Scaup, Lesser Scaup, Long-tailed Duck
Cattle Egret, Great White Egret
Black-necked Grebe
Black Redstart
Hawfinch
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| 31-12-17 Hawfinch, St Anne's Church (Helen Strong) |
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
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| 31-12-17 Hawfinch at St Anne's (Rob Hargreaves) |
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
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
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| 31-12-17 Blackcap, Warmley (Peter Coslett) |
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
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| 31-12-17 Mute Swan, Prior Park, (Glen Maddison) |
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
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
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| 31-12-17 Goldeneye, CVL (TtB) |
25 Tufted Duck, 2 Goldeneye, 1 Pied Wagtail
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| 31-12-17 Great White Egret, CVL (TtB) |
4 Shelduck, 2 Tufted Duck, 1 Cormorant, 1 Great White Egret
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| 31-12-17 Bullfinch, Moreton (David Hughes) |
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
