07-01-19 Monday - Bittern
Much the same as yesterday: temp 8℃ to 10 ℃. Dull and grey.
Brent Goose, White-fronted Goose
Scaup
Black-necked Grebe
Bittern, Great White Egret
Bar-tailed Godwit
Mediterranean Gull
BRISTOL
Concorde Way:
Eastville Park:
1 Water Rail, 1 Dipper
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
1 Brent Goose, c35 Canada Goose, 8 Little Egret (left Littleton roost at dawn), 12 Oystercatcher, 100+ Curlew, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, c1,000 Dunlin, c300 Lapwing
New Passage/Northwick:
5 White-fronted Goose still present
Almondsbury:
Orchard - 1 Sparrowhawk, c100 Redwing, 2 Fieldfare
NORTH SOMERSET
Clevedon-Yeo:
123 Canada Geese, Shelduck, 11 Shoveler, 160 Wigeon, Mallard, a few Teal, 1 Bittern (KP), 1 Little Egret, 1 Moorhen, 38 Oystercatcher, 12 Grey Plover, 100 Curlew, 9 Turnstone, 450 Dunlin, 260 Redshank, 100 BH Gull, 1 Raven, 12 Skylark, 20 Meadow Pipit
Weston-Super-Mare:
STW: pale Starling reported on Twitter feed yesterday is an aberrant Common Starling (not Rosy)
BELOW M4 & BANES
Keynsham
Garden in ST6567 - 1 Black-headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 2 Collared Dove, 8 Jackdaw, 5 Blue Tit (record garden count) 5 Starling, 2 Blackbird, 1 Redwing, 1 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 2 Chaffinch, 3 Goldfinch
Bath:
Tiercel AA continues his security checks on the back of the nest box. We should be seeing the falcon making it her own sometime soon
Folly Farm:
1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Marsh Tit, 4 Long-Tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Song Thrush, 4 Bullfinch.
RESERVOIRS
Chew Valley Lake:
12 Shelducks new in (all appeared to be males), 4 f Scaup, 1 Great White Egret (Moreton), 1 little egret, 5 Black-necked Grebe (still at Stratford), 1 Green Sandpiper (Moreton), 150 Redwing,200 Starling,: 12 Shelducks new in (all appeared to be males), 4 female Scaup, 1 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret,15 Pintail, adult Mediterranean Gull, 1 Chiffchaff.
Out of Avon:
Cheddar Res- the m Mandarin currently present appears to be a pinioned bird- escapee or deliberate release?
It's that time of year again when the recorder is looking for a little story about rarities that were seen last year, but not yet written about. If you see any in the list that are yours please send in your tale to avonbirds@hotmail.co.uk
Reports: Pete Brain, Allan Chard, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Paul Dunham, Paul Gregory, Peter Hazelwood, Patrick Hardyman Richards, Harvey Rose, Larry Sweetland, TalkingtoBears, Keith Vinicombe, BUPP, opsbirding
Brent Goose, White-fronted Goose
Scaup
Black-necked Grebe
Bittern, Great White Egret
Bar-tailed Godwit
Mediterranean Gull
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| 07-01-19 Water Rail, Eastville Park, Bristol (Allan Chard) |
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| 07- 01- 19 Bullfinch, Concorde Way, Bristol (Patrick Hardyman Richards) |
Concorde Way:
12 Black-headed Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 19 Feral Pigeon, 15 Woodpigeon, 3 Collared Dove, 3 Magpie, 3 Jackdaw, 3 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 2 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 63 Starling, 1m Blackbird, 5 House Sparrow, 1m Bullfinch, 5 Goldfinch.
Eastville Park:
1 Water Rail, 1 Dipper
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
1 Brent Goose, c35 Canada Goose, 8 Little Egret (left Littleton roost at dawn), 12 Oystercatcher, 100+ Curlew, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, c1,000 Dunlin, c300 Lapwing
New Passage/Northwick:
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| 07-01-19 White-fronted Goose, Northwick Warth (Chris Craig) |
5 White-fronted Goose still present
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| 07-01-19 Redwing, Almondsbury (Vera Carpenter) |
Almondsbury:
Orchard - 1 Sparrowhawk, c100 Redwing, 2 Fieldfare
NORTH SOMERSET
Clevedon-Yeo:
123 Canada Geese, Shelduck, 11 Shoveler, 160 Wigeon, Mallard, a few Teal, 1 Bittern (KP), 1 Little Egret, 1 Moorhen, 38 Oystercatcher, 12 Grey Plover, 100 Curlew, 9 Turnstone, 450 Dunlin, 260 Redshank, 100 BH Gull, 1 Raven, 12 Skylark, 20 Meadow Pipit
STW: pale Starling reported on Twitter feed yesterday is an aberrant Common Starling (not Rosy)
BELOW M4 & BANES
Keynsham
Garden in ST6567 - 1 Black-headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 2 Collared Dove, 8 Jackdaw, 5 Blue Tit (record garden count) 5 Starling, 2 Blackbird, 1 Redwing, 1 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 2 Chaffinch, 3 Goldfinch
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| 07-01-19 Peregrine, St John's Church, Bath (BUPP) |
Bath:
Tiercel AA continues his security checks on the back of the nest box. We should be seeing the falcon making it her own sometime soon
Folly Farm:
1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Marsh Tit, 4 Long-Tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Song Thrush, 4 Bullfinch.
