17-01-19 Thursday - Bar-headed Goose
Temp 3 to 6℃. Sunny but colder today
Bar-headed Goose
Lesser Scaup, Greater Scaup
Black-necked Grebe
Cattle Egret
Grey Plover
Yellow-legged Gull
Short-eared Owl
Black Redstart
Water Pipit
BRISTOL
Blaise Estate:
1 Kingfisher, 1 Greater Spotted Woodpecker (heard), 2 Coal Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 4 Blackbird, 5 Robin
Horfield Common:
2 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 m Blackcap, 1 Redwing chased by Sparrowhawk
Bar-headed Goose
Lesser Scaup, Greater Scaup
Black-necked Grebe
Cattle Egret
Grey Plover
Yellow-legged Gull
Short-eared Owl
Black Redstart
Water Pipit
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| 17-1-19 Lesser Scaup, Nunnery (Rob Hargreaves) Please only approach Nunnery Hide through the wood so as not to disturb If you don't have a permit there are other points around the lake to view |
Blaise Estate:
1 Kingfisher, 1 Greater Spotted Woodpecker (heard), 2 Coal Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 4 Blackbird, 5 Robin
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| 17-1-19 Buzzard at Long Ashton (Keith Williams) This white Buzzard could be a Swedish juv |
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| 17-1-19 Blackcap in Southville (Ian Loats) |
Long Ashton:
very white Buzzard, Marsh Tit
very white Buzzard, Marsh Tit
Horfield Common:
2 Raven
Southville, Allington Rd:2 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 m Blackcap, 1 Redwing chased by Sparrowhawk
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
Aust to Northwick Warth Oaze:
5 Shelduck, 10 Teal, 3 Short-eared Owl, 6 Redwing, 4 Chaffinch, 5 Linnet
Yate, lake above Brookthorpe:
Nightly murmuration involving thousands of Starlings
Clevedon, Channel View to Yeo:
17 Shoveller, 50 Lapwing, 28 Grey Plover, 80 Curlew, 4 Turnstone, 350 Dunlin
Uphill:
31 Mute Swan, 168 Shelduck, 65 Wigeon, 13 Teal, 54 Mallard, 1 Little Egret, 42 Oystercatcher, 430 Lapwing, 34 Curlew, 18 Dunlin, 176 Redshank, 100 BH Gull, 4 LBB Gull, 76 Herring Gull, 2 Short-eared Owl
Keynsham Garden ST6567:
1 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 3 Jackdaw, 3 Blue Tit, 3 Starling, 3 Blackbird, 2 Redwing, 1 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 3 Chaffinch, 2 Goldfinch
Newton St Loe:
1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 20 Common Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Rock Dove, 1 Greater Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Jay, 1 Raven, 5 Skylark, 3 Blackcap (2f 1m), 1 Treecreeper, 1 Fieldfare, 5 Redwing, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Bullfinch
Bathford, Browne's Folly:
1 Raven, 2 Marsh Tit, 3 Nuthatch, 1 Fieldfare, 7 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 12 Goldfinch
Chelwood:
5 Buzzard, 40 Gulls
Bishop Sutton, Church Lane:
2 Collared Dove
Blagdon Lake, 16th:
6 ad Mute Swans, 2 Great White Egrets, 2 Little Egrets, 1 Water Rail, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3000 Gulls, 2 Great Spotted and 1 Green Woodpecker
Out of Avon
Loads of Starlings, Fieldfares and Redwings on the Mendips
Reports: Diana Bunniss, Allan Chard, Jane Cumming, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Rod Holbrook, Ian Loats, Glen Maddison, Nigel Milbourne, Lois Pryce, Gareth Roberts, Tony Scott, Nigel Sluman, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Howard Taffs, TalkingtoBears, Keith Vinicombe, Keith Williams, Paul Woolams, blagdonlakebirds.com, nsl-birding, opsbirding.co.uk
Oldbury Power Station:
13 Little Egret, 1 Treecreeper, 1 f Black Redstart
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| 17-1-19 Short-eared Owl, Aust (Rod Holbrook) |
5 Shelduck, 10 Teal, 3 Short-eared Owl, 6 Redwing, 4 Chaffinch, 5 Linnet
Yate, lake above Brookthorpe:
Nightly murmuration involving thousands of Starlings
NORTH SOMERSET
Portbury Wharf, 16th:
1 Bar-headed Goose
Puxton Moor:
1 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 400+ Starling, 11 Fieldfare, 50 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 3 Stonechat, 2 Bullfinch, 22 Linnet
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| 16-1-19 Bar-headed Goose, Portbury Wharf (Chris Stone) |
1 Bar-headed Goose
Puxton Moor:
1 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 400+ Starling, 11 Fieldfare, 50 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 3 Stonechat, 2 Bullfinch, 22 Linnet
Clevedon, Channel View to Yeo:
17 Shoveller, 50 Lapwing, 28 Grey Plover, 80 Curlew, 4 Turnstone, 350 Dunlin
Uphill:
31 Mute Swan, 168 Shelduck, 65 Wigeon, 13 Teal, 54 Mallard, 1 Little Egret, 42 Oystercatcher, 430 Lapwing, 34 Curlew, 18 Dunlin, 176 Redshank, 100 BH Gull, 4 LBB Gull, 76 Herring Gull, 2 Short-eared Owl
BELOW M4 & BANES
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| 17-1-19 Starling, Keynsham (TtB) |
1 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 3 Jackdaw, 3 Blue Tit, 3 Starling, 3 Blackbird, 2 Redwing, 1 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 3 Chaffinch, 2 Goldfinch
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| 17-1-19 Fieldfare, Newton St Loe (Wayne Tucker) |
1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 20 Common Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Rock Dove, 1 Greater Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Jay, 1 Raven, 5 Skylark, 3 Blackcap (2f 1m), 1 Treecreeper, 1 Fieldfare, 5 Redwing, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Bullfinch
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| 17-1-19 Blackcap, Newton St Loe (Wayne Tucker) |
1 Raven, 2 Marsh Tit, 3 Nuthatch, 1 Fieldfare, 7 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 12 Goldfinch
Chelwood:
5 Buzzard, 40 Gulls
Bishop Sutton, Church Lane:
2 Collared Dove
RESERVOIRS
Blagdon Lake, 16th:
6 ad Mute Swans, 2 Great White Egrets, 2 Little Egrets, 1 Water Rail, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3000 Gulls, 2 Great Spotted and 1 Green Woodpecker
Chew Valley Lake:
23+ Canada Goose, 13 Shelduck (Herriotts), 14 Wigeon, 21 Pintail (H), , 70+ Pochard (M), 1 m Lesser Scaup (Nunnery Point), 4 f Scaup (NP), 20 Goldeneye (Dam, Moreton & Woodford), 2 Goosander (Dam), 3 Little Grebe, 5 Black-necked Grebe (H), 4 Cattle Egret (roost Heron's Green), 1 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret (M), 1 Little Egret (Villice), 7 Buzzard, 1 Water Rail (M), 10 Snipe (Stratford)
1 Common Sandpiper (Dam), 1 Green Sandpiper (HG), BH Gull yellow T9TU (Dam), 5 GBB Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull (Dam), 20+ Woodpigeon, 1 Kingfisher, 7 Great Spotted Woodpecker (M, S & W(drumming)), 2 Raven, 11 Jackdaw, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 40+ Starling, 30+ Fieldfare, 80+ Redwing (all M), 2 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush
2 Stonechat (M&S), 20 House Sparrow, 2 Grey Wagtail (D&W), 4 Pied Wagtail
Meadow Pipit, 1 Water Pipit, 20 Chaffinch, 8 (3m) Bullfinch (W), 2 Goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting (H)
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| 17-1-19 Common Sandpiper, Dam (Rob Hargreaves) |
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| 17-1-19 Stonechat, Moreton (Ian Stapp) |
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| 17-1-19 Water Pipit, Moreton (Ian Stapp) |
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| 17-1-19 Bullfinch at Woodford (George Stacey) |
Loads of Starlings, Fieldfares and Redwings on the Mendips
Reports: Diana Bunniss, Allan Chard, Jane Cumming, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Rod Holbrook, Ian Loats, Glen Maddison, Nigel Milbourne, Lois Pryce, Gareth Roberts, Tony Scott, Nigel Sluman, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Howard Taffs, TalkingtoBears, Keith Vinicombe, Keith Williams, Paul Woolams, blagdonlakebirds.com, nsl-birding, opsbirding.co.uk
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