, 55 Turnstone, 1 Jack Snipe, 42 Snipe, 28 Redshank, 1 1st-winter Little Gull, 1 Rock Pipit

Winterbourne, Monk's Pools and Bradley Brook LNR:
1 Buzzard. 1 Stock Dove, 1 Little Owl (at church), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 16 Magpie,7 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Mistle Thrush, 2 Bullfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
4 Pochard, 28 Tufted Duck, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Little Owl calling

Clevedon, Canonsgate, 0900 and by another at 1630:
1 m Ring-necked Parakeet

Goblin Combe:
3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 30 Goldcrest, 20 Nuthatch, 1 Mistle Thrush

Congresbury - River Yeo, millennium green area:
20 Mistle Thrush, 10 Meadow Pipit, 20 mixed finch

Uphill:
10 Grey Heron

BELOW M4 & BANES

16-2-18 Stonechat, Marshfield (TBOSG)
Marshfield:
Down Rd: 1 Buzzard, 4 Fieldfare,  2 singing Skylark, 2 m/f Stonechat
West Littleton and Shire Valley:  4 + 3 Buzzard, 200 Jackdaw, 300 Rook, 3 Raven, 1 Treecreeper
Rushmead Lane at Tormarton Rd:  1 Barn Owl, 100 Linnet, 4 Corn Bunting

Marshfield, town:
Hawfinch

Willsbridge, Siston Brook, St Anne's Church, Oldland:
Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Dipper, 1 Hawfinch

16-2-18 Pied Wagtail, Southgate (Anne Crowe)
Probably many more coming in later
Bath:
Southgate:  100 Pied Wagtail
Destructor Bridge:  8 Cormorant
Oldfield Park:  1 Collared Dove, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Blue, 2 Great & 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 m Blackcap, 8 Goldfinch
Prior Park:  1 Marsh Tit, 1st Red Admiral

16-2-18 Greenfinch, Radstock (John Hansford)
Radstock:
4 Greenfinch

Chelwood roundabout:
5 Buzzard

RESERVOIRS:
16-2-18 Long-tailed Duck, Barrow Tanks (Lee Gardiner)
Barrow Tanks:
1 Long-tailed Duck

Blagdon Lake:
1♀ Goosander, 1 Egyptian Goose, 2 Black-necked Grebes, Long-tailed Tits, Goldcrests, 2 Chiffchaffs

Chew Valley Lake:
Dam:
3 Goldeneye

Woodford:
6 Goldeneye, 1 GBB Gull, 7 Magpie, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 5 Robin, 2 Dunnock,  Bullfinch, 2 Greenfinch, 7 Goldfinch

Nunnery:
3 Raven, 1 Hawfinch

Herons Green:
2 Little Grebe, 1 Buzzard, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Grey Wagtail

16-2-18 Fieldfare, Moreton (Ian Stapp)
Moreton:
4 Goldeneye, 2 Buzzard, 1 Water Rail, 2 Tawny Owl calling, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 20 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Goldcrest, 2 Treecreeper, 25 Fieldfare, 8 Meadow Pipit, 5 Bullfinch, 2 Siskin

Stratford Lane:
Black-necked Grebe (at hide), 1 Cattle Egret, 5 Little Egret

Herriotts:
2 Barnacle Geese, 1 Greylag Goose, 4 Shelduck (1 feeding from public), 4 Pintail, 6 Goldeneye, 1 Cetti's Warbler

16-2-18 Wren, Moreton (Ian Stapp)
Eastville Park
Bristol City Council has just completed a consultation regarding the funding of the Parks within the City. With a view to seeking external funding, the Friends of Eastville Park have produced this consultation. While we have asked you some questions regarding age, ethnicity, etc, this is necessary for grant applications and you will remain anonymous https://goo.gl/forms/wfWOwf6BUhPmngZi1

Reports: John Angell, Erin Blessitt, Dru Brooke-Taylor, John Budd, Tony Cook, Anne Crowe, Stephen Curtis, Andy Davis, Lee Gardiner, John Hansford, Higgy, Adrian Hockey, Mike Jackson, Iris Langson, Andy Middleton, Nigel Milbourne, Rich Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Dan White, Denise Whittle, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG