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DURSLEY BIRDWATCHING
AND PRESERVATION SOCIETY
MARCH 2021 BULLETIN
FROM THE CHAIR AND COMMITTEE
The Society’s 2021 Annual General Meeting will be held at 19:45 on Monday 8th March.
We have received nominations for Chairman, Vice Chairman Secretary, Treasurer,
Membership Secretary and four further committee members. No post has more than one
nomination, so there will be no need for elections. There have been no nominations for Bulletin
Editor or Programme Secretary – both of these are vital posts which need to be filled. We
also need a couple more members for the general committee. Volunteers can be co-opted to
these posts.
Michael Robinson. Chairman
FORTHCOMING EVENTS ¤
Monday February 22nd Zoom Meeting 7.45 pm Birds and wildlife of Botswana and Zimbabwe
by Nigel Hewson. This talk of approximately 45
minutes includes photographs taken on a trip in
January and February 2020 which involved a ten-day
tented safari in northern Botswana followed by four
days in Zimbabwe at Victoria Falls. We had some
fantastic wildlife experiences and saw 235 bird
species and a wide range of mammals.
Saturday March 6th Horsbere and Chosen Hill –
Leader Nigel Hewston - Horsbere wetland was
created as part of Gloucester’s flood defences, a 50
acre site with open water, marsh and grassland and the Horsbere Brook.
Sunday March 14th Forest of Dean – Leader Mike Robinson
This visit will involve quite a lot of walking, some uphill. Meet at 9:15 a.m. at New Fancy
View car park, SO628095 hoping to see Goshawk. To get there, take the B4234 from
Lydney and, after going through Parkend, reach a T-junction. Turn right (still along the
B4234) and after about 400 yards keep straight on (both meetings cancelled unless
lockdown rules are relaxed)
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Sunday March 21st Steart Point – Leader Dot Jones – This meeting will be by car share as
the mini-coach is not available. All members who have booked will be contacted. Should
anyone else wish to take part please contact 01453-842566 stating if they would like to drive or
be a passenger.
Monday March 29th.Secret Lives in the Forest of Dean – Talk by Nick Martin.
With a lifelong passion for nature and the countryside Nick has forged a long career in
conservation working for several wildlife organisations including the RSPB and Wildlife
Trusts. He has recently launched online magazine allthingswildlife.co.uk
Sunday April 4th Morning at Frampton – Leader Nick Goatman. Meet in the usual car park at
the bottom end of Frampton on Severn green at 8.30am for another morning walk with
Nick.
We are hoping that soon we will be able to start normalising events so we are putting up
events on our program and whenever we can do these we will put on our website. Because of
lockdown rules etc we have to cancel indoor meetings until September and distant meetings
because of transport rules. We have decided to offer you an interesting Zoom meeting on
the last Monday of the month to keep in touch and we wait until rules change to do outdoor
meetings again.
INDOOR MEETING REPORTS B
**PLEASE NOTE**- Evening Indoor meetings are held at the Dursley Community Centre.
Details are on the DBWPS website and your Programme Card.
OUTDOOR REPORTS
Frampton on Severn Sunday January 17th. 2021 -- Nick Goatman
Thanks go to Nick for once again offering to take us around his patch this year, and giving
us the benefit of his expertise. Because of lockdown none of us could join him but as this is
Nick’s local walk he has agreed to send me his bird list for the 17th of Jan. which can go on
our Society Birds 2021 list.
Please find below the list of the birds on the walk/survey that Nick did on the 17/01/2021:
Great Crested Grebe, Cormorant, Cattle Egret, Great White Egret. Little Egret,
Grey Heron, Mute Swan, Canada Goose, Greylag Goose, Wigeon, Gadwall, Mallard, Shoveler,
Pochard, Tufted Duck, Goldeneye, Moorhen, Coot, Woodcock, Black Headed Gull, Stock
Dove, Woodpigeon, Tawny owl, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Coal Tit,
Blue Tit, Mistle Thrush, Blackbird, Fieldfare, Redwing, Cetti’s Warbler Coal Tit, Blue Tit,
Magpie, Carrion Crow, Raven, Siskin, Goldfinch. Bullfinch & Reed Bunting.
