04-12-18 Tuesday - Red-crested Pochard

Temp 3 to 7℃. Cold bright start today, came in dull later, then got duller, then rained

4-12-18 Water Rail, Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Bewick's Swan

Red-crested Pochard
Scaup, Lesser Scaup
Black-necked Grebe
Cattle Egret
Grey & Golden Plover, Little Stint
Yellow-legged Gull
Dipper
Black Redstart



BRISTOL

Clifton, Cathedral, 11.45:
2 Peregrine

4-12-18 Kingfisher in Eastville (Paul Cousins)
In threat posture whilst bobbing up and down

Eastville Park:
5 Grey Heron, 3 (2m 1f) Kingfisher, 1 Tawny Owl asleep in box, 1 Jay, 7 Long-tailed Tit

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
15 Wigeon, 3 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 24 Moorhen, 5 Grey Plover, 19 Curlew, 53 Dunlin, 13 Blackbird, 7 Fieldfare, 5 Redwing, 1 Black Redstart, 1 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail

NORTH SOMERSET

4-12-18 Black Redstart in Clevedon (Paul Cousins)

Clevedon Pier and the Jetty, 15.15:
1 Black Redstart, 1 Rock Pipit

Bristol Airport:
60 Golden Plover

4-12-18 Wren at Backwell Lake (Robin Martin)

Backwell Lake a.m.:
1 Canada Goose, 14 Mute Swan, 6 Shoveler, 8 Gadwall, 2 Tufted Duck, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Cormorant, 40 BH Gull, 2 Common Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 1 Jay, 2 Raven, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Wren, 2 Grey Wagtail

Backwell, Youngwood Lane:
1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 8 Meadow Pipit

W-s-M, Plumley Park:
2 Chiffchaff

M5, Junction 21;
1 Peregrine

BELOW M4 & BANES

Newton Park, BOC Walk:
4 Mute Swan, 23 Teal, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Cormorant, 4 Moorhen, 38 BH, 2 Herring and 1 LBB Gull, 2 Collared Dove, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted and 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 4 Coal Tit, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Blackcap, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 26 Fieldfare, 60 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Dipper (first known on NSL Lakes), 35 House Sparrow, 10 Pied Wagtail, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 5 Goldfinch

4-12-18 Goldeneye at the Dam, CVL (Ian Stapp)

RESERVOIRS

4-12-18 Bewick's Swans, Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake:

88 Canada Goose, 4 2 juv Bewick's Swan, 2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Shelduck, 5 Pintail (Herriott's), 1 Red-crested Pochard, 4 ad f Scaup (Moreton), 1 m Lesser Scaup (Stratford), 11 Goldeneye

4-12-18 Goosander at CVL (George Stacey)

12 2m Goosander, 5 Little Grebe, 3 Black-necked Grebe, 11 Cattle Egret (Stratford Lane), 6 Grey Heron

4-12-18 Great White Egret, CVL (Mike Trew & George Stacey)
Taking 10 minutes to demolish a Perch 

8 Great White Egret, 8 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 2 Water Rail, 250 Lapwing (H), 12 Black-tailed Godwit, 8 Snipe, 3 Dunlin, 1 j Little Stint, 1 Common and 2 Green Sandpiper (HG),

4-12-18 Yellow-legged Gull, CVL (Mike Trew)

7 GBB Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 2 Jay, 3 Raven, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Goldcrest, 200+ Starling, 30 Fieldfare, 60 Redwing, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Stonechat (M), 12 House Sparrow, 1 Grey Wagtail (HG), 5 Pied Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit

4-12-18 Bullfinch, Woodford (Ian Stapp)
Note the feet on the Bullfinch

8 Bullfinch (W), 6 Goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting

4-12-18 Great Northern Diver on Cheddar Res. (Brian Thompson)

Out of Avon
1 juv Great Northern Diver at Cheddar with Mandarin, still

Reports: Paul Cousins, Stephen Curtis, Chris Craig, Chris@avglochris, Robert Hargreaves, Nick Hawkridge, Peter Hazelwood, Adrian Hockey, Robin Martin, Andy Middleton, Carol Rushton, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Brian Thompson, Mike Trew