10-12-18 Monday - Long Tailed Duck
Temp 6 to 10℃. Sunny, then overcast mid-morning, dry, cold wind, poor light for birding
Cattle Egret
Golden Plover, Grey Plover, Bar-tailed Godwit, Jack Snipe
Short-eared Owl
Black Redstart
Water Pipit
Yellowhammer
BRISTOL
Clifton, Percival Road:
4 (2f) Goosander
Greenbank Cemetery:
1 Tawny Owl calling
Redland gdn:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker,
Uphill:
1 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 f Kestrel, 1 Stonechat
Langford garden:
2 Collared Dove, 3 Coal 4 Blue 4 Great Tit, 2 m+f Blackcap (new in), 1 Wren, 7 Starling, 1 m Blackbird, 1 Robin, 3 Dunnock, 5 f 3 m House Sparrow, 2 m 2 f Bullfinch, 15 Goldfinch
Bath Twerton:
1 Jay, 4 Coal Tit, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 3 (1f) Blackcap, 4 Blackbird, 2 Chaffinch
Marksbury:
4 Buzzard 50+ Crows/Jackdaw
RESERVOIRS
Barrow Tanks:
1 Long Tailed Duck
Blagdon Lake, WeBS:126 Canada Geese, 18 Mute Swan, 1 Egyptian Goose, 1 f Shoveler, 128 Gadwall, 66 Wigeon, 311 Mallard, 2 Pintail, 1153 Teal, 269 Pochard, 640 Tufted Duck, 1 m Pochard x Ferruginous Duck, 10 Goldeneye, 3 Goosander, 15 Little Grebe, 52 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Cattle Egret (2 West, 4 East, 3rd and 4th records here), 3 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 12 Cormorant, 4 Buzzard, 50 Moorhen, 926 Coot, 465 Lapwing, 250 BH, 130 Common, 3 GBB, 2 Herring & 4 LBB Gull, 1 Peregrine
Reports: BUPP, Allan Chard, Anne Crowe, Andy Davis, Michael Davis, David Esam, David Goodliffe, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Bill Hewitt, David Hughes, Ian Loats, Mike Meechem, Andy Middleton, Nigel Milbourne, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Paul Williams
Bewick's Swan
Lesser Scaup, Long Tailed Duck
Black-necked GrebeLesser Scaup, Long Tailed Duck
Cattle Egret
Golden Plover, Grey Plover, Bar-tailed Godwit, Jack Snipe
Short-eared Owl
Black Redstart
Water Pipit
Yellowhammer
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10-12-18 Goosander, Herriotts (Ian Stapp) |
Clifton, Percival Road:
1 Marsh Tit, 1 m Blackcap
Eastville Park:4 (2f) Goosander
Greenbank Cemetery:
1 Tawny Owl calling
Redland gdn:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker,
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
178 Wigeon, 92 Mallard, 19 Teal, 1 Buzzard, 18 Moorhen, 206 Lapwing, 6 Grey Plover, 15 Curlew, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 55 Turnstone, 1500 Dunlin, 12 Snipe, 12 Redshank, 1 Short-eared Owl, 2 Peregrine, 4 Stonechat, 1 Greenfinch, 3 Yellowhammer, 14 Reed Bunting
between Acton Turville and Tormarton:
80 Lapwing, 600 Golden Plover
NORTH SOMERSET
Oldbury Power Station:
178 Wigeon, 92 Mallard, 19 Teal, 1 Buzzard, 18 Moorhen, 206 Lapwing, 6 Grey Plover, 15 Curlew, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 55 Turnstone, 1500 Dunlin, 12 Snipe, 12 Redshank, 1 Short-eared Owl, 2 Peregrine, 4 Stonechat, 1 Greenfinch, 3 Yellowhammer, 14 Reed Bunting
between Acton Turville and Tormarton:
80 Lapwing, 600 Golden Plover
NORTH SOMERSET
Kenn Moor:
30 Mute Swan, 2 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard
30 Mute Swan, 2 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard
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10-12-18 Short-eared Owl at Uphill again (Bill Hewitt) |
1 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 f Kestrel, 1 Stonechat
10-12-18 Blackcap in Langford (David Goodliffe) |
2 Collared Dove, 3 Coal 4 Blue 4 Great Tit, 2 m+f Blackcap (new in), 1 Wren, 7 Starling, 1 m Blackbird, 1 Robin, 3 Dunnock, 5 f 3 m House Sparrow, 2 m 2 f Bullfinch, 15 Goldfinch
BELOW M4 & BANES
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10-12-18 Peregrines up St John's Church, Bath (BUPP) Pair clearly to have a lot to discuss as nest box meetings becoming increasingly frequent |
1 Jay, 4 Coal Tit, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 3 (1f) Blackcap, 4 Blackbird, 2 Chaffinch
Marksbury:
4 Buzzard 50+ Crows/Jackdaw
RESERVOIRS
Barrow Tanks:
1 Long Tailed Duck
Blagdon Lake, WeBS:
64 Canada Goose, 6 Bewick's Swan (Moreton), 2 Shelduck, 4 Pintail (H), 1 Lesser Scaup, 10 Goldeneye
12 Goosander, 3 Little Grebe, 3 Black-necked Grebe, 9 Cattle Egret (Stratford Lane), 5 Grey Heron, 9 Great White Egret, 7 Little Egret, 3 Buzzard
3 Water Rail, 1 white Coot, 100 Lapwing, 1 Grey Plover (Bernard King), 7 Curlew, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Jack Snipe (S), 15 Snipe, 1 Common (Dam) and 2 Green Sandpiper, 7 G BB Gull, 4 Stock Dove, 2 Collared Dove (Bishop Sutton), 2 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (M), 1 Raven (Woodford), 4 Jay, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 150+ Starling, 4 Fieldfare 6+ Redwing (Woodford), 2 Song Thrush (W&M), 1 Mistle Thrush (M), 1 Stonechat, 4 House Sparrow (BS), 1 Grey Wagtail (HG), 3 Pied Wagtail
Meadow Pipit, 1 Water Pipit (M), 5+ Chaffinch (M), 5 Bullfinch (W), 4 Goldfinch (W), 1 Yellowhammer flying SW, 2 Reed Bunting (H)
10-12-18 Goosander, Herriotts (George Stacey) |
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10-12-18 Water Rail, Moreton (Ian Stapp) |
10-12-18 Meadow Pipit, Moreton (George Stacey) |
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10-12-18 Bullfinch, Woodford (Ian Stapp) |
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