27th Dec '16 Tuesday - Golden Plover

Bright day, but cold.

Blyth's Pipit still at Blagdon Lake
Great White Egrets still at Chew

27-12-16 A festive-looking Blackbird at Oldbury Power Station today (Vic Savery)

27-12-16 Flying with Golden Plover at Marshfield (Martin Tayler)

BRISTOL
Snuff Mills:
(BOC Walk) 23 Mallard, 1 Grey Heron, 41 Black-headed Gull, 6 Lesser Black-backed Gull,
2 Herring Gull, 26 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 2 Green Woodpecker, 14 Magpie, 3 Jay,
14 Jackdaw, 24 Carrion Crow, 3 Goldcrest, 17 Blue Tit, 7 Great Tit, 4 Coal Tit, 9 Long-tailed Tit,
4 Wren. 6 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Redwing, 9 Robin, 4 Dunnock, 3 House Sparrow,
4 Grey Wagtail.

Oldbury Power Station:
Blackbird

Aust Wharf:
1 Peregrine, 7 House Sparrow, 3 Stonechat, 11 Reed Bunting

Severn Beach:
10 House Sparrow

Severn Beach Orchard pools:

2 Shoveler, 2 Gadwall, 1 Water Rail, 1 Snipe, 1 Green Woodpecker 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 

1 Jay,  9 Long-tailed Tits, 6 Bullfinch, 3 Reed Bunting

Tockington:

6 Fieldfare

27-12-16 One of 6 Fieldfare at Tockington (Matt Scott)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
3 Stonechats and 3 Snipe

Warmley Forest Park:
2 Moorhens, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 15 Magpies, 2 Jays, 

3 Goldcrests, 20+ Blackbirds, 1 Blackcap, 1 Song Thrush, 60+ Redwing, 15 Long-tailed Tits, 30 Goldfinch, 8 Chaffinch, 6 Greenfinch.

Keynsham:
Male Mandarin Duck was back at Keynsham duck pond today.
Clevedon-Yeo:
On the Land Yeo that crosses Wraxall Moor where it comes near to the Backwell Bow Road:
1 Dipper

Yeo Estuary:
c250 Wigeon - probably slightly fewer Mallard but not much, quite a few Teal and a few Shoveler.
2+ Pintail off the bar at the mouth of the Yeo, 3 Little Egrets. c200+ Curlew, c1000 Dunlin, 

c 400 Redshank, 16 Grey Plover, 3 Snipe, 1 Peregrine. A little flight of about 5 Redwings, and just 2 Fieldfares.
A few Meadow Pipits, 1 Rock Pipit,  1Black Redstart

Weston-Super-Mare:
Puxton:
24 Mallard, 1 Snipe, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Moorhen, 1 Cormorant, 

20 Meadow Pipit, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 10 Magpie, 4 Rook, 6 Carrion Crow, 3 Jackdaw, 

52 Starling, 14 Redwing, 2 Fieldfare, 4 Collared Dove, 4 Wood Pigeon, 10 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 

5 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 2 Goldfinch, 1 Chaffinch, 4 Long-Tailed Tit, and 3 House Sparrow.

Marshfield:
In field opposite Tollgate Café on A46: 1000+ Golden Plover,  4 Buzzard

27-12-16 One of 3 Buzzard in this field at Pennsylvania near Marshfield
harassing a huge flock of Golden Plover (Martin Tayler)

Bath:
Oldfield Park garden:
6+ Redwings, 1 Wood Pigeon, 2 Blue Tits, 1 Robin, 1 Blackcap(f), 2 Dunnocks, 4+ Blackbirds, 

5 House Sparrows, 9 Goldfinches

Blagdon Lake:
Blyth's Pipit still

Bishop Sutton:
Buzzard

Local Buzzard at Bishop Sutton (Bob Brewer)

Chew Valley Lake:
Heron's Green:
1 Bittern (North-West corner), 1 Buzzard (the white one), 2 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 

3 Goosander, 2 Little Grebe.

27-12-16 Reed Bunting at Herriott's End (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:
150+ Redwing, 20+ Fieldfare, 4 Stonechat, 2 Ravens, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Grey Wagtail,
4 Goldeneye, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Robins (Moreton lane)

27-12-16 Tufted Duck at Chew (Laura Chalmers)

Herriott's End:
1 Bittern (fly over), 1 Kingfisher,  2 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 2 Goosander, 2 Reed Bunting,

2 Pintail, 14 Shelduck

27-12-16 Kingfisher at Herriott's End (William Hewitt)

27-12-16 Great White Egret at Herriott's (Laura Chalmers)

Reports: Dru Brooke-Taylor, Laura Chalmers, Anthony Cook, Andy Davis, William Hewitt, Bob Laughton, Vic Polley, Gareth Roberts, Ian Stapp, Matt Scott, Martin Tayler, Mrs Trellis