Tuesday 16th January

Small groups of starlings and gulls on Durdham Down. Most of the Bristol jackdaw population seemed to be at the corner of Ladies Mile and Circular Road. On the mud of the river a large group of gulls were resting. I also saw mallards dabbling around, a mystery small black and white bird flew over the mud below Sea Walls, it seemed too large for a wagtail, but flew a little like one, so maybe was! Two lesser black backed gulls flew down river, low over the mud. Lots of signs of birds pairing up in the mild weather.

Sunday 14th January

From home to the Peregrine Watch is about three and a half miles across Bristol. This morning was bright and clear with a large number of Sunday walkers, joggers, cyclists and car drivers(!) making the most of the sunshine. Most of the flood water on the Downs has cleared away, so there were a couple of junior football groups out playing on the pitches. At the Gorge, few birds apart from the usual pigeons flitting around Leigh Woods, and the usual crows, seagulls and mallards. I avoided the Peregrine Watch this morning, there was a large group of 'birders' where I usually stop, so I went down the path at the side of the Gorge a little way, and came back through the woods and joined the road again at the bottom of Ladies Mile.