09-02-19 Saturday - Great White Egrets
Blustery winds but at least drier than yesterday, temp 9℃. Disappointed sea-watchers report very little turning up in the teeth of Storm Erik.
White-fronted Geese
Great White Egrets
Short-eared Owls
Merlin
Black Redstart
BRISTOL
Castle Park:
30 Greenfinch - best count in the roost so far this winter.
Finzell's Reach:
1 Peregrine at home today.
Stoke Bishop:
2 Blackcap - in another garden
Eastville Park:
1 Grey Heron, 1 Tawny Owl
St Andrews Park:
50 Redwing
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Aust Warth:
2+ Short-eared Owl. 1 Barn Owl.
Northwick Warth:
5 White-fronted Goose, 500+ Wigeon, 200+ Lapwing, 1 Merlin.
Severn Beach:
1 Oystercatcher.
NORTH SOMERSET
Portishead:
Female Blackcap glued to the fat feeder despite the wind.
Clevedon pier:
Black Redstart.
Backwell Lake:
2 Canada Goose, 23 Mute Swan, 1 Shoveler, 26 Mallard, 6 Cormorant, 18 Moorhen, 5 Coot, 14 Black-headed Gull.
Anchor Head: (one-hour seawatch)
210 Dunlin downriver, 4 Kittiwake.
Bristol Airport:
2 Peregrine.
BELOW M4 & BANES
Marshfield:
1 Brambling with Chaffinch flock
RESERVOIRS
Blagdon Lake:
1 Egyptian Goose, 30+ Shoveler, Little Grebes, 4 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Common Sandpiper.
Chew Valley Lake
5 Shelduck, 3 Little Grebe, 1 Barn Owl, 1200 Starling.
Herriott's Bridge:
Reed Bunting.
Developments in bird tracking. A talk by Mike Bailey
Date: Wednesday, 13th February 2019
Time: 19:30 - 21:30
Venue: Westbury-on-Trym Methodist Church, Westbury Hill, Bristol BS9 3AA.
see previous days for more details
Reports: Paul Bowerman, Paul Bowyer, Karle Burford, Lee Gardiner, Richard Giles & Fiona Neate, Rob Hargreaves, Adrian Hockey, John Martin, Paul Milsom, Jon Mortin, Phil Quinn, Stuart Sammonds, Gill Sapsed, Denise Whittle, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG
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| Black-headed Gull at New Passage (John Martin) |
Great White Egrets
Short-eared Owls
Merlin
Black Redstart
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| Barn Owl at Chew (Rob Hargreaves) |
Castle Park:
30 Greenfinch - best count in the roost so far this winter.
Finzell's Reach:
1 Peregrine at home today.
Stoke Bishop:
2 Blackcap - in another garden
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| 09-02-2019 Grey Heron Eastville Park (Paul Milsom) |
1 Grey Heron, 1 Tawny Owl
St Andrews Park:
50 Redwing
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| 09-02-2019 Blackcap St Anne's and Crews Hole (Gill Sapsed & Lee Gardiner) |
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Aust Warth:
2+ Short-eared Owl. 1 Barn Owl.
Northwick Warth:
5 White-fronted Goose, 500+ Wigeon, 200+ Lapwing, 1 Merlin.
Severn Beach:
1 Oystercatcher.
NORTH SOMERSET
Portishead:
Female Blackcap glued to the fat feeder despite the wind.
Clevedon pier:
Black Redstart.
Backwell Lake:
2 Canada Goose, 23 Mute Swan, 1 Shoveler, 26 Mallard, 6 Cormorant, 18 Moorhen, 5 Coot, 14 Black-headed Gull.
Anchor Head: (one-hour seawatch)
210 Dunlin downriver, 4 Kittiwake.
2 Peregrine.
BELOW M4 & BANES
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| 09-02-2019 Brambling Marshfield (Denise Whittle) |
Marshfield:
1 Brambling with Chaffinch flock
RESERVOIRS
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| Little Grebes coming into breeding plumage at Blagdon (Rob Hargreaves) |
1 Egyptian Goose, 30+ Shoveler, Little Grebes, 4 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Common Sandpiper.
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| Barn Owl at Chew (Rob Hargreaves) |
5 Shelduck, 3 Little Grebe, 1 Barn Owl, 1200 Starling.
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| Reed Bunting - Bob Brewer |
Reed Bunting.
Developments in bird tracking. A talk by Mike Bailey
Date: Wednesday, 13th February 2019
Time: 19:30 - 21:30
Venue: Westbury-on-Trym Methodist Church, Westbury Hill, Bristol BS9 3AA.
see previous days for more details
Reports: Paul Bowerman, Paul Bowyer, Karle Burford, Lee Gardiner, Richard Giles & Fiona Neate, Rob Hargreaves, Adrian Hockey, John Martin, Paul Milsom, Jon Mortin, Phil Quinn, Stuart Sammonds, Gill Sapsed, Denise Whittle, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG
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