13-02-19 Wednesday - Water Rail

Not bad - and splendidly sunny to finish.

Black-necked Grebe, Scaup
White-fronted Goose, Water Pipit
Long-tailed Duck
Richard's Pipit

13-02-19 Water Rail CVL Moreton (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL

St Andrews Park:
30 Redwing

13-02-2019 Treecreeper Eastville Park (Richard Scantlebury)

Eastville Park:
WeBS – 2 Mute Swan, 7 Canada Goose, 74 Mallard, 1 Grey Heron, 6 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 116 Black-headed Gull, 4 Lesser Black-backed  Gull, 7 Herring Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Dipper
Other - 2 Stock Dove, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 5 Coal Tit, 6 Goldcrest, 2 Treecreeper, 4 Song Thrush, 4 Dunnock.

Ashton Court:
2 Buzzard, 1 Jay, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Skylark

13-02-2019 Dunnock Bristol,- Castle Park (Jon Mortin)

Castle Park:
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Peregrine, 2 Starling, 1 Dunnock - singing

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

13-02-2019 Shot-eared Owl Aust (Bri Thompson)

Aust:
2 Short-eared Owl

13-02-19 Meadow Pipit NP-NW (John Martin)

New Passage/Northwick - inc Pilning Wetlands:
5 White-fronted Goose, 116 Shelduck, 16 Shoveler - some displaying, 10 Gadwall, 220 Wigeon, 60 Teal, 1 Pochard, 8 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Egret, 280+ Lapwing, 80 Curlew, 140 Black-tailed Godwit, 47 Turnstone, 1 Knot, 200 Dunlin, 1 Adult Med Gull, 55 Pied Wagtail, 45 Meadow Pipit - start of movement?

Severn Beach:
30 Shelduck, 20 Curlew, 30 Turnstone 120 Dunlin, 55 Redshank, 1 Water Pipit

Old Sodbury:
2 Buzzard, 30 Rook, 20 Jackdaw, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 7 Skylark - in flight song, 40 Starling, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Corn Bunting,

Tormarton - Sheepcot:
2 Buzzard, 15 Skylark, 70 Starling, 2 Stonechat - (f&m), 45 Chaffinch -1 flock, 3 Corn Bunting,

NORTH SOMERSET

13-02-2019 Yellow-legged Gull - prob (Howard Taffs)

Portbury Wharf:
prob Yellow-Legged Gull

Portishead - Hillside Rd
Long-tailed Tit on the feeders today

Clevedon-Yeo:
8 Grey Plover, 1 Raven, 1 Richard's Pipit,

Churchill:
1 Treecreeper and 12 Goldfinch.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield: news from yesterday
Shire Valley

Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 100+ Fieldfare.

Dunsdown Pond:

Common Snipe

West Littleton Road:

1 Stonechat, 40 Pied Wagtail, 20 Meadow Pipit, 20 Yellowhammer

Ringswell Dew Pond:

Greenfinch

Keynsham Park:

1 Moorhen, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 13 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Goldfinch

Compton Dando:
1 Buzzard, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Raven, 1 Skylark(singing), 30 Redwing,
2 Yellowhammer.

Hunstrete:

Lord's Wood:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Raven, 250 Fieldfare, 5 Goldfinch.

Common Wood:

1m Tawny Owl, 1 Green Woodpecker.

RESERVOIRS:

Barrow Tanks:
1 Long-tailed Duck 

Blagdon Lake:
12 Mute Swan, 1 Egyptian Goose, 2 or 3 Great White Egret, 1 Common Sandpiper and Greenfinch singing.

Bishop Sutton:
4 Collared Dove, 20+ House Sparrow,

13-02-19 Kestrel Heron's Green (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake
56+ Canada Goose, 46+ Mute Swan, 28+ Goldeneye, 4 Scaup, plenty of Teal, 2 Goosander (1m-1f),  4 Little Grebe, 1 White Coot, 5 Grey Heron, 4 Buzzard,  6 Great Black-backed Gull, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 25+ Long-tailed Tit, 2 Wren, 40+ Starling, 9 Blackbird, 3 Mistle Thrush, 5 Robin, 4 Dunnock, 2 Grey Wagtail, 12+ Pied Wagtail, 4 Bullfinch, 3 Reed Bunting.

Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper,

Woodford:
1 Raven, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Song Thrush, 12+ Redwing,

Heron's Green:
1 Green Sandpiper, 12+ Woodpigeon, 1 Kestrel, 50+ Rook, 5+ Chaffinch, 3 Goldfinch,

13-02-2019 Teal CVL (Bob Brewer)

Moreton:
84 Teal - displaying, 1 Water Rail, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Jay, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Stonechat,

Herriott's:
7 Shelduck, 8 Pintail, 2 Black-necked Grebe, 15 Jackdaw,

13-02-2019 Blue Tit St Anne's (Gil Sapsed) - Is spring just around the corner?

Reports: Pete Brain, Bob Brewer, Teresa Chard, William Earp, Nick Hawkridge, Helen Horrocks, John Martin, Jon Mortin, Jean Oliver, George Rabin, Gil Sapsed, Richard Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Bri Thompson, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG