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| 20-12-16 Redwing at Slimbridge (Pete Blanchard) And Greetings from all of us at the BOC |
Bewick's Swans at Blagdon and Chew Valley Lake
Great White Egret at Chew Valley Lake
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| 26-12-16 Grey Heron at Eastville (Martin Tayler) |
Eastville Park:
3 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 4 Moorhen, 176 Black-headed Gull, 18 Wood Pigeon, 1 Goldcrest, 8 Great Tit, 18 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Robin, 2 Grey Wagtail, 14 Goldfinch
Stockwood Open Spaces:
2 Jay, 2 Raven, 2 Goldcrest, 8 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing, 20+ Goldfinch, 2 Linnet
Warmley Forest:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, Redwing, 1 Chaffinch, 15+Goldfinch, 8 Bullfinch
New Passage/Northwick (inc wetlands):
Quite a few Wigeon, just a few Gadwall, Shoveler, Tufted Duck, 2 Little Egret,
400c Lapwing, 200c Black-tailed Godwit, 30c Turnstone, 1000c Dunlin, 200c Redshank.
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| 26-12-16 Tufted Duck at Backwell (Steve Hale) |
14 Mute Swan, 4 Gadwall, 28 Shoveller, 3 Tufted Duck, 1 m Goosander, 1 Muschovey Duck,
4 Moorhen, 150 BH Gull, 3 Long-tailed Tit
Yatton:
Every winter I have Reed Buntings overwintering in my garden on the feeders. they arrive and stay for the whole winter and have done since the first year we were here (7 years ago) We started with 1 and this rose to 6 last year. They always arrive near Christmas time and last year our first record was on Christmas day when 2 arrived. The year before this they arrived Christmas Eve.
This year Christmas day came and there were no signs of my beloved Reed Buntings and I was a tad sad! However I got up this morning and was met with a Boxing day treat of the arrival of 7 beautiful Reed Buntings!! Four males and 3 females!! they have stayed on the feeders all day so hopefully they have arrived for the winter as normal...
Banwell:
1 f Green Woodpecker, 2 m+f Great Spotted Woodpeckers, flock of Long-tailed Tits, 1 Nuthatch,
2 Treecreeper, 1 f Bullfinch
Newton St Loe:
40 Teal, 8 Goosander, 1 Sparrowhawk, 5 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Nuthatch, 30+ Redwing, 1 Siskin
Blagdon Lake:
3 Bewick's Swans, 1 Blyth's Pipit,
Litton Reservoir:
11 Wigeon, 15 Mallard, 12 Tufted, 2 Grey Heron, 9 Little Grebe, 6 Moorhen, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Song Thrush, 21 Redwing, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Bullfinch
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| Reed Bunting in Cleeve (Higgy) |
Every winter I have Reed Buntings overwintering in my garden on the feeders. they arrive and stay for the whole winter and have done since the first year we were here (7 years ago) We started with 1 and this rose to 6 last year. They always arrive near Christmas time and last year our first record was on Christmas day when 2 arrived. The year before this they arrived Christmas Eve.
This year Christmas day came and there were no signs of my beloved Reed Buntings and I was a tad sad! However I got up this morning and was met with a Boxing day treat of the arrival of 7 beautiful Reed Buntings!! Four males and 3 females!! they have stayed on the feeders all day so hopefully they have arrived for the winter as normal...
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| 26-12-16 Reed Bunting in Cleeve (Higgy) One of seven in the seventh year here |
1 f Green Woodpecker, 2 m+f Great Spotted Woodpeckers, flock of Long-tailed Tits, 1 Nuthatch,
2 Treecreeper, 1 f Bullfinch
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| 26-12-16 Siskin at NSL (Lauren Tucker) |
40 Teal, 8 Goosander, 1 Sparrowhawk, 5 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Nuthatch, 30+ Redwing, 1 Siskin
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| 26-12-16 Blyth's Pipit (Dave Hughes) Showing well at Blagdon |
3 Bewick's Swans, 1 Blyth's Pipit,
Litton Reservoir:
11 Wigeon, 15 Mallard, 12 Tufted, 2 Grey Heron, 9 Little Grebe, 6 Moorhen, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Song Thrush, 21 Redwing, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Bullfinch
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| 26-12-16 Buzzard at Moreton (Ian Stapp) |
Dam:
4 Goldeneye, 2 Goosander, 2 Little Grebe
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| 26-12-16 Cormorant at Eastville (Martin Tayler) And 250 roosting on Denny Island |
5 (2 ad 3 juv) Bewick's Swans, 2 m Pintail, 9 Goldeneye, 250+ roosting Cormorant (1 in summer plumage),
2 Great White Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard
Woodford:
9 Goldeneye
Villice:
17 Canada Geese, 9 Barnacle Geese, Gadwall, Teal, Shoveler, Pochard, Tufted Duck, 1 Little Egret, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 6 Little Grebe, 1 Buzzard, 1 Mistle Thrush
Heron's Green:
3 Little Egret, 7 Great White Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard (white one), 1 Kestrel, 27 Lapwing flyover, 1 Green Sandpiper, 50 + Crows
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| 26-12-16 Goosander at Moreton (Ian Stapp) |
4 Goosander, 1 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Ravens, 4 Goldcrest, 2 Coal Tit, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 20+ Redwing, 4 Meadow Pipit (hide and cattle trough), 1 Grey Wagtail
Stratford:
2 Little Egret, 2 Great White Egret, 30+ Redwing, 3 Meadow Pipit
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| 20-12-16 Green Sandpiper at Chew (Bob Brewer) |
14 Shelduck, 5 Pintail, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting
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| 26-12-16 Meadow Pipit at Moreton (Ian Stapp) |
