Tuesday 26 December 2017

Boxing Day '17 Tuesday - Hawfinch

Started sunny, then the cloud and rain arrived mid-day. Diminishingly festive thereafter.

Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Cattle Egret 
Great White Egret
Hawfinch
26-12-17 Hawfinch, NSL (NSL Birding)
BRISTOL

Redland:
Avon Winter Birds survey count: 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Blackcap, 30 Redwing, 56 House Sparrow (at 4 different sites)

Snuff Mills, BOC Walk:
1 Little Grebe, 1 Buzzard, 1 Jay, 1 Raven, 6 Goldcrest, 26 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, 1 Starling, 16 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Redwing, 1 Pied Wagtail

Horfield:
Sparrowhawk
Sparrowhawk 26th Dec 2017 Horfield (Chris Jones)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Severn Beach:
4 Bullfinch (3m,1f)

Frampton Cotterell:
1 Kingfisher (Beesmoor pond)

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead marina:
6 Cormorant
26-12-17 Jay at Bleadon (William Hewitt)
Bleadon:
8 Goosander, 2 Little Egret, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Buzzard, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Blackcap, 1 Jay, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Redwing, 2 Greenfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

26-12-17 Coal Tit, Keynsham garden (talkingtobears)
Keynsham:
2 Herring Gull, 4 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Magpie, 6 Jackdaw, 1 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 8 Starling, 4 Blackbird, 1 Redwing,1 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 2 Chaffinch, 9 Goldfinch

Oldland Common Station:
1 Goldcrest
26-12-17 Reed Bunting (Pete Coslett)
Emersons Green:
1 Reed Bunting

Saltford:
Goldcrests, flock Long-tailed Tit

Bath:
2 Raven overhead, plus 17 species logged in 2 1/2 hours in a Weston garden

26-12-17 Grey Heron, Newton St Loe (NSL Birding)
Newton St Loe:
25 Teal, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Raven, 5 Song Thrush, 6 Mistle Thrush, 5 Greenfinch, 15 Bullfinch, 5 Bullfinch, 5 Hawfinch, 15 Yellowhammer

Compton Martin:
Cattle Egret and 13 Little Egret (field off Bickfield Lane)

RESERVOIRS:

Chew Valley Lake

Heron's Green:
Great White Egret

Moreton:
Scaup (m, imm. m, f)
Lesser Scaup still in the middle of the Lake (Birdguides)

Reports: Philip Appleton, John Clark, Pete Coslett, Chris Craig, Anthony Goodwin, Nick Hawkridge, William Hewitt, Rod Holbrook, Mike Jackson, talkingtobears, Sean Whyte, Keith Williams, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG