18-12-18 Tuesday - Black-necked Grebe

Temp 12 down to 8℃. It wasn't raining when I got up but has just rained heavier and heavier since

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

18-12-18 Jack Snipe at Stratford (Brian Thompson)

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
1 Mute Swan, 50 Mallard, 5 (2m) Goosander, 2 Grey Heron, 10 Cormorant, 6 Moorhen, 110 BH Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 2 LBB Gull, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Peregrine, 1 Dipper, 1 Pied Wagtail

Hotwells:
5 Long-tailed Tit unusual in this Urban setting

St Andrew's Park:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 8 Redwing,  c.40 Chaffinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

18-12-18 Bullfinch at Severn Beach (Rod Holbrook)

Severn Beach:
Bullfinch back in the garden

NORTH SOMERSET

Worle garden:
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Coal Tits, 6 Blue Tits, 3 Great Tits, 1 Blackcap, 4 House Sparrows, 1 Dunnock, 9 Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath garden:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Magpie, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 m Blackcap, 4 Blackbird, 2 Redwing, 2 Chaffinch

RESERVOIRS

18-12-18 Black-necked Grebe off Stratford (Rob Hargreaves)

Chew Valley Lake,  Stratford:
4 Bewick's Swan (S), 1 Shelduck (Herriotts), 5 m Pintail (H), 20+ (8+ drakes) Goldeneye, 1 m Goosander, 5 (1 at Dam) Black-necked Grebe (S), 7 Cattle Egret (behind Blue Bowl), 5 Grey Heron, 4 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 2 Water Rail (S), 18 Moorhen (S), 1 Jack Snipe (S), 8 Snipe (S), 2 Jay (Moreton), 1 Water Pipit (M), 4 Reed Bunting (S)

18-12-18 Goldeneye off Moreton (Rob Hargreaves)

Reports: Dru Brooke-Taylor, Anne Crowe, Andy Davis, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Holbrook, Roger Palmer, Dean Reeves, Brian Thompson