RESERVOIRS
Chew Valley Lake:
12 Shelducks new in (all appeared to be males), 4 f Scaup, 1 Great White Egret (Moreton), 1 little egret, 5 Black-necked Grebe (still at Stratford), 1 Green Sandpiper (Moreton), 150 Redwing,200 Starling,: 12 Shelducks new in (all appeared to be males), 4 female Scaup, 1 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret,15 Pintail, adult Mediterranean Gull, 1 Chiffchaff.
Also a dead Cormorant that appears to have choked itself whilst feeding on a big fish that was stuck in its throat.
[No sign of the adult male Lesser Scaup today despite a good look.]
[No sign of the adult male Lesser Scaup today despite a good look.]
Out of Avon:
Cheddar Res- the m Mandarin currently present appears to be a pinioned bird- escapee or deliberate release?
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| 07-01-19 Blue Tit, Keynsham (TalkingtoBears) |
It's that time of year again when the recorder is looking for a little story about rarities that were seen last year, but not yet written about. If you see any in the list that are yours please send in your tale to avonbirds@hotmail.co.uk
Leach's Petrel 1 03/01/2018 Severn Beach
Glaucous Gull 1 1st wint 03/01/2018 Severn Beach
Goshawk 1 ♂ 17/02/2018 Marshfield, Tormarton Rd, Newhouse Farm
Iceland Gull Present 07/04/2018 Sand Point
Hen Harrier 1 ♂ 12/04/2018 Chew Valley Lake (CVL)
Common Redpoll 1 15/04/2018 New Passage / Northwick Warth
Nightingale 1 19/04/2018 Wick
Goshawk 1 21/04/2018 New Passage / Northwick Warth
Common Redpoll 3 21/04/2018 New Passage / Northwick Warth
Turtle Dove 2 27/04/2018 Chew Valley Lake (CVL)
Spoonbill 1 13/05/2018 Oldbury Power Station (OPS)
Honey-buzzard 1 17/05/2018 Chew Valley Lake (CVL), Stratford
Nightjar 1 22/05/2018 Oldbury Power Station (OPS)
White Stork 1 01/07/2018 Bristol, Lawrence Weston Moor
Purple Heron 1 juv 24/07/2018 Chew Valley Lake (CVL), Main Reedbed
Cattle Egret 2 03/09/2018 Clevedon-Yeo (Cl-Y)
Purple Heron 1 juv 13/09/2018 Chew Valley Lake (CVL), Stratford
Cattle Egret 4 15/09/2018 Barrow Gurney Res. (BG)
Leach's Petrel 1 19/09/2018 Severn Beach
Leach's Petrel 1 21/09/2018 Clevedon, Ladye Bay
Great Skua 1 juv 23/09/2018 Chew Valley Lake (CVL), Stratford
Great Skua 1 24/09/2018 Chew Valley Lake (CVL), Nunnery Point
Hen Harrier 1 ringtail 05/10/2018 Sand Point
Yellow-browed Warbler 1 13/10/2018 Bristol, Southmead, Badock's Wood
Red-necked Grebe 1 13/10/2018 Chew Valley Lake (CVL), Villice
Bearded Tit 2 ♀ + ♂ 19/10/2018 Chew Valley Lake (CVL), Herriott's
Yellow-browed Warbler 1 19/10/2018 Clevedon-Yeo (Cl-Y), Wain's Hill
Hen Harrier 1 21/10/2018 New Passage / Northwick Warth
Spoonbill 1 juv 21/10/2018 Chew Valley Lake (CVL), Denny Island
Whooper Swan 7 22/10/2018 Tortworth
Hen Harrier 1 ♂ 29/10/2018 Chew Valley Lake (CVL), Heron's Green
Cattle Egret 4 04/11/2018 Portbury Wharf (PW), Marsh/ Hide 2 & 3
Woodlark 2 18/11/2018 Aust, Services
Yellow-browed Warbler 1 18/11/2018 Portbury Wharf (PW), Marsh/ Hide 2 & 3
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