29th Dec, '16 Thursday

Frosty morning, mist & fog, overcast with sunny spells

Cotswolds Blue Rock Thrush still showing.  Possible escapee from Kent? Jury still out.

29-12-16 Blue Rock Thrush at Stow (Jason Williams)
Kentish Bird, bird from Kent or genuine vagrant?

Bristol:
Eastville Park:
1 Kingfisher, 1 Goldcrest, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Dipper

29-12-16 Dipper Eastville Park (Martin Tayler)
Dipper by Martin. Background by Monet?

29-12-16 Long Tailed Tit Eastville Park (Martin Tayler)

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
Water Rail, 5 Moorhen, Black Headed Gull, Sparrowhawk, Pied Wagtail
Stapleton:
1 Peregrine
Coombe Dingle:
1 male Blackcap, 1 Male Greater Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Coal Tit, 12 Goldfinch, Robin
2 Blackbird, 2 Collared Dove, Blue Tit, Great Tit on Garden Feeder

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Peregrine, 1 Greater Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 12, Blackbird, 43 Fieldfare, 7 Song Thrush
6 Redwing, 12 Robin, 30+ Linnet, 9 Goldfinch

Clevedon:
Marine Lake:
1 female Eider

Weston-Super-Mare:
Uphill:

3 Redwing, 2 Wren, 2 Goldcrest, 6 Long Tailed Tit, 5 Blackbirds, 4 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit
1 Little Egret, 5 Robin, 1 Linnet, 1Skylark, 2 Meadow Pipit, 2 Black Redstart

29-12-16 Black Redstart (Paul Cousins)

Marshfield:
75 Red-legged Partridge, 50 Pheasant, 1 Grey Heron, 12 Buzzard (10 from one position)
2 Kestrel, 400 Golden plover, 6 Lapwing, 500+ Corvids, 3 Raven, 2 Skylark, 500 Starling
100 Fieldfare, 4 Song Thrush, 30 Redwing, 2 Stonechat
Flock 50 mixed House Sparrow Chaffinch Linnet Yellowhammer and Corn Bunting

Newton St Loe:
2 Bullfinch, 4 Blackbird, 1 Blackcap (m), 1 Coal Tit, 1 Pied Wagtail, 4 Long Tailed Tit
1 Mistle Thrush (front garden)

29-12-16 Mistle Thrush (NSL Birding)

Pensford to Stanton Drew:
Little Owl (Pensford Lane OS155 Grid Ref 609630), Siskin


29-12-16 Little Owl Pensford (Raoul Chandrasakera)
Who's the cheekie chappie?

29-12-16 Siskin (Raoul Chandrasakera)
Who's seen Siskin this Winter. Not me.

Blagdon Lake:
Holt Bay:
Blyth's Pipit

Chew Valley Lake: 

29-12-16 Great White Egret and Buzzard at Chew (Bob Brewer)
Now what's this fellow caught? Teal seem unconcerned about it.

Villice:
Buzzard, Teal, Raven
Heron's Green:
2 Goosander, 1 Kingfisher (pond), 3 Goldeneye, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Buzzard, 1 Bittern
5 Great White Egrets, 2 Little Egret, 5 Canada Geese

29-12-16 Canada Geese over Heron's Green (Bob Brewer)
Only 5 Geese and not a laying

Moreton:

2 Treecreeper, 2 Bullfinch, 3 Stonechat, 1 Blackcap (F), 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Great White Egret,

2 Little Egret, 1 Water Rail, 5 Goldeneye (1m 4f), 3 Buzzard, 25+ Chaffinch, 10 Redwing, 2 Ravens
10+ Long Tailed Tits, 4 Jay, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker

Stratford:
Herriotts End:
2 Snipe (fly over), 4 Reed Bunting, 1 Grey Wagtail, 12 Shelduck, 8 Pintail, 1 Kingfisher,
2 Little Grebe, 2 Little Egret, 2 Great-White Egret, 2 Water Rail


29-12-16 Common Sandpiper and Reed Bunting at Chew (Ian Stapp)

Reports: Jason Williams, Martin Tayler, Raoul Chandrasakera, Richard Scantlebury, Alastair Fraser, Bob Brewer, Mrs Trellis, Ian Stapp, Robert Hargreaves, Bill Blake, Paul Cousins, blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG