14-02-19 Thursday

Very misty start today, then spring arrived with bright sunshine. Temperature up to 14 degrees.  Bird song welcomed by many contributors. A Lapwing seen displaying at CVL, a Chiifchaff  heard in full song near Kingston Seymour.

White-fronted Goose
Scaup
Black-necked Grebe
Great White Egret
Yellow-legged Gull
Short-eared Owl
Marsh Tit
Water Pipit, Richard's Pipit
Siskin

Paired up for Valentine's Day
14-02-19 Goldeneye , Moreton, CVL (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL

Coombe Dingle:
Garden -  Finch day today 2 pr Bullfinch, 8 Greenfinch, 10 Chaffinch + 1 Fox
Also a leucistic Greenfinch yesterday with white throat and pale cheeks

Brandon Hill:

70 Redwing (observer's largest count this winter)

Eastville Park:
2 Mute Swan, Mallard (not counted), Moorhen (not counted), 2 Green Woodpecker, 3 GS Woodpecker, 5 Coal tit, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 5 Blackbird, 3 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Otter

14-02-19 Stonechat, Stoke Park (Richard Scantlebury)

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
8 Mallard, 6 Moorhen, 2 Stonechat, 4 Dunnock, 2 Greenfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Great White Egret

Aust Warth:
4 Short-eared Owl

New Passage/Northwick:
5 White-fronted Goose, 80 Shelduck, 150 Wigeon, 130 Black-tailed Godwit, 60 Redshank., 1 Water Pipit (heard at dusk by the pill)

Severn Beach:
1 Little Owl, 1 Water Pipit over

14-02-19 Green Woodpecker, Almondsbury (Vera Carpenter)

Almondsbury:

1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 1 f Blackcap, 1 Wren, 2 Goldfinch

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Owl

Hanham:
Hanham Woods near The Chequers - 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 LTT, 8 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper,  1 Song Thrush 

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon-Yeo:
Channel View Farm to Blake’s Pools. By bike and low tide so not a full count. - 80 Shelduck, 2 Shoveler, 100 Wigeon, 60 Teal, 2 Tufted Duck,1 Little Grebe, 2 Heron, 1 Little Egret, 2 Lapwing, 100 Curlew, 500 Dunlin, 40 Redshank, 10 Skylark ( some in full song), 40 Meadow Pipit, 1 Richard's Pipit (heard and seen in flight).

Clevedon - garden:
1 Blackcap - (♂) singing

Kingston Seymour
Around lanes - 4 Grey Partridge ( released birds but they have survived 6+ months now) 1 Grey Heron,1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff ( in full song), 1 Reed Bunting

Backwell:

Garden -  2 Siskin (First this winter, whereas we usually have them frequently)

Backwell Lake:
2 pr Wigeon (unusual here)

Nailsea:
Garden in Church Lane, 11-02-2019 - a stunning Goldcrest

Puxton Moor:
18 Teal, 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 4 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Short-eared Owl, 2 Raven, 5 Skylark, 1 Fieldfare, 37 Redwing, 7 Meadow Pipit, 1 Reed Bunting

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath:
Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Marsh Tit. Nuthatch, Treecreeper, Greenfinch 

Newton St Loe:
5 Buzzard, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Greater Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Jay, 10 Coal Tit, 10 Skylark, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch,  4 Song Thrush. 3 Dunnock,  1 Bullfinch,

RESERVOIRS:

Barrow Tanks:
No sign of Long-tailed Duck today

14-02-19 Great-crested Grebe, Moreton, CVL (Ian Stapp)
Not yet dolled up for spring

Chew Valley Lake
58+ Canada Goose 52+ Mute Swan, 30+ Goldeneye  1 Scaup ,  1 white Coot, 3 Grey Heron,  4 Buzzard,  1 Common Sandpiper (1 Wally Bank)  6 G-BB Gull (Lake), lots Common Gull,  2 Collared Dove (Bishop Sutton), 30+ Rook (West Harptree), 20+ Jackdaw (West Harptree) , 30+ L TT (Woodford,  Moreton and Stratford),  3 Treecreeper (2 Woodford and 1 Stratford),  5 Cetti's Warbler (1 Moreton 2 Stratford 2 Herriotts all calling),  40+ Starling,  5 Blackbird, 20+ House Sparrow (Bishop Sutton) 4 Dunnock, 5 Wren,7 Robin,  9+ Pied Wag (Dam HG & Woodford & Herriotts), 9 Bullfinch (5 Woodford 4 Moreton Cottage), 7 Reed Bunting (Herriotts Moreton and Stratford)

Dam:

1  ad Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Common Sandpiper

Woodford:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 4 Jay, 7 Magpie, 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Song Thrush, 6+ Redwing (Orchard), 2 Greenfinch

Heron's Green:
4 Little Grebe, 20+Wood Pigeon, 1 Grey Wagtail

14-02-19  Black-necked Grebe, Moreton, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:

1 Little Grebe, 4 Great-crested Grebe, 4 Black-necked Grebe (perhaps a little colour on the head of one bird), 1 Lapwing ( displaying) 1 Water Rail, 2 Stock Dove (Moreton to Stratford), 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kingfisher (Moreton), 4 Jay, 4 Goldcrest, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Stonechat + 5 Roe Deer.

Herriott's:
3 Shelduck, 3 Pintail, 1 Grey Wagtail

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BTO National Nest Box Week

This Sunday (Feb 17th)  we're building nest boxes with Sustrans on the Bristol to Bath Railway Path. Come along to the Bruce Road junction in Easton from 10:30 to help build some boxes to go up along the path

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‘URBAN GULLS’

by

PETER ROCK

7.30 pm Monday 18th February

Conygre Hall, North Road,Timsbury BA2 0JQ  Visitors welcome £3.00

Refreshments and raffle

Sometimes a controversial subject, Peter Rock will explore the reasons behind their liking for city-centre living.

For further information please ring Rod Bruce [Secretary] on 01761 433013

Or email:mike.bailey2947@btinternet.com

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Reports: Phil Baber, Paul Bowerman, Vera Carpenter, Teresa Chard, Martin Davis, Alistair Fraser,  Richard Giles, Pete Hazelwood, Sue Kempson, Henry Kirkwood, Robin Lambert,   Glenn Maddison, John Martin, David Poulton, Trevor Riddle, Gareth Roberts, Ann Rossiter, Carol Rushton, Ian Stapp  Howard Taffs,Brian Thompson, nslbirding severnsidebirds, blagdonlakebirds,