9th December '17 Saturday - Whooper

Temp -1 to 3˚C. Wind max 6 mph. Bright day with good sunshine

Whooper Swan
Little Stint, Sanderling, Purple Sandpiper
Short-eared Owl
Firecrest
Marsh Tit
Siberian Chiffchaff
Water Pipit
Black Redstart
Hawfinch

BRISTOL

6-12-17 Firecrest at Brackenwood (Annie Morris)

Brackenwood Garden Centre, 6th:
1 Firecrest in the Centre

Clifton, Percival Rd:
1 Marsh Tit at 9.30

Coombe Dingle:
4 Blackcap 2m &2f

Finzels Reach:
1 Peregrine

Hoar Gout:
1 Little Grebe, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Common Chiffchaff and a Siberian Chiffchaff

9-12-17 Grey Wagtail in Mina Park (Jon Mortin)

St Werburghs, Mina Road Park:

1 Goldcrest, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail

Sea Mills & R. Avon, WeBS:
20 Mallard, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Lapwing, 2 Dunlin, 6 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 36 Redshank, 108 BH Gull

9-12-17 Water Rail in Duchess Park (Patrick Richards)
Eating a Carp on the Island

Stoke Park, Duchess Lake:
1 Water Rail, 1 Moorhen, 1 BH Gull, 1 Jay, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Wren, 1 Blackbird, 1 Stonechat

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station, WeBS:
3 Whooper Swan, 61 Wigeon, 1 Teal, 1 Jack Snipe, 13 Snipe, 120 Curlew,  356 Lapwing, 173 Dunlin, 22 Redshank, 2 Ringed Plover, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 f/juv Black Redstart, 1 Hawfinch

9-12-17 Marsh Tit at Thornbury (Matt Scott)

Thornbury:
1 Marsh Tit

9-12-17 Water Pipit at Littleton (John Martin)

Littleton WeBS:
1 Shelduck, 198 Wigeon, 26 Teal, 24 Mallard, 2 Grey Plover, 22 Lapwing, 1200 Dunlin, 78 Curlew, 8 Snipe, 27 Redshank, 2 Water Pipit, 6 Rock Pipit, 2 Grey Wagtail

Aust Warth, c.16.30:
1 Short-eared Owl

New Passage/Northwick Warth, 16.00.
10 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Water Rail, 1 Kestrel, 20 Lapwing, 24 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Grey Wagtail

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf, 13.00 - 15.00:
Canada Geese, Wigeons, Gadwall, Tufted Duck, Cormorants, Kestrel, Moorhens, Lapwings, Herring Gulls, GBB Gull, Goldcrest, Long tailed Tits, Wren, Chaffinches, Goldfinches, Bullfinches

9-12-17 Purple Sandpiper at Battery Point (Nigel Tucker)

Portsihead. Battery Point, high tide:
5 Purple Sandpiper

Uphill, WeBS:
23 Mute Swan, 197 Shelduck, 2 Wigeon, 28 Teal, 27 Mallard, 3 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Moorhen, 66 Oystercatcher, 47 Ringed Plover, 200 Lapwing, 7 Sanderling, 320 Dunlin, 16 Black-tailed Godwit, 68 Curlew, 175 Redshank, 1 Kingfisher, 123 BH Gull, 1 Peregrine

BELOW M4 & BANES

9-12-17 Jackdaw in Keynsham (TtB)

Keynsham garden:

2 Herring Gull, 4 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Magpie, 4 Jackdaw, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 10 Starling, 0 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 0 House Sparrow, 2 Chaffinch, 25 Goldfinch

9-12-17 Mandarin Duck on Keynsham Park Pond (Ian Stapp)

Keynsham lake:

25+ Mallard Duck, 1 Mandarin Duck, 3 Moorhen, 20 Long-tailed Tit, 10 Starling, 5 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Robin, 7 House Sparrow, 4 Pied Wagtail, 6 Goldfinch

9-12-17 Merlin on Down Road (Peter Coslett)

Marshfield:
2 Grey Heron, 4 Common Buzzard, 1 Merlin, 1 Kestrel, 104 Common Gull, 2 Magpie, 100 Corvids, 10 Skylark, 400 Starling, 4 Blackbird, 8 Fieldfare, 6 Redwing, 200 mixed flock of Finches mostly Linnet, 1 Bullfinch, a few Yellowhammer, 12 Corn Bunting

9-12-17 Blackcap in Weston (Sean Whyte)

Bath, Weston:
2 (m/f) Blackcap, 1 Nuthatch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch

9-12-17 Fieldfare at Church, NSL (Rob Hargreaves)

Newton Park, 13.30 - 15.40:
14 Teal, 1 f Goosander flying in at dusk, 1000+ BH with a few Herring Gulls (600 in 12 minutes), 16 + 6 Long-tailed Tit, 50 Fieldfare, 1+ Redwing, 1 Pied Wagtail

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake:

9-12-17 Goldeneye at Villice (Bob Brewer)

Villice:

2 Goldeneye, 4 Goosander, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Black-tailed Godwit

Herons Green:
1 Little Stint, 12 Black-tailed Godwit

CVRS:
1 Teal & 3 Chiffchaff ringed

Reports: Bob Brewer, Peter Coslett, Jane Cumming, David Esam, Alastair Fraser, Lee Gardiner, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, William Hewitt, Rod Holbrook, Mike Jackson, Craig Lewis, Lisegirl, Giles Morris, John Martin, John Mortin, Andrew Middleton, Emma Parker, Matt Scott, Tony Scott, Ian Stapp, Mrs Trellis, Nigel Tucker, Sean Whyte, talkingtobears, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nsl-birding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds