30th Nov '17 Thursday - Purple Sandpiper

Cold and sunny

Purple Sandpiper, Golden Plover

30/11/17 Otter in Eastville Park (Richard Scantlebury)

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:

2 Cormorant, 5 Moorhen, 3 Kingfisher, 1 Dipper, BH Gulls, 1 LB Gull, 2 Canada Goose

3 GS Woodpecker, 2 Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk

1 Otter

30/11/17 Kingfisher and Dipper (Richard Scantlebury)

 SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Iron Acton/Latteridge:
Fieldfare, Redwing, Mistle Thrush, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Green Woodpecker


NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:
Buzzard (flyover marina), 4 Purple Sandpiper (Battery Point)

30/11/17 Purple Sandpiper (Keith Williams)

Feltham Common:
1 Brambling

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
Shire Valley: 14 Red-legged Partridge, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 380 Golden Plover, 100 Common Gull, 200 Starling, 50 Fieldfare, 10 Redwing, 5 Corn Bunting

30/11/17 Golden Plover (Robert Hargreaves)

30/11/17 Red-legged Partridge and Fieldfare (Robert Hargreaves)

Keynsham ST6567:
2 Herring Gull, 2 Woodpigeon, 2 Collard Dove, 4 Magpie, 6 Jackdaw, 5 Starling, 1 Blackbird, 3 Chaffinch,
1 Wren, 1 Great Tit, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 3 Goldfinch, 1 Robin

Keynsham ST6569 - River Avon:
1 Grey Heron, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Moorhen, 4 Magpie, 1 Blue Tit, 2 Robin, 2 Blackbird

30/11/17 Grey Heron (Talkingtobears)

RESERVOIRS:

Barrow Tanks:
No 3 Tank: Greylag Goose, Mallard (pair),  30 Tufted Duck,  8 Great Crested Grebe,  2 Grebe (small species), 1 Sparrowhawk,  38 Coot,  1 Common Sandpiper,  450c Black-headed Gull,  14 Herring Gull, 9 LBB Gull, 5 Pied Wagtail,  4 Meadow Pipit

Chew Valley Lake

Around the lake:
2 Bewick's Swan, 36+ Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Water Pipit.

Dam
2 L Grebe, 4 Goldeneye, 1 L Egret, 5 Pied Wagtail, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Cetti's, 7 Chaffinch,
1 Blackcap, 4 L Grebe, 14 Goosander

30/11/17 Greenfinch at Woodford - unusual for Chew (Ian Stapp)

Woodford:
3 Goosander, 6 Goldeneye, 3 L Egret, 2 G-W Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Long-tailed Duck (In front sailing club slipway),

Car park; Drive:
3 Bullfinch, 1 Brambling, 2 Greenfinch (not that common at Chew), 16 Chaffinch, 1 Treecreeper,
7 Goldfinch, 7 Fieldfare, 14 Redwing, 12+ L TT + Blue & Great Tits, 2 Song Thrush, 4 Robin,
2 Dunnock, 11 Blackbird

30/11/17 Long-tailed Duck (Ian Stapp)

Heron's Green:
7 G-W Egret, 4 L Egret, 17 Lapwing, 29 Black-tailed Godwit, 7 Goosander, 3 L Grebe (pond),
2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sand, 1 Buzzard, 1 Water Rail, 7 House Sparrow, 9 Pied Wagtail

30/11/17 Fighting Lapwing (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:
14 Blackbird, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Jay, 1 Cetti's, 2 Reed Bunting, 1 G-W Egret, 1 L Egret, 12+ Goldfinch, 15+ Meadow Pipit, 2 Water Pipit, 2 Raven, 2 Goldcrest, 20+ L TT, 5 Goldeneye, 7 Pintail, 5 Pied Wagtail, 1 Buzzard

Herriotts:
8 Shelduck (6 lake 2 Pond), 4 L Grebe (pond), 5 G-W Egret, 14 Pintail (pond), 2 G BB Gull, Goosander (channel), 4 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail

Reports: Peter Coslett, Dave Nevitt, Christopher Teague, Ian Stapp, talkingtobears, Nick Hawkridge, John Clark, Keith Williams, Robert Hargreaves, Richard Scantlebury, Rich Mielcarek   blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

29th November '17 Wednesday -

Temp 0 to 6˚C. Wind max 14 mph A cold but bright day again, just right for being out and about.

29-11-17 Carrion Crow in Eastville (Martin Tayler)
Looking very forgotten

Long-tailed Duck
Great White Egret
Purple Sandpiper

BRISTOL

29-11-17 Grey Wagtail in Eastville (Martin Tayler)

Eastville Park:
1 Kingfisher, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Robin, 1 Grey Wagtail

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

29-11-17 2 pairs of Stonechat on Severn Beach (Vic Savery)

Severn Beach:

Starling 29th Nov 2017 Severn Beach Rod Holbrook

NORTH SOMERSET

29-11-17 Purple Sandpiper on Battery Point (Jason Williams)

Portishead, Battery Point:
5 Purple Sandpiper

Backwell Lake saftie: 

5 Mute Swan, 7 Canada Geese, 2 Gadwall, 42 Mallard, 11 Shoveler, 4 Tufted, 14 Little Egret, 340 BH Gull, 17 Common Gull, 2 Raven, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 30 Fieldfare

BELOW M4 & BANES

29-11-17 Blue Tit in Keynsham (TtB)

Keynsham gardens:

4 Herring Gull, 4 Woodpigeon, 2 Collard Dove, 3 Magpie, 8 Jackdaw, 1 Rook, 0 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 45 Starling, 2 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 8 House Sparrow, 1 Chaffinch, 3 Goldfinch

Bath, Twerton garden:

1 Jay, 1 Goldcrest, 6 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 4 Coal Tit, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Nuthatch, 4 Blackbird (2 black-billed), 2 Redwing, 2 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 2 f Chaffinch

Marksbury/Chelwood:
12 Buzzard in ploughed field

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake:

Totals:- 20+ Goosander, 15 Great White Egret, 3 Water Rail, 5 Treecreeper

29-11-17 Long-tailed Duck at the Dam (Ian Stapp)

Dam:
7 Goldeneye, 1 Long-tailed Duck (Sailing boats out on the water today so the duck was a lot closer to the Dam), 2 Goosander, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 GBB Gull, 20 Redwing

29-11-17 Treecreeper at Woodford (Ian Stapp)

Woodford:
5 Goldeneye, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Buzzard, 3 Meadow Pipit  

Car Park: 2 Jay, 3 Great Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 4 Treecreeper, 7 Blackbird, 5 Fieldfare, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Dunnock, 12 Chaffinch, 3 Bullfinch

Herons Green:
13 Goosander,2 Little Egret, 8 Great White Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Water Rail, 7 Lapwing, 1 Dunlin, 9 Black-tailed Godwit, 7 Meadow Pipit

Moreton:
4 Goldeneye, 1 Goosander, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 3 Goldcrest, 2 Coal Tit, 20 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Treecreeper, 11 Blackbird, 5 Fieldfare, 15 Redwing, 1 Bullfinch

Herriotts:
6 Shelduck, 6 Pintail, 4 Goosander, 3 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 4 Great White Egret, 1 Water Rail, 2 GBB Gull

CVL, Stratford Hide:
Closed tomorrow, Thursday, 30th November, possibly Thursday a week later if not finished

Reports: Robert Hargreaves, Andrew Lipczynski, Vic Savery, Ian Stapp, Martin Tayler, Mrs Trellis, Jason Williams, talkingtobears, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nsl-birding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

28th November '17 Tuesday - Hawfinch

Cold and sunny with high clouds and a brisk NW wind.  An afternoon shower.

Great White Egret (as usual).
Long-tailed Duck
Hawfinch 
Firecrest yesterday (late report).

A Greenfinch in the sunshine at Langford (David Goodliffe)

BRISTOL

Clifton:
Marsh Tit on feeder.

Green Woodpecker in Stoke Park (Martin Tayler)

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:combined report
1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Meadow Pipit, 5 Bullfinch, and a Greenfinch


SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Huntingford - Little River Avon:
1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Siskin

Blackcap 28th Nov 2017 Olveston Alan Gilbert

Olveston:
In the garden today.
Green Woodpecker and Blackcap

Oldbury Power Station:
Black Redstart.
2 Hawfinch (feeding on maple keys on estuary side of lagoon 3).

Aust:
Services:
1 Peregrine ♀, showing well, 2 Raven, and a Chiffchaff.
STW:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 3 Chiffchaff, a ♂Blackcap, a singing Song Thrush and 30 Pied Wagtail.

Severn Beach:
Black Redstart.

Female Blackcap - still arriving in our gardens for the winter
(William Hewitt)

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:
A (newly arrived) pair of Blackcap and 6 Greenfinch in my garden.

Yatton:
Black Redstart.

Tickenham - Jacklands Lakes
1 Kingfisher

Worle:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest, 2 Jay.
(Yesterday) Firecrest in a Worle garden (Dean Reeves).

Uphill:
2 Little Grebe, 1 Kestrel, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Song Thrush.

Bleadon:
2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Fieldfare, 2 Blackcap, 1 Jay.

Stonechat at Marshfield (Peter Coslett)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
2 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 10 Common Gull. 4 Stonechat, 1 Jay, 4 Raven, 7 Yellowhammer.

Willsbridge:
4 Goldcrest, 2 Long-tailed Tit flocks, 2 Treecreeper, 2 Jay.

Keynsham (ST6567):
6 Herring Gull, 2 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Magpie, 4 Jackdaw, 64 Starling, 3 Goldfinch.
Mandarin.


RESERVOIRS:

Chew Valley Lake

Lapwing and Dunlin with Black-tailed Godwits at Herons Green (Ian Stapp)

Dam:
1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Long-tailed Duck (diving far out), 6 Goldeneye, 4 Goosander, 2 Little Grebe.

Woodford:
6 Goldeneye, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 20+ Fieldfare, 15 Redwing, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Jay, 6 Chaffinch, 12 Goldfinch, 3 Bullfinch.

Heron's Green:
16 Goosander (4 m.), 8 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 2 Little Grebe, 17 Lapwing, 1 Dunlin, 28 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 G BB Gull, 7 Meadow Pipit, 1 Grey Wagtail.

Reed Bunting at Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:
1 Shelduck, 7 Goldeneye, 1 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 30+ mixed Fieldfare and Redwing, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Goldcrest, 18+ Long-tailed Tit, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 2 Reed Bunting.

Herriotts:
8 Shelduck, 2 Pintail, 3 Goosander, 4 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 3 Little Grebe, 11 Lapwing, 2 GBB Gull.


Reports: Teresa Chard, Peter Coslett, David Esam, Alan Gilbert, Patrick Hardyman Richards, William Hewitt, Adrian Hockey, Nick Page, Shane Pannell, Viv Polley, David Poulton, Adam Rawson, Ian Stapp, Martin Tayler, 'talkingtobears', Hilary West
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

27th Nov '17 Monday - Short-eared Owl

Not too bad in the morning but cloudy and a bit damp later

Bewick's Swan
Hawfinch 
Short-eared Owl
Black Redstart
Firecrest
Water Pipit

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:

Goldcrest (several), 1 Firecrest (in its favourite Holly tree)

Henleaze:
Grey Wagtail, Fieldfare

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

Black Redstart

Aust:

Short-eared Owl, Kestrel (battling the wind)

New Passage / Northwick Warth / Pilning Wetlands:
Bullfinch (m), Great Spotted Woodpecker (f)

Severn Beach:
Black Redstart

NORTH SOMERSET

Bleadon:

1 Buzzard, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Blackbird (partially leucistic), 1 Greenfinch

27/11/17 Greenfinch (Bill Hewitt)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Stockwood Openspace:

3 Blackcap (2m, 1f), 1 Chaffinch (m), 20+ Fieldfare, 8 Redwing, 12 Blackbird, 18 Goldfinch,
6 Robin, 20+ Black-headed Gull

Newton St Loe:
30+ Goldfinch, Blue/Great/Coal Tits, 3 Chaffinch, 2 Pied Wagtail 1 Grey Wagtail, 5 Blackbird, Robin (on feeders), Jay, Magpie, Crow, Wood, Collared and Feral Pigeon, Bullfinch


27/11/17 Female Bullfinch (NSL Birding)

Keynsham:

35 Herring Gull, 2 Feral Pigeon, 6 Woodpigeon, 2 Collard Dove, 3 Magpie, 16 Jackdaw,
2 Carrion Crow, 1 Rook, 24 Starling, 1 Blackbird, 2 House Sparrow, 2 Chaffinch, 2 Blue Tit,
7 Goldfinch, 1 Common Buzzard

Bath :

The Peregrine falcon and tiercel continue to maintain a presence in the nest box

Chelwood:
 8+ Buzzard (roundabout ploughed field)

Paulton:

1 Little Grebe, 5 Moorhen, 9 Mallard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 130 BH Gull, 6 Meadow Pipit,

1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Stonechat, 1 Mistle Thrush, 20 Redwing,

22 Blackbird, 2 Treecreeper, 5 Goldcrest, 3 Chiffchaff, 11 Chaffinch, 50 Goldfinch, 2 Bullfinch
(sewage works) 16 Pied Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit

Marksbury, Maize field:

200+ Crows / Jackdaws maize field

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake:
Dam:
1 Long-tailed Duck (even further out today, still diving a lot), 4 Goosander, 1 G BB Gull

8 Goldeneye, 2 L Grebe

Hollow Brook:

2 Bewick Swan,16 Black-tailed Godwit, 22 Snipe, 4 Chiffchaff

Woodford:
6 Jay, 3 Bullfinch, 6 Meadow Pipit, 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Dunnock, 16 Redwing

20+ Fieldfare (flyover), 1 Buzzard, 5 Goldeneye, 3 G-W Egret (Villice Bay), 3 L Egret

27/11/17 Jay (Ian Stapp)

Villice, path to hide:
1 Yellow-legged Gull (adult), 1 Hawfinch (in ash tree at the end of the path briefly), 4 Bullfinch,

1 Green Woodpecker, 50+ mixed Redwing & Fieldfare

Heron's Green:
13 Black-tailed Godwit, 15 Goosander (2 m), 14 G-W Egret, 6 L Egret, 1 Green Sandpiper

19 Lapwing, 1 GBB Gull, 2 L Grebe (pond)

27/11/17 Black-tailed Godwit (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:
4 Jay, 6 Goldeneye, 1 G-W Egret, 2 L Egret, 2 Raven, 2 L Grebe, 30+ Meadow Pipit, 1 Water Pipit

1 Bullfinch, 8 L TT, 1 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine

Stratford:

4 Water Pipit

Herriotts:
8 Shelduck (lake side, Pond full after the rain), 3 L Grebe (pond), 4 Pintail, 2 G BB Gull,

5 Goosander (1m), 4 G-W Egret (3 channel 1 pond), 2 L Egret, 1 Water Rail (channel)

Reports: Ian Stapp, Geoff Daniels, Nigel Sluman, talkingtobears,  Paul Bowerman, Rod Holbrook, Teresa Chard, Alan Chard, Patrick Hancock,  Derek Angell, Bill Hewitt, Andy Davis, John Cassidy, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nsl-birding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

26th Nov '17 Sunday - Black Redstart

A grey day

26-11-17 Long-tailed Duck at CVL (Bob Brewer)

Long-tailed Duck
Marsh Harrier
Short Eared Owl
Black Redstart

BRISTOL

26-11-17 Mistle Thrush in St Andrews Park (Jon Mortin)

Stoke Bishop:
Blackcap in the garden - first here this winter.

26-11-17 Kingfisher in Eastville (Rich Scantlebury)

Eastville Park area:
2 Mute Swan, Mallard, 4 Cormorant, a Grey Heron, 2 Moorhen, 110, Black-headed Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Magpie, 1 Jay, Carrion Crow, 4 Goldcrest, a flock of Blue Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit, and Long-tailed Tit with a Treecreeper tagging along, Wren, 30 Starling, 1 Dipper, Blackbird, Robin, 3 Dunnock, House Sparrow, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch, 30 Goldfinch.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Little Grebe, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Black Redstart, 1 Grey Wagtail.

Yate, Kingsgate Park:
9 Gadwall, 1 Tufted Duck, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Blackcap.

26-11-17 Tits in Frampton Cotterell (Sid Simmons)

Coalpit Heath, East:
1 Buzzard, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker,1 Jay, 3 Goldcrest, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Treecreeper. plenty of Fieldfare and Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 14 House Sparrow, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch, 1 or 2 Lesser Redpoll, 1 Yellowhammer.

Thornbury Castle:
18 Little Egret (16 in one field, 2 in the next)

26-11-17 Merlin on Northwick Warth (Keith Davies)

New Passage / Northwich Warth:
Many Wigeon on the shore line, Pair of Stonechat

Warmley Forrest Park:
1 Teal, 5 Mallard, 1 Buzzard, 4 Moorhen, 40 Woodpigeon, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 15 Magpie,
2 Goldcrest, 6 Blue Tit, 7 Great Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 8 Blackbird, 5 Song Thrush,
40 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 7 Robin, 7 Chaffinch, 6 Bullfinch, 6 Greenfinch, 15 Goldfinch.

NORTH SOMERSET:

26-11-17 Purple Sandpiper at Portishead (Gareth Jones)

Portishead:
3 Cormorant on the marina today.

26-11-17 Little Egret at Clevedon (Jason Williams)

Clevedon-Yeo: combined report

3 Canada Goose, 110 Shelduck, 130 Wigeon, 70 Teal, 4 Little Egret on the shore and 6 inland, 9 Oystercatcher, 2 Grey Plover, 20 Lapwing, 10 Turnstone, 900 Dunlin, 300 Redshank, 3 Snipe, 5 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 10 Herring Gull, 1 Short Eared Owl, 2 Raven, 20 Redwing

26-11-17 Pochard at Backwell Lake (Mrs Trellis)

Backwell Lake:
2 Gadwall, 56 Mallard, 11 Shoveler, 2 Pochard new in, 3 Tufted Duck, 1 Grey Heron, 95 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 1 Chiffchaff

26-11-17 Blackcap at Bleadon (Bill Hewitt)

Bleadon:
1 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 2 Blackcap, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Greenfinch, 1 Reed Bunting.

26-11-17 Common Gull at Writhlington School (John Hansford)

Writhlington:
2 Common Gull

BELOW M4 & BANES

Keynsham:
2 Herring Gull, 3 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Magpie, 9 Jackdaw, 2 Carrion Crow, 2 Chaffinch, 3 Goldfinch

26-11-17 Fieldfare at Newton Park (NSL-Birding)

Newton St Loe:
10 Teal have returned, that Buzzard with strange blemish, 1 Kingfisher, 5 Jay, 20 Blackbird,
at last a Fieldfare, 25 Redwing and 5 Pied Wagtail

RESERVOIRS

26-11-17 Great White Egret at CVL (Brian Thompson)

Chew Valley Lake:

Dam:
Peregrine making things sit up.

Villice:
2 Goosander, Cetti’s Warbler, 40 Meadow Pipit

26-11-17 Black-tailed Godwit in Herons Green (David Hughes)

Heron's Green:
14 Goosander, Water Rail, 35 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, Kestrel,

26-11-17 Marsh Harrier at CVL (Bob Brewer)

Moreton:
Marsh Harrier, Stonechat

Stratford:
26 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Bearded Tit heard

Herriotts:

26-11-17 Pintail on Herriotts Pool (Brian Thompson)

Reports: Rich Andrews, Bob Brewer, Alan Chard, John Clark, John Hansford, Bill Hewitt, Dave Hughes, Mike Jackson, Gareth Jones, Matt Plenty, Harvey Rose, talkingtobears, Martin Tayler, Brian Thompson, Mrs Trellis, Dan White, Roger White, Jason Williams, Liz Wright, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

25th November '17 Saturday - Siskin

Another beautiful day again with lots of Sunshine, colder in the wind than yesterday

Long-tailed Duck
Great White Egret
Purple Sandpiper
Siskin

25-11-17 Siskin, 1st yr male, ringed at CVRS

BRISTOL

St Werburghs:

1 Grey Wagtail 

Mina Road Park:

10 Goldfinch 

St Pauls - River Frome:

1 Kingfisher

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust:

Buzzard, Kestrel, Merlin, Raven.

New Passage / Northwick Warth / Pilning Wetlands:
A high tide visit produced;
2 Greylag Goose, Canada Goose, Shelduck, 300 Wigeon, 5 Gadwall, 50 Teal, Mallard, 5 Shoveler, 5 Tufted Duck, Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, Moorhen, Coot, Lapwing, Curlew, 10 Black-tailed Godwit, 100 Dunlin, 200 Redshank, Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, 1 Kestrel, 1 Merlin, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, Starling, Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Redwing, House Sparrow, Pied Wagtail, 1 Meadow Pipit.

Bradley Stoke:

Raven

NORTH SOMERSET

25-11-17 Purple Sandpiper at Battery Point (Jason Williams)

Portishead Battery Point:

3 Purple Sandpiper

Pill:

Garden Fieldfare - eating fallen apples

Clevedon-Yeo:

31 Shoveler, 12 Grey Plover, 200 Dunlin, a few Skylark, and Rock Pipit

Sand Bay High tide count::

15 Grey Plover, some Ringed Plover with many Dunlin 

Yatton:

12 Teal, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Chiffchaff, 35 Fieldfare, 53 Redwing

25-11-17 Song Thrush at Bleadon (Bill Hewitt)

Bleadon:
9 Fieldfare, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker

BELOW M4 & BANES

Stockwood Openspace:

3 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 4 Magpie, 2 Jay, 5 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 8 Blackbird, 11 Great Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 16 Fieldfare, 8 Redwing, f Chaffinch, 2pr Bullfinch

25-11-17 Magpie in Keynsham (TtB)

Keynsham ST6567:

4 Herring Gull, 0 Feral Pigeon, 4 Woodpigeon, 0 Collard Dove, 0 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Magpie, 4 Jackdaw, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue, 0 Great and 1 Coal Tit, 1 Starling, 0 Blackbird, 0 Robin, 0 House Sparrow, 2 Chaffinch, 3 Goldfinch

Willsbridge Mill:
4 Buzzards, tumbling and calling, 2 Raven

Bath Prior Park:

Kingfisher

25-11-17 Goldfinch in Twerton (NSL Birding)

Bath Twerton On the feeders:

2 Collared Dove, Magpie, Carrion Crow, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Bullfinch, 25 Goldfinch

Chelwood:

Ploughed field by roundabout 10+ Buzzard with Gulls & Crows/Jackdaws

Paulton:
2 Buzzard, 11 Blackbird, 60 Fieldfare, 4 Song Thrush, 14 Redwing, 1 Meadow Pipit, 6 Linnet

Chelwood, Ploughed field by roundabout:

10+ Buzzard with Gulls & Crows/Jackdaws

Marksbury, Maize field:

200 Wood Pigeon, 150+ Crows    

25-11-17 Green Woodpecker in Bishop Sutton (Bob Brewer)

Bishop Sutton, garden:
Green and Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 20 Redwing and thrush

RESERVOIRS

25-11-17 Little Grebe riding the waves at Stratford, CVL (Carl Bovis)

Chew Valley Lake:

Dam:

1 Long-tailed Duck, 4 Goldeneye, 3 Little Grebe, 20 Redwing

25-11-17 Little Egret at CVL (Bob Brewer)

Woodford:

3 Little Egret, 3 Great White Egret, 2 GBB Gull, 2 Raven, 1 Mistle Thrush, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Meadow Pipit

Villice (path):

1 Buzzard, 8 Meadow Pipit, 3 Bullfinch, 1 Hawfinch

Herons Green:

12 Goosander, 6 Little Egret, 12 Great White Egret, 1 Buzzard, 10 Lapwing, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Green Sandpiper

25-11-17 Goldcrest at Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:

4 Goldeneye, 2 Little Egret, 6 Great White Egret, 2 Little Grebe, 3 GBB Gull, 3 Jay, 5 Goldcrest, 1 Coal Tit, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Meadow Pipit, 12 Goldfinch

Stratford Hide:

Ringed Bearded Tit, 1 Little Grebe (wave riding) 

25-11-17 Chiffchaff at CVRS
Interesting growth bar on its primaries

CVRS:

Chiffchaff , 1st Year Siskin

25-11-17 Mallard Green in the Sun at Herriott's (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts:

6 Shelduck, 7 Pintail, 2 Goosander, 2 Little Egret, 5 Great White Egret, 3 Little Grebe, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Grey Wagtail

25-11-17 Cormorant at CVL (Bob Brewer)
in case you wanted more after the blog

CVL, Stratford Hide:

Work has started on the boardwalk and will continue on the next two Thursdays, 30th and December 7th. The hide will be closed those days but should be open on all other days

Reports: Rich Andrews, Carl Bovis, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Teresa Chard, CMH, Patrick Hancock, Nick Hawkridge, Adrian Hockey,  Robert Kelsh, Glen Maddison, Vic Savery, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Dan White, Jason Williams, talkingtobears, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nsl-birding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds