Not many reports today - is everyone too busy with their Christmas shopping?
Bewick's Swan
Long-tailed Duck
Woodcock
BRISTOL
Ashton:
Woodcock flushed from a garden.
Ashton Court:
5 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Jay, 2 Raven, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 5 Nuthatch, 4 Greenfinch.
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| Kingfisher in Eastville Park (Oliver Hambley, aged 12) |
(still ice on the lake)
1 Buzzard, 12 Moorhen, c. 120 BH Gull, 1 Peregrine, 4 Kingfisher, 1 Dipper, 1 Song Thrush, Goldcrests, Grey Wagtail
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| Dipper in Eastville Park (Oliver Hambley, aged 12) |
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
New Passage/Northwick:
2 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, Water Rail (heard), 22 Ringed Plover, 3 Knot, 180 Black-tailed Godwit, 60 Curlew, 75 Stock Dove, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Stonechat, Mistle Thrush, 30 Redwing, 2 Coal Tit.
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| A first-winter Great Crested Grebe at Northwick Warth is unusual at this site (John Martin) |
(1w) Great Crested Grebe.
Coalpit Heath:
Survey of ST6880: Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Pied Wagtail, Grey Wagtail, 58+ Redwing, 28+ Fieldfare, Treecreeper, 5 Jay, 30 Starling, 15 House Sparrow, 3 Bullfinch.
NORTH SOMERSET
Portbury - Sheepway Lane and docks (publicly accessible area only):
Excellent winter survey of ST4976, 30 species with 6 new for the square, and lots of thrushes - 5 Mallard, 7 Moorhen, 29 Woodpigeon, Kingfisher, Green Woodpecker, 7 Song Thrush, 32 Blackbird, 2 Fieldfare, 16 Redwing, Goldcrest, Treecreeper, 9 House Sparrow, 68 Starling, Jay, 2 Pied Wagtail.
Clevedon-Yeo:
Several hundred Dunlin, a few Grey Plover and Redshank. Rock Pipits.
Yatton:
Cadbury Hill:
2 GS Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 3 Bullfinch.
Wemberham Lane:
1 Peregrine, 2 Stonechat, 40 Chaffinch, 1 Reed Bunting.
BELOW M4 & BANES
Keynsham: (ST6567)
2 Herring Gull, 4 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 3 Magpie, 8 Jackdaw, 5 Starling, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Chaffinch, 6 Goldfinch, 4 House Sparrow.
BELOW M4 & BANES
Keynsham: (ST6567)
2 Herring Gull, 4 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 3 Magpie, 8 Jackdaw, 5 Starling, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Chaffinch, 6 Goldfinch, 4 House Sparrow.
Bath, Oldfield Park:
Lots of birds in the garden today including Goldfinch, Blue Great and Coal Tit, Wren, Dunnock, Blackbird, Redwing, House Sparrow, also a Song Thrush a very rare visitor to my garden. But the days highlight must be a Woodcock flying over Entry Hill Golf Course about 13.40 flying north.
RESERVOIRS:
Chew Valley Lake
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| 2-12-17 Long-tailed Duck at CVL (Gary Thorburn) |
5 Bewick's Swan (4 ad & a 1w) from there at Hollow Brook, 4 GWE, 3 Green & 1 Common Sandpiper, 12 Goosander Treecreeper ringed at CVRS as juv in 2014 was re-trapped there today.
