Wednesday 5 December 2018

05-12-18 Wednesday - Very Rainy

Temp 6 to 13℃. Wet dull start, a dry interlude mid-morning, then more rain, 8 mm, 2 inches this week

Cheddar Reservoir walk, Saturday 8th Dec, cancelled due to high winds and rain

Bewick's Swan
Scaup
Black-necked Grebe
Cattle Egret
Water Pipit

5-12-18 Black-necked Grebe from Moreton (Ian Stapp)
NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead, Kilkenny Place:
1 Jay, 8 Goldfinch


Clevedon:
2 Blackcap

Backwell Lake p.m. 3rd:
7 Gadwall, 22 Little Egret to roost, 2 Grey Wagtail

Churchill garden:
2 regular Marsh Tits over past 10 days

BELOW M4 & BANES

5-12-18 Peregrine at St Johns, Bath (BUPP)
Tiercel AA back inspecting nest, clearing pigeon mess
Bath, Stanhope Place:
Blackcap singing in the garden

Bath, Twerton:
1 Jay, 4 Coal Tit, 6 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 3 Blackcap (1f), 2 Blackbird, 3 Robins having scrap

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
78 Gadwall, 2♀ Goosanders, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 186 Lapwings

5-12-18 G W E & Bewick's Swan, Moreton (Ian Stapp)
Chew Valley Lake:
47 Canada Goose, 4 2 juv Bewick's Swan, 2 Shelduck, 2 Pintail (Herriott's), 4 ad f Scaup (Moreton), 10 Goldeneye

5-12-18 Goosander, Moreton (Ian Stapp)
4 Goosander, 3 Little Grebe, 3 Black-necked Grebe, 9 Cattle Egret (Stratford Lane), 6 Grey Heron, 5 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 2 Water Rail, 150 Lapwing (H), 12 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common and 2 Green Sandpiper (HG), 4 GBB Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 1 Jay, 1 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 200+ Starling, 20 Fieldfare, 30 Redwing, 2 Song Thrush (W), 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Stonechat (M), 3 House Sparrow, 1 Grey Wagtail (HG), 4 Pied Wagtail, 15 Meadow Pipit,

5-12-18 Water Pipit, Moreton (Ian Stapp)
2 Water Pipit (M), 4 Bullfinch (W), 2 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting (H)

5-12-18 Mandarin, Cheddar (Raoul Chandrasakera)
Out of Avon
1 juv Great Northern Diver at Cheddar with Mandarin, still

Reports: Phil Barlow, Dave Child, Chris Craig, Anne Crowe, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Adrian Hockey, Nigel Milbourne, Dee Pope, Ian Stapp, Timothy Warren