Stay safe, Nick
January 2020 for comparison. - 41 species.
Although there were some species missing that we might have seen – we didn’t even see a
Pheasant, although I saw a small group on my way home -- the group total was 41. Thanks
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to Nick for once again taking us round his patch, and giving us the benefit of his expertise. Anne Species seen or heard: Great Crested Grebe, Cormorant, Little Egret, Mute Swan, Greylag Goose, Canada Goose, Gadwall, Mallard, Shoveler, Tufted Duck, Common Buzzard, Kestrel, Moorhen, Coot, Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Tawny Owl, Green Woodpecker, Great-spotted Woodpecker, Meadow Pipit, Wren, Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird, Fieldfare, Redwing, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Goldcrest, Long-Tailed Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch & Goldfinch. List by Anne Nuttall From Members and Friends Hi. I have witnessed bird behaviour in my garden the like of which I have never seen before-- You will all be aware that some birds like to keep all available food to themselves, Nuthatch & Mistle Thrush are prime examples. So I was not surprised to see the Blackcap chase the Robin away from the food trays. It would land in my cistus bush, which is close to the food & my house. It seems to have sussed out that the Robin has a favourite landing perch at the other end of the garden. So, for the last two days, it has taken to waiting in cover behind the perch (Picture) and beating the Robin up every time it lands (The Robin must be a little thick to keep landing there) It ignores the Wren & hen Blackbird which also land in that area but it seems to be capable of planning surprise attacks - Robert Axworthy. Two days later Hi Mike. The Robin has returned. The war has restarted- it seems to me that most of the energy gained from my bird food is wasted trying to kill each other. v Favourite Birds Mike Robinsons invitation to take part in this feature gave me much to think about- My bird list is around 900 species- meagre compared to many members of the Club & birds are just one of my interests, but I have been lucky enough to have seen some very special species to choose from, by contrast the most infuriating would be easy - Twite- by a country mile. Rare in Southern Britain they can be very common in the mountain grasslands of Eastern Europe & I found totally impossible to photograph. Dursley Birdwatching and Preservation Society (Founded: 1953) Page 3
For sheer physical perfection in the right surroundings, it would have to be the Caucasian Snowcock displaying before a group of admiring hens, viewed through a scope from the Old Silk road* but a long way away. Standing on top of a mountain in Bulgaria & seeing every White Pelican in Europe (app 6000) flying in three flocks, converging in three flocks over a thermal, rising like a smoke plume until they were mere specks in the sky –from there they would glide with hardly a wing flap to their roosting grounds at Bourgas 115 miles away. Other candidates would be Sabre-winged Humming Bird, thought to be extinct two years before or a Hyacinth Macaw? Perhaps a Vulture (my favourite group) –I can still remember the smell of a dead donkey transported to a feeding station on a mountain top in Bulgaria thirty years ago. None of these delightful though they may be? No3 would be Sanderling which remind me of clockwork toys as they run along a beach. No2. The no longer common Starling, for their sheer exuberance & beauty. My choice would be the Lymptwingle,Wallock or Flopwing. Just three of the over forty names listed for the Peewit-Lapwing or Green Plover which are better known. To me a Horneywink (Cornwall) is the perfect bird. It elegant, colourful without being gaudy. Tolerant of other birds, it has a pleasant call (for me only bettered by the even more endangered Curlew) & are excellent parents- a fact noted by Chaucer & by Shakespeare in the Comedy of errors. The name Lapwing comes from the Old English Hleapewince (a flight with a waver in it) I am sure that you were all aware of that? The Autumn & Winter flights are particularity 'hleapewince', a flock twisting & turning showing first the green-black upper side, then the white underside, like a flying chequerboard. I saw my first Lapwings in 1943 in a long built-over field near Upton St Lenords church. I was collecting siverfoil dropped by German bombers prior to operation Barbarossa but I have no idea why- Perhaps some of you can remember? We have no more than 1% of the breeding birds left than we had in 1943 -even then they were in decline- I think that we should try much harder to reverse that? R. Axworthy Favourite Birds John Arrowsmith I was asked by Mike to do a short piece on my favorite birds since articles for the bulletin were thin on the ground. I decided that I would select two, one British bird and one foreign bird. On the face of it this was not going to be an easy task since in the last twenty to thirty years I have travelled extensively with Mike to numerous countries. Mainly in Europe but also North and Central America, Africa and Asia. As a result, I had a choice of a few hundred, what you might call, exotic birds, from the smallest finch type birds to the soaring raptors. However, my biggest problem is remembering the names of all these Dursley Birdwatching and Preservation Society (Founded: 1953) Page 4
birds and that is probably why the bird I have chosen is the bird that Mike had put on the front cover of the Gambia check list. The Gambia is a great country to visit for birds since it is relatively small and the whole country can be virtually covered in 10 to 14 days. The chosen bird is a Bearded Barbet which is a larger than life near passerine which feeds mainly on fruit. It is a fairly common bird in this part of Africa and we managed to see one 8 of the 11 days we were there. It is one of the largest Barbets and I would describe it as a chunky red and black bird with an oversized bill. It gets its name from the bristles around its bill which, if they serve any purpose, the information books do not say what. The bristles are not just restricted to the Bearded Barbet but also exist on all the barbets to a lesser extent. Regardless of all the exotic birds I have seen in faraway countries my overall favourite bird is a migrant that occurs in the British Isles every year. It is one of the dullest looking birds you can see and it is not easy to get a good view of it because it never stops moving. Yes, you may have guessed that it is the Common Swift. We all know that when we see our first Swift that summer is well on the way. In Thornbury where I live I do not normally see my first one until the middle of May and it always brings a tear to my eyes. The only sad thing is that the numbers seem to be falling in Thornbury. Their centre appeared to be around the hospital and the council houses close to the hospital but over the years a large part of the hospital complex has been changed to housing and the roof lines of the council houses have been renovated and as a result the gaps for the Swifts have disappeared. I read somewhere a while back that birds do not play but when you see 20 to 30 Swifts flying down a main road in a Greek city, all of them screaming their heads off, then do not tell me that birds do not play. It is one of the most joyful sights and sounds I have ever come across and that is why it is my all-time favorite bird. A shocking discovery It has come to our attention that Lime Sticks have been found set at a remote spot in the Dursley area. This is very disturbing as it is a practice usually only found in Mediterranean and Middle East countries and islands, where birds are illegally trapped and killed for a dish called Ambelopoulia. Gloucestershire police have also considered that they may have been set to capture birds for the illegal wild bird trade. Dursley Birdwatching and Preservation Society (Founded: 1953) Page 5
Please be vigilant when taking your daily exercise walk and immediately report to the
police if you find any, online at Gloucestershire.police.uk/report That is the official line
stated in the Rare Bird Alert article but I think I would phone 999 as reporting only on the
website would probably encourage a very slow response.
Rare bird alert photo of Robin caught on a lime Stick
and the lime sticks found at a remote area in the Dursley area.
March – Manxie
Looking forward to the easing of Lockdown and Springtime it has been interesting to
reflect on the birds we saw last year and birds seen in our garden during the winter. We
often get asked which is your favourite bird?
which is a tricky question because you
immediately think of Dipper, Swift and Red
Kite, but then you slow your thoughts down a
little and decide that every bird is special,
also often asked in conjunction with this
question is which is the most intriguing bird?
Once again not an easy answer but there is one
bird in particular that goes straight to the top
of the list for us, and that is the Manx
Shearwater. Every year it is an annual
pilgrimage for us to visit Strumble Head in Pembrokeshire between March and
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September to watch the flighting of these remarkable elegant black and white birds on
their return from Southern Brazil and Argentina to the Welsh Islands of Skomer and
Skokholm, a journey of some seven thousand miles, and considering some adult birds live
for thirty years the milage they cover is astonishing. As the bright orange sun drops
down and leaves a shimmering flare path across the ocean, and the sky gets darker these
remarkable birds flight past in their thousands, flicking from side to side on stiff wings
flashing black and white and gliding close to the surface of the waves. Finally, they
congregate in large rafts offshore waiting for it to get dark in order to be able to fly to
the islands under the cover of the black night sky to escape the predators.
When they land it is usually a crash landing, their rear positioned excellent swimming feet
are not too successful as landing
gear!! The noise they now make is
incredibly loud and wailing,
greeting each other, and looking
for their mate before disappearing
down their very own burrow, in
most cases the one they were born
in. The pair lay one egg and then
then take turns incubating and
feeding. One in the nest burrow
the other off to the Bay of Biscay
fishing for four to eight days for sardines before returning to change roles.
As the youngster in the burrow grows fat on a fish diet, they become heavier than their
parents which is a fat store required for the next few weeks. Now part of the mystery,
the parents who have looked after their youngsters so well now abandon them and fly off
to the Southern Ocean. About a week or so later the young birds decide that the parents
are not coming back and on a dark night they all emerge and fly off to join their parents
and nobody will have shown them the way. Mystery with a capital M, further compounded
by the fact that these birds will return to the self- same burrows. Two years later to
start the adventure all over again. Talk about M for Mystery. Stay Safe T&Y.
MY LOCAL PATCH
When I lived in Gloucester and I considered Alney Island my local patch. A few years ago,
I moved to Smolensk (Russia) & have a new local patch.
It is a lake that was created to service a thermal power station some decades ago. It is
about 2.8 Km long and averages about 600m wide. It has a reedy fringe aside from a small
section of concrete dam a few hundred metres in length (and the only place for the
occasional migrating wader to land.)
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I will try to give a flavour of the birds to be found there, not an exhaustive list.) Starting with Winter, most birds have sensibly left for warmer climates, and I only average 12 - 14 species on a circuit of the lake. These generally comprise of tit species (Penduline and occasionally Bearded Tit. Willow Tit is common here,) corvids and the odd woodpecker, which can include any of 6 species. Common Redpoll & Goldfinches remain, and flocks of wintering Bullfinches can number up to 50 on occasion. The less disturbed South part sometimes has a wintering Great Grey Shrike or Rough Legged Buzzard. The lake is likely to be frozen over, as it is now, and populated only by the patient & hardy ice fishermen. Spring starts for me in mid-march, as some of the commoner short-distance migrants return (Reed bunting, Starling etc.) The Spring migrants usually arrive a couple of weeks later than they do further West. By mid-April there will be Bluethroats (red & white spotted) singing lustily from the tops of willows lining the path. Other common summering birds include Golden Oriole, Wryneck, Common Rosefinch, Little Bittern, Penduline tits (building their wonderful hanging nests) and Red Backed Shrike. There are also a few pairs of Citrine Wagtail (Yellow Wagtail is common - 'Beema' and 'Thunbergi'.) If I get there very early in the morning I can hear, though rarely see, Spotted Crake. I have only ever seen 2 Little Crake there & Water Rail is present in very small numbers. Warblers can include the 3 Locustella species, Icterine, Booted & Barred although the latter 3 not commonly. Great Reed is common & Sedge is abundant. Reed Warblers are very scarce whilst Marsh is very common. Marsh tern passage in May is in the form of flocks of Black and White Winged Black, flocks of either from a dozen to 50 or 60. Whiskered Tern is a scarce late Summer visitor to the lake. Small flocks (5 - 12) of Garganey grace the lake as well as small numbers of most duck species. found in this part of the World. There are a couple of breeding pairs of Marsh Harrier, and the odd migrating Osprey. Because of the lack of muddy margins, most of my wader observations are of birds flying through overhead. Migrating geese (Taiga Bean and White Fronted) & Whooper Swans (only 1 Bewick so far) can be seen from the end of March. I spend a lot of high Summer enjoying the insect life. There is a good variety of dragonflies and butterfly, and being a moth enthusiast, I especially enjoy the Orange Underwings fluttering about the birches in April / May. Autumn is, like anywhere else, the best time for birding. I usually see some Honey Buzzards, Montague's Harriers, Black Kites & more Ospreys migrate through in late Summer / early Autumn. Other Autumn raptors that I have only seen once or twice are White Tailed Eagle, Lesser Spotted Eagle & Booted Eagle (light phase.) Hen Harriers & Rough Legged Buzzards fly South / South West mainly from mid-October. I sometimes see a small flock of Snow Bunting late Autumn in a sandy area (and a fly over Lapland Bunting last October.) During late Autumn the odd Black Necked & Red Necked Grebes show up. (I have only ever heard one Dabchick. Great Crested Grebe is the only commonly seen grebe.) I had a couple of Black Throated Divers in mid-October for the first Dursley Birdwatching and Preservation Society (Founded: 1953) Page 8
time last year. No doubt many more pleasant & unexpected surprises await me in the
coming years. It's doubtful that one can claim exclusive ' birding rights ' to such a large &
attractive area in England, and I really do appreciate it. Every sighting & record is a
personal one. No 'Gloster birder' to direct me to someone else's find. It is an entirely
different experience to being part of a birding community, as in Blighty. What do I miss
about birding in the UK? Hides. Hides allow birding & photo opportunities not easily
available to 'walking about' birding. Hides are a comfortable and weather-proof way to
enjoy your flask of coffee and cheese
sandwiches while imagining all sorts of exotic rarities. My 'day dream' list of birds from
Coombe Hill alone exceeds 200 Roll on the Spring – Pavlo
A Citrine wagtail was seen this year at Slimbridge & Penduline Tit at Horsbere in 2019.
DBWPS mini-coach trips v The comfortable mini bus we have used in the past has been
sold to a firm in Thornbury. We have used it a couple of times the last being a River Exe
trip. The charge now is on mileage so we have to consider if it is viable before booking and
it then depends if we can get enough support. Although most trips are better financially by
car share there is still a future for hiring a mini-bus. Your thoughts would be welcomed.
We have introduced an on-line booking system, so that you can book yourself onto all trips
you would like to attend via our website. It’s really easy to use - select how many spaces
you would like, click the ‘RSVP’ button and the site will automatically send you an e-mail
confirmation. Using this service means your event organiser knows how many people to
expect and can easily contact everyone about any last-minute changes.
& 2018 Society Accounts &
The Society accounts have now been finalised and a review of the accounting processes and
procedures as well as the accounts themselves is being carried out by a member of the
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. Our thanks go to David Wood for his
diligence in this matter. The key details are as follows;
Statement of Income and Expenditure
2018 2019 2020
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Income Coach Fees £1924.00 £ 333.00 £373
Income Subscriptions £1709.50 £1724.71 £1196
Income Film Evening £ 620.00 £ 937.00 £699.30
Income Teas-income £ 121.80 £ 116.00 £64.57
Income Sales Table Income £ 90,30 £ 87.90 £107.80
Income Other Income £ 88.00 £
Income Donations £ 44.00 £ 22.00 £6.0
Income Events £ 15.03 £ 99.71
Income Interest £ 7.53 £ 14.72 £7.66
Expenditure Coach Expenses £2432.20- £ 320.00- £350.00-
Ex Guest Speaker £ 448.50- £ 525.00- £100.00 -
Ex It & Communications £ 445.68- £ 240.41-
Ex Donations Made £ 377.00- £ 92.00- £173.00-
Ex Event Speakers £ 260.0- £ 200.00- £120.00-
Ex Hall Hire £ 216.00- £ 447.00-
Ex Event Expenses £ 194.15- £ 493.49- £380.54-
Ex Postal £ 183.89- £ 146.16- £198.32-
Ex Insurance £ 138.00- £ 138.00-
Ex Printing Costs £ 112.05- £ 126.97- £224.98-
Ex Membermojo Subs £ 60.00- £ 60.00- £75.00-
Ex Advertising £ 32.00- £ 32.00-
Ex Pay Pal fee £ 15.48- £ 17.28- £9.50-
Ex Office Supplies £ 7.60- £ 14.95- £5.98-
Ex Teas £ 26.00-
Ex Expenses £ 21.26-
Ex Display Equipment £ 24.00-
Ex Catering ex £ 2.59-
Ex Accountant Fee £ 100.00-
Income – 2019 £3,335.04 2020 £2,454.33
Exp - 2019 £3,027.11 2020 £1,537.32 -
Cash Flow 307.93 £817.01
Summary Statement of Liquid Assets
Gain/Loss
OPENING CLOSING
1/1/2020 (31/12/2020)
Current account £2868.32 £4033.49 +£1165.17
Savings Account £7,346.22 £7,353.88 +£7.66
Paypal £445.45 -£445.45
Purchase Account (Journal)
Cheque Handling £85.00 -£85.00
Members (A/C) £138.35- £193.48- -£55.13
Shop
Cash Box £53.54 £113.30 £59.76
Total Surplus/Defecit £10,490.18 £11,307.19 +£817.01
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Any rare or unusual sightings should be submitted for the Society Website using the e-mail
address simonashley65@gmail.com If you do not have access to a computer, please send
them to; Sandra Drew, 2 Downfield Close, Alveston, Bristol, BS35.
MEMBERS BIRD SIGHTINGS ó
At the moment we suggest you e-mail to The Gloster Birder for up-to-date news of
interesting birds etc. seen in the County
We are happy to include any of your interesting articles of any of your bird trips in this
column in the future. Why not share your experiences and give fellow members an
opportunity of knowing your favourite places?
FROM YOUR EDITOR !
Thank you to Tony Johnson, Anne Nuttall, Ken Cservenka, John Arrowsmith, Pavlo, Bob
Axworthy, MGR and David Wood for their contributions to the Bulletin this month. It is
nice to have pieces from our members to include, so if the mood takes you, please do send
something in and we will try to include.
Please can I have all articles for the next bulletin by 15th of the month? Mike Robinson
joyandmiker@tiscali.co.uk (acting Bulletin editor)
Dursley Birdwatching and Preservation Society – Officers & Committee 2020/2021
Chairman: Mike Robinson 45 Parklands, Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire GL12 7LT 01453 842566
Vice Chair: (co-opted) Ken Cservenka 19 Overhill Road, Stratton, Cirencester GA7 2LG 01285 656480
Treasurer: David Wood Garden Cottage, Commercial Rd, Chalford Hill, Stroud. GL6 8QF 07870 553249
Secretary: Simon Ashley 2 Victoria Villas, Spillmans Patch, Stroud, GL5 3LU 07825 668389
Programme Secretary Mike Robinson 45, Parklands, Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire 01453 842566
Membership Secretary: Caroline Sandrey 15 Spey Close, Thornbury, Bristol, BS35 2NR 07972 125959
Bulletin Editor: Position needs to be filled
Bulletin Distribution: Jacquelin Hill 37 The Quarry, Dursley, Gloucestershire, GL11 6JA 01453 542303
IT & Communications: Simon Ashley simonashley65@gmail.com
librarian:
General Committee: Michael Oates and Peter Steele & David Lyness
Secretary – simonashley65@gmail.com www.dbwps.org.uk
@DursleyBirds DursleyBirds
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*second column req. SOCIETY BIRDS 2020
nu Bird &no of sites location
1 61 121 Robin 12 A-L12
2 62 Grey Plover 2 A,I, 122
3 Red Thrqated Diver 1 I, 63 Golden Plover 2 D,I, 123 Dunnock 7 A,B,D,F,G,I,-K3
4 Little Grebe 4 D,E,I,L. 64 Lapwing 4 A,D,H,I, 124 Stonechat 6 C,D,E,I,K,L,
5 G C Grebe 9 A,B,D,F-I4,K,L. 65 Dunlin 3 A,I,J, 125 Wheatear 1 I,
6 66 Snipe 2 D,I, 126 Redstart 1 I,
7 Gannet 2 A,I, 67 127
8 Cormorant 11 A-C3 ,E-L8. 68 Black T. Godwit, 3 A,D,I, 128 Blackbird 12 A-L12
9 Shag 1 A, 69 Bar T. Godwit 1 I, 129 Fieldfare 4 B-D3,L
10 Little Egret 10 A-D4,G-I-3,K,L, 70 Curlew 4 A,C,I,J, 130 Song Thrush 9 A-F6,I,K,L,
11 Great White Egret, 3 D,H,I, 71 131 Redwing. 4 A,B,K,L,
12 Cattle Egret 1 I, 72 132 Mistle Thrush 4 A,B,E,L,
13 Grey Heron 9 A,D,F-L7 73 Redshank 2 A,I, 133 Cetti’s Warbler 5 D,F,H-J3
14 Bittern 3 D,H,I, 74 134 Sedge Warbler 1 F,
15 Spoonbill 1 I, 75 Sanderling 1 I, 135 Reed Warbler 2 F,G,
16 Mute Swan 11 A,B,D-L9 76 Turnstone 2 A,I, 136
17 Whooper Swan 1 I, 77 Greenshank 1 i. 137
18 Greylag 8 A,B,E-J6 78 Common Sandpiper 1 I, 138 Garden Warbler, 1 F,
19 Canada Goose 7 A,B,D,G-J4 79 Curlew Sandpiper 1 I, 139 Blackcap 5 G-I-3,L
20 Egyptian Goose 5 A,D,F,H,I, 80 Little Stint 1 I, 140 Chiffchaff, 8 D-K8,
22 Barnacle 3 G,I,K, 81 Knot 1 I, 141
23 Brent 2 A,I, 82 Ruff 1 I, 142 Willow Warbler, 4 F-I-4
24 83 Herring Gull 5 A,G-J4 143
25 Shelduck 3 A,I,J, 84 Black H Gull 11 A-D4,F-L7 144 Goldcrest 7 B,D,E,G,I,K,L,
26 Wigeon 5 A,D,I,J,L, 85 Common Gull, 5 B,C,G,I,K, 145 Pied Flycatcher 1 I,
27 Gadwall, 8 B-D3,GJ4,L, 86 146 Bearded Tit 1 I,
28 Teal 4 A,D,I,J, 87 LBB Gull 7 A,D-I-6, 147 LongTailed- Tit 12 ,A-L12
29 Tufted, 11 A-I-9,K,L, 88 GBB Gull 3 G,I,J, 148 Coal Tit 5 A,E,G,I,L,
30 Mallard 12 A-L12, 89 Yellow Legged Gull 2 G,K, 149 Blue Tit 11 A-E5,G-L6
31 Mandarin 1 E, 90 Kittewake 1 C, 150 Great Tit 10 B-E4,G-LL6
32 Pintail 2 A,I, 91 Common Tern 4 F-I-4 151 Marsh Tit 2 E,I,
33 Shoveler 5 A,B,D,I,L, 92 Sandwich Tern 1 I, 152 Great Grey Shrike 1 E,
34 Pochard 4 A,D,I,K, 93 Guillemot 1 A 153 Red B. Shrike 1 I,
35 Red C Pochard 2 F,H, 94 154 Nuthatch 2 E,L,
36 Common Scoter 1 I, 95 155 Treecreeper 3 E,G,L,
37 96 Turtle Dove 1 A 156 Jay 7 B,E,F,H,J-L3,
38 Red Breasted Merg. 1 A, 97 Stock Dove 6 B,G-I-3,K,L, 157 Magpie 11 A-G7, I,-L4,
39 98 Woodpigeon 12 A-L12 158 Jackdaw 8 A-C3,G-I3, K,L,
40 Red Kite 1 I, 99 Collared Dove 5 F,G-I3,K, 159 Rook 6 A-C3,I,K,L.
41 Marsh Harrier 2 D,I, 100 Cuckoo 1 F, 160 Crow 12 A-L12
42 Hen Harrier 1 D, 101 Tawny Owl 2 B,L, 161 Raven 1 E,
43 Sparrow hawk 2 G,I, 103 Barn Owl 1 I, 162 Starling 4 A,D,F,I,
44 WT Sea Eagle 1 I 104 Little Owl 1 I, 163 House Sparrow 3 A,D,I,
45 Buzzard 9 A,B,D,E,G-I3,KL 105 164 Tree Sparrow 1 I,
46 Kestrel 5 A,B,D,I,K, 106 Swift 1 G, 165 Chaffinch 11 A-I9,K,L,
47 Hobby 1 F, 107 Kingfisher 1 G, 166 Greenfinch 3 A,I,K,
48 Peregrine 2 D,J, 108 Green Woodpecker 5 B,F-H3,K, 167 Goldfinch 10 A-E5,G-J4,L
49 Moorhen, 11 A-E5,G-L6 109 G.S.Woodpecker 9 B,C,E-H4,J-L3 168 Siskin 1 E,
50 Coot 11 A,B,D-L9 110 Skylark 1 K, 169
51 Common Crane 1 I, 111 Sand Martin 2 G,I, 170 Linnet, 4 A,F,I,K,
52 112 House Martin 2 F,G, 171 Bullfinch, 3 C,G.I,
53 Pheasant 6 A,D,I-K3, 113 Swallow 3 G-I3 172 Yellowhammer, 2 I,K,
54 114 Meadow Pipit, 3 B,I,K,, 173 Corn Bunting, 1 H,
55 Red L Partridge 1 I, 115 174 Reed Bunting 6 C-F4,I,K,
56 116 175 Lapland Bunting 1 I,
57 Oystercatcher 4 A,C,I,J, 117 Pied Wagtail 6 A,D,E,I,K,L 176 Brown Shrike 1 I,
58 Avocet 2 A,I, 118 Grey Wagtail 2 E,L 177 Red Br Flycatcher 1 I,
59 Ringed Plover 1 I, 119 Yellow Wagtail 1 I,
60 Long B Dowitcher 1 A 120 Wren 12 A-L12
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B 19/1Frampton (8) Q 2011- 165species 2019—33venues
C 26/1 Oldbury(6) R 2012 – 154species 2020 151Species
D 23/2 S. Levels (4) S 2012 – 35 venues 2020 12venues
E 22/3 F of Dean(2) T 2013 – 171species
F 20/5 CWP (3) U Totals 2013 – 39venues
G 9/8 Frampton(5) V A=10-15 2014 – 176species
H 8/9 CWP(9) W B= 16+ 2014 – 41venues
I !8/9 Norfolk (11) X 2015 – 167species
J 11/10 Oldbury(8) Y 2015 -38venues
K 17/10 Frampton(10) Z 2016 -174species
L 5/12 Frampton (10) a 2016 – 40 Venues
M b 2017 -167 species
N c 2017 -36 Venues
O d 2018 -154 species
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