31st December '17 Sunday - Black Redstart

Temp 11℃. Cloudy, SW windy, some rain showers

Scaup, Lesser Scaup, Long-tailed Duck
Cattle Egret, Great White Egret
Black-necked Grebe
Black Redstart
Hawfinch

31-12-17 Hawfinch, St Anne's Church (Helen Strong)

BRISTOL

Bishopstown Garden BS7:
1 f Green Woodpecker @10:20

Purdown Percy via WW2 anti-aircraft battery and Telecom Tower:
13 Woodpigeons, 10 Magpies, 6 Jackdaws,16 Carrion Crows, 1 Raven, 5 Blue Tits, 2 Coal Tits, 5 Long Tailed Tits, 9 Blackbirds, 2 Robins and 4 Goldfinches

31-12-17 Hawfinch at St Anne's (Rob Hargreaves)

Oldland, St Annes Churchyard:
2 Magpie, 1 Treecreeper, 6 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 8 Goldfinch, 3+ Hawfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Shortwood:
22 Skylark

Yate, cycle ride to:
1 Kestrel (Frampton End), 42 House Sparrow (Nibley), 2 Bullfinch & 23 (2+21) Yellowhammer (Mayshill)

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
250 Wigeon, 33 Gadwall, 30 Teal, 80 Shoveler, 1 Pochard, 6 Tufted Duck, 3 Little Grebe, 65 Lapwing, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Blackcap

Clevedon Pier:
1 Black Redstart

Blind Yeo:
4 (2m) Goosander, 2 Little Egret

Tickenham Ridge, Moor:

17 Mute Swan, 3 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard, 1 Moorhen, 300 BH Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 35 Rook, 3 Nuthatch, flock 1000 Starling, 30 Pied Wagtail, 50 Linnet

Loxton:
5 Cormorant

BELOW M4 and BANES

31-12-17 Blackcap, Warmley (Peter Coslett)

Warmley garden:
3  (1f) Blackcap

Keynsham, garden:
2 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 4 Jackdaw, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 6 Starling, 2 Blackbird, 1 Dunnock, 3 Chaffinch, 4 Goldfinch

31-12-17 Mute Swan, Prior Park, (Glen Maddison)

Bath Prior Park:
2 Mute Swans returned for New Year after a few months absence

Chelwood:
3 Buzzard

Compton Martin, field at Bickfield Lane, opposite Moat Farm;
1 Cattle Egret, 16 Little Egret

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tank, No1:
1 Long-tailed Duck

Blagdon Lake:
3 Barnacle Geese, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Nuthatch

Chew Valley Lake

31-12-17 Goldeneye, CVL (TtB)

Dam:
25 Tufted Duck, 2 Goldeneye, 1 Pied Wagtail

31-12-17 Great White Egret, CVL (TtB)

Herons Green:
4 Shelduck, 2 Tufted Duck, 1 Cormorant, 1 Great White Egret

31-12-17 Bullfinch, Moreton (David Hughes)

Moreton:
5 Scaup, The Lesser Scaup, 2 Bullfinch

Stratford:
2 m/f Scaup, The Lesser Scaup, 2 Snipe

Herriotts:
6 Shelduck, 4 Tufted Duck, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail

Out of Avon, still tomorrow?:
Great Northern Diver at Sharpness
Penduline Tit at Plock Court

Reports: Karle Burford, Paul Chapman, Peter Coslett, Chris Craig, Anne Crowe, Tom Ford, Richard Giles, Anthony Goodwin, Robert Hargreaves, David Hughes, Mike Jackson, Mike Meechem, Nigel Milbourne, Jan Pridie, Lois Pryce, Patrick Richards, Helen Strong, Julian Thomas, Jason Williams, Blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, NSL-Birding, Opsbirding, Severnsidebirds, TalkingtoBears, TBOSG

30th December '17 Saturday - Little Egret

Temp 12℃. Cloudy, Windy, Light Rain Showers

Scaup, Lesser Scaup, Long-tailed Duck
Black-necked Grebe
Merlin
Kittiwake, Yellow-legged Gull
Water Pipit
Hawfinch
Brambling

BRISTOL

30-12-17 Peregrine, Finzels Reach (Dan White)

Finzel's Reach:

2 Peregrine

30-12-17 Little Egret, Henleaze (David Langford)

Henleaze (2 reports):
1 Little Egret (Please report any Marbled Teal, Little Egrets or Avocets in Bristol to Bristol Zoo, as they have lost some)

30-12-17 Hawfinch, St Annes (Lee Gardiner)

Oldland, St Annes Churchyard:
5 Hawfinch

30-12-17 Gulls, Gasometer, Constable Road (Patrick Richards)

Concorde Way cycle track:
16 BH Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 3 Herring Gulls, 15 Woodpigeon, 4 Collard Dove, 5 Magpie, 3 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 1 Great Tit, 30+ Starling, 2 Blackbird, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Dunnock, 20+ House Sparrow, 3 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Grey Heron, 50 Common Gull, 50 BH Gull, 5 Fieldfare, 100 Redwing, 10 Pied Wagtail, 1 Brambling at dawn

Littleton RS for Dec:
188 processed but only 40 new birds

Blackbird 7, 9: Blue Tit 2, 54: Bullfinch 1, 0: Chiffchaff 3, 0: Coal Tit 0, 2: Dunnock 0, 7: Goldcrest 0, 4: Goldfinch 2, 0: Great Spotted Woodpecker 0, 5: Great Tit 4, 17: Greenfinch 2, 5: Jay 1, 0: Lesser Redpoll 4, 0: Long-tailed Tit 0, 31: Redwing 10, 0: Reed Bunting 1, 0: Robin 1, 12: Song Thrush 1, 0: Wren 1, 2

30-12-17 Merlin, Northwick Warth (Dan White)

New Passage/Northwick Warth:
44 Shelduck, 15 Gadwall, 340 Teal, 6 Shoveler, 16 Tufted Duck, 1 Merlin, 1 Peregrine, 81 Stock Dove, 1 Rook, 2 Raven, 3 Goldcrest, 1 f Blackcap (Severn Beach), 60 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Water Pipit, 16 Linnet

30-12-17 Stock Dove, NW (John Martin)

Severn Beach, 29th:
150 Turnstone, 100 Dunlin, 32 Kittiwake

NORTH SOMERSET

30-12-17 Goosander, Bleadon (Bill Hewitt)

Bleadon:
2 Goosander, 1 Little Egret, 2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 2 Goldcrest, 13 Fieldfare, 1 Redwing, 1 Bullfinch

BELOW M4 and BANES

30-12-17 Little Egret, Shire Valley (Peter Coslett)

Marshfield, Shire Valley:

1 Little Egret

30-12-17 Blue Tit, Keynsham (TtB)

Keynsham, garden:
1 Herring Gull, 4 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 2 Magpie, 6 Jackdaw, 1 Rook, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 8 Starling, 3 Blackbird, 2 Chaffinch, 7 Goldfinch

30-12-17 Rook, NSL (NSL Birding)

Newton St Loe:
39 Teal, 1 Goosander, 1 Cormorant, 10 Grey Heron (8 on R. Avon), 1 Little Grebe, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Raven, 7 Skylark, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 80 flock Fieldfare, Redwing and Meadow Pipit, 1 Greenfinch, 100 Linnet, 3 Hawfinch, 3 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

30-12-17 Long-tailed Duck, Barrow Tanks (Brian Thompson)

Barrow Tanks, No1:
1 Long-tailed Duck (SD)

Blagdon Lake, 29th:
1 Hybrid - adult ♂ Pochard x Ferruginous Duck, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Yellow-legged Gull

Chew Valley Lake
Dam:
4 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper

30-12-17 Lapwing, Villice (Bob Brewer

Villice:

50 Lapwing

Moreton:

2m 2f Wigeon, 15 Teal, 2 Pintail, 2 m/f Shoveler, 156 (8f) Pochard, 1 m Scaup, 1 Lesser Scaup, 1 f Goldeneye, 2m 2f Goosander

Stratford:
1 f Scaup, 4 Goldeneye, 2 Goosander, 1 Mistle Thrush

Out of Avon, still:
Great Northern Diver at Sharpness
Penduline Tit at Plock Court

Reports: Rich Andrews, Bob Brewer, Peter Coslett, Geoff Daniels, Sean Davies, Lee Gardiner, Peter Hazelwood, William Hewitt, Rod Holbrook, Paul House, David Langford, John Martin, Nigel Milbourne, Bob Pepper, Patrick Richards, Brian Thompson, Dan White, Blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, NSL-Birding, Opsbirding, Severnsidebirds, TalkingtoBears, TBOSG

29th Dec '17 Friday - Garden birds

Downpour and hail early morning. Coldish and a bit windy at times with sunny spells late morning onwards.

Not many birders out today, quite a few garden reports though!


BRISTOL

Lockleaze:
Grey Wagtail, a first for this garden.

Grey Wagtail 29th Dec 2017 Lockleaze (Patrick Hardyman Richards)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Almondsbury:
Mistle Thrush (in garden)

29/11/17 Garden Mistle Thrush (Vera Carpenter)

NORTH SOMERSET

Bleadon:
12 Fieldfare, 3 Redwing, 2 Goldcrest, 5 Stonechat, 1 Jay, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker,
1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 (partial leucistic) Blackbird, 1 Goosander

29/12/17 Male Stonechat (William Hewitt)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Keynsham Garden ST6567:
1 Herring Gull, 3 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Magpie, 8 Jackdaw, 1 Rook, 1 Carrion Crow,
2 Blue Tit, 7 Starling, 4 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Goldfinch

29/12/17 Garden Magpie (talkingtobears)

Newton St Loe:
3 Mute Swan, 25 Teal, 1 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 4 Moorhen, 5 BH Gull,
1 LBB Gull, 1 Raven, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Chaffinch

29/12/17 Couple of photos from NSL (Robert Hargreaves)

RESERVOIRS:

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
Long-tailed Duck (off Walley Bank)

29/12/17 Long-tailed Duck (Bri Thompson)

Woodford:
4 Goosander (flyover)

Heron's Green:
1 Great White Egret, 1 Cattle Egret, 17 Little Egret, Teal

29/12/17 Teal flypast (Bob Brewer)

Bishop Sutton:
Long-tailed Tit

29/12/17 Couple of nice Long-tailed Tit shots (Bob Brewer)

Reports: Bob Brewer, Rich Andrews, Bri Thomson, Vera Carpenter, talkingtobears, Robert Hargreaves, William Hewitt, Patrick Hardyman Richards blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

28th December '17 Thursday - Avocet

Very,  nice today, bright, cold and Sunny, "birding weather"

Mandarin Duck
Scaup, Lesser Scaup, Long-tailed Duck
Great White Egret
Black-necked Grebe
Red Kite 
Avocet, Golden Plover
Barn Owl
Hawfinch
Brambling

28-12-17 Avocet in Bristol (Erin Blessitt)

BRISTOL

Arnos Vale:
1 Red Kite NE with 2 crow escort, 11:30

Netham Park, Barton Hill:
1 Avocet

Oldland, St Annes Churchyard:
2 m/f Blackcap, 2 or 3 Hawfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust: 
1 Shelduck, 1 Grey Heron, 50 Lapwing, 35 Redshank, 1 Stonechat, 4 Meadow Pipit.

28-12-17 Bullfinch, New Passage (Lisegirl)

New Passage:
130 Teal, 8 Stock Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 10 Skylark, 1 Grey Wagtail, 57 Pied Wagtail, 25 Meadow Pipit, 30 Linnet, 5 (2f) Bullfinch

Coalpit Heath east ST6880:
1 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Goldcrest, 23 Fieldfare, 5 Redwing, 1 Stonechat, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Yellowhammer

NORTH SOMERSET

28-12-17 Firecrest, Portishead (David Howes)

Portishead, nr Battery Point:
1 Firecrest - probably male and 1st winter, 2 1st winter Blackcaps - 1m, 1f - all caught and ringed in my garden this afternoon

Bristol Airport:
39 Golden Plover

28-12-17 f Pochard, Backwell Lake (Robert Martin)

Backwell Lake:
8 Mute Swan, 4 Canada Goose, 1 m Gadwall, 10 Shoveler, 2 Pochard m&f, 6 Tufted Duck, 1 Muscovy Duck, 6 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Water Rail, 4 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 70 BH Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Pied Wagtail

Nalisea, Youngwood Lane:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 2 Jay, 6 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 3 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing, 2 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 10 Goldfinch, 3 Bullfinch

28-12-17 Starling at Yatton (Paul Milo)

Kenn:
50 Canada Geese over at 10.15, 2 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 1 Grey Wagtail

28-12-17 Blackcap, Bleadon (William Hewitt)

Bleadon:
1 Buzzard, 1Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Blackcap, 1 Reed Bunting

BELOW M4 and BANES

Stockwood Open Space:
5 Woodpigeon, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Magpie, 1 Jay, 1 Carrion Crow, 4 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 20 Blackbird, 15 Fieldfare, 4 Redwing, 6 Robin, 2 Greenfinch, 2 Bullfinch

Keynsham, garden:
1 Herring Gull, 2 Woodpigeon, 1 Magpie, 4 Jackdaw, 8 Starling, 2 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 1 Dunnock

28-12-17 Mandarin Duck, Newton Lakes (NSL Birding)

Newton St Loe:
1 Mandarin Duck, 22 Teal, 4 Goosander, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Goldcrest, 20 Skylark, 1 Nuthatch, 3 Fieldfare, 20+ Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush, 6 Meadow Pipit, 5 Greenfinch, 150 Linnet, 4 Hawfinch, 15 Yellowhammer

28-12-17 Nuthatch & Mistle Thrush, Bishop Sutton (Bob Brewer)

RESERVOIRS:

Blagdon Lake:
2 Pintail, 1 Hybrid - adult ♂ Pochard x Ferruginous Duck, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Black-necked Grebes, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Barn Owl, 1 m Stonechat

Chew Valley Lake

28-12-17 Redwing, Picnic One (Lee Gardiner)

Dam:
1 Long-tailed Duck, 4 Goldeneye, 7 Goosander, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, Redwings

Hollowbrook:
1 Lesser Scaup, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Stonechat

28-12-17 Brambling, Woodford (Lee Gardiner)

Woodford:
5 Goldeneye,  8 Goosander, 1 Little Egret, 1 Jay, 2 Raven, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Dunnock, 1 f Brambling, 7 Bullfinch

28-12-17 Teal & Mallard,Villice (Bob Brewer)

Herons Green:

2 Goosander, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 BH Gull ring 21S3, 2 GBB Gull, 5 Meadow Pipit, 2 Stonechat

28-12-17 Siskin, Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:

4 (1f) Pintail, 2 m Scaup, 1 Lesser Scaup, 4 Goldeneye, 5 Goosander, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 3 Goldcrest, 15 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 20+ Starling, 7 Blackbird, 1 Stonechat, 2 Meadow Pipit, 4 Siskin, 1 Reed Bunting

Stratford:
1 f Scaup, 4 Goldeneye, 2 Goosander, 1 Mistle Thrush

Herriotts:
12 Shelduck, 2 Pintail, 4 Little Grebe, 2 Reed Bunting

28-12-17 Great Crested Grebe, CVL (TtB)

Out of Avon, still:
Great Northern Diver at Sharpness
Penduline Tit at Plock Court

Reports: Erin Blessitt, Bob Brewer, Teresa Chard, Andrew Ford, Alastair Fraser, Lee Gardiner, Robert Hargreaves, Roger Hawley, William Hewitt, Adrian Hockey, David Howes, Robert Kelsh, Nigel Kempson, Lisegirl, Robin Martin, Nigel Milbourne, Lois Pryce, Aravind Ramesh, Ian Stapp, Sean Whyte, Blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, NSL-Birding, Opsbirding, Severnsidebirds, TalkingtoBears, TBOSG

27th December '17 Wednesday - Snow

Waking to snow, a decent coverage. Temp up to 4 C. Floods everywhere from the heavy rains overnight

27-12-17 Song Thrush, Weston (Sean Whyte)

Scaup, Lesser Scaup, Long-tailed Duck
Cattle Egret, Great White Egret
Black-necked Grebe
Short-eared Owl
Water Pipit

BRISTOL

Combe Dingle:
1 Song Thrush, 6 Greenfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust, New Passage & Pilning Wetlands, high tide: 
2 Mute Swan, 12 Shelduck, 90 Wigeon, 7 Teal, 2 Shoveler, 1 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Grebe, 30 Curlew, 8 Knot, 35 Dunlin, 55 Redshank, 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Grey Wagtail

NORTH SOMERSET

27-12-17 Green Woodpecker, Wain's Hill (Paul Chapman)

Clevedon-Yeo:
Cormorant, Little Grebe, 2 Green Woodpecker

27-12-17 Chaffinch in Langford (David Goodliffe)

Yatton, Wemberham:
1 Teal,1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 50 Lapwing, 10 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 1 Skylark, 40 Redwing, 2 Stonechat

27-12-17 Redwing, Bleadon (Bill Hewitt)

Bleadon:
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Fieldfare, 2 Song Thrush, 10 Redwing

BELOW M4 and BANES

12-27-17 Starling, Keynsham (TtB)

Keynsham, garden:
4 Herring Gull, 2 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 2 Magpie, 8 Jackdaw, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 8 Starling, 4 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 2 Chaffinch, 3 Goldfinch

Bath, Twerton garden:
1 m Sparrowhawk (first seen here), extra Woodpigeons, 2 Jay, 4 Coal Tit, 9 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chaffinch

27-12-17 Blackcap, Weston (Sean Whyte)

Bath, Weston garden:
18 species, inc. 2 Collared Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 f Blackcap, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Song  Thrush, 2 Redwing (Victoria Park), 1 Pied Wagtail, 10 Chaffinch, 4 Greenfinch, 7 Goldfinch

Newton St Loe:
30 Teal, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 2 Fieldfare, 1 Song Thrush, 30 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush, 30 Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS:

Blagdon Lake:
3 Barnacle Geese, 3 Hybrids - adult ♂ Pochard x Ferruginous Duck and 2 adult ♂ Pochard x Tufted Ducks, 2 Great White Egrets, 2 Black-necked Grebes 

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
1 Long-tailed Duck, 4 Goldeneye, 2 Goosander, 11 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Hooligan's Gull

Woodford:
4 Goldeneye,  2 Goosander, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 12+ Long-tailed Tit 2 Song Thrush, 2 Dunnock 7 Bullfinch

27-12-17 Little Grebe, Villice (Bob Brewer)

Villice:
5 Little Grebe, 1 Stonechat

27-12-17 Stonechat, Villice (Bob Brewer)

Herons Green:

2 Goldeneye, 1 Goosander, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 18 Lapwing, 2 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 50+ Starling, 7 Meadow Pipit, 1 Stonechat

27-12-17 Scaup, Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:

3 Shelduck, 1 m Scaup, 1 Lesser Scaup, 5 Goldeneye, 2 Goosander, 2 GBB Gull, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 1 Raven, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Coal Tit, 22 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Dunnock, 40+ Starling, 5 Meadow Pipit, 1 Water Pipit, 1 Reed Bunting

27-12-17 Water Pipit, Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:
2 Water Pipit

Moat Farm:
1 Cattle Egret, 16 Little Egret

Herriotts:
14 Shelduck, no Pintail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

Out of Avon:
Great Northern Diver at Sharpness
Penduline Tit at Plock Court

Reports: Rich Andrews, Paul Bowerman, Bob Brewer, Paul Chapman, Alastair Fraser, Robert Hargreaves, William Hewitt, Nigel Milbourne, Lois Pryce, Trevor Riddle, Nigel Smith, Ian Stapp, Paul Taylor, Brian Thompson, Sean Whyte, Blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, NSL-Birding, Opsbirding, Severnsidebirds, TalkingtoBears,  TBOSG