Tuesday 27 February 2018

27-02-18 Tuesday - Swan's Egg

Temp -3 to 2℃. Cold in the wind, snow flurries on and off, bright sunny intervals

Great White Egret
Golden Plover
Marsh Tit
HawfinchCrossbill, Siskin


27-2-18 Mute Swan, Newton Park (NSL Birding)
BRISTOL

BOC City Centre Walk inc. Harbour and Brandon Hill:

4 Mute Swan, 7 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, 2 Moorhen, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Redshank, 65 BH Gull, 1 Common Gull, 17 Herring Gull, 21 LBB Gull, 18 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 5 Magpie, 16 Jackdaw, 9 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Wren, 2 Starling, 6 Blackbird, 29 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 12 House Sparrow, 3 Dunnock, 5 Pied Wagtail, 4 Greenfinch, 12 Goldfinch

Bishop Rd to Horfield Common, :
14 BH Gull, 4 Herring Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 24 Woodpigeon, 4 Collared Dove, 9 Magpie, 29 Starling, 2 Fieldfare, 1 Redwing, 29 House Sparrow, 4 Dunnock, 4 Greenfinch, 5 Goldfinch

St Andrew's Park:
32 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush

Stockwood Open Space:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (1 drumming), 8 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 5 Robin, 4 Bullfinch, 6 Linnet, 6 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE


27-2-18 Fieldfare, New Passage (Aravind Ramesh)
New Passage:
1 Water Rail, 36 Turnstone, 150 Dunlin, Snipe, 2 LBB Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, plenty Fieldfare, 1 m Siskin
27-2-18 Siskin, New Passage (Rod Holbrook)
NORTH SOMERSET

Backwell garden:
1 m Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Jay, 5 Tits inc 1 Marsh Tit, 1 m Blackcap, Chaffinch, 1 f Bullfinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch

Kenn Moor:
Manmoor Bridge: 29 Canada Geese, 1 Little Grebe
Pumping Station: 21 Mute Swan, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard
Kenn Moor Road: 2 Buzzard
Claverham Grove: 31 Mute Swan, 3 Heron, 2 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 70 Starling, 80 Redwing, 1 Stonechat
Brockley Way: 15 Buzzard, 25 Lapwing, 1 Kestrel, 8 Long-tailed Tit
North Somerset Levels winter survey: 22 Teal, 1 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 16 Lapwing, 12 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper

Weston-super-Mare:
3 Fieldfare to East through the snow
Canada Coombe: 1 Coal Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Fieldfare, 40 Redwing, 4 Bullfinch, 3 flyover Crossbill

27-2-18 Siskin, Bleadon (Bill Hewitt)
Bleadon Garden:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Blackcap, 3 Greenfinch, 1 m Siskin

Banwell Garden:
1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Bullfinch, 1 m Siskin

BELOW M4 & BANES

Warmley Forest Park:
2 Buzzards, 40 Woodpigeon, 1 Jay, 8 Magpie, 10 Jackdaw, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 15 Blackbirds, 1 Fieldfare, 20+ Redwing, 9 Chaffinch, 12 Goldfinch


27-2-18 Raven, St Anne's Ch (David Hughes)
St Annes Ch, Oldland:
1 Raven, 4 Hawfinch

Lansdown Racecourse, Bath
36 Golden Plover

Batheaston & Bathampton Meadows:
92 Canada Geese, 8 Cormorant, 5 Moorhen, 1 Jay

Bathwick, ST7664 - Avon Winter Bird Survey:
2 Buzzard, 3 LBB Gull, 4 Herring Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 5 Goldfinch

Northend, Bath, winter survey:
4 Mallard, 2 Pheasant, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Buzzard, 4 Moorhen, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 1 Coal tit, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Treecreeper, 20 Fieldfare, 45 Redwing

27-2-18 Lapwing, Newton St Loe (NSL Birding)
Newton St Loe:
4 Mute Swan + 1 egg, 10 Buzzard, 35 Lapwing (rare here), 250 BH Gull, 5 Common Gull, 35 LBB Gull, 25 Stock Dove, 1 Fieldfare, 45 Redwing, 2 Hawfinch, 50 Linnet, 30 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake:

Dam:
4 Goldeneye, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Hooligans Gull

Woodford:
4 Goldeneye, 1 GBB Gull, 12 Fieldfare, 3 Redwing, 1 Bullfinch

Herons Green:
1 Buzzard
27-2-18 Coal Tit, Moreton (Ian Stapp)
Moreton:
3 Goldeneye, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 8 Jay, 2 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 15 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Goldcrest, 40 Fieldfare, 12 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Bullfinch, 9 Siskin, 7 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

Stratford Hide:
12 Lapwing, 25 Meadow Pipit

27-2-18 Herriotts Pond (Ian Stapp)
Herriotts, mostly iced over:
4 Shelduck, 14 Shoveler, 9 Pintail, 24 Teal, 2 Goldeneye, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Reports: John Budd, Ken Carruthers, Teresa Chard, Jane Cumming, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hawkins, Nick Hawkridge, William Hewitt, Higgy, Adrain Hockey, Rod Holbrook, David Hughes, Robin Lambert, Brian Lancastle, Steve Mac, John Martin, Rob P, Chris Perry, Aravind Ramesh, Trevor Riddle, Gareth Roberts, Ian Stapp, John Thorogood, BUPP, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG