Have decided to start keeping a 2011 list (17/03/2011) to keep track of things. Am not a big ‘lister’, but will try to keep it up to date and be as comprehensive as possible – mainly to include the species that can be seen in the park that might not be mentioned in the main blog.

Birds 2011

In or directly above Brandon Hill

blue tit
coal tit
great tit
long-tailed tit
goldcrest
treecreeper
wren
chiffchaff
willow warbler
garden warbler
blackcap
pied wagtail
white wagtail
grey wagtail
meadow pipit
robin
redstart
dunnock
song thrush
mistle thrush
blackbird
redwing
fieldfare
skylark
goldfinch
greenfinch
chaffinch
siskin
brambling
linnet
lesser redpoll
reed bunting
feral pigeon
wood pigeon
collared dove
raven
carrion crow
jackdaw
magpie
jay
mallard
grey heron
cormorant
herring gull
black-headed gull
lesser black-backed gull
great spotted woodpecker
green woodpecker
nuthatch (just 1! 02/08/12)
kestrel
sparrowhawk
peregrine falcon
buzzard
hobby
oystercatcher
swallow
house martin
swift
kingfisher
starling (my first record of 2 overhead on 28/09/11)
tawny owl

From Brandon Hill

great black-backed gull
house sparrow
mute swan
lapwing

Records of firecrest, pied flycatcher and yellow-browed warbler at Brandon Hill from Avon bird recorder (John Martin) and wood warbler from Ed Drewitt.