15-01-19 Tuesday - Black Redstart

Bright, drizzle, brightish, drizzle - - -

Black Redstart
White-fronted Geese, Water Pipit
Short-eared Owl

BRISTOL

15-01-2019 Peregrine Bristol Create Centre B Bond (Pete Bunnis)
City Centre - BOC Tue's walk
6 Mute Swan, 19 Mallard -count does not inc Hybrids, 8 Cormorant, 1 Moorhen, 2 Redshank,
80 Black-headed Gull - 3 with nearly full hoods, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Feral Pigeon, 9 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Peregrine, 5 Magpie, 14 Jackdaw, 16 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, 1 Blackcap - (f), 1 Goldcrest, 1 Wren, 5 Blackbird, 105 Redwing - flocks of 36, 30 and 40, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 5 Robin, 36 House Sparrow - groups of 6, 18, 3 Dunnock, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 18 Goldfinch - groups of 9 and 6.

Brandon Hill:
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Treecreeper, 4 Greenfinch.

Montpelier - Station:
1 Sparrowhawk - turning in the sky, 1 Blue Tit.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Black Redstart (m)
(yesterday) - Dawn: 99 Curlew roosting at Pillhead Gout with another 87 feeding on Oldbury Sands. Also 250 Lapwing, 2 Oystercatcher and 2 Bar-tailed Godwit. about 2,000 Dunlin, 2 Peregrine flew over.

New Passage/Northwick/Pilning wetland:
5 White-fronted Geese, 1 Pintail (m), 1 Pochard (m), 1 Sparrowhawk, 500+ Lapwing, 80 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Water Pipit.

15-01-2019 Blackcap Severn Beach (Rod Holdbrook)
Severn Beach:
2 Blackcap (f) - 1 at each end of the village.

Easter Compton:
1 Sparrowhawk (sitting on gate in front of my car), 1 Buzzard, flock c.110 Jackdaw, flock c.35 Rook, flock c.70 Starling with c.40 Fieldfare, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Stonechat, flock 16 Linnet.

NORTH SOMERSET

Bleadon Levels:
2 Short-eared Owl  - hunting and including an arial spat

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
10 Red-legged Partridge, 70 Lapwing, 2 Golden Plover, 12 Stock Dove, 2 Stonechat - (f&m), 150 Corn Bunting.
15-01-2019 House Sparrow Keynsham. (talking to bears)
Keynsham - Garden:
1 Woodpiegon, 2 Collared Dove, 2 Jackdaw, 4 Blue Tit, 1 Blackcap, 4 Starling, 3 Blackbird, 4 Redwing, 3 House Sparrow, 3 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 4 Goldfinch

Wick - Golden Valley:
1 Dipper, 1 Grey Wagtail,

Willsbridge:
1 Dipper

Warmley:
1 Blackcap (m)

RESERVOIRS

15-01-2019 Goldeneye displaying - CVL Moreton, (Ian Stapp)
Chew Valley Lake
40+ Canada Goose, 52 Mute Swan, 1 Long-tailed Duck (off Sailing club boat slip),
15 Goldeneye, 1 Lesser Scaup, 4 Goosander, 3 Little Grebe, 1 Buzzard, 7 Great Black-backed Gull, 40+ Wood Pigeon, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 11 Jackdaw, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 50+ Starling, 2 Song Thrush, 20 Redwing,  9 House Sparrow.

Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper,

Woodford:
5+ Fieldfare,  1 Grey Wagtail, 5 Bullfinch,

Heron's Green:
1 Green Sandpiper,

Moreton:
12 Wigeon, 78+ Teal, 55 Pochard, 1 Little Egret, 1 Water Rail, 5 Great Tit  9 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Dunnock, 1 Stonechat (m), 20+ Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch.

Stratford:
5 Black-necked Grebe, 30+ Snipe, 1 Kingfisher,

Herriott's:
14 Shelduck, 9 Pintail, 80+ Common Gull, 1 Reed Bunting.

Reports: Des Bowring, Pete Bunnis, Nick Hawkridge, Donna Harvey, Bill Hewitt, Rod Holbrook, John Martin, Lois Pryce, talking to bears, Nigel Sluman, Ian Stapp.
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