Mostly park, allotment and garden birds today. Bird Sightings can be blogged directly or reported to montbird@gmail.com Hoopoe: One: Reigate garden TQ 257493: I am an experienced birder and was shown a photo by the observer. Looked OK until 10 a.m. when the rain set in for the rest of the day. Wighton – 5th October 2020. Over 190 species of birds have become extinct since 1500, and the rate of extinction seems to be increasing. Temp 7 to 4°C. 9 Shoveler (7 drakes), 14 Goosander, 90 Redshank, 2 Woodpigeon, 2 Coal Tit, 3 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 1 Blackcap (m), 2 Blackbird, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, Blue, Great and Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap (m), 2 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Blue Tit, 3 Goldfinch, 10 Woodpigeon, 1 Black-headed Gull - over, 3 Herring Gull - over, 8 Magpie, 1 Raven - over, calling loudly. I’m not a great fan of nostalgia, but even I have to accept if you can’t go out, you can at least go back, so I’ve had a trawl through the trip reports from my old birdblog (2002-2014) and came upon this jaunt Barry McCarthy, Paul Thomason, Neill Hunt and I took to Mexico back in 2010. Please use this template as it is configured for us to easily collate the records at the end of the year. Show all details. An osprey, a grey-headed lapwing, red-throated pipit, a hoopoe, and a spot-billed pelican spotted during the Asian Water Bird Census 2021 in the the Thrissur-Ponnani kole fields. Black-headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap (m), 1 Wren, 6 Starling, 2 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 4 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 6 Goldfinch, Orchard - 1 Buzzard, 2 Collared Dove, 20 Fieldfare, 100+ Redwing, 6 Chaffinch, Garden - 1 Tawny Owl heard at night, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 13 Carrion Crow, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Blackcap, 1 Mistle Thrush, 11 Goldfinch. Blind Yeo sluice - 11 Goosander (6m 5 redhead), 2 Herring Gull, 1 Buzzard, 11 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Meadow Pipit, 18 Yellowhammer, Water Rail, Moorhen, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Coal Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Goldcrest, Treecreeper, Dunnock, Robin, Chaffinch, Garden - 2 Woodpigeon, 2 Coal Tit, 3 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Blackcap (m) - defers only to the Robin, 2 Blackbird, 2 Robin (f & m) - while she eats he defends all the feeders. A  sunny start, but cloudy with some rain showers in the afternoon. Article and photos today in the Guardian about Eastville Park: 10 Feral Pigeon, 8 Woodpigeon, 1 BH Gull, 4 Herring Gull, 1 Magpie, 5 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 3 Robin, 2 Goldfinch, 36 Mute Swan, 5 Mallard, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Cormorant, 1 Jay, 3 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw, 12 Carrion Crow, 1 Great Tit, 200 Starling, 2 Blackbird, 14 Redwing, 16 Fieldfare, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Robin, 8 House Sparrow, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Greenfinch, 11 Oystercatcher, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Rock Pipit, 1100 BH Gull, 1 Common Gull, 1 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine, 1 Skylark, 1 Grey Wagtail. Very wet early and damp for most of the day as it got colder. For access to full details of daily sightings, please subscribe to one of RBA's Bird News Services ... Stiffkey Marshes – 18th October 2020. White-tailed Eagle # 3. Highlights were 6 Curlew, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 pr. On Wednesday morning I met up with Andy at 0815 to a cold, frosty start of minus 1.5° degrees – not the best conditions for messing about with metal poles, pegs and cords. Bullfinch. We have lived in several different states, including Connecticut, New Hampshire, California, Virginia, and New Jersey. Spring isn't far off though - my first Blackbird song this evening despite the wet and semi-darkness. Moderate Westerly and 8 to 10 degrees C in Bristol. Reports: John Barnett, Pete Bunniss, Allan Chard, Patrick Hancock.Pete Harrison, Mike Jackson, John Lewis, Lucy Masters, Jean Oliver, Mike Owen, Nick Page, Phil Quinn, Patrick Richards, TtB, Trevor Riddle, How to join the Bristol Ornithological Club, This is why there were no photographs today, 03-02-21 Collered Dove Stapleton (Martin Tayler), 03-02-21 Peregrine Clevedon (Dean Reeves), 03-02-2021 Bearded Tit WSM - airfield (Paul Gregory), 03-02-21 Grey Wagtail SF (Robert Hargreaves), 03-02-21 Wren and Bullfinch NSL (Wayne Tucker), 02-02-21 Greenfinch Coombe Dingle (Di Bunniss), 02-02-21 Kingfisher ('unwinding') EP (Allan Chard), 02-02-21 Firecrest Cherry Orchard (Pete Bunniss), 02-02-21 Sparrowhawk Yate (Barry Dursley). 1 Feb 2021. Hoopoe, Wryneck, Larks, Pipits; Owls, Woodpeckers; Thrushes; Warblers and Tits; Shrikes and Crows; Sparrows, Buntings and Finches; Gallery. This week’s blog posts have proved too tempting for some (that is after all the point of me blogging so don’t be shy 😊 - ikke vær redd for å kontake meg hvis DU vil ha en guidet tur for å se noen av disse eller andre arter) and I guided Benoit today to try to relive the excitement of Monday & Tuesday.We were nearly completely successful although the Grey-headed ‘pecker alluded us. A login is required to post blogs and this can be requested by emailing montbird@gmail.com. Gradually clearing after early morning rain, with infrequent sunshine, light showers (and rainbows) . 沙河水库 (Shahe Reservoir) 61. Updated ~4 hr(s) ago. SPRING 2020; 2019 Photos; Recent Sightings. The northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus), also known as the peewit or pewit, tuit or tew-it, green plover, or (in Britain and Ireland) pyewipe or just lapwing, is a bird in the lapwing family. It is common through temperate Eurosiberia.. 5 Blue Tit, 7 Great Tit, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Goldcrest, 4 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 2 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 2 Great Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Robin, 11 Feral Pigeon, 29 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 37 Black-h Gull, 4 Herring Gull, 3 Lesser Black-b Gull, 6 Magpie, 19 Jackdaw, 9 Carrion Crow, 2 Coal Tit, 6 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Wren, 2 Nuthatch, 23 Starling, 12 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 12 Robin, 1 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 2 Chaffinch, 11 Goldfinch, 4 Little Grebe - group, 1 Little Egret - over, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail, Garden -  3 Feral Pigeon, 14 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, ! Bird Sightings and Records. We very much welcome receiving your bird sightings records. Mostly garden and park birding today. The field next to the A46 nearest to Broom is by far the best area for birding. Last seen First seen High counts. Sort by. All blogs & photos of Montgomeryshire Birds are welcome e.g. Please see the link for an update from the team on what has been a good year for our birds, and of course do continue to send your sightings in over the winter Chough update Dec 2020 Ebird: NJ Rare Bird Sightings. ©Penny Clarke. Bristol temperatures 6 to 9 Centigrade. Please send your sightings to choughs@cbwps.org.uk including, date, place, 6 fig grid ref if possible, and notes on any colour rings observed. SNOWY OWL. In 2020, I recorded 146 species on patch (down from 164 in 2019), and submitted 104 eBird checklists (down from 178!). Recent Sightings; Monthly Reviews; Birding Locations. It is highly migratory over most of its extensive range, wintering further south as far as North Africa, northern India, Nepal, Bhutan and parts of China. This drop in effort is a result of me spending many … Ashy Prinia Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark Asian fairy bluebird Asian Koel Baya Weaver Bank Myna Bar-headed Goose Barn Swallow Baya Weaver Bengal Florican male and female Black-headed Ibis Black-headed jay Black-hooded Oriel […] Sightings. Shield Retail Centre -  2 Raven in car park. Cooler, light wind. Hoopoe on 07/08/2020 at Nailsea Yellow-browed Warbler on 22/10/2020 at St Anne's Park, Bristol Hen Harrier on 17/12/2020 at Clevedon-Yeo Sightings. 12 feral pigeon, 36 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Black-headed Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Jay, 21 Magpie, 8 Carrion Crow, 10 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1m. HOOPOE. ... 7 Nov 2020. The situation is exemplified by Hawaii, where 30% of all known recently extinct bird taxa originally lived. Marginally warmer than yesterday (2 - 4 °C in Bristol). If you would like to submit your records, we have a template Excel spreadsheet for you to use. Expatica is the international community’s online home away from home. ©Penny Clarke. ... Eurasian Hoopoe # 1. Can you help fill in gaps in the Avon records? We have. Four days later another birding friend saw a single bird in a neighbour’s garden just across the main road, A217, from the first sighting. A Quiet Day. We have no supporting information on these reports obtained from the pager service BirdGuides, if you can help please get in touch with the AOG at avonbirds@hotmail.co.uk, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker     3           16/03/2020    Iron Acton, Goshawk                                          1           22/03/2020    Marshfield, Gunnings Wood, White-tailed Eagle                        1 juv     27/03/2020    Pill, Village, Goshawk                                          1           07/04/2020    Marshfield, Gunnings Wood, Hawfinch                                         1 ♂       08/04/2020    Wickwar, Lower Woods, Lady's Wood, Goshawk                                          1           11/04/2020    Marshfield, Beek's Lane, Goshawk                                          1           23/04/2020    Marshfield, Withymead Playing Fields, Montagu's Harrier                        1           24/04/2020    Corston Field, Montagu's Harrier                        1           24/04/2020    Hunstrete, Lords Wood, Serin                                                  1           27/04/2020    Bristol, Lawrence Weston, Brookthorp Av, Dunlin - arctica                              1 juv     03/06/2020    Chew Valley Lake (CVL), Serin                                                  1           24/06/2020    Yate, Kestrel Close, Goshawk                                           1 ♂       28/06/2020    Marshfield, South of the Village, Balearic Shearwater                      1           05/07/2020    Sand Point, Nightjar                                             1           18/07/2020    Blagdon Lake (BL), Lodge Copse, Grey Phalarope                               1           26/08/2020    Oldbury Power Station (OPS), Mediterranean Gull                        1 ad      09/10/2020    Bristol, Sea Mills - Harbour, River Avon, Woodlark                                           1           14/10/2020    Aust Cliff, Hawfinch                                            1           14/10/2020    Aust Cliff, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker         1           15/10/2020    Ashton Court, Yellow-browed Warbler                 1           16/10/2020    Sand Point, Car Park, Lapland Bunting                               1           22/10/2020    New Passage / Northwick Warth, Great Northern Diver                      1 juv    29/10/2020    Blagdon Lake (BL), Top End, Great Northern Diver                      1           02/11/2020    Severn Beach, Yellow-browed Warbler                 1           10/11/2020     Clevedon-Yeo (Cl-Y), Hawfinch                                             1 ♀       27/12/2020    Bristol, Westbury-on-Trym, Canford Lane, 6 Canada Goose, 9 Mute Swan - 5 1st winter, 30 Mallard, 8 Moorhen, 7 Coot, 49 Black-headed Gull,  3  Herring Gull, 6 Cormorant, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 10 Magpie, 1 Long-Tailed Tit, 3 Wren, 20 Starling, 1 Robin, 1 Dipper, 3 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Shoveler, 2 Gadwall, 49 Wigeon, 54 Teal, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Water Rail, 33 Lapwing, 2 Redshank, 1 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk (m), 1 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Tufted Duck-3m,3f, 48 Black-headed Gull, 2 Oystercatcher, 16 Pheasant, 8 LBB Gull, 2 Sparrowhawk, 16 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel,            1 Skylark, 1 Nuthatch, 4 Song Thrush, 2 Redwing, 18 Blackbird, 24 Fieldfare, 2 Stonechat, 10 Dunnock, 44 House Sparrow, 24 Pied Wagtail, 16 Meadow Pipit, 32 Chaffinch, 10 Greenfinch, 12 Linnet, 17 Goldfinch, 1 Yellowhammer. Reports: Karle Burford, Barry Dursley, Allan Chard, Peter Coslett, Andy Davis, Rob Hargreaves, Pete Harrison, Iris Langton, John Lewis, Glen Maddison, Aravind Ramesh, Keith Williams, Can you help to fill in gaps in the Avon records? TED TEDx Riverside TEDxRiverside . This one at TQ 257 490. A must-read for English-speaking expatriates and internationals across Europe, Expatica provides a tailored local news service and essential information on living, working, and moving to your country of choice. SPRING 2020; 2019 Photos; 2019 Report - free download Recent Sightings. Here’s the summary… As you can see, not a huge amount of change today, though a pintail on the Wader Scrape is always a welcome sight. Old Moor was a quieter place than usual today. Thursday 4th February Easter Ross: 16 Pale-bellied Brent Geese at Rosemarkie (Alister Clunas) Inverness: ring-tail Hen Harrier on the Leys estate (Alan MacAskill) Skye & Lochalsh: c20 Snow Buntings along the Heaste road, Broadford (Bob McMillan) - per skye-birds.com Sutherland: drake Surf Scoter and 600 Common Scoters off Embo (Dean MacAskill) Late report of a Wheatear sp. Now you can search a selection of the most prominent records collected during 2017. Wednesday, December 30, 2020 Nailed On? With in-depth features, Expatica brings the international community closer together. Recording Area - Map ... Hoopoe, Wryneck, Larks, Pipits; Owls, Woodpeckers; Thrushes; Warblers and Tits; Shrikes and Crows; Sparrows, Buntings and Finches; Gallery. Please submit all records to our recorder, Keith Allen by 31st December (or as soon afterwards as possible) each year. Not bad; bit colder then yesterday but less wind, max of 9°c in town. Snettisham RSPB – 11th March 2018. Largely overcast; nevertheless, a sense of the pace picking up at the start of a new month. So many birds, so little time. Reports: John Allen, Dru Brooke -Taylor, Di & Pete Bunniss, Allan Chard, John Croxton, Jane Cumming, Barry Dursley, William Earp, Robert Hargreaves, Nick Hawkridge, Brian Martin, Andy Mears, Brian Mulgrew, Jean Oliver, Lisa Presland, Howard Taffs, 01-02--21 Pied Wagtail, Eastville Park Lake, Bristol (Allan Chard), 01-02-21 Blackcap, Almondsbury (Vera Carpenter), 01-02-21 Peregrine with Redshank prey, Dowlais, Clevedon-Yeo (Howard Taffs), 01-02-21 Coal Tit and Long-tailed Tit, Stratford feeders, CVL (Nigel Kendall), Reports: John Budd, Vera Carpenter, Ken Carruthers, Raoul Chandrasakera, Alastair Fraser, Patrick Hancock, Rob Hargreaves, Mike Jackson, Nigel Kendall, Bob Medland,  Lois Pryce, Dean Reeves, Howard Taffs, Jason Williams. It seems the Chaffinch flock have really made the area their home whilst other sightings have included Linnet, Brambling, … When she's done, he allows anyone to feed, except the BC, AWBS - 27 Feral Pigeon, 32 Woodpigeon, 4 Collared Dove, 2, Brimsham Park Lake - 7  Mallard, 5 Goosander ( 1 male and 4 redheads), 4 Moorhen, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Bullfinch, AWBS - 19 species. We very much welcome receiving your bird sightings records. These are added to our database and they are used as the basis for our Annual Reports. Amazing what you find down the back of the digital sofa. sightings, great days out, interesting observations, garden birds etc. Lapwing (on Bristol playing field), Woodcock, 31-01-21 1st w f  Blackbird, Blaise Estate (Di Bunniss), 31-01-21 Jay, Eastville Park (Richard Scantlebury), 31-01-21 Lapwing, Golden Hill, Bristol (Nick Hawkridge), 31-01-21 Lesser Redpolls, Itchington (Heather England), 31-1-21 Green Woodpecker, Bath (Rob Hargreaves), 31-01-21 Great Spot in the snow, Chew Stoke, (Lucy Masters), Reports: Peter Bryant, Matthew Bowell, Di Bunniss, Ben Crabb, Chris Craig,  John Croxton, Jane Cumming, Mark Dadds, Ian Dickie, Barry Dursley, Heather England, Oliver Fournier, Patrick Hancock, Rob Hargreaves, Nick Hawkridge, Adrian Hockey,  John Lewis, Lucy Masters, Trevor Riddell, Harvey Rose, Gill Sapsed, Richard Scantlebury, Martin Wightman, 1           24/04/2020    Hunstrete, Lords Wood, juv     03/06/2020    Chew Valley Lake (CVL), 1           24/06/2020    Yate, Kestrel Close, 1 ♂       28/06/2020    Marshfield, South of the Village, Nightjar                                             1           18/07/2020, 1           26/08/2020    Oldbury Power Station (OPS), Mediterranean Gull                        1 ad      09/10/2020, Woodlark                                           1           14/10/2020, Hawfinch                                            1           14/10/2020, Lapland Bunting                               1           22/10/2020, Great Northern Diver                      1 juv    29/10/2020. Liang XU. But thankfully, there were enough like-minded and determined souls in the Dearne Valley to provide a sightings update. A party of 10 Magpies were mobbing a Fox, 6 Woodpigeon, 2 BH Gull, 6 Herring Gull, 2 LBB Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, 14 Magpie, 42 Jackdaw, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 3 Song Thrush, 7 Redwing, 3 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 1 Dunnock ,8 House Sparrow, 1 Pied Wagtail,  3 Goldfinch, 22 Herring Gull, 2 BH Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 30 Magpie, 20 Blue Tit, 18 Great Tit, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Goldcrest, 16 Blackbird, 18 Robin, 3 Dunnock, 1 Wren, 3 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 3 Goldfinch, 1 Feral Pigeon, 2 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 3 Herring Gull, 4 Magpie, 1 Crow, 1 Raven, 8 Starling, 1 Sparrowhawk (eat a Blackcap), 1 Coal Tit, 2 Blue tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 2 m/f Blackcap, 40 Starling, 2 m/f Blackbird, 2 Pied Wagtail, 20 Goldfinch, As we continue our preparations for the 2020 bird report we have a list of claims where we need, get in touch with the AOG at avonbirds@hotmail.co.uk. The field is packed with finches and thrushes. 1 Feb 2021. amal amer. Other areas, such as Guam, have also been hit hard; Guam has lost over 60% of its native bird taxa in the last 30 years, many of them due to the introduced brown tree snake. Cold - between 0 and 2 °C. SSW breeze but quite cool. Snowed for a couple of hours from mid-day, though it didn't settle. We found a Yellow-bellied House Gecko Hemidactylus flaviviridis in our house in Dhahran. 2 Marsh Tit, 140 Skylark, c60 Redwing, 2 Stonechat, 40 Corn Bunting, 10 Starling, 30 Fieldfare, 150 Redwing, 10 Pied Wagtail, 15 Meadow Pipits, a few Chaffinch, 40 Linnet, 20 Skylark, 20 Linnet, a few Yellowhammer, 2 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 2 Magpie, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 6 Blue Tit, 6 Starling, 2 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 2 House Sparrow, 1 Greenfinch, 3 Goldfinch, 2 Buzzard, 30 Rook, 30 Carrion Crow, 30 Skylark, 3 Fieldfare, 5 Chaffinch, 8 Linnet, 2 m&f Goosander, 3 Common Gull, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Cetti's Warbler, As we continue our preparations for the 2020 bird report we have a list of claims where we need f, Reports: Nancy Barrett, Roger Bingham, Ken Carruthers, Paul Chapman, John Clark, Patrick Hancock, Rob Hargreaves,  Glen Maddison, Brian Martin, Dave Nicholson, Phil Quinn, Dean  Reeves, Ann Rossiter, Rich Scantlebury, Reports:  John Budd, Chris Craig, David Esam, Alastair Fraser, Nick Hawkridge, Dave Nicholson, Lois Pryce, Richard Scantlebury, Howard Taffs, Reports: Karen Ash, Allan Chard, Ben Crabb, Jane Cumming, Mary Drew-Wilkinson, Barry Dursley, William Earp, David Esam, David Gale, Paul Gregory, Simon Harris, Pete Harrison, Robert Hargreaves, Nick Hawkridge, Matt Hull, Andy Leggatt, Glen Maddison, Mike Moxon, Brian Mulgrew, Jean Oliver, Lisa Presland,  Dean Reeves, Rich Scantlebury, Howard Taffs, Martin Tayler, Gary Thoburn, Bri Thompson, Wayne Tucker, Chris Vines.