20th Dec '17 Wednesday - Marsh Tit

Temp 9 rising to 12˚C. Wind max 20 mph. Cloudy, occasional sun

Woodcock
Short-eared Owl
Marsh Tit

20-12-17 Collared Dove at Stowey Rd (Higgy)
Why are numbers of Collared Doves dropping so fast?

BRISTOL

Clifton Garden:
1 Marsh Tit at 13.00, 1 f  Blackcap at 13.30 (1st this winter)

20-12-17 Kingfisher at Eastville (Oli Hambley)
One of today's young birders, only 12

Eastville Park:
1 Grey Heron, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Dipper, 1 Grey Wagtail

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Warth:
1 Short-eared Owl at 16.30

NORTH SOMERSET

19-12-17 Woodcock at Gordano Ringing (Shane Pannell)
Xmas for Molly

Gordano Valley:
1  Woodcock ringed

20-12-17 Greenfinch in Stowey Road (Higgy)

Yatton, Stowey Rd:
2 Collared Dove, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Blackcap m+f, 250 Starling through hedge with 50 finches, 4 Greenfinch, 11 Goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting m+f

Yatton, Westerham Lane:
3 Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail.

BELOW M4 and BANES

20-12-17 Blackcap in Warmley (Peter Coslett)

Warmley:

2 m Blackcap

Newton-St-Loe:
Two Tawny Owl, calling early door (06:32)


RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake, 19th:

19-12-17 Hooligans Gull  on Picnic 1 (Ian Stapp)

Short yellowish legs, streaky head, very aggressive to other gulls

Out of Avon
Penduline Tit still in Gloucester at Plock Court

Avon Bird Report
Time now to read the Avon Bird Report

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Harvey Rose
Arncliffe
Coast Road
Walton Bay
Clevedon
BS21 7FW


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Cheques should be made out to "AOG"

Reports: Peter Coslett, David Esam, Higgy, Glenn Maddison, Shane Pannell, Trevor Riddle, Gill Sapsed, Ian Stapp, Martin Tayler, William Turner, Dan White, talkingtobears, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nsl-birding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds