19th December '17 Tuesday- Brambling

Not as bright today, seemed colder at times when the wind blew, but still dry.

Long-tailed Duck
Great White Egret
Little Stint
Jack Snipe
Firecrest
Brambling 

19-12-17 Kingfisher, Eastville Park (Martin Tayler)
A welcome splash of colour to brighten the dark evenings

BRISTOL

18-12-17 Peregrine at lunchtime  in Castle Park, Bristol (Paul Chapman)

Brandon Hill:
4 Goldcrest, 1 Firecrest (outside the AWT office by the compost bins), Nuthatch, Mistle Thrush

Henleaze:
2 m Blackcap

19-12-17 Wood Duck, Eastville Park, Bristol (Martin Tayler)

Eastville Park:
1 Wood Duck, 1 Kingfisher

Stockwood Open Space:
1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 'good numbers' Fieldfare, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Mistle Thrush

19-12-17 female Blackcap, Warmley (Peter Coslett)

Warmley:

Male and Female Blackcap in the garden this morning, first this winter.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Severnside:
3 Jack Snipe, 2 Short-eared Owl

19-12-17 Short-eared Owl, Severnside (Brian Lancastle)

Yate:
1 m Brambling in garden

NORTH SOMERSET

Kenn:
53 Mute Swan, 132 Canada Goose, 4 Little Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 7 Buzzard ( inc three in the same tree), 1 Kingfisher (Black Ditch), 100+ Starling, 75-100 Redwing, 2 Stonechat, 'decent numbers' of Chaffinch and Goldfinch

Bleadon:
2 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Redshank, 2 Snipe, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Fieldfare, 4 Song Thrush, 2 Redwing, 2 Stonechat, 4 Greenfinch  

Worle, Weston-Super-Mare:
1 Firecrest (at ponds in Worle at ST 364622), adult male Black Redstart (roofs along Balmoral Way for third day)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Blackcap 19th Dec 2017 Bath, Bloomfield.  (Brian Martin)

Bath:
3 male Blackcap

19-12-17 female Goosander, Newton St Loe (nslbirding)

Newton St Loe:
4 Goosander, 1 Little Grebe, 4 Stock Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Jay, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Greenfinch,150 Linnet, 3 Bullfinch,11 Yellowhammer. [53 species logged today, beating previous site record of 51]

Chelwood:
5 Buzzards in field by roundabout, including one all-white bird

Marksbury:
100 Wood Pigeon, 250+ Carrion Crow/ Jackdaw/Starling in  maize field

RESERVOIRS:

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
3 Bewick's Swan, 4 Goldeneye,  12 Goosander, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper 

Woodford Lodge and environs:
63 Canada Goose, 5 Goldeneye, 1 Long-tailed Duck (front of Sailing Club), 8 Goosander, 2 Little  Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Raven, 2 Goldcrest, 12+ Long-tailed Tit, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Song Thrush, 40 Redwing/ Fieldfare, 2 Dunnock,  5 Bullfinch 

Heron's Green:
2 Goldeneye, 2 Goosander, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Kestrel, 67 Lapwing, 1 Little Stint, 2 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull  

Moreton:
4 Goldeneye, 3 Goosander, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Lapwing, 1 GBB Gull, 2 Jay, 20 Fieldfare, 30 Redwing, 3 Goldcrest, 12 Long-tailed Tit

19-12-17 Buzzard Herriott's Pool (Bob Brewer)

Herriotts Pool:
6 Shelduck, 4 Pintail, 2 Great White Egret, 3 Little Grebe, 1 Buzzard, 12 Lapwing,1 Reed Bunting 

Total round lake: 25 Goosander  84 Lapwing

18-12-17 spikes in a tree in Clifton, Bristol above a car park (Jennifer Garrett)
Christmas decorations or anti-pigeon device?
(featured on Radio 4's PM programme this evening)

Reports: Paul Bowyer, Bob Brewer, Paul Chapman, Teresa Chard, Peter Coslett, Geoff Daniels,Paul Gregory, Simon Harris, William Hewitt,  Higgy, Brian Lancastle, Brian Martin, John Martin, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Martin Tayler, Chris Teague, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS,  nslbirding, opsbirding,  severnsidebirds, TBOSG