15-12-18 Saturday - horrible weather
Cold and wet with the wind getting up later. Few people out. Hoping for better weather for the Club trip to Torbay tomorrow...
BRISTOL
no reports
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Tormarton:
440+ Golden Plover just outside Tormarton on the Acton Turville road, also 6 Lapwing and a Buzzard. c.300 Common Gull in fields outside Codrington.
NORTH SOMERSET
Portishead:
The f. Blackcap has now taken over the fat feeder, driving smaller species away.
Uphill, 14th:
A few Teal, 4 Little Grebe, 2 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, a few Redshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Stonechat, 3 Song Thrush, 4 Reed Bunting.
BELOW M4 & BANES
Bath, Oldfield Park:
Lots of birds visiting my garden in Oldfield Park Bath including a very strange coloured blackbird. This bird was first seen last winter then disappeared, this is the first sighting since then.
RESERVOIRS
Blagdon Lake:
1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Egyptian Goose, 1 ♀ Pintail, 1 ♀ Goosander, 2 Lapwing.
Chew Valley Ringing Station:
Jay, Siskin.
CVL video of Godwits, Water Rail and Buzzard by Bob Brewer, press to see
Reports: Bob Brewer, Anthony Cook, Peter Coslett, Bill Hewitt, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds
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| Reed Bunting at Uphill (Bill Hewitt) |
no reports
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| Golden Plover wintering around Tormarton off the M4 (Pete Coslett) |
Tormarton:
440+ Golden Plover just outside Tormarton on the Acton Turville road, also 6 Lapwing and a Buzzard. c.300 Common Gull in fields outside Codrington.
NORTH SOMERSET
Portishead:
The f. Blackcap has now taken over the fat feeder, driving smaller species away.
Uphill, 14th:
A few Teal, 4 Little Grebe, 2 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, a few Redshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Stonechat, 3 Song Thrush, 4 Reed Bunting.
BELOW M4 & BANES
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| 15-12-18 Blackbird in Oldfield Park (Tony Cook) |
Lots of birds visiting my garden in Oldfield Park Bath including a very strange coloured blackbird. This bird was first seen last winter then disappeared, this is the first sighting since then.
RESERVOIRS
Blagdon Lake:
1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Egyptian Goose, 1 ♀ Pintail, 1 ♀ Goosander, 2 Lapwing.
Chew Valley Ringing Station:
Jay, Siskin.
CVL video of Godwits, Water Rail and Buzzard by Bob Brewer, press to see
Reports: Bob Brewer, Anthony Cook, Peter Coslett, Bill Hewitt, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds
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