January- March 2015
Places to visit
Slimbridge in Gloucestershire is brilliant for Ducks, Swans and Geese, all giving very close views from the many hides.
The Cotswold Water Park is well worth a visit with so many pits to look at there is always something to find, there should be Goosander, Goldeneye and with a little luck Smew and Scaup, try pits 29, 30, 44, 57, 68 a, 68b and 74, if you are out late then try pit 74 or 16 for a gull roost, I have found Iceland and Glaucous Gulls here in the past
Severn Beach area can also be very good for Wildfowl, the best area is between the 2 motorway bridges at Northwick Warth / New Passage area looking upriver from the last house, Severn Beach sea wall can be worth a look and if you are lucky you might find a Diver or winter grebe, if you do please let me know!
Recent Bird records (South Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and the old county of Avon)
Reports in RED are my own sightings (number) = total species seen this year so far, I am trying to get to 250 in one year!
Total so far this year 105
31st
Green Winged Teal still at Aust
30th
A Reed Warbler was ringed at Chew Valley lake
28th
Green Winged Teal still at Aust
27th
Yellow Browed Warbler at Bower Ashton
3 Smew at the Cotswold water park on pit 29 another Smew on pit 74
25th
Green Winged Teal and water Pipit still at Aust – Northwick Warth area (105)
Hawfinch, Lesser spotted Woodpecker and 2 Willow tit in Savernake Forest
24th
Green Winged Teal still at Northwick Warth this morning
23rd
Green Winged Teal, Merlin and 2 Short Eared Owls at Northwick Warth – Aust area
Merlin at Marshfield
22nd
Bittern at the Cotswold Water Park on pit 74
21st
Male and Female Blackcap in my back garden, Chippenham (101)
20th
Water Pipit was again at Northwick Warth area
18th
Water Pipit was again at Northwick Warth area
7 Short Eared Owls at Blakehill
16th
Great White Egret and Great Northern Diver both still at Chew Valley Lake
8 Smew on the Cotswold Water Park moving between pits 28 / 29 and 30
14th
A Glossy Ibis was seen flying low south over Kingswood Bristol at 9.45 am
Highlights from Marshfield area were Merlin, Marsh Tit, Raven and Woodcock (99)
11th
2 Jack Snipe at Oldbury Power Station
10th
2 Short Eared Owls and a Jack Snipe at Blakehill
21 Kittiwakes at Severn Beach
9th
Great White Egret, Bittern and Great Northern Diver all still at Chew Valley Lake
Brent Goose at Northwick Warth
8th
4 Short Eared Owls at Barbury Castle
7th
Cotswold Water Park highlights, Male Smew on pit 30, 112 Red Crested Pochard on pit 44 with 2 male Goosander (88)
5th
Great White Egret flew over Newton Park College Bath
Black Redstart in Trowbridge
4th
Highlights from Slimbridge in Gloucestershire, Ferruginous Duck, Whooper Swan, Marsh Harrier and Pink footed Goose (85)
Jack Snipe on Yate Common
2 Short Eared Owls at Aust
Water Pipit at New Passage
3rd
Great White Egret still at Chew Valley Lake
2nd
2 Tree Sparrows again at Shepperdine
1st January
I was in Yorkshire watching a Little Bustard with around 400+ other bird watchers, I then called in at Wakefield to see a Blyth’s Pipit (35)
Little Bustard
Birdwatchers
Shoveler